Penn (name)
Penn is a surname and given name.
People with the surname
Notable people with the surname include:- Abram Penn, noted landowner and Revolutionary War officer from Virginia
- Alexander Penn Wooldridge, American mayor of Austin, Texas from 1909 to 1919
- Alexander Penn, Israeli poet
- Arthur Penn, American film director and producer
- Arthur Horace Penn, member of the British Royal Household
- Audrey Penn, American children's author
- B.J. Penn, American mixed martial arts fighter
- Claire Penn, South African speech and language pathologist
- Dan Penn, American musician
- Eric Penn, English cricketer
- Hannah Callowhill Penn, wife of William Penn
- Harry Penn, civil rights activist and African-American dentist
- Irving Penn, an American photographer
- John Penn (architect), a British architect
- John Penn (Conservative politician), MP for Lewisham 1891–1903
- John Penn (North Carolina politician), Continental Congressman from North Carolina and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
- John Penn (engineer), British marine engine engineer, invented lignum vitae bearing for propeller shafts, twice president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- John Penn (governor), a lieutenant governor and later proprietor of colonial Pennsylvania
- John Penn (writer), son of Thomas Penn
- Kal Penn, American actor and public servant
- An American entertainment family:
- * Leo Penn, actor
- * Michael Penn, son of Leo; singer-songwriter
- * Sean Penn, son of Leo; actor
- * Chris Penn, son of Leo; actor
- * Robin Wright, actress; sometime known as Robin Wright Penn, former wife of Sean
- Maik Penn, German politician
- Mark Penn, American public relations CEO and campaign strategist
- Osnat Penn, Israeli computational biologist
- Robert Penn (disambiguation)
- Russell Penn, English footballer
- Steve Penn, American handball player
- William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania
- * John Penn ("the American"), son of William Penn
- * Springett Penn (I), the second son of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania
- * Springett Penn (II), son of William Penn Jr. and a grandson and heir of William Penn
- * William Penn Jr., son of William Penn
- William Penn (Royal Navy officer), English admiral
- Zak Penn, American screenwriter
People with the given name
Notable people with the given name include:- Penn Badgley, American actor best known for his role as Dan Humphrey on the TV series Gossip Girl
- Penn Jillette, member of the comedy and magic duo Penn & Teller
- Penn Jones Jr., American author and journalist
- Penn Kemp, Canadian poet and playwright
- Penn Murfee, American baseball player