People

• General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French general and American Revolutionary War general
• Adrienne de La Fayette
  Adrienne de La Fayette
  Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles, marquise de La Fayette , the daughter of Jean de Noailles, and Henriette Anne Louise d'Aguesseau, married Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette....
  
   (1759–1807), wife of marquis de Lafayette
• Georges Washington de La Fayette
  Georges Washington de La Fayette
  Georges Washington de La Fayette was the son of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, the French officer and hero of the American Revolution, and Adrienne de La Fayette. Lafayette named his son in the honour of George Washington, with whom he fought in the Revolutionary War.-Life:From 1783, La...
  
   (1779–1849), son of marquis de Lafayette
• Madame de La Fayette (1634–1693), French author
• Louise de La Fayette
  Louise de La Fayette
  Louise Angélique Motier de la Fayette was a French courtier and close friend of King Louis XIII who renounced the corruption of his court and entered a convent.- Life in the royal court :...
  
   (1618–1665), maid-of-honor to Anne of Austria
• Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (1911–1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction author and founder of Scientology
• James Armistead Lafayette (circa 1760 – 1830), aka James Armistead, African-American Revolutionary War spy
• James Lafayette
  James Lafayette
  James Lafayette was the pseudonym of James Stack Lauder . He was a late Victorian and Edwardian portrait photographer, and managing director from 1898 to 1923 of a company specialising in society photographs, Lafayette Ltd....
  
  , pseudonym of James Stack Lauder (1853–1923), a late Victorian and Edwardian portrait photographer
• Lafayette Lever
  Lafayette Lever
  Lafayette "Fat" Lever is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He is currently the director of player development for the Sacramento Kings....
  
  , also known as "Fat Lever", former professional basketball player
• "The Great Lafayette," stage name of illusionist Sigmund Neuberger
  Sigmund Neuberger
  Sigmund Neuberger, or Sigmund Newburger, was born on 25 February 1871 in Munich, Germany and died on 9 May 1911 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was otherwise known as famous illusionist The Great Lafayette and was the highest paid magician of his time....
  
   (1871–1911)

United States geography

• Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia
  Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia
  Elliston-Lafayette was a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2000 census; in 2010, Elliston and Lafayette were split into separate CDPs...
  
  
• La Fayette, Alabama
  La Fayette, Alabama
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• Lafayette, California
  Lafayette, California
  Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 23,893. It was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero of the American Revolutionary War...
  
  
• Lafayette, Colorado
  Lafayette, Colorado
  The City of Lafayette is a Home Rule Municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 23,884 on 2005-07-01.- Geography :Lafayette is located at ....
  
  
• LaFayette, Georgia
  LaFayette, Georgia
  LaFayette is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 6,702. The city is the county seat of Walker County.LaFayette is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• La Fayette, Illinois
  La Fayette, Illinois
  La Fayette is a village in Stark County, Illinois, United States. The population was 227 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:La Fayette is located at ....
  
  
• Lafayette, Indiana
  Lafayette, Indiana
  Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...
  
  
• LaFayette, Kentucky
  LaFayette, Kentucky
  LaFayette is a town in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 193 at the 2000 census. The town is named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette....
  
  
• Lafayette, Louisiana
  Lafayette, Louisiana
  Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Lafayette, Minnesota
  Lafayette, Minnesota
  Lafayette is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 504 at the 2010 census. It is a small farming community just outside of the larger town of New Ulm, Minnesota....
  
  
• LaFayette, New York
  LaFayette, New York
  LaFayette is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 4,833 at the 2000 census. The town is named after LaFayette, a national hero of both France and the United States....
  
  
• Lafayette, Ohio
  Lafayette, Ohio
  Lafayette is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States with a population of 304 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lafayette is located at ....
  
  , a village in Allen County
• Lafayette, Madison County, Ohio
  Lafayette, Madison County, Ohio
  Lafayette is a census-designated place in the center of Deer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along U.S. Route 40, just west of its intersection with U.S. Route 42.-Lawrenceville:...
  
  , an unincorporated community
• Lafayette, Oregon
  Lafayette, Oregon
  Lafayette is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States on the Yamhill River and Oregon Route 99W. It was founded in 1846 and incorporated in 1878...
  
  
• Lafayette, Tennessee
  Lafayette, Tennessee
  Lafayette is a city in Macon County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,885 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Macon County....
  
  
• Lafayette, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
  Lafayette, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
  Lafayette is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,199 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place known as Lake Wissota is located within the town.-Education:...
  
  , a town
• Lafayette, Monroe County, Wisconsin
  Lafayette, Monroe County, Wisconsin
  Lafayette is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 318 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.3 square miles , of which, 35.3 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it ...
  
  , a town
• Lafayette, Walworth County, Wisconsin
  Lafayette, Walworth County, Wisconsin
  Lafayette is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.5 square miles , of which, 34.5 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of...
  
  , a town
• Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
  Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
  Lafayette Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lafayette. According to the 2010 Census, its population was recorded as 221,578....
  
  
• Lake Lafayette, Missouri
  Lake Lafayette, Missouri
  Lake Lafayette is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 346 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lake Lafayette is located at ....
  
  
• Mount Lafayette, in New Hampshire
• West Lafayette, Indiana
  West Lafayette, Indiana
  As of the census of 2010, there were 29,596 people, 12,591 households, and 3,588 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,381.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 74.3% White, 17.3% Asian, 2.7% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.03% Pacific...
  
  
• West Lafayette, Ohio
  West Lafayette, Ohio
  West Lafayette is a village in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,313 at the 2000 census.-History:West Lafayette was laid out in 1850 by Robert Shaw and William Wheeler. In 1855, the Steubenville and Indiana Railroad was built through the new town...
  
  

United States education

• Lafayette College
  Lafayette College
  Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
  
  , independent, undergraduate, coeducational, residential institution
• Lafayette High School (Buffalo)
  Lafayette High School (Buffalo)
  Lafayette High School is the oldest public school in Buffalo that remains in its original building; a stone, brick and terra-cotta structure in the French Renaissance Revival style, by architects August Esenwein and James A. Johnson. Although classes began off-site during construction of the...
  
  , the oldest public school in Buffalo that remains in its original building
• Lafayette High School (Lexington, Kentucky)
  Lafayette High School (Lexington, Kentucky)
  Lafayette Senior High School is a public high school located in Lexington, Kentucky's Picadome neighborhood. The school is one of five high schools in the Fayette County Public Schools district. It is among the largest high schools in Kentucky....
  
  , public high school located in Lexington, Kentucky
• Lafayette High School (Louisiana)
  Lafayette High School (Louisiana)
  Lafayette High School is a public four-year high school located in Lafayette, Louisiana.With an enrollment of 2279 students, Lafayette High is one of the largest schools in the state of Louisiana...
  
  , high school located in Lafayette, Louisiana
• Lafayette High School (New York City)
  Lafayette High School (New York City)
  Lafayette High School is a large secondary school located in the Bath Beach section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York . It is currently one of the low performing high schools of the city and is operated by the New York City Department of Education.-History:...
  
  , large secondary school located in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York
• Lafayette High School (Wildwood), Rockwood School District secondary school in Wildwood, Missouri
• Lafayette High School (Williamsburg, Virginia)
  Lafayette High School (Williamsburg, Virginia)
  Lafayette High School is a public secondary school in James City County, Virginia, just outside the city limits of Williamsburg, Virginia. It is part of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools and is located at 4460 Longhill Road.-History:...
  
  , public secondary school in James City County, Virginia
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana...
  
  , undergraduate and graduate, residential institution

Military

• La Fayette (R96), 11,000-ton Independence-class aircraft carrier, formerly USS Langley (CVL-27)
• La Fayette (F710)
  La Fayette (F710)
  The La Fayette is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second French vessel named after the 18th century general Marquis de Lafayette. She is the lead ship of the class. The same class is also used by the Royal Saudi Navy.The ship has appeared in...
  
  , French stealth frigate, lead ship of
  • La Fayette-class frigate
    La Fayette class frigate
    The La Fayette class units are light multi-mission frigates built by DCN and operated by French Marine Nationale...
    
    , a class of French frigates
• USS Lafayette
  USS Lafayette
  Three ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Lafayette for Marquis de Lafayette., was built in 1848 as Aleck Scott, and purchased by the US Navy on 18 May 1862 and renamed Lafayette 8 September 1862. She was decommissioned in July 1865 and sold, was launched as the French built...
  
  , (disambiguation page)
• Lafayette-class submarine
  Lafayette class submarine
  The Lafayette class of submarine was an evolutionary development from the of fleet ballistic missile submarine, slightly larger and generally improved...
  
  , a class of US submarine
• Lafayette Escadrille
  Lafayette Escadrille
  The Lafayette Escadrille , was an escadrille of the French Air Service, the Aéronautique militaire, during World War I composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying fighters.-History:Dr. Edmund L...
  
  , a squadron of the French Air Service, during World War I composed largely of American pilots

New York City Subway stations

• Lafayette Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
  Lafayette Avenue (IND Fulton Street Line)
  Lafayette Avenue is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway, located at Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn. It is served by the C train at all times except late nights, and the A train during late nights....
  
  , in Brooklyn; serving the trains
• Broadway – Lafayette Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line), Manhattan; serving the trains

Amtrak stations

• Lafayette, Indiana (Amtrak station)
  Lafayette, Indiana (Amtrak station)
  Lafayette is an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Indiana, served by the Cardinal and Hoosier State. The current station location was established in 1994. The Amtrak train previously stopped in the middle of the city's 5th Street, near the former Monon Railroad depot. The station building was moved to...
  
  
• Lafayette, Louisiana (Amtrak station)
  Lafayette, Louisiana (Amtrak station)
  The Lafayette Amtrak station is a train station in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system....
  
  

Other

• Lafayette Apartment Building (Washington, D.C.)
  Lafayette Apartment Building (Washington, D.C.)
  The Lafayette Apartment Building is an historic structure located in the Shaw neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. George S. Cooper was the architect for this building, which was one of the earliest apartment buildings in Washington. Built in 1898 it incorporated elements...
  
  , listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• La Fayette (film)
  La Fayette (film)
  La Fayette is a 1961 French-Italian biographical film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Pascale Audret, Jack Hawkins and Orson Welles. The film depicts the life of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, in particular his role in the American War of Independence.-Cast:* Pascale Audret -...
  
  , also known as Lafayette, a 1961 French/Italian coproduction directed by Jean Dréville, with Orson Welles and Pascale Audret
• Galeries Lafayette
  Galeries Lafayette
  - History :In 1893 Théophile Bader and his cousin Alphonse Kahn opened a fashion store in a small haberdasher's shop at the corner of rue La Fayette and the Chaussée d'Antin, Paris. In 1896, the company purchased the entire building at n°1 rue La Fayette and in 1905 the buildings at n°38, 40 et...
  
  , a French department store chain
• LaFayette Motors
  LaFayette Motors
  The LaFayette Motors Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer. Founded in 1919, LaFayette Motors was named in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, and LaFayette autos had a cameo of the Marquis as their logo.-History:...
  
  , United States automobile producer from the 1910s to the 1940s
• Lafayette Radio
  LaFayette Radio
  Lafayette Radio Electronics Corporation was a radio manufacturer and retailer based in Syosset, New York. The company sold radio sets, amateur radio equipment, citizen's band radios, and other communications equipment, as well as electronic components and tools through retail outlets as well as...
  
  , an electronics retail chain that closed in 1981
• Lafayette Roughnecks
  Lafayette Roughnecks
  The Lafayette Roughnecks is a now-defunct 2001 af2 expansion team. They played their home games at the CajunDome in Lafayette, Louisiana...
  
  , a now-defunct 2001 af2 expansion team
• Lafayette Afro Rock Band
  Lafayette Afro Rock Band
  Lafayette Afro Rock Band was a French funk rock band formed in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York in 1970. Though almost unknown in their native United States, they are now universally celebrated as one of the standout funk bands of the 1970s and admired for their use of break beats.Upon their...
  
  , famous French/American funk orchestrer
• Lafayette Blues
  Lafayette Blues
  "Lafayette Blues" is the second 7" single of the Detroit-based American garage rock band The White Stripes. It is backed with "Sugar Never Tasted So Good", a song that appeared on re-releases of the band's eponymous debut album The White Stripes....
  
  , a song by The White Stripes
• Lafayette transmitter
  Lafayette transmitter
  Lafayette transmitter was a large facility used for transatlantic VLF-transmission, located at Marcheprime, Aquitaine, France. The Lafayette transmitter used an antenna, which was carried by eight free-standing lattice towers with triangular cross-sections, which were the second tallest...
  
  , a former transmitter for transatlantic services near Bordeaux, France
• Lafayette Reynolds, a character in the TV series True Blood

See also

• Fayette (disambiguation)
• Fayette County (disambiguation)
• Fayette Township (disambiguation)
• Fayetteville (disambiguation)