Lorentz is a 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 Christian ...

, which means "from Laurentum". It is the German form of

Laurence Laurence is an English and French given name (usually female in French and usually male in English). The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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Lorentz Aspen Lorentz Aspen (born 23 April 1978 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboardist. He played in Theatre of Tragedy from 2 October 1993 to 2 October 2010 and with them he released seven studio albums, one live album and five EP ...

(born 1978), Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboardist *

Lorentz Dietrichson Lorentz Henrik Segelcke Dietrichson (1 January 1834 Bergen - 6 March 1917) was a Norwegian poet and historian of art and literature. Biography Lorentz Henrik Segelcke Dietrichson was the son of Fredrik Dietrichson (1800–52) and Marie Heiberg ...

(1834–1917), Norwegian poet and historian of art and literature * Lorentz Eichstadt (1596–1660), German mathematician and astronomer * Lorentz Harboe Ree (1888–1962), Norwegian architect * Lorentz Lange (1783–1860), Norwegian judge and politician * Lorentz Reige (born 1990), Swedish dancer * Lorentz Reitan (born 1946), Norwegian musicologist

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* Lorentz (rapper), real name Lorentz Alexander, Swedish singer and rapper

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Dominique Lorentz Dominique Lorentz is a French investigative journalist who has written books on the stakes and reality of nuclear proliferation, as well as a film documentary, ''La République Atomique'' ("The Atomic Republic"), which related terrorist acts i ...

, French investigative journalist who has written books on nuclear proliferation * Friedrich Lorentz, author of works on the Pomeranian language *

Hendrik Antoon Lorentz Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (; 18 July 1853 – 4 February 1928) was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. He also derived the Lorent ...

(1853–1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner *

Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz (18 September 1871 – 2 September 1944) was a Dutch explorer in New Guinea and diplomat in South Africa. He was born to Theodorus Apolonius Ninus Lorentz, a tobacco grower in East Java who had returned to the ...

(1871–1944), Dutch explorer and diplomat *

Jim Lorentz James Peter Lorentz, Jr. (born May 1, 1947) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres between 1969 and 1978. ...

(born 1947), retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre *

Lore Lorentz Lore Lorentz (12 September 1920 – 22 February 1994) was a German Kabarett artist and standup comedian. She was born in Mährisch-Ostrau, Czechoslovakia (today Ostrava in the Czech Republic) as Lore Schirmer. She studied history, German literatur ...

(1920–1994), German cabaret artist and standup comedian *

Max Lorentz Max Lorentz (born in Täby, November 16, 1962) is a Swedish musician, songwriter and producer. He has also worked as a session-musician with artists including Ulf Lundell, Sanne Salomonsen, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Skifs, E-Type, Eldkvarn, ...

(born 1962), Swedish musician, songwriter and producer * Pare Lorentz (1905–1992), American author and film director * Stanisław Lorentz (1899–1991), Polish scholar of music and history of art

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