Famous People with Name Laurence

Laurence 'Larry' Osmaston Cordner            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Laurence 'Larry' Osmaston Cordner: was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football in the VFL with Hawthorn. Cordner made just one VFL appearance for Hawthorn, against Collingwoood at Glenferrie Oval during the 1933 season. His cousins were more successful, two of them Denis and Don, are members of the Melbourne Football Club Team of the Century. The first of Cordner's three first-class cricket matches came in the Sheffield Shield competition of 1930/31 against South Australia, with his only notable contribution being the wicket of Bert Tobin. Four weeks later, at the MCG, he was part of the Victorian team which played a tour match with the West Indians. He took five wickets in the match, including Lionel Birkett twice and a prized victim in George Headley. Cordner then saved the game for Victoria with the bat by making 30 not out in the fourth innings as Victoria hung on with nine wickets down. His final match came in 1934 against Western Australia.

Laurence Roy Heffernan            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Laurence Roy Heffernan: was an Australian professional wrestler. Roy Heffernan toured all over the world, but is most famous for being one half of the original version of the tag team the Fabulous Kangaroos (with Al Costello). The Kangaroos used an "Ultra Australian" gimmick com

Laurence Harding-Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Laurence Harding-Smith: is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Laurence Thoms            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Laurence Thoms: is a Fijian alpine skier who was born in Suva. He represented Fiji at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and attracted media attention as a competitor from a tropical nation at the Winter Olympics. Thoms was Fiji's flag-bearer during the Opening

Laurence John Weatherstone            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Laurence John Weatherstone: was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Weatherstone, a centre, was born in Bathurst, New South Wales and claimed a total of 7 international rugby caps for Australia.

Lynda Laurence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lynda Laurence: is an American singer. She is the youngest daughter of the late Dixie Hummingbirds member Ira Tucker and Louise Tucker, sister of Sundray Tucker and Ira Tucker, Jr. She is best known for being a part of two Motown acts: Stevie Wonder's backup group Wonder

Dilruk Laurence            Origin/Culture/Country: Sri-Lankan

Dilruk Laurence: was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Moors Sports Club. He was born in Colombo. Laurence made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1994-95 season, against Singha Sports

Frederick Andrew Laurence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick Andrew Laurence: was a Canadian politician. A lawyer, he ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Colchester in the 1882 federal election. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Colchester in 1886 and was re-elected in 1890, 1894, 1897 and 1901. A Nova Scotia Liberal, he was Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1895 to 1901 and from 1903 to 1904. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1904 federal election. He resigned in 1907 when he was appointed a judge.