# Loren

Loren is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to:

## Given name
### Men

* Loren Acton (born 1936), American physicist and astronaut
* Loren C. Ball (born 1948), amateur astronomer who has discovered more than 100 asteroids
* Loren M. Berry (1888–1980), American businessman
* Loren Bouchard (born 1970), American television writer and director
* Loren Brichter (born 1984), American software developer
* Loren Cameron (born 1959), American photographer
* Loren Carpenter (born 1947), American computer graphics researcher and developer
* Loren Coleman (born 1947), American scientist and author
* Loren L. Coleman (born 1947), American science-fiction writer
* Loren W. Collins (1838–1912), American jurist and politician
* Loren Mazzacane Connors (born 1949), American musician
* Loren Crabtree (born 1940), American academic and chancellor
* Loren Cunningham (born 1936), American missionary organizer
* Loren Dean (born 1969), American actor
* Loren C. Dunn (1930–2001), American general authority of the LDS Church
* Loren Eiseley (1907–1977), American scientist and writer
* Loren D. Estleman (born 1952), American author
* Loren D. Everton (1915–1991), American Marine flying ace, Navy Cross recipient
* Loren Graham (1933–2024), American historian of science
* Loren Leman (born 1950), American politician
* Loren Long (born 1964), American author of children's books
* Loren McIntyre (1917-2003), American photojournalist, worked extensively in South America
* Loren Meyer (born 1972), American professional basketball player
* Loren Miller (activist), American civic reformer and libertarian activist
* Loren Miller (judge) (1903–1967), American California Superior Court judge
* Loren Mosher (1933–2004), American psychiatrist
* Loren Murchison (1898–1979), American athlete
* Loren Nerell (born 1960), American composer, ethnomusicologist and gamelan musician
* Loren Pope (1910–2008), American writer
* Loren Roberts (born 1955), American golfer
* Loren Schoenberg (born 1958), American musician and historian
* Loren B. Sessions (1827–1897), New York politician
* Loren Shriver (born 1944), American pilot and astronaut
* Loren A. Smith (born 1944), American federal judge on the United States Court of Federal Claims
* Loren Taylor (born 1977), American politician
* Loren Toews (born 1951), American football player
* Loren H. White (1863–1923), New York politician
* Loren Wiseman, American board game designer and developer
* Loren Wright (1917–2005), American professional basketball player

### Women

* Loren Allred, an American singer
* Loren Galler-Rabinowitz (born 1986), American ice dancer
* Loren Gray (born 2002), American singer and social media personality
* Loren Horsley (born 1977), New Zealand actress
* Loren Rowney (born 1988), Australian racing cyclist

## Nickname

* Loren Legarda (born 1960), Filipina journalist and politician
* Loren Morón (footballer, born 1993), Spanish footballer
* Lorenzo Juarros García (born 1966), Spanish retired footballer
* Loren Morón (footballer, born 1970), Spanish footballer and manager
* Loren Sánchez (born 2003), Spanish footballer
* Loren (born 1995), South Korean musician

## Surname

* Donna Loren (born 1947), American actress
* Eric Loren, American actor
* Giselle Loren, American voice actor
* Josie Loren (born 1987), American actress
* Nanda Loren (born 1988), Brazilian singer
* Sophia Loren (born 1934), Italian actress
* Todd Loren (1960–1992), American comic book publisher

## Fictional characters

* Loren McWilliams, the male protagonist of the 1985 film The New Kids
* Loren Silvercloak, in the Fionavar Tapestry novels by Guy Gavriel Kay
* Lt. Loren Singer, a main character in the TV series JAG
* Loren Smith (character), in the Dirk Pitt novels by Clive Cussler
* Loren, in the Animorphs novel series (appearing in The Andalite Chronicles and The Diversion)
* Frederick Loren, a character in the film House on Haunted Hill.