Lorne is a given name and place name especially popular in Canada, due to the

Marquess of Lorne Duke of Argyll () is a title created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The earls, marquesses, and dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful noble families in Scotland ...

, who was Governor General of Canada (1878–1883). Lorne may refer to:

People

Given name

Lorne Anderson Lawrence Robert Anderson (July 26, 1931 – March 20, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers during the 1951–52 season. In his third and fina ...

(1931–1984), Canadian hockey player * Lorne Atkinson (1921–2010) Canadian cyclist *

Lorne Babiuk Lorne Allan Babiuk, (born January 25, 1946) is a Canadian scientist specializing in immunology, pathogenesis, virology, molecular virology, and vaccinology. He is the Vice-President of Research at the University of Alberta and the former director ...

(born 1946), Canadian scientist *

Lorne Balfe Lorne Balfe (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish composer of film, television and video game scores. A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions, Balfe's scoring credits include the films '' Megamind'', ''Penguins of Madagascar'', ...

(born 1976), composer *

Lorne Bonnell Mark Lorne Bonnell (January 4, 1923 – October 9, 2006) was a Canadian physician, provincial politician and senator. Born in Hopefield, Prince Edward Island, the son of Lottie and Harry Bonnell, he received his Doctor of Medicine from Dal ...

(1923–2006), Canadian politician *

Lorne Calvert Lorne Albert Calvert (born December 24, 1952) is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Saskatchewan, from 2001 to 2007. Calvert served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party and Member of the Legislative Assembly ...

(born 1952), Canadian politician *

Lorne Campbell (disambiguation) Lorne Campbell may refer to: * Lorne Campbell (ice hockey) (1879–1957), Canadian ice hockey player * Lorne Campbell (art historian) (born 1946), Scottish art historian * Lorne Argyle Campbell (1871–1947), businessman and political figure in Br ...

Lorne Cardinal Lorne Cardinal (born 6 January 1964) is a Gemini Award-winning Canadian stage, television and film actor, and stage and TV director. He is best known for portraying Sergeant Davis Quinton on the comedy series ''Corner Gas''. Early life Cardinal ...

(born 1964), Canadian actor *

Lorne Carr Lorne William Bell Carr (July 2, 1910 — June 9, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, New York Americans, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1933 and 1946. He won the ...

(1910–2007), Canadian hockey player *

Lorne Chabot Laurent Edward Chabot (October 5, 1900 – October 10, 1946) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Chabot played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1926 to 1937. He was a member of two Stanley Cup championship teams, the New York Ra ...

(1900–1946), Canadian hockey player *

Lorne Clarke (judge) Lorne Otis Clarke (November 22, 1928 – May 21, 2016) was a Canadian lawyer and Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Early life and education Born in Malagash, Nova Scotia, in 1928, he graduated from Dalhousie University with a B.A ...

(1928–2016), Canadian judge *

Lorne Clarke (singer) Lorne Clarke is a Canadian singer-songwriter and concert promoter who first began performing in the mid-1970s in the Toronto folk scene. Born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in the isolated mining community of Schefferville, Quebec, Clarke has s ...

, Canadian singer-songwriter & concert promoter * Lorne Currie (1871–1926), British sailor *

Lorne Davis Lorne Austin Davis (July 20, 1930 – December 20, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey player, and later a scout. He played for four teams in the National Hockey League between 1951 and 1960, with the rest of his career spent in the minor leagues. Af ...

(1930–2007), Canadian hockey player and scout * Lorne L. Dawson, Canadian sociologist of religion *

Lorne Duguid Lorne Wallace Duguid (April 4, 1910 – March 21, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, born in Bolton, Ontario who played 135 games in the National Hockey League between 1931 and 1937 with the Montreal Maroons, Detroit Red Wings, ...

(1910–1981), Canadian hockey player *

Lorne Elias Lorne Elias is a Canadian chemist, inventor, and a pioneer in explosives detection technology. He invented the explosives vapour detector, EVD-1, a portable bomb detection instrument deployed at international airports in Canada in the 1980s. He c ...

, Canadian chemist and inventor *

Lorne Elliott Christopher Lorne Elliott, known by his stage name Lorne Elliott is a Canadian comedian, musician, author, and playwright. He is best known for his 11 years as host of the CBC Radio program '' Madly Off in All Directions''. Career Elliott first be ...

(born 1974), Canadian comedian *

Lorne Entress Lorne Entress is an American drummer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, currently living in Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States. Entress has worked with a wide range of artists in pop, folk, Americana, blues and jazz styles. He ha ...

, American musician *

Lorne Ferguson Lorne Robert Ferguson (May 26, 1930 — March 28, 2008) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger who played 422 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Palmerston, Ontario, he played for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, and Chicago Black H ...

(1930–2008), Canadian hockey player *

Lorne Frohman Lorne is a given name and place name especially popular in Canada, due to the Marquess of Lorne, who was Governor General of Canada (1878–1883). Lorne may refer to: People Given name * Lorne Anderson (1931–1984), Canadian hockey player * Lor ...

, Canadian comedy writer and producer; see ''Pink Lady'' (TV series) *

Lorne Greenaway Lorne Everett Greenaway (8 May 1933 – 13 September 2010) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a rancher and veterinarian by career. Greenaway was born in Bella Coola, British Columbia i ...

(1933–2010), Canadian politician *

Lorne Greene Lorne Hyman Greene (born Lyon Himan Green; February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor, singer, and radio personality. His notable television roles include Ben Cartwright on the Western ''Bonanza'' and Commander Adama in ...

(1915–1987), Canadian-born television actor *

Lorne Henderson Lorne Henderson (October 31, 1920 – February 7, 2002) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the government of William Davis. Henderson was a memb ...

(1920–2002), Canadian politician *

Lorne Henning Lorne Henning (born February 22, 1952) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He most recently has served as a scout for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Career Born in Melfort, Saskatchewan, H ...

(born 1952), Canadian hockey executive *

Lorne Kusugak Lorne Kusugak is a Canadian politician who is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for the electoral district of Rankin Inlet South. Prior to becoming an MLA, Kusugak was the mayor of Rankin Inlet. Kusugak served as the Nunavut Mi ...

, Canadian politician *

Lorne Lanning Lorne Lanning is an American game designer, director, writer and voice actor. He is also co-founder and president of the video game developer Oddworld Inhabitants. He is best known for creating the ''Oddworld'' series including the games '' ...

(born 1964), American game designer *

Lorne Lofsky Lorne Lofsky (born May 10, 1954) is a Canadian jazz guitarist. Considered a virtuoso guitarist, Lofsky is known for his collaborations with Oscar Peterson, Ed Bickert, and Kirk MacDonald. Early life and education Lofsky was born in Toronto i ...

(born 1954), Canadian jazz musician *

Lorne Loomer Lorne Kenneth Loomer (March 11, 1937 – January 1, 2017) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Archibald MacKinnon, Walter ...

(1937–2017), Canadian rower * Lorne Mayencourt (born 1957), Canadian politician *

Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian and American television writer and film producer. He created and produced ''Saturday Night Live'' (1975–1980, 1985–present) and produced the ''Late Night (franchise) ...

(born 1944), Canadian-born television producer *

Lorne Molleken Lorne Molleken (born June 11, 1956) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender and coach. Molleken was head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks at the end of the 1999 and the beginning of the 2000 season. He was nominally demoted to an assistant u ...

(born 1956), Canadian hockey player *

Lorne Nystrom Lorne Edmund Nystrom (born April 26, 1946) is a Canadian politician and was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2004. He is a member of the New Democratic Party. Parliamentary career Nystrom was ...

(born 1946), Canadian politician *

Lorne Peterson Lorne Peterson is a Canadian special effects artist most known for the ''Indiana Jones'' and ''Star Wars'' films. He won for Best Visual Effects at the 57th Academy Awards for his work on the film ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''. He sh ...

, Canadian special effect artist *

Lorne Reznowski Lorne Reznowski (January 5, 1929 – November 9, 2011) was a Canadian professor of English at the University of Manitoba and leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada. Background He was the son of Ukrainian-Canadians Lorne William Reznowski and ...

(1929–2011), Canadian politician *

Robert Lorne Richardson Robert Lorne Richardson (June 28, 1860 – November 6, 1921) was a Canadian journalist, editor, newspaper owner, author, and politician. Born in Balderson, Lanark County, Canada West, the son of Joseph Richardson and Harriet Thompson, Richa ...

(1860–1921), Canadian journalist * Lorne Rombough (1948–2019), Canadian ice hockey player *

Lorne Rubenstein Lorne Rubenstein (born 25 June 1948 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian golf journalist A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to ...

(born 1948), Canadian sports journalist * Lorne Sam (born 1984), American football player * Lorne Saxberg (1958–2006), Canadian television anchorman *

Lorne Spicer Lorne Spicer (born 16 September 1965 in Upminster, Greater London) is an English television presenter best known for presenting reality shows on the BBC's daytime output. Spicer started out as a reporter for BBC Radio Norfolk, and later wrote ...

(born 1965), British television presenter *

Lorne Stamler Lorne Alexander Joseph Stamler (born August 9, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 116 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets ...

(born 1951), Canadian hockey player *

Lorne Taylor Lorne Taylor (born 1944) is a former tenured professor and member of the provincial legislature of Alberta, Canada. Political career Taylor was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He defeated th ...

(born 1944), Canadian politician *

Lorne Trottier Lorne M. Trottier, OC (born 15 June 1948) is a Canadian engineer, businessman and philanthropist. He co-founded Matrox, a computer corporation that specializes in computer graphics. Trottier sits as an advisor to Canada's Ecofiscal Commission. ...

(born 1948), Canadian businessman *

Lorne Welch Patrick Palles Lorne Elphinstone Welch, (12 August 1916 – 15 May 1998), generally known just as "Lorne Welch", was a British engineer who became a pilot in the UK Royal Air Force in the Second World War, and a world-famous glider pilot after ...

(1916–1998), British engineer and pilot *Lorne

Gump Worsley Lorne John "Gump" Worsley (May 14, 1929 – January 26, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, 'Gump' was given his nickname because friends thought he looked like a comic-strip character An ...

(1929–2007), Canadian hockey player

Surname

Dúghall of Lorne Dúghall (or Dougal or Dougall) of Lorne

r de Ergadia R, or r, is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ar'' (pronounced ), plural ''ars''. The letter ...

(died 1403) was a late 14th century and early 15th century prelate in the Kingdom of Scotland. Probably a MacDúghaill (MacDougall) from the province of Lorne, Scotland, Lorne in Argyll, h ...

(died 1403), Scottish prelate *

Marion Lorne Marion Lorne MacDougal or MacDougall (August 12, 1883 – May 9, 1968), known professionally as Marion Lorne, was an American actress on stage, film, and television. After a career in theatre in New York and London, Lorne made her first f ...

(1883–1968), American actress *

Tommy Lorne Tommy Lorne (born Hugh Gallagher Corcoran; 7 December 1890 – 17 April 1935) was a Scottish music hall comedian of the 1920s. Life Born in Kirkintilloch, he grew up in Glasgow. He joined a local minstrel troupe as a boy, and made his first ...

(1890–1935), Scottish comedian *Marquess of Lorne, courtesy title for the heir to the Dukedom of Argyll

Fiction

* Lorne (''Angel''), fictional character in the television series ''Angel'' *

Evan Lorne Major Evan Lorne, United States Air Force, USAF is a fictional character in the 2004 Canadian–American Sci Fi Channel (United States), Sci-Fi Channel television series ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'', two military science fiction sho ...

, fictional character in the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' *

Lorne Malvo Lorne Malvo is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the first season of the FX television series '' Fargo''. He is a psychopathic hitman who travels around Nevada and Minnesota hunting and killing people. He is portrayed by Billy Bo ...

, fictional character in the television series ''Fargo''

Places

Australia

* Lake Lorne, Victoria *

Lorne, Victoria Lorne is a town in Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the Louttit Bay and Erskine River and is a popular destination on the Great Ocean Road. At the had a population of 1,114. History Prior to British settlement, Lor ...

* Lorne, New South Wales, near Camden Haven River

Canada

* Rural Municipality of Lorne, Manitoba *

Lorne, New Brunswick Lorne was a local service district in Colborne and Durham Parishes, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. History Lorne is named for the Marquis of Lorne, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll. Lorne was settled in 1879. By 1898, Lorne was ...

, a local service district in Restigouche County *

Lorne Parish, New Brunswick Lorne is a geographic parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the local service districts of Riley Brook and the parish of Lorne, both of which ...

, in Victoria County *

Lorne (electoral district) Lorne was an electoral district that existed in the District of Saskatchewan, North-West Territories from 1880 until 1888. The district was one of the first three electoral districts in the Territories. It was created by statutory proclamation ...

, Northwest Territories *

Lorne Park Lorne Park is a suburban residential neighbourhood located in southwestern Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, that was first established as a resort. History Lorne Park shares a common history with Clarkson. Before the arrival of the Europeans, all ...

, Ontario *

Mount Lorne Mount Lorne is a hamlet in Canada's Yukon. The hamlet is considered a local advisory area with an advisory council providing local government. Mount Lorne is located just south of Whitehorse, comprising rural residential areas along the South Kl ...

, Yukon *

Mount Lorne (electoral district) Mount Lorne is a former electoral district (Canada), electoral district which returned a member (known as an MLA) to the Yukon Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. The riding included the Whitehorse, Yukon ...

, Yukon Territory

Scotland

Firth of Lorn The Firth of Lorn or Lorne () is the inlet of the sea between the south-east coast of the Isle of Mull and the mainland of Scotland. It includes a number of islands, and is noted for the variety of wildlife habitats that are found. In 2005, a l ...

Lorne, Scotland Lorne (or Lorn; ) is an ancient province in the west of Scotland, which is now a district in the Argyll and Bute council area. The district gives its name to the ''Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area'', one of forty such areas in Scotland, whi ...

United States

Lorne, Minnesota Lorne is an unincorporated community in Minnesota Falls Township, Yellow Medicine County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Ca ...

Lorne, Virginia Lorne is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United Sta ...

Other uses

Lorne plateau lavas Lorne is a given name and place name especially popular in Canada, due to the Marquess of Lorne, who was Governor General of Canada (1878–1883). Lorne may refer to: People Given name * Lorne Anderson (1931–1984), Canadian hockey player * Lor ...

Lorne sausage The Lorne sausage, also known as square sausage and flat sausage is a traditional food, traditional Scottish food item made from ground meat, minced meat, rusk and spices. Although termed a sausage, no Sausage casing, casing is used to hold the m ...

, a traditional Scottish large square sausage served in slices *Marquess of Lorne, courtesy title for the

Duke of Argyll Duke of Argyll () is a title created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The earls, marquesses, and dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful noble families in Scotlan ...

's eldest son and heir, currently Archibald Campbell, Marquess of Lorne *'' Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live'', a 2025 biography about Lorne Michaels