Loudon is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Alex Loudon (born 1980), English cricketer * Dave Loudon (born 1954), Scottish cricketer *

Dorothy Loudon Dorothy Loudon (September 17, 1925 – November 15, 2003) was an American actress and singer. She won the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1977 for her performance as Miss Hannigan in '' Annie''. Loudon was also nominated for T ...

(1933–2003), Broadway actress *

Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon Ernst Gideon von Laudon, since 1759 Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon; 13 February 171714 July 1790), was a Baltic German-born Austrian military officer and one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the G ...

, often written as Loudon (1717–1790), Austrian general *

Harald von Loudon Baron Harald Georg Gideon Freiherr von Loudon (30 April 1876–1 January 1959) was a Baltic German ornithologist. Life and work Baron Harald von Loudon was born in the Governorate of Livonia. He belonged to a Baltic Noble family and studied ...

(1876–1959), Baltic-German ornithologist * Irvine Loudon (1924–2015), British doctor, medical historian and artist * James Loudon (1841–1916), Canadian professor of physics *

James Loudon (politician) Jonkheer James Loudon (8 June 1824 – 31 May 1900) was a Dutch politician. He was Minister of Colonial Affairs in the Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra cabinet (1861–1862), King's Commissioner in South Holland (1862–1871), and Governor- ...

(1824–1900), Dutch politician, governor of Dutch East Indies *

Jane Loudon Jane Loudon ( Webb; 19 August 1800 – 13 July 1858), also known as Jane C. Loudon, or Mrs. Loudon in her publications, was an English writer and early pioneer of science fiction. She wrote before the term was coined, and was discussed for a ce ...

(née Webb, 1807–1858), English novelist and horticulturist * Johann Ludwig Alexius von Loudon (1767–1822), Austrian general *

John Claudius Loudon John Claudius Loudon (8 April 1782 – 14 December 1843) was a Scottish botanist, garden designer and author, born in Cambuslang in 1782. He was the first to use the term arboretum in writing to refer to a garden of plants, especially trees, co ...

(1783–1843), Scottish botanist * John Loudon (minister) (1866–1955), Dutch politician and statesman *

John Hugo Loudon Jonkheer John Hugo Loudon KBE (27 June 1905 – 4 February 1996) was the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from 1952 to 1965 and the president of World Wide Fund for Nature. Early life Born in The Hague, Netherlands, the son of former Shell president Hugo ...

(1905–1996), Dutch CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, and president of the WWF *

John William Loudon John William Loudon (born August 14, 1967) is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate for the 7th District from 2000 until 2008 and a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1995 through 2000. He is the chairman of Florida ...

(born 1967), Missouri state senator * Margracia Loudon (c.1788–1860), Irish novelist and political author * Peter Loudon (born 1966), Scottish curler * Rodney Loudon (1934-2022), British quantum physicist *

Thomas Loudon Thomas Richardson Loudon (September 1, 1883January 6, 1968) was a Canadian rower, sports executive, and professor. As a coxswain he competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Loudon was born on September 1, 1883, in Toronto, Ontario. In 1904, he ...

(1883–1968), Canadian rower * Trevor Loudon, New Zealand political activist * William James Loudon (1860–1951), Canadian geologist and photographer Given name: *

Loudon Wainwright, Jr. Loudon Snowden Wainwright Jr. (December 16, 1924 – December 12, 1988) was an American writer. He was the father of folk singer Loudon Wainwright III and singer Sloan Wainwright, and grandfather to Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy W ...

(1924–1988), American writer *

Loudon Wainwright III Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimmin ...

(born 1946), American musician *

William Loudon Mollison William Loudon Mollison (19 September 1851 – 10 March 1929) was a Scottish mathematician and academic. From 1915 to 1929, he was Master of Clare College, Cambridge. Early life and education Mollison was born on 19 September 1851 in Aberdeen, ...

(1851–1929), Scottish mathematician and academic

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