Namesakes
American First Ladies:
1 first lady
Laura Bush 2001-2009 
Fictional Characters from Movies:
3 characters, 1 hero
Laura Hunt 1944 Laura
Laura Mars 1978 Eyes of Laura Mars
Laura Moore 1979 Laura
Laura 2004 Laura's Star
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
6 characters
(character) Laura 1960 Tell Laura I Love Her
(character) Laura 1982 Laura
(character) Laura 1983 Think of Laura
(character) Laura 2008 Dear Laura
(character) Laura 2010 Goodnight Laura
(character) Laura 2012 Laura
Fictional Characters from Television:
7 characters, 1 hero
Laura Horton 1965 Days of Our Lives
Laura Winslow 1989 Family Matters
Laura Palmer 1990 Twin Peaks
Laura Michaels Kelly 1993 NYPD Blue
Laura Murphy 1993 NYPD Blue
Irina Derevko (a.k.a. Laura) 2001 Alias
Laura Daughtery 2005 Surface
Laura Diamond 2014 The Mysteries of Laura
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
2 storms, 1 hurricane
Storm Laura 1971
Storm Laura 2008
Hurricane Laura 2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
20 actors, 1 actor/model
Alida Valli (middle name Laura) 1921-2006
Sylvia Syms (middle name Laura) 1934-2023
Laurie Metcalf 1955-
Laura Innes 1957-
Lauren Lane (a.k.a. Laura) 1961-
Laura San Giacomo 1962-
Laura Linney 1964-
Laura Dern 1967-
Laura Leighton 1968-
Laura Fraser 1975-
Laura Bertram 1978-
Laura Prepon 1980-
Laura Donnelly 1982-
Laura Ramsey 1982-
Kristin Kreuk (middle name Laura) 1982-
Amanda Bynes (middle name Laura) 1986-
Amber Heard (middle name Laura) 1986-
Laura Spencer 1986-
Laura Carmichael 1986-
Laura Harrier 1990-
Laura Marano 1995-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball, 1 fencing, 1 soccer, 1 tennis
(fencing) Laura Flessel-Colovic 1971-
(basketball) Laura Hodges 1983-
(soccer) Laura Feiersinger 1993-
(tennis) Laura Robson 1994-
Notable Musicians:
3 singers, 2 musicians
Laurie Anderson 1947-
Laura Branigan 1952-2004
Laura Pausini 1974-
Laura Jane Grace 1980-
Laura Marling 1990-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 judge
Laura Codruța Kövesi 1973-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867-1957
Laura Lippman 1959-
Olympic Medalists:
10 silver, 8 bronze, 4 gold, 1 bronze/gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze) Laura Sjöqvist 1928 diving - platform
(bronze) Carmen Valdés (middle name Laura) 1972 4x100 m relay
(silver) Lauri Siering 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold/bronze) Laurien Willemse (a.k.a. Laura) 1984; 1988 field hockey
(bronze) Laura Walker 1988 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Laura Wilkinson 2000 diving - platform
(gold/bronze/silver) Laura Flessel-Colovic 1996; 2000; 2004 fencing
(silver) Laura López 2008 synchronized swimming - team
(silver) Laura del Colle 2012 field hockey
(silver/bronze) Laura Hodges 2004; 2008; 2012 basketball
(gold) Laura Asadauskaitė 2012 modern pentathlon
(bronze/gold) Laura Tomlinson 2012 equestrian
(bronze) Laura Sánchez 2012 diving
(silver) Laura López 2012 water polo
(bronze) Laura Unsworth 2012 field hockey
(bronze) Laura Bartlett 2012 field hockey
(silver) Laura Ester 2012 water polo
(gold) Laura Kenny 2012 cycling - track
(silver) Laura Robson 2012 tennis
(bronze) Laura Smulders 2012 cycling - BMX
(gold) Laura Fortino 2014 ice hockey
(bronze) Laura Benz 2014 ice hockey
(silver) Laura Nicholls 2016 basketball
(silver) Laura Gil 2016 basketball
(silver) Laura Quevedo 2016 basketball
(silver) Laura Muir 2020 1500 m
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Laura Dern 2020 Marriage Story
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Laura Nyro 2012
Saints:
2 saints, 1 blessed
Saint Laura ?-864
Blessed Laura Montoya 1874-1949
Saint María de San José (a.k.a. Laura) 1875-1967
Tolkien's Characters:
1 character
Laura Grubb (f)
Tony Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Laurie Metcalf 2017 A Doll's House, Part 2