Lawrence may refer to:

Education

Colleges and universities

* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States *

Lawrence University Lawrence University is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Appleton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1847, its first classes were held on November 12, 1849. Lawrence was the second college in the U.S. to be founded as a coeducati ...

, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Preparatory & high schools

Lawrence Academy at Groton Lawrence Academy at Groton is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, in the United States. Founded in 1792 by a group of fifty residents of Groton and Pepperell, Massachusetts ...

, a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts, United States *

Lawrence College, Ghora Gali Lawrence College Ghora Gali is a school situated in Murree Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan. The college is located in the foothills of the Himalayas and Pir Panjal at a height of about 1950 metres (6395 feet) above sea level, covering an area of ...

, a high school in Pakistan *

Lawrence School, Lovedale The Lawrence School, Lovedale (formerly known as Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School), the namesake of its founder Brigadier-General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence KCB, is a co-educational boarding school located at Lovedale, which is a ...

, a high school in India *

The Lawrence School, Sanawar The Lawrence School, Sanawar, is the oldest Co-Ed boarding school in the world near Solan city. Established in 1847, its history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious and oldest schools in Asia. It is located in the ...

, a high school in India

Research laboratories

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), commonly referred to as the Berkeley Lab, is a United States national laboratory that is owned by, and conducts scientific research on behalf of, the United States Department of Energy. Located in ...

, United States *

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a federal research facility in Livermore, California, United States. The lab was originally established as the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Livermore Branch in 1952 in response ...

, United States

People

Lawrence (given name) Lawrence is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the French ''Laurent'', which is in turn derived from the Latin '' Laurentius'' or Old Greek ''Lavrenti''. Pet forms of ''Lawrence'' include '' Larry'' and '' Lawrie''. People Christ ...

, including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (surname), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (band), an American soul-pop group *

Lawrence (judge royal) Lawrence ( hu, Lőrinc; died after 1180) was a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary, who served as Judge royal ( la, curialis comes) between 1164 and 1172, during the reign of Stephen III of Hungary. He was loyal to Géza II of Hungary as, according ...

(died after 1180), Hungarian nobleman, Judge royal 1164–1172 * Lawrence (musician), Lawrence Hayward (born 1961), British musician *

Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman ...

(died 258), deacon and Roman Catholic saint, born in Spain *

Lawrence I (bishop of Milan) Lawrence I ( la, Laurentius, it, Lorenzo) was Archbishop of Milan from 490 to c. 511. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is July 25. Life Most of the information we have about this bishop are due to the writin ...

, bishop of Milan from 490 to c. 511, Roman Catholic saint *

Lawrence, Archbishop of Split Lawrence (Latin: ''Laurentinus''; Croatian: ''Lovro Dalmatinac''; died 8 July 1099) was a benedictine monk and Archbishop of Split (1060-1099). He first served as a bishop of Osor, but had to withdraw because of his reformist stances. In 1060, he w ...

(died 1099), Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Split 1060–1099 * Brother Lawrence (died 1691), Carmelite friar

Places

Australia

Lawrence, New South Wales Lawrence is a small town 13 km from Maclean, New South Wales, Australia. It is accessed by the Lawrence car ferry from Woodford Island or by travelling 30 kilometres north from Grafton. At the 2016 census, the population of Lawrence ...

* Lawrence Rocks, Victoria, Australia

United States

* Lawrence, Illinois * Lawrence, Indiana *

Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. As of the 2020 census ...

Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Lawrenceburg is a home rule-class city in Anderson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,505 at the 2010 census. It is the seat of its county. Lawrenceburg is part of the Frankfort, Kentucky, micropolitan statistical area. H ...

, formerly known as Lawrence *

Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachuset ...

Lawrence, Michigan Lawrence is a village in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 996 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Lawrence Township. It is host to an annual Ox Roast, Homecoming festival, and Farmer's Market. ...

Lawrence, Minnesota Lawrence is an extinct village in section 16 of St. Lawrence Township, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in ...

Lawrence, Mississippi Lawrence is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. M ...

Lawrence, Nebraska Lawrence is a village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 304 at the 2010 census. History Lawrence was platted in 1886 when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for a ...

Lawrence Brook Lawrence Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States. Course Originally a stream, its course now includes man-made lakes created by dams built in the 19th and 20th centuries: Deans Pond ( S ...

, New Jersey *

Lawrence, Nassau County, New York Lawrence is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 6,483. The Village of Lawrence is in the southwestern corner of the Town of Hempstead, adjoining the border with ...

, a village * Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, New York, a town * Lawrence, Pennsylvania * Lawrence, Texas * Lawrence, Utah *

Lawrence, Washington Lawrence is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington. History A post office called Lawrence was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1931. The community derives its name from Laura Blankens ...

Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin Lawrence is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 6,306 as of the 2020 census, up from 4,284 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Little Rapids is located in the town. Geography The town of L ...

, a town * Lawrence, Marquette County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Lawrence, Rusk County, Wisconsin, a town

Other places

* Lawrence (electoral district), Ontario, Canada * Lawrence Pond, a community in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, Canada * Lawrence, New Zealand

Ships

* , a brig which acted as Commodore Oliver Perry's flagship * , a brig decommissioned in 1846 * , a 400-ton ''Bainbridge''-class destroyer commissioned in 1903 and serving until 1920 * , a ''Clemson''-class destroyer, serving from 1921 to 1945 * , a ''Charles F. Adams''-class destroyer commissioned in 1962, and serving through 1994 * ''Lawrence'' (schooner), a schooner launched in 1756

Transport

* Lawrence (Amtrak station), Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. * Lawrence (Caltrain station) in Santa Clara, California, U.S. * Lawrence (MBTA station) in Lawrence (near Boston), Massachusetts, U.S. *

Lawrence Avenue Lawrence Avenue is a major east-west thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is divided into east and west portions (Lawrence Avenue East and Lawrence Avenue West) by Yonge Street, the dividing line of east-west streets in Toronto. Route de ...

in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ** Lawrence station (Toronto), a Lawrence Avenue subway station ** Lawrence West station, a Lawrence Avenue subway station ** Lawrence East station, a Lawrence Avenue subway station *

Lawrence station (CTA) Lawrence is a temporarily closed 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line. It is an elevated station located at 1117 West Lawrence Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The adjacent stations are Argyle, loca ...

, a rapid transit station in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Other uses

* Lawrence (crater), a lunar impact crater * '' The Lawrence'', a newspaper founded 1881 * Lawrence v. Texas, a major Supreme Court of the United States decision