Kagan
Kagan is a family name .
Origin and meaning
Kagan goes back to the name of a priestly caste in Judaism, see Kohanim . For variants, see Cohen .
Name bearer
- Abram Mejerowitsch Kagan (* 1936), American mathematician of Soviet origin
- Anna Kagan (1902–1974), Russian painter, ceramist, textile artist, academy teacher
- Bernhard Kagan (1866–1932), German chess player
- Daryn Kagan (* 1963), American television journalist
- David Kagan (* 1949), American Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Bismarck
- Donald Kagan (* 1932), American ancient historian
- Elena Kagan (* 1960), American lawyer
- Élie Kagan (1928–1999), French photo reporter
- Henri Kagan (* 1930), French chemist
- Israel Meir Kagan (1839–1933), Jewish scholar and Posek
- Janet Kagan (1946-2008), American author
- Jerome Kagan (* 1929), American psychologist
- Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan (1915–1995), British entrepreneur and life peer
- Juri Moissejewitsch Kagan (1928–2019), Russian theoretical physicist and university professor
- Oleg Moissejewitsch Kagan (1946–1990), Russian violinist
- Rachel Cohen-Kagan (1888–1982), Israeli politician and suffragette
- Richard L. Kagan (* 1943), American historian
- Robert Kagan (* 1958), American political advisor
- Shelly Kagan (* 1956), American philosophy professor
- Vladimir Kagan (1927–2016), American designer
- Weniamin Fjodorowitsch Kagan (1869–1953), Russian mathematician