LaRue is a

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topographic name for someone who lived beside a road, track, or pathway, Old French ''rue'' (

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ruga ‘crease’, ‘fold’), with the definite article ''la''. It literally means "the street" in French. It is a

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and sometime a

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. Notable people with the name include:

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* Achille Larue (1849–1922), French-Canadian politician * Allen Larue (born 1981), footballer from Seychelles * Bartell LaRue (1932–1990), American voice actor * Brent LaRue (born 1987), American-Slovenian athlete * Charles W. LaRue (1922–2006), American trombonist and jazz arranger *

Chi Chi LaRue Larry David Paciotti (born November 8, 1959) is an American director of pornographic films. He appears as the drag- diva persona Chi Chi LaRue (), and has been credited as director under the names "Lawrence David" and "Taylor Hudson". Caree ...

(born 1959), American pornographer * Christian LaRue, Canadian hockey coach * Custer LaRue (fl. 1983–present), American soprano *

Danny La Rue Danny La Rue (born Daniel Patrick Carroll, 26 July 1927 – 31 May 2009) was an entertainer best known for on-stage theatrical productions, television shows and films where he customarily performed in drag. Early life Born Daniel Patrick Car ...

(1927–2009), British entertainer born Daniel Patrick Carroll *

Dave LaRue Dave LaRue is an American bassist who performed with the Dixie Dregs from 1988 to 2017 and with guitarist Steve Morse's Band since 1989. He also has worked with Dream Theater's John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian and Jordan Rudess. He p ...

, American bass guitarist * D.C. LaRue (born 1948), American disco artist * Dennis LaRue (born 1959), American hockey referee * Étienne-Benoît Larue (1865–1935), French Catholic missionary *

Eva LaRue Eva Maria LaRue (; born December 27, 1966) is an American actress and model. She is known for her roles as Maria Santos (All My Children), Maria Santos on ''All My Children'' and Det. Natalia Boa Vista on ''CSI: Miami''. Early life LaRue was b ...

(born 1966), American actress *

Florence LaRue Florence LaRue (born February 4, 1942) is an American singer and actress, best known as an original member of the 5th Dimension. Early life She received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from California State University, Los Angeles ...

(born 1944), American actress * François-Xavier Larue (1763–1855), French-Canadian farmer and politician *

Frank LaRue Frank La Rue (born 1952) is a Guatemalan labor and human rights law expert and served as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, from August 2008 to August 2014. Along ...

(born 1952), UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression * Greg laRue (born 1956), pro titler reacher *

Fred LaRue Frederick Cheney LaRue Sr. (October 11, 1928 – July 24, 2004) was an aide in the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon. He served a short prison sentence for his role in the Watergate break-in and the subsequent Watergate scan ...

(1928–2004), aide to U.S. President

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until Resignation of Richard Nixon, his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...

* Gerald A. Larue (1916–2014), American scholar of religion, former professor of gerontology, former minister, agnostic, archaeologist and humanist *

Gillie Larew Gillie Aldah Larew (July 28, 1882 – January 2, 1977) was an American mathematician, the first alumna of Randolph–Macon Woman's College (R-MWC) to become a full professor there, and eventually the dean of the college. Early life and educatio ...

(1882–1977), American mathematician *

Grace La Rue Grace La Rue (born Stella Parsons; April 23, 1882 – March 13, 1956) was an American actress, singer, and vaudeville headliner. Early life Grace La Rue was born Stella Parsons in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 23, 1882, to Lucy L. Parson ...

(1882–1956), American actress, singer and vaudeville star *

Henri LaRue Joseph-Ernest-Henri LaRue (15 February 1892 – 20 October 1973) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Baie-des-Sables, Quebec and became a notary. LaRue attended school at the Quebec Seminary, then Un ...

(1892–1973), French-Canadian politician *

Jason LaRue Michael Jason LaRue (born March 19, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals. Biography A native of Bulverde, Texas, after being selected in the fifth round of ...

(born 1974), American former Major League Baseball player *

Jim LaRue Jim Elmer LaRue (August 11, 1925 – March 29, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the Arizona from 1959 to 1966, compiling a record of 41–37–2. LaRue played six seasons of varsity football at thre ...

(1925–2015), American football player and coach *

Lash LaRue Alfred "Lash" LaRue (June 15, 1917 – May 21, 1996) was a Western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s. Early life and education Born Alfred LaRue in Gretna, Louisiana in 1917, he was reared in various towns throughout Louisiana, ...

(1917–1996), American actor and star of westerns *

Leonard LaRue Captain Leonard LaRue (January 14, 1914 – October 14, 2001), later known as "Brother Marinus", was the skipper of the SS ''Meredith Victory'', a United States Merchant Marine cargo freighter that was involved in the largest humanitarian r ...

(1914–2001), American freighter captain who rescued over 14,000 Korean War refugees, in the largest rescue operation by a single ship in history * Mitzy Larue, politician in Seychelles, first elected in 1993 * Natalie LaRue, American musician * Perrault LaRue (1925–1987), French-Canadian politician *

Phillip LaRue Phillip LaRue (born October 9, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, artist and producer from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released four studio albums with his band LaRue, formed by his sister Natalie LaRue and himself, and two studio albu ...

, American musician * Praxède Larue (1823–1902), French-Canadian physician and politician *

Rusty LaRue Rusty LaRue (born December 10, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He was a multi-sport athlete who played basketball, baseball, and football at Wake Forest University. LaRue played in the National Basketball As ...

(born 1973), American basketball coach and former National Basketball Association player *

Stoney LaRue Stoney LaRue (born Stoney Larue Phillips; 1977) is an American Texas country/ Red dirt artist. Life and career Born in Taft, Texas, LaRue was raised in Yanush/Buffalo Valley, Oklahoma, where he still visits regularly and began playing country m ...

(born 1977), American country music singer-songwriter born Stoney Larue Phillips * Travis LaRue (1913–2009), former mayor of Austin, Texas *

Vildebon-Winceslas Larue Vildebon-Winceslas Larue (October 3, 1851 – January 8, 1906) was a member of the Legislative Council of Quebec. A notary by profession, Larue opened his practice in 1873 and was chairman of the Chamber of Notaries from 1891 to 1894. He s ...

(1851–1906), French-Canadian politician *

LaRue family The LaRue family was a family of American pioneers, primarily in Virginia and Kentucky, in the 18th and 19th centuries. Name The name "LaRue (disambiguation), LaRue" is France, French and was spelled in many different ways over the years. Today ...

, a family of American pioneers

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LaRue Kirby LaRue Kirby (December 30, 1889 – June 10, 1961) was a United States baseball outfielder who made his professional debut in 1910 with the Class D Traverse City Resorters of the Michigan State League, and then would advance in 1912 to Major Leagu ...

(1889–1961), American Major League Baseball outfielder *

LaRue Martin LaRue Martin (born March 26, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. Martin was drafted first overall out of Loyola University Chicago by the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) controversy r ...

(born 1950), American former National Basketball Association player * LaRue Parker (1935–2011), former Chairperson of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma *

La Rue Washington La Rue Washington (born September 7, 1953) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Texas Rangers in and . Listed at 6' 0", 170 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. Born in Long Beach, California, Washington was sel ...

(born 1953), briefly a Major League Baseball player

Fictional characters

* Clarisse LaRue, a character in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series * J.D. LaRue, on the television series ''

Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the Metropolitan Police Department staff ...

'', played by

Kiel Martin Kiel Urban Mueller (July 26, 1944 – December 28, 1990), known professionally as Kiel Martin, was an American actor best known for his role as Detective John "J. D." LaRue on the 1980s television police drama '' Hill Street Blues.'' Early years ...

Larue Wilson Larue Wilson is a fictional character introduced in the Frederick Kohner novel ''Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas'' (1957). She also appears in much of the television work involving Gidget. The Novel Larue is first mentioned as described ...

, in the novel ''Gidget'' and on the television series ''Gidget'' *Adeline "Addie" LaRue, the main character of the novel ''

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue ''The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue'' is a fantasy novel by the American author V. E. Schwab. It was published by Tor Books on October 6, 2020. The story follows a young French woman in 1714 who makes a bargain with the Dark that makes her imm ...

'' by V. E. Schwab.

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