Lawrence

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Contents 1 Geography 2 Education 3 Naval Vessels 4 People 4.1 People with the surname Lawrence 4.2 Christianity 4.3 Education 4.4 Sports 4.5 Military 4.6 Television and film 4.7 Music 4.8 Business 4.9 Art 4.10 Science & Medicine 5 Other 6 See also

Lawrence may refer to:

[edit] Geography

Communities:

• Lawrence, Indiana
• Lawrence, Kansas (The most populous Lawrence)
• Lawrence, Massachusetts
• Lawrence, Michigan
• Lawrence, New York
• Lawrence, New Zealand
• Lawrence, Wisconsin
• Lawrence Township, Minnesota
• Lawrence Township, New Jersey
• Lawrence Township, Pennsylvania

Rivers:

• Saint Lawrence River
• Lawrence Brook, New Jersey

Infrastructure (streets and subway):

• Lawrence Avenue in Toronto, Ontario
• Lawrence (TTC), Lawrence West (TTC), and Lawrence East (TTC), Toronto Transit Commission subway stations
• Lawrence (Caltrain station) in Santa Clara, California

[edit] Education

• Lawrence Academy at Groton, a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts
• Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute, a high school in Toronto, Ontario
• 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
• Saint Lawrence Academy, a Catholic high school in Santa Clara, California
• Lawrence School, Sanawar, a high school in India
• Lawrence School, Lovedale, a high school in India
• Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, a high school in Pakistan

[edit] Naval Vessels

• USS Lawrence (1813), one of two 493-ton Niagara-class brigs built at Erie, Pennsylvania
• USS Lawrence (1843), brig in the United States Navy
• USS Lawrence (DD-250), Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II
• USS Lawrence (DD-8), destroyer in the United States Navy
• USS Lawrence (DDG-4), Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy

[edit] People

Lawrence
Gender:	Male
Origin:	English
Meaning:	"From Laurentum, Italy"

[edit] People with the surname Lawrence

• Lawrence (surname)

[edit] Christianity

• Saint Lawrence (died 258), a Roman Catholic saint
• Brother Lawrence (died 1691), a Carmelite monk

[edit] Education

• Lawrence S. Bacow, current president of Tufts University

[edit] Sports

• Lawrence Chimezie Akandu (born 1974), a Nigerian-born Hong Kong football player
• Lawrence Peckham (born 1944), Australian high jumper
• Lawrence Taylor (born 1959), nicknamed LT, former Hall of Fame American football player who played for the New York Giants

[edit] Military

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

[edit] Television and film

• Lawrence Gray (1898-1970) - American actor
• Lawrence Raghavendra, a South Indian film actor
• Tavanda Lawrence, African American actress

[edit] Music

• Lawrence Hayward, singer with Felt, Denim and Go Kart Mozart
• Lawrence Welk, Band leader, accordion player, and Television host

[edit] Business

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

[edit] Art

• Lawrence Saint (1885 - 1961), an American stained glass artist

[edit] Science & Medicine

• William Lawrence (1783-1867), Surgeon and natural historian; pre-Darwinian advocate of anthropoid origin of Man

[edit] Other

• Lawrence of Arabia (film), a 1962 film on the life of T. E. Lawrence, starring Peter O'Toole
• Lawrence v. Texas, the United States Supreme Court case barring the criminalization of sodomy
• The Lawrence Welk Show, Television show hosted by Lawrence Welk

[edit] See also

• Lawrenceburg
• Lawrenceville
• Laurence
• Larry

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