Famous People with Name Lara

Lara Carroll            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Lara Carroll: is an Australian swimmer living in Perth, Australia. She attended Leeming Senior High School in the Suburb of Leeming.

Lupe Lara            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Lupe Lara: is a Cuban former wrestler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Francisco De Albear Y Fernández De Lara            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Francisco De Albear Y Fernández De Lara: was a Cuban engineer. His main achievement was the project for the catchment of the Vento springs and their conveyance to Havana for the water supply of the city, now known as the Acueducto de Albear. The project was designed in 1855 and the construction started in 1861, being completed only in 1893. The project was distinguished with the Gold Medal of the Éxposition universelle of Paris 1878. The aqueduct is still in operation. For his merits he was awarded the title of marquess of San Felipe and distinguished with the Great Cross of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo, Knight of the Royal and military order of San Fernando (Real y militar Orden de San Fernando) and the Order of Military Merit. A park in Havana is named after Francisco de Albear and a statue by José Vilalta Saavedra was erected in the park and inaugurated on March 15, 1895.

Yovanny Lara            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Yovanny Lara: is a former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Lara played for the Montreal Expos in 2000.