Zorn () is a family name of German origin meaning "wrath". Historically, it was predominantly strong in German influenced cities such as

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, Kempten,

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, and

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg is ...

. Today, the surname Zorn can be frequently found in

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Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, Rheinland-Pfalz, and

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People

* Anders Zorn (1860–1920), Swedish painter *

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 *

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 * Eric Zorn (born (1958), columnist for the ''

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'', grandson of Max Zorn * Jim Zorn (born 1953), former

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

quarterback and head coach *

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 *

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 *

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 * Pete Zorn (1950–2016), American-born British musician *

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 The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

of all time * Werner Zorn (born 1942), German computer scientist * ** (1828–1890), Alsatian politician ** Franz Zorn von Bulach (1858–1925), auxiliary bishop of Strasbourg ** (1851–1921), Alsatian politician and member of the Reichstag ** (1665–1721), German

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

architect

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* Zorn (river), a river in northeastern France *''

Son of Zorn A son is a male reproduction, offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and s ...

'', an animated/live action hybrid sitcom on Fox * Zorn 88, a former Norwegian neo-Nazi group

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