Cohen
Cohen ( Hebrew כֹּהֵן) is the biblical name of a Jewish priest (plural: Cohanim ) who belongs to a subgroup of the temple-service tribe of Levi. They are considered the male descendants of the Aaron family.
Jewish family name
Cohen is a common Jewish family name that exists in different variants and spellings.
- Cahen , Cahn , Coen , Cohn
- Kagan , Kaganovich
- Kahane , Kahn , Kaner , Katz , Khan
- Kohen , Kohn ; Kogan , Kogen , Koigen , Kogon ; Kuhn ; Kutz
- Cohnheim , Kohnstamm
Name bearer
A.
- Aaron ben David Cohen of Ragusa (around 1580–1656), rabbi and merchant in Ragusa
- Abraham Cohen (Rabbi, 1887) (1887–1957), British rabbi and scholar
- Abraham Cohen Herrera (Abraham Irira; Alonso Nunez de Herrera; around 1570-1635 or 1639), religious philosopher and Kabbalist
- Abraham Herz Cohen (1746–1825), Royal Hanover Chamber Agent
- Abraham ben Isaac Cohen-Yitshaki (Avraham ben Yitsḥak ha-Kohen Yitsḥaḳi and numerous name variants;? –1864), Chief Rabbi of Tunis
- Abraham Isaak ha Cohen-Kook (Avraham Yitsḥaḳ ha-Kohen Ḳuḳ and numerous name variants; 1865 or 1866–1935), rabbi born in Courland
- Adam Cohen (* 1972), Canadian musician and singer-songwriter
- Adolf Emile Cohen (1913–2004), Dutch historian
- Alan Cohen (* 1934), British jazz musician and arranger
- Albert Cohen (1895–1981), Swiss writer
- Albert Cohen (musicologist) (1929–2019), American musicologist
- Albert Cohen (mathematician) (* 1965), French mathematician
- Albert K. Cohen (1918–2014), American sociologist and criminologist
- Alfred Cohen (1920–2001), American painter
- Almog Cohen (* 1988), Israeli soccer player
- Amnon Cohen (* 1960), Israeli politician
- Anat Cohen (* 1975), Israeli jazz musician
- Andrew Cohen (Governor) (1909–1968), British Governor of Uganda
- Andrew Cohen (film editor) (* 1954), American film editor
- Andrew Cohen (Guru) (* 1955), American guru, musician and editor
- Andrew Cohen (journalist) (* 1955), Canadian journalist and author
- Andrew Cohen (soccer player) (born 1981), Maltese soccer player
- Andy Cohen ( Andrew Joseph Cohen ; * 1968), American television presenter
- Anitta Müller-Cohen (1890–1962), Austrian social worker
- Arjeh Cohen (* 1949), Dutch mathematician
- Arthur Cohen (politician) (1830-1914), British lawyer and politician (Liberal Party)
- Arthur Cohen (economist) (1864–1940), German economist and university professor
- Arthur A. Cohen (1928–1986), American Jewish scholar and author
- Arthur G. Cohen (1930–2014), American entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Assaf Cohen (born 1972), American actor
- Avi Cohen (1956-2010), Israeli soccer player
- Avishai Cohen (* 1970), Israeli jazz bassist
- Avishai Cohen (trumpeter) (* 1978), Israeli jazz trumpeter
- Avner Cohen (* 1951), Israeli philosopher and publicist
B.
- Bea Abrams Cohen (1910–2015), American World War II veteran and activist
- Ben Cohen (entrepreneur) ( Bennett R. Cohen ; * 1951), American entrepreneur
- Ben Cohen (rugby player) (born 1978), English rugby player
- Benno Cohen (politician) (also Beno Cohen ; 1894–1975), Israeli lawyer and politician
- Benno Cohen (Rabbi) ( Benjamin Cohen ; 1895–1944), German rabbi, educator and author
- Bernard Cohen (painter) (born 1933), British painter and printmaker
- Bernard Leonard Cohen (1924–2012), American physicist
- Bernard Waley Cohen (1914–1991), British politician
- Beth Cohen , American archaeologist
- Bobby Cohen , American film producer
- Brad Cohen (born 1973), American motivational speaker and author
- Bram Cohen (* 1975), American programmer
- Bruce Cohen (* 1961), American film producer
C.
- Carl Cohen (* 1931), American philosopher
- Carolyn Cohen (1929–2017), American biologist and biophysicist
- Chapman Cohen (1868–1954), British free thinker and writer
- Chris Cohen (* 1987), English soccer player
- Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (* 1933), French physicist
- Colby Cohen (* 1989), American ice hockey player
- Clemens Cohen , doctor
D.
- Daniel Morris Cohen (1930–2016), American zoologist
- Danny Cohen (musician) , American musician
- Danny Cohen (engineer) (1937–2019), American engineer
- Danny Cohen (cameraman) (born 1963), British cameraman
- Danny Cohen (Broadcasting Director) (* 1974), British Broadcasting Director
- David Cohen (historian) (1882–1967), Dutch ancient historian and Zionist
- David Cohen (Rabbi) (1887–1972), Lithuanian-Israeli rabbi
- David Cohen (politician) (1914–2005), American politician
- David Cohen (Linguist) (1922-2013), French linguist
- David Cohen (physicist) (* 1930), American physicist, inventor of magnetoencephalography
- David Cohen (musician) (* 1980), Belgian cellist
- David Cohen de Lara (around 1602–1674), Sephardic rabbi, philologist and scholar
- David J. Cohen (* 1949), American lawyer
- David X. Cohen (* 1966), American screenwriter and film producer
- Dick Cohen (born 1949), American politician
- Douglas J. Cohen , American composer
E.
- EGD Cohen ( Ezekiel Godert David Cohen ; 1923-2017), American physicist
- E. Richard Cohen (* 1922), American physicist
- Eduard Cohen (medic) (1820-1884), German medic
- Eduard Cohen (painter) (1838–1910), German painter
- Eli Cohen (1924–1965), Israeli spy
- Eli Cohen (actor) (born 1940), Israeli actor and director
- Eli Cohen (politician, 1949) (* 1949), Israeli politician and diplomat
- Eli Cohen (soccer player, 1951) (* 1951), Israeli soccer player and manager
- Eli Cohen (soccer player, 1961) (born 1961), Israeli soccer player
- Eli Cohen (politician, 1972) (* 1972), Israeli politician
- Eliezer Cohen (* 1934), Israeli politician (National Union, Jisra'el Beitenu)
- Eliot A. Cohen (* 1956), American political scientist and diplomat
- Elisheva Cohen (1911–1989), Israeli art historian and curator
- Emil Cohen (1842–1905), German mineralogist and geologist
- Emma Cohen (1946-2016), Spanish actress
- Emmet Cohen (* 1990), American jazz musician
- Emory Cohen (born 1990), American actor
- Erik Cohen (sociologist) (1951-2014), Israeli sociologist
- Erik Cohen , a stage name of Daniel Geiger , German singer
- Erminie Cohen (* 1926), Canadian politician
- Ernst Cohen (* 1951), German actor
- Ernst Julius Cohen (1869–1944), Dutch chemist
- Etan Cohen (* 1974), American film director, producer and screenwriter
F.
- Felix Solomon Cohen (1907–1953), American lawyer and legal philosopher
- Ferdinand Cohen-Blind (1844–1866), German assassin
- Floris Cohen (* 1946), Dutch historian of science
- Fré Cohen (1903–1943), b. as Frederika Sophia Cohen , Dutch graphic artist, typographer, draftsman, painter, illustrator and wood cutter
- Fred Cohen (* 1957), American computer scientist
- Frederic Cohen (also Friedrich A. Cohen, Fritz A. Cohen ; 1904–1967), German-American composer
- Friedrich Cohen (1836–1912), German publisher
- Fritz Cohen (1872–1927), German bookseller
G
- Gabriella Cohen (dancer) (* 1954), Italian ballet dancer
- Gabriella Cohen (singer) (* before 1996), Australian singer and songwriter
- Gary Cohen (soccer player) (born 1984), English soccer player
- Gary B. Cohen (* 1948), American historian
- Gary G. Cohen (* 1934), American theologian
- George Cohen (born 1939), English football player
- Gerald A. Cohen (1941–2009), Canadian social scientist
- Getzel M. Cohen (1942–2015), American ancient historian
- Geula Cohen (1925–2019), Israeli journalist and politician
- Gili Cohen (* 1991), Israeli judoka
- Glen Cohen (born 1954), British sprinter
- Greg Cohen (* 1953), American jazz musician
- Gustav Gabriel Cohen (1830–1906), German banker
- Gustave Cohen (1879–1958), French literary historian
H
- Hannah Cohen (* 1986), American singer-songwriter and photographer
- Hans Cohen (lawyer) (1909–1966), German lawyer and judge, 1933 emigrated to Great Britain
- Hans Cohen (microbiologist) (* 1923), Dutch microbiologist and director of the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid ; Pioneer of polio vaccination
- Harold Cohen (1928–2016), British painter, printmaker and computer scientist
- Harold D. Cohen (1926-2006), American producer
- Harriet Cohen (1895–1967), English pianist
- Harry Cohen (politician) (born 1949), British politician (Labor Party)
- Harry Cohen (sound engineer) (* 1954), American sound engineer
- Harry B. Cohen (1912–1990), Canadian entrepreneur
- Harvey Cohen (1951-2007), American composer
- Heinrich Cohen (1869–1940), German textile merchant
- Henri Cohen (water polo player) († 1930), Belgian water polo player
- Henri Cohen (* 1947), French mathematician
- Henriette Cohen (1917–2019), French Holocaust survivor
- Henry Cohen (numismatist) (1806–1880), French numismatist
- Henry Cohen (Rabbi) (1863–1952), American rabbi
- Henry Cohen, 1st Baron Cohen of Birkenhead (1900–1977), British medic
- Henry Cohen (Military) (1922–1999), American soldier and camp commander
- Herb Cohen (1933-2010), American artist manager
- Herbert Cohen (* 1940), American fencer and Olympian
- Hermann Cohen (Carmelite) (1820–1871), German pianist, Carmelite and religious priest
- Hermann Cohen (1842–1918), German philosopher
- Herman Jay Cohen (* 1932), American diplomat
- Hilda Stern Cohen (1924–1997), poet and Holocaust survivor
- Horace Cohen (* 1971), Dutch actor
I.
- I. Bernard Cohen (1914–2003), American historian of science
- Ilan Duran Cohen (* 1963), French film director, screenwriter, producer and writer
- Ira Cohen (1935–2011), American writer, photographer and filmmaker
- Irun R. Cohen (* 1937), American immunologist
- Irvin Cohen (1917–1955), American mathematician
- Irving Cohen (also Big Gangi or Jack Gordon II ; 1904-1991), American actor
- Isidore Cohen (1922-2005), American violinist
- Israel Cohen (1879–1961), British journalist and Zionist leader
- Izhar Cohen (* 1951), Israeli singer
J
- Jack Cohen (politician) (1886–1965) British politician
- Jack Cohen (entrepreneur) (1898–1979) British entrepreneur
- Jack Cohen (biologist) (1933-2019), British biologist and author
- Jacob Cohen (entrepreneur) († 1919), German entrepreneur, founder of the Werhahnmühle
- Jacob Cohen , birth name of Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004), American actor
- Jacob Cohen (psychologist) (1923-1998), American psychologist
- Jacob Laurence Cohen (1898–1950), Canadian lawyer
- Jacob Refael Cohen Belinfante (1708–1761), Dutch chasan and illustrator
- Jacob Willem Cohen (1923-2000), Dutch mathematician
- Jacques Cohen (1930–2016), Israeli actor
- James Cohen (1906–1958), British long jumper and sprinter
- Janet Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico (* 1940), British writer, lawyer and politician
- Jared Cohen (* 1981), American political advisor and manager
- Jason Cohen , filmmaker
- Jay M. Cohen , American officer and politician
- Jean-Louis Cohen (* 1949), French architect, author and art historian
- Jeffrey Jerome Cohen (* 1964), American English studies
- Jenny Cohen (1905–1976), German dentist
- Jerome A. Cohen (* 1930), American legal scholar
- Jigal Cohen-Orgad (1937–2019), Israeli politician
- Job Cohen (* 1947), Dutch politician, Mayor of Amsterdam
- Joe Cohen (* 1984), American football player
- Joel Cohen (born 1963), American screenwriter
- Joel E. Cohen (* 1944), American mathematical biologist
- John Cohen (psychologist) (* 1911), British psychologist and university professor
- John Cohen (musician) (1932–2019), American musician and filmmaker
- John Cohen (producer) , film producer
- John S. Cohen (1870-1935), American politician (Georgia)
- Jonathan Cohen (musician) , British composer, pianist and conductor
- Jonathan Cohen (Neuroscientist) ( Jonathan D. Cohen ; * 1955), American neuroscientist and psychologist
- Jonathan Cohen (conductor) (* 1977), British cellist, pianist and conductor
- Jonathan Cohen (special effects artist) , special effects artist
- Jonathan Cohen (actor) , French actor
- Jonathan C. Cohen , nutritionist and college professor
- Jonathan Reuben Cohen (* 1958), American philosopher
- Josef Cohen (1886–1965), Dutch writer
- Joseph Cohen (English) (1926–2014), American English and university professor
- Joseph Cohen (artist) (* 1982), American painter and installation artist
- Joseph Jacob Cohen (1878–1953), American writer
- Joshua Cohen (political scientist) (* 1951), American political scientist
- Joshua Cohen (writer) (* 1980), American writer
- Joshua J. Cohen (* 1973), American politician
- Judith Love Cohen (1933–2016), American engineer, publisher, and author
- Jules Cohen (1830–1901), French composer and organist
- Julia Cohen (* 1989), American tennis player
- Julius Cohen (1867–1929), German medic
- Julius B. Cohen (1859-1935) British chemist
K
- Karl Cohen (1851–1938), German Roman Catholic clergyman, composer and church musician
L.
- Larry Cohen (1936–2019), American filmmaker
- Laurence Jonathan Cohen (1923-2006), British philosopher
- Lawrence Ludlow Cohen (1836–1918), American painter from the Düsseldorf School
- Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), Canadian writer, composer and singer
- Léonce Cohen (1829–1901), French composer
- Leopold Cohen (1838–1911), German photographer
- Levy Barent Cohen (1747-1808), English financier and community worker
- Lewis Cohen, Baron Cohen of Brighton (1897–1966), British economic manager and politician (Labor Party)
- Lidor Cohen (* 1992), Israeli soccer player
- Lionel Cohen, Baron Cohen (1888–1973), British lawyer
- Liran Cohen (* 1983), Israeli soccer player
- Liron Cohen (* 1982), Israeli basketball player
- Lisa Cohen , American actress
- Louis Cohen (1904–1939), American gangster
- Ludwig Cohen (1827–1889), German engineer and landowner
- Lynn Cohen (1933-2020), American actress
M.
- Marcel Cohen (linguist) (1884–1974), French linguist
- Marcel Cohen , birth name of Marcel Cravenne (1908–2002), French film director
- Marcel Cohen (writer) (* 1937), French writer
- Mark R. Cohen (* 1943), American historian, orientalist and university professor
- Marvin Cohen (* 1935), American physicist
- Matt Cohen (author) (1942–1999) Canadian writer
- Matt Cohen (actor) (born 1982), American actor
- Matt Cohen (ice hockey player) (born 1985), American ice hockey player
- Mattanya Cohen (* 1965), Israeli diplomat
- Max Cohen (publisher) (1806-1865), German publisher
- Max Cohen (lawyer) (1842–1918), German lawyer and politician, Member of the Bundestag
- Max Cohen (journalist) ( Max Emanuel Cohen-Reuss ; 1876–1963), German journalist and politician (SPD)
- Max Cohen-Olivar (1945–2018), Moroccan racing car driver
- Maximilian Cohen (1806–1865), German bookseller and publisher
- Meir Cohen (* 1955), Israeli politician
- Meytal Cohen (* 1984), American drummer
- Michael Cohen (Physician, 1937) ( Michael E. Cohen ; 1937-2018), American pediatrician, neurologist, and professor
- Michael Cohen (Physician, 1944) ( Michael Richard Cohen ; * 1944), American pharmacologist
- Michael Cohen (musician) (1951–1997), American singer-songwriter
- Michael Cohen (lawyer) (* 1966), American lawyer
- Michaël Cohen (* 1970), French actor
- Michael B. Cohen (1992–2017), American mathematician and computer scientist
- Michael D. Cohen (sociologist) (1945–2013), American sociologist
- Michael D. Cohen (actor) ( Michael Dwayne Cohen ; born 1975), Canadian actor
- Mickey Cohen ( Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen ; 1913-1976), American mobster
- Mike Cohen († 1988?), American actor
- Mitch Cohen (* 1952), American-German author, editor and translator
- Morley Cohen (1923-2005), Canadian surgeon
- Morris Cohen (General) (1887–1970) British-Chinese adventurer and general
- Morris Cohen (spy) (also Peter Kroger ; 1910–1995), American spy for the Soviet Union
- Morris Cohen (Metallurgist) (1911–2005), American physicist and metallurgist
- Morris Raphael Cohen (1880–1947), Belarusian-American religious philosopher
- Myron Cohen (1902–1986), American comedian
N
- Nathan Cohen (* 1986), New Zealand rower
- Nathan Hermann Cohen (1833–1901), German doctor and politician, MdHB
- Nessa Cohen (1884–1976), American sculptor
- Nick Cohen (musician) , British bass player and songwriter
- Nick Cohen (journalist) (born 1961), British journalist
- Nick Cohen (Director) (born 1971), British film director, screenwriter and producer
O
- Octavus Roy Cohen (1891–1959), American lawyer and writer
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen (* 1986), British actor and model
- Oshri Cohen (* 1984), Israeli actor
- Otto Cohen (Manager) (1883–1979), American entrepreneur and business manager
P
- Pat Cohen (* 1957), American blues singer
- Patrick Cohën-Akenine (* 1966), French violinist and conductor
- Paul Cohen (music producer) (1908-1970), American country music producer and manager
- Paul Cohen (trumpeter) (* 1922), American jazz trumpeter
- Paul Cohen (mathematician) (1934–2007), American mathematician
- Paul Cohen (historian) (* 1934), American historian and professor for the history of China
- Paul Cohen (neurophysiologist) , American neurophysiologist
- Paul Cohen (saxophonist) , American saxophonist and music teacher
- Paul Cohen (tenor saxophonist) ( Pablo Cohen ; * 1963), American tenor saxophonist and music producer, husband of Lila Downs
- Paul Cohen-Portheim (1880–1932), German-speaking Jewish painter, writer and translator
- Peggy Cohen , maiden name of Peggy Brixhe (1925-2014), Portuguese tennis and badminton player
- Peter Cohen (* 1946), Swedish documentary filmmaker
- Peter Bradley Cohen (* before 1973), American sculptor
- Philip Cohen (criminal) (1906 / 1907–1949), American gangster
- Philip Cohen (biochemist) (* 1945), British biochemist
- Philip J. Cohen (* 1953), American dermatologist, consultant and author
- Philip N. Cohen (* 1967), American sociologist
- Philip P. Cohen ( Philip Pacy Cohen ; 1908-1993), American biochemist
- Philipp Cohen (manufacturer) (1861–1937), German manufacturer
- Philipp Abraham Cohen (1790–1856), German banker and entrepreneur
- Pierre Cohen (* 1950), French politician (Parti Socialiste), mayor of Toulouse
- Pinchas Cohen Gan (* 1942), Moroccan-Israeli painter and installation artist
- Porky Cohen (1924-2004), American jazz and rhythm and blues musician
- Preston Scott Cohen , American architect
R.
- Ra'anan Cohen (* 1941), Israeli politician
- Rachael Cohen , British jazz musician
- Rachel Cohen-Kagan (1888–1982), Israeli politician and suffragette
- Ralf Cohen (* 1949), German artist
- Ralph Cohen (* 1952), American mathematician
- Ralph Cohen (literary scholar) (1917–2016), American literary scholar
- Ran Cohen (* 1937), Israeli politician
- Randolph Cohen (* 1965), American economist
- Raymond Cohen (musician) (1919-2011), British violinist
- Raymond Cohen (political scientist) (* 1947), British political scientist
- Richard Cohen (fencer) (born 1947), British fencer
- Richard Cohen (psychotherapist) (* 1952), American psychotherapist
- Richard I. Cohen (* 1946), Israeli historian and university professor
- Richard S. Cohen ( Richard Stockman Cohen ; 1937–1998), American lawyer and politician
- Richard Scott Cohen (* 1960), American music director, composer and university professor
- Rob Cohen (born 1949), American director
- Robert Cohen , original name of Robert Hinrichsen (1863–1926), German lawyer and notary
- Robert Cohen (boxer) (born 1930), French boxer
- Robert Cohen (Germanist) (* 1941), Swiss literary scholar
- Robert Cohen (screenwriter) , Canadian screenwriter, producer, and actor
- Robert Cohen (cellist) (* 1959), British cellist
- Robert E. Cohen (* 1947), American chemical engineer
- Robert S. Cohen (1923–2017), American physicist and philosopher of science
- Robert Waley Cohen (1877–1952), British chemist
- Roger Cohen (* 1955), British journalist and author
- Ronald Cohen (anthropologist) (1930-2018), Canadian anthropologist
- Ronald Cohen (entrepreneur) (* 1945), British entrepreneur
- Ronald E. Cohen (* 1957), American geophysicist
- Rose Cohen (1894–1937), British feminist and suffragette
- Rudolf Cohen (1932–2018), German psychologist and university professor
- Ryder Cohen (* 21st century), American actor and child actor
S.
- Sacha Baron Cohen (* 1971), English actor (Baron is the first part of the family name, Cohen the second.)
- Salomon Jacob Cohen (1772–1845), Jewish teacher and author
- Sam Cohen (1890–1977), businessman and patron in South West Africa
- Samuel Cohen (composer) (1870–1940), Romanian-Israeli composer
- Samuel Cohen (physicist) (1921-2010), American physicist
- Sasha Cohen (* 1984), American figure skater
- Saul B. Cohen (* 1925), American geographer
- Scott Cohen (born 1961), American actor
- Selma Jeanne Cohen (1920–2005), American dance historian
- Seymour S. Cohen (1917–2018), American biochemist and cancer researcher
- Sharon Cohen , known as Dana International (born 1972), Israeli singer
- Shaughnessy Cohen (1948–1998), Canadian politician
- Shaye JD Cohen (* 1948), American literary scholar
- She'ar Yashuv Cohen (1927-2016), Israeli Chief Rabbi
- Silvia Cohen (* 1959), Italian actress
- Simon Baron-Cohen (* 1958), British psychologist
- Stanley Cohen (biochemist) (1922-2020), American neuroscientist and biochemist
- Stanley Cohen (politician) (1927-2004), British politician
- Stanley Cohen (sociologist) (1942-2013), English sociologist
- Stanley Norman Cohen (* 1935), American geneticist
- Stephan Cohen (* 1971), French billiards player
- Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (* 1983), French tennis player
- Stephen Waley-Cohen (* 1946), English theater owner, manager and producer, businessman and financial journalist
- Stephen F. Cohen (* 1938), American historian, Slavist and university professor
- Stephen Ira Cohen (* 1949), American politician, see Steve Cohen
- Steve Cohen ( Stephen Ira Cohen ; * 1949), American politician (Tennessee)
- Steven A. Cohen (* 1956), American entrepreneur and art collector
- Steven J. Cohen (* 1953), French film editor
- Stewart Cohen , American philosopher (epistemologist, Arizona State University)
- Stuart David Cohen , known as David Blue (musician) (1941–1982), American singer
T
- Taika Cohen (* 1975), New Zealand actor and director, see Taika Waititi
- Tamir Cohen (* 1984), Israeli soccer player
- Tanner Cohen (* 1986), American actor and singer
- Teresa Cohen (1892–1992), American mathematician
- Thomas M. Cohen (* 1957), American historian and university professor
- Thomas V. Cohen (* 1942), American historian and university professor
- Tiffany Cohen (* 1966), American swimmer
U
W.
- Walter Cohen (1880–1942), German art historian
- Wesley M. Cohen (* 1950), American economist
- Wilbur J. Cohen (1913–1987), American sociologist
- Wilhelm Cohen (1888–1960s in the USA), German businessman
- William Cohen (* 1940), American politician (Maine)
- William W. Cohen (1874–1940), American politician (New York)
Y
- Yardena Cohen (1910–2012), Israeli dancer and choreographer
- Yaron Cohen , known as Dana International (* 1972), Israeli singer
- Yitzhak Cohen (* 1951), Israeli politician
- Yoel Cohen (* 1953), British publicist and university lecturer
- Yossi Cohen (* 1961), Israeli director of the Mossad
- Yousef Hamadani Cohen (1916–2014), Chief Rabbi in Iran
- Yuval Cohen (* 1973), Israeli jazz saxophonist
Fictional people
- Cohen Family, from the OC, California series
- Brian Cohen from The Life of Brian
- Cohen the barbarian from the Discworld novels, see characters and locations of the Discworld novels #Cohen the barbarian
See also
- House of Cohen
- Cohen & Risch , also: Cohen and Risch , later Philipp Cohen , publishing bookstore founded in Stuttgart in 1866, in Hanover from 1870
- Cohen House
- Waley Cohen
- Cohen-Sutherland's algorithm in computer graphics
- Theorems of Cohen-Seidenberg , mathematical theorems
- Cohen syndrome , hereditary disease
- Ethan and Joel Coen , American film directors, producers, and screenwriters
- David Cohen Prize , British literary prize
- Matt Cohen Prize , Canadian Literature Prize
- Cohen Glacier , glacier in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica
- Cohen Islands , archipelago in the Duroch Islands archipelago, Antarctica
- Cohen-Nunatak , Nunatak in Marie-Byrd Land, Antarctica
- Mount Cohen , mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica