Famous People with Name Cahan

Abraham Cahan            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Abraham Cahan: was a Russian-American novelist and labor leader. He was born in Podberezhye, Lithuania, into a Jewish Orthodox family. His grandfather was a rabbi and preacher in Vidz, Vitebsk; and his father was a teacher of Hebrew and Talmud. The family, which was dev

Abraham "Abe" Cahan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abraham "Abe" Cahan: was a Lithuanian-born American socialist newspaper editor, novelist, and politician. Abraham Cahan was born July 7, 1860, in Podberezhye, now part of Lithuania but then part of the Russian empire, into an Orthodox Jewish family. His grandfather was a rabb

John Flint Cahan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Flint Cahan: was an engineer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He served as a member of the province's Executive Council from 1925 to 1928. Cahan served as a captain in the 1st Canadian Pioneers during World War I; he was seriously wounded during the war and later died in Halifax at the age of 39 as the result of his wounds.