Famous People with Name Lawrence

Lawrence S. "Larry" Springer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence S. "Larry" Springer: is a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 45th district since 2004. He currently serves as the Majority Floor Leader.

Lawrence Joseph Hogan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence Joseph Hogan: was a Republican U.S. Congressman who represented the 5th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1975. He later became county executive for Prince George's County, Maryland in 1978, serving until 1982.

Lawrence Keith Bulen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence Keith Bulen: was an Indiana politician.Bulen was elected to the Indiana State House of Representatives in 1960 and was re-elected in 1962. He was unanimously elected Chairman of Marion County Republican Central Committee in 1966, 1968 and 1970. In this role he helped

Lawrence Alan "Larry" Agran            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence Alan "Larry" Agran: is a former mayor of Irvine, California, Orange County's noted planned city. Agran currently serves as Mayor Pro Tem on the City Council. Between 1979 and 1990, he served on the city council, including 6 years as Mayor (Irvine employs a council-manager go

Lawrence A. Sheridan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence A. Sheridan: was from 1960-1988 a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the village of Angie in Washington Parish, the most easterly of the Florida Parishes of southeastern Louisiana. During his latter part of House service he succeeded Shad

Henry Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry Lawrence: is a former professional American football player. A two-time Pro Bowler, he played in the National Football League for 13 seasons as an offensive tackle with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He was a starter in Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII for the Raiders. Lawrence is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.

Steve Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Steve Lawrence: Lawrence had success on the pop record charts in the late 50's and early 1960s with such hits as "Go Away Little Girl" (U.S. #1), "Pretty Blue Eyes" (U.S. #9), "Footsteps" (U.S. #7), "Portrait of My Love" (U.S. #9), and "Party Doll" (U.S. #5). However much of his musical career has centered on nightclubs and the musical stage. Lawrence is an actor as well, appearing in guest roles on television shows in every decade since the 1950s,[5] in shows such as The Carol Burnett Show, Night Gallery, Police Story, Murder, She Wrote, Gilmore Girls, and CSI. In the 1960s Lawrence was the star of a variety show called The Steve Lawrence Show, "the last television show in black and white on CBS".[2]. Lawrence also appeared in the last season of The Nanny as Fran's never-before-seen father, Morty Fine.

Marc Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marc Lawrence: was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence.In 1930, Lawrence befriended another young actor, John Garfield. The two appeared in a number of plays before Lawrence was given a film contract with Columbia Pictures. Lawrence appeared in films beginning in 1931, Garfield followed starting his film acting in 1938. Lawrence's pock-marked complexion and brooding appearance made him a natural for heavies, and he played scores of gangsters and mob bosses over the next six decades. Later, Lawrence found himself under scrutiny for his political leanings. When called before the House Un-American Activities Committee

George Newbold Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Newbold Lawrence: was an American businessman and amateur ornithologist.Lawrence conducted Pacific bird surveys for Spencer Fullerton Baird and John Cassin, and the three men co-authored Birds of North America in 1858.Lawrence left his collection of 8,000 bird skins to the American Museum of Natural History. Lawrence's Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei was named for him by Cassin.

Jacob Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacob Lawrence: was an African American painter; he was married to fellow artist Gwendolyn Knight. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem.[1]Lawrence is among the best-known twentieth century African American painters, a distinction shared with Romare Bearden. Lawrence was only in his twenties when his "Migration Series" made him nationally famous. The series of paintings was featured in a 1941 issue of Fortune magazine. The series depicted the epic Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North.