Zorn () is a family name of German origin meaning "wrath". Historically, it was predominantly strong in German influenced cities such as
Strasbourg
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Kempten,
Innsbruck
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Würzburg. Today, the surname Zorn can be frequently found in
Bavaria,
Baden-Württemberg,
Rheinland-Pfalz, and
Thüringen.
People
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Anders Zorn (1860–1920), Swedish painter
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Charles Rudolph Zorn
Charles (Carl) Rudolph Zorn (August 4, 1844 – September 25, 1916) was an American farmer and politician.
Born in what is now Germany, he settled in Schleswig, Wisconsin with his family in 1854. Zorn was a farmer. He served on the Schleswig ...
(1844–1916), American politician and farmer
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Dale Zorn
Dale W. Zorn (born December 31, 1953) is an American politician. He is currently serving in the Michigan Senate for the 17th district, having previously served 4 years in the Michigan House of Representatives, 20 years on the Monroe County Bo ...
(born 1953), American politician
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Eric Zorn (born (1958), columnist for the ''
Chicago Tribune'', grandson of Max Zorn
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Jim Zorn (born 1953), former
National Football League quarterback and head coach
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Johannes Zorn
Johannes Zorn (1739 in Kempten – 1799) was a German pharmacist, botanist and botanical illustrator.
After his studies in pharmacy, Zorn became an apothecary in his hometown. He made extensive trips across Europe to collect medicinal plants, and ...
(1739–1799), German pharmacist, botanist, and botanical illustrator
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John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...
(born 1953), American composer and saxophonist
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Max August Zorn
Max August Zorn (; June 6, 1906 – March 9, 1993) was a German mathematician. He was an algebraist, group theorist, and numerical analyst. He is best known for Zorn's lemma, a method used in set theory that is applicable to a wide range of m ...
(1906–1993), German-born American mathematician
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Pete Zorn (1950–2016), American-born British musician
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Trischa Zorn
Trischa Zorn (born June 1, 1964 in Orange, California) is an American Paralympic swimmer. Blind from birth, she competed in Paralympic swimming (S12, SB12, and SM12 disability categories). She is the most successful athlete in the history of th ...
(born 1964), American swimmer, the most successful
Paralympian of all time
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Werner Zorn (born 1942), German computer scientist
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Franz Zorn von Bulach (1858–1925), auxiliary bishop of Strasbourg
** (1851–1921), Alsatian politician and member of the Reichstag
** (1665–1721), German
Baroque
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architect
Other
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Zorn (river), a river in northeastern France
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Son of Zorn'', an animated/live action hybrid sitcom on Fox
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Zorn 88, a former Norwegian neo-Nazi group
See also
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Xorn
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Xorn (Dungeons & Dragons)
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Chronic Xorn
External links
zornfamilyhistory.com{{surname, Zorn
German words and phrases
German-language surnames
Surnames from nicknames