Lafayette
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Lafayette, LaFayette, or La Fayette may refer to:
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[edit] People
- Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette ("Marquis de Lafayette"), French hero of the American Revolution (sometimes referred to as the "Marquis de la Fayette")
- Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette ("Madame de Lafayette"), French author
[edit] American geography
- Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia
- La Fayette, Alabama
- La Fayette, Illinois
- LaFayette, Georgia
- LaFayette, Kentucky
- LaFayette, New York
- Lafayette, California
- Lafayette, Colorado
- Lafayette, Indiana
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Lafayette, Minnesota
- Lafayette, Ohio
- Lafayette, Oregon
- Lafayette, Tennessee
- Lafayette, Wisconsin
- Lafayette County, Arkansas
- Lafayette County, Florida
- Lafayette County, Mississippi
- Lafayette County, Missouri
- Lafayette County, Wisconsin
- Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
- Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
- Lafayette Township, Michigan
- Lafayette Township, Minnesota
- Lafayette Township, New Jersey
- Lafayette Township, Pennsylvania
- Lake Lafayette, Missouri
- Mount Lafayette
- West Lafayette, Indiana
- West Lafayette, Ohio
[edit] American education
- Lafayette College, independent, undergraduate, coeducational, residential institution
- Lafayette High School (Buffalo), the oldest public school in Buffalo that remains in its original building
- Lafayette High School (Lexington, Kentucky), public high school located in Lexington, Kentucky
- Lafayette High School (Louisiana), high school located in Lafayette, Louisiana
- Lafayette High School (New York City), 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), public secondary school in James City County, Virginia
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette, undergraduate and graduate, residential institution
[edit] Military
- La Fayette (R96), 11,000-ton Independence-class aircraft carrier
- La Fayette (F710), French stealth frigate
- La Fayette class frigate, a class of French frigates
- Lafayette class submarine, a class of US submarine
- USS Lafayette (SSBN-616), a US submarine
- Lafayette Escadrille, a squadron of the French Air Service, during World War I composed largely of American pilots
[edit] Other
- Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, Starfleet officer and the main character of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Galeries Lafayette, a French department store
- LaFayette Motors, United States automobile producer from the 1910s to the 1940s
- Lafayette Roughnecks, a now-defunct 2001 af2 expansion team
- Lafayette Afro Rock Band, famous French/American funk orchestrer