Famous People with Name Lorenzo

Lorenzo Thomas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lorenzo Thomas: is an American poet and critic. He was born in the Republic of Panama and grew up in New York City, where his family immigrated in 1948.

Lorenzo Emile Charles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lorenzo Emile Charles: is an American former college and professional basketball player.Charles is a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School. While playing for the North Carolina State University Wolfpack, Charles scored the game-winning dunk in the championship game of the 1983 NCAA Tournament over the heavily favored Houston Cougars led by Akeem Olajuwon, Clyde "The Glide" Drexler and the rest of Phi Slama Jama. Coincidentally, Charles would go on to play for a Cougars team years later — for the United States Basketball League's Raleigh Cougars.

Lorenzo Romar            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lorenzo Romar: is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Washington. Romar also played basketball for the University of Washington from 1978 to 1980. After college, Romar was drafted by the Golden State Warriors and spent five years in the NBA.

Lorenzo Williams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lorenzo Williams: is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He attended Polk Community College and Stetson University, both in Florida. He has played in the GBA (1991-92), the USBL (1991, 1992), and in the CBA (1992-93 and 1993-94).

Lorenzo Lamas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lorenzo Lamas: Lamas is the son of the late Argentine actor Fernando Lamas and Norwegian-American actress, Arlene Dahl. He was brought up in Pacific Palisades, California and moved to New York City when he was 13 years old, in 1971. He graduated from the Admiral Farragu

Giovanni Di Lorenzo            Origin/Culture/Country: German-Italian

Giovanni Di Lorenzo: Giovanni di Lorenzo was born March 9, 1959 in Stockholm, Sweden to a German mother and an Italian father. He spent his early childhood in Rimini and Rome, Italy. After his parents' separation, he and his mother moved to Hanover, Germany. He is a citizen o

Juan Carlos Mandiá Lorenzo            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Juan Carlos Mandiá Lorenzo: a Spanish former footballer and current manager. He has managed spanish club Hércules CF.In the season 2006/07 he was the second trainer of Míchel in the Real Madrid Castilla in the Segunda División. After the down grading of the team of the affiliated fan of Real Madrid CF, Mandiá took charge of the team as trainer, leaving the team one only point of disputing the play-off to Segunda División. In June, 2008 his return promised to be to the club herculano.

Néstor Lorenzo            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Néstor Lorenzo: a former football (soccer) defender from Argentina. He played for Argentinos Juniors, A.S. Bari, Swindon Town, Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, Ferrocarril Oeste and Boca Juniors. Lorenzo also represented Argentina in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, including the final which the Argentines lost to Germany.

Ruth Lorenzo            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Ruth Lorenzo: a Spanish singer notable for coming fifth in the fifth series of the British version of TV talent show The X Factor. Ruth was originally from Murcia, South East Spain, but is now living in Ashtead, Surrey in south-east England.Ruth Lorenzo was born on 10 November 1982 in Murcia, a south-eastern region of Spain. At a very young age she became a fan of the musical Annie and although she had no idea of what the words meant she would sing along to the songs in English. When she was six years old she discovered music by Montserrat Caballé, a Spanish opera singer, and after her mother bought her an album by Caballé, Lorenzo began to sing opera, imitating Caballé's vocals until she was pitch perfect.

Leonardo Di Lorenzo            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Leonardo Di Lorenzo: an Argentine soccer player who currently plays for Montreal Impact in the USL First Division.Di Lorenzo started playing soccer in the professional ranks in 2000, with San Lorenzo, where he was part of the team that reached the National A Division closing tournament, and helped the club achieve its first international success by winning the Mercosur Cup. Later on he had spells with Atlético Rafaela and Argentinos Juniors.