Lawrence
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Place names
In the United States
- Lawrence, Indiana
- Lawrence, Kansas
- Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Lawrence, Michigan
- Lawrence, New York
- Lawrence, Wisconsin
- Lawrence Township, Minnesota
- Lawrence Township, New Jersey
- Lawrence Township, Pennsylvania
Elsewhere
Variant placenames
- Several places named Lawrenceburg
- Several places named Lawrenceville
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.
- George Newbold Lawrence (1806-1895), American businessman and amateur ornithologist.
- Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), painter.
- Orange Lawrence - founder of Orangeville, Ontario.
- Sharon Lawrence (born 1961), American television actress
- Stephen Lawrence (1974-1993), British murder victim.
- Tayna Lawrence (born 1975), Jamaican athlete
Film
- Lawrence of Arabia (film), a film on the life of T. E. Lawrence
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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