Kohn is a surname. It may be related to Cohen. It may also be of German origin. Notable people with the surname include:Aaron M. Kohn, crime investigator and FBI agent Alfie Kohn, American lecturer and author Arnold Kohn (1905–1984), Croatian Zionist and longtime president of the Jewish community Osijek Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn (1914–1996), Hasidic rabbi Bernard Kohn, French-American architect Charlotte Kohn, Austrian journalist Dan Kohn-Sherbock, American-British Jewish theologian David Kohn (1838–1915), Russian archaeologist Donald Kohn (1942), American economist, former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Eugene Kohn (1887–1977), American rabbi Fritz Kortner (1892–1970), Austrian-born stage and film actor Joseph J. Kohn (1932–2023), Czechoslovakian-American mathematician Hans Kohn (1891–1971), American philosopher and historian Howard and Clara Kohn (1861–1933) and (1899–1988), American cattle ranchers Ladislav Kohn, Czech hockey player Matt Kohn, American football player Michael Kohn, American major league baseball pitcher Mike Kohn, American bobsledder Milton Kohn (1912–2001), American architect and holocaust collector Ralph Kohn (1927–2016), British medical scientist and benefactor of music Robert D. Kohn (1870–1953), American architect Robert V. Kohn (1953–2026), American mathematician Sigurd Køhn (1959–2004), Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer Sonja Kohn, Austrian banker Walter Kohn (1923–2016), Austrian-American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Yetta Kohn (1843–1917), German-American businesswoman and rancher