Lanre is a Nigerian given name of
Yoruba
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
origin that may refer to
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ELDee (born Lanre Dabiri in 1977), Nigerian rapper
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Rilwan Lanre Babalola
Rilwan Lanre Babalola was appointed Nigerian Minister of Power on 17 December 2008 after a cabinet shuffle by President Umaru Yar'Adua.
He left office in March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.
Background
Babal ...
, Nigerian minister
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Lanre Buraimoh, Nigerian-born artist
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Lanre Fehintola, British photojournalist
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Lanre Hassan (born 1950), Nigerian film actress
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Lanre Kehinde (born 1994), Nigerian football player
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Lanre Oyebanjo
Olanrewaju Olusegun Mark Bamidele "Lanre" Oyebanjo (born 27 April 1990) is a professional footballer who last played as a defender for club Welling United. He has played in the Football League for York City and Crawley Town.
Oyebanjo started ...
(born 1990), British football player
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Adeola Lanre Runsewe
Adeola Lanre Runsewe (born 1 December 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Cypriot club Baf Ülkü Yurdu.
Career
On 19 June 2011, Runsewe's contract with HB Køge was turned into a professional one ...
(born 1989), Nigerian football midfielder
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Lanre Tejuosho (born 1964), Nigerian senator
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Lanre Towry-Coker (born 1944), Nigerian architect, politician and socialite
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Yoruba given names