Peter Lawrence may refer to:
- Peter Lawrence (anthropologist) (1921–1987), British-born Australian anthropologist
- Peter Lawrence (author), American author and screenwriter
- Peter Lawrence (biologist) (born 1941), English developmental biologist
- Peter Lawrence (teacher) (1913–2005), British teacher and author
- Peter Lee Lawrence (1945–1974), German actor
- Peter Max Lawrence (born 1977), American contemporary artist
- Peter B. Lawrence, British amateur astronomer
- Pete Lawrence (born 1957), musician
Famous quotes containing the words peter and/or lawrence:
“A girl? Hey, that’s better in a way. A boy needs more from a father.”
—Margaret Forster, British screenwriter, Peter Nichols, and Silvio Narizzano. Jos (Alan Bates)
“Mothers seem to be in subtle competition with teachers. There is always an underlying fear that teachers will do a better job than they have done with their child.... But mostly mothers feel that their areas of competence are very much similar to those of the teacher. In fact they feel they know their child better than anyone else and that the teacher doesn’t possess any special field of authority or expertise.”
—Sara Lawrence Lightfoot (20th century)