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
Lanre Buraimoh is a Nigerian-born artist who is based in Texas, US. His "bead paintings" are exhibited internationally.
Art work
Buraimoh received his art training from his parents, Chief Jimoh Buraimoh and Alake Buraimoh, both celebrated con ...
, Nigerian-born artist
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Lanre Fehintola
Lanre Fehintola was a British photojournalist. He was a photographer for ''The Independent'' from 1989 until 1991. According to Fehintola, his focus has always been "to document the ordinary, everyday, lives of 'real' people whose stories are ve ...
, British photojournalist
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Lanre Hassan
Lanre Adesina Hassan (born ), popularly called Iya Awero is a Nigerian film actress, who features majorly in the Yoruba-language cinema of Nollywood, although she features in English-language productions as well. Since the start of her career w ...
(born 1950), Nigerian film actress
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Lanre Kehinde
Olanrewaju "Lanre" Kehinde (born 7 May 1994) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for 1. MFL club Gostivari.
Career Club
Kehinde's career started in Nigeria with Dominion Hotspur, who he joined Kwara United on loan from in 2011 before leaving in ...
(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
Olanrewaju Adeyemi Tejuoso (born 1964) is a Nigerian politician. He was a senator from Ogun State at the 8th Assembly.
Background
Tejuoso was born in Abeokuta as a prince of the dynasty of HRM Oba Dr. Adedapo Tejuoso, CON, Karunwi III, Oranmiy ...
(born 1964), Nigerian senator
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Lanre Towry-Coker
Dr. Lanre Towry-Coker FRIBA (born 1944) is a Nigerian architect, politician and socialite. He has worked in the public sector as well as the private sector and was the first Commissioner for Works and Housing of Lagos State.Kemi Akinyemi"Celebra ...
(born 1944), Nigerian architect, politician and socialite
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Yoruba given names