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Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names.

Larry may refer to the following:

People

Arts and entertainment

*Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer
*Larry Boone, American country singer
* Larry Collins, American musician, member of the rockabilly sibling duo The Collins Kids
*Larry David (born 1947), Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director
*Larry Emdur, Australian TV host
* Larry Feign, American cartoonist working in Hong Kong
*Larry Fine, of the Three Stooges
* Larry Gates, American actor
*Larry Gatlin, American country singer
*Larry Gelbart (1928–2009), American screenwriter, playwright, director and author
*Larry Graham, founder of American funk band Graham Central Station
*Larry Hagman, American actor, best known for the TV series ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''Dallas''
* Larry Henley (1937–2014), American singer and songwriter, member of The Newbeats
* Larry Hovis, American actor and singer
* Larry June , American rapper
*Larry Junstrom (1949–2019), American bassist, founding member of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
*Larry Kenney, American radio DJ and voice actor on ''Imus in the Morning''
*Larry King, American talk show host of ''Larry King Live'' on CNN
*Larry Knechtel (1940–2009), American keyboardist and bassist
*Larry Lavender, American dancer and scholar
*Larry Lujack (1940–2013), American radio disc jockey
* Larry Mathews, Irish musician
*Larry McMurtry, American novelist
* Larry Miller, American actor and stand-up comedian
* Larry Mullen Jr., Irish drummer and founder of the group U2
*Larry Niven, American science fiction author
* Hilario Larry Ramos (1942–2014), American musician, member of the band the Association
* Larry Sanders (born 1954), American singer aka L.V.
* Larry Storch (1923–2022), American actor and comedian, best known for his TV work in ''F Troop''
*Larry Taylor (1942–2019), American bassist, member of the rock band Canned Heat
* Larry Verne (1936–2013), American singer
*Larry Wallis (1949–2019), English rock guitarist and songwriter, early member of the rock band Motörhead
*Larry Walters (1949–1993) American truck driver, also known as Lawn Chair Larry
* Larry Wilmore, American political satirist, and host of ''The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore''
* Larry the Cable Guy, stage name of American comedian Daniel Lawrence Whitney
* Larry (cartoonist), British cartoonist

Information technology

*Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle Corporation
*Larry Page, co-founder of Google
*Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia
*Larry Wall, creator of the Perl computer language

Politics

*Larry Craig, former US senator from Idaho
* Larry C. Johnson, former CIA intelligence officer and political commentator
* Larry Kelly (born c. 1935), American politician
*M. Larry Lawrence, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland
* Larry Sanders (politician) (born 1934), American-born British academic, social worker and Green Party activist, brother of Bernie Sanders

Sports

Baseball

* Larry Andersen, former baseball pitcher
* Larry Anderson (baseball), former baseball pitcher for the Brewers White Sox
* Larry Bowa, former shortstop for Phillies, Mets, and Cubs and former manager for Padres and Phillies
* Larry Brown (infielder), major league infielder in the 1970s and 1980s, mainly with the Cleveland Indians
* Larry Doby, first black baseball player in American League
* Larry Hisle, major league outfielder with Philadelphia Phillies, Brewers, and Twins
* Larry Jackson, major league pitcher in the 1950s and 1960s for the Cardinals, Cubs and Phillies
* Larry Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves third baseman-outfielder
* Larry Sherry, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher
*Larry Walker, former major league outfielder

Basketball

*Larry Bird, American Hall-of-Fame National Basketball Association player
*Larry Brown (basketball) (born 1940), American Hall-of-Fame basketball All-Star player and coach
* Larry Drew (born 1958), American basketball player and coach
*Larry Drew II (born 1990), American basketball player
* Larry Gordon, American basketball player
* Larry Hollyfield (born 1950/1951), American basketball player
* Larry Hughes, US basketball player
* Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969), former US basketball player
* Larry Nance, former National Basketball Association player
* Larry Riley (basketball), General Manager of the Golden State Warriors
* Larry Sanders (basketball) (born 1988), American former National Basketball Association player
*Larry Shyatt, American basketball coach

Ice hockey

* Larry Huras, NHL ice hockey player and coach
*Larry Murphy (ice hockey), NHL ice hockey player
* Larry Robinson Canadian NHL ice hockey player
* Larry Zeidel, Canadian NHL ice hockey player

Gridiron football

*Larry Allen, American football player
* Larry Barretta, American football player
* Larry Beil (American football), American football player
* Larry Borom (born 1999), American football player
*Larry Critchfield, American football player
*Larry Csonka, American football player
* Larry Dick, American football player
* Larry Fitzgerald, American football player
* Larry Ford (American football), American football player
*Larry Johnson (running back), American football player
*Larry Jusdanis, Canadian football player
* Larry Keller, American football player
*Larry Linne, American football player
*Larry Ogunjobi, American football player
* Larry Peace, American football player
* Larry Rentz, American football player
*Larry Rose III, American football player
* Larry Rountree III (born 1998), American football player
* Larry Seivers, American football player
*Larry Sherrer, American football player
* Larry Steinbach, American football player
* Larry Walbridge, American football player

Other sports

*Larry Holmes, boxer
*Larry L'Estrange MBE, Irish rugby player
* Larry Mann (1930–1952), American racing driver
* Larry Nixon (born 1950), American professional fisherman
* Larry Olsen (jockey), retired jockey
* Larry Zbyszko, professional wrestler and commentator

Criminals

* Larry Gene Ashbrook, mass murderer
* Larry Gene Bell, murderer and possible serial killer
* Larry Eyler, serial killer and kidnapper
* Larry Dewayne Hall (born 1962), American murderer, rapist, and possible serial killer
*Larry Hoover, gang leader
* Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr., bank robber and leader of the High Incident Bandits
* Larry Lawton, author and ex-convict
* Larry Nassar, serial child molester
* Larry Pusateri, American fugitive
* Larry Singleton, rapist and mutilator

Multiple individuals

* Larry Brown (disambiguation)
*Larry Harris (disambiguation)
* Larry Johnson (disambiguation)
*Larry Miller (disambiguation)
* Larry Murphy (disambiguation)
* Larry Phillips (disambiguation)
* Larry Scott (disambiguation)
* Larry Smith (disambiguation)

Other

* Larry Wu-Tai Chin, Chinese double agent who worked in the CIA
*Larry Flynt (1942–2021), American publisher
* Larry Stylinson, a name blended fandom "ship" of musicians Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson
* Larry Wijeratna (1950–1998), Sri Lankan Sinhala army major general
*Lost Boy Larry, nickname for a presumed missing boy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose cries for help were broadcast over CB radio for several days in August 1973 (later deemed a hoax by state authorities)

Animals

* Larry (cat), Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office since February 2011

In fiction

Animation

* Larry the Cucumber, character from VeggieTales; also goes by the alter-ego of Larryboy
* Larry the Lobster, a fictional lifeguard on ''SpongeBob SquarePants''
* Larry Palaroncini, character from Homestar Runner that plays in the band ''Limozeen''
*Larry, an anaconda from the 2006 Disney animated film '' The Wild''
*Larry Burns (The Simpsons), the son of Mr. Burns, portrayed by Rodney Dangerfield in ''The Simpsons''
*Larry, a white mouse who appeared in two episodes of ''Pinky and the Brain''

Movies and television

*Doctor Laurence Erhardt, one of the original mad scientists from ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' TV series
* Larry, a character in the 1986 American science fiction movie ''Howard the Duck''
* Larry, a character in the 1990 American action comedy movie '' Kindergarten Cop''
* Larry, a character in the 2012 American comedy film '' This Is 40''
* Larry, a character in the 2002 monster comedy action film '' Eight Legged Freaks''
* Larry, a character on the American sitcom television series '' Newhart''
* Larry Appleton, a character on the American sitcom television series ''Perfect Strangers'', often referred to as Cousin Larry (1986–1993)
* Larry Blaisdell, character played by Larry Bagby III on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
* Lawrence "Larry" Buckman, a character in the 1989 American family comedy-drama movie '' Parenthood''
* Larry Dallas, Jack Tripper's best friend from the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984)
* Larry Donner, a character played by Billy Crystal in the 1987 movie '' Throw Momma from the Train''
* Larry Emdur, a host on the Morning Show, Channel 7, Australia
* Larry Fleinhardt, a character who is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and CalSci professor in the CBS crime drama ''NUMB3RS'', played by Peter MacNicol
* Larry Howard, a character in the 1986 American science fiction adventure movie ''Flight of the Navigator''
* Larry "Bud" Melman, recurring character on David Letterman shows
* Larry Potter, a character from the American TV sitcom '' Get a Life'' (1990–1992)
* Larry Sanders, titular character on the American sitcom ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (1992-1998)
* Larry Tate, on the TV series ''Bewitched''
* Larry the cameraman, a character played Chris Elliott by in the 1993 American fantasy comedy ''Groundhog Day''

Video games

* Larry Butz, the friend of Phoenix Wright in the ''Ace Attorney'' series
* Larry "Pixy" Foulke, a fictional character in '' Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War''
* Larry Laffer, the fictional character from the ''Leisure Suit Larry'' adult video game series
* Larry Koopa, a video game character in the Super Mario Bros. series

See also

* Lari (given name)
* Laurence (disambiguation)
* Lawrence (disambiguation)
*Laurentius (disambiguation)

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English masculine given names
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