Namesakes
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Lauri "Lowry" Pihlap 2001 Estonia 
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president, 1 prime minister
(prime minister) Lauri Ingman 1918-1919; 1924-1925
(president) Lauri Kristian Relander 1925-1931
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 1 gold, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver
(bronze) Lauri Virtanen 1932 10000 m; 5000 m
(gold/silver) Lauri Lehtinen 1932; 1936 5000 m
(gold) Pauli Nevala (a.k.a. Lauri) 1964 javelin throw
(silver) Lauri Siering 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Lauri Korpikoski 2014 ice hockey