# John Lawrence

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**John** or **Johnny Lawrence** may refer to:

## Politicians

- [John Lawrence (lord mayor)](/source/John_Lawrence_(lord_mayor)) (died 1692), lord mayor of London
- [John Lawrence (mayor of Philadelphia)](/source/John_Lawrence_(mayor_of_Philadelphia)) (1724–1799), mayor of Philadelphia
- [John Lawrence (New York politician)](/source/John_Lawrence_(New_York_politician)) (1618–1699), mayor of New York City
- [John Lawrence (Pennsylvania politician)](/source/John_Lawrence_(Pennsylvania_politician)) (born 1978), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- [John W. Lawrence](/source/John_W._Lawrence) (1800–1888), U.S. Representative from New York
- [John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence](/source/John_Lawrence,_2nd_Baron_Lawrence) (1846–1913), British peer and Conservative politician
- [John L. Lawrence](/source/John_L._Lawrence) (1785–1849), American lawyer, diplomat and politician from New York

## Others

- John Lawrence (1609–1667), early settler of [Watertown, Massachusetts](/source/Watertown,_Massachusetts) in 1630, later Selectman of [Groton, Massachusetts](/source/Groton,_Massachusetts)
- John Lawrence, colonial Surveyor-General, drew the [Lawrence Line](/source/Lawrence_Line) (1743) dividing Provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey (New Jersey)
- [John Lawrence (illustrator)](/source/John_Lawrence_(illustrator)) (born 1933), English illustrator and wood engraver
- [John Lawrence (martyr)](/source/John_Lawrence_(martyr)) (died 1555), English Protestant martyr
- John Lawrence, Irish landowner, owner of [Ballymore Castle](/source/Ballymore_Castle)
- [John Lawrence (musician)](/source/John_Lawrence_(musician)) a.k.a. Infinity Chimps, Welsh musician
- [John Lawrence (writer)](/source/John_Lawrence_(writer)) (1753–1839), British writer on horses who was an early advocate of animal rights
- [John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence](/source/John_Lawrence,_1st_Baron_Lawrence) (1811–1879), Viceroy of India
- [John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Oaksey](/source/John_Lawrence,_2nd_Baron_Oaksey) (1929–2012), British aristocrat, amateur jockey and horse racing commentator and journalist
- John [Craig Lawrence](/source/Craig_Lawrence) (born 1963), British Army officer
- [John Lawrence (political activist)](/source/John_Lawrence_(political_activist)) (1915–2002), British socialist activist
- [John Lawrence (priest)](/source/John_Lawrence_(priest)), English Anglican priest
- [John H. Lawrence](/source/John_H._Lawrence) (1904–1991), American physicist and pioneer in nuclear medicine
- [John Lawrence (cricketer)](/source/John_Lawrence_(cricketer)) (born 1957), South African cricketer
- Col. John Lawrence, fictional character in *[Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence](/source/Merry_Christmas,_Mr._Lawrence)* (1983 film)
- [John Shelton Lawrence](/source/John_Shelton_Lawrence), American professor of philosophy and non-fiction writer
- [Johnny Lawrence (cricketer)](/source/Johnny_Lawrence_(cricketer)) (1911–1988), English cricketer
- John Geddes Lawrence, Jr., American medical technologist and co-plaintiff in United States Supreme Court case *[Lawrence v. Texas](/source/Lawrence_v._Texas)*
- [Johnny Lawrence (character)](/source/Johnny_Lawrence_(character)), fictional character from *The Karate Kid* franchise

## See also

- [Jack Lawrence (disambiguation)](/source/Jack_Lawrence_(disambiguation))

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