Namesakes
Dutch Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Jo Cals (a.k.a. Laurens) 1965-1966 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst 1937-
Laurens Dassen 1985-
Olympic Medalists:
1 silver
(silver) Lau Mulder 1952 field hockey