List of people with surname Cohen

This is an alphabetical list of people with surname Cohen (or in a few cases, a double-barrelled surname that includes Cohen). For variant spellings of this name, see the pages for Cohn, Kohn, and Coen.

A

• Aaron Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Aaron Cohen (Deputy NASA administrator) (1931–2010)
• Aaron Cohen (counterterrorist) (born 1976), Israeli-American writer, director, actor and former counterterrorist
• Aaron Cohen (judoka) (born 1981), American judoka
• Abba Cohen (born 1955–56), American Orthodox Jewish advocate
• Abby Joseph Cohen (born 1952), American economist and financial analyst
• Abe or Abraham Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Abe Cohen (1933–2001), American football player
• Abraham Cohen de Herrera (c. 1570 – c. 1635), Sephardic Jewish philosopher and Kabbalist
• Abraham Cohen Pimentel (died 1697), Orthodox rabbi (Amsterdam)
• Abraham Cohen of Zante (1670–1729), physician, poet, rabbi (Venetian Republic)
• Abraham Cohen Labatt (1802–1899), American pioneer of Reform Judaism
• Abraham Cohen Bucureşteanu (1840–1877), Romanian poet
• Abraham Burton Cohen (1882–1956), American civil engineer
• Abraham Cohen (editor) (1887–1957), rabbinical editor of the Soncino Books of the Bible
• Abram Cohen (1924–2016), American Olympic fencer
• Ada Cohen, American professor and historian
• Adam Cohen (journalist) (born c. 1962), American journalist at The New York Times
• Adam Cohen (musician) (born 1972), Canadian born musician, the son of Leonard Cohen
• Adam Cohen (scientist) (born 1979), associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology and of physics at Harvard University
• Adele Cohen (born 1942), American lawyer and politician
• Adva Cohen (אדוה כהן; born 1996), Israeli runner
• Aharon Cohen (1910–1980), Russian Empire-born, senior member of Mapam (Israeli political party)
• Al Cohen (1926–2020), American magic shop owner and practitioner
• Alan N. Cohen (1930–2004), American former co-owner of the Boston Celtics and the New Jersey Nets
• Alan Cohen (born 1954), American owner of the Florida Panthers
• Albert Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Albert Cohen (novelist) (1895–1981), Greek-born Romaniote Jewish Swiss novelist
• Albert Cohen (actor) (1932–2025), Israeli actor, theatre director and singer
• Albert D. Cohen (1914–2011), Canadian businessman
• Albert J. Cohen (1903–1984), American film producer
• Albert K. Cohen (1918–2014), American sociologist
• Albert Cohen (producer), French producer of musicals and radio personality
• Alex Cohen, American radio dj, roller derby skater and author
• Alexis Cohen, American Idol contestant
• Alfred M. Cohen (1859–1949), American lawyer and politician
• Alice Cohen, American singer-songwriter and artist
• Allen Cohen (poet) (1940–2004), editor of the San Francisco Oracle
• Allen Cohen (composer) (born 1951), American composer
• Almog Cohen (footballer) (born 1988), Israeli international association footballer
• Alon Cohen (born 1962), Israeli communications executive
• Alroey Cohen (born 1989), Israeli international footballer
• Amnon Cohen (born 1960), Israeli politician
• Amy Cohen-Corwin, American mathematician
• Anat Cohen, Israeli jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader
• Andrew and Andy Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Andrew Cohen (colonial governor) (1909–1968), governor of Uganda
• Andrew Cohen (journalist) (born 1955), Canadian journalist and author
• Andrew Cohen (spiritual teacher) (1955–2025), American spiritual teacher and author
• Andrew Cohen (politician) (born 1969), American politician in New York City
• Andrew Cohen (poker player) (born c. 1969), American bartender and poker player
• Andrew Cohen (footballer) (born 1981), Maltese international footballer
• Andy Cohen (baseball) (1904–1988), New York Giant player
• Andy Cohen (television personality) (born 1968), American television executive and pop culture blogger
• Anne Cohen (born 1941), Australian politician in New South Wales
• Annie Cohen-Solal, French academic and writer
• Anthony Cohen (born 1946), British social anthropologist
• Ari Cohen, Canadian actor
• Ariel Cohen (born 1959), Soviet-born American political scientist
• Arnaldo Cohen (born 1948), Brazilian pianist
• Arthur Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Arthur Cohen (politician) (1830–1914), English barrister and Liberal Party politician
• Arthur Juda Cohen (1910–2000), leading member of the Dutch Underground resistance movement
• Arthur A. Cohen (1928–1986), American Jewish scholar, theologian and author
• Arthur G. Cohen (1930–2014), American businessman and philanthropist
• Asher Cohen, psychologist and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Asi Cohen (born 1974), Israeli comedian
• Assaf Cohen (born 1972), American actor
• Audra Cohen (born 1986), American 2007 NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Champion
• Audrey Cohen (1931–1996), founding president of the Metropolitan College of New York
• Avi Cohen (1956–2010), Israeli international footballer
• Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1962) (born 1962), Israeli international footballer
• Avishai Cohen (bassist) (born 1970), Israeli jazz bassist, composer, and arranger
• Avishai Cohen (trumpeter) (born 1978), Israeli/American jazz trumpeter and composer
• Avishay Cohen (born 1995), Israeli footballer
• Avner Cohen, Israeli/American historian and author

B

• B. J. Cohen (born 1975), American footballer
• Barry Cohen (1927–1985), birth name of Barry Crane, American television director and producer
• Barry Cohen (politician) (1935–2017), Australian cabinet level politician
• Barry Cohen (attorney) (1939–2018), American lawyer
• Barry Marc Cohen (born 1954), American art therapist
• Ben and Benjamin Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Ben Cohen (bridge) (1907–1971), British bridge player and writer
• Ben Cohen (businessman) (born 1951), co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
• Ben Cohen (rugby union) (born 1978), English rugby union international player
• Sir Benjamin Cohen, 1st Baronet (1844–1909), British politician and Jewish communal leader, MP for Islington East, 1892–1906
• Benjamin Victor Cohen (1894–1983), American political figure, member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Brain Trust
• Benjamin Cohen (political economist) (born 1937), American professor of International Political Economy
• Benjamin Cohen (born 1972), French musician known as Benjamin Diamond
• Benjamin Cohen (journalist) (born 1982), British journalist and Channel 4 news correspondent
• Bennett Cohen (1890–1964), American screenwriter
• Benyamin Cohen (born 1975), American journalist and author
• Bern Cohen (born 1949), American actor
• Bernard Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Bernard Cohen (physicist) (1924–2012), American physics professor
• Bernard Cecil Cohen (1926–2024), American political scientist and educator
• Bernard Cohen (painter) (born 1933), British artist
• Bernard S. Cohen (1934–2020), American politician in Virginia
• Bernard Cohen (Australian author) (born 1963), Australian writer
• Betty Cohen, American businesswoman
• Bobby Cohen (born 1970), American film producer
• Bonnie R. Cohen, American public servant
• Boyd Cohen (born 1970), American urban and climate strategist
• Brad Cohen, American motivational speaker and author
• Bram Cohen (born 1975), American computer programmer
• Brian Cohen (boxer) (born 1976), American professional boxer (retired)
• Bruce M. Cohen (1945–2010), American rabbi and peace campaigner
• Bruce M. Cohen (1945–2010), American rabbi and peace campaigner
• Bruce Cohen (born 1961), American film producer
• Sir Brunel Cohen (1886–1965), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for Liverpool Fairfield 1918–1931
• Bryan Cohen (born 1989), American-Israeli basketball player
• Brian Tyler Cohen, American actor, blogger, podcaster and journalist

C

• Carl Cohen (1931–2023), American philosopher
• Carl Cohen (1913–1986), American gambling executive and casino manager
• Carol Fishman Cohen, American CEO, author, speaker and consultant
• Carolyn Cohen (1929–2017), American biologist and biophysicist
• Cathy J. Cohen (born 1962), American author
• Chapman Cohen (1868–1954), English freethinker, secularist, atheist, writer, and lecturer
• Charles S. Cohen (born 1952), American real estate developer
• Charles Cohen, American free jazz musician and composer
• Chris Cohen (musician) (born 1975), American musician
• Chris Cohen (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
• Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (born 1933), French physicist
• Claudia Cohen (1950–2007), American gossip columnist and socialite
• Colby Cohen (born 1989), American ice hockey player
• Cora Cohen (1943–2023), American artist
• Craig Cohen (broadcaster) (born 1972), American radio broadcaster
• Craig Cohen (political scientist) (born 1974), American political scientist

D

• Dan, Daniel and Danny Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Dan Cohen (politician) (born 1936), American author and politician
• Dan Cohen (academic), American historian
• Daniel Cohen (children's writer) (1936–2018), American writer
• Daniel Cohen (economist) (born 1953), French economist
• Daniel Cohen (conductor) (born 1984), Israeli Music director of Jersey Chamber Orchestra
• Daniel I. A. Cohen (born 1946), American mathematician and computer scientist
• Danielle Cohen-Levinas (born 1959), French musicologist and philosopher
• Danny Cohen (television executive) (born 1974), director of BBC Television
• Danny Cohen (cinematographer), British cinematographer
• Danny Cohen (engineer), American computer scientist
• Dave and David Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Dave Cohen (sportscaster) (born 1951), American sportscaster and actor
• Dave Cohen (American football) (born 1966), American college football coach
• David Cohen (military) (1917–2020), American member of the US Army, a liberator of the Ohrdruf concentration camp, and a schoolteacher
• Dave Cohen (writer), writer for television, radio and the Huffington Post
• David Cohen Nassy (1612–1685), Portuguese converso and colonialist
• David Jacob Cohen (c. 1883–1959), Indian politician
• David Cohen (rabbi) (1887–1972), Rabbi, talmudist, philosopher, and kabbalist
• David Cohen (politician) (1914–2005), American politician in Philadelphia
• David B. Cohen (psychologist) (1941–2004), American psychology professor
• David Bennett Cohen (born 1942), keyboardist
• David William Cohen (born 1943), American professor of history and anthropology
• David B. Cohen (mayor) (born 1947), American politician in Massachusetts
• David Mark Cohen (1952–1997), playwriting professor at the University of Texas at Austin
• David Elliot Cohen (born 1955), American editor and publisher
• David Cohen (art critic) (born 1963), American art critic, art historian, curator and publisher
• David X. Cohen (born 1966), American TV writer and producer
• David Steven Cohen (1967–2025), American TV writer
• David Cohen (entrepreneur) (born 1968), American entrepreneur
• David Cohen (intelligence), New York City Police Department deputy commissioner, former CIA official
• David Cohen (physicist), Canadian M.I.T. physicist
• David L. Cohen, Pennsylvania politician
• Dick Cohen (born 1949), American politician in Minnesota
• Didier Cohen (born 1985), American-born Australian media personality, actor and model
• Dolly Cohen, French jewellery designer
• Donald Atherton Cohen (1870–1943), American ornithologist
• Donald J. Cohen (1940–2001), American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
• Douglas J. Cohen, American composer/lyricist
• Dror Cohen (basketball) (born 1974), Israeli basketball coach and former player

E

• E.G.D. Cohen (1923–2017), Dutch/American physicist
• Ed Cohen, American sportscaster
• Edward Cohen (1822–1877), Australian merchant and Mayor of Melbourne
• Elaine Lustig Cohen (1927–2016), American graphic designer, artist and activist
• Eli Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Eli Cohen (1924–1965), Israeli spy executed by Syria
• Eli Cohen (actor) (born 1940), Israeli film actor and director
• Eli Cohen (politician born 1949), Israeli politician of the Likud party
• Eli Cohen (footballer born 1951), Israeli football player and manager
• Eli Cohen (footballer born 1961), Israeli football player and manager
• Eli Cohen (politician born 1972), Israeli politician representing Kulanu
• Eliad Cohen (born 1988), Israeli model and actor
• Elie Aron Cohen (1909–1993), Dutch doctor, author and Auschwitz survivor
• Eliezer Cohen (born 1934), Israeli politician
• Eliot A. Cohen (born 1956), American professor of strategic studies
• Elizabeth D. A. Cohen (1820–1921), first female doctor in Louisiana
• Elizabeth Cohen, American TV journalist
• Ellen Naomi Cohen (1941–1974), American singer better known as "Mama" Cass or Cass Elliot
• Ellen Cohen (born 1940), American politician in Texas
• Elliot E. Cohen (1899–1959), American magazine editor
• Emil Cohen (1842–1905), German mineralogist
• Emil Cohen (comedian) (1911–2000), American comedian and singer
• Emma Cohen (1946–2016), Spanish actress, director, producer and screenwriter
• Emmet Cohen (born 1990), American jazz pianist
• Emory Cohen (born 1990), American actor
• Erin Cohen (born 1973), American actress whose stage name is Erin Daniels
• Erminie Cohen (1926–2019), Canadian senator for Saint John, New Brunswick
• Ernst Julius Cohen (1869–1944), Dutch chemist
• Esther Cohen (born 1949), Mexican writer and academic
• Etan Cohen (born 1974), American screenwriter and director
• Ethan Cohen (gallerist) (born 1961), American collector and art dealer
• Eugene D. Cohen (born 1946), American lawyer and writer
• Evan Montvel Cohen (born 1966), American businessman from Guam; founder of Air America Radio
• Evelyn M. Cohen, American art historian

F

• Felix S. Cohen (1907–1953), American lawyer and legal scholar
• Floris Cohen (born 1946), Dutch science historian
• Flossie Cohen (1925–2004), Indian-born pediatric immunologist 
• Frank Cohen (born 1943), British entrepreneur
• Fred Cohen (born 1956), American computer scientist
• Freddie Cohen (born 1957), British businessman and former Jersey politician
• Fritz Cohen (1904–1967), German composer

G

• Gabriel Cohen (born 1991), Israeli footballer
• Gal Cohen (born 1982), Israeli footballer
• Gal Cohen Groumi (born 2002), Israeli Olympic swimmer
• Gary Cohen (born 1958), American sportscaster
• Gary Cohen (footballer) (born 1984), English footballer
• Gary G. Cohen, American theologian
• Gavriel Cohen (1928–2021), Israeli academic and politician
• George Cohen (artist) (1919–1999), American painter and art professor
• George Getzel Cohen (born 1927), South African physician and politician
• George Cohen (1939–2022), English football international and World Cup winner
• George H. Cohen, American director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
• Gerald Cohen (1941–2009), Canadian-born British professor of political theory
• Gerald Cohen (composer) (born 1960), American composer
• Gerry Cohen (director), American television director
• Geulah Cohen (1925–2019), Israeli politician and journalist
• Gezi Cohen (born 1938), Israeli Olympic weightlifter
• Gideon Cohen, Israeli football player and manager
• Gil Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Gili Cohen (born 1991), Israeli Olympic judoka
• Glen Cohen, Jamaican-born British Olympic 400 m runner
• Greg Cohen (born 1953), American jazz bassist

H

• H. Rodgin Cohen (born 1944), American lawyer
• Hannah Cohen (philanthropist) (1875–1946), English civil servant and philanthropist
• Hannah Cohen (singer) (born 1986), American singer and model
• Harlan Cohen (1934–2020), American volleyball coach
• Harlan G. Cohen, the Gabriel M. Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law at University of Georgia
• Harriet Cohen (1895–1967), British pianist
• Harold Cohen (politician) (1881–1946), Australian politician in Victoria, and brigadier
• Harold Cohen (artist) (1928–2016), British-born American-based artist
• Harry Cohen (born 1949), Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom
• Haskell Cohen (1914–2000), American sports writer and basketball official
• Haylynn Cohen (born 1980), American model
• Henri and Henry Cohen (disambiguation). several people
• Henri Cohen (composer) (1808–1880), French music theorist and composer
• Henri Cohen (water polo) (died 1930), Belgian water polo athlete
• Henri Cohen (number theorist) (born 1947), French mathematician
• Henry Cohen (numismatist) (1806–1880), French numismatist, bibliographer and composer
• Henry Cohen (rabbi) (1863–1952), rabbi in Galveston, Texas, 1888–1952
• Henry Cohen, 1st Baron Cohen of Birkenhead (1900–1977), British physician, doctor and lecturer
• Henry Cohen (civil servant) (1922–1999), director of Föhrenwald
• Herb and Herbert Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Herb Cohen (1932–2010), American personal manager, record company executive and music publisher
• Herb Cohen (negotiator), American negotiation expert
• Herbert B. Cohen (1900–1970), American judge and politician in Pennsylvania
• Herbert Cohen (fencer) (born 1940), American 2x Olympic foil fencer
• Herman and Hermann Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Herman Cohen (1925–2002), American movie producer
• Herman Jay Cohen (born 1932), American diplomat
• Hermann Cohen (Carmelite) (1820–1871), Jewish pianist and Carmelite priest
• Hermann Cohen (1842–1918), German philosopher
• Hillel Cohen (born 1961), Israeli scholar and author on Arab-Jewish relations
• Horace Cohen (born 1971), Dutch actor and comedian
• Howard Cohen, birth name of Howard Cosell, American sportscaster
• Hy Cohen (1931–2021), American baseball player

I

• I. Bernard Cohen (1914–2003), American historian of science
• I. Glenn Cohen (born 1978), Canadian professor of law
• Ian Cohen (born 1951), Australian politician in New South Wales
• Ilana Cohen (born 1943), Israeli politician
• Ira Cohen (1935–2011), American filmmaker, poet, and photographer
• Irvin S. Cohen (1917–1955), American mathematician
• Irun Cohen (born 1937), American-born Israeli immunologist
• Irwin Cohen (1952–2012), American Olympic judoka
• Irwin Cohen (developer), American real estate developer
• Israel Cohen (footballer) (born 1971), Israeli footballer and amateur basketball player
• Itzik Cohen (footballer, born 1983), Israeli football international
• Itzik Cohen (footballer born 1990), Israeli footballer
• Izhar Cohen (born 1951), Israeli singer

J

• J. J. Cohen (born 1965), American actor
• J. M. Cohen (1903–1989), British writer and translator of European literature
• Jack Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Jack Cohen (businessman) (1898–1979), British businessman
• Jack Cohen (rabbi) (1919–2012), American Reconstructionist rabbi
• Jack Cohen (scientist) (1933–2019), British biologist and special effects consultant
• Jacob Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Jacob Raphael Cohen (1738–1811), Jewish minister in England, Canada, and the United States
• Jacob I. Cohen Jr. (1789–1869), Baltimore banker and Jewish-rights activist
• Jack Cohen (businessman) (1898–1979), supermarket founder born Jacob Kohen
• Jacob Cohen (1921–2004), birth name of American comedian Rodney Dangerfield
• Jacob Cohen (statistician) (1923–1998), U.S. statistician and psychologist
• Jacob Cohen (footballer) (born 1956), Israeli international footballer
• Jacob Cohen (scientist), American scientist at NASA Ames Research Centre
• Jacques Cohen (embryologist) (born 1951), Dutch embryologist
• Jacques Cohen (computer science), American computer scientist
• Jake Cohen (born 1990), American/Israeli professional basketball player
• James Cohen (1906–1958), English Olympic athlete
• Janet Neel Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico (born 1940), British lawyer and crime fiction author
• Jared Cohen (born 1981), American political advisor and Google director
• Jason Cohen, filmmaker
• Javion Cohen (born 2002), American football player
• Jay M. Cohen (born 1945), U.S. government official
• Jay S. Cohen (born 1968), American internet gambling executive
• Jean Cohen (1941–2004), French virologist
• Jean L. Cohen (born 1946), American political scientist
• Jean-Louis Cohen (born 1949), French architect
• Jean-Michel Cohen (born 1959), French nutritionist and author
• Jeff and Jeffrey Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Jeff Cohen (basketball) (1939–1978), American professional basketball player
• Jeff Cohen (songwriter) (born 1966), American songwriter, producer and publisher
• Jeff Cohen (actor) (born 1974), American attorney and former child actor
• Jeff Cohen (media critic), American founder of Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
• Jeff Cohen (playwright and theater director), American theater director, playwright and producer
• Jeffrey A. Cohen (born 1954), American neurologist
• Jeffrey H. Cohen (born 1962), American anthropologist
• Jem Cohen (born 1962), American filmmaker
• Jennifer Cohen (athletic director), American athletics administrator
• Jennifer Cohen (fitness) (born 1975), American fitness instructor and TV personality
• Jerome A. Cohen (1930–2025), American professor of law and Chinese human rights advocate
• Jim Cohen (baseball) (1918–2002), American baseball player
• Jim Cohen (born 1942), American human rights and environmental activist
• Joanna Cohen, American TV soap opera writer
• Joanna Waley-Cohen (born 1952), American professor of history
• Job Cohen (born 1947), Dutch politician
• Jody Cohen (born 1954), American rabbi
• Joe Cohen (born 1984), US American and Canadian football player
• Joel Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Joel Cohen (musician) (born 1942), American musician specializing in early music repertoires
• Joel Ephraim Cohen (born 1944), American mathematical biologist
• Joel Cohen (writer), American screenwriter
• Joel H. Cohen, Canadian TV writer for The Simpsons
• John Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• John Cohen (Australian politician) (1859–1939), Australian politician and judge
• John S. Cohen (1870–1935), U.S. Senator from Georgia
• John Cohen (musician) (1932–2019), American folk musician and photographer/filmmaker
• John Cohen (baseball) (born 1966), American college baseball coach
• Jon and Jonathan Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Jon Cohen (entrepreneur) (born 1968), American music and media executive
• Jon Cohen (physician), American physician
• Jon Cohen (writer), American novelist and screenwriter
• Jonathan Cohen (conductor) (born 1977), British conductor and cellist
• Jonathan Cohen (musician), British musician, well known from children's television programmes
• Jonathan Cohen (television executive), American television executive
• Jonathan Cohen (actor), French actor
• Jordan Cohen (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Joseph Cohen (1891–1973), Canadian lawyer, academic and politician in Quebec
• Josh and Joshua Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Josh Cohen (tennis), American tennis coach
• Joshua Lionel Cohen (1877–1965), birth name of Joshua Lionel Cowen, toy train magnate
• Joshua Cohen (philosopher) (born 1951), American philosopher
• Joshua J. Cohen (born 1973), mayor of Annapolis, Maryland
• Joshua Cohen (writer) (born 1980), American writer
• Joyce Cohen (politician) (born 1937), American politician in Oregon
• Judith Solomon Cohen (1766–1837), matriarch of Baltimore family
• Judy Kay Cohen (born 1952), American singer known as Juice Newton
• Julia Cohen (born 1989), American tennis player
• Julie E. Cohen, American legal scholar in intellectual property and Internet law
• Julius B. Cohen (1859–1935), English chemist
• June Cohen, American executive producer for TED Media

K

• Kalman J. Cohen (c. 1932–2010), American economist
• Kay Cohen (born 1952), Australian fashion designer
• Kerry Cohen (born 1970), American author
• Kip Cohen, American arts and entertainment executive

L

• Landon Cohen (born 1986), American football defensive tackle
• Larry, Laurence and Lawrence Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Larry Cohen (1941–2019), American film producer, director, and screenwriter
• Larry T. Cohen (1943–2016), American bridge player
• Larry Cohen (bridge) (born 1959), American bridge player and writer
• Larry Cohen (union leader), American union leader
• Larry Cohen (soccer) (born 1987), South African footballer
• Laurence Jonathan Cohen (1923–2006), British philosopher
• Lawrence D. Cohen (politician) (1933–2016), American politician
• Lawrence D. Cohen, American screenwriter
• Laura Jane Cohen, American politician
• Lea Cohen (born 1942), Bulgarian author and diplomat
• Leah Hager Cohen, American author
• Leon Cohen (1910–1989), Greek-born author and Auschwitz survivor
• Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), Canadian singer-songwriter and author
• Leonard R. Cohen (born 2007), American television editor and salesman
• Léonce Cohen (1829–1901), French composer
• Lesley Cohen (politician) (born 1970), American lawyer and politician in Nevada
• Lester Cohen (1901–1963), American author
• Lewis Cohen (cardmaker) (1800–1868), English-born American: major player in the playing card business
• Lewis Cohen (mayor) (1849–1933), South Australian politician and several times mayor of Adelaide
• Lewis Cohen, Baron Cohen of Brighton (1897–1966), British politician
• Liat Cohen, Franco-Israeli classical guitarist
• Liepmann Cohen (c. 1630–1714, also known as Leffmann Behrends), German financial agent of the dukes and princes of Hanover
• Lionel Louis Cohen (1832–1887), English financier, politician, and communal worker
• Lionel Cohen, Baron Cohen (1888–1973), British law lord
• Liran Cohen (born 1983), Israeli footballer
• Lisa R. Cohen, Canadian-born American news magazine producer
• Liskula Cohen (born 1972), Canadian-born New York-based model
• Lita Indzel Cohen (born 1940), American politician in Pennsylvania
• Liz Cohen (born 1973), American performance artist
• Lizabeth Cohen, American historian
• Lona Cohen (1913–1992), American-born spy for the U.S.S.R
• Lorenzo Cohen (born 1964), Italian-born cancer specialist in the U.S.
• Louis Cohen (conductor) (c. 1893–1956), English violinist and conductor
• Louis Cohen (1904–1939), American gangster
• Lynn Cohen (1933–2020), American actress
• Lynne Cohen (1944–2014), American-Canadian photographer
• Lyor Cohen (born 1959), American music industry executive

M

• Malia Cohen (born 1977), American elected official in San Francisco, California
• Mandy Cohen, American physician and Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Marc Cohn (born 1959), American singer-songwriter
• Mark B. Cohen (born 1949), Pennsylvania state legislator
• Martin Cohen (soccer) (born 1952), South African footballer
• Marvin L. Cohen (born 1935), American physicist
• Mary Ann Cohen, birth name of Mary Ann Magnin (1850–1943), co-founder of I. Magnin clothing store
• Mary M. Cohen (1854–1911; pen name, Coralie), American social economist, writer
• Matt Cohen (actor) (born 1982), American film and television actor
• Matt Cohen (writer) (1942–1999), Canadian writer under the pseudonym Teddy Jam
• Maurice Cohen (1927–2006), Israeli post office manager
• Maury M. Cohen (1913–1979), American filmmaker
• Melissa Batya Cohen, South African-American activist and filmmaker
• Mendes Cohen (1796–1879), American politician, traveler and businessman
• Michael Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Michal Lamdani Cohen (born 1944), Israeli Olympic high jumper
• Mickey Cohen (1913–1976), American gangster in 1940s and 1950s
• Morris Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Morris Cohen (adventurer) (1887–1970), British-born adventurer and bodyguard for Sun Yat-sen
• Morris Cohen (scientist) (1911–2005), American metallurgist
• Morris Cohen (Soviet spy) (1910–1995), Soviet spy
• Morris Raphael Cohen (1880–1947), American Jewish philosopher
• Moses Cohen (15th century), German Jewish writer
• Myra Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Myron Cohen (1902–1986), American comedian and raconteur

N

• Natalie Cohen (born 1989), birth name of Madame Mayhem, American singer/songwriter
• Nathan Cohen (rower) (born 1986), New Zealand rower
• Nick Cohen, British journalist and author
• Nick Cohen (filmmaker), British film director, producer, actor and screenwriter
• Nina Cohen (1907–1991), Canadian philanthropist
• Noa Cohen (born 2002), Israeli actress and model
• Nudie Cohn (1902–1984), Ukrainian-American tailor and designer

O

• Octavus Roy Cohen (1891–1959), American writer and author
• Ohad Cohen, Israeli footballer

P

• Paul Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Paul Cohen (mathematician) (1934–2007), American mathematician
• Paul Cohen (saxophonist), American saxophonist
• Peggy Cohen-Kettenis, Dutch psychologist
• Pierre Cohen, French politician
• Sir Philip Cohen (b. 1945), British biochemist
• Philip P. Cohen, American chemist and researcher

R

• Ralph Louis Cohen (born 1952), American mathematician
• Rafi Cohen (born 1965), Israeli soccer player and coach
• Ran Cohen, Israeli politician
• Randy Cohen, American writer and humorist
• Raphael H. Cohen (born 1953), Swiss professor of economics and author
• Raymond Cohen (1919–2011), British violinist
• H. Reuben Cohen (1921– 2014), Canadian businessman, educator, and lawyer
• Richard Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Richard A. Cohen (born 1952), American lecturer on conversion therapy
• Richard I. Cohen, Israeli professor of Jewish history
• Richard Cohen (columnist), American syndicated columnist for the Washington Post
• Richard E. Cohen, American magazine correspondent
• Richard M. Cohen (1948–2024), American journalist, television producer, and author
• Rob Cohen, American film director, producer and writer
• Robert Cohen (boxer) (1930–2022), French and Algerian boxer
• Robert Cohen (cellist), British cellist
• Robert Cohen (writer), Canadian comedy writer
• Robert Donald Cohen (1933–2014), British physician
• Roger Cohen (born 1955), British-born journalist and author
• Ronni Cohen, birth name of Ronni Chasen (1946–2010), American publicist
• Ryosuke Cohen (born 1948), Japanese mail artist

S

• Sacha Baron Cohen (born 1971), English actor and comedian
• Samuel Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Sandy Cohen (born 1995), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Sarah Jacob Cohen (1923–2019), Cochin Jewish hand embroidery artist
• Sasha Cohen (born 1984), American figure skater
• Saul B. Cohen, American human geographer
• Scott Cohen (actor), American actor
• Shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian politician
• Sheldon S. Cohen (1927–2018), American lawyer
• Sherm Cohen, American storyboard artist, and television writer and director best known for his work on SpongeBob SquarePants and Fish Hooks
• Sidney Cohen (1910–1987), American psychiatrist and medical school professor
• Sidney M. Cohen, Canadian television director and program creator
• Sharon Cohen, Israeli singer better known under the stage name Dana International
• Shimon Cohen, Israeli footballer
• Simcha Bunim Cohen, Orthodox rabbi and author
• Simon Baron-Cohen, British psychologist
• Spenser Cohen, American screenwriter
• Stanley Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (born 1983), French tennis player
• Steve Cohen (judoka) (born 1955), American Olympic judoka
• Steven A. Cohen, American hedge fund investor
• Stephen F. Cohen, American scholar of Russian studies
• Stephen M. Cohen, American convicted for internet-related frauds
• Steve Cohen, member of the US House of Representatives for Tennessee
• Steven Cohen (footballer), French-Israeli professional association footballer
• Stuart David Cohen (1941–1982), American singer-songwriter known as David Blue
• Syd Cohen, American Major League Baseball pitcher

T

• Taika David Cohen (Born 1975), New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian
• Tamir Cohen (born 1984), Israeli soccer midfielder (Bolton Wanderers & Israeli national team)
• Tanhum Cohen-Mintz (1939–2014), Latvian-born Israeli basketball player
• Tanner Cohen, American actor and singer
• Tarik Cohen, American football player
• Tiffany Cohen (born 1966), American swimmer
• Tim Cohen, American musician
• Treyc Cohen, X Factor finalist

U

• Uri Cohen-Mintz (born 1973), Israeli basketball player

V

• Victor Cohen Hadria (born 1949), French Writer

W

• Warren I. Cohen (1934 or 1935–2025), American historian
• William Cohen, politician and former U.S. Secretary of Defense
• William N. Cohen (1857–1938), American lawyer and judge

Y

• Ya'akov Cohen (born 1953), Israeli rabbi and politician
• Ya'akov Cohen (writer) (1881–1960), Israeli writer
• Yael Cohen (born 1986), Canadian Activist
• Yehoshua Cohen (1922–1986), Israeli militant and assassin
• Yoav Cohen (born 1999), Israeli Olympic windsurfer
• Yohanan Cohen (1917–2013), Israeli politician and diplomat
• Yonatan Cohen, Israeli football player
• Yoseph Bar-Cohen, physicist
• Yousef Hamadani Cohen, spiritual leader and chief rabbi for the Jewish community in Iran

Z

• Zion Cohen, Israeli footballer

Fictional characters

• Baruch Cohen, original name of fictional character Billy Joe Cobra from Dude, That's My Ghost!
• Brian Cohen, fictional character from Monty Python's Life of Brian
• Cohen the Barbarian, fictional character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels
• Kirsten Cohen, fictional character on the FOX television series The O.C.
• Mark Cohen (Rent), fictional character in the rock opera Rent
• Max Cohen, fictional character in Darren Aronofsky's film Pi
• Sander Cohen, fictional musician in the video game BioShock
• Sandy Cohen, fictional character on the FOX television series The O.C.
• Seth Cohen, fictional character on the TV show The O.C.
• Tina Cohen-Chang, fictional character on the FOX television series Glee

See also

• Baron-Cohen
• George Cohen, Sons and Company, a scrap metal merchant in London
• Harold Cohen Library, University of Liverpool's library

References