Larry 3090639 224178903 2008-07-07T18:03:51Z Gogo Dodo 1257855 Revert to revision 218400398 dated 2008-06-10 14:05:47 by AndrewHowse using [[:en:Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation_popups|popups]] {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Larry | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} {| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Larry''' |- ! Gender: | [[Male]] |- ! Origin: | [[English language|English]] |- ! Meaning: | ''"From Laurentum, Italy"'' |- |} '''Larry''' is a masculine [[given name]] in English, derived from [[Lawrence]] or [[Laurence]]. It can be a shortened form of those names. It is also often used as an independent name. '''Larry''' may refer to the following: ==Famous and Well-Known People Named Larry== ===Business=== * [[Lawrence Dale Bell|Larry Bell]], founder of the [[Bell Aircraft Corporation]] * [[Larry Bossidy]], former chairman of [[Honeywell]], former chairman and CEO of [[AlliedSignal]], current chairman of Merck * [[Larry Elliott]], economics expert and author * [[Larry Ellison]], CEO and co-founder of [[Oracle Corporation]] and one of the wealthiest people in America * [[Larry Flynt]], publisher of ''[[Hustler]]'' pornographic magazine * [[Laurence F. Johnson|Dr. Larry Johnson]], CEO of the [[New Media Consortium]] * [[Larry Page]], co-founder of [[Google]] * [[Larry Probst]], former CEO and the largest shareholder of [[Electronic Arts]] * [[Larry Silverstein]], American billionaire, operator and head of [[Silverstein Properties]] * [[Larry Yung Chi Kin]], chairman of [[CITIC Pacific]] and one of the wealthiest people in mainland China ===Entertainment & Media=== * [[Larry the Cable Guy]], stage name of American comedian, Daniel Lawrence Whitney. * [[Larry Boone]], country singer * [[Collins Kids|Larry Collins]], a member of The Collins Kids * [[Larry David]], an Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer, and film director * [[Larry Emdur]], an Australian TV host "''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australia)|Wheel Of Fortune]]''" and "''[[The Morning Show (TV series)|The Morning Show]]''" * [[Larry Feign]], an American cartoonist working in Hong Kong * [[Larry Fine (actor)]], of the Three Stooges * [[Laurence Fishburne]], an American actor. * [[Larry Gatlin]], country singer * [[Larry Hagman]], actor, best known for the TV drama "Dallas" * [[Larry Kenney]], radio DJ and voice actor on "Imus in the Morning" * [[Larry King]], talk show host of "Larry King Live" on CNN * [[Larry Miller (actor)]], actor and stand-up comedian * [[Larry McMurtry]], novelist, best known for ''Lonesome Dove'' * [[Larry Niven]], science fiction author best known for ''Ringworld'' * [[Laurence Olivier]], a British actor. * [[Larry Wachowski]], one half of the Wachowski brothers, directors, most famously for The Matrix series * [[Larry (cartoonist)]], British cartoonist. ===Information Technology=== * [[Larry Sanger]], co-founder of [[Wikipedia]] * [[Larry Wall]], creator of the [[Perl]] computer language ===Politics=== * [[Larry Craig]], Republican US senator from the state of Idaho * [[Larry C. Johnson]], former CIA intelligence officer and political commentator * [[Larry Lawrence]], U.S. Ambassador to [[Switzerland]] * [[Larry Wu-Tai Chin]], Chinese double agent who worked in the CIA ===Sports=== ====American Football==== * [[Larry Csonka]], [[National Football League]] Hall of Famer * [[Larry Johnson (football player)]], American football player for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ====Baseball==== * [[Larry Andersen]], former baseball pitcher * [[Larry Anderson (MLB pitcher)]], former baseball pitcher for the Brewers White Sox * [[Yogi Berra]], Baseball Hall of Fame catcher, Yankees and Mets * [[Larry Bowa]], former shortstop for Phillies, Mets, and Cubs. Former manager for Padres and Phillies * [[Larry Brown (baseball player)]], major league infielder in the 1970s and 1980s, mainly with the Cleveland Indians * [[Larry Doby]], first black baseball player in American League * [[Larry Hisle]], major league outfielder with Philadelphia Phillies, Brewers, and Twins * [[Larry Jackson]], major league pitcher in the 1950s and 1960s for the Cardinals, Cubs and Phillies * [[Chipper Jones|Larry "Chipper" Jones]], Atlanta Braves third baseman-outfielder * [[Larry Sherry]], Los Angeles Dodgers World Series hero pitcher * [[Larry Walker]], former major league outfielder ====Basketball==== * [[Larry Bird]], American Hall of Fame basketball player * [[Larry Brown (basketball)|Larry Brown]], Hall of Fame Basketball coach * [[Larry Johnson (basketball)]], former US basketball player * [[Larry Hughes]], US basketball player ====Other Sports==== * [[Larry Holmes]], boxer * [[Larry Murphy]], NHL [[hockey]] player * [[Larry Zbyszko]], professional [[wrestler]] and commentator * [[Larry Huras]], ice hockey player and coach ===Criminals=== * [[Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr.]] Bank robber and leader of the High Incident Bandits * [[Larry Singleton]] Rapist and mutilator * [[Larry Hoover]] Gang leader ==Fictional Characters== ===Animation=== * [[Larry the Cucumber]], a fictional character from VeggieTales; also goes by the alter-ego of [[Larry Boy]] *[[List of minor SpongeBob SquarePants characters#Larry the Lobster|Larry the Lobster]], a fictional lifeguard on ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' * [[Limozeen#Limozeen|Larry Palaroncini]], character from Homestar Runner that plays in the band ''Limozeen'' * [[Larry Burns]] the son of Mr. Burns, portrayed by Rodney Dangerfield in The Simpsons ===Television=== * Larry, of [[Ed and Larry]], a pair of fictional characters on the TV series ''[[The West Wing]]'' * Larry, of TV show ''[[Newhart]]'', part of the dirty backwoods trio '''Larry, Darryl, and Darryl''', and the only one who could speak; played by [[William Sanderson]] * [[Larry Appleton]], character on ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)]]'', often referred to as "Cousin Larry" * [[Larry "Bud" Melman]], recurring character on [[David Letterman]] shows * [[Doctor Laurence Erhardt|Dr. Larry Erhardt]], one of the original mad scientists from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' TV series * [[Larry Sanders (character)]], character played by [[Gary Shandling]] on the ''[[Larry Sanders Show]]'' * [[Larry Blaisdell]], character played by Larry Bagby III on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. * [[Larry Fleinhardt|Dr. Larry Fleinhardt]], a character who is a [[theoretical physicist]], [[physical cosmology|cosmologist]], and CalSci [[professor]] in the [[CBS]] [[crime drama]] ''[[NUMB3RS]]'', played by [[Peter MacNicol]]. ===Video Games=== * [[List of Ace Combat characters#Larry Foulke|Larry Foulke]], a fictional character from [[Ace Combat Zero]] that serves as the player's wingman and then defects to "A World With No Boundaries." * [[Koopalings|Larry Koopa]], the youngest of Bowser's children from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. * [[Larry Laffer]], the fictional character from the ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]]'' adult video game series. ==Other== * [[Cyclone Larry]], a category-5 cyclone that made landfall in Australia in 2006 * The [[Larry shorts]], early animated work from ''[[Family Guy]]'' creator [[Seth McFarlane]] * [[Awarau River|Larry's Creek]], New Zealand, body of water also known as the "Awarau River" ==See also== * {{lookfrom|Larry}} * [[Laurence]] * [[Lawrence]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Lists of ambiguous human names]] [[Category:Given names]] [[es:Larry]]