Lawrence

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Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Communities 1.2 Rivers 1.3 Infrastructure (streets and subway) 2 Education 2.1 Colleges and universities 2.2 Preparatory & high schools 3 People 3.1 People with the surname Lawrence 3.2 Christianity 3.3 Education 3.4 Sports 3.5 Military 3.6 Television and film 3.7 Music 3.8 Business 3.9 Art 4 Other 5 See also

Lawrence may refer to:

[edit] Geography

[edit] 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

See also: Lawrence County and Lawrence Township

[edit] Rivers

• Saint Lawrence River
• Lawrence Brook, New Jersey

[edit] 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

[edit] Education

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] People

Lawrence
Gender:	Male
Origin:	English
Meaning:	"From Laurentum, Italy"

[edit] People with the surname Lawrence

• Lawrence (surname)

[edit] Christianity

• Saint Lawrence (died 258), a Roman Catholic saint
• Brother Lawrence (died 1691), a Carmelite monk

[edit] Education

• Lawrence S. Bacow, current president of Tufts University

[edit] 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

[edit] Military

• Lawrence Joel (1928-1984), American war hero

[edit] Television and film

• Lawrence Gray (1898-1970), American actor
• Lawrence Raghavendra, a South Indian film actor

[edit] Music

• Lawrence Hayward, singer with Felt, Denim and Go Kart Mozart
• Lawrence Welk, band leader, accordion player, and television host

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 .

[edit] Other

• 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 (disambiguation)

[edit] See also

• Lawrence Pond
• Lawrenceburg
• Lawrenceville
• Laurence
• Larry