Lamar or Lamarr may refer to:
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- United States
- Lamar, Arkansas
- Lamar, Colorado
- Lamar, Indiana
- Lamar, Mississippi
- Lamar, Missouri
- Lamar, Nebraska
- Lamar, Oklahoma
- Lamar, South Carolina
- Lamar, Wisconsin
- Lamar County, Alabama
- Lamar County, Georgia
- Lamar Mounds and Village Site, an archaeological site in Bibb County, Georgia
- Lamar Phase, an archaeological unit named for the site
- Lamar County, Mississippi
- Lamar County, Texas
- Lamar River, Wyoming
- Lamar Terrace, Houston, Texas
- Lamar Township, Pennsylvania
- Saudi Arabia
- Lamar Towers, a building in Jeddah
People [link]
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- Ann Hannaford Lamar, Justice on the Mississippi Supreme Court
- Barbara La Marr, American actress
- Bill Lamar, a baseball left fielder
- Bo Lamar (born 1951), American basketball player
- Burney Lamar (born 1980), American race car driver
- Chuck LaMar, American sports executive
- Hedy Lamarr (1913–2000), Austrian actress and co-inventor of spread spectrum frequency hopping
- Henry Lamar (coach) (1906–1985), American boxing and football coach
- Henry Graybill Lamar (1798–1861), American politician and jurist
- Howard R. Lamar (born 1923), American historian
- John Basil Lamar (1812–1878), American politician
- Joseph Rucker Lamar, (1857–1916), American jurist and United States Supreme Court justice
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (I) (1797–1834), American jurist
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) (1825–1893), American politician and United States Supreme Court justice
- Mark Lamarr, British comedian
- Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), second president of the Republic of Texas
- Phil LaMarr, American comedian
- William Bailey Lamar (1853–1928), American politician
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Lamar is a first name with multiple origins. It is in use as a feminine Arabic name meaning "liquid gold." Its English use is primarily masculine and derives from an English and French surname that originated from a place name in Normandy meaning "the pond." As a first name it refers to:
- Alcee Lamar Hastings
- Lamar Alexander (born 1940), American politician, Republican, former presidential hopeful
- LaMarr Hoyt, former professional baseball player
- Lamar Odom (born 1979), NBA basketball player
- Lamar Powell (born 1993), English footballer
- LaMarr Woodley, American football player
- Lamar Hunt, American sports promoter
- Lamar S. Smith (born 1947), American politician, Republican, lead sponsor of the Stop Online Piracy Act
- Lamar Smith (born 1970), American football player
Educational institutions [link]
- United States
- Lamar University, located in Beaumont, Texas
- Lamar Cardinals, the collegiate sports teams of Lamar University
- Lamar Consolidated High School, Rosenberg, Texas
- Lamar County School District, Purvis, Mississippi
- Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)
- Lamar High School (Meridian, Mississippi)
- Lamar High School (Houston), Texas
- Lamar Institute of Technology, public technical school in Beaumont, Texas
- Lamar Middle School (Irving, Texas)
- Lamar State College–Port Arthur, community college in Port Arthur, Texas
- Lamar State College–Orange, community college in Orange, Texas
- Lamar Elementary School in Midland, Texas
Fictional characters [link]
- Lamarr, a headcrab from the game Half-Life 2
- Lamar, a character in the off-broadway musical, Godspell
- Hedley Lamarr, a character in Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles played by Harvey Korman
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Lamar Alexander
Andrew Lamar Alexander, Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician and the senior United States senator from Tennessee having served since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Alexander previously served as the conference chair of the Republican Party in the US Senate from 2007 to 2012.
Born in Maryville, Tennessee, Alexander is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and New York University School of Law. He worked as a legislative assistant to Senator Howard Baker and as an assistant in the Nixon Administration in the late 1960s. He won the Republican nomination for the 1974 Tennessee gubernatorial election but was defeated by Congressman Ray Blanton in the general election.
In 1978, Alexander defeated Knoxville Democrat Jake Butcher for the governorship, serving as the 45th Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987. In 1991, he was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to serve as Secretary of Education, from 1991 to 1993. Alexander ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000.
Lamar (Amtrak station)
The Lamar Amtrak station is a train station in Lamar, Colorado, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It was originally built in 1907 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, after a long-standing feud between the railroad, and the founder of the former town of Blackwell. The current station is designed in a manner similar to that of Garden City Station in Kansas, and also serves as the Lamar Visitor's Center.
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Dumb
Dumb may refer to:
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Dumb (Tich song)
"Dumb" is the debut single from British singer Tich. The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 13 May 2013. The song has peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 22 in Scotland.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Dumb" was first released onto YouTube on 12 March 2013 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-three seconds.
Track listing
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Weekly charts
Release history
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Dumb (Faith Evans song)
"Dumb" is a song by American R&B recording artist Faith Evans, recorded for R&B Divas (2012), a compilation album led by Evans which featured the first season stars of the same-titled TV One reality series. It was written by Evans along with Chris "Brody" Brown, Toni Coleman, Achia Dixon, Larrance Dopson, Lamar Edwards, Camille Hooper, and Jaila Simms, incorporating a sample from the composition "Broadway Combination", penned by Christian Arlester for his band Dyke and the Blazers. Production on "Dumb" was handled by music production team 1500 or Nothin', featuring additional production by Evans.
The retro soul track was released as the compilation album's second single following Evans-led lead single "Tears of Joy". A music video for "Dumb" was photographed by Bishop Moore and features Evans singing and dancing in a 1970s-themed clip.
Music video
A music video for "Dumb" was photographed by Bishop Moore. In the ’70s-themed clip, Evans jams with her band and sits atop a candy red Ford Mustang.
