Larry
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Gender: | Male Male Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization... |
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Origin: Hella | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Meaning: | "Laurel crowned" "From Laurentum, Italy" |
Larry is a masculine given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in English, derived from Lawrence
Lawrence (given name)
Lawrence is a male given name. Some notable persons named Lawrence are listed below:-Antarctic Explorer:* Lawrence Oates , member of the ill fated Scott expedition to the South Pole.-Christianity:...
or Laurence
Laurence
Laurence is an English male given name and surname. A female given name with identical spelling exists in French.In all cases it is derived from the Roman given name, Laurentius, which can mean either "from Laurentum" or "wreathed/crowned with laurel".-Given name:*Laurence Fishburne, American...
. It can be a shortened form of those names.
Larry may refer to the following:
Entertainment and media
- Larry the Cable GuyLarry the Cable GuyDaniel Lawrence Whitney , better known by his stage name and character Larry the Cable Guy, is an American comedian, actor, and former radio personality....
, stage name of American comedian Daniel Lawrence Whitney - Larry BooneLarry BooneLarry Eugene Boone is an American country music artist. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached #10 in 1988...
, country singer - Larry Collins, member of The Collins Kids
- Larry DavidLarry DavidLawrence Gene "Larry" David is an American actor, writer, comedian and producer. He is best known as the co-creator , head writer, and executive producer of the television series Seinfeld from 1989 to 1996, and for creating the 1999 HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, a partially improvised sitcom in...
, Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer, and film director - Larry EmdurLarry EmdurLarry Emdur is an Australian television personality. He is currently co-hosting Saturday's Weekend Sunrise alongside Samantha Armytage....
, Australian TV host - Larry FeignLarry FeignLarry Feign , an American-born cartoonist, is best known for his comic strip The World of Lily Wong. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont, graduating with a B.A. in 1979...
, American cartoonist working in Hong Kong - Larry Fine (actor)Larry Fine (actor)Louis Feinberg , known professionally as Larry Fine, was an American comedian and actor, who is best known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges.-Early life:...
, of the Three Stooges - Larry FlyntLarry FlyntLarry Claxton Flynt, Jr. is an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications . In 2003, Arena magazine listed him as the number one on the "50 Powerful People in Porn" list....
(born 1942), American pornographer - Larry GatlinLarry GatlinLarry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles...
, country singer - Larry HagmanLarry HagmanLarry Martin Hagman is an American film and television actor, producer and director known for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early life and career:Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas...
, actor, best known for the TV drama Dallas - Larry KenneyLarry KenneyLarry Kenney is an American radio personality and voice actor.In 1963, Kenney began his radio career at the age of 15 as a disc jockey at WIRL in Peoria. After WIRL, he worked at WOWO, Ft...
, radio DJ and voice actor on Imus in the Morning - Larry KingLarry KingLawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....
, talk show host of Larry King Live on CNN - Larry Miller (actor)Larry Miller (actor)Lawrence J. "Larry" Miller is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, podcaster, and columnist.-Early life:Miller was born in Valley Stream, New York, attended Valley Stream South High School graduating in 1971. He attended Amherst College...
, actor and stand-up comedian - Larry McMurtryLarry McMurtryLarry Jeff McMurtry is an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old West or in contemporary Texas...
, novelist, best known for Lonesome Dove - Larry Mullen, drummer and founder of the group U2
- Larry NivenLarry NivenLaurence van Cott Niven / ˈlæri ˈnɪvən/ is an American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld , which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics...
, science fiction author best known for Ringworld - Larry Wachowski, one half of the Wachowski brothers, directors, most famously for The Matrix series
- Larry (cartoonist)Larry (cartoonist)Terence "Larry" Parkes was a popular cartoonist from the United Kingdom. His work, consisting largely of single drawings featuring an absurdist view of normal life, was published in many magazines and newspapers, particularly Punch and Private Eye...
, British cartoonist
Information technology
- Larry EllisonLarry EllisonLawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, one of the world's leading enterprise software companies. As of 2011, he is the third wealthiest American citizen, with an estimated worth of $33 billion.- Early life :Larry Ellison was born in the...
, co-founder of Oracle Corporation - Larry PageLarry PageLawrence "Larry" Page is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur who, with Sergey Brin, is best known as the co-founder of Google. As of April 4, 2011, he is also the chief executive of Google, as announced on January 20, 2011...
, co-founder of Google Inc. - Larry SangerLarry SangerLawrence Mark "Larry" Sanger is an American philosopher, co-founder of Wikipedia, and the founder of Citizendium....
, co-founder of Wikipedia - Larry WallLarry WallLarry Wall is a programmer and author, most widely known for his creation of the Perl programming language in 1987.-Education:Wall earned his bachelor's degree from Seattle Pacific University in 1976....
, creator of the Perl computer language
Politics
- Larry CraigLarry CraigLarry Edwin Craig is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served 18 years in the U.S. Senate , preceded by 10 years in the U.S. House, representing Idaho's first district . His 28 years in the Congress rank as the second-longest in Idaho history, trailing only William...
, former Republican US senator from the state of Idaho - Larry C. JohnsonLarry C. JohnsonLarry C. Johnson is a former analyst at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, who moved subsequently in 1989 to the U.S. Department of State, where he served four years as the deputy director for transportation security, antiterrorism assistance training, and special operations in the State...
, former CIA intelligence officer and political commentator - Larry LawrenceLarry LawrenceMaurice Larry Lawrence was a United States Ambassador to Switzerland. He was born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. In 1991, Forbes magazine named Lawrence among the 400 richest Americans and estimated his fortune at $315 million. Lawrence purchased luxury resort Hotel Del Coronado in 1963...
, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland - Larry Wu-Tai ChinLarry Wu-Tai ChinLarry Wu-tai Chin was a former Chinese language translator working for the CIA's Foreign Broadcast Information Service...
, Chinese double agent who worked in the CIA
American football
- Larry CsonkaLarry CsonkaLarry Richard Csonka is a former collegiate and professional American football fullback.-Childhood:One of six children, Csonka was born in Stow, Ohio where he was raised on a farm by his Hungarian family...
, National Football League Hall of Famer - Larry Johnson (football player), American football player for the Washington Redskins
- Larry FitzgeraldLarry FitzgeraldLarry Darnell Fitzgerald, Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League, and currently ranks fourth all-time in league history in receiving yards per game for a career , behind Andre Johnson, Torry Holt, and Marvin Harrison...
, American football player for the Arizona Cardinals
Baseball
- Larry Andersen, former baseball pitcher
- Larry Anderson (baseball), former baseball pitcher for the Brewers White Sox
- Yogi BerraYogi BerraLawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is a former American Major League Baseball catcher, outfielder, and manager. He played almost his entire 19-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...
, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher, Yankees and Mets - Larry BowaLarry BowaLawrence Robert Bowa is a former middle infielder, playing mainly as a shortstop, and manager in Major League Baseball.-Early life:...
, former shortstop for Phillies, Mets, and Cubs and former manager for Padres and Phillies - Larry Brown (infielder), major league infielder in the 1970s and 1980s, mainly with the Cleveland Indians
- Larry DobyLarry DobyLawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball....
, first black baseball player in American League - Larry HisleLarry HisleLarry Eugene Hisle is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Philadelphia Phillies , Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers . He batted and threw right-handed...
, major league outfielder with Philadelphia Phillies, Brewers, and Twins - Larry JacksonLarry JacksonLawrence Curtis Jackson was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies from 1955 to 1968...
, major league pitcher in the 1950s and 1960s for the Cardinals, Cubs and Phillies - Larry "Chipper" JonesChipper JonesLarry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. is a Major League baseball player for the National League's Atlanta Braves. Although initially a shortstop, he has spent most of his career as the starting third baseman for the Braves...
, Atlanta Braves third baseman-outfielder - Larry SherryLarry SherryLawrence Sherry was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers...
, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher - Larry WalkerLarry WalkerLarry Kenneth Robert Walker is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1989 through 2005, Walker played for the Montreal Expos , Colorado Rockies , and St. Louis Cardinals...
, former major league outfielder
Basketball
- Larry BirdLarry BirdLarry Joe Bird is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish...
, American Hall of Fame basketball player - Larry Brown (basketball)Larry Brown (basketball)Lawrence Harvey "Larry" Brown is an American basketball coach and former player. He most recently served as head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats....
, American Hall of Fame basketball All Star player & coach - Larry HughesLarry HughesLarry Darnell Hughes is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Charlotte Bobcats. He is a and shooting guard. Hughes attended Saint Louis University and was the eight pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, selected by the Philadelphia 76ers...
, US basketball player - Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969), former US basketball player
- Larry RileyLarry RileyLarry Riley, who has 23 years of experience in the NBA, is the General Manager of the Golden State Warriors, replacing Chris Mullin in 2009.A graduate of Chadron State with an honors degree in education, Riley was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993...
, General Manager of the Golden State Warriors - Larry Nance, played thirteen seasons (1981–1994) in the NBA as a member of the Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ice hockey
- Larry HurasLarry HurasLarry Robert "Big Dog" Huras, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. His debut in the National Hockey League was on 27 February 1977 with the New York Rangers.- Coaching career :...
, NHL ice hockey player and coach - Larry MurphyLarry MurphyLawrence Thomas Murphy is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently serves as an analyst and sideline reporter for the Detroit Red Wings on Fox Sports Detroit, and a studio analyst on NHL Network.-Playing career:...
, NHL ice hockey player - Larry ZeidelLarry ZeidelLazarus "Larry, Rock" Zeidel is a Jewish retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, most notably for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, with which he played nine seasons.-Biography:...
, Canadian NHL ice hockey player
Other sports
- Larry HolmesLarry HolmesLarry Holmes is a former professional boxer. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which gave birth to his boxing nickname, The Easton Assassin....
, boxer - Larry ZbyszkoLarry ZbyszkoLawrence "Larry" Whistler is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko is perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino during the early 1980s....
, professional wrestler and commentator
Criminals
- Larry HooverLarry HooverLarry Hoover was the leader of the Chicago street gang called Gangster Disciples.-Early life:...
, gang leader - Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr., bank robber and leader of the High Incident Bandits
- Larry Singleton, rapist and mutilator
Animation
- Larry the Cucumber, character from VeggieTales; also goes by the alter-ego of Larry Boy
- Larry the Lobster, a fictional lifeguard on SpongeBob SquarePants
- Larry Palaroncini, character from Homestar Runner that plays in the band Limozeen
- Larry Burns (The Simpsons), the son of Mr. Burns, portrayed by Rodney Dangerfield in The Simpsons
Television
- Larry, of Ed and LarryEd and LarryEd and Larry are fictional characters on the television series The West Wing, played by Peter James Smith and William Duffy. They are secondary characters, both of whom work in the White House...
, a pair of fictional characters on the TV series The West Wing - Larry, of TV show NewhartNewhartNewhart is a television situation comedy starring comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and wife who owned and operated an inn located in a small, rural Vermont town that was home to many eccentric characters. The show aired on the CBS network from October 25, 1982 to May 21, 1990...
, part of the dirty backwoods trio Larry, Darryl, and Darryl, and the only one who could speak; played by William Sanderson - Larry AppletonLarry AppletonLarry Appleton is a fictional character on the television show Perfect Strangers, played by Mark Linn-Baker. Larry was often called Cousin Larry or just Cousin normally pronouncing cousin "cosin" by his cousin Balki...
, character on Perfect Strangers, often referred to as Cousin Larry - Larry "Bud" Melman, recurring character on David Letterman shows
- Doctor Laurence ErhardtDoctor Laurence ErhardtDr. Laurence "Larry" Erhardt is a fictional character and one of the two original villains on the cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000. He was played by Josh "J. Elvis" Weinstein.- Role :...
, one of the original mad scientists from Mystery Science Theater 3000 TV series - Larry Sanders, character played by Gary Shandling on the Larry Sanders Show
- Larry Blaisdell, character played by Larry Bagby III on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Larry FleinhardtLarry FleinhardtLarry Fleinhardt PhD is a fictional character in the television show Numb3rs, played by Peter MacNicol.Dr. Lawrence Fleinhardt is a professor of physics at CalSci and best friend and colleague of Charlie Eppes...
, a character who is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and CalSci professor in the CBS crime drama NUMB3RS, played by Peter MacNicol
Video games
- List of Ace Combat characters#Larry Foulke, a fictional character from Ace Combat Zero that serves as the player's wingman and then defects to A World With No Boundaries
- Larry KoopaKoopalingsThe , also called the Koopa Kids, are a group of seven fictional characters in Nintendo's Mario series of video games. Their names are Ludwig von Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Wendy O. Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr. and Larry Koopa. They first appeared in the NES game Super Mario Bros. 3, and...
, the youngest of Bowser's children from Super Mario Bros. 3 - Larry LafferLarry LafferLarry Laffer is a fictional character and the main character of the Leisure Suit Larry series of games. He was created by game programmer Al Lowe.-Biography:...
, the fictional character from the Leisure Suit Larry adult video game series - Larry Butz, the friend of Phoenix Wright in the Ace Attorney series
Other
- Cyclone LarryCyclone LarrySevere Tropical Cyclone Larry was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in Australia during the 2005-06 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season. Larry originated as a low pressure system over the eastern Coral Sea on 16 March and was monitored by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in...
, a category-5 cyclone that made landfall in Australia in 2006 - The Larry shortsLarry shortsThe Life of Larry and Larry & Steve are two animated short films created by Seth MacFarlane in the 1990s that eventually led to the development of the animated sitcom Family Guy. MacFarlane originally created The Life of Larry as a thesis film in 1995, while studying at the Rhode Island School of...
, early animated work from Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane, which appeared and were aired in What A Cartoon! - Larry's Creek, New Zealand, a body of water also known as the Awarau RiverAwarau RiverThe Awarau River is in the South Island of New Zealand. The river is usually known as Larry's Creek. The river is a mere 12 kilometres in length, and runs northwest from its headwaters in the Victoria Range to its confluence with the Inangahua River north of Reefton....
- Larry's River, Nova ScotiaLarry's River, Nova ScotiaLarry's River is a small Acadian community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough in Guysborough County. The community is named after one of its settlers, Larry Keating .Settlers arrived from Chezzetcook soon after the expulsion ended in...