Liane
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Liane is a female given name
and may refer to one of the following;
Liane can also be a surname
, for example:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
and may refer to one of the following;
- Liane BahlerLiane BahlerLiane Bahler was a German professional racing cyclist.Bahler started her professional career in 2001. In that year she finished third in the sixth stage of the Tour de Bretagne. In 2002, she won a stage in the Tour de l'Aude. She joined the Nürnberger Versicherung cycling team in 2003 and stayed...
, German professional racing cyclist; - Liane BalabanLiane BalabanLiane Balaban is a Canadian actress. Her film debut was in New Waterford Girl , playing Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie, and has since appeared in the films Definitely, Maybe , Last Chance Harvey , and the independent drama One Week .-Early life:Balaban was born in North York, Ontario, the daughter of...
, Canadian actress; - Liane BerkowitzLiane BerkowitzLiane Berkowitz was a German involved in the German resistance movement during World War II.Berkowitz was born to concertmaster and conductor Victor Wassiljew and his wife, a singing teacher. The family had emigrated in 1923 from the Soviet Union to Berlin...
, member of the German resistance movement during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
; - Liane BoninLiane BoninLiane Bonin is an American journalist, author, radio producer and produced screenwriter. She has written articles that appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, Mademoiselle, Daily Variety, People, Teen People, The Hollywood Reporter, Maxim and others.Bonin graduated with a degree in...
, American journalist, author and radio producer; - Liane CarrollLiane CarrollLiane Carroll is an English pianist/vocalist who grew up in a musical family. She has played professionally since she was 15....
, English pianist/vocalist; - Liane Cartman, fictional character from the television series South ParkSouth ParkSouth Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
; - Liane GaboraLiane GaboraLiane Gabora is a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia - Okanagan. She is best known for her theory of the "Origin of the modern mind through conceptual closure." This built on her earlier work on "Autocatalytic closure in a cognitive system: A tentative scenario for the...
, Professor of Psychology at the University of British ColumbiaUniversity of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
; - Liane HaidLiane HaidLiane Haid was an Austrian actress who has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star.Born in Vienna, Haid trained both as a dancer and singer and became the epitome of the Süßes Wiener Mädel and a popular pin-up throughout the 1920s and 30s...
, Austrian actress; - Liane HansenLiane HansenLiane Hansen is an American journalist and radio personality who was senior host of the National Public Radio newsmagazine Weekend Edition Sunday until her retirement in May 2011...
, American National Public Radio host; - Liane Holliday WilleyLiane Holliday WilleyLiane Holliday Willey, EdD is a popular keynote speaker, best-selling American author, and educator. She was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in 1996.In her 1999 autobiography, Pretending to be normal, she coined the term aspie...
, popular keynote speaker and American author; - Liane MichaelisLiane MichaelisLiane Michaelis is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she won the silver medal with the East German team. She played three matches.-External links:*...
, former East German handball player; - Liane de PougyLiane de PougyLiane de Pougy , was a Folies Bergères dancer renowned as one of Paris's most beautiful and notorious courtesans.- Early Life and Marriage :...
, Folies BergèresFolies BergèresThe Folies Bergère established in 1869 in Paris, France, is a music hall which was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s through the 1920s. the institution is still in business.-History:...
dancer; - Liane Tooth, retired Australian field hockey forward;
- Liane the Wayfarer, a character in The Dying Earth series by Jack VanceJack VanceJohn Holbrook Vance is an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction author. Most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance. Vance has published 11 mysteries as John Holbrook Vance and 3 as Ellery Queen...
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Liane can also be a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, for example:
- Eigil Olaf LianeEigil Olaf LianeEigil Olaf Liane was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Tinn.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1954, and was re-elected on four occasions....
, Norwegian politician and member of the Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....