Lanier

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Lanier can refer to:

People

• Allen Lanier, musician in the band The Blue Öyster Cult
• Bob Lanier (basketball), basketball player
• Bob Lanier (politician), Texas politician
• Carlotta Walls LaNier, one of the nine African American students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957
• Carroll E. Lanier, Louisiana politician
• Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of Police, Washington, D.C.
• Don Lanier, American songwriter and composer
• Hal Lanier, baseball player and manager
• James Lanier, American financier
• Jaron Lanier, virtual reality developer
• Lee Lanier, Computer Animator
• Mark Lanier, American lawyer and teacher
• Max Lanier, baseball player
• Randy Lanier, American racing car driver
• Sidney Lanier, American musician and poet
• Susan Lanier, American actress
• Thomas C. Lanier, Alabama planter and Confederate soldier
• Willie Lanier, American football player

Family of British Court musicians

• Lanier family tree, a family renowned in the British court for its musical talent
  • Nicholas Lanier the Elder, French court musician
  • Nicholas Lanier, English composer, singer, lutenist and painter
  • Clement Lanier, musician
  • Jerome Lanier, musician
  • Emilia Lanier, English poet

Places

• Lanier, Florida
• Lanier, Georgia
• Lanier County, Georgia
• Lake Lanier, an artificial lake in the American state of Georgia
• Lanier Mansion, Madison, Indiana home of James F. D. Lanier

Companies

• Lanier RC, a manufacturer of Almost Ready to Fly (ARTFs) radio controlled airplanes
• Lanier a brand of printers subsidiary of Ricoh

Ships

• USS Lanier (APA-125), a US Navy attack transport ship, of World War II vintage.

Schools

• Lanier Middle School (Houston) - Houston, TX
• Lanier Middle School (Buford,Georgia) - Buford, GA
• Lanier Middle School (Fairfax, Virginia) - Fairfax, VA
• Lanier High School (Montgomery, Alabama) - Montgomery, AL
• Lanier High School (Austin, Texas) - Austin, TX
• Lanier High School (Jackson, Mississippi) - Jackson, MS
• Lanier High School - Macon, Georgia (Now part of Central High School)

• Lanier University - short-lived Baptist then KKK-run university in Atlanta, GA