Lawrence (given name)

Lawrence
Gender	Masculine
Language	English
Origin
Meaning	"man from Laurentum" or "bright one, shining one", "laurelled"
Other names
Pet forms	Larry, Lawrie, Laurie, Larold, Law
Related names	Claren, Clarence, Labhrás (Irish), Larence, Larford, Laurence (English), Lars (Germanic languages), Laurencjusz, Laurenty, Wawrzyniec (Polish), Laurens (Dutch, archaic English), Laurent (French), Laurențiu (Romanian), Laurentius (Latin), Lavrentis (Greek), Lavrenti, Lavrentiy, Lavrenty (Russian), Llorente\Lorente (Aragonese), Lorens (Scandinavian), Lorentz, Lorenz (German), Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish (Castilian)), Lőrinc (Hungarian), Lourenço (Portuguese), Vavrinec/Vavřinec (Slovak/Czech), Lovre/Lovro (Serbo-Croatian).
See also	Bert, a name also meaning "bright"

Lawrence is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the French Laurent,^[1] which is in turn derived from the Latin Laurentius or Old Greek Lavrenti (which in modern Greek became Lavrentis).^[2] Pet forms of Lawrence include Larry, Lawrie and, less commonly, Law.^[1]

People

A

Lawrence Rosario Abavana (1920–2004), Ghanaian politician and teacher
Lawrence G. Abele (born 1946), American academic
Lawrence D. Ackman (1939–2022), American real estate entrepreneur
Lawrence Adegbeingbe (born 1957), Nigerian sprinter
Lawrence Adjei (born 1979), Ghanaian footballer
Lawrence Aidoo (born 1982), Ghanaian footballer
Lawrence Alexander (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player
Lawrence H. Aller (1913–2003), American astronomer
Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912), Dutch-born British painter
Lawrence K. Altman (born 1937), American physician and journalist for The New York Times
Lawrence Anastasia (1926–2008), American politician
Lawrence Andreasen (1945–1990), American diver
Lawrence Anini (c. 1960–1987), Nigerian bandit
Lawrence A. Appley (1904-1997), American management specialist and organizational theoristv
Lawrence Archer (1820–1910), American politician, judge
Lawrence Ardren, 16th-century English politician
Lawrence Ashcroft (1954–1962), Archdeacon of Stow
Lawrence Ati-Zigi (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer
Lawrence Auster (1949–2013), American essayist
Lawrence Austin (born 1955), Australian boxer
Lawrence de Awkeburne, 13th-century Bishop of Salisbury-elect

B

Lawrence J. Baack (born 1943), American historian
Lawrence Sprague Babbitt (1839–1903), United States Army officer
Lawrence Babits (born 1943), American archaeologist
Lawrence Bachmann (1911–2004), American film producer and executive
Lawrence Bacow (born 1951), Retired President of Harvard University
Lawrence Joseph Bader (1926–1966), American salesman and host
Lawrence Baker (tennis) (1890–1980), American tennis administrator and player
Lawrence Banks (1880–1935), American football player and coach
Lawrence Barcella (1945–2010), American lawyer
Lawrence J. Barkwell (1943-2019), Canadian historian
Lawrence Barrett (1838–1891), American stage actor
Lawrence Baskir (born 1938), American judge
Lawrence Bathurst (1871–1939), English cricketer
Lawrence Batley (1911–2002), British entrepreneur
Lawrence James Beck (1938–1994), American sculptor
Lawrence C. Becker (1939–2018), American philosopher
Lawrence Beesley (1877–1967), English teacher and RMS Titanic survivor
Lawrence Bell (footballer) (1872–1945), Scottish footballer
Lawrence Dale Bell (1894–1956), American industrialist
Lawrence Bierton (born 1960), British murderer
Lawrence Bishnoi (born 1993), Indian gangster
Lawrence Blackledge (born 1985), American basketball player
Lawrence Blackwell (died 1987), American politician
Lawrence Rogers Blinks (1900–1989), American botanist
Lawrence Blochman (1900–1975), American crime writer
Lawrence Block (born 1938), American writer of crime fiction
Lawrence J. Block (1951–2025), American judge
Lawrence D. Bobo (born 1958), American professor
Lawrence Bogorad (1921–2003), American botanist
Lawrence C. Boles (1883–1945), American football player and coach
Lawrence Booth, Archbishop of York from 1476 to 1480
Lawrence Bossidy (1935–2025), American businessman and author
Lawrence A. Bowes (1885–1955), American actor
Lawrence Bragg (1890–1971), Australian-born British X-ray crystallographer
Lawrence Brainerd (1794–1870), American businessman, abolitionist and politician
Lawrence Ytzhak Braithwaite (1963–2008), Canadian writer
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (1820–1862), American politician
Lawrence Eugene Brandt (1939–2025), American Roman Catholic prelate
Lawrence Briggs (1903–1970), American soccer coach
Lawrence Bright (1847-1908), Architect from England
Lawrence Hamner Brinker (born 1950), American politician
Lawrence Brittain (born 1990), South African rower
Lawrence Brock (1906–1968), American politician
Lawrence Brooks (American veteran) (1909–2022), American World War II veteran
Lawrence Brooks (1912–1994), American actor
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (1907–1988), American jazz trombonist
Lawrence Bulger (1870–1928), Irish rugby union player
Lawrence Burd (1863–1931), British schoolmaster and philatelist
Lawrence Butler (basketball) (1957–2018), American basketball player
Lawrence Butler (baseball) (born 2000), American baseball player
Lawrence E. Butler (born 1953), American diplomat
Lawrence W. Butler (1908–1988), American special effects artist
Lawrence Byford (1925–2018), English police officer

C

Lawrence Cager (born 1997), American football player
Lawrence Calcagno (1913–1993), American painter
Lawrence Campe (died 1613), Merchant
Lawrence Cannon (born 1947), Canadian politician
Lawrence Carroll (1954–2019), Australian-born American painter
Lawrence Carter (1641–1710), English lawyer and politician
Lawrence Cartwright (born 1948), Bahamian politician
Lawrence B. Casey (1905–1977), American prelate
Lawrence Casserley (born 1941), English composer
Lawrence Chambers (born 1929), American naval officer
Lawrence Chaney (born 1996), Scottish drag performer
Lawrence Chelin (1958–2020), South African footballer
Lawrence Cheng (born 1954), Hong Kong actor and filmmaker
Lawrence Chongson (1963 – 2021), Filipino basketball coach
Lawrence Chubb (1873–1948), Anglo-Australian environmental campaigner
Lawrence Chungu (born 1991), Zambian footballer
Lawrence Clarke (hurdler) (born 1990), British hurdler
Lawrence Clayton (1891–1949), American banker and corporate executive
Lawrence Cobb (1894–1945), American politician
Lawrence Cohn (1932–2023), American music executive
Lawrence H. Cohn (1937–2016), American surgeon and academic
Lawrence Colburn (1949–2016), US Army soldier
Lawrence Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury (born 1941), British former judge
Lawrence A. Conner Sr. (1899–1964), American politician
Lawrence Conrad (born 1949), British Orientalist and historian of medicine
Lawrence Cook (actor) (1930–2003), American actor
Lawrence H. Cooke (1914–2000), American lawyer and politician
Lawrence Owen Cooper Sr. (1908–1986), American businessman and humanitarian
Lawrence E. Corbett Jr. (1921–2020), American politician
Lawrence W. Corbett (1859–1897), American politician
Lawrence Moore Cosgrave (1890–1971), Canadian diplomat
Lawrence Costa (1969/1970–2022), Australian politician
Lawrence Cotton (born 1927), American musician
Lawrence Cowan (1858–1933), American politician
Lawrence William Cramer (1897–1978), American politician
Lawrence Crawford (mathematician) (1867-1951), Scottish mathematician
Lawrence (bishop of Csanád) (died after 1113), Hungarian clergyman
Lawrence Crossley (1899–1962), American developer
Lawrence Cunliffe (1929–2025), British politician
Lawrence S. Cunningham (1935–2025), American theologian
Lawrence Curry (1935–2018), American politician

D

Lawrence D'Orsay (1853–1931), British actor
Lawrence Taliaferro Dade (1785–1842), American politician
Lawrence F. Dahl (1929–2021), American chemist
Lawrence Joseph Sarsfield Daly (1912–1978), American politician
Lawrence Dane (1937–2022), Canadian actor and director
Lawrence Darvall (1898–1968), Royal Air Force Air Marshal
Lawrence Daws (1927–2025), Australian painter and printmaker
Lawrence Dawsey (born 1967), American football player and coach
Lawrence Day (born 1949), Canadian chess player
Lawrence J. DeLucas (born 1950), American astronaut and biochemist
Lawrence J. DeNardis (1938–2018), American politician
Lawrence Dentico (born 1923), American mobster
Lawrence Dermer (born 1962), American songwriter
Lawrence Russell Dewey (1901–1994), United States Army general
Lawrence Dickson (1920–1944), Tuskegee Airman
Lawrence Dobkin (1919–2002), American actor, director and screenwriter
Lawrence Igyuse Doki (1923–1981), Nigerian army officer
Lawrence Donovan (1885–1948), American writer
Lawrence Duffy (born 1951), Irish Roman Catholic prelate
Lawrence Duhé (1887–1960), American jazz musician
Lawrence Dupont (1891–1955), American football player
Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990), British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer
Lawrence Samuel Durrell (1884–1928), British Indian subject and engineer

E

Lawrence Eagleburger (1930–2011), American statesman and diplomat
Lawrence R. Ellzey (1891–1977), American politician
Lawrence Ely (1911–1983), American football player
Lawrence Ennali (born 2002), German footballer
Lawrence Ennis (1871–1938), Scottish engineer
Lawrence Everhart (1755–1840), American soldier
Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo (1965–2025), Nigerian politician

F

Lawrence Fanous (born 1985), Jordanian triathlete
Lawrence Farley (1856–1910), American baseball player
Lawrence F. Feloney (1921–2004), Massachusetts politician
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919–2021), American poet
Lawrence Fertig (1898–1986), Advertising executive, economist
Lawrence Filippone (born 1954), American educator
Lawrence Flick (1856-1938), American physician
Lawrence Flugence (born 1980), American football player
Lawrence Fortun (born 1971), Filipino lawyer and politician
Lawrence Frank (born 1970), American basketball coach and executive
Lawrence Frostad (born 1967), American swimmer
Lawrence Fuchs (1927–2013), American scholar
Lawrence T. Fuglaar (1895–1972), American politician
Lawrence Funderburke (born 1970), American basketball player
Lawrence Furniss (1862–1941), English footballer

G

Lawrence Gaines (born 1953), American football player
Lawrence Gama (1935–2009), Tanzanian politician
Lawrence Paul Garrod (1895–1979), bacteriologist, Garrod, Lawrence Paul
Lawrence M. Gelb (1898–1980), American chemist and businessman
Lawrence Van Gelder (1933–2016), American journalist
Lawrence Gilman (1878–1939), American music critic
Lawrence Gobright (1816–1879), American journalist
Lawrence Gonzi (born 1953), Maltese politician
Lawrence Seymour Goodman (1920–2021), British airman and bomber pilot
Lawrence Goodwyn (1928–2013), American writer and political theorist
Lawrence Gordon (gridiron football) (born 1984), American gridiron football player
Lawrence Gostin (born 1949), American law professor
Lawrence Gowing (1918–1991), English artist
Lawrence De Graff (1871–1934), American judge
Lawrence Otis Graham (1961–2021), American lawyer and writer
Lawrence Grant (1870–1952), English actor
Lawrence Gray (1898–1970), American actor
Lawrence G. Greenwood (1921–2006), Canadian banker
Lawrence Grossberg (born 1947), American academic
Lawrence Grossmith (1877–1944), English actor
Lawrence N. Guarino (1922–2014), US Air Force officer
Lawrence Gubow (1919–1978), American judge
Lawrence Gushee (1931–2015), American musicologist
Lawrence Guy (born 1990), American football player
Lawrence Guyot (1939–2012), American activist

H

Lawrence B. Hagel (born 1947), American judge
Lawrence W. Hager (1890–1982), American newspaper publisher
Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon (1818–1883), British politician
Lawrence Halsted (1764–1841), Royal Navy Admiral
Lawrence Alexander Hardie (1933–2013), American geologist
Lawrence Hare (born 1969), English speedway rider
Lawrence Hargrave (1850–1915), Australian engineer and inventor
Lawrence Harland (1905–1977), Archdeacon of Rochester 1951–1969
Lawrence Hart (American football) (born 1976), American football player
Lawrence Hauben (1931–1985), American screenwriter
Lawrence Haworth (1926–2024), American-born Canadian philosopher
Lawrence R. Heaney (born 1952), American zoologist
Lawrence Ray Heckard (1923–1991), American botanist
Lawrence Hertzog (1951–2008), American television writer and producer
Lawrence Heyworth Jr. (1921–2003), United States Navy admiral
Lawrence Heyworth (1786–1872), English merchant
Lawrence Hill (born 1957), Canadian novelist, essayist, and memoirist
Lawrence D. Hills (1911–1990), British organic horticulturalist
Lawrence Hogan (1928–2017), American politician from Maryland
Lawrence Holofcener (1926–2017), American-British sculptor, lyricist, playwright
Lawrence Horn (1940–2017), American musician, record producer, and recording engineer
Lawrence "Teddy Boy" Houle (1938–2020), Métis fiddler
Lawrence Van Huizen (1930–2019), Malaysian field hockey player
Lawrence Humphrey (died 1589), English theologian
Lawrence Hunter (born 1961), American computational biologist
Lawrence Huntington (1900–1968), British film director, screenwriter, producer
Lawrence Hyde (died 1590), English politician

I

Lawrence Inglee (born 1973), American film producer

J

Lawrence Jackson (born 1985), American football player
Lawrence Jackson (rower) (1907–1937), New Zealand rower
Lawrence Jackson (guard) (born 1964), American football player
Lawrence Colvile Jackson (1851–1905), British barrister and colonial judge
Lawrence Jacobs (lawyer) (born 1955), American lawyer
Lawrence Jenco (1934–1996), American Catholic priest and hostage
Lawrence Joel (1928–1984), US Army Sgt 1st Class, Medal of Honor, Silver Star, Purple Heart
Lawrence Johnson (pole vaulter) (born 1974), American pole vaulter
Lawrence Johnson (American football) (born 1957), American football player
Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson (1925–1997), Australian botanist
Lawrence B. Jones (born 1992), American political commentator
Lawrence W. Jones (1925–2023), American particle physicist
Lawrence Justinian (1381–1456), Italian Roman Catholic saint

K

Lawrence Kaarsberg (1876–1943), American athlete and coach
Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie (1899–1993), Hong Kong industrialist
Lawrence E. Kahn (born 1937), American judge
Lawrence Kapiloff (1929–2019), American politician
Lawrence Kasadha (born 1994), Ugandan footballer
Lawrence Kasanoff (born 1959), American film producer
Lawrence Kasdan (born 1949), American filmmaker
Lawrence Katilungu (1914–1961), Zambian trade unionist
Lawrence Kavenagh (c. 1810 – 1846), Irish-born Australian criminal
Lawrence Kearny (1789-1868), American politician
Lawrence H. Keeley (1948–2017), American archaeologist
Lawrence Kenny (1896–1977), American priest
Lawrence Kestenbaum (born 1955), American lawyer
Lawrence Keyte (born 1963), Canadian modern pentathlete
Lawrence Kimball (1900–1971), British politician
Lawrence E. King Jr. (born 1944), American banker and politician
Lawrence Klecatsky (1941–2018), American rower
Lawrence Klein (1920–2013), American economist
Lawrence H. Knox (1906–1966), American chemist
Lawrence Kohlberg (1927–1987), American psychologist
Lawrence L. Koontz Jr. (1940–2025), American judge
Lawrence Korb (1939–2026), American foreign policy analyst
Lawrence Kornfeld (born 1930), American theater director
Lawrence Kramer (musicologist) (born 1946), American musicologist and composer
Lawrence Francis Kramer (1933–2023), American politician
Lawrence B. Krause (born 1929), American economist
Lawrence Krauss (born 1954), American particle physicist and cosmologist
Lawrence Kubie (1896–1973), American psychiatrist
Lawrence Kun (1884–1942), Soviet politician
Lawrence Kushner (born 1943), American rabbi and writer

L

Lawrence L. Lamade (born 1947), United States lawyer
Lawrence Lambe (1863-1919), Canadian geologist and paleontologist
Lawrence Langer (1929–2024), American scholar and Holocaust analyst
Lawrence Marvin Langer (1913–2000), American nuclear physicist
Lawrence Langner (1890–1962), American dramatist
Lawrence Lartey (born 1994), Ghanaian footballer
Lawrence Lasker (born 1949), American screenwriter and producer
Lawrence Lau (barrister) (born 1968), Hong Kong barrister
Lawrence O. Lawson (1842–1912), Swedish-American lifesaving station keeper
Lawrence Leathers (1981–2019), American drummer
Lawrence Lebduska ((1894–1966), American artist
Lawrence Lee (1909–2011), British stained glass artist
Lawrence Lek (born 1982), Multimedia artist
Lawrence Lemieux (born 1955), Canadian sailor
Lawrence LeShan (1920–2020), American psychologist
Lawrence Lessig (born 1961), American legal scholar and activist
Lawrence Michael Levine (born 1976), American actor, writer, and filmmaker
Lawrence Lewis (1767–1839), Virginia planter
Lawrence Lewis Jr. (1918–1995), American businessman and philanthropist
Lawrence Lidsky (1935–2002), American physicist
Lawrence Joseph Lincoln (1909–2000), United States Army general
Lawrence Lindemer (1921–2020), American politician
Lawrence Lindsey (born 1954), American economist and government official
Lawrence Lipton (1898–1975), American journalist
Lawrence Lovasik (1913–1986), Priest and author
Lawrence Lozzano (born 1970), American soccer player
Lawrence E. Lucas (1933–2020), American Catholic priest
Lawrence MacAulay (born 1946), Canadian politician
Lawrence Macdonald (1799–1878), Scottish sculptor

M

Lawrence Marcus (1917–2013), American businessman
Lawrence S. Margolis (1935–2017), American judge
Lawrence Markley (1884–1920), American college football player
Lawrence Marrero (1900–1959), American jazz banjoist
Lawrence Martin-Bittman (1931–2018), Czech-born author and defector
Lawrence Maxwell (cricketer) (born 1941), Barbadian cricketer
Lawrence Mbwega (1912 - 2010), Ugandan Roman Catholic priest
Lawrence McAdory (born 1929), American politician
Lawrence McCormick (1888–1961), Ice hockey player
Lawrence McCutcheon (born 1950), American football player and executive
Lawrence M. McKenna (1933–2023), American judge
Lawrence James McNamara (1928–2004), Catholic bishop
Lawrence McPhee (1899–1983), American football player and coach
Lawrence Mead (born 1943), American academic
Lawrence Mestel (born 1962), American music executive and businessman
Lawrence Steven Meyers (1956–2023), American actor and film producer
Lawrence Mhlanga (born 1993), Zimbabwean footballer
Lawrence Middleton (1930–2019), British diplomat
Lawrence Miles (cricketer) (1896–1967), South African cricketer
Lawrence G. Miller (1936–2014), American politician
Lawrence Millman (born 1946), American travel writer
Lawrence Mira (born 1942), American lawyer and jurist
Lawrence B. Mohr (1931–2025), American political scientist
Lawrence Ah Mon (born 1949), Hong Kong film director
Lawrence Moptyd (died 1557), English priest and academic
Lawrence Moran (1907–1970), Australian Catholic bishop
Lawrence Morgan (1915–1997), Australian sportsman
Lawrence Morley (1920–2013), Canadian geophysicist
Lawrence Moss (1927–2022), American composer
Lawrence Moten (1972–2025), American basketball player
Lawrence Mukasa (born 1957), Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate
Lawrence Mukomberanwa (born 1976), Zimbabwean sculptor
Lawrence Mulenga (born 1998), Zambian footballer
Lawrence O. Murray (1864–1926), American politician
Lawrence Mynott (born 1954), British illustrator, designer and portrait painter
Lawrence Mysak (born 1940), Canadian mathematician

N

Lawrence Nduga (born 1995), Ugandan footballer
Lawrence R. Newman (1925–2011), American activist and writer
Lawrence Sydney Nicasio (1956–2024), Belizean Roman Catholic bishop
Lawrence Aaron Nixon (1883–1966), Civil rights advocate and physician
Lawrence Norfolk (born 1963), British novelist
Lawrence Nuesslein (1895–1971), American sport shooter

O

Lawrence O'Donnell (born 1951), American TV host, pundit
Lawrence Joseph O'Neill (born 1952), American judge
Lawrence Oates (1880–1912), British explorer
Lawrence Henry Yaw Ofosu-Appiah (1920 –1990), Ghanaian academician
Lawrence Ogilvie (1898–1980), Scottish plant pathologist
Lawrence Okolie (born 1992), British boxer
Lawrence Okoye (born 1991), British discus thrower and American football player
Lawrence Olson (1918–1992), American historian
Lawrence Olum (born 1984), Kenyan professional footballer
Lawrence Onochie (born 1969), Nigerian pastor
Lawrence P. Organ (born 1959), Canadian businessman
Lawrence Osborne (born 1958), British author
Lawrence A. Oxley (1887–1973), American civil rights activist

P

Lawrence M. Page (born 1944), American ichthyologist
Lawrence Palmer (born 1938), American ice hockey player
Lawrence Paros (1934–2019), American alternative educator
Lawrence Pattinson (1890-1955), Royal Air Force Air Marshal
Lawrence G. Paull (1938–2019), American neofuturistic production designer and art director
Lawrence Payton (1938–1997), American singer-songwriter
Lawrence Pazder (1936–2004), Canadian psychiatrist and author
Lawrence Pendred (1899-1986), Royal Air Force Air Marshal
Lawrence Pennell (1914-2008), Canadian lawyer, politician, and jurist
Lawrence Pete (born 1966), American football player
Lawrence Pheto (born 1976), Botswana Catholic prelate
Lawrence Phillips (1975–2016), American gridiron football player
Lawrence C. Phipps (1862–1958), American politician
Lawrence W. Pierce (1924–2020), American judge
Lawrence L. Piersol (born 1940), American judge
Lawrence Pillers (born 1952), American football player
Lawrence Poitras (1931–2022), Canadian judge
Lawrence R. Pomeroy (1925–2020), American zoologist, ecologist, and oceanographer
Lawrence Pondani (born 1986), Zambian footballer
Lawrence Pope (1940–2013), American politician
Lawrence Fung Siu Por (born 1949), Hong Kong entrepreneur
Lawrence Power (born 1977), British violist
Lawrence Pressman (born 1939), American actor

Q

Lawrence Quaye (born 1984), Qatari footballer
Lawrence F. Quigley (1893–1948), American politician
Lawrence J. Quirk (1923–2014), American journalist

R

Lawrence Rabiner (born 1943), American electrical engineer
Lawrence Reade (cricketer, born 1930) (1930–2019), New Zealand cricketer
Lawrence Reade (cricketer, born 1846) (1846–1910), New Zealand cricketer
Lawrence Reed (born 1953), American economist
Lawrence Fairfax Reifsnider (1887–1956), American football player and US Navy admiral
Lawrence Renes (born 1970), Dutch-Maltese conductor
Lawrence Rhodes (1939–2019), American dancer
Lawrence Ricci (1945-2005), Alleged American mobster
Lawrence Richardson Jr. (1920–2013), American classicist
Lawrence Ricks (born 1961), American football player
Lawrence Di Rita (born 1958), American political aide
Lawrence Roberts (basketball) (born 1982), American basketball player
Lawrence E. Roberts (1922–2004), Member of the Tuskegee Airmen
Lawrence Robson (1904–1982), English accountant
Lawrence Rocks (chemist) (born 1933), American chemist
Lawrence Rockwood (born 1958), American activist
Lawrence Roehm (1893–1958), American sports player and businessman
Lawrence Rondon (1949–2018), Trinidadian footballer
Lawrence Rosen (anthropologist) (born 1941), American anthropologist
Lawrence G. Rossin (1952-2012), American diplomat
Lawrence Rousseau (1809–1877), Confederate naval officer
Lawrence Rowntree (1895–1917), British soldier
Lawrence M. Rulison (1917–1966), American politician

S

Lawrence Sabatini (born 1930), American priest
Lawrence Saint-Victor (born 1982), Regular human American actor
Lawrence Saint (1885–1961), American stained glass artist
Lawrence B. Salkoff (born 1944), American neuroscientist
Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit (born 1931), Thai Roman Catholic bishop
Lawrence Sampleton (born 1959), American football player
Lawrence Samuels (born 1970), American football player and coach
Lawrence F. Scalise (1933–2015), American politician
Lawrence Scarpa (born 1959), American architect and academic
Lawrence Schiffman (born 1948), American archaeologist and Jewish historian
Lawrence Schiller (born 1936), American producer, director, and screenwriter
Lawrence Schkade (1930–2017), American information systems and management science researcher
Lawrence M. Schoen (born 1959), American writer and psychologist
Lawrence Frederik Schott (1907–1963), American bishop
Lawrence Schulman (born 1941), American-Israeli physicist
Lawrence Scott (born 1943), Trinidad and Tobago writer
Lawrence Seeff (born 1959), South African cricketer
Lawrence Segawa (born 1984), Ugandan footballer
Lawrence Shankland (born 1995), Scottish footballer
Lawrence Shaw (archaeologist) (born 1986), British archaeologist
Lawrence Shehan (1898–1984), Catholic cardinal
Lawrence Shepp (1936–2013), American mathematician
Lawrence W. Sherman (born 1949), American criminologist and educator
Lawrence Y. Sherman (1858–1939), American politician
Lawrence Shields (politician) (died 1976), American politician
Lawrence Shove (1923–1995), British sound recordist
Lawrence Sidbury (born 1986), American football player
Lawrence Sifuna (1946–2023), Kenyan politician
Lawrence Simmons (1911–1994), American football and baseball coach
Lawrence Simon (born 1977), American otolaryngologist
Lawrence Singleton (1927–2001), American murderer
Lawrence Sklar (1938–2024), American philosopher
Lawrence H. Smith (1892–1958), American politician
Lawrence J. Smith (1941–2026), American politician
Lawrence Donald Soens (1926–2021), American bishop
Lawrence Solan (1952–2024), American linguist
Lawrence Sperry (1892–1923), American inventor of the autopilot
Lawrence Springborg (born 1968), Australian politician
Lawrence Stager (1943–2017), American archaeologist
Lawrence W. Steinkraus (1922–1992), United States Air Force general
Lawrence F. Stengel (born 1952), American judge
Lawrence Vest Stephens (1858–1923), American politician
Lawrence W. Stirling (born 1942), American politician and judge in California
Lawrence Stone (1919–1999), English historian
Lawrence Stroll (born 1959), Canadian businessman
Lawrence Sutin (born 1951), American author and artist
Lawrence Svobida (1908–1984), American farmer and author

T

Lawrence A. Tabak (born 1951), American dentist and scientist
Lawrence Tanfield (c. 1551–1625), English lawyer and politician
Lawrence Taylor (born 1959), American football player
Lawrence Eric Taylor (born 1942), American attorney and author
Lawrence Palmer Taylor (born 1940), American diplomat
Lawrence Terry (born 1946), American rower
Lawrence Thomas (soccer) (born 1992), Australian soccer player
Lawrence Thomas (American football) (born 1993), American football player
Lawrence S. Thompson (1916–1986), American librarian
Lawrence Tibbett (1896–1960), American opera singer
Lawrence Tierney (1919–2002), American actor
Lawrence Timmons (born 1986), American football player
Lawrence Ting (1939–2004), Taiwanese businessman
Lawrence de Tiracol (1943–2016), Indian singer and lyricist
Lawrence Tomlinson (born 1964), English businessman
Lawrence Treat (1903–1998), American novelist
Lawrence Trent (born 1986), English chess player
Lawrence Turman (1926–2023), American film producer
Lawrence Tynes (born 1978), Scottish gridiron football player
Lawrence Tyson (1861-1929), American officer and politician

U

Lawrence Upton (1949–2020), British poet
Lawrence Urquhart (1935–2025), Scottish businessman

V

Lawrence Vambe (1917–2019), Zimbabwean writer and journalist
Lawrence VanDyke (born 1972), American judge
Lawrence Venuti (born 1953), American translator
Lawrence Verney (1924-2014), British judge
Lawrence Vickers (born 1983), American football player
Lawrence Vigouroux (born 1993), Chilean footballer
Lawrence J. Vilardo (born 1955), American judge
Lawrence Virgil (born 1991), American football player
Lawrence Visser (born 1989), Belgian football referee

W

Lawrence Wager (1904–1965), British geologist, explorer and mountaineer
Lawrence Walker (cricketer) (1901–1976), Irish cricketer
Lawrence Walkup (1914–2002), American academic administrator
Lawrence G. Wallace (1931–2020), United States deputy solicitor general
Lawrence Walsh (1912–2014), American judge
Lawrence Washington (1718–1752), American soldier, planter, politician, and landowner
Lawrence Washington (1659–1698), American planter, slave holder, lawyer, soldier and politician
Lawrence Washington (1602–1652), High Church Rector of the Church of England, great-great-grandfather of George Washington
Lawrence Berry Washington (1811–1856), American lawyer, Forty-niner, border ruffian
Lawrence Edward Watkin (1901–1981), American novelist
Lawrence Watt-Evans (born 1954), American speculative fiction writer
Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021), American artist
Lawrence Weiskrantz (1926–2018), British psychologist
Lawrence Weldon (1829–1905), American judge
Lawrence Welk (1903–1992), American bandleader and TV impresario
Lawrence West (rower) (born 1935), Canadian rower
Lawrence Wetherby (1908–1994), American politician
Lawrence Whalley (1946–2024), British psychiatrist
Lawrence John de Whalley (1853–1937), British chemist
Lawrence Grant White (1887–1956), American architect
Lawrence H. White (born 1954), American economist
Lawrence Williams (cricketer) (1946–2023), Welsh cricketer
Lawrence Williams (baseball) (born 1933), American baseball player
Lawrence P. Williams (1905–1996), British film art director
Lawrence Wilson (born 1987), American gridiron football player
Lawrence Winters (1915–1965), American opera singer
Lawrence S. Wittner (born 1941), American historian
Lawrence Wong (actor) (born 1988), Singaporean actor
Lawrence Wong (soccer) (born 2007), Australian soccer player
Lawrence Woods (born 1998), American gridiron football player
Lawrence Wosskow (born 1963), British entrepreneur
Lawrence Wright (born 1947), American writer and journalist
Lawrence Wright (American football) (born 1973), American football player
Lawrence Wright (Royal Navy officer)
Lawrence C. Wroth (1884–1970), American historian

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Lawrence Yearwood (1884–1942), Barbadian cricketer
Lawrence Yule (born 1963), New Zealand politician

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Lawrence Zalcman (1943–2022), American-Israeli mathematician
Lawrence Paul Zatkoff (1939–2015), American judge
Lawrence Zazzo (born 1970), American countertenor
Lawrence Zimba (born 1955), Zambian politician

Fictional characters

Lawrence Alamain, from the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
Lawrence Kutner (House), from House, M.D.
Lawrence Gordon (character), from the horror films Saw and Saw 3D

References

1 2 Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
↑ Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

[Hanks1-1] 1 2 Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

[2] Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

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