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'''Lawrence''' may refer to:
==Geography==
====Communities====
In '''New Zealand''':
* [[Lawrence, New Zealand]]
In the '''United States''':
* [[Lawrence, Indiana]]
* [[Lawrence, Kansas]] (the most populous Lawrence)
* [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]]
* [[Lawrence, Michigan]]
* [[Lawrence, New York]]
* [[Lawrence, Wisconsin]]
{{seealso|Lawrence County|Lawrence Township}}
====Rivers====
* [[Saint Lawrence River]]
* [[Lawrence Brook]], New Jersey
====Infrastructure (streets and subway)====
* [[Lawrence Avenue]] in Toronto, Ontario
* Toronto Transit Commission subway and RT stations:
** [[Lawrence (TTC)]]
** [[Lawrence West (TTC)]]
** [[Lawrence East (TTC)]]
* [[Lawrence (Caltrain station)]] in Santa Clara, California
==Education==
====Colleges and universities====
* [[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
====Preparatory & high schools====
* [[Lawrence Academy at Groton]], a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts
* [[Lawrence College, Ghora Gali]], a high school in Pakistan
* [[Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute]], a high school in Toronto, Ontario
* [[Lawrence School, Lovedale]], a high school in India
* [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]], a high school in India
* [[Saint Lawrence Academy]], a Catholic high school in Santa Clara, California
==People==
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! Meaning:
| ''"From Laurentum, Italy"''
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===People with the surname ''Lawrence''===
*[[Lawrence (surname)]]
===Christianity===
* [[Saint Lawrence]] (died 258), a Roman Catholic saint
* [[Brother Lawrence]] (died 1691), a Carmelite monk
===Education===
* [[Lawrence S. Bacow]], current president of Tufts University
===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
===Military===
* [[Lawrence Joel]] (1928-1984), American war hero
===Television and film===
*[[Lawrence Gray]] (1898-1970), American actor
* [[Lawrence Raghavendra]], a South Indian film actor
===Music===
* [[Lawrence Hayward]], singer with Felt, Denim and Go Kart Mozart
* [[Lawrence Welk]], band leader, accordion player, and television host
===Business===
* [[Lawrence Bossidy]], former chairman of Honeywell, former CEO and chairman of AlliedSignal, current chairman of Merck
* [[Lawrence Hunt]], internet entrepreneur and CEO of Silverjet
* [[Lawrence E. Page]] (born 1973), co-founder of Google Inc.
===Art===
* [[Lawrence Saint]] (1885 - 1961), an American stained glass artist
* Lawrence Amalraj , A young Chef who works for Taj Group of Hotels and Palaces in Chennai .
==Other==
* [[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|''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
* [[USS Lawrence|USS ''Lawrence'']] (disambiguation)
==See also==
* [[Lawrence Pond]]
* [[Lawrenceburg]]
* [[Lawrenceville]]
* [[Laurence]]
* [[Larry]]
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