Laurence is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

and French

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(usually female in French and usually male in English). The English masculine name is a variant of

Lawrence Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ...

and it originates from a French form of the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from Laurentum". The French feminine name Laurence is a form of the masculine '' Laurent'', which is derived from the Latin name.

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* Laurence Broze (born 1960), Belgian applied mathematician, statistician, and economist *

Laurence des Cars Laurence des Cars (born Laurence Élisabeth de Pérusse des Cars on 13 June 1966) is a French general curator of heritage and art historian, since September 2021 Director of the Louvre Museum after having headed the Musée d'Orsay and Musée de ...

, French curator and art historian * Laurence Neil Creme, known professionally as

Lol Creme Laurence Neil "Lol" Creme (born 19 September 1947) is an English musician and music video director, best known for his work in 10cc. He sings and plays guitar, bass and keyboards. Biography Creme was born in Prestwich, Lancashire, England. L ...

, British musician *

Laurence Ekperigin Laurence Ekperigin (born February 21, 1988) is a British-American professional basketball player who last played for ADA Blois. He played college basketball at Le Moyne before playing professionally in South Korea, Italy, Spain, France and Isra ...

(born 1988), British-American basketball player in the Israeli National League * Laurence Equilbey, French conductor *

Laurence Fishburne Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative charact ...

, American actor * Laurence Fournier Beaudry, Canadian ice dancer *

Laurence Fox Laurence Paul Fox (born 1978) is a political activist and former actor, most well-known for playing the supporting role of DS James Hathaway in the British TV drama series '' Lewis'' from 2006 to 2015. A grandson of the actors Robin and Ange ...

, British actor *

Laurence Gayte Laurence Gayte (born 25 September 1965) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since 2017, where she represents the 3rd constituency of the Pyrénées-Orien ...

(born 1965), French politician *

Laurence S. Geller Laurence Stephen Geller, Order of the British Empire, CBE, (born November 1947) is a British-American real estate investor, author and philanthropist. He served as the founder, president and chief executive officer of Strategic Hotels & Resorts fr ...

, British-born, US-based real estate investor. *

Laurence Ginnell Laurence Ginnell (baptised 9 April 1852 – 17 April 1923) was an Irish nationalist politician, lawyer and Member of Parliament (MP) of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as member of the Irish Parliamentary ...

, Irish politician * Laurence Godfrey (archer), British athlete *

Laurence Godfrey (physics lecturer) Dr. Laurence Godfrey (born 21 November 1952) was educated at the independent The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, at Westfield College, University of London (BSc Physics, first class honours, 1975) and at University College London ( PhD, High ...

, regular and controversial contributor to the

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newsgroups 'soc.culture.British' and 'soc.culture.Canada' *

Laurence Golborne Laurence Nelson Golborne Riveros (born Lorence Nelson Golborne Riveros Santiago, July 11, 1961) is a Chilean engineer and entrepreneur. He was minister of public works until November 7, 2012, when he announced his decision to run for President o ...

, Chilean mining and energy minister * Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor *

Laurence Keitt Laurence Massillon Keitt (October 4, 1824 – June 2, 1864) was an American planter, lawyer, politician, and soldier from South Carolina. During his tenure in the United States House of Representatives, he was included in several lists of Fir ...

, Confederate general * Laurence "Laurie" Lee (1914–1997), British poet and novelist *

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen Laurence Roderick Llewelyn-Bowen (; born 11 March 1965) is an English interior designer and television personality best known for appearing on the BBC programme ''Changing Rooms''. Name He is sometimes credited as "Laurence Llewelyn", and th ...

, British television presenter and designer *

Laurence McKeown Laurence McKeown (born 1956) is an Irish author, playwright, screenwriter, and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Background and IRA activity McKeown was born in 1956 in ...

, Provisional Irish Republican Army member *

Laurence Myers Laurence Eugene "Lon" Myers (February 16, 1858 – February 16, 1899) was an American sprinter and middle distance runner. Myers won 28 national championships. He also set world records at 11 different distances, and held every American record ...

(1858–99), American world-record-setting runner * Laurence Olivier (1907–1989), British actor and director *

Laurence Owen Laurence Rochon "Laurie" Owen (; May 9, 1944 – February 15, 1961) was a Hall of Fame American figure skater. She was the 1961 U.S. National Champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed 6th. She ...

, American figure skater * Laurence J. Rittenband (1905–1993), American judge * Laurence Rochat, Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 1996 * Laurence Sullivan, British writer * Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, known professionally as Lol Tolhurst, British musician *

Laurence Tribe Laurence Henry Tribe (born October 10, 1941) is an American legal scholar who is a University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. He previously served as the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard Law School. A constitutional law sc ...

, American professor of constitutional law * Laurence Tureaud, American actor, motivational speaker, wrestler, humanitarian, and bodyguard * St Laurence O'Toole, or

Lorcán Ua Tuathail Lorcán Ua Tuathail, known in English as Laurence O'Toole and in French as Laurent d'Eu (1128 – 14 November 1180), was Archbishop of Dublin at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland. Lorcán played a prominent role in the Irish Church ...

, Irish Roman Catholic Saint * Laurence of Canterbury, the second Archbishop of Canterbury * Laurence Tubiana, French Ambassador responsible for

COP21 The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21 or CMP 11 was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015. It was the 21st yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Conve ...

Laurence Vichnievsky Laurence Vichnievsky (born 5 February 1955 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French magistrate and politician who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections. She is a member of the Democratic ...

(born 1955), French politician and magistrate * Laurence Povey, New Zealand born Australian Electrician * Laurence Ndlovu, South African construction Project Manager and Businessman

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Duncan Laurence Duncan de Moor (; born 11 April 1994), known professionally as Duncan Laurence, is a Dutch singer and songwriter. He represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with his song "Arcade" and went on to win the competition, giv ...

(born 1994), Dutch singer, representing Netherlands in Eurovision Song Contest 2019 * Elizabeth Laurence (born 1949), English classical mezzo-soprano singer *

French Laurence French Laurence (3 April 1757 – 27 February 1809) was an English jurist and man of letters, a close associate of Edmund Burke whose literary executor he became. Life He was the eldest son of Richard Laurence, watchmaker, of Bath, Somerset by ...

(17571809), English lawyer and politician, brother of Richard * John Zachariah Laurence (182970), English ophthalmologist * Richard Laurence (17601838), English Hebraist and Anglican churchman, brother of French * Stephen Laurence (born before 1998), American philosopher * William L. Laurence (18881977), Lithuanian-American science journalist for The New York Times (193064)

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