Loudon

Loudon is a surname of Scottish origin. It may refer to:

People

• Alex Loudon (born 1980), English cricketer
• Chris Loudon (born 1985), Scottish darts player
• Dorothy Loudon (1933-2003), Broadway actress
• Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon (often written as Loudon), Austrian general
• James Loudon (governor-general) (1824-1900), Dutch politician and governor of Dutch East Indies
• James Loudon (1841-1916), Canadian professor of physics
• Jane C. Loudon (1807-1858), née Webb, English novelist and botanist
• John Loudon (minister) (1866-1900), Dutch politician and statesman
• John Hugo Loudon (1905-1996), Dutch CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, and president of the WWF
• John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843), Scottish botanist
• John William Loudon (born 1967), Missouri state senator
• Peter Loudon (born 1966), Scottish curler
• Thomas Loudon (1883-1968), Canadian rower
• Trevor Loudon (born ?), New Zealand political activist
• William James Loudon (1860-1951), Canadian geologist and photographer

As a given name

• Loudon Wainwright, Jr. (1924-1988), American writer
• Loudon Wainwright III (born 1946), American musician
• Loudon Thomas (born 1991-present), Sativa Guitarist heavy metal

Geography

• Loudon, New Hampshire, town USA
• Loudon, Tennessee, a city
• Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
• Loudon Township, Fayette County, Illinois, USA
• Loudon Township, Carroll County, Ohio, USA
• Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

Other

• The New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire
  • Loudon Classic, a motorcycle race held there
• Loudon's Highlanders, 18th century infantry regiment of the British Army
• Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland
• Loudon Park National Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland
• Governor General Loudon (ship), mail steamer, named after James Loudon, present at the Krakatoa eruption

See also

• Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
• Loudoun, an area in Scotland
• Earl of Loudoun
• L'Oudon, a commune in Calvados department, France
• Loudun, a commune in Vienne department, France