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LAWRENCE
Lawrence (Latin Laurentius, "laurelled") may refer to:
Place names
In the United States
Elsewhere
Variant placenames
Educational institutions
- Lawrence Academy at Groton, a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts.
- Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan.
- Lawrence University, a liberal arts college in Appleton, Wisconsin.
- Sarah Lawrence College, a liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York.
- St. Lawrence University, a college in Canton, New York.
People
- Saint Lawrence (died 258), a Roman Catholic saint.
- Lawrence E. Page (born 1973), co-founder of Google Inc.
- D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930), English author
- T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935), British soldier and author, better known as Lawrence of Arabia
- Ernest O. Lawrence (1901-1958) Nobel Prize winner in Physics and inventor of the cyclotron
- Lawrence Hayward, singer with Felt, Denim and Go Kart Mozart
- Abbott Lawrence (1792-1855), noted merchant, and founder of Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Amos Lawrence (1786-1852), Massachusetts philanthropist, politician
- Amos Adams Lawrence (1814-1886), abolitionist, founder of the University of Kansas
- Don Lawrence (1928-2003), British comic book artist
- Doug Lawrence (jazz) (born 1956), jazz saxophonist with Count Basie Orchestra
- Doug Lawrence, a comic and voice talent
- Frederick William Lawrence (1890- ? ), Canadian/American airbrush painter
- Frederick William Pethick Lawrence (1871- ? ), An English reformer
- George Alfred Lawrence (1827-76), English novelist
- George Newbold Lawrence (1806-1895), American businessman and amateur ornithologist
- Sir George St. Patrick Lawrence (1804-84), English soldier, born in Ceylon
- Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-57) British soldier, born in Ceylon
- Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), painter
- James Lawrence (1781-1813), American naval officer and hero
- Joey Lawrence, American comic actor
- Lord John Lawrence (1811-79), British statesman
- Lawrence Joel (1928-1984), American war hero
- Mary Lawrence (1868-1945), American sculptor
- Orange Lawrence - founder of Orangeville, Ontario
- Sharon Lawrence (born 1961), American television actress
- Stephen Lawrence (1974-1993), British murder victim
- Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), English soldier
- Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), An English portrait painter
- Tayna Lawrence (born 1975), Jamaican athlete
Others
- John Laurance (1750-1810), American lawyer and legislator, born in Cornwall, England
Film
Otherwise
- Lawrence v. Texas, the United States Supreme Court case barring the criminalization of sodomy
- USS Lawrence, United States Navy ships that have borne the name.
See also
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