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Lorenz is an originally German name derived from the Roman surname
Laurentius Laurentius is a Latin given name and surname that means "''From Laurentum''" (a city near Rome). It is possible that the place name ''Laurentum'' is derived from the Latin ''laurus'' (" laurel"). People with the name include: In Early Christiani ...
, which means "from
Laurentum Laurentum was an ancient Rome, ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia Antica, Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Roman writers regarded it as the original capital of Italy, before Lavin ...
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Given name

People with the given name Lorenz include: * Prince Lorenz of Belgium (born 1955), member of the Belgian royal family by his marriage with Princess Astrid of Belgium * Lorenz Böhler (1885–1973), Austrian trauma surgeon *
Lorenz Hart Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon"; " The Lady Is a Tramp"; "Manhattan"; " Bewitched, Bo ...
(1895–1943), American lyricist, half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart * Lorenz Lange (1690–1752), Russian official in Siberia *
Lorenz Oken Lorenz Oken (1 August 1779 – 11 August 1851) was a Germans, German natural history, naturalist, botany, botanist, biologist, and ornithology, ornithologist. Biography Oken was born Lorenz Okenfuss () in Bohlsbach (now part of Offenburg), Ortena ...
(1779–1851), German naturalist * Lorenz of Werle (1338/40–1393/94), Lord of Werle-Güstrow


Surname

People with the name surname Lorenz include: *
Adolf Lorenz Adolf Lorenz (21 April 1854, Vidnava – 12 February 1946, Sankt Andrä-Wördern) was an Austrian orthopedic surgeon. Career He studied medicine at the University of Vienna and subsequently worked as an assistant to surgeon Eduard Albert (1841� ...
(1854–1946), Austrian surgeon * Alfred Lorenz (1868–1939), Austrian-German musical analyst * Angela Lorenz (born 1965), American artist * Barbara Lorenz, make-up artist * Carl Lorenz (1913–1993), German cyclist * Christian Lorenz (born 1966), German musician * Edward Norton Lorenz (1917–2008), American mathematician and meteorologist, founder of chaos theory * Francis S. Lorenz (1914–2008), American jurist and politician * Friedrich Lorenz (1897–1944), German Catholic priest *
Hans Lorenz Hans Lorenz (24 March 1865 – 4 July 1940) was a German engineer and mathematical physicist. He was an influential professor at the University of Göttingen and at Danzig where he was involved in establishing the training of engineers with sound m ...
(1865–1940), German engineer and physicist * Julie Lorenz, American transportation executive *
Konrad Lorenz Konrad Zacharias Lorenz (Austrian ; 7 November 1903 – 27 February 1989) was an Austrian zoology, zoologist, ethology, ethologist, and ornithologist. He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Karl von ...
(1903–1989), Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist * Kuno Lorenz (born 1932), German philosopher * Lee Lorenz (1932-2022), American cartoonist * Ludvig Lorenz (1829–1891), Danish mathematician and physicist *
Max Lorenz (tenor) Max Lorenz (born Max Sülzenfuß; 10 May 1901 – 11 January 1975) was a German heldentenor famous for Richard Wagner, Wagnerian roles. Career Lorenz was born in Düsseldorf, and studied with Ernst Grenzebach in Berlin in the 1920s. He later w ...
(1901–1975), German tenor * Max O. Lorenz, (1880–1962), American economist *
Michael Lorenz (footballer) Michael Lorenz (born 11 January 1979) is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Arminia Klosterhardt. His brother, Stefan, was also a professional footballer. Playing career L ...
(born 1979), German footballer * Michael Lorenz (born 1970), American microbiologist *
Michael Lorenz (musicologist) Michael Lorenz (born 18 July 1958) is an Austrian musicologist, noted as a Mozart scholar and for his archival work combining music history and genealogical research. Career Born in Vienna, Lorenz studied cello and oboe at the University of Mus ...
(born 1958), Austrian musicologist *
Michael Lorenz (veterinarian) Michael Lorenz was the dean of the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, Oklahoma, from 2001-2011. He obtained his Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences, Oklahoma State University; D.V.M., Oklahoma State U ...
, American veterinary scientist *
Ottokar Lorenz Ottokar Lorenz (17 September 1832 – 13 May 1904) was an Austrian-German historian and genealogist. He was born in Iglau (now Jihlava, Czech Republic) and died in Jena. He was the father of chemist Richard Lorenz (1863-1929). He studied philol ...
(1832–1904), Austrian-German historian and genealogist *
Richard Lorenz (artist) Richard Lorenz (9 February 1858 – 4 August 1915) was a German artist known for his paintings of scenes from the Western United States. He specialized in painting horses. Early life Richard Lorenz was born on 9 February 1858 in Voigtstedt, Thu ...
German artist painted in the western genre * Siegfried Lorenz (1945–2024), German baritone and musician * Stephen R. Lorenz (born 1951), American Commander, Air Education and Training Command, United States Air Force * Richard Lorenz (bobsleigh) (1901–1953), Austrian bobsledder * Taylor Lorenz, American journalist * Trey Lorenz (born 1969), American singer * Ulrike Lorenz (born 1963), German art historian and president of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar * Werner Lorenz (1891–1974), German SS-General and war criminal * William Lorenz (1882–1958), American physician, psychiatrist, and U.S. Army medical officer in World War I


Fictional Characters

* Lorenz Hellman Gloucester, a character from the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' *Keel Lorenz, an antagonist from the anime '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' *Lighter Lorenz, a character from the video game ''
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See also

* Lorentz, spelled with a "t" {{Given name, type=both Surnames from given names German-language surnames German masculine given names Masculine given names