Larry
Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names.
Larry may refer to the following:
People
Arts and entertainment
- Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer
- Larry Boone, American country singer
- Larry Collins, American musician, member of the rockabilly sibling duo The Collins Kids
- Larry David, Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director
- Larry Emdur, Australian TV host
- Larry Feign, American cartoonist working in Hong Kong
- Larry Fine, of the Three Stooges
- Larry Gates, American actor
- Larry Gatlin, American country singer
- Larry Graham, founder of American funk band Graham Central Station
- Larry Hagman, American actor, best known for the TV series I Dream of Jeannie and Dallas
- Larry Henley, American singer and songwriter, member of The Newbeats
- Larry Junstrom, American bassist, founding member of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Larry Hovis, American actor and singer
- Larry Kenney, American radio DJ and voice actor on Imus in the Morning
- Larry King, American talk show host of Larry King Live on CNN
- Larry Knechtel, American keyboardist and bassist
- Larry Lavender, American dancer and scholar
- Larry Mathews, Irish musician
- Larry Miller, American actor and stand-up comedian
- Larry McMurtry, American novelist
- Larry Mullen Jr., American drummer and founder of the group U2
- Larry Niven, American science fiction author
- Hilario Larry Ramos, American musician, member of the band the Association
- Larry Sanders, American singer aka L.V.
- Larry Storch, American actor and comedian, best known for his TV work in F Troop
- Larry Taylor, American bassist, member of the rock band Canned Heat
- Larry Verne, American singer
- Larry Wachowski, one half of the Wachowski siblings, directors, most famously for The Matrix series
- Larry Wallis, English rock guitarist and songwriter, early member of the rock band Motörhead
- Larry Walters American truck driver, also known as Lawn Chair Larry
- Larry Wilmore, American political satirist, and host of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
- Larry the Cable Guy, stage name of American comedian Daniel Lawrence Whitney
- Larry, British cartoonist
Information technology
- Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle Corporation
- Larry Page, co-founder of Google
- Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia
- Larry Wall, creator of the Perl computer language
Politics
- Larry Craig, former US senator from Idaho
- Larry C. Johnson, former CIA intelligence officer and political commentator
- Larry Kelly, American politician
- M. Larry Lawrence, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland
- Larry Sanders , American-born British academic, social worker and Green Party activist, brother of Bernie Sanders
Sports
Baseball
- Larry Andersen, former baseball pitcher
- Larry Anderson, former baseball pitcher for the Brewers White Sox
- Larry Bowa, former shortstop for Phillies, Mets, and Cubs and former manager for Padres and Phillies
- Larry Brown, major league infielder in the 1970s and 1980s, mainly with the Cleveland Indians
- Larry Doby, first black baseball player in American League
- Larry Hisle, major league outfielder with Philadelphia Phillies, Brewers, and Twins
- Larry Jackson, major league pitcher in the 1950s and 1960s for the Cardinals, Cubs and Phillies
- Larry Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves third baseman-outfielder
- Larry Sherry, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher
- Larry Walker, former major league outfielder
Basketball
- Larry Bird, American Hall-of-Fame National Basketball Association player
- Larry Brown , American Hall-of-Fame basketball All-Star player and coach
- Larry Drew, American basketball player and coach
- Larry Drew II, American basketball player
- Larry Gordon, American basketball player
- Larry Hollyfield, American basketball player
- Larry Hughes, US basketball player
- Larry Johnson, former US basketball player
- Larry Nance, former National Basketball Association player
- Larry Riley, General Manager of the Golden State Warriors
- Larry Sanders , American former National Basketball Association player
- Larry Shyatt, American basketball coach
Ice hockey
- Larry Huras, NHL ice hockey player and coach
- Larry Murphy, NHL ice hockey player
- Larry Robinson Canadian NHL ice hockey player
- Larry Zeidel, Canadian NHL ice hockey player
Gridiron football
- Larry Allen, American football player
- Larry Barretta, American football player
- Larry Beil, American football player
- Larry Csonka, National Football League Hall of Famer
- Larry Dick, American player of Canadian football
- Larry Ford, American football player
- Larry Johnson, American football player for the Washington Redskins
- Larry Fitzgerald, American football player for the Arizona Cardinals
- Larry Critchfield, American football player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Larry Jusdanis, Canadian football player
- Larry Keller, American football player
- Larry Ogunjobi, American football player
- Larry Peace, American football player
- Larry Rentz, American football player
- Larry Rose III, American football player
- Larry Seivers, American football player
- Larry Sherrer, American football player
- Larry Steinbach, American football player
- Larry Walbridge, American football player
Other sports
- Larry Holmes, boxer
- Larry L'Estrange MBE, Irish rugby player
- Larry Nixon, American professional fisherman
- Larry Olsen, retired jockey
- Larry Zbyszko, professional wrestler and commentator
Criminals
- Larry Eyler, serial killer and kidnapper
- Larry Hoover, gang leader
- Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr., bank robber and leader of the High Incident Bandits
- Larry Singleton, rapist and mutilator
- Larry Nassar, serial child molester
Multiple individuals
- Larry Brown
- Larry Johnson
- Larry Miller
- Larry Murphy
- Larry Phillips
- Larry Scott
- Larry Smith
Other
- Larry Wu-Tai Chin, Chinese double agent who worked in the CIA
- Larry Flynt, American publisher
Animals
- Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office since February 2011
In fiction
Animation
- Larry the Cucumber, character from VeggieTales; also goes by the alter-ego of Larryboy
- Larry the Lobster, a fictional lifeguard on SpongeBob SquarePants
- Larry Palaroncini, character from Homestar Runner that plays in the band Limozeen
- Larry Burns, the son of Mr. Burns, portrayed by Rodney Dangerfield in The Simpsons
Television
- Larry Appleton, character on Perfect Strangers, often referred to as Cousin Larry
- Larry Blaisdell, character played by Larry Bagby III on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Larry Emdur, a host on the Morning Show, Channel 7, Australia
- Doctor Laurence Erhardt, one of the original mad scientists from Mystery Science Theater 3000 TV series
- Larry Fleinhardt, a character who is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and CalSci professor in the CBS crime drama NUMB3RS, played by Peter MacNicol
- Larry "Bud" Melman, recurring character on David Letterman shows
- Larry Tate, on the TV series Bewitched
Video games
- Larry Butz, the friend of Phoenix Wright in the Ace Attorney series
- Larry "Pixy" Foulke, a fictional character in
- Larry Laffer, the fictional character from the Leisure Suit Larry adult video game series
- Larry Koopa, a video game character in the Super Mario Bros. series