Lauria (disambiguation) explained

Lauria is an Italian town and comune of the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, situated near the borders of Calabria.

Lauria may also refer to:

• Francesco Lorenzo Brancati di Lauria (1612-1693), Italian cardinal and theologian
• Lauria (gastropod), a genus of land snail in the family Lauriidae. Species in that genus include:
  • Lauria cylindracea (Common chrysalis snail)
  • Lauria fanalensis
  • Lauria sempronii
• Lauria Nandangarh, a city/town in West Champaran district, Bihar state, northern India
• Roger of Lauria (– 1305), Sicilian admiral in Aragonese service

Lauria is a surname of Italian origin. People with that name include:

• Carmelo Lauría Lesseur (1936-2010), Venezuelan businessman, lawyer and politician
• Dan Lauria (born 1947), American television, stage, and film actor
• Fabio Lauria (born 1986), Italian footballer
• Lissa Lauria (active from 2002), American actress and recording artist
• Lorenzo Lauria (born 1947), Italian international and world champion bridge player
• Matt Lauria (born 1982), American actor and musician
• Nando Lauria (born 1960), Brazilian musician
• Nicolás Lauría Calvo (born 1974), Argentine footballer
• Victoria Lauría, fictional character in the 2012 Argentine telenovela Graduados

See also

• Italian ironclad Ruggiero di Lauria, a pre-dreadnought battleship built in the 1880s, named after Roger of Lauria
  • Ruggiero di Lauria-class ironclad
• Laura (disambiguation)
• Laurel (disambiguation)
• Lauri (disambiguation)
• Laurie (disambiguation)