Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke (April 17, 1885 - September 7, 1962), née Karen Dinesen, was a Danish author also known under her pen name Isak Dinesen. Blixen wrote works both in Danish and in English. She is best known, at least in English, for Out of Africa, her account of living in Kenya, and one of her stories, Babette's Feast, both of which have been adapted into highly acclaimed motion pictures.
"Karen" is a song written by Jack Wilton Marshall and Bob Mosher. The song was covered by American pop band The Beach Boys
Karen is a given name.
As a female name, Danish form of the name Katherine and means "pure". It was one of the top ten names for girls born in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, peaking as the 3rd most popular girl's name in 1965.
In Armenian, the name Karen is masculine and its origins lie in an exiled Armenian prince in Persia.
Karen Sinclair AM (born November 20, 1952 in Wrexham) is a Labour politician and member for the constituency of Clwyd South in the National Assembly for Wales. She was born and brought up in Wrexham, North Wales and has lived in Llangollen for more than twenty years.
