Verne

Verne may refer to:

People

Surname

  • Jules Verne (1828–1905), French early science-fiction writer
  • Adela Verne (1877–1952), English pianist and minor composer
  • Kaaren Verne (1918–1967), German actress
  • Larry Verne (1936–2013), American novelty song singer
  • Mathilde Verne (1865–1936), English pianist and teacher, sister of Adela Verne
  • Michel Verne (1861–1925), writer, son of Jules Verne

Given name

  • Verne Duncan (born 1934), American politician
  • Verne Gagne (1926–2015), former professional wrestler and wrestling promoter
  • Verne Langdon (1941–2011), American mask maker, musician, magician, circus clown, make-up artist, and wrestler.
  • Verne Lewellen (1901–1980), American professional football player and general manager of the Green Bay Packers team
  • Verne Long (1925–2022), American politician and famer
  • Verne Lundquist (born 1940), journalist for CBS
  • Verne Meisner (1938–2005), American polka musician
  • Verne Orr (1916–2008), American businessman and 14th Secretary of the Air Force
  • Verne Sankey (1890–1934), American kidnapper and bank robber
  • Verne Troyer (1969–2018), American actor and stunt man
  • Verne Winchell (1915–2002), founder of Winchell's Donuts

Fictional characters

Places

  • Verne, Indiana, United States
  • The Verne Citadel, a citadel on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England
    • The Verne (HM Prison), a prison on the citadel
  • Verne, Doubs, a commune of the Doubs département in France
  • Verne (crater), a lunar crater named after Jules Verne
  • Verne, Salzkotten, part of the town of Salzkotten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Other uses

  • Verne (grape), another name for the French wine grape Peloursin

See also

  • Laverne (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
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