Keren (Hebrew: ) is Hebrew for "ray" (of light) and can be used as both a given name and a surname. It is also a variant of the name Karen.
Notable people named Keren include: __NOTOC__ Arts Music Keren Ann (born 1974), singer-songwriter based in Paris Keren DeBerg, American singer-songwriter Keren Hadar, crossover soprano from Israel Keren Peles (born 1979), Israeli singer-songwriter and a pianist Keren Woodward (born 1961), English pop singer and songwriter
Other arts Keren Craig (born 1976), English-Swiss fashion designer Keren Cytter (born 1977), Israeli visual artist and writer Keren Mor (born 1964), Israeli actress and comedian Keren Tzur (born 1974), Israeli actress Keren Yedaya (born 1972), Israeli filmmaker
Sports Keren Barratt (born 1946), English former football referee Keren Leibovitch (born 1973), Israeli champion Paralympic swimmer Keren Regal (born 1977), Israeli former Olympic swimmer Keren Shlomo (born 1988), Israeli tennis player Keren Siebner (born 1990), Israeli Olympic swimmer Keren Ugle (born 1979), Australian rules footballer Keren Boadu (born 2008), Ghana a track runner
Other people Keren Elazari (born 1980), Israeli-born cyber security analyst and senior researcher Keren Everett, American-born linguist and Christian missionary Keren Neubach (born 1970), Israeli journalist, television presenter, and radio presenter Keren Rice (born 1949), Canadian linguist Keren Riquelme, Puerto Rican politician Keren Tendler (died 2006), Israeli soldier
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Hanan Keren (born 1952), Israeli basketball player
See also Keren (disambiguation)