Jen

Jen may refer to:

  • Ren (Confucianism), a.k.a. Jen, Confucian word for humaneness
  • Jennifer (given name), diminutive form Jen
Famous people with this surname
  • Jen (任), common of surname Ren, Njim, Nham, Yam, Yum, Yim, Im
  • Jen (仁), common of surname Njin, Ren, Yin, Jin, Yan from Zhou Dynasty
  • Chih-Kung Jen 任之恭, Chinese-American physicist
  • Selina Jen, 任家萱, Taiwanese Actor
  • Richie Jen, 任賢齊, Taiwanese Actor
Famous people with this given name
  • Jen Sorensen, U.S. cartoonist
  • Jen Trynin, U.S. singer-songwriter
  • Jen Wood, U.S. musician
  • Jen-Hsun Huang, U.S. businessman
Fictional characters
  • Jen Masterson, character on 6teen
  • Jen Scotts, Pink Time Force Ranger
  • Jen (Gelfling), protagonist in 1982 film The Dark Crystal

Famous quotes containing the word jen:

    “When I think about why I would be a writer, why I should continue to be a writer, it seems to me one of the few things you can do where you’re never bored.”
    —Gish Jen (b. 1956)

    “... there is ... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just more and more fun.”
    —Gish Jen (b. 1956)