Lamb (surname)

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Lamb is a surname, and may refer to

  • Lamb's House, historic house in Leith, Scotland, built by Andrew Lamb
  • Thomas Lamb (industrial designer) (1896–1988), American textile and industrial designer, children's book illustrator
  • Thomas F. Lamb (1922–2015), American politician (Pennsylvania State Senator and State House of Representatives)
  • Thomas W. Lamb (1871–1942), Scottish-born American theater and cinema architect

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