Lonnie is a given name usually used for males.

People

* Lonnie Chisenhall (born 1988), American baseball player * Alonzo Clayton (1876–1917), American horse racing jockey * Lonnie Coleman (1920–1982), American novelist and playwright known for the Beulah Land trilogy * Lonnie Dennis (1937–1997), Canadian football player * Lonnie Dixon (1932–2011), American collegiate basketball official *

Lonnie Donegan Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the " King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and brought ...

(1931–2002),

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

skiffle musician known as the King of Skiffle *

Lonnie Ford Lonnie Ford (born February 21, 1979) is an American football fullback–defensive end who most recently played for the Los Angeles Avengers. Biography Ford attended Morse High School in San Diego, California, then attended the University of ...

(born 1979), American football player in the Arena Football League * Lonnie Theodore Binion (1943–1998), American casino executive * Lonnie Franklin (1952-2020), prolific American serial killer and rapist *

Lonnie Frisbee Lonnie Ray Frisbee (June 6, 1949 – March 12, 1993) was an American Charismatic evangelist in the late 1960s and in the 1970s; he was a self-described "seeing prophet". He was known for his hippie appearance. He was notable as a minister and e ...

(1949–1993), American Pentecostal evangelist and mystic * Lonnie Goldstein (1918–2013), American baseball player *

Lonnie Gordon Lonnie Gordon (born November 8, 1965, Philadelphia) is an American female dance, pop and R&B singer and songwriter. She scored several chart hits during the 1990s, most notably for her 1990 UK top 10 single " Happenin' All Over Again". Earl ...

, American singer and songwriter from the Bronx *

Lonnie Graham Lonnie Graham is an American fine art photographer, professor, installation artist, and cultural activist investigating the methods by which the arts can be used to achieve tangible meaning in peoples lives. He is Professor of Visual Art at Pennsy ...

, photographer, professor, installation artist and cultural activist *

Lonnie Hammargren Lonnie Lee Hammargren (December 25, 1937 – June 13, 2023) was an American politician and neurosurgeon who served as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1995 to 1999. Prior to being lieutenant governor, Ha ...

(born 1937), American politician * Lonnie Hanzon (born 1959), American artist based in Colorado *

Lonnie Hillyer Lonnie Hillyer (March 25, 1940 in Monroe, Georgia – July 1, 1985 in New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter, strongly influenced by Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and other bebop legends of that era. Lonnie Hillyer m ...

(1940–1985), American jazz trumpeter *

Lonnie Holley Lonnie Bradley Holley (born February 10, 1950), sometimes known as the Sand Man, is an American artist, art educator, and musician. He is best known for his assemblages and immersive environments made of found materials. In 1981, after he brought ...

(born 1950), American artist *

Lonnie Johnson (musician) Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1899 – June 16, 1970) was an American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter. He was a pioneer of jazz guitar and jazz violin and is recognized as the first to play an electrically ampl ...

(1899–1970), American blues and jazz singer, guitarist and songwriter *

Lonnie Johnson (inventor) Lonnie George Johnson (born October 6, 1949) is an American inventor, aerospace engineer, and entrepreneur, best known for inventing the bestselling Super Soaker water gun in 1989. He was formerly employed at the U.S. Air Force and NASA, wher ...

(born 1949), American engineer and inventor known for the Super Soaker water gun * Lonnie Johnson (American football) (born 1971), an American football player * Lonnie Johnson Jr. (born 1995), American football player *

Lonnie Jordan Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan (born November 21, 1948, in San Diego) is an American musician and songwriter. He is a founding member of the American funk band War. Jordan had a number of roles over the years, acting as vocalist and playing guitar, piano ...

(born 1948), American funk musician, founding member of War * Lonnie C. King, Jr., African-American human rights activist *

Lonnie Kjer Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "", composed by John Hatting and Torben Lendager, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Lonnie Devantier. The Danish participating broadcaster, (DR), organised th ...

(born 1972), (Previously Lonnie Devantier) Danish singer who competed in the Eurovision contest of 1990 * Lonnie D. Kliever (1932–2004), American professor of religious studies *

Lonnie Latham The Reverend Dr. Lonnie Latham (born January 7, 1946) served as the senior pastor of South Tulsa Baptist Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a post he held from 2002 to January 6, 2006, when he resigned from that position as well as from the executive comm ...

(born 1946), American pastor in Oklahoma *

Lonnie Lee Lonnie Lee (born David Lawrence Rix; 18 September 1940) is an Australian singer, who has fronted Lonnie Lee and the Leeman and Lonnie Lee and the Leedons. He is a pioneer of Australian rockabilly music and has worked in the industry for 60 year ...

(born 1940), Australian singer *

Lonnie Loach Lonnie Loach (born April 14, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Loach spent the majority of his career in the International Hockey League (IHL) but also played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa S ...

(born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player *

Lonnie Lynn Lonnie Lynn Jr. (May 24, 1943 – September 12, 2014), nicknamed "Pops", was an American professional basketball player and spoken word poet. He played college basketball for the Upper Iowa Peacocks and Wilberforce Bulldogs. Lynn played profess ...

(1943–2014), American basketball player * Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born 1972), an American hip-hop artist and actor known by the name

Common Common may refer to: As an Irish surname, it is anglicised from Irish Gaelic surname Ó Comáin. Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Com ...

Lonnie Mack Lonnie McIntosh (July 18, 1941 – April 21, 2016), known as Lonnie Mack, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was influential in the development of blues rock music and rock guitar soloing. Mack emerged in 1963 with his break ...

(1941–2016), stage name of American blues-rock guitarist and singer, Lonnie McIntosh * Lonnie Maclin (born 1967), American baseball player * Lonnie Marshall, American bassist, singer and songwriter *

Lonnie Marts Lonnie Marts Jr. (born November 10, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave. He currently resides ...

(born 1968), American football player *

Lonnie Mayne Ronald Doyle "Lonnie" Mayne (September 12, 1944 – August 14, 1978) was an American professional wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s who frequently went by the name Moondog Mayne. He wrestled in various National Wrestling Alliance territories, as ...

(1944–1978), American professional wrestler * Lonnie R. Moore (1920–1956), American World War II bomber pilot and Korean War double ace * Lonnie McLucas, former Black Panther Party member and convicted murderer * Lonnie Napier (1940–2023), American politician * Lonnie Nielsen (1953–2021), American golfer * Lonnie Ortega (born 1946), American artist specializing in aviation art * Lonnie Palelei (born 1971), American football player * Lonnie Park, musician and front man of Ten Man Push * Lonnie Perrin (1952–2021), American football player * Lonnie Phelps (born 2000), American football player *

Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim Lonnie Alfred "Bo" Pilgrim (May 8, 1928 – July 21, 2017) was the co-founder of Pilgrim's Pride, which at one time was one of the largest chicken producers in the United States. Pilgrim founded Pilgrim's Pride when he opened a feed store in 1946 ...

(1928–2017), American entrepreneur, founder of Pilgrim's Pride * Lonnie Pitchford (1955–1998), American blues musician and instrument maker in Mississippi *

Lonnie Plaxico Lonnie Plaxico (born September 4, 1960) is an American jazz double bassist. Biography Plaxico was born in Chicago, into a musical family, and started playing the bass at the age of twelve, turning professional at fourteen (playing both double ba ...

(born 1960), African-American jazz bassist * Lonnie Quinn (born 1963), American meteorologist * Lonnie Randolph (Indiana politician) (born 1949), American politician * Lonnie Randolph Jr. (1950-2024), American civil rights activist * Lonnie Sanders (born 1941), American football player *

Lonnie Shelton Lonnie Jewel Shelton (October 19, 1955 – July 8, 2018) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player who played from 1976 to 1985. Early years Shelton was born in Bakersfield, California. He played college basketball for Orego ...

(1955–2018), American athlete who played basketball for the New York Knicks *

Lonnie Simmons Lonnie Simmons (December 12, 1944 – February 6, 2019) was an American record producer from Los Angeles, California. He was founder and president of the now defunct Total Experience Records. As a composer, he co-wrote several #1 R&B songs for ...

, American record producer * Lonnie Smith (born 1955), American baseball outfielder *

Lonnie Smith (organist) Lonnie Smith (July 3, 1942 – September 28, 2021), styled Dr. Lonnie Smith, was an American jazz Hammond B3 organist who was a member of the George Benson quartet in the 1960s. He recorded albums with saxophonist Lou Donaldson for Blue Note R ...

(1942–2021), American jazz musician *

Lonnie Smith (boxer) Harlan Alonso Smith, known as Lonnie Smith (born November 5, 1962, in Denver, Colorado), is an American boxer at Welterweight. He was the WBC Junior Welterweight World Champion when he knocked out the previously undefeated and reigning champion ...

(born 1962), American former lightweight champion boxer *

Lonnie Liston Smith Lonnie Liston Smith Jr. (born December 28, 1940) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis before forming Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes, recording a number of ...

(born 1940), American jazz, soul and funk musician * Lonnie Spragg (1879–1904), rugby union player who represented Australia * Lonnie Szoke (born 1978), Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer * Lonnie Thompson (born 1948), American paleoclimatologist * Lonnie Lee Van Zandt (1937–1995), American professor of physics at Purdue University * Lonnie Walker IV (born 1998), American basketball player *

Lon Warneke Lonnie Warneke ( ; March 28, 1909 – June 23, 1976), nicknamed "The Arkansas Hummingbird", was a Major League Baseball player, Major League umpire (baseball), umpire, county judge, and businessman from Montgomery County, Arkansas, whose career W ...

(1909–1976), American baseball player, umpire and judge * Lonnie Warwick (born 1942), American football player * Lonnie Wright (1945–2012), American professional basketball and football player *

LeeRoy Yarbrough Lonnie "LeeRoy" Yarbrough (September 17, 1938 – December 7, 1984) was an American stock car racing, stock car racer. His best season was 1969 when he won seven races, had 21 finishes in the top-ten and earned $193,211 ($ when adjusted for infl ...

(1938–1984), American NASCAR race car driver * Lonnie Young (born 1963), American football player * Lonnie Youngblood (born 1941), American saxophonist and bandleader * Lonnie Zamora (1933–2009), New Mexico police officer who reported a UFO

Fictional characters

* Lonnie, a recurring character on ''

Scrubs Scrub(s) may refer to: * Scrub, low shrub and grass characteristic of scrubland * Scrubs (clothing), worn by medical staff * ''Scrubs'' (TV series), an American television program * Scrubs (occupation), also called "scrub tech," "scrub nurse," ...

'' * Lonnie, a Horde soldier in ''

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' is an American Animated series, animated superhero television series developed by ND Stevenson and produced by DreamWorks Animation Television for Netflix. It is a Reboot (fiction), reboot of the 1985 Fil ...

'' * Lonnie, the daughter of

Mulan Hua Mulan () is a legendary Chinese folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century Common Era, CE) of Chinese history. Scholar, Scholars generally consider Mulan to be a fictional character. Hua Mulan is depicte ...

and Li Shang from the Disney film '' Descendants'' * Lonnie Byers, father of Will and Jonathan Byers in ''

Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American television series created by the Duffer brothers, Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the Stranger Things season 1, first season was released on N ...

'' * Lonnie Garamond, titular character in the song "Lonnie" by

Godley & Creme Godley & Creme were an English rock duo formally established in Manchester in 1977 by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing music as a duo after their departure from the rock band 10cc. In 1979, they directed their first music v ...

* Lonnie Jamison, a police officer in '' In the Heat of the Night'' * Lonnie Machin, aka

Anarky Anarky is an anti hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Co-created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, he first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #608 (November 1989), as an adversary of Batman. Anarky is introduced a ...

, a DC Comics supervillain * Lonnie Lincoln, aka

Tombstone A gravestone or tombstone is a marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. A marker set at the head of the grave may be called a headstone. An especially old or elaborate stone slab may be called a funeral stele, stela, or slab. The us ...

, a Marvel Comics supervillain * Lonnie Tallbutt, a character from ''

Freakazoid! ''Freakazoid!'' is an American superhero comedy animated television series created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and developed by Tom Ruegger for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB. The series chronicles the adventures of the title char ...

'', and parody of the Wolf Man

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