LaVonne (also seen as Lavonne or LaVonna) is a name, mostly used as a feminine name in the United States, though variants like
Lavon and LaVaughn are used more broadly. American First Lady
Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama ( Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017, being married to Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United Stat ...
's middle name is LaVaughn; it was her paternal grandmother's first name.
Other notable bearers of the name include:
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Lavonne J. Adams, American poet
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La Vaughn Belle (born 1974), Caribbean-American artist
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LaVonne Bergstrom (1928–2001), American otolaryngologist
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A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff (born 1930), American writer
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LaVonne Griffin-Valade
LaVonne Griffin-Valade (born 1952 or 1953) is an American politician and author who served as the 29th Oregon Secretary of State from 2023 to 2025. Following the resignation of Shemia Fagan as secretary of state, Governor Tina Kotek appointed Gri ...
(born 1950s), American politician
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LaVonne Idlette (born 1985), American athlete
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LaVaughn Macon (born 1987), American football player
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LaVonna Martin (born 1966), American athlete
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LaVaughn Robinson
LaVaughn Robinson (born LaVaughn Evett) (February 9, 1927 – January 22, 2008) was an American tap dancer, choreographer, and teacher.
A virtuoso tap dancer, Robinson perfected a high speed, low to the ground, a cappella style of dance tha ...
(1927–2008), American choreographer
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LaVonne Salleé
LaVonne Salleé (born January 18, 1946) is an American artist who is best known for her work with altered Barbie dolls. Like many conceptual artists, she uses materials not usually perceived as artistic in nature. She uses found object methods an ...
(born 1946), American artist
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Mélange Lavonne, American rapper
Other uses
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1401 Lavonne, a minor planet, named for the granddaughter of astronomer
Maud Worcester Makemson
* LaVaughn, a teenaged girl character in ''
Make Lemonade
''Make Lemonade'' is a verse novel for young adults, written by Virginia Euwer Wolff and originally published in 1993 by Henry Holt and Company. It is the first book in a trilogy series consisting of ''Make Lemonade'', '' True Believer'' (the ...
'' (1993), a novel by
Virginia Euwer Wolff
Virginia Euwer Wolff (born August 25, 1937) is an American author of children's literature.
Her award-winning series ''Make Lemonade'' features a 14-year-old girl named LaVaughn, who babysits for the children of a 17-year-old single mother. Ther ...
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Levon (name) Levon or Lévon is an Armenian given name (in Armenian Լեւոն) equivalent to Leon. It is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Levon
* King Leo (disambiguation), a series of individuals known as King Levon (in Ar ...
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LaVon (given name)
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