Penn (name)

Penn is a surname and given name. It may refer to:

Surname

• Abram Penn (1743–1801), landowner and Revolutionary War officer from Virginia
• Alexander Penn Wooldridge (1847–1930), American mayor of Austin, Texas
• Alexander Penn (1906–1972), Israeli poet
• Arthur Penn (1922–2010), American film director and producer
• Arthur Horace Penn (1886–1960), member of the British Royal Household
• Audrey Penn, American children's author
• B.J. Penn (born 1978), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Chris Penn (1965–2006), son of Leo; actor
• Claire Penn (1951–2018), South African speech and language pathologist
• Dan Penn (born 1941), American musician
• Eric Penn (1878–1915), English cricketer
• Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1726), second wife of William Penn, administrator of the Province of Pennsylvania after her husband's incapacitation and death
• Harry Penn (1902?–1963), civil rights activist and African-American dentist
• Irving Penn (1917–2009), American photographer
• Jack Penn (1909–1996), South African surgeon
• John Penn (disambiguation)
• Kal Penn (born 1977), American actor and public servant
• Leo Penn (1921–1998), actor
• Maik Penn (born 1981), German politician
• Mark Penn (born 1954), American public relations CEO and campaign strategist
• Michael Penn (born 1958), son of Leo; singer-songwriter
• Osnat Penn (born 1981), Israeli computational biologist
• Robert Penn (disambiguation)
• Robin Wright (born 1966), actress; sometime known as Robin Wright Penn, former wife of Sean
• Russell Penn (born 1985), English footballer
• Springett Penn (I) (1675–1696), second son of William Penn
• Springett Penn (II) (1700 or 1701–1731), son of William Penn Jr. and a grandson and heir of William Penn
• Sean Penn (born 1960), son of Leo; actor
• Steve Penn (born 1968), American handball player
• William Penn (1644–1718), founder of Pennsylvania
• William Penn Jr., son of William Penn
• William Penn (Royal Navy officer) (1621–1670), English admiral and Member of Parliament, father of William Penn
• Zak Penn (born 1968), American screenwriter

Given name

• Penn Badgley (born 1986), American actor
• Penn Jillette (born 1955), member of the comedy and magic duo Penn & Teller
• Penn Jones Jr. (1914–1998), American author and journalist
• Penn Kemp (born 1944), Canadian poet and playwright
• Penn Murfee (born 1994), American baseball pitcher