List of Karen

For people named Karen, see Karen (name).

List of notable Karen people:

• Cynthia Maung, doctor, winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award
• General Bo Mya, (1927–2006), Commander of the Karen National Union and former Chairman of the National Council of the Union of Burma
• Johnny and Luther Htoo, boy soldiers
• Naw Zipporrah Sein, Karen political activist
• Tin Soe, political prisoner
• Naw Phaw Eh Htar, Karen actress
• Louisa Benson Craig, two-time beauty pageant winner and rebel leader
• Ehtalow Za, a Minnesota teacher and one of the first teachers in the state licensed to teach Karen ^[1]
• Remona Htoo, author of one of the first Karen language children's books ^[2]
• Ler Htoo, sergeant in the St. Paul, Minnesota police department and the first Karen police officer in the United States ^[3]
• June Way, MSW, LGSW, Karen community leader, therapist, and board member of the Karen Organization of Minnesota ^[4]

References

1. Dernbach, Becky Z. (2025-01-06). "New Minnesota program offers teaching licenses in Hmong, Somali, Karen". Sahan Journal. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
2. Hazzard, Andrew (2022-01-14). "After having a daughter, Remona Htoo couldn't find children's books in the Karen language. So she wrote one herself". Sahan Journal. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
3. "Ler Htoo". Karen Organization of Minnesota. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
4. "June Way". Karen Organization of Minnesota. Retrieved 2025-02-22.