Laurence
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Laurence | |
Gender: | Male |
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Origin: | English |
Meaning: | "From Laurentum, Italy" |
Laurence is the surname or the given name of several people:
[edit] Surname
- Laurence of Canterbury, the second Archbishop of Canterbury
- John Zachariah Laurence, English ophthalmologist
- Stephen Laurence, American philosopher
[edit] Given name
- Laurence Fishburne, an Academy Award-nominated American actor
- Laurence Godfrey (archer), athlete from the United Kingdom
- Laurence Godfrey (physics lecturer), regular and controversial contributor to the Usenet newsgroups 'soc.culture.british' and 'soc.culture.canada'
- Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor
- Laurence McKeown, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- Laurence Olivier, prolific British stage and screen actor and director
- Laurence Rochat, Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 1996
- Laurence Tribe, American professor of constitutional law