Penn
Encyclopedia
Places
England- Penn, BuckinghamshirePenn, BuckinghamshirePenn is a village and civil parish in Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of Beaconsfield and east of High Wycombe...
- Penn, West MidlandsPenn, West MidlandsPenn is an area now divided between Wolverhampton in the West Midlands and South Staffordshire. Originally, it was a village in the historic county of Staffordshire. There is considerable confusion about exactly which areas fall within Penn...
United States
- Penn, North DakotaPenn, North DakotaPenn is an unincorporated community in western Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 2 northwest of the city of Devils Lake, the county seat of Ramsey County. Its elevation is 1,467 feet . The community was first named Lauren for the townsite owner, Lauren,...
- PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
- Penn, PennsylvaniaPenn, PennsylvaniaPenn is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Penn is located at ....
- Penn, Pennsylvania
- Penn Lake Park, PennsylvaniaPenn Lake Park, PennsylvaniaPenn Lake Park is a borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Penn Lake Park is located at ....
- Penn Township (disambiguation), several municipalities
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaThe University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - Penn QuakersPenn QuakersThe Penn Quakers are the athletic teams of the University of Pennsylvania. The school sponsors 27 varsity sports. The school has won three NCAA national championships in men's fencing and one in women's fencing.-Men's crew:-Football:...
, this school's intercollegiate sports program - Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
, a public university with various campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania, United States - Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
, a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
People
- Alexander Penn WooldridgeAlexander Penn WooldridgeAlexander Penn Wooldridge, usually just A. P. Wooldridge , was a mayor of Austin, Texas from 1909 to 1919. Wooldridge Park is named after him.-Other Service:...
, American mayor of Austin, Texas from 1909 to 1919 - Alexander PennAlexander Penn-Early years:Penn was born in Nizhne Kolymsk, Russia. As a youth, he was a boxer. He moved to Moscow in 1920, to study cinema, and published his first poems in Russian that year. In 1927, he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine...
(1906–72), Israeli poet - Arthur PennArthur PennArthur Hiller Penn was an American film director and producer with a career as a theater director as well. Penn amassed a critically acclaimed body of work throughout the 1960s and 1970s.-Early years:...
, American film director and producer - Arthur Penn, also known as Arthur SerevetasArthur SerevetasArthur Serevetas is a dwarf actor from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He has appeared in many Australian films and TV shows, including The AFL Footy Show, Fat Pizza, The Micallef Program and SeaChange....
, Australian actor - Arthur Horace PennArthur Horace PennSir Arthur Horace Penn, GCVO, MC was a member of the Royal Household of the Queen Mother.Penn was the son of William Penn, of Taverham Hall, Norwich, where he was born in 1886. He was educated first at Eton, and later at Trinity College, Cambridge where he read law, and was called to the bar of...
(1886–1960), member of the British Royal Household - Audrey PennAudrey Penn- Biography :Audrey Penn grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. Audrey Penn didn’t start off her career as a writer. Penn, in the 1970s, was a ballerina dancer dancing for the New York City Ballet, Danny Diamond Dance Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet, and the National Ballet...
, American children's author - B.J. Penn (born 1978), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Dan PennDan PennDan Penn is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and sometime guitar player who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s including "Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" and "Out of Left Field" & "Cry Like A Baby"...
, American musician - Hannah Callowhill PennHannah Callowhill PennAs reported by Lauren Lizerbram, Hannah Callowhill Penn, was the second wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn; she effectively administered the Province of Pennsylvania for six years after her husband suffered a series of strokes and then for another eight years after her husband's death...
, wife of the William Penn - Irving PennIrving PennIrving Penn was an American photographer known for his portraiture and fashion photography.-Early career:Irving Penn studied under Alexey Brodovitch at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art from which he was graduated in 1938. Penn's drawings were published by Harper's Bazaar and he...
, an American photographer - John Penn ("the American")John Penn ("the American")John Penn was a proprietor of colonial Pennsylvania. He was the eldest son of the colony's founder, William Penn, by his second wife, Hannah Callowhill Penn...
(1700–1746), son of William Penn - John Penn (architect)John Penn (architect)John Penn was a British architect. He was born in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, and died in Ipswich, Suffolk....
(1921–2007), a British architect - John Penn (delegate)John Penn (delegate)John Penn was a signer of both the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of North Carolina. Penn was distantly related to William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania....
(1741–1788), Continental Congressman from North Carolina and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence - John Penn (engineer)John Penn (engineer)John Penn FRS, was a marine engineer, whose firm was pre-eminent in the middle of the nineteenth century due to his innovations in engine and propeller systems, which led his firm to be the major supplier to the Royal Navy as it made the transition from sail to steam power...
(1805–1878), British marine engine engineer, invented lignum vitae bearing for propellor shafts, twice president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers - John Penn (governor)John Penn (governor)John Penn was the last governor of colonial Pennsylvania, serving in that office from 1763 to 1771 and from 1773 to 1776...
(1729–1795), a lieutenant governor and later proprietor of colonial Pennsylvania - John Penn (writer)John Penn (writer)John Penn was an Anglo-American writer, a part proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania , and a governor of the Isle of Portland.-Life:John Penn was the son of Thomas Penn and his wife Juliana John Penn (aka "John Penn, Jr."[sic], "John Penn of Stoke") (22 February 1760, London, England – 21...
(1760–1834), son of Thomas Penn - John Penn (UK politician) (1848–1903), MP for Lewisham 1891–1903
- Kal PennKal PennKalpen Suresh Modi , best known by his stage name Kal Penn, is an American film and television actor, producer, and civil servant....
(born 1977), American actor and public servant - An American entertainment family:
- Leo PennLeo PennLeo Z. Penn was an American actor and director, and father of musician Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn.-Early life:...
(1921–1998), actor - Michael PennMichael PennMichael Penn is an American singer, songwriter and composer. He is the eldest son of actor/director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, and the brother of actors Sean Penn and the late Chris Penn.-Career:...
(born 1958), son of Leo; singer-songwriter - Sean PennSean PennSean Justin Penn is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism...
(born 1960), son of Leo; actor - Chris PennChris PennChristopher Shannon "Chris" Penn was an American film and television actor known for his roles in such films as The Wild Life, Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rush Hour, True Romance, All the Right Moves and Pale Rider.-Early life:Penn was born in Los Angeles, California, the youngest son of Leo Penn,...
(1965-2006), son of Leo; actor - Robin Wright (actress) (born 1966), actress; sometime known as Robin Wright Penn, former wife of Sean
- Leo Penn
- Mark PennMark PennMark J. Penn , is the worldwide CEO of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller and president of the polling firm Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates. In September 2007, he released a book titled Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes, which examines small trends sweeping...
, American public relations CEO and campaign strategist - Penn JillettePenn JillettePenn Fraser Jillette is an American magician, comedian, illusionist, juggler, bassist and a best-selling author known for his work with fellow illusionist Teller in the team Penn & Teller, and advocacy of atheism, libertarian philosophy, free-market economics, and scientific skepticism.-Early...
, member of the comedy and magic duo Penn & Teller - Robert PennRobert PennRobert Penn was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Spanish-American War.-Biography:...
, African-American sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Spanish-American War - Penn BadgleyPenn BadgleyPenn Dayton Badgley is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Humphrey on the CW television series Gossip Girl. He has also starred in the movies John Tucker Must Die, The Stepfather, and Easy A....
, American actor best known for his role as Dan Humphrey on the TV series Gossip Girl - Springett Penn (I)Springett Penn (I)Springett Penn was the second son of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, and his first wife Gulielma Maria Springett Penn, and the first of their children to survive infancy.He was born at Walthamstow, Essex, England.-External links:...
, the second son of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania - Springett Penn (II)Springett Penn (II)Springett Penn was a grandson and heir of William Penn, founder and proprietor of Pennsylvania.He was born in England, the eldest son of William Penn, Jr.. He succeeded to his father's claims, and was by many persons considered the rightful governor-in-chief of Pennsylvania...
, son of William Penn, Jr. and a grandson and heir of William Penn - William PennWilliam PennWilliam Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful...
(1644–1718), founder of Pennsylvania - William Penn (admiral)William Penn (admiral)Sir William Penn was an English admiral, and the father of William Penn, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania....
, English admiral - William Penn, Jr.William Penn, Jr.William Penn, Jr. was the eldest surviving son of William Penn, proprietor and founder of the colony of Pennsylvania.He was born on 14 March 1681, the sixth child of Penn and his first wife, Gulielma Maria Springett, in County Cork, Ireland....
, son of William Penn
Other
- Penn (film)Penn (film)Penn is a 1954 Tamil romantic comedy film written by Ra. Venkatachalam and directed by M. V. Raman. The film starred Vyjayanthimala, Gemini Ganesan, S. Balachander and Anjali Devi in the lead while Chittor V. Nagaiah, V. K. Ramasamy, K. N. Kamlam, K.R. Chellam and K. Sankarapani as the ensemble...
, 1954 Tamil film Starring Vyjayanthimala - Penn Club of New York CityPenn Club of New York CityThe Penn Club of New York is a private club located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Its membership is restricted almost entirely to students, alumni, and faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
, located in New York City - Penn (automobile)Penn (automobile)Penn was the name of three American automobiles of the pioneer era:The Penn Auto Company of Philadelphia was the first company with the purpose of manufacturing automobiles enregistered in Pennsylvania. It was founded with a capital stock of 5,000$. The make is mentioned in the summer 1901 issue of...
, manufactured in Pittsburgh from 1910 until 1913 - Penn, a one-time vampire villain featured in the Angel episode "Somnambulist"
- Penn ball manufacturer, a subsidiary of the Head companyHead (company)Head N.V. is a sports equipment and clothing company, known mainly for their alpine skis and tennis racquets. Founded as a ski company in Baltimore, Maryland, the company is currently headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Kennelbach, Austria...