Christianity
- Saint Lawrence of Rome (died 258), Italian deacon and Roman Catholic saint, born in Spain.
- Lawrence I, bishop of Milan from 490 to c. 511, saint
- Brother Lawrence de la Résurrection (died 1691), a Carmelite monk.
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