Penn

Penn may refer to:

Places

England

• Penn, Buckinghamshire
• Penn, West Midlands

United States

• Penn, North Dakota
• Pennsylvania
  • Penn, Pennsylvania
• Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania
• Penn Township (disambiguation), several municipalities

Australia

• Penn, South Australia was the name for the town now known as Oodla Wirra before 1940

Education

• University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League university in Philadelphia which officially uses the nickname "Penn", also mostly known as "UPenn".
  • Penn Quakers, the intercollegiate athletic program of the University of Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania State University, a state-related university in University Park, Pennsylvania, which is commonly referred to as "Penn State" or " PSU".
• Penn High School, Indiana

People

Surname

• Abram Penn (1743-1801), noted landowner and Revolutionary War officer from Virginia
• Alexander Penn Wooldridge, American mayor of Austin, Texas from 1909 to 1919
• Alexander Penn (1906–72), Israeli poet
• Arthur Penn, American film director and producer
• Arthur Penn, also known as Arthur Serevetas, Australian actor
• 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
• Claire Penn (born 1951), South African speech and language pathologist
• Dan Penn, American musician
• Eric Penn (1878–1915), English cricketer
• Hannah Callowhill Penn, wife of William Penn
• Harry Penn, civil rights activist and African-American dentist
• Irving Penn, an American photographer
• John Penn (architect) (1921–2007), a British architect
• John Penn (Conservative politician) (1848–1903), MP for Lewisham 1891–1903
• John Penn (Continental Congress) (1741–1788), Continental Congressman from North Carolina and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
• John Penn (engineer) (1805–1878), British marine engine engineer, invented lignum vitae bearing for propellor shafts, twice president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• John Penn (governor) (1729–1795), a lieutenant governor and later proprietor of colonial Pennsylvania
• John Penn (writer) (1760–1834), son of Thomas Penn
• Kal Penn (born 1977), American actor and public servant
• An American entertainment family:
  • Leo Penn (1921–1998), actor
  • Michael Penn (born 1958), son of Leo; singer-songwriter
  • Sean Penn (born 1960), son of Leo; actor
  • Chris Penn (1965-2006), son of Leo; actor
  • Robin Wright (born 1966), actress; sometime known as Robin Wright Penn, former wife of Sean
• Mark Penn, American public relations CEO and campaign strategist
• Osnat Penn, Israeli computational biologist
• Robert Penn, African-American sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Spanish–American War
• Russell Penn (born 1985), English footballer
• William Penn (1644–1718), founder of Pennsylvania
  • John Penn ("the American") (1700–1746), son of William Penn
  • Springett Penn (I), the second son of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania
  • Springett Penn (II), son of William Penn, Jr. and a grandson and heir of William Penn
  • William Penn, Jr., son of William Penn
• William Penn (Royal Navy officer), English admiral

Given name

• Penn Badgley, American actor best known for his role as Dan Humphrey on the TV series Gossip Girl
• Penn Jillette, member of the comedy and magic duo Penn & Teller

Other

• Penn (film), 1954 Tamil film starring Vyjayanthimala
• Penn Club of New York City, located in New York City
• Penn (automobile), manufactured in Pittsburgh from 1910 until 1913
• The Penn, or The Stylus, a would-be periodical owned and edited by Edgar Allan Poe
• Penn Racquet Sports, a ball manufacturer
• Penn Reels, an American manufacturer of fishing tackle, a division of Jarden

See also

• Pen (disambiguation)