# Lanny

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**Lanny** is a masculine personal name attributed as a variation of [Laurence](/source/Laurence) ([bay tree](/source/Laurus_nobilis))[1] or [Roland](/source/Roland_(name)) (from the renowned land)[2] and may refer to:

## People

- [Lanny Bassham](/source/Lanny_Bassham) (born 1947), American sports shooter, 1976 Olympic champion
- [Lanny Berman](/source/Lanny_Berman) (born 1943), American psychologist, psychotherapist, and suicidologist
- [Lanny Boleski](/source/Lanny_Boleski) (c. 1941–1997), retired Canadian Football League player
- [Lanny Breuer](/source/Lanny_Breuer) (born 1958), American lawyer and former Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
- [Lanny Cordola](/source/Lanny_Cordola) (born 1961), American guitarist
- [Lanny Davis](/source/Lanny_Davis) (born 1945), American lawyer
- [Alan O. Ebenstein](/source/Alan_O._Ebenstein) (born 1959), American political scientist, educator and author
- [Lanny Fite](/source/Lanny_Fite) (born c. 1950), American politician
- [Lanny Frattare](/source/Lanny_Frattare) (born 1948), American former sportscaster
- [Lanny Gare](/source/Lanny_Gare) (born 1978), Canadian-born German professional ice hockey player
- [Lanny McDonald](/source/Lanny_McDonald) (born 1953), Canadian former National Hockey League player
- [Lanny Meyers](/source/Lanny_Meyers) (born 1956), American composer, orchestrator, principal arranger and musical director
- [Lanny Morgan](/source/Lanny_Morgan) (born 1934), American jazz alto saxophonist
- [Lanny Poffo](/source/Lanny_Poffo) (1954-2023), Canadian-American professional wrestler
- Lancelot [Lanny Ross](/source/Lanny_Ross) (1906-1988), American singer, pianist and songwriter
- [Lanny D. Schmidt](/source/Lanny_D._Schmidt) (1938–2020), American chemist
- [Lanny Steele](/source/Lanny_Steele) (1933-1994), American jazz pianist
- [Lanny Thomas](/source/Lanny_Thomas), American politician
- Jerry Lanston [Lanny Wadkins](/source/Lanny_Wadkins) (born 1949), American golfer
- [Lanny Wolfe](/source/Lanny_Wolfe) (born 1942), American Christian music songwriter

## Fictional characters

- Lanny Budd, protagonist of 11 novels by [Upton Sinclair](/source/Upton_Sinclair)
- Lanny Lloyd, main character in *[Lanny](/source/Lanny_(novel))*, a novel by Max Porter

## References

1. Frost-Sharrat, Cara (2013-06-03). [*Alternative Guide to Baby Names*](https://books.google.com/books?id=tLk4AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT153). Octopus Books. pp. 152–. ISBN 9781846014604. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

1. Bolton, Lesley (2009). [*The Complete Book of Baby Names*](https://books.google.com/books?id=x9AY2AdyDkEC). Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN 9781402253959. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

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