Laver is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Arnold Laver Arnold Laver is a British timber merchant based in Sheffield, United Kingdom. Founded by Arnold Laver in 1920, the company has 16 timber depots across the UK, employing over 750 people. History Arnold Laver started his business using a hand ca ...

, British timber merchant * Arthur Laver (1880–1965), South African cricket umpire * Augustus Laver (1834–1898), Canadian architect * Basil Laver (1894–1934), British surgeon *

Frank Laver Frank Jonas Laver (7 December 1869 – 24 September 1919) was an Australian cricketer and baseball player. He played in 15 Test matches between 1899 and 1909 and visited England as a player and team manager on four occasions. An accomplished p ...

(1869–1919), Australian cricketer and baseball player *

Jack Laver Jack Francis Lee Laver (9 March 1917 – 3 October 2017) was a Tasmanian cricketer who played 13 matches of first class cricket for Tasmania between 1946 and 1952. Laver was an off-spin bowler and lower-order batsman. He made his highest first ...

(1917–2017), Australian cricketer *

James Laver James Laver, CBE, FRSA (14 March 1899 – 3 June 1975) was an English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1938 and 1959. He was also ...

(1899–1975), English fashion historian, writer, and curator *

John Laver John David Michael Henry Laver, (20 January 1938 – 6 May 2020) was a British phonetician. He was emeritus professor of speech sciences at Queen Margaret University, and served as president of the International Phonetic Association from 1991 to ...

(1938–2020), British phonetician * Les Laver (1900–1982), Australian rules footballer *

Richard Laver Richard Joseph Laver (October 20, 1942 – September 19, 2012) was an American mathematician, working in set theory. Biography Laver received his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley in 1969, under the supervision of Ralph McKenzie, wit ...

(1942–2012), American mathematician known for his work in set theory *

Rod Laver Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was the world number 1 ranked professional in some sources in 1964, in all sources from 1965 to 1969 and in some sources in 1970, spanning four years befor ...

(born 1938), Australian tennis player * Rudolph Laver (1872–1946), German-Australian electrical engineer

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