Lorentzen

Lorentzen is a common patronymic surname in Denmark and Norway, as well as the name of a few places.

People

• Lorentzen family, a family of shipping magnates related to the Norwegian royal family. Members include:
  • Øivind Lorentzen (1882–1980), shipping magnate, father of Erling Lorentzen
  • Henriette Bie Lorentzen (1911–2001), Norwegian journalist, humanist, peace activist, feminist
  • Erling Lorentzen (1923–2012), Norwegian shipowner and industrialist, married Princess Ragnhild
  • Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930–2012), Norwegian princess, wife of Erling Lorentzen

Other notable people with the surname include:

• Christian August Lorentzen (1749–1828), Danish painter
• Mogens Lorentzen (1892–1953), Danish writer, painter and illustrator
• Frithjof Lorentzen (1896–1965), Norwegian fencer
• Gustav Lorentzen (scientist) (1915–1995), Norwegian thermodynamic scientist
• Sigurd Lorentzen (1916–1979), Norwegian judge and civil servant
• Annemarie Lorentzen (1921–2008), Norwegian politician
• Bent Lorentzen (1935–2018), Danish composer
• Gustav Lorentzen (1947–2010), Norwegian singer-songwriter
• Ida Lorentzen (born 1951), American–Norwegian artist
• Indra Lorentzen (born 1956), Norwegian dancer and choreographer
• Reidar Lorentzen (born 1956), Norwegian javelin thrower
• Jørgen Lorentzen (born 1956), Norwegian literary scholar and film producer
• Morten Lorentzen (born 1960), Danish comedian, actor and film director
• Kristian Pihl Lorentzen (born 1961), Danish politician and author
• Rune Lorentsen (born 1961), Norwegian wheelchair curler
• Anne Lorentzen (1963–2013), Norwegian singer and media researcher
• Jakob Lorentzen (born 1968), Danish organist
• Ingrid Lorentzen (born 1972), Norwegian ballet dancer
• Karina Lorentzen (born 1973), Danish politician
• Peter Lorentzen (born 1983), Norwegian ice hockey player
• Kasper Lorentzen (born 1985), Danish footballer
• Lisa Lorentzen (fl. from 1986), Norwegian mathematician
• Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen (born 1992), Norwegian speed skater
• Håkon Lorentzen (born 1997), Norwegian footballer
• Christine Lorentzen (fl. from 2006), also known as Lore, Danish singer-songwriter

Places

• Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est, France
  • Château de Lorentzen, a castle in the commune
• Lorentzen Peak, in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica