Zorn (surname)

Zorn (German: [t͡sɔʁn] ^ⓘ) is a surname of German origin. It is a cognominal surname, originating from the German word Zorn, meaning "wrath" or "anger".^[1]

Notable people with this surname include:

• Aleksander Zorn (born 1947), Slovene literary historian, editor and politician
• Alice Zorn, Canadian author
• Anders Zorn (1860–1920), Swedish painter
• Armand Zorn (born 1988), German politician
• Arthur Zorn (born 1954), American musician
• Bill Zorn (born 1947), American folk musician
• Charles Rudolph Zorn (1844–1916), American politician and farmer
• Claire Zorn, Australian writer
• Dale Zorn (born 1953), American politician
• Eberhard Zorn (born 1960), German army general
• Eduard Zorn (1901–1945), German Wehrmacht officer
• Eric Zorn (born 1958), American columnist, grandson of Max August Zorn
• Franz Zorn (born 1970), Austrian ice speedway rider
• Friedrich Albert Zorn (1816–1895), German dancer, choreographer and dance theorist
• Hans Zorn (1891–1943), German Wehrmacht general
• Jim Zorn (born 1953), former National Football League quarterback and head coach
• Johannes Zorn (1739–1799), German pharmacist, botanist, and botanical illustrator
• John Zorn (born 1953), American composer and saxophonist
• Julia Zorn (born 1990), German ice hockey player
• Ludwig Zorn [de] (1865–1921), German painter
• Max August Zorn (1906–1993), German-born American mathematician
• Max Zorn (artist), Dutch-German artist
• Pete Zorn (1950–2016), American-born British musician
• Peter Zorn (1682–1746), German librarian and philologist
• Richard Zorn [de] (1860–1945), German pomologist
• Sarah J. Zorn, American military commander
• Trischa Zorn (born 1964), American swimmer, most successful Paralympian of all time
• Werner Zorn (born 1942), German computer scientist
• Zac Zorn (born 1947), American swimmer
• Zorn (nobility) [de]
  • François Zorn von Bulach [fr] (1828–1890), Alsatian politician
  • Franz Zorn von Bulach (1858–1925), auxiliary bishop of Strasbourg
  • Hugo Zorn von Bulach [fr] (1851–1921), Alsatian politician and member of the Reichstag
  • Wolf Christoph Zorn von Plobsheim [de] (1665–1721), German Baroque architect