Lovelace is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Ada Lovelace Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (''née'' Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the A ...

(1815–1852), English mathematician * Alan M. Lovelace (1929–2018), American bureaucrat *

Amanda Lovelace Amanda Lovelace is a bestselling American poet who rose to fame through her poetry posted to Tumblr and Instagram. Her works have a feminist character, bringing new versions of traditional tales. They have succinct and direct verses, although r ...

(born 1991), American poet * Avril Lovelace-Johnson, Ghanaian jurist * Carey Lovelace, American journalist * Carl Lovelace (1878–1941), American politician *

Che Lovelace Che Lovelace (born 1969) is a Trinidadian artist who lives and works in Port of Spain, Trinidad."Lovelace, Che" ...

(born 1969), Trinidadian artist *

Claud Lovelace Claud Lovelace (16 January 1934 – 7 September 2012) was a theoretical physicist noted for his contributions to string theory, specifically, the idea that strings did not have to be restricted to the four dimensions of spacetime. A study in 2009 ...

(1934–2012), English physicist * Creighton Lovelace (born 1981), American pastor * Dede Lovelace, American skateboarder *

Delos W. Lovelace Delos Wheeler Lovelace (December 2, 1894 – January 17, 1967) was an American novelist who authored the original novelization of the film ''King Kong'' ( 1933) published in 1932 by Grosset & Dunlap, slightly before the film was released. The st ...

(1894–1967), American author * Earl Lovelace (born 1935), Trinidadian writer *

Eldridge Lovelace Eldridge Hirst Lovelace (March 16, 1913 – November 7, 2008) was a city planner and author who prepared comprehensive plans for many large US cities. Early life Lovelace was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on March 16, 1913. He was married to ...

(1913–2008), American urban planner * Francis Lovelace (1621–1675), English politician * George Lovelace (1936–2020), American army officer and politician *

James J. Lovelace James Judson Lovelace Jr. (born September 22, 1948) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. Early life and education Lovelace was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1948. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in Field Artillery ...

(born 1948), American general * John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace (1616–1670), English peer * John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace (1641–1693), English politician *

John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace (16721709) was the Governor of both New York and New Jersey. Biography He was the son of William Lovelace of Hurst, Berkshire. He was the grandson of Francis Lovelace, son of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovel ...

(1672–1709), English politician *

Jonathan Bell Lovelace Jonathan Bell Lovelace (1895–1979) was the founder of Capital Group Companies. Early life Jonathan Bell Lovelace was born in 1895. He grew up in Brewton, Alabama and attended Auburn University. Career Lovelace spent most of the 1920s at a Det ...

(1895–1979), American businessman *

Josh Lovelace Josh Lovelace is a singer, songwriter and musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band Needtobreathe. In 2017, he made his solo debut with his family-album ''Young Folk''. Career Needtobreathe In 2011, Lovelace began playing keys ...

, American musician *

Kawan Lovelace Kawan Lovelace (born 29 June 1976) is a Belizean athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly refer ...

(born 1976), Belizean athlete *

Kelley Lovelace John Kelley Lovelace is an American songwriter known mainly for his work with country music artist Brad Paisley. He has written several of Paisley's singles, including the number 1 hits "He Didn't Have to Be" (Paisley's first number 1), "The World ...

, American musician *

Kenny Lovelace Kenneth Lovelace (born August 18, 1936) is an American guitarist and singer best known for his former tenure with Jerry Lee Lewis. Life Lovelace was born in Cloverdale, Montgomery, Cloverdale, Alabama. He grew up in a small village 12 miles from ...

(born 1936), American musician *

Kimara Lovelace Kimara Lovelace is a female dance music vocalist from Somerville, New Jersey who placed three songs in the Top 10 of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the late nineties. "Circles" spent a week at #1 in 1998. That same year, Kimara performed ...

, American musician *

Linda Lovelace Linda Lovelace (born Linda Susan Boreman; January 10, 1949 – April 22, 2002) was an American pornographic actress who became famous for her performance in the 1972 hardcore film '' Deep Throat''. Although the film was an enormous success, Bor ...

(1949–2002), American pornstar * Maki Annette Lovelace (born 1951), American-Japanese singer better known as "Carmen Maki" *

Mary Lovelace O'Neal Mary Lovelace O'Neal (born February 10, 1942) is an American artist and arts educator. Her work is focused on abstracted mixed-media (primarily painting and printmaking) and minimalism. She is a Professor Emeritus, University of California, Ber ...

(born 1942), American artist *

Maud Hart Lovelace Maud Hart Lovelace (April 25, 1892 – March 11, 1980) was an American writer best known for the Betsy-Tacy series. Early life Maud Palmer Hart was born in Mankato, Minnesota to Tom Hart, a shoe store owner, and his wife, Stella (née Palmer) ...

(1892–1980), American writer *

Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace (1564 – 22 April 1634) of Hurley, Berkshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1622. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lovelace in 1627. Lov ...

(1564–1634), English politician * Richard Lovelace (1618–1657), English poet *

Richard V. E. Lovelace Richard Van Evera Lovelace is an American astrophysicist and plasma physicist. He is best known for the discovery of the period of the pulsar in the Crab Nebula ( Crab pulsar), which helped to prove that pulsars are rotating neutron stars, for d ...

, American astrophysicist * Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (born 1948), Canadian indigenous activist and senator *

Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Stacey Lovelace (born December 5, 1974) is an American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA. Lovelace attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000, she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in ...

(born 1974), American basketball player * Tom Lovelace (1897–1979), American baseball player *

Vance Lovelace Vance Odell Lovelace (born August 9, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1988 to 1990 for the California Angels and Seattle Mariners. Lovelace was a southpaw power pitcher from Tampa's Hillsborough High School, the same school ...

(born 1963), American baseball player * Walter L. Lovelace (1831–1866), Missouri lawyer and politician * William Lovelace (died 1577), English politician *

William Randolph Lovelace II William Randolph Lovelace II (December 30, 1907 – December 12, 1965) was an American physician who made contributions to aerospace medicine. Biography He studied medicine at the Harvard Medical School and graduated in 1934. His residences ...

(1907–1965), American physician

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* Lovelace Ackah (born 1976), Ghanaian footballer *

Lovelace Stamer Sir Lovelace Tomlinson Stamer, 3rd Baronet, VD (18 October 182929 October 1908) was the first Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury in the modern era. Life Lovelace Stamer was born into an Anglo-Irish noble family at York. He succeeded to the family ba ...

(1829–1908), English bishop *

Lovelace Watkins Lovelace Watkins (March 6, 1933– June 11, 1995) was an American, Las Vegas-based singer and performer (also nicknamed "The Black Sinatra"), who achieved prominence in America as well as in Europe and Australia. Biography Watkins was born in Ne ...

(1938–1995), American singer *

Henderson Lovelace Lanham Henderson Lovelace Lanham (September 14, 1888 – November 10, 1957) was an American politician and lawyer. Lanham was born in Rome, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and t ...

(1888–1957), American politician * Mary Lovelace Schapiro (born 1955), American bureaucrat * Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (born 1948), Canadian politician and activist * Sharon Lovelace Blackburn (born 1950), American judge *

William Lovelace Walton General William Lovelace Walton (1788 – 11 January 1865) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot. Military career Walton was commissioned as an ensign in the Coldstream Guards on ...

(1788–1865), British army officer {{Given name, type=both