Laverne or La Verne is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* LaVerne Andrews (1911–1967), American singer of

the Andrews Sisters The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (January ...

singing trio *

Laverne Cox Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Pr ...

(born 1972), American actress and LGBT advocate * Laverne Harding (1905–1984), American cartoon animator * LaVerne Jones-Ferrette (born 1981), sprinter from the U.S. Virgin Islands * Laverne Smith (born 1954), American football player * Harry Laverne Anderson (1952–2018), American actor

Surname

* Andy LaVerne (born 1947), American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger * Marc Chirik (1907–1990), also known as Marc Laverne, Communist revolutionary and one of the founding militants of the International Communist Current *

Lauren Laverne Lauren Cecilia Fisher (née Gofton; born 28 April 1978), known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, model, television presenter, author and singer. She was the lead singer and additional guitarist in the alternative rock ba ...

(born 1978), English disc jockey and television presenter *

Lucille La Verne Lucille La Verne (November 7, 1872 – March 4, 1945) was an American actress known for her appearances in early sound films, as well as for her triumphs on the American stage. She is most widely remembered as the voices of the Old Witch in the 19 ...

(1872–1945), American actress * Pattie Laverne (died 1916), English singer and actress * Thomas Laverne (1917–1994), New York state senator

Fictional characters

* Laverne De Fazio, of the television series ''

Laverne & Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' sta ...

'' * Laverne Roberts, a nurse on the television series '' Scrubs'' * Laverne Todd, a nurse on the television series ''

Empty Nest ''Empty Nest'' is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from October 8, 1988, to April 29, 1995. The series, which was created as a spin-off of ''The Golden Girls'' by creator and producer Susan Harris, starred Ri ...

'' * One of the characters in the television show '' The Cher Show'' * One of the player characters in the adventure game '' Day of the Tentacle'' * Laverne (gargoyle), one of the supporting characters from Disney's 1996 animated feature, ''

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story o ...

'' * Julie LaVerne, a character in the film Show Boat (1951), played by Ava Gardner * Judith Laverne Hopps, the full name of Judy Hopps, the main protagonist from Disney's animated film, ''

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' in various regions) is a 2016 American computer-animated buddy cop action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 55th Disney animated feature film, i ...

'' * Judge Laverne Holt, a charter in the television show, ''

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural comedy television series that aired on Fox, and later on NBC. The show aired from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for a total of eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan G ...

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