Lonsdale is an English surname which has its origins in the description of the valley of the

River Lune The River Lune (archaically sometimes Loyne) is a river in length in Cumbria and Lancashire, England. Etymology Several elucidations for the origin of the name ''Lune'' exist. Firstly, it may be that the name is Brittonic in genesis and deriv ...

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

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Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Angela Lonsdale Angela Lonsdale ( Smith; 13 October 1967) is an English actress. Biography Born to a policeman father, Lonsdale trained at Brewery Youth Theatre at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal. She took part in a large number of amateur productions, includ ...

(born 1970), English actress *

Anne Lonsdale Anne Mary Lonsdale CBE (née Menzies, first married name Griffin, born 16 February 1941) is a British sinologist and was the third President of New Hall, Cambridge. Life Born Anne Menzies in Huddersfield in February 1941, the only child of Alexa ...

(born 1941), British sinologist, third President of New Hall, University of Cambridge *

Bruce Lonsdale Bruce Lonsdale (November 10, 1949 – January 22, 1982) was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Timiskaming in the House of Commons of Canada from 1980 to 1982. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He served as mayor of the ...

(1949–1982), Canadian politician *

Charles Lonsdale Charles John Lonsdale (born 5 July 1965) is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to Armenia 2008–2012. He is the son of author and scholar Roger Lonsdale Lonsdale was Second Secretary in Budapest, Hungary from 1990 to 1993, and First Secretary ...

(born 1965), British diplomat * Chris Lonsdale (born 1987), Bermudian former cricketer and footballer * Christopher Lonsdale (1886–1952), Canadian founder and first headmaster of Shawnigan Lake School, British Columbia * David Lonsdale (born 1963), English actor * Derrick Lonsdale (born 1924), American pediatrician and researcher *

Edmund Lonsdale Edmund Lonsdale (31 October 1843 – 4 October 1913) was an Australian politician. Born in Morpeth, New South Wales, he was schooled in Maitland before becoming a bricklayer, builder and contractor. He was also an alderman on Armidale Shire Cou ...

(1843–1913), Australian politician *

Frederick Lonsdale Frederick Lonsdale (5 February 1881 – 4 April 1954) was a British playwright known for his librettos to several successful musicals early in the 20th century, including '' King of Cadonia'' (1908), ''The Balkan Princess'' (1910), ''Betty'' (1 ...

(1881–1954), English dramatist *Gordon Lonsdale, alias of

Konon Molody Konon Trofimovich Molody (russian: Ко́нон Трофи́мович Моло́дый; 17 January 1922 – 9 September 1970) was a Soviet intelligence officer, known in the West as Gordon Arnold Lonsdale. Posing as a Canadian businessman during ...

(1922–1970), Soviet spy *

Harry Lonsdale Harold K. Lonsdale (January 19, 1932 – November 11, 2014) was an American scientist, businessman, and politician. A Democrat, he ran for United States Senate in the U.S. state of Oregon three times, losing twice in the primaries and once as the ...

(1932–2014), American scientist, businessman, and politician *

Horatio Walter Lonsdale Horatio Walter Lonsdale (1846-1919) was an English painter and designer. Life and works Lonsdale was born in Mexico in 1846. After training as an architect, Lonsdale established a long partnership with the architect William Burges, working w ...

(1844–1919), English painter and designer *

James Lonsdale (painter) James Lonsdale (16 May 1777, Lancaster – 17 January 1839, London) was a fashionable and prolific English portrait painter who exhibited some 138 works at the Royal Academy between 1802 and 1838, and was one of the founders of the Society of ...

(1777–1839), English portraitist * James Rolston Lonsdale (1865–1921), Northern Irish politician *

John Lonsdale John Lonsdale (17 January 1788 – 19 October 1867) was an English clergyman, who was the third Principal of King's College, London, and later served as Bishop of Lichfield. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, an ...

(1788–1867), Principal of King's College, London, later Bishop of Lichfield *

John Lonsdale, 1st Baron Armaghdale John Brownlee Lonsdale, 1st Baron Armaghdale (23 March 1850 – 8 June 1924), known as Sir John Lonsdale, Bt, between 1911 and 1918, was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Early life Born at The Pavilion, in the cathedral city ...

(1850–1924), Northern Irish businessman and politician *Dame

Kathleen Lonsdale Dame Kathleen Lonsdale ( Yardley; 28 January 1903 – 1 April 1971) was an Irish-born British pacifist, prison reformer and crystallographer. She proved, in 1929, that the benzene ring is flat by using X-ray diffraction methods to elucidate t ...

(1903–1971), Irish-born British crystallographer *

Keiynan Lonsdale Keiynan Lonsdale (; born 19 December 1991) is an Australian actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. He is known for roles such as Oliver Lloyd in the ABC series ''Dance Academy'' (2012–2013), Wally West/Kid Flash in the CW series ''The Flash'' ...

(born 1991), Australian actor *

Michael Lonsdale Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes named as Michel Lonsdale, was a French actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is best know ...

(1931–2020), French actor *

Neil Lonsdale Neil Lonsdale (Christchurch, New Zealand 1907 - Henderson, New Zealand 1989) was a New Zealand commercial artist and cartoonist. He was the editorial cartoonist for the ''Auckland Star'' (1952-1968) and illustrated 'Over the teacups' for the ''New ...

(1907–1989), New Zealand editorial cartoonist *

Richard Lonsdale Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant Colonel Richard Thomas Henry Lonsdale, (27 December 1913 – 23 November 1988) was an Officer (armed forces), officer of the British Army who served with the Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom ...

(1913–1988), British Army officer in the Parachute Regiment in World War II *

Roger Lonsdale Roger Harrison Lonsdale, FBA (6 August 1934 – 28 February 2022) was a British literary scholar and academic born in Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire. He was a Fellow and Tutor at Balliol College Oxford from 1963 to 2000, and Professor of Engli ...

, British author and academic *

Rupert Lonsdale Rupert Philip Lonsdale (5 May 1905 – 25 April 1999) was a British submarine commander, prisoner of war and Anglican clergyman. He was forced to surrender his boat in World War II after he had succeeded in rescuing her and her crew from the s ...

(1905–1999), British submarine commander, prisoner of war and Anglican clergyman *

Shawn Lonsdale Shawn Lonsdale (May 21, 1969 – February 16, 2008) was a videographer and prominent critic of the Church of Scientology. He resided in Clearwater, Florida, and regularly videotaped members of Scientology coming and going from church activities in ...

(1969–2008), American videographer and critic of the Church of Scientology *

Tommy Lonsdale Thomas Stewart Lonsdale (21 September 1882 – 17 March 1973) was a football goalkeeper and centre half. Career Lonsdale played amateur football in Auckland, before joining Grimsby Town in 1908. He played 87 games in his five years at the club, ...

(1882–1973), English footballer *

William Lonsdale William Lonsdale (9 September 1794 in Bath, Somerset, Bath11 November 1871 in Bristol), English geologist and palaeontologist, won the Wollaston Medal, Wollaston medal in 1846 for his research on the various kinds of fossil corals. Biography H ...

(1794–1871), English geologist and palaeontologist *

William Lonsdale (colonist) William Lonsdale (2 or 21 October 1799 – 28 March 1864) supervised the founding of the official settlement at Port Phillip (later named Melbourne) from 1836 and went on to serve under the Superintendent La Trobe from 1839 to 1854. Early lif ...

(1799–1864), supervised the founding of Port Phillip, later named Melbourne, Australia * Willie Lonsdale (born 1986), New Zealand cricketer

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