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

Given name

Men

Loren Acton Loren Wilber Acton (born 7 March 1936) is an American physicist who flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-51-F as a Payload Specialist for the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory. He is also the father of Cheryll Glotfelty, a leading ecocritic. ...

(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 Loren C. Carpenter (born February 7, 1947) is a computer graphics researcher and developer. Biography He was a co-founder and chief scientist of Pixar Animation Studios. He is the inventor of the Reyes rendering algorithm and is one of the aut ...

(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 Loren L. Coleman is an American science-fiction writer, born and grew up in Longview, Washington. He is known for having written many books for series such as ''Star Trek'', ''Battletech''/''MechWarrior (role-playing game), Mechwarrior'', ''Age ...

(born 1947), American science-fiction writer *

Loren W. Collins Loren Warren "L.W." Collins (August 7, 1838 – September 27, 1912) was an American jurist and politician. Early life and education Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Collins moved with his family to Eden Prairie, Minnesota Territory, in 1853. ...

(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 Loren Duane Cunningham (June 30, 1935 – October 6, 2023) was an American missionary who was the founder of the international Christian missionary organization Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and the University of the Nations. Cunningham founded YWA ...

(born 1936), American missionary organizer *

Loren Dean Loren Dean (born July 31, 1969) is an American actor. He has appeared on stage and in feature films, including as the title character in ''Billy Bathgate'', as well as ''Apollo 13'', ''Rosewood'', ''Space Cowboys'', and ''Ad Astra''. He appeared ...

(born 1969), American actor *

Loren C. Dunn Loren Charles Dunn (June 12, 1930 – May 16, 2001) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1968 until his death. Dunn was born in Tooele, Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church to Aust ...

(1930–2001), American general authority of the LDS Church *

Loren Eiseley Loren Eiseley (September 3, 1907 – July 9, 1977) was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s. He received many honorary degrees and was a fel ...

(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 Loren R. Graham (June 29, 1933 – December 15, 2024) was an American historian of science, particularly science in Russia. Early life and career Graham was born on June 29, 1933. He earned his B.A. in chemical engineering at Purdue Universit ...

(1933–2024), American historian of science *

Loren Leman Loren Dwight Leman (; born December 2, 1950) is an American politician who served as the eighth lieutenant governor of Alaska, from 2002 to 2006. Before that, he served in both houses of the state legislature, and was elected as the Senate Major ...

(born 1950), American politician * Loren Long (born 1964), American author of children's books *

Loren McIntyre Loren McIntyre (March 24, 1917 – May 11, 2003), was an American photojournalist who worked extensively in South America. His photographs and writing appeared in ''National Geographic'' and hundreds of other periodicals. He has numerous bo ...

(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) Loren Miller was an American civic reformer and libertarianism, libertarian activist in the first half of the 20th century. Perhaps Miller's most lasting contribution was his success in convincing business magnates to support libertarian causes an ...

, American civic reformer and libertarian activist *

Loren Miller (judge) Loren Miller (January 20, 1903 – July 14, 1967) was an American journalist, civil rights activist, attorney, and judge. Miller was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown in 1964 and served until h ...

(1903–1967), American California Superior Court judge *

Loren Mosher Loren Richard Mosher (September 3, 1933, Monterey, California – July 10, 2004, Berlin) was an American psychiatrist, clinical professor of psychiatry, expert on schizophrenia and the chief of the Center for Studies of Schizophrenia in the Natio ...

(1933–2004), American psychiatrist *

Loren Murchison Loren C. Murchison (December 17, 1898 – June 11, 1979) was an American athlete, double gold medal winner in 4 × 100 m relay at the Olympic Games. Biography Born in Farmersville, Texas, Loren Murchison was an AAU Champion in in 1920 and 19 ...

(1898–1979), American athlete *

Loren Nerell Loren Nerell (born November 30, 1960) is an American composer and performer of ambient American music and Balinese gamelan. As a composer, Loren has written music for film, theater, dance, and interactive multi-media. He has performed with the Kr ...

(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 Loren Schoenberg (born July 23, 1958) is a tenor saxophonist, conductor, educator, and jazz historian. He has won two Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes. He is the former executive director and currently senior scholar of the National Jazz Museum ...

(born 1958), American musician and historian * Loren B. Sessions (1827–1897), New York politician *

Loren Shriver Loren James Shriver (born September 23, 1944) is a former NASA astronaut, aviator, and a retired US Air Force Colonel. Career Shriver graduated from Paton High School in 1962. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineerin ...

(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 Loren Keith Wiseman (March 7, 1951 – February 14, 2017) was an American wargame and role-playing game designer, game developer and editor. Career Game Designers' Workshop After graduating from Illinois State University, Loren Wiseman co-f ...

, American board game designer and developer * Loren Wright (1917–2005), American professional basketball player

Women

Loren Allred Loren Allred (born September 7, 1989) is an American singer. She made her ''Billboard'' Hot 100 debut with the RIAA-certified platinum-selling " Never Enough" from ''The Greatest Showman'' musical. She is featured on Michael Bublé's ''Love'' al ...

, 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 Loren Taylor (née Horsley) (born 27 October 1977) is a New Zealand-born actress and writer. She played Lily in the 2007 film ''Eagle vs Shark'', which she co-wrote with her then-partner, Taika Waititi. Her directorial debut film '' The Moon I ...

(born 1977), New Zealand actress *

Loren Rowney Loren Rowney (born 14 October 1988) is an Australian former racing cyclist. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In October 2015 it was announced that Rowney would join for the 2016 season after her previous team disbanded. After ...

(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 Lorenzo Juarros García (born 7 October 1966), known as Loren, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as either a central defender or striker. In a professional career which spanned nearly twenty years, he represented mainly R ...

(born 1966), Spanish retired footballer *

Loren Morón (footballer, born 1970) Lorenzo Morón Vizcaíno (born 16 February 1970), known as Loren, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager. He amassed Segunda División totals of 279 games and 11 goals, representing five clubs. He ...

, 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 Eric Loren is an American film and television actor, and author. He has appeared on many TV shows and films. His most notable film roles are as Deputy Ryan in The Fourth Kind, as well as appearing in small roles in Red Lights and Green Zone. H ...

, American actor *

Giselle Loren Giselle Loren is an American actress most known for her voice-over work in animation and video games. She voiced Adélie Chica in ''Happy Feet'', Stargirl in ''Justice League Unlimited'', and Martha Connors in '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series' ...

, 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 Todd Loren (born Stuart Loren Shapiro, 1960–1992) was an American comic book publisher, owner of Revolutionary Comics and its title '' Rock 'N' Roll Comics''. Biography As a teenager, Loren promoted comic conventions and record collector s ...

(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 ''The Fionavar Tapestry'' is a book series of fantasy novels by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay, published between 1984 and 1986. The novels are set in both contemporary Toronto and the secondary world of Fionavar. Premise Five University of To ...

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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