Loudon
Encyclopedia
People
- Alex LoudonAlex LoudonAlexander Guy Rushworth Loudon is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was considered a promising future international player....
(born 1980), English cricketer - Chris LoudonChris LoudonChris Loudon is a Scottish darts player currently playing for the PDC . Loudon began playing darts aged 4, and throughout his childhood and early teens, had competed in local and international youth tournaments with the BDO...
(born 1985), Scottish darts player - Dorothy LoudonDorothy LoudonDorothy Loudon was an American comedy actress and singer. She won the 1977 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in Annie.-Early life and career:Loudon was born in...
(1933-2003), Broadway actress - Ernst Gideon Freiherr von LaudonErnst Gideon Freiherr von LaudonBaron Ernst Gideon von Laudon Baron Ernst Gideon von Laudon Baron Ernst Gideon von Laudon (German: Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon) (Tootzen, now Latvia, February 2, 1717 – July 14, 1790 in Nový Jičín, now Czech Republic) was an Austrian field marshal, one of the most...
(often written as Loudon), Austrian general - James Loudon (governor-general) (1824-1900), Dutch politician and governor of Dutch East Indies
- James LoudonJames LoudonJames Loudon, F.R.S.C was a Canadian professor of physics and President of the University of Toronto from 1892–1906.-References:* at The Canadian Encyclopedia*...
(1841-1916), Canadian professor of physics - Jane C. LoudonJane C. LoudonJane C. Webb Loudon was an early pioneer of science fiction, long before the term was invented, so that she was discussed for a century as a writer of Gothic fiction or fantasy or horror, though she did none of these things as we now categorize fiction...
(1807-1858), née Webb, English novelist and botanist - John Loudon (minister)John Loudon (minister)Jonkheer John Loudon was a Dutch top diplomat and politician who was Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs during the First World War....
(1866-1900), Dutch politician and statesman - John Claudius LoudonJohn Claudius LoudonJohn Claudius Loudon was a Scottish botanist, garden and cemetery designer, author and garden magazine editor.-Background:...
(1783-1843), Scottish botanist - John William LoudonJohn William LoudonJohn William Loudon is a Republican member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 7th District since 2000. Previously he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1995 through 2000....
(born 1967), Missouri state senator - Peter LoudonPeter LoudonPeter Loudon is a Scottish curler and world champion. He is the alternate player on the David Murdoch team....
(born 1966), Scottish curler - Thomas LoudonThomas LoudonThomas Richardson Loudon was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he was a coxwain of Canadian boat, which won the silver medal in the eights.-External links:*...
(1883-1968), Canadian rower - Trevor LoudonTrevor LoudonTrevor Loudon is a New Zealand political activist who was vice president of the ACT New Zealand Party from 2006 to 2008. He has been involved in politics in Christchurch for many years, most notably the Campaign for a Soviet Free New Zealand a group which published dossiers on people involved in...
(born ?), New Zealand political activist - William James LoudonWilliam James LoudonWilliam James Loudon was a Canadian geologist and amateur photographer in Ontario.Mount Loudon in Banff National Park, Alberta is named in his honour.-References:...
(1860-1951), Canadian geologist and photographer
As a given name
- Loudon Wainwright, Jr. (1924-1988), American writer
- Loudon Wainwright IIILoudon Wainwright IIILoudon Snowden Wainwright III is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, brother of Sloan Wainwright, and the former husband of the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle.To...
(born 1946), American musician - Loudon Thomas (born 1991-present), Sativa Guitarist heavy metal
Geography
- Loudon, New HampshireLoudon, New HampshireLoudon is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,317 at the 2010 census. Loudon is the home of New Hampshire Motor Speedway....
, town USA - Loudon, TennesseeLoudon, TennesseeLoudon is a city in and the county seat of Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 4,476 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located in eastern Tennessee, southwest of Knoxville, on the Tennessee River...
, a city - Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
- Loudon Township, Fayette County, IllinoisLoudon Township, Fayette County, IllinoisLoudon Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 676.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Loudon Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.06 percent is water....
, USA - Loudon Township, Carroll County, OhioLoudon Township, Carroll County, OhioLoudon Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,032 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
, USA - Loudon Township, Seneca County, OhioLoudon Township, Seneca County, OhioLoudon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,395 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township - north...
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Other
- The New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire
- Loudon ClassicLoudon ClassicThe Loudon Classic, held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway is the longest running motorcycle race in the United States, and is held every year on Father's Day. While it is popularly known as Laconia, the location of the race was moved from Belknap Recreation Area to Loudon in 1964....
, a motorcycle race held there
- Loudon Classic
- Loudon's HighlandersLoudon's HighlandersLoudon's Highlanders, or the Earl of Loudon's Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the British Army.The great bravery of the 42nd Highlanders and the admirable service which they rendered at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745, made the Government anxious to avail themselves still further of...
, 18th century infantry regiment of the British Army - Loudon Park CemeteryLoudon Park CemeteryLoudon Park Cemetery a subsidiary of Stewart Enterprises, Inc., the second largest operator of funeral homes and cemeteries in the United States, is a cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland. It was incorporated in 1853 on the site of the "Loudon" estate, previously owned by a local merchant and politician...
in Baltimore, Maryland - Loudon Park National CemeteryLoudon Park National CemeteryLoudon Park National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. It encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 7,138 interments. It is currently closed to new interments, and is maintained by the Baltimore National Cemetery.- History :Loudon Park...
in Baltimore, Maryland - Governor General Loudon (ship)Governor General Loudon (ship)The Governor General Loudon was a mail steamer and excursion vessel operated by the Netherlands Indies Steamship Company The vessel was built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland, in 1875 and, after surviving the tidal waves caused by the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, was lost off the Tengga Batoe reef...
, mail steamer, named after James Loudon, present at the Krakatoa eruption
See also
- Loudoun County, VirginiaLoudoun County, VirginiaLoudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...
, USA - LoudounLoudounLoudoun is an area of East Ayrshire, Scotland, east of Kilmarnock. The word Loudoun is a derivative of the Celtic Pagan God name Lugus.Loudoun is a parish and is named after the former village which stood north of Galston. The area is commonly referred to as the "Irvine Valley", for the River...
, an area in Scotland - Earl of LoudounEarl of LoudounEarl of Loudoun , named after Loudoun in Ayrshire, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun, along with the subsidiary title Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline....
- L'OudonL'OudonL'Oudon is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in Calvados department, France - LoudunLoudunLoudun is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.It is located south of the town of Chinon and 25 km to the east of the town Thouars...
, a commune in Vienne department, France