Lawrence (surname)
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Lawrence is a surname, and may refer to:
[edit] Christianity
- William Lawrence, the 7th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
- William Appleton Lawrence, 3rd Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts
[edit] Politics
- Abbott Lawrence, US representative from Massachusetts
- Amos Lawrence (1786-1852), Massachusetts philanthropist and politician
- Carmen Lawrence (b. 1948), Australian politician
- George Van Eman Lawrence (1818-1904), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- George P. Lawrence, former US Representative from Massachusetts
- John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811-79), British statesman
- Joseph Lawrence (Pennsylvania) (1786-1886), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- William Lawrence (35th Congress), member of the United States House of Representatives from the 17th District of Ohio
- William Lawrence (Ohio), Republican politician from Ohio
[edit] Education
- Amos Adams Lawrence (1814-1886), abolitionist and founder of the University of Kansas
- Philip Lawrence (1947-1995), murdered headmaster of St. George's Roman Catholic School
[edit] Artistry
- Don Lawrence (1928-2003), British comic book artist
- Doug Lawrence, a comic and voice talent
- Ellis F. Lawrence, architect and founder of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon
- Frederick William Lawrence (1890- ? ), Canadian/American airbrush painter
- Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), painter
- Mary Lawrence (1868-1945), American sculptor
- Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), English portrait painter
[edit] Sports
- Brian Lawrence (1976-Present), baseball pitcher
- Davey Lawrence (1985-Present), ice hockey goaltender
- Tayna Lawrence (1975-Present), Jamaican athlete
[edit] Literature
- D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930), English author
- George Alfred Lawrence (1827-76), English novelist
- T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935), British soldier and author
[edit] Military
- Charles Lawrence (1709-1760) British military officer and later governor of Nova Scotia
- George St. Patrick Lawrence (1804-84), English soldier
- Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-57) British soldier
- James Lawrence (1781-1813), American naval officer and hero
- USAF Major Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. (1935-1967) first black astronaut and member of the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory program
- Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), English soldier
- Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), British soldier, known as Lawrence of Arabia
- William P. Lawrence, officer in the United States Navy
[edit] Television and film
- Florence Lawrence, (1890-1938), was an inventor and silent film actress from Hamilton, Ontario.
- Joey Lawrence, American comic actor
- Sharon Lawrence (born 1961), American television actress
- Martin Lawrence, American actor and comedian
[edit] Music
- Derek Lawrence (record producer)
- Doug Lawrence (jazz) (born 1956), jazz saxophonist with Count Basie Orchestra
- Syd Lawence, founder and leader of the Syd Lawrence Orchestra big band
- Tracy Lawrence, country singer / musician
[edit] American community founding
- Abbott Lawrence (1792-1855), noted merchant and founder of Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Orange Lawrence, founder of Orangeville, Ontario
[edit] Business
- George Newbold Lawrence (1806-1895), American businessman and amateur ornithologist
[edit] Science and medicine
- Ernest Lawrence (1901–1958), Nobel-winning physicist; best known for inventing the cyclotron, and his later work in the Manhattan Project.
- Peter Lawrence, British biologist
- William Lawrence (biologist) (1783-1867), surgeon and natural historian; pre-Darwinian advocate of anthropoid origin of Man
[edit] Other
- John P Lawrence, former Senior Advisor on terrorist organisations in the middle east to the Secret Intelligence Service
- Stephen Lawrence (1974-1993), British race hate murder victim
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