Loren is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to:

Given name

Men

* Loren Acton (born 1936), American physicist and astronaut * Loren C. Ball (born 1948), amateur astronomer who has discovered more than 100 asteroids * Loren M. Berry (1888–1980), American businessman *

Loren Bouchard Loren Hal Bouchard (born 1969 or 1970) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, and composer. He is the creator of several animated TV shows such as ''Bob's Burgers'', '' Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil'', and ''Central Park''. He is a ...

(born 1970), American television writer and director *

Loren Brichter Loren Brichter (born November 15, 1984) is an American software developer who is best known for creating Tweetie and the pull-to-refresh interaction. After atebits, his self-founded company, was bought by Twitter, Inc. in 2010, he developed a wo ...

(born 1984), American software developer * Loren Cameron (born 1959), American photographer * Loren Carpenter (born 1947), American computer graphics researcher and developer *

Loren Coleman Loren Coleman (born July 12, 1947) is an American cryptozoologist, author and television personality who has written over 40 books on a number of topics, including cryptozoology. He is also the President, Founder and leading Director of the Inter ...

(born 1947), American scientist and author * Loren L. Coleman (born 1947), American science-fiction writer * Loren W. Collins (1838–1912), American jurist and politician *

Loren Mazzacane Connors Loren Mazzacane Connors (born October 22, 1949) is an American guitarist who has recorded and performed under several different names: Guitar Roberts, Loren Mazzacane, Loren Mattei, and currently Loren Connors. His music has touched on many genre ...

(born 1949), American musician * Loren Crabtree (born 1940), American academic and chancellor * Loren Cunningham (born 1936), American missionary organizer * Loren Dean (born 1969), American actor * Loren C. Dunn (1930–2001), American general authority of the LDS Church * Loren Eiseley (1907–1977), American scientist and writer * Loren D. Estleman (born 1952), American author *

Loren D. Everton Loren Dale Everton (July 14, 1915 – February 15, 1991) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps Colonel (United States), colonel. He was a flying ace credited with shooting down twelve enemy planes and was awarded the Navy Cross during ...

(1915–1991), American Marine flying ace, Navy Cross recipient * Loren Graham (1933–2024), American historian of science * Loren Leman (born 1950), American politician * Loren Long (born 1964), American author of children's books * Loren McIntyre (1917-2003), American photojournalist, worked extensively in South America *

Loren Meyer Loren Henry Meyer (born December 30, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round (24th pick overall ...

(born 1972), American professional basketball player * Loren Miller (activist), American civic reformer and libertarian activist * Loren Miller (judge) (1903–1967), American California Superior Court judge * Loren Mosher (1933–2004), American psychiatrist * Loren Murchison (1898–1979), American athlete * Loren Nerell (born 1960), American composer, ethnomusicologist and gamelan musician *

Loren Pope Loren Brooks Pope (July 13, 1910 – September 23, 2008) was an American writer and educational consultant, best known for his book, '' Colleges That Change Lives''. He was also the education editor of ''The New York Times.'' Background Born ...

(1910–2008), American writer *

Loren Roberts Loren Lloyd Roberts (born June 24, 1955) is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. Early life Roberts was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He competed for San Luis Obispo Senior High Sch ...

(born 1955), American golfer * Loren Schoenberg (born 1958), American musician and historian * Loren B. Sessions (1827–1897), New York politician * Loren Shriver (born 1944), American pilot and astronaut *

Loren A. Smith Loren A. Smith (born December 22, 1944) is an American jurist and academic. Smith currently serves as a senior judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. He served as the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims from ...

(born 1944), American federal judge on the United States Court of Federal Claims *

Loren Taylor Loren Manuel Taylor (born July 26, 1977) is an American politician who served a member of the Oakland City Council from the 6th district from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he ran for List of m ...

(born 1977), American politician *

Loren Toews Loren James Toews (born November 3, 1951) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). Toews graduated from Del Mar High School in San Jose, California and later University of Californ ...

(born 1951), American football player * Loren H. White (1863–1923), New York politician * Loren Wiseman, American board game designer and developer * Loren Wright (1917–2005), American professional basketball player

Women

* Loren Allred, an American singer *

Loren Galler-Rabinowitz Loren Galler-Rabinowitz (born January 19, 1986) is a physician, an American former ice dancer, and pageant titleholder. She is the 2004 U.S. ice dancing bronze medalist with David Mitchell and competed in the Miss America 2011 pageant. Persona ...

(born 1986), American ice dancer *

Loren Gray Loren Gray Beech (born April 19, 2002) is an American social media personality, singer, and songwriter. Gray rose to prominence in 2015 on the video sharing app, Musical.ly. In 2018, she released her debut single "My Story" under Virgin Recor ...

(born 2002), American singer and social media personality * Loren Horsley (born 1977), New Zealand actress * Loren Rowney (born 1988), Australian racing cyclist

Nickname

Loren Legarda Lorna Regina "Loren" Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) is a Filipina politician, environmentalist, cultural worker, and former journalist who is currently serving as a Senator and served as the president pro tempore of the Senate of the ...

(born 1960), Filipina journalist and politician * Loren Morón (footballer, born 1993), Spanish footballer * Lorenzo Juarros García (born 1966), Spanish retired footballer * Loren Morón (footballer, born 1970), Spanish footballer and manager * Loren Sánchez (born 2003), Spanish footballer * Loren (born 1995), South Korean musician

Surname

Donna Loren Donna Zukor (born March 7, 1947), known professionally as Donna Loren, is an United States, American singer and actress. A performer in the 1960s, she was the "Dr Pepper Girl" from 1963 to 1968, a featured female vocalist on ''Shindig!'', an ...

(born 1947), American actress * Eric Loren, American actor * Giselle Loren, American voice actor *

Josie Loren Jocelyn "Josie" Loren Lopez Leinart (born March 19, 1987) is an American attorney and former actress, best known for the role of Kaylie Cruz in the ABC Family series '' Make It or Break It'', and as FBI Agent Michelle Vega in the TV series ''The ...

(born 1987), American actress * Nanda Loren (born 1988), Brazilian singer *

Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the ...

(born 1934), Italian actress * Todd Loren (1960–1992), American comic book publisher

Fictional characters

* Loren McWilliams, the male protagonist of the 1985 film ''

The New Kids ''The New Kids'' is a 1985 American Horror film, horror thriller film, directed by Sean S. Cunningham and starring Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin and James Spader. The film was released on January 18, 1985, by Columbia Pictures. Plot When Abb ...

'' * Loren Silvercloak, in the Fionavar Tapestry novels by

Guy Gavriel Kay Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, 1954) is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Ju ...

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Loren Singer Loren Adelson Singer (March 5, 1923, – December 19, 2009) was an American novelist, known best for his 1970 political thriller ''The Parallax View'', which was made into a successful 1974 movie of the same name.Grimes, William"Loren Singe ...

, a main character in the TV series '' JAG'' *

Loren Smith (character) Dirk Pitt is a fictional character created by American novelist Clive Cussler and featured in a series of novels published from 1976 to 2021. Pitt is a larger-than-life hero reminiscent of pulp magazine icon Doc Savage. Pitt is a citizen of the ...

, in the Dirk Pitt novels by Clive Cussler * Loren, in the ''Animorphs'' novel series (appearing in ''

The Andalite Chronicles This is a list of all books in the ''Animorphs'' series by K. A. Applegate. For a list of authors who ghostwrote much of this series using Applegate's name, see . List of main books and companion books in publication order There are fifty-f ...

'' and '' The Diversion'') * Frederick Loren, a character in the film ''

House on Haunted Hill ''House on Haunted Hill'' is a 1959 American horror film produced and directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig, and Elisha Cook Jr. Price play ...

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