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Launchpad (website)
Launchpad is a web-based software collaboration and hosting platform developed by Canonical, launched in 2004 to coordinate Ubuntu development and known for bug tracking, Git code hosting, and PPAs.
Laundry
Laundry is the washing of textiles by machine, hand, or dry cleaning to remove soil, stains, and microbes. Covers surfactant chemistry, hygiene, EU detergent rules, energy use, and history.
Laundry detergent
Laundry detergent, also known as washing powder, is a formulated cleaning product that removes dirt and stains from textiles, sold as powders, liquids, capsules, and sheets.
Laundry symbol
Laundry symbols (care symbols) are standardized pictograms on textile labels, defined by ISO 3758 and GINETEX's 1963 trademarked system: washtub, triangle, square, iron and circle, with numbers, dots, bars and crosses encoding care limits.
Launggyet Kingdom
The Launggyet Kingdom, also known as the Launggyet dynasty, ruled Arakan from the Lemro River valley from 1250 until it was sacked in 1404, when the last king, Narameikhla Min Saw Mon, fled to Bengal.
Launi Meili
Launi Meili (born 1963) is an American rifle shooter, 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist in women's three-position smallbore rifle, and later head coach at Nebraska and the US Air Force Academy.
Laura (1944 film)
Laura (1944), Otto Preminger's film noir for Twentieth Century-Fox from Vera Caspary's novel, stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, and Vincent Price; a detective falls for the woman whose murder he investigates, and she turns up alive.
Laura A. Johnston
Laura A. Johnston is an American molecular biologist at Columbia University known for showing that Myc controls organ size through cell competition in fruit flies.
Laura A. Koutsky
Laura A. Koutsky is an American epidemiologist, Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, known for HPV research and as principal investigator of the first HPV vaccine trials.
Laura A. Magee
Laura A. Magee is a Canadian-trained internist and Professor of Women's Health at King's College London, known for leading the CHIPS pregnancy blood pressure trial.
Laura A. Petersen
Laura A. Petersen is an American physician and health services researcher who leads the IQuESt center at Baylor College of Medicine and the DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston.
Laura Adler
Laura Adler (1960-2026) was an American television casting director, Emmy-nominated for American Dreams, and Casting Society's administrator 2014-2024; distinct from actress Lauren Adler, journalist Laure Adler, and arts executive Laura Adlers.
Laura Aikman
Laura Aikman (born 1985, Brent, London) is an English actress known for Casualty's May Phelps, The Mysti Show, Dyan Cannon in Archie, Sonia in Gavin & Stacey, and Rachel Duffy in This City Is Ours.
Laura Allen
Laura Allen (born 1974, Portland, Oregon) is an American actress known for Lily Tyler on The 4400, Julia Mallory on Dirt, Katie Nichols on Terriers, and the lead in Clown (2014); distinct from a Cleveland background actress, a makeup artist, and an author of the same name.
Laura Antonelli
Laura Antonelli (Laura Antonaz), 1941-2015, Italian screen actress born in Pola/Pula; star of commedia sexy all'italiana hits Malizia and Il merlo maschio, Nastro d'argento and David di Donatello winner, died in Ladispoli in 2015.
Laura Asadauskaite
Laura Asadauskaitė (Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė), Lithuanian modern pentathlete born 1984 in Vilnius; 2012 Olympic champion (5408 pts), Tokyo 2020 silver, first woman with two Olympic pentathlon medals and five Games.
Laura Bailey
Laura Dawn Bailey (born 1981, Biloxi, Mississippi) is an American voice actress and Critical Role co-founder. Known for Abby in The Last of Us Part II, Jaina Proudmoore, Kid Trunks, and Tohru Honda; won the 2020 Game Award and 2021 BAFTA for Performer in a Leading Role.
Laura Barge
Laura Barge, also known as Laurie Barge, is an American astrobiologist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory who studies the origin of life on Mars and ocean worlds.
Laura Bell Bundy
Laura Bell Bundy (Laura Ashley Bell Bundy), born 1981 in Lexington, Kentucky, is an American actress and country singer who originated Elle Woods in Broadway's Legally Blonde (2007 Tony nomination) and Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray, with albums Achin' and Shakin' and Another Piece of Me.
Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti (born 1979), also Laura Ilene Benanti, is an American actress and singer: Tony winner for Louise in the 2008 Gypsy revival, five-time Tony nominee, Broadway star, Melania Trump impersonator on Colbert, and creator of the solo show Nobody Cares.
Laura Berg
Laura Berg (born 1975, Santa Fe Springs, California) is an American softball center fielder, the only softball Olympian with four medals and three golds (1996, 2000, 2004 gold; 2008 silver), later Oregon State head coach.
Laura Berlin
Laura Berlin (born 1990, Berlin) is a German actress and model, known for the Ruby Red trilogy films, the Immenhof films, Dr. Eva Grünberg in Notruf Hafenkante, and Queen Emma of Normandy in Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla.
Laura Betti
Laura Betti, stage name of Laura Trombetti, Italian actress, jazz singer and director (died Rome 2004), Pasolini's close collaborator and legacy custodian; Coppa Volpi for Teorema (1968); birth year disputed (1934 vs 1927).
Laura Birn
Laura Birn (born 1981, Helsinki) is a Finnish actress, Jussi and Venla award winner, known for Purge, Helene, and as Eto Demerzel in Apple TV+'s Foundation; distinct from namesake Laura Bryan Birn.
Laura Bozzo
Laura Bozzo (Laura Cecilia Bozzo Rotondo, born 1951, Callao) is a Peruvian lawyer turned talk-show host famous for Laura en América and "¡Que pase el desgraciado!", later hosting Laura, Laura de México, and Que pase Laura in Mexico, with Fujimori-era house arrest and 2021 Mexican tax cases.
Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan (1952-2004), American singer and actress, reached #2 with "Gloria" and #4 with "Self Control," sold over ten million US records, earned four Grammy nominations, and recorded seven Atlantic albums.
Laura Bush
Laura Bush (born 1946, Midland, Texas) is a former teacher, librarian, and First Lady of the United States (2001–2009), wife of George W. Bush; founder of the Texas and National Book Festivals, advocate of literacy and Afghan women.
Laura Carlescu Badea
Laura Carlescu Badea (Laura Gabriela Cârlescu-Badea), Romanian foil fencer born 1970 in Bucharest; 1996 Atlanta Olympic individual foil champion, the only Romanian Olympic gold medalist in individual women's fencing; 22 major medals; FIE Hall of Fame 2013.
Laura Carmichael
Laura Carmichael (born 1986, Southampton) is an English actress known for Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey (2010–2016) and its three films, plus Marcella, The Spanish Princess, and West End stage roles.
Laura Chinn
Laura Chinn (born 1986, Clearwater, Florida) is an American writer, director, actress, and author, distinct from actress Lori Tan Chinn. She created and starred in Florida Girls and wrote and directed Suncoast (2024).