Famous People with Name Kagan

Shimon Kagan            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Shimon Kagan: an Israeli chess master.He was Israeli Champion in 1967 and 1969. He tied for 4-5th at Netanya 1968 (Robert James Fischer won), tied for 9-10th at Netanya 1969 (Samuel Reshevsky won), took 9th at Netanya 1971 (Lubomir Kavalek and Bruno Parma won).

Bernhard Kagan            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Bernhard Kagan: was a German chess player, writer, publisher, editor, and organizer.He organised several chess contests in Berlin at the end of World War I. Four grandmasters (Emanuel Lasker, Akiba Rubinstein, Carl Schlechter and Siegbert Tarrasch) participated in the strongest event. It took place in the Kerkau-Palast from 28 September until 11 October 1918.

Vladimir Kagan            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Vladimir Kagan: furniture designer. Emigrated to the United States in 1938. Graduated from the School of Industrial Art in 1946, where he was an architecture major. Studied architecture at Columbia University. Opened his first shop in New York in 1949. Early work include

Cheryl Kagan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cheryl Kagan: is a politician in the U.S. state of Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 2003, representing District 17 in Montgomery County, and is a candidate for Maryland Senate in the same district