Laurens

Laurens is a masculine Dutch given name, the equivalent of Lawrence. Notable people with the name include:
Laurens Jan Anjema (born 1982), Dutch squash player
Laurens Jacobsz Alteras (died 1622), Dutch vice admiral
Laurens Bake (1629-1702), Dutch poet
Laurens Bogtman (1900-1969), Dutch baritone singer
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937), Dutch politician
Laurens Janszoon Coster (c. 1370-c. 1440), Dutch printer
Laurens Craen (c. 1620–c. 1670), Dutch painter
Laurens ten Dam (born 1980), Dutch road racing cyclist
Laurens de Graaf (c. 1653-probably 1704), Dutch pirate, mercenary and naval officer
Laurens Theodorus Gronovius (1730-1777), Dutch naturalist
Laurens Hammond (1895-1973), inventor of the Hammond organ
Laurens ten Heuvel (born 1976), Dutch footballer
Laurens Hull (1779-1865), American physician and politician
Laurens Perseus Hickok (1798-1888), American philosopher
Laurens van der Post (1906-1996), Afrikaner author, journalist, philosopher
Laurens Reael (1583-1637), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1616-1617) and an admiral of the Dutch navy (1625-1627)
Laurens Shull (1894-1918), American football player, businessman and soldier
Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel (1736-1800), Grand Pensionary of Zeeland and later of Holland
Laurens Vanthoor (born 1991), Belgian auto racer
Laurens van der Vinne (1658-1529), painter from the Netherlands
Laurens De Vreese (born 1988), Belgian road bicycle racer

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Dutch form of Laurentius: man from Laurentum, crowned with Laurel.

Laurent, Laurentius

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	John Laurens	1754	American soldier of the Revolutionary War
2	Laurens van der Post	1906	South African writer
3	Stephanie Laurens		Australian writer
4	Laurens ten Dam	1980	Dutch road racing cyclist
5	Laurens de Graaf	1653	Dutch pirate
6	Laurens Hammond	1895	American inventor
7	Jean-Paul Laurens	1838	French painter
8	Laurens De Bock	1992	Footballer
9	Laurens Walter	1977	German actor
10	Laurens van den Acker	1965	Automobile designer
11	Rose Laurens	1952	French singer-songwriter
12	Laurens Vanthoor	1991	Auto racer
13	Laurens Jansz Coster	1370	Inventor of the printing press
14	Laurens Bon	1980	Dutch actor
15	Henri Laurens	1885	Sculptor from France
16	Laurens Jan Brinkhorst	1937	Dutch politician
17	Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel	1736	Grand Pensionary of Zeeland and Holland
18	Laurens W. Molenkamp	1956	Dutch physicist
19	Dagmar Laurens	1940	German actress
20	Henry Laurens	1954	French historian
21	Leo Laurens	1952	Darts player
22	Laurens De Plus	1995	Cyclist
23	Jules Laurens	1825	Painter
24	Laurens Reael	1583	Dutch admiral
25	Vic Laurens	1945
26	Paul Albert Laurens	1870	French painter
27	Laurens ten Heuvel	1976	Dutch footballer
28	Laurens de Haan	1937	Dutch economist
29	Guillemette Laurens	1957	Singer
30	Laurens Otmar ten Cate	1922	Dutch journalist and writer
31	Laurens Jan Anjema	1982	Dutch squash player
32	André du Laurens	1558	Physician
33	Laurens Perseus Hickok	1798	American philosopher
34	Laurens De Vreese	1988	Road racing cyclist
35	Laurens Ivens	1977
36	Laurens Devos	2000	Belgian table tennis player
37	Laurens Pluijmaekers	1984	Unreal Tournament Professional Gamer
38	Jean-Pierre Laurens	1875	French painter
39	Laurens Shull	1894	All-American football player killed in action during World War I
40	Camille Laurens	1906	French politician
41	Simon Laurens	1967	Equestrian
42	Laurens ten Den	1964	Dutch actor, writer and theatre director
43	Henri Joseph Du Laurens	1719	French writer
44	Laurens Craen	1620	Dutch Golden Age painter
45	Laurens Straub	1944	Dutch film producer, film director and writer (1944-2007)
46	Laurens van der Vinne	1658	18th century painters from the Northern Netherlands
47	Marcel Laurens	1952	Cyclist
48	Laurens Paulussen	1990	Belgian association football player
49	Laurens van der Hem	1621	Dutch collector
50	André Laurens	1934
51	Laurens Deleuil	1918	French politician (1918-2006)
52	Laurens Spethmann	1930	German entrepreneur
53	Laurens Bakker		Dutch musician
54	Frédéric Baleine du Laurens	1948	French diplomat
55	Laurens J. Bol	1898	Dutch historian
56	Jonathan Laurens	1977	Venezuelan footballer
57	Laurens Meintjes	1868	South African racing cyclist
58	Joanna Laurens	1978	Jersey writer
59	Gaspard du Laurens	1567
60	Laurens Gerrets	1988	Dutch association football referee
61	Julien Laurens
62	Laurens Bake	1629	Dutch writer
63	Laurens Looije	1973	Dutch pole vaulter
64	Laurens Axelsson
65	Laurens Bisscheroux	1934	Dutch architect
66	Laurens Hull	1779	American politician
67	Laurens Sweeck	1993	Belgian bicycle racer
68	Laurens Praalder	1711	Dutch mathematician
69	Laurens Pannecoucke	1988	Olympic canoeist
70	Laurens Leve	1500
71	Laurens Jacobsz Alteras		Dutch vice admiral
72	Émile Laurens	1884	French politician
73	Laurens Bogtman	1900	Dutch baritone
74	Laurens van Pyl
75	Laurens Jacobsz van der Vinne	1712	18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands
76	Laurens Joensen	1978	Dutch singer-songwriter
77	Claude Laurens	1908	Belgian architect
78	Laurens Walraven	1898
79	Anne Laurens	1927	French actress
80	Laurens Geels	2000	Dutch film producer
81	Leonard Abraham Hoogteiling	1918
82	Laurens van Ravens	1922	Dutch association football referee
83	Laurens van Rooyen	1935
84	Laurens Rijnhart Beijnen	1896
85	Jeanne du Laurens	1563
86	Laurens Verboom	1654	Dutch military governor in Surinam
87	Laurens van Kuik	1889	Dutch painter
88	Laurens Laurensen	1495
89	Laurens op ten Noort	1906	Dutch criminal (1906-1977)
90	Laurens van Deenen	1928	Dutch biochemist
91	Laurens Melotte	1985	Belgian association football player
92	Robert Laurens	1910	French politician
93	Laurens Hogebrink	1942	Dutch theologian
94	Paul Laurens	1847	French politician
95	Laurens Bicker	1563	Dutch explorer
96	Honoré du Laurens	1554
97	Laurens Koolemans Beijnen	1880	Nederlands voetbalspeler
98	Marthe Laurens	1886	French painter (1886-1957)
99	Laurent Philippe Charles van den Bergh	1805
100	Laurens Rijnbeek	1981	Dutch footballer
101	Laurens Maldrie	1989	Belgian association football player
102	Jean-Joseph Bonaventure Laurens	1801	French painter (1801-1890)
103	Laurens de Geer
104	Laurens Appeltans	1944	Belgian politician
105	Aimé Laurens	1794	French politician
106	Pierre du Laurens	1618	French catholic priest (1618-1705)
107	Laurens de Witte van Citters	1781
108	Laurens Theodorus Gronovius
109	Laurens van Bronckhorst
110	Laurens Huizenga	1985	Dutch association football player
111	Jan Laurens	1886	Belgian politician (1886-1955)
112	Laurens Hansson
113	Laurens Mauquoi	1987
114	Bernard Laurens	1741	French politician