Jahn (family name)
Jahn is a common family name in German-speaking countries .
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Jahn (* 1991), American football player
- Adolf Jahn (1858–1941), German sculptor
- Albert Jahn (1811–1900), Swiss historian
- Aldo Jahn (1926–2006), Austrian doctor, painter and draftsman
- Alfred Jahn (publisher) (1886–1976), German publisher
- Alfred Jahn (geographer) (1915–1999), Polish geographer and polar explorer
- Alfred Jahn (physician) (* 1937), German surgeon
- Alfredo Jahn (1869–1940), Venezuelan engineer, botanist and geographer
- Andrea Jahn (* 1965), German art historian
- Andrea Schröder-Jahn (* 1958), German film editor
- Andreas Jahn (* before 1973), German biologist
- Anna Susanne Jahn (* 1961), German painter
- Anton Jahn (1810–1841), German painter and draftsman
- Artur Jahn (1904–1983), German politician (CDU)
- August Jahn (1862 – after 1902), German composer
B.
- Bernd Jahn (* 1947), German athletics trainer
- Bernd-Uwe Jahn (1944–2019), German lawyer
- Bernhard Jahn (* 1962), German Germanist and university professor
- Bettine Jahn (* 1958), German athlete
- Birgit Jahn (* 1966), German model
- Bruno Herbert Jahn (1893 – after 1943), German writer
- Burkhard Jahn (* 1948), German actor, director and author
C.
- Carl Jahn (1777–1854), Swiss classical philologist, see Karl Jahn (classical philologist)
- Carl Jahn (singer) (1885 – after 1918), German opera singer (tenor)
- Carlos Jahn (* 1966), German engineer and university professor
- Charlotte Germann-Jahn (1921–1988), Swiss sculptor
- Christoph Jahn (1832–2015), German pastor, theologian, publisher and publicist
- Constanze Jahn (* 1963), German chess player
- Curt Jahn (1892–1966), German artillery general
D.
- David Jahn (1798–1870), German pastor and politician
- Detlef Jahn (* 1956), German political scientist
- Dieter Jahn (music teacher) , German music teacher and university professor
- Dieter Jahn (chemist) (* 1951), German chemist
- Dieter Jahn (biologist) (* 1959), German biochemist and microbiologist
- Dominik Jahn (* 1995), German actor
E.
- Eduard Jahn (1871–1942), German forest botanist and mushroom expert
- Egbert Jahn (* 1941), German political scientist
- Elke Jahn (* 1966), German business economist and university lecturer
- Else Jahn (resistance fighter) (née Else Gerichow ; 1901–1945), German resistance fighter
- Else Jahn (entomologist) (1913–2008), Austrian entomologist and university professor
- Emil Jahn (1886 – after 1946), German politician (SPD)
- Erich Jahn (1907 – after 1934), German Hitler Youth leader
- Ernst Jahn (politician, 1828) (1828–1921), German landowner and politician (Conservative State Association)
- Ernst Jahn (politician, 1877) (1877–1955), German lawyer and politician (Nationalliberale, DDP)
- Ernst Jahn (pastor) (1893–1969), German Protestant pastor, theologian and religious educator
- Ernst-Henning Jahn (* 1938), German politician (CDU)
- Ernst Reinhold Jahn (pseudonym Ernst Reinhold ; 1853 – after 1908), German doctor and writer
- Erwin Jahn (1890–1964), German Germanist and university professor
F.
- Ferdinand Jahn (1804-1859), German physician
- Franz Jahn (pomologist) (1806–1867), German pharmacist and fruit growing scientist
- Franz Jahn (politician) (1909–1989), German politician (SPD, KPD, SED) and trade unionist
- Fred Jahn (* 1944), German gallery owner
- Friedrich Jahn (medic, 1766) (1766–1813), German medic
- Friedrich Jahn (medic, 1888) (1888–1984), German medic
- Friedrich Jahn (restaurateur) (1923–1998), Austrian restaurateur
- Friedrich-Adolf Jahn (1935-2016), German politician (CDU)
- Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778–1852), German gymnastics teacher
- Fritz Jahn (clergyman) (1863–1931), German pastor, institution director and games collector
- Fritz Jahn (musicologist) (1899–1967), German musicologist and editor
- Fritz Schröder-Jahn (1908–1980), German radio play director
G
- Georg Jahn (1869–1940), German painter and graphic artist
- Georg Jahn (economist) (1885–1962), German economist and university professor
- Gerhard Jahn (1927–1998), German politician (SPD)
- Gerhild Jahn (1941–1998), German politician (SPD)
- Gertraud Jahn (* 1957), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Gisela Jahn (1932–2011), German doctor
- Günter Jahn (1920–2015), German Germanist and educator
- Günther Jahn (1930–2015), German politician (SED)
- Günther Jahn (painter) (1933–2011), German painter and graphic artist
- Gunnar Jahn (1883–1971), Norwegian economist and politician
- Gustav Jahn (entrepreneur) (1806–1862), German businessman and entrepreneur
- Gustav Jahn (writer) (1818–1888), German writer and social worker
- Gustav Jahn (judge, 1862) (1862–1940), German judge
- Gustav Jahn (painter) (1879–1919), Austrian painter, graphic artist and alpinist
- Gustav Jahn (judge, 1921) (* 1921), German judge
- Gustav Adolph Jahn (1804–1857), German astronomer and mathematician
H
- Hajo Jahn (* 1941), German journalist
- Hannah Jahn (* 1998), German basketball player
- Hans Jahn (politician) ( Johannes Jahn ; 1885–1960), German politician (SPD), trade unionist and resistance fighter
- Hans Edgar Jahn (1914–2000), German journalist, publisher and politician (CDU)
- Hans-Gert Jahn (* 1945), German biathlete
- Hans Henny August Jahn , real name of Hans Henny Jahnn (1894–1959), German writer, publicist, organ builder and music publisher
- Hans Max Jahn (1853–1906), German chemist and university professor
- Harald A. Jahn (* 1963), Austrian designer, photographer and author
- Hartmut Jahn (* 1955), German author, film director and film producer
- Heinrich Jahn (painter) (1672–1713), German painter
- Heinrich Jahn (clergyman) (1862–1945), German pastor and theologian
- Heinrich Jahn (writer) (1895–1958), German native writer
- Helmut Jahn (soccer player) (1917–1986), German soccer player
- Helmut Jahn (painter) (1936–2013), German painter
- Helmut Jahn (architect) (* 1940), German architect
- Helmut M. Jahn (* 1949), German politician
- Herbert Jahn (1918–2001), German sculptor
- Hermann Jahn (politician) (1894–1946), German politician (KPD, SED), Lord Mayor of Erfurt
- Hermann Jahn (biologist) (1911–1987), German mycologist and ornithologist
- Hermann Arthur Jahn (1907–1979), British physicist
I.
- Ilse Jahn (1922–2010), German biologist
- Ingrid Huber-Jahn , German business economist and university professor
J
- Jakob Jahn (1897–1976), German civil servant and politician (CDU)
- Janheinz Jahn (1918–1973), German writer
- Jan Jakub Quirin Jahn (1739–1802), Czech painter and art historian
- Jeremy Jahn (* 1990), German tennis player
- Joachim Jahn (historian) (1950–1993), German historian
- Joachim Jahn (journalist) (* 1959), German journalist
- Johann Jahn (theologian, 1604) ( Johannes Janus , 1604–1651), German Lutheran clergyman
- Johann Jahn (theologian, 1644) (1644–1716), German Lutheran theologian
- Johann Jahn (theologian, 1750) (1750–1816), German Catholic theologian and orientalist
- Johann Christian Jahn (1797–1846), German classical philologist and educator
- Johann Gottlieb Jahn (1804–1878), German teacher, politician and journalist
- Johann Wilhelm Jahn (1681–1725), German Lutheran theologian and historian
- Johannes Jahn (1892–1976), German art historian
- John Jahn (1870–1930), German mechanical engineer and university professor
- Jörg-Wolfgang Jahn (* 1936), German musician and music teacher
- Josef Jahn (publicist) (also Joseph Jahn ; 1894–1943), German business journalist and trade unionist
- Josef Jahn (cyclist) (* 1940), German cyclist
- Jürgen Jahn (* 1954), German soccer player
- Justus Jahn von Jahnau (1850–1922), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
K
- Karl Jahn (classical philologist) (1777–1854), Swiss classical philologist
- Karl Jahn (lawyer) (1853–1921), Swiss lawyer, poet and politician
- Karl Jahn (Orientalist) (1906–1985), Orientalist, Islamic scholar and philologist
- Karl Jahn (forester) (1910–1996), German forester
- Karl Alexander Albert Jahn (1841–1886), Swiss architect, painter and author
- Karl-Heinz Jahn (* 1954), German soccer player
- Karl Ludwig Jahn (1808–1889), German botanist
- Kevin Jahn (* 1985), German handball player
- Kirsty Jahn (* 1983), Canadian triathlete
- Klara Jahn (1826–1882), German actress
- Kriemhild Jahn (* 1972), German singer
- Kurt Jahn (1903–1978), German architect
L.
- Leopold Jahn (1911–1984), Austrian artist
- Lilli Jahn (1900–1944), German doctor
- Lisa Jahn (* 1994), German canoeist
- Ludwig Jahn (architect) (1873–1961), German architect
- Ludwig Jahn (bobsleigh driver) (* 1959), German bobsleigh driver
M.
- Manfred Jahn (* 1950), German historian
- Marcus Jahn (* 1986), German soccer player and soccer coach
- Marianne Jahn (* 1942), Austrian ski racer
- Marie Jahn (1865–1934), Austrian singer (soprano) and singing teacher
- Marie-Luise Jahn (1918–2010), German resistance fighter
- Martin Jahn (around 1620–1682), German clergyman and hymn composer, see Martin Janus
- Martin Jahn (prehistoric) (1888–1974), German prehistoric
- Martin Jahn (artist) (1898–1981), German painter, draftsman and art teacher
- Martin Jahn (politician) (* 1970), Czech industrial manager and politician
- Matthias Jahn (soccer player) (* 1948), German soccer player
- Matthias Jahn (lawyer) (* 1968), German legal scholar
- Matthias Jahn (athlete) (* 1982/1983), German athlete
- Max Jahn (singer) (1878–1931), German singer (baritone) and actor
- Max Jahn (politician) (1881–1954), German civil servant and politician (SPD)
- Michael Jahn (* 1965), Austrian musicologist
- Mirko Jahn (* 1966), German wrestler
- Moritz Jahn (author) (1884–1979), German writer
- Moritz Jahn (actor) (* 1995), German actor
N
- Niklas Jahn (* 2001), German soccer player
O
- Olaf Jahn (* 1960), German journalist
- Oliver Jahn (* 1969), German film director, screenwriter and actor
- Otto Jahn (archaeologist) (1813–1869), German archaeologist, philologist and musicologist
- Otto von Jahn (1833-1891), German lieutenant general
- Otto Jahn (politician) (1898– ??), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
- Otto Jahn (painter) (1900–1945), Austrian painter
- Otto Heinz Jahn (1906–1953), German writer and screenwriter
P
- Patrick Jahn (* 1983), German soccer player
- Paul Jahn (philologist) ( Albert Otto Paul Jahn ; 1862 – after 1927), German classical philologist
- Paul Jahn (lawyer) (1881–1949), German lawyer and judge
- Paul Gerhard Jahn (1925–2004), German theologian and university professor
- Peter Jahn (* 1941), German historian
- Philipp Jahn (1883–1963), German politician (center / CDU), Member of the Bundestag
R.
- Ralf Jahn (lawyer) (* 1959), German lawyer and university professor
- Ralf Jahn (botanist) ( Ralf Leonhard Jahn ; * 1961), German botanist
- Ralf Schlechtweg-Jahn (* 1960), German Germanist and literary scholar
- Ralf G. Jahn ( Ralf Günter Jahn ; * 1965), German historian and genealogist
- Reinhard Jahn (biologist) (* 1950), German biologist
- Reinhard Jahn (author) (* 1955), German author and publicist
- Robert Jahn (local history researcher) (1874–1953), German teacher and local history researcher
- Robert Jahn (archivist) (1885–1962), German archivist
- Robert Jahn (writer) (* 1987), German writer and graphic designer
- Robert W. Jahn (* 1981), German business educator and university professor
- Roland Jahn (* 1953), German journalist and civil rights activist
- Rolf Jahn (soccer player) (1927–2001), German soccer goalkeeper
- Rolf Jahn (painter) (* 1962), German painter
- Rudolf Jahn (1906–1990), German politician
- Rudolf Friedrich Jahn (1844–1883), Swiss painter and restorer
- Ryan David Jahn (* 1979), American author
S.
- Sabine Jahn (* 1953), German rower
- Sepp Jahn (1907–2003), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Stefan Jahn (* before 1970), German guitarist and singer
- Steffen Jahn (* 1978), German economist and university professor
- Steven Jahn (* 1989), German soccer player
T
- Thekla Jahn , German radio journalist and presenter
- Theo Jahn (* 1932), German biologist, university professor and editor
- Theodor Jahn (1887– ??), German doctor
- Theodore Louis Jahn (1905–1979), American biologist and university professor
- Thilo Jahn (* 1982), German journalist and radio and television presenter
- Thomas Jahn (composer) (* 1940), German composer
- Thomas Jahn (sociologist) (* 1952), German sociologist
- Thomas Jahn (film director) (* 1965), German film director
- Tobias Jahn (* 1986), German basketball player
- Tom Jahn (* 1965), German actor
U
- Ulrich Jahn (1861–1900), German Germanist and narrative researcher
- Uwe Jahn (coach) (* 1954), German football coach
- Uwe Jahn (journalist) (* 1964), German radio journalist and writer
- Uwe Jahn (athlete) (* 1971), German athlete
W.
- Walter Jahn (General) (1893–1971), Swiss lawyer, business manager and general
- Walter Jahn (publisher) (1900–1997), German publisher
- Walter Jahn (sculptor) (1903–1965), German sculptor
- Walther Jahn (1914–1993), German photographer
- Werner Jahn (* 1956), German ice hockey player
- Wilhelm Jahn (musician) (1835–1900), Austro-Hungarian musician and conductor
- Wilhelm Jahn (officer) (1866–1924), German lieutenant general
- Wilhelm Jahn (Police President) (1891–1952), German Police President and SA Obergruppenführer
- Willie Jahn ( Wilhelm Hans Jahn ; 1889–1973), German middle-distance runner, wandering bird, officer and publisher
- Willy Jahn (painter, 1898) (1898–1973), German painter and graphic artist
- Willy Jahn (painter, 1910) (1910–1939), Swiss painter
- Wolfgang Jahn (bank manager) (1918–2005), German economist and bank manager
- Wolfgang Jahn (soccer player) (* 1935), German soccer player
- Wolfgang Jahn (basketball player) (* 1943/1944), German basketball player
- Wolfgang Jahn (ancient historian) (* 1955), German ancient historian