Orme (name) explained

Orme is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Christine Orme, American physicist
• Clarence Orme, American baseball player
• Daniel Orme (1766–1837), English artist, publisher and official Historical Engraver to George III
• David Orme, English writer and poet
• Denise Orme (1885–1960), English music hall singer
• Dennis Orme (born 1938), former leader of the Unification Church in England
• Edward Orme (1775-1848), British engraver, publisher, property developer
• Eliza Orme (1848–1937) First woman to earn a law degree in England
• Fern Hubbard Orme (1903-1993), American politician and educator
• Geoffrey Orme (1904–1978), British screenwriter
• George Orme (1891–1962), American Major League baseball player
• Harry Orme (1826–1864), English bare-knuckle boxer
• Ian Orme, American microbiologist
• Nicholas Orme, British historian
• Philibert de l'Orme (c. 1510–1570), French Renaissance architect
• Robert Orme (1728–1801), British military historian
• Stanley Orme, Baron Orme (1923–2005), British Labour Party politician
• William W. Orme (1832–1866), American soldier and lawyer

Given name

• Orme G. Stuart (1914–1990), Canadian businessman and naval officer
• Sir David Orme Masson 1858–1937, English scientist
• Leslie Orme Wilson (1876–1955), British soldier and politician
• Richard Wilberforce, Baron Wilberforce (1907-2003), British barrister and judge
• Christopher Orme Plummer, Canadian actor