Laverne or La Verne is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* LaVerne Andrews (1911–1967), American singer of

the Andrews Sisters The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (1916–1995), and mezzo ...

singing trio *

Laverne Cox Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBTQ advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black'', becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a ...

(born 1972), American actress and LGBT advocate * Laverne Harding (1905–1984), American cartoon animator * LaVerne Jones-Ferrette (born 1981), sprinter from the U.S. Virgin Islands * LaVerne E. Ragster (born 1951), U.S. Virgin Islands marine biologist and academic administrator * Laverne Smith (born 1954), American football player * Harry Laverne Anderson (1952–2018), American actor

Surname

Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservat ...

(born 1947), American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger * Marc Chirik (1907–1990), also known as Marc Laverne, Communist revolutionary and one of the founding militants of the International Communist Current *

Lauren Laverne Lauren Cecilia Fisher (née Gofton; born 28 April 1978), known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, model, television presenter, author and singer. She was the lead singer and guitarist in the alternative rock band Kenicki ...

(born 1978), English disc jockey and television presenter * Lucille La Verne (1872–1945), American actress *

Pattie Laverne Pattie Laverne (died 24 April 1916)
''The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive''. Retrieved 28 November 2021. was an ...

(died 1916), English singer and actress * Thomas Laverne (1917–1994), New York state senator

Fictional characters

*LaVerne, a character in Stephen King's '' The Raft (short story)'' and its adaptation in '' Creepshow 2'' * Laverne De Fazio, of the television series ''

Laverne & Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' is an American television sitcom that ran for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' stars Penny Marshall and Cindy Wi ...

'' * Laverne Roberts, a nurse on the television series '' Scrubs'' * Laverne Todd, a nurse on the television series ''

Empty Nest ''Empty Nest'' is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from October 8, 1988, to June 17, 1995. The series, which was created as a spin-off of ''The Golden Girls'' by creator and producer Susan Harris, starred Richa ...

'' * One of the characters in the television show '' The Cher Show'' * One of the player characters in the adventure game '' Day of the Tentacle'' * Laverne (gargoyle), one of the supporting characters from Disney's 1996 animated feature, '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' * Julie LaVerne, a character in the film Show Boat (1951), played by Ava Gardner * Judith ''Laverne'' Hopps, the full name of Judy Hopps, the main protagonist from Disney's animated film, ''

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' or ''Zoomania'' in various regions) is a 2016 American animated buddy cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore from a screenplay by Jared Bush an ...

'' * Judge Laverne Holt, a character in the television show, ''

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural sitcom television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, and later on NBC, from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan G ...

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