title: Laithwaite
text: # Laithwaite
  
  Laithwaite is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Eric Laithwaite (1921–1997), English electrical engineer
  * Sir Gilbert Laithwaite (1894–1986), Irish-British civil servant and diplomat
  * James Laithwaite (born 1991), English rugby league player
  * Peter Laithwaite (born 1967), English entrepreneur and technologist
  