Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
1 character
Friar Laurence 1595 Romeo and Juliet 
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry
(chemistry) Richard Laurence Millington Synge 1952
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors, 1 actor/model
Laurence Olivier 1907-1989
Laurence Harvey 1928-1973
Lauren Hutton (middle name Laurence) 1943-
Laurence Fishburne 1961-
Laurence Fox 1978-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director/screenwriter
Lana Wachowski (a.k.a. Laurence) 1965-
Notable Writers:
1 poet/author
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872-1906
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Laurence Olivier 1949 Hamlet
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Larry Mullen Jr. 2005 U2
Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst 2019 The Cure
Saints:
12 blessed, 11 saints
Saint Lawrence of Rome (a.k.a. Laurence) 225-258
Saint Lawrence of Novara (a.k.a. Laurence) ?-397
Saint Laurence Majoranus ?-546
Saint Laurence the Illuminator ?-576
Saint Laurence of Canterbury ?-619
Saint Laurence O'Toole 1125-1180
Blessed Laurence Loricatus ?-1243
Blessed Lorenzo of Ripafratta (a.k.a. Laurence) 1359-1457
Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani (a.k.a. Laurence) 1381-1455
Blessed Lorenzo Nerucci (a.k.a. Laurence) ?-1420
Blessed Lorenzo of Villamagna (a.k.a. Laurence) 1476-1535
Saint Lorenzo of Brindisi (a.k.a. Laurence) 1559-1619
Blessed Lawrence Richardson (a.k.a. Laurence) ?-1582
Blessed Lawrence Humphrey (a.k.a. Laurence) ?-1591
Blessed Lawrence Rokuyemon (a.k.a. Laurence) ?-1622
Blessed Lawrence Jamada (a.k.a. Laurence) ?-1628
Blessed Lawrence Shizu (a.k.a. Laurence) ?-1630
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz (a.k.a. Laurence) 1633-1637
Blessed Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier (a.k.a. Laurence) 1782-1856
Saint Lawrence Huong Van Nguyen (a.k.a. Laurence) 1802-1856
Blessed Lawrence Wang (a.k.a. Laurence) 1811-1858
Saint Lawrence Bai Xiaoman (a.k.a. Laurence) ?-1856
Blessed Lawrence PeMan (a.k.a. Laurence) ?-1856
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Friar Laurence Romeo and Juliet