Lovie is a

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and a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. People so named include: *

Lovie Austin Cora "Lovie" Austin (September 19, 1887 – July 8, 1972) was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, singer, and arranger during the 1920s classic blues era. She and Lil Hardin Armstrong are often ranked as two of the best f ...

(1887–1972), American female bandleader, piano player, composer and arranger *

Lovie Gore Lovie Landrum Gore ( Landrum; January 15, 1904 – February 7, 1980) was an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives between 1952 and 1960. She was the Democratic national committeewoman for the sta ...

(1904-1980), American politician *

Lovie Smith Lovie Lee Smith (born May 8, 1958) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). From 2004 to 2016, he served as the head coach of the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a ...

(born May 8, 1958), National Football League head coach *

Lovie Yancey Lovie Yancey (January 3, 1912 – January 26, 2008), born in Bastrop, Texas, was the African-American founder of the Fatburger restaurant chain. Founding of Fatburger She originally owned a small restaurant in Tucson. In 1947, she founded Fa ...

(1912–2008), founder of the Fatburger restaurant chain *

Jim Lovie James Theirs Harrison Lovie (born 19 September 1932) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a left winger. Lovie began his career in the early 1950s with Dundee United before moving back to hometown club Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, ...

(born 1932), Scottish former footballer *

William James Lovie William James Lovie (December 30, 1868 – November 24, 1938) was a Canadian farmer and politician. Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Cov ...

(1868–1938), Canadian farmer and politician *

Lovie Lee Lovie Lee (March 17, 1909 – May 23, 1997) Various birth years have been reported for Lee, including 1917 and 1923. was an American electric blues pianist and singer. He is best known for his work accompanying Muddy Waters. He also recorded a so ...

(1909–1997), American electric blues pianist and singer born Edward Lee Watson

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