Lens (surname) explained

Lens is a Dutch patronymic surname. The given name Lens is a now rare short form of Laurens.^[1] ^[2] Notable people with the surname include:

Andries Cornelis Lens (1739–1822), Flemish painter
Anton Lens (1884–1955), Dutch footballer
Bernard Lens I (1630/31–1707), Dutch painter and writer who moved to England
Bernard Lens II (1659–1725), English engraver, mezzotinter, and publisher, son of the above
Bernard Lens III (1682–1740), English portrait miniaturist, son of the above
Dennis Lens (born 1977), Dutch badminton player

Jeremain Lens (born 1987), Dutch-Surinamese footballer
Louis Lens (1924–2001), Flemish rose breeder
Nicholas Lens (born 1957), Belgian composer
Sidney Lens (1912–1986), American labor leader, political activist and writer, born as Sid Okun
Sigi Lens (born 1963), Dutch-Surinamese footballer and sports agent

See also

Lense, a German-language surname
Arnoud de Lens (c.1510–1582), Dutch humanist philosopher and poet known as Arnoldus Arlenius

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