Lawrence 61304 218491750 2008-06-10T21:55:28Z Chovain 1015252 /* People */ rm nn {{TOCright}} '''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== {| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Lawrence''' |- ! Gender: | [[Male]] |- ! Origin: | [[English language|English]] |- ! Meaning: | ''"From Laurentum, Italy"'' |- |} ===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]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[Category:Ambiguous place names]] [[Category:English surnames]] [[ar:لورنس]] [[cs:Lawrence]] [[de:Lawrence]] [[es:Lawrence]] [[fr:Lawrence]] [[ko:로런스]] [[it:Lawrence]] [[nl:Lawrence]] [[ja:ローレンス]] [[pl:Lawrence]] [[pt:Lawrence]] [[ru:Лоуренс]] [[sv:Lawrence]] [[vo:Lawrence]] [[zh:劳伦斯]]