Torrance, also spelled Torrence, is an originally Scottish surname. Torrance may also refer to:
Places
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Torrance, California, United States
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Torrance, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Torrance railway station
Torrance railway station was opened in 1879 on the Kelvin Valley Railway and served the area of the village of Torrance in East Dunbartonshire until 1951 for passengers and 1959 for freight.
History
Opened by the North British Railway, it be ...
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Torrance, Ontario
The Township of Muskoka Lakes is a municipality of the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. It has a year-round population of 6,588.
The municipal offices are located in Port Carling.
History
The area now covered by the township ...
, Canada
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Torrance, Pennsylvania
Torrance is an unincorporated community in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located on the south side of the Conemaugh River east of Blairsville. Torrance has a post office
A post office is ...
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Torrance Barrens
The Torrance Barrens (officially Torrance Barrens Conservation Reserve) is a conservation area and dark-sky preserve in the District Municipality of Muskoka in Central Ontario, Central Ontario, Canada. The reserve consists of Crown land#Canada, ...
, a conservation area near Torrance, Ontario
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Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
People
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Street Symphony (producer)
Torrance Esmond, better known by his stage name Street Symphony, is an American record producer and music executive from Memphis, Tennessee.
Biography
Dividing his youth between Memphis and Nashville, Street Symphony was compelled to pursue a c ...
, alias of Torrance Esmond, an American record producer and music executive
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Torry Castellano
Torrance Heather Castellano (born January 8, 1979) is an American percussionist and the former drummer of The Donnas. She announced her retirement from drumming in July 2010.
About
Castellano was born in San Francisco, California. She met fu ...
(born 1979), nickname of Torrance Castellano, retired former drummer of the rock band, The Donnas
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Torrance Coombs (born 1983), Canadian-American actor
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Torrance Daniels
Torrance "Tank" Daniels (born December 27, 1981) is a former American football linebacker who is currently a football Coach at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, New Jersey. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He ...
(born 1981), former American football linebacker and current football coach
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Torrance Gillick
Torrance Gillick (19 May 1915 – 16 December 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger for Rangers, Everton and Partick Thistle, and for the Scotland national team.
Club career
Born in Airdrie, Gillick was signed for Rangers ...
(1915–1971), Scottish footballer
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Torrance Marshall
Torrance James Marshall (born June 12, 1977) is a former professional American football player. He played high school football at Miami Sunset Senior High. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was the MVP of the 2001 Ora ...
(born 1977), American former footballer
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Torrance Small
Torrance Ramon Small (born September 4, 1970) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons for the New Orleans Saints, the St. Louis Rams, the Indianapolis Colts, the Philadelphia Eagl ...
(born 1970), former professional American football wide receiver
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Torrance Watkins (born 1949), American equestrian and Olympic champion
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Torrance Zellner
Torrance A. Zellner (born January 6, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American track and field athlete who won bronze medals in the 400 meter hurdles at the 1991 and 1999 Pan American Games. At the 1999 Pan American Games he also won a ...
(born 1970), American track and field athlete
Surname
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Alex A. Torrance
Alex A. "Big Alex" Torrance (born c. 1936) is a Scottish curler. He is a and four-time Scottish men's champion.
Torrance and the entirety of his 1964 Scottish champion rink were farmers from Hamilton. Torrance is the cousin of his skip on ...
, Scottish curler
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Alex F. Torrance
Alex F. "Wee Alex" Torrance (born c. 1933) is a Scotland, Scottish curling, curler and coach (sport), coach. He is a and four-time Scottish Men's Curling Championship, Scottish men's champion.
In 1986–1987 he was president of the Royal Cale ...
, Scottish curler and coach
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Alan Torrance (born 1956), Scottish theologian
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Bill Torrance
William Torrance (born 13 May 1946) is a Scottish broadcaster and entertainer who is known for hosting ''The Beechgrove Garden'' on BBC Scotland throughout the 1990s, Torrance was also a presenter on Dundee radio station Tay 2.
William Torra ...
(born 1946), Scottish broadcaster
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Bobby Torrance
Bobby Torrance (born 12 August 1958) is 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 football, Cana ...
(born 1958), Scottish footballer
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Chris Torrance (born 1941), British poet
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David Torrance (disambiguation), various people with the name
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Ellis Paul Torrance (1915–2003), American psychologist
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George William Torrance (1835–1907), Irish composer
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Iain Torrance (born 1949), Scottish theologian
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Isobel Torrance Jr. (later in marriage Hannen) (born 1962), Scottish curler and coach
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Jack Torrance (athlete) (1912–1969), American football player and shot putter
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Jamaal Torrance (born 1983), American sprinter
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Jared Sidney Torrance (1852–1921), American real estate developer
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John Torrance (1786–1870), Scottish merchant and entrepreneur
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Robert Torrance
Robert M. Torrance (born 1939) is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at UC Davis.
Torrance received his B.A. from Harvard in Greek and English, his M.A. at UC Berkeley in Comparative Literature, and his Ph.D. at Harvard in Comparati ...
(born 1939), American Professor Emeritus of literature
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Russell Torrance
Russell Torrance is a broadcaster, radio producer and musician. He is most notable for his work as a broadcaster on Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio station ABC Classic.
Career
Torrance was educated at Ridge Danyers College (now Chead ...
, ABC Classic FM presenter and musician
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Sam Torrance (born 1953), Scottish golfer
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Sandy Torrance
Alexander Donaldson Torrance (29 September 1901 – 14 April 1941) was a Scottish association football, footballer who played as a left half.
Career
Alexander "Sandy" Torrance initially played locally with Renfrew juniors. Joe Palmer (football ...
(1901–1941), Scottish footballer
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Thomas Torrance
Thomas Torrance (1871–1959), born in Shotts, Scotland, was a Scottish Protestant missionary to China. He was first sent there by the China Inland Mission (CIM), and later by The American Bible Society. He married Annie Elizabeth Sharp (1883– ...
(1871–1959), Scottish missionary to China
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Thomas F. Torrance
Thomas Forsyth Torrance (30 August 1913 – 2 December 2007), commonly referred to as T. F. Torrance, was a Scottish Protestant theologian and minister. Torrance served for 27 years as professor of Christian dogmatics at New College ...
(1913–2007), Scottish theologian
Other uses
*Torrance Shipman, fictional character in the film ''
Bring It On'', portrayed by Kirsten Dunst
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Jack Torrance
John Daniel Edward "Jack" Torrance is the main antagonist in Stephen King's horror novel '' The Shining'' (1977). He was portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the novel's 1980 film adaptation, by Steven Weber in the 1997 miniseries, by Brian Mu ...
, fictional character in Stephen King's ''The Shining''
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''Torrance'' (film), an upcoming American drama film
See also
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Torrence
Torrence is an originally Scottish surname. Notable people with the name include:
* A. Andrew Torrence (1902–1940), American politician
* Andrew P. Torrence (c. 1921–1980), African-American university administrator
*David Torrence (1864–1951 ...
, surname
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Torrent (disambiguation)
Torrent or torrents may refer to:
* A fast flowing stream
Animals
* Torrent duck, a species of the family Anatidae
* Torrent fish
* Torrent frog, various unrelated frogs
* Torrent robin, a bird species
* Torrent salamander, a family of salam ...
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