Laura

Laura is the name of several places:

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• Laura, Saskatchewan, a community southwest of Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada
• Laura, Queensland, a small community on Cape York Peninsula in Australia
• Laura, Marshall Islands, a city in the Marshall Islands
• Laura, Illinois, a populated place in Illinois in the United States
• Laura, Indiana, a populated place in Indiana in the United States
• Laura, Kentucky, a populated place in Kentucky in the United States
• Laura, Missouri, a populated place in Missouri in the United States
• Laura, Ohio, a city in the U.S. state of Ohio in the United States
• Laura, Puerto Rico, is a populated place in Puerto Rico
• Laura, South Australia, a town in South Australia, Australia

Things titled Laura include:

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• Laura or Lavra (Greek: ?????, Cyrillic: ?????) originally a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, in Russian Orthodox tradition monasteries were called lavras
• Laura Lynn, the in-house brand of Ingles
• "Laura", the first charting single by the Scissor Sisters
• Laura, a 1944 film
• "Think of Laura", a Christopher Cross song

Laura is a common given name for a female. Notable people named Laura include:

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• Laura, the love of Petrarch
• Laura a character on the soap opera General Hospital, half a famous romance on that program
• Laura Andrew (born 1981), model
• Laura Antoniou (born 1963), author
• Laura Ashley (1925–1985), designer
• Laura Bassi (1711–1778)
• Laura Bertram (born 1978)
• Laura Betti (1934–2004), actor
• Laura Blundy, heroine of the eponymous novel by Julie Myer.
• Laura Borden (1863–1940), wife of the Canadian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Laird Borden.
• Laura Branigan, singer
• Laura Cantrell, singer
• Laura Cottingham, writer
• Laura Cover (born 1977), model
• Laura Dern (born 1967), actor
• Laura Esquivel, author
• Laura Flanders, journalist
• Laura Fraser (born 1976), actor
• Laura Gemser (born 1951)
• Laura Harring (born 1964)
• Laura Ingalls (1901–1967), pilot
• Laura Harris (born 1976), actor
• Laura Hubert, singer.
• Laura Jacobs, journalist
• Laura Anne Jones (born 1979), politician
• Laura Keene (c. 1820–1873), actor and theatre manager
• Laura Kightlinger (born 1969)
• Laura Koffman (born 1965)
• Laura Ingraham (born 1965), broadcaster
• Laura Leighton, actor
• Laura Leon
• Laura Linney (born 1964), actor
• Laura Lippman, author
• Laura Daniela Lloreda (born 1981), volleyball player
• Laura Love, politician
• Laura Luz, actress
• Laura Majere, fictional character from the Dragonlance books.
• Laura Malone (born 1956), actor
• Laura Miller, (born 1958), journalist
• Laura Moffatt (born 1954), politician
• Laura Moss (born 1973)
• Laura Newton (born 1977), cricketer
• Laura Norder, artist
• Laura Nyro (born 1947), singer
• Laura Palmer, character in the television series Twin Peaks.
• Laura Pausini (born 1974), singer
• Laura Prepon (born 1980), actor
• Laura E. Richards
• Laura Ross, chess player
• Laura Sadler (1980–2003), actor
• Laura Salverson (1890–1970)
• Laura Smith, artist
• Laura Woolsey Lord Scales
• Laura Schuft, sociologist
• Laura Secord (1775–1868)
• Laura Silverman, actor
• Laura Smet
• Laura Thomson, author
• Laura D'Andrea Tyson, academic
• Laura Veirs, singer-songwriter
• Laura Voutilainen (born 1975), singer
• Laura Walker, naturalist after whom Laura S. Walker State Park is named.
• Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1967), author
• Laura I. Wiley, politician
• Laura Wilkinson (born 1977)
• Laura Willoughby (born 1974)
• Laura Wright (born 1970), actor