Torrance
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Places
- Torrance, Ontario, Canada
- Torrance, East DunbartonshireTorrance, East DunbartonshireTorrance is a village in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, located 8 miles north of the Glasgow city centre, the name of which comes from the Gaelic An Toran which means 'under the hills'. Torrance used to mainly consist of farmland, but in 2001 had a population of 2,480 and this is expected to have...
, Scotland - Torrance, CaliforniaTorrance, CaliforniaTorrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
, United States - Torrance County, New MexicoTorrance County, New Mexico-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*76.1% White*1.3% Black*2.3% Native American*0.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*4.3% Two or more races*15.6% Other races*39.1% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
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People
Torrance is a surname, and may refer to:- Alan TorranceAlan TorranceAlan Torrance is professor of systematic theology at St Mary's College of the University of St Andrews. Previously he lectured at King's College London from 1993–1998, where he was also Director of the Research Institute in Systematic Theology...
(1956- ), professor of systematic theology - Bill TorranceBill TorranceBill Torrance born May 13, 1946, to James and Mary Torrance, originally of Ayrshire, is a Scottish broadcaster and entertainer who is known for hosting The Beechgrove Garden on BBC Scotland throughout the 1990s, Torrance is currently a presenter on Dundee radio station Tay AM.In addition to TAY AM,...
, Scottish broadcaster - Chris TorranceChris TorranceChris Torrance is a poet and musician associated with the British Poetry Revival.- Biography :Born in Edinburgh, Torrance grew up in London and moved to rural Wales in 1970. He has been teaching creative writing at the Cardiff University since 1976...
, poet - David TorranceDavid TorranceDavid Torrance was a Canadian merchant, shipper, and president of the Bank of Montreal.A famous senior Australian Actuary, also named David Torrance is named after this David Torrance.-References:...
, various - Ellis Paul TorranceEllis Paul TorranceEllis Paul Torrance was an American psychologist from Milledgeville, Georgia.After completing his undergraduate degree at Mercer University, he went on to complete a Master's degree at the University of Minnesota, and then a doctorate from the University of Michigan...
(1915-2003), American psychologist - Iain TorranceIain TorranceIain Richard Torrance is President of Princeton Theological Seminary and a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He is married to Morag Ann , whom he met while they were students at the University of St Andrews, and they have a son, Hew, and a daughter,...
(1949-) - Jack TorranceJack TorranceJack Torrance is a fictional character, the antagonist in the 1977 novel The Shining by Stephen King. He was portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the 1980 movie adaptation of the novel, and by Steven Weber in the 1997 miniseries. The American Film Institute rated the character the 25th greatest film...
, fictional writer - Jared Sidney TorranceJared Sidney TorranceJared Sidney Torrance was an American real estate developer, best known as the founder of Torrance in southwest Los Angeles County, California.-Southern California:...
(1852-1921), real estate developer - Robert TorranceRobert torranceRobert M. Torrance is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at UC Davis.Torrance received his B. A. from Harvard in Greek and English, his M. A. at UC Berkeley in Comparative Literature, and his Ph. D. at Harvard in Comparative Literature...
, Professor Emeritus at University of California, Davis - Sam TorranceSam TorranceSam Torrance OBE is a Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European Ryder Cup teams on eight occasions, from 1981 to 1995 consecutively; he was...
, golfer - Thomas TorranceThomas TorranceThomas Forsyth Torrance was a 20th century Protestant Christian theologian who served for 27 years as Professor of Christian Dogmatics at New College, Edinburgh in the University of Edinburgh, during which time he was a leader in Protestant Christian theology...
(1913-2007), Scottish theologian