Lazarus (name)
Lazarus is a given name and surname. The English form is from Late Latin Lazarus, which is from the Koine Greek name Lā́zāros, derived from the Hebrew name Eleazar meaning "God has helped".
People named Lazarus
In Christianity
- 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, martyr of the Christian church
- Lazarus of Aix, Christian bishop of Aix-en-Provence
- Lazarus (bishop of Milan), from 438 to 449, a saint in the Catholic Church
- Lazarus Zographos, Christian saint
People with the given name Lazarus
- Lazarus (rapper), American rapper, songwriter and physician
- Lazarus Chakwera, Malawian President
- Lazarus Chigwandali, Malawian musician
- Lazarus Louis Ferrari, American organist
- Lazarus Joseph, NY State Senator and New York City Comptroller
- Lazarus Nkala, Rhodesian political activist
- Lazarus Hammond Read, chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory
- Lazarus "Larry" Zeidel, Canadian ice hockey player
People with the surname Lazarus
- Abraham Lazarus, British politician
- Arnold Lazarus, South African-born clinical psychologist
- Bob Lazarus, American comedian
- Catie Lazarus, American comedian and writer
- Celestine Lazarus, Nigerian footballer
- Charles Lazarus, American businessman, founder of Toys "R" Us
- Daniel Barnet Lazarus, Australian politician
- Edward Lazarus, American author and lawyer
- Emma Lazarus, American Jewish poet
- Fred Lazarus Jr., American businessman
- Glenn Lazarus, Australian politician and former rugby league footballer
- Henry Lazarus, British clarinettist
- John Lazarus, Canadian playwright
- Joseph Lazarus, US Olympic boxer
- Leon Lazarus, comics writer
- Luke Lazarus Arnold, Australian diplomat
- Mark Lazarus, English football player
- Mark Lazarus (businessman), American media executive and businessman
- Marx Edgeworth Lazarus, American anarchist
- Mell Lazarus, American cartoonist
- Moritz Lazarus, German philosopher
- Richard Lazarus, psychologist and creator of the coping theory
- Richard Lazarus, professor of law at the Harvard Law School
- Stephanie Lazarus, American police officer convicted of murdering a romantic rival
Dogs named Lazarus
- Lazarus, famous dog from San Francisco, along with companion Bummer
Fictional characters
- 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"
- 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 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
- Lazarus Herst, also known as Edmund Cloudsley, a character in the 2022 video game The Case of the Golden Idol
- Lazarus, a Perk from the Roblox PvE shooter game Decaying Winter.