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Jahn

Jahn is a German surname. Notable people with this surname include:Constanze Jahn, German chess player David Jahn, Czech burlesque impresario David Jahn, German racing driver Dennis Jahn, German politician Eduard Jahn (1871–1942), German mycologist and microbiologist Erich Jahn, Hitler Youth leader Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852), German educator, founding figure of German Turner athletic movement Gerhard Jahn (1927–1998), German politician, Federal Minister of Justice (1969–1974) Gunnar Jahn (1883–1971), Norwegian politician and resistance member Gunter Jahn (1910–1992), German U-boat commander Hans Max Jahn (1853–1906), German physical chemist Helmut Jahn (1940–2021), German-American architect Hermann Arthur Jahn (1907–1979), British scientist Jan Jahn (1739–1802), Czech painter and art historian Jaroslav Jahn (1865–1934), Czech paleontologist, mineralogist and geologist Jeff Jahn, American artist and critic Johann Jahn (1750–1816), German Orientalist Kurt Jahn (1892–1966), German general Marie-Luise Jahn (1918–2010), German physician Martin Jahn, German church musician, minister, hymnwriter Martin Jahn, Czech economist and politician Michael Jahn, American author and critic Molly Jahn, American plant scientist and food security policy advisor Otto Jahn (1813–1869), German archaeologist, philologist, and writer on art and music Robert G. Jahn (1930–2017), American scientist, electrical engineer, and psychic investigator Ryan David Jahn, American novelist and screenwriter Thomas Jahn, German film and television director Wilhelm Jahn (1835–1900), Austro-Hungarian orchestral conductor Willie Jahn (1889–1973), German athlete, leader of the Wandervogel youth movement, folksong composer, publisher, World War II army officer

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Jahn is a German surname. Notable people with this surname include:

  • Constanze Jahn (born 1963), German chess player
  • David Jahn (born 1975), Czech burlesque impresario
  • David Jahn (racing driver) (born 1990), German racing driver
  • Dennis Jahn (born 1992), German politician
  • Eduard Jahn (1871–1942), German mycologist and microbiologist
  • Erich Jahn (born 1907, date of death unknown), Hitler Youth leader
  • Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852), German educator, founding figure of German Turner athletic movement
  • Gerhard Jahn (1927–1998), German politician, Federal Minister of Justice (1969–1974)
  • Gunnar Jahn (1883–1971), Norwegian politician and resistance member
  • Gunter Jahn (1910–1992), German U-boat commander
  • Hans Max Jahn (1853–1906), German physical chemist
  • Helmut Jahn (1940–2021), German-American architect
  • Hermann Arthur Jahn (1907–1979), British scientist
  • Jan Jahn (1739–1802), Czech painter and art historian
  • Jaroslav Jahn (1865–1934), Czech paleontologist, mineralogist and geologist
  • Jeff Jahn (born 1970), American artist and critic
  • Johann Jahn (1750–1816), German Orientalist
  • Kurt Jahn (1892–1966), German general
  • Marie-Luise Jahn (1918–2010), German physician
  • Martin Jahn (c. 1620 – c. 1682), German church musician, minister, hymnwriter
  • Martin Jahn (born 1970), Czech economist and politician
  • Michael Jahn (born 1943), American author and critic
  • Molly Jahn, American plant scientist and food security policy advisor
  • Otto Jahn (1813–1869), German archaeologist, philologist, and writer on art and music
  • Robert G. Jahn (1930–2017), American scientist, electrical engineer, and psychic investigator
  • Ryan David Jahn (born 1979), American novelist and screenwriter
  • Thomas Jahn (born 1965), German film and television director
  • Wilhelm Jahn (1835–1900), Austro-Hungarian orchestral conductor
  • Willie Jahn (1889–1973), German athlete, leader of the Wandervogel youth movement, folksong composer, publisher, World War II army officer
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