Lazarus (name)

Lazarus is a given name and surname. It is derived from the Hebrew אלעזר, Elʿāzār (Eleazar) meaning "God has helped".^[1]

People named Lazarus[edit]

In Christianity[edit]

• Lazarus of Bethany, a figure described as being raised from the dead by Jesus in the Gospel according to John
• Lazarus, a figure from the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus in the Gospel according to Luke
• Lazarus of Persia (died 326), martyr of the Christian church
• Lazarus of Aix (died 441), Christian bishop of Aix-en-Provence
• Lazarus (bishop of Milan), from 438 to 449, a saint in the Catholic Church
• Lazarus Zographos (died 867), Christian saint

People with the given name Lazarus[edit]

• Lazarus Joseph (1891–1966), NY State Senator and New York City Comptroller
• Lazarus "Larry" Zeidel (1928–2014), Canadian ice hockey player
• Lazarus (rapper), American rapper, songwriter and physician
• Lazarus Chigwandali, Malawian musician
• Lazarus Nkala (1927–1975), Rhodesian political activist
• Lazarus Chakwera, Malawian President

People with the surname Lazarus[edit]

• Abraham Lazarus (1911–1967), British politician
• Arnold Lazarus (1932–2013), South African-born clinical psychologist
• Bob Lazarus (1956–2009), American comedian
• Catie Lazarus (1976–2020), American comedian and writer
• Celestine Lazarus (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
• Charles Lazarus (1923–2018), American businessman, founder of Toys "R" Us
• Daniel Barnet Lazarus (1866–1932), Australian politician
• Edward Lazarus (born 1959), American author and lawyer
• Emma Lazarus (1849–1887), American poet
• Fred Lazarus Jr. (1884–1973), American businessman
• Glenn Lazarus (born 1965), Australian politician and former rugby league footballer
• Henry Lazarus (1815–1895), British clarinettist
• John Lazarus (born 1947), Canadian playwright
• Joseph Lazarus (1903–1943), US Olympic boxer
• Leon Lazarus (1919–2008), comics writer
• Luke Lazarus Arnold, Australian diplomat
• M. E. Lazarus (1822–1895), American anarchist
• Mark Lazarus (born 1938), English football player
• Mell Lazarus (1927–2016), American cartoonist
• Moritz Lazarus (1824–1903), German philosopher
• Richard Lazarus (1922–2002), psychologist and creator of the coping theory
• Richard Lazarus, professor of law at the Harvard Law School
• Stephanie Lazarus (born 1960), American police officer convicted of murdering a romantic rival

Dogs named Lazarus[edit]

• Lazarus (died 1863), famous dog from San Francisco, along with companion Bummer

Fictional characters[edit]

• The Lazarus demon, a character in Charmed
• Lazarus, a character in Jesus' parable of the Rich man and Lazarus

• Lazarus, a character in the film Black Snake Moan

• Lazarus, a fictional machine in the film Casper
• Lazarus, a character in video game Evolve
• Lazarus, a fictional virus in the TV series Sanctuary
• Lazarus, a character in the Star Trek TOS episode "The Alternative Factor" (1967)
• Lazarus Churchyard, a character in the comic series of the same name
• Archbishop Lazarus in video game Diablo
• Dr. Lazarus, a character in the film Galaxy Quest
• Kirk Lazarus in the film Tropic Thunder
• Dr. Marian Lazarus, a character in the film Outland
• Sister Mary Lazarus in the musical Sister Act
• Professor Richard Lazarus in the Doctor Who episode "The Lazarus Experiment"
• Rina Lazarus, a character created by Faye Kellerman
• Lazarus Long, creator of the New Utopia scam
• Lazarus Long, a character created by Robert Heinlein
• Robert MacNichol (Lazarus) from Blair Witch Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock
• Lazarus, a character in the game The Binding of Isaac (video game)
• Project Lazarus, name of project of restoring Commander Shepard in Mass Effect 2

See also[edit]

• Lazar (name)
• Lazare (disambiguation)
• Lazarus (disambiguation)

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