Lorentz is a name derived from the Roman surname, Laurentius, which means "from

Laurentum Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Roman writers regarded it as the original capital of Italy, before Lavinium assumed that role after ...

". 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 (born 1978), Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboardist * Lorentz Dietrichson (1834–1917), Norwegian poet and historian of art and literature *

Lorentz Eichstadt Lorentz Eichstadt (10 August 1596 – 8 June 1660) was a German mathematician and astronomer. He was a doctor of medicine in Szczecin in Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a hi ...

(1596–1660), German mathematician and astronomer *

Lorentz Harboe Ree Lorentz Harboe Ree (12 March 1888– 8 March 1962) was a Norwegian architect. Ree was born at Stange in Hedmark, Norway. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1915. He first worked as an architectural assistant in Bergen (1 ...

(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 ), East Low German, East Pomeranian dialect The Pomeranian language ( Polish: ''pomorszczyzna'' or ''język pomorski'', German: ''Pomoranisch'' or ''die pomoranische Sprache'') is in the Pomeranian group of Lechitic languages ( Polish: ''grupa ...

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 Lorentz ...

(1853–1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner * Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz (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 an ...

(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 liter ...

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

Max Lorentz Max Lorentz (born in Täby, November 16, 1962) is a Sweden, 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 (musici ...

(born 1962), Swedish musician, songwriter and producer *

Pare Lorentz Pare Lorentz (December 11, 1905 – March 4, 1992) was an American filmmaker known for his film work about the New Deal. Born Leonard MacTaggart Lorentz in Clarksburg, West Virginia he was educated at Buckhannon High School, West Virginia Wesl ...

(1905–1992), American author and film director * Stanisław Lorentz (1899–1991), Polish scholar of music and history of art

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