Cain (surname)

Last updated September 21, 2025

Cain is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Andrew Cain (born 1996), English professional boxer
Arthur Cain (1921–1999), British evolutionary biologist and ecologist
Bill Cain (born c. 1947), American playwright and Jesuit priest
Bill Cain (athletic director) (1933–2022), American college football player and athletic director
Blue Cain (born 2004), American basketball player
Briscoe Cain (born 1984), American politician
Carl Cain (1934–2024), American basketball player
Chris Cain (born 1955), jazz and blues guitarist
Cyril Edward Cain (1883–1963), American educator and historian
D. Jamison Cain (1926–2010), American government official
Dean Cain (born 1966), American actor
Deon Cain (born 1996), American football player
Elizabeth Cain (born 1962), Australian ice skater
Fraser Cain, founder of the website Universe Today
Hannah Cain (born 1999), Wales international footballer
Henri Cain (1857–1937), French playwright and librettist
Herb Cain (1913–1982), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Herman Cain (1945–2020), American businessman, talk show host, and candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination
Jackie Cain (1928–2014), American jazz vocalist
James M. Cain (1892–1977), American crime writer
John Cain (disambiguation), multiple people
Johnny Cain (1908–1977), American football player, college sports coach, and administrator
Jonathan Cain (born 1950), musician
Joseph Hilliard Cain Sr. (1892–1962), American military officer and politician
LeRoy E. Cain (born 1964), American aerospace engineer who worked for NASA
Lorenzo Cain (born 1986), American baseball center fielder
Matt Cain (born 1984), American baseball pitcher
Matt Cain (writer), British writer and broadcaster
Michael Cain (musician) (born 1966), American pianist and composer
Michael Cain (footballer) (born 1994), English footballer
Mick Cain (rugby union) (1885–1951), New Zealand rugby union player
Minerva Ruffin Cain (1820–1890), American political hostess
Myrtle Cain (1894–1980), American politician
Noah Cain (born 2000), American football player
Nyoshia Cain (born 1994), Trinidad and Tobago Paralympic athlete
Patrick Cain (born 1962), American football player
Paul Cain (author) (1928–1966), American writer
Paul Cain (minister) (1929–2019), American Pentecostal minister
Randy Cain (1945–2009), American soul singer, member of the vocal group The Delfonics
Robert Henry Cain (1909–1974), British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
Ross Cain (1957–2011), Nauruan politician
Roy Franklin Cain (1906–1998), Canadian bryologist and mycologist—see Coniochaetaceae
Stanley A. Cain (1902–1995), American botanist and plant ecologist
Stephen Cain (born 1984), Australian decathlete—see List of decathlon national champions (men)
Susan Cain (born 1968), American non-fiction writer and lecturer
Syd Cain (1918–2011), British production designer
Tim Cain, American video game programmer
Tyler Cain (born 1988), American basketball player
William Cain (disambiguation)

Cain (surname)

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