Lorentz is a name derived from the Roman surname,

Laurentius Laurentius is a Latin given name and surname that means "''From Laurentum''" (a city near Rome). It is possible that the place name ''Laurentum'' is derived from the Latin ''laurus'' ("laurel"). People with the name include: In Early Christianit ...

, which means "from

Laurentum Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Roman writers regarded it as the original capital of Italy, before Lavinium assumed that role afte ...

". It is the German form of

Laurence Laurence is an English and French given name (usually female in French and usually male in English). The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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Lorentz Aspen Lorentz Aspen (born 23 April 1978 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboardist. He played in Theatre of Tragedy from 2 October 1993 to 2 October 2010 and with them he released seven studio albums, one live album and five EP's. ...

(born 1978), Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboardist * Lorentz Dietrichson (1834–1917), Norwegian poet and historian of art and literature * Lorentz Eichstadt (1596–1660), German mathematician and astronomer *

Lorentz Harboe Ree Lorentz Harboe Ree (12 March 1888– 8 March 1962) was a Norwegian architect. Ree was born at Stange in Hedmark, Norway. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1915. He first worked as an architectural assistant in Bergen (19 ...

(1888–1962), Norwegian architect *

Lorentz Lange Lorentz Lange (23 December 1783 – 8 March 1860) was a Norwegian judge and politician. He was born in Vang, Hedmark. He was appointed by the government as the first Professor of Law at the University of Oslo in 1816, where he served until 182 ...

(1783–1860), Norwegian judge and politician *

Lorentz Reige Lorentz Reige (born 23 February 1990) is a Swedish ballroom dancer. He was born in Sweden and in spite of his young age he has performed and competed in several countries outside Sweden. In 2005, he won the Swedish Ten Dance National Championshi ...

(born 1990), Swedish dancer *

Lorentz Reitan Lorentz Reitan (born 5 January 1946) is a Norwegian musicologist. He was born in Haugesund. He was an associate professor at Bergen Teacher's College from 1976 to 1989, then director of the Bergen International Festival from 1990 to 1995. From 19 ...

(born 1946), Norwegian musicologist

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Lorentz (rapper) Lorentz Johannes Alexander Berger, (born 28 July 1991), who uses his given name Lorentz as a stage name, is a Rapping, rap artist from Stockholm, Sweden, rapping in Swedish language, Swedish. Raised on Södermalm, Stockholm, he became part of th ...

, real name Lorentz Alexander, Swedish singer and rapper

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Dominique Lorentz Dominique Lorentz is a French investigative journalist who has written books on the stakes and reality of nuclear proliferation, as well as a film documentary, ''La République Atomique'' ("The Atomic Republic"), which related terrorist acts i ...

, French investigative journalist who has written books on nuclear proliferation * Friedrich Lorentz, author of works on the

Pomeranian language ), East Low German, East Pomeranian dialect The Pomeranian language (Polish: ''pomorszczyzna'' or ''język pomorski'', German: ''Pomoranisch'' or ''die pomoranische Sprache'') is in the Pomeranian group of Lechitic languages (Polish: ''grupa po ...

* Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853–1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner *

Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz (18 September 1871 – 2 September 1944) was a Dutch explorer in New Guinea and diplomat in South Africa. He was born to Theodorus Apolonius Ninus Lorentz, a tobacco grower in East Java who had returned to the ...

(1871–1944), Dutch explorer and diplomat *

Jim Lorentz James Peter Lorentz, Jr. (born May 1, 1947) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres between 1969 and 1978. ...

(born 1947), retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre *

Lore Lorentz Lore Lorentz (12 September 1920 – 22 February 1994) was a German Kabarett artist and standup comedian. She was born in Mährisch-Ostrau, Czechoslovakia (today Ostrava in the Czech Republic) as Lore Schirmer. She studied history, German literatur ...

(1920–1994), German cabaret artist and standup comedian *

Max Lorentz Max Lorentz (born in Täby, November 16, 1962) is a Swedish musician, songwriter and producer. He has also worked as a session-musician with artists including Ulf Lundell, Sanne Salomonsen, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Skifs, E-Type, Eldkvarn, ...

(born 1962), Swedish musician, songwriter and producer *

Pare Lorentz Pare Lorentz (December 11, 1905 – March 4, 1992) was an American filmmaker known for his film work about the New Deal. Born Leonard MacTaggart Lorentz in Clarksburg, West Virginia he was educated at Buckhannon High School, West Virginia Wesl ...

(1905–1992), American author and film director *

Stanisław Lorentz Stanisław Lorentz (28 April 1899 – 15 March 1991) was a Polish scholar of museology and history of art. He was director of the National Museum in Warsaw in the years 1935-1985, deputy to Sejm - the Polish Parliament (1965–69), and an UNESC ...

(1899–1991), Polish scholar of music and history of art

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