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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Larry'''
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| [[English language|English]]
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| ''"From Laurentum, Italy"''
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'''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]]
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