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Lawrence (given name)

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Gender
  
Masculine

Meaning
  
"man from Laurentum"

Language(s)
  
English

Pet form(s)
  
Larry, Lawrie

Lawrence is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the French Laurence, which is in turn derived from the Latin Laurentius. Pet forms of Lawrence include Larry and Lawrie.

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Aviation

  • Sir Lawrence Wackett (1896–1982), the father of the Australian aircraft industry.

    • Christianity

  • Saint Lawrence of Rome (died 258), Deacon and Roman Catholic saint, born in Spain.
  • Lawrence I, bishop of Milan from 490 to c. 511, saint
  • Brother Lawrence de la Résurrection (died 1691), a Carmelite monk.

    • Education

  • Lawrence S. Bacow, former president of Tufts University
  • Lawrence M. Krauss, professor of physics and director of the Origins Initiative at Arizona State University.
  • Lawrence Scafuri, professor of physics at Cornell University

    • Exploration

  • Lawrence Oates (1880–1912), member of the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole.

    • Sports

  • Lawrence Chimezie Akandu (born 1974), a Nigerian-born Hong Kong football player
  • Lawrence Peckham (born 1944), Australian high jumper
  • Lawrence Joe Bird (born 1956), American basketball player
  • Lawrence Sampleton (born 1959), former American football player
  • Lawrence Taylor (born 1959), nicknamed LT, former Hall of Fame American football player who played for the New York Giants
  • Lawrence Thomas (born 1992), Australian footballer
  • Lawrence Virgil (born 1990), American football player
  • Edward Lawrence Levy (1851–1932), English world champion weightlifter
  • Lawrence Dallaglio (born 1972), former English rugby union player

    • Military

  • Lawrence Joel (1928–1984), American war hero

    • Television, film and stage

  • Lawrence Gray (1898–1970), American actor
  • Lawrence Ng, Hong Kong actor
  • Lawrence Raghavendra, a South Indian film actor

    • Music

  • Lawrence, mononymous singer with Felt, Denim and Go Kart Mozart
  • Lawrence Welk, band leader, accordion player, and television host

    • Business

  • Lawrence Bossidy, former chairman of Honeywell, former CEO and chairman of AlliedSignal, current chairman of Merck & Co.
  • Lawrence Hunt, internet entrepreneur and CEO of Silverjet
  • Lawrence E. Page (born 1973), co-founder of Google Inc.

    • Arts

  • Lawrence Saint (1885–1961), an American stained glass artist
  • Lawrence Brownlee (born 1972), American opera singer

    • Fictional characters

  • Lawrence, a minor character from Mona the Vampire
  • Lawrence, a character from School of Rock
  • Lawrence Fletcher, Ferb's dad and Phineas's stepdad in the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb

    • Inventor

  • Lawrence Hargrave (1850-1915), Australian inventor, explorer, astronomer, engineer and aeronautical pioneer

    • Politics

  • Lawrence M. Baskir (born 1938), American federal judge
  • Lawrence T. Fuglaar (1895-1972), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Rapides Parish from 1948 to 1952
  • Lawrence Gonzi, Maltese politician and former Prime Minister (2004-2013)
  • Lawrence M. Rulison (1917–1966), New York

    • References

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