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. Notable people with the name include:

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Loney Gordon Loney Clinton Gordon (1915–1999) was an African-American chemist and laboratory researcher who assisted doctors Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering with bacteriological virulence research leading to the creation of the pertussis vaccine. Early l ...

, (1915–1999), American chemist and laboratory researcher * Loney Haskell, (1870–1933), American vaudeville entertainer and theatre manager

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* Allan Loney, Canadian ice hockey player *

Cleve Loney Cleve Loney (November 5, 1950 – August 22, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. He was elected to House District 25 which represents part of the Great Fall ...

, American politician *

Ernest Loney Ernest Vincent Loney (3 July 1882 – 27 August 1951) was a British athlete and member of the Birchfield Harriers athletics club. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the fourth round of the 1500 metres, Loney finished fir ...

, British middle- and long-distance runner * Jack Loney, Australian writer and amateur maritime historian. *

James Loney (peace activist) James Loney (born 1964) is a Canadian peace activist who has worked for several years with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq and Palestine. On November 26, 2005, he was kidnapped in Baghdad along with three others: Harmeet Singh Sooden (Canadia ...

, a Canadian activist who was once held hostage in Iraq *

James Loney (baseball) James Anthony Loney (born May 7, 1984) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, and New York Mets, and in Korea Baseball Or ...

, American baseball player * John Loney, Canadian politician *

June Loney June Ellen Loney MBE (1930 – 5 June 2016) was an Australian harpist. Biography Loney was born in 1930 in Hurstville, Sydney, the youngest of six children of Irish migrant parents. As a child, she had piano lessons with local convent nuns. Lat ...

, Australian harpist *

Nicholas Loney Nicholas Loney (1826, Plymouth, United Kingdom – 23 April 1869, Mount Kanlaon, Negros Island, Philippines) was an English businessman and the British Empire's vice-consul in the city of Iloílo. Early life The younger son of Admiral Robert Lone ...

, English businessman and the British Empire's vice-consul in the city of Iloílo. * Michael Loney, Australian actor * Milton R. Loney, American politician *

Peter Loney Peter James Loney (born 3 February 1948 in Daylesford, Victoria) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2006, representing the electorates of Geelong North (1992-2 ...

, Victoria, Australia politician *

S L Loney Sydney Luxton Loney, M.A. (16 March 1860 – 16 May 1939) was a Professor of Mathematics at the Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, and a fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, England. He authored a number of mathematics texts, some ...

, British mathematician *

Troy Loney Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Çan ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

William Loney William Loney (31 May 1879 – 6 March 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic,Willie Loney William Loney (31 May 1879 – 6 March 1956) was a Scottish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footb ...

, Scottish footballer

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