# 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.
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## 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) (born 1932), 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) (born 1955), 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
* Bryan Cohen (born 1989), American-Israeli basketball player
* Brian Tyler Cohen, American actor, blogger, podcaster and journalist

## C

* Carl Cohen (born 1931), American philosopher
* Carl Cohen (1913–1986), American gambling executive and casino manager
* Carolyn Cohen, American biologist
* 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 (born 1943), 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 J. Cohen (1940–2001), American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
* Douglas J. Cohen, American composer/lyricist
* Dror Cohen (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
* 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 (politician) (1886–1965), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for Liverpool Fairfield 1918–1931
** 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 (born 1930), 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 Cohen, American actress and singer
* 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
* 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
* Mickey Cohen (soccer), American soccer player
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Sharon Cohen (born 1968), Israeli dub actor and translator
* 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

## W

* 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
* 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