Lars is a common male name in
Scandinavian countries
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swede ...
.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name
Laurentius
Laurentius is a Latin given name and surname that means "''From Laurentum''" (a city near Rome).
It is possible that the place name ''Laurentum'' is derived from the Latin ''laurus'' ("laurel").
People with the name include:
In Early Christian ...
, which means "from
Laurentum
Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Roman writers regarded it as the original capital of Italy, before Lavinium assumed that role afte ...
" or "crowned with
laurel
Laurel may refer to:
Plants
* Lauraceae, the laurel family
* Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel
People
* Laurel (given name), people with the given name
* Laurel (surname), people with the surname
* Laurel (mus ...
".
A
homonym
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ous
Etruscan __NOTOC__
Etruscan may refer to:
Ancient civilization
*The Etruscan language, an extinct language in ancient Italy
*Something derived from or related to the Etruscan civilization
**Etruscan architecture
**Etruscan art
**Etruscan cities
** Etrusca ...
name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman
Lartia family. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown.
People
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Lars (bishop), 13th-century Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
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Lars Kristian Abrahamsen
Lars Kristian Abrahamsen (18 October 1855 – 21 July 1921) was a Norwegians, Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party. A district stipendiary magistrate by profession, he served in Gunnar Knudsen's first and second cabin ...
(1855–1921), Norwegian politician
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Lars Ahlfors
Lars Valerian Ahlfors (18 April 1907 – 11 October 1996) was a Finnish mathematician, remembered for his work in the field of Riemann surfaces and his text on complex analysis.
Background
Ahlfors was born in Helsinki, Finland. His mother, S ...
(1907–1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient
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Lars Amble
Lars Anders Amble-Næss (10 August 1939 – 20 August 2015) was a Swedish actor and director. Amble was the son of Leif Amble-Næss and Maritta Marke. After finishing theater school in Stockholm, which he attended from 1962 to 1965, he was hi ...
(1939–2015), Swedish actor and director
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Lars Herminius Aquilinus
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Lars Herminius Aquilinus was consul in 448 BC with Titus Verginius Tricostus Caeliomontanus (consul 448). Their year of office was relatively peaceful, as neither consul took sides in the conflict between the patricians and the plebeians ...
, ancient Roman consul
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Lars Bak
Lars Ytting Bak (born 16 January 1980) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the Fakta, , , , and squads. From 2022, Bak will act as team manager for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
Ba ...
(born 1980), Danish road bicycle racer
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Lars Bak (computer programmer)
Lars Bak (born 1965) is a Danish computer programmer. He is known as a JavaScript expert and for his work on virtual machines. He previously worked for Google, having contributed to the Chrome browser by developing the V8 JavaScript engine.
Pr ...
(born 1965), Danish computer programmer
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Lars Bender
Lars Bender (; born 27 April 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right back and defensive midfielder. He is the twin brother of Sven Bender.
Club career Early career
Lars Bender played from 1993 to 1999 in the yo ...
(born 1989), German footballer
*
Lars Christensen
Lars Christensen (6 April 1884 – 10 December 1965) was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate. He was also a philanthropist with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica.
Career
Lars Christensen was born at Sandar in Vestfold, Norw ...
(1884–1965), Norwegian shipowner, whaling magnate and philanthropist
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Lars Magnus Ericsson
Lars Magnus Ericsson (; 5 May 1846 – 17 December 1926) was a Swedish inventor, entrepreneur and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson ( incorporated as ''Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson'').
Lars Magnus was born in Värmskog, ...
(1846–1926), Swedish inventor
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Lars Eriksson, several people
*
Lars Frederiksen
Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Erik Dapello, August 30, 1971) is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, as well as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and ...
(born 1971), American musician
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Lars Frölander
Lars Arne Frölander (born 26 May 1974) is a Swedish swimmer. He has competed in six consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012).
Biography
Frölander was born in Boden. He grew up in Ornäs in Borlänge Municipality.
In ...
(born 1974), Swedish swimmer
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Lars Eilebrecht
Lars Eilebrecht (born March 1972) is a German software engineer, solutions architect, IT security expert, and Open Source evangelist. He is one of the original developers of the Apache HTTP Server, and co-founder and former Vice President of the ...
(born 1972), German software engineer
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Lars Eller
Lars Fosgaard Eller (born 8 May 1989) is a Danish professional ice hockey player for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "the Tiger", he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the first round, 13th overall in th ...
(born 1989), Danish ice hockey player
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Lars Grael
Lars Schmidt Grael (born February 9, 1964 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian politician and former professional sailor, having won two Olympic bronze medals (in 1988 and 1996).
His brother, Torben Grael, is also a sailor. Together they won ...
(born 1964), Brazilian sailor
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Lars Gullin
Lars Gunnar Victor Gullin (4 May 1928 – 17 May 1976) was a Swedish jazz saxophonist.
Career
Lars Gullin was born in Visby, Sweden. He was a child prodigy on the accordion. At age thirteen, he played clarinet in a military band and later l ...
(1928–1976), Swedish jazz saxophonist
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Lars Haglund
Lars Gösta Haglund (born 22 May 1940) is a retired Swedish discus thrower who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1965 he won the discus throw at the Summer Universiade
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized ...
(born 1940), Swedish discus thrower
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Lars Peter Hansen
Lars Peter Hansen (born 26 October 1952 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American economist. He is the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Statistics, and the Booth School of Business, at the University of Chicago and a ...
(born 1952), American economist and Nobel laureate
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Lars Hjortsberg (1772–1843), Swedish actor
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Lars Holte
Lars Petter Holte (born 31 January 1966) is a Norwegian trance DJ and producer. Known under the name ''DJ Lars Holte'' he was mostly active during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was central to the development and growth of the genre through t ...
(born 1966), Norwegian trance producer and DJ
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Lars Hörmander
Lars Valter Hörmander (24 January 1931 – 25 November 2012) was a Swedish mathematician who has been called "the foremost contributor to the modern theory of linear partial differential equations". Hörmander was awarded the Fields Medal ...
(1931–2012), Swedish mathematician and Fields Medal recipient
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Lars Isacsson
Lars Isacsson or Lars Isaksson (born 1970) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Dalarna County since September 2012. He had previously been a memb ...
(born 1970), Swedish politician
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Lars Iyer
Lars Iyer is a British novelist and philosopher of Indian/Danish parentage. He is best known for a trilogy of short novels: ''Spurious'' (2011), ''Dogma'' (2012), and ''Exodus'' (2013), all published by Melville House. Iyer has been shortlisted f ...
(born 1970), British novelist and philosopher
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Lars Jansson (cartoonist)
Lars Fredrik Jansson (8 October 1926 Helsinki – 31 July 2000 Helsinki) was a Finnish author and cartoonist.
Early life
A native of Helsinki, Jansson was the son of a sculptor, Viktor Jansson, and a Swedish-born illustrator, Signe Hammarsten ...
(1926–2000), Finnish author and cartoonist
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Lars Jansson (composer)
Lars Jansson (born 1951) is a Swedish jazz pianist and composer.
Life
Jansson grew up in Örebro, Sweden, where he was bored by his lessons at the community music school. In his early teens, a relative lent him records of Miles Davis, Ben Web ...
(born 1951), Swedish jazz pianist and composer
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Lars Jonsson (disambiguation) Lars Jonsson or Jönsson may refer to:
* Lars Jonsson (illustrator) (born 1952), ornithological illustrator
* Lars Jonsson (ice hockey) (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player
*Lars Theodor Jonsson (1903–1998), Swedish cross country skier
*Lars JÃ ...
, several people
*
Lars Kleppich
Lars Detlef Kleppich (born 9 August 1967 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former windsurfer from Australia, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. He won the bronze medal in the Men's Lechner Sailboar ...
(born 1967), Australian sailor
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Lars Knudsen
Lars Ramkilde Knudsen (born 21 February 1962) is a Danish researcher in cryptography, particularly interested in the design and analysis of block ciphers, hash functions and message authentication codes (MACs).
Academic
After some early work ...
(born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography
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Lars Kragh Andersen (born 1980), Danish activist
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Lars Krutak
Lars Krutak (April 14, 1971) is an American anthropologist, photographer, and writer known for his research about tattoo and its cultural background. He produced and hosted the 10-part documentary series ''Tattoo Hunter'' on the Discovery Chan ...
(born 1971), American tattoo anthropologist
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Lars Lagerbäck
Lars Edvin "Lasse" Lagerbäck (; born 16 July 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player, who is the technical director of the Iceland national football team.
Lagerbäck has managed a number of national teams prior to his current pos ...
(born 1948), Swedish football manager
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Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck (born 1963), Swedish musician, better known as Yngwie Malmsteen
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Lars Larson
Lars Kristopher Larson (born March 6, 1959)"Lars Kristopher Larson". ''Who's Who in the West'', 26th ed. Accessed June 17, 2013 via LexisNexis. is an American conservative talk radio show host based in Portland, Oregon. Larson worked in televis ...
(born 1959), American conservative talk radio show host
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Lars Leiro (1914–2005), Norwegian politician
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Lars Lindberg Christensen
Lars Lindberg Christensen is science communicator and author of a dozen books on astronomy and science communication translated to ten languages. He had a long career at ESO and is employed by NSF's NOIRLab and the International Astronomical Uni ...
(born 1970), Danish astronomer
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Lars Lönnroth
Lars Lönnroth (born 4 June 1935) is a Swedish literary scholar.
He was born in Gothenburg to Erik Lönnroth and Ebba Lagercrantz.
His academic career includes professorships at the University of California Berkeley, University of Aalborg and ...
(born 1935), Swedish literary scholar
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Lars-Erik Lövdén
Lars-Erik Lövdén (born 1950) is a Swedish politician, former government minister and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Malmö Municipality between January 1980 and Oc ...
(born 1950), Swedish politician
*Lars
Mikael Ã…kerfeldt
Lars Mikael Ã…kerfeldt (; born 17 April 1974)[Mikael Ã…kerfeldt](_blank)
, Op ...
(born 1974), Swedish composer and vocalist of Opeth and Bloodbath
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Lars Mikkelsen
Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen (born 6 May 1964) is a Danish actor. He has played Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the drama series '' The Killing'', Charles Augustus Magnussen in the third series of '' Sherlock'', the Russian ...
(born 1964), Danish actor
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Lars Nootbaar (born 1997), American baseball player
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Lars Onsager
Lars Onsager (November 27, 1903 – October 5, 1976) was a Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist. He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Che ...
(1903–1976), Norwegian chemist and Nobel laureate
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Lars Pensjö Lars Pensjö of Sweden is the original author of the LPMud MUD engine and the LPC (programming language), LPC programming language, and is one of the founders of ''Genesis LPMud'', notable for their part in the History of massively multiplayer onlin ...
, creator of the
LPMud
LPMud, abbreviated LP, is a family of MUD server software. Its first instance, the original LPMud game driver, was developed in 1989 by Lars Pensjö (hence the LP in LPMud). LPMud was innovative in its separation of the MUD infrastructure into a ...
software, often referred to in the MUD community solely by his first name
*
Lars Petrus
Lars Erik Petrus (born 4 November 1960 in Luleå in Sweden) is an accomplished speedcuber.
In 1982, he became the national champion of Sweden, and went on to finish fourth overall at the first official Rubik's Cube World Championships held in Buda ...
(born 1960), Swedish Rubik's Cube champion
*
Lars Porsena
Lars Porsena (or Porsenna; Etruscan: ) was an Etruscan civilization, Etruscan king (lar) known for his Roman-Etruscan Wars#War with Clusium in 508 BC, war against the city of Rome. He ruled over the city of Clusium (Etruscan language, Etruscan: ; ...
, Etruscan king of Clusium
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Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen (; born 15 May 1964) is a Danish politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2022. He previously served as the 25th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2019. He was the lead ...
(born 1964), Prime Minister of Denmark, 2009 to 2011 and 2015 to 2019
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Lars Kristian Relander
Lauri Kristian Relander (, ; 31 May 1883 – 9 February 1942) was the second president of Finland (1925–1931). A prominent member of the Agrarian League, he served as a member of Parliament, and as Speaker, before his election as President. ...
(1883–1942), Finnish president
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Lars Riedel
Lars Peter Riedel (born 28 June 1967, in Zwickau) a former German discus thrower. Riedel has the seventh longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50 m.
Riedel began his discus career in the former German Democratic Republic. H ...
(born 1967), German discus thrower
*
Lars Rainer Rüetschi
Lars Rainer Rüetschi (born March 24, 1977) is a Swiss fusion guitarist, composer, and producer. He has collaborated with many notable musicians and Grammy Award winners, including Donny McCaslin, Mark Soskin, Paul Brown, and Bob Glaub. He is als ...
(born 1977), Swiss musician
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Lars Saabye Christensen
Lars Saabye Christensen (born 21 September 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian/Danish author.
Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major r ...
(born 1953), Norwegian author
*
Lars Skalm
Lars Skalm (born Lorentz Skallman, circa 1430 in Pargas) was a Finnish noble, having been granted hereditary nobility by King Christian I of Denmark in 1461 for helping his army against rebels in Kingdom of Sweden, Sweden. He served as Mayor of Tu ...
(born c. 1430), Finnish noble and mayor of Turku
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Lars Spuybroek (born 1959), Dutch architect
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Lars Stjernkvist
Lars Stjernkvist (born 1955) is a Swedish politician and journalist. He served as the secretary general of the Swedish Social Democratic Party between 1982 and 1992. He also served at the Parliament from 1991 and 1998.
Biography
Stjernkvist was ...
(born 1955), Swedish politician and journalist
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Lars Tolumnius
Lars Tolumnius ( Etruscan: Larth Tulumnes, d. 437 BC) was the most famous king of the wealthy Etruscan city-state of Veii, roughly ten miles northwest of Rome, best remembered for instigating a war with Rome that ended in a decisive Roman victory. ...
(died 437 BC), Etruscan king of Veii
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Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier (''né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nominat ...
(born 1956), Danish film director
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Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich (; ; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician best known as the drummer and co-founder of American heavy metal band Metallica. The son and grandson respectively of tennis players Torben and Einer Ulrich, he played tennis in his ...
(born 1963), Danish drummer for the heavy metal band Metallica
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Lars Unnerstall
Lars Unnerstall (born 20 July 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club FC Twente.
Club career Schalke 04
Born in Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Unnerstall finished his development at FC Schalke ...
(born 1990), German footballer
*
Lars Vilks
Lars Endel Roger Vilks (20 June 1946 – 3 October 2021) was a Swedish visual artist and activist who was known for the controversy surrounding his drawings of Muhammad. He also created the sculptures ''Nimis'' and ''Arx'', made of driftwood an ...
(1946–2021), Swedish artist
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Lars Wegendal
Lars Ã…ke Otto Wegendal (born 1949) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Kronoberg County
Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a ...
(born 1949), Swedish politician
Fictional characters
* Lars, the
Go Jetters
''Go Jetters'' is a British 3D animated television series, airing on CBeebies and is also available on BBC iPlayer. A geography-based programme, it was commissioned by CBeebies controller Kay Benbow and is a co-production of CBeebies In-house ...
' expert mechanic.
* Lars, in the
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim
Dult is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter, from district headquarter and from Sri Hargobindpur. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representati ...
and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...
television pilot ''
Paid Programming
Paid or PAID may refer to:
* ''Paid'' (1930 film), an American film starring Joan Crawford
* ''Paid'' (2006 film), a Dutch film
*''Personality and Individual Differences'', a journal
See also
* Paide
Paide is a town in Estonia and the ...
''
* Lars, in the 1979 film ''
Scavenger Hunt
''Scavenger Hunt'' is a 1979 American comedy film with a large ensemble cast which includes Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman, Cleavon Little, Roddy McDowall, Robert Morley, Richard Mulligan, Tony R ...
'', played by
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...
* Laramie "Lars" Barriga, a supporting character in the ''
Steven Universe
''Steven Universe'' is an American animated series, animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe (character), Steven Universe (Zach Callison), who li ...
'' cartoon series
* Lars, in the ''
Star Trek: The Original Series
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (''TOS'') to distinguis ...
'' episode ''
The Gamesters of Triskelion
"The Gamesters of Triskelion" is the sixteenth episode of the Star Trek: The Original Series (season 2), second season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek''. Written by Margaret Armen and d ...
''
* Lars, the unseen husband of
Phyllis Lindstrom
Phyllis Lindstrom, née Sutherland, portrayed by Cloris Leachman, is a fictional character on the television sitcom ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and subsequent spin-off ''Phyllis''.
''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''
Phyllis Lindstrom (born in 193 ...
in ''
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (also known simply as ''Mary Tyler Moore'') is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring actress Mary Tyler Moore. The show originally aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. Moor ...
''
*
Lars Alexandersson
is a fictional character from the '' Tekken'' fighting game franchise by Bandai Namco Entertainment. First introduced in the 2008 arcade game '' Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion'', he became the main protagonist in the story mode of ''Tekken 6' ...
, in the
Tekken series
* Lars Fillmore, in the animated movie ''
Futurama: Bender's Big Score''
* Lars Lindstrom, the lead character of the 2007 film ''
Lars and the Real Girl
''Lars and the Real Girl'' is a 2007 romantic comedy-drama film written by Nancy Oliver and directed by Craig Gillespie. It stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, and Patricia Clarkson. The film follows Lars (Gosling) ...
'', portrayed by Ryan Gosling
* Lars Rodriguez, in the ''
Rocket Power'' TV series
* Lars Umlaut, in the
Guitar Hero
''Guitar Hero'' is a series of music rhythm game video games first released in November 2005, in which players use a guitar-shaped game controller to simulate playing primarily lead, bass guitar, and rhythm guitar across numerous songs. Player ...
series
* Lars, the main character (a baby polar bear) in the children's book series ''
The Little Polar Bear
''The Little Polar Bear'' (in nl, Lars de kleine ijsbeer) is a franchise about a polar bear cub named Lars who first starred in a number of books written by Dutch author, Hans de Beer.
The first of several animated adaptations of the books is a ...
'' by Hans de Beer
* Lars, in the 2011 film ''
The Thing'', a prequel to the 1982
film of the same name
* Lars, in the 2003 film "
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure", a German artist
* Lars, a family name in the "
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
" film series, a matrimonial branch of the
Skywalker family
The Skywalker family is a fictional legendary human family in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are presented as a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force and sometimes lig ...
See also
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LARS (disambiguation)
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was bo ...
*
Lasse (disambiguation) Lasse is a male Scandinavian given name.
Lasse may also refer to:
* Lasse, Maine-et-Loire, France, a commune
*Lasse, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, a commune
*Dick Lasse
Richard Stephen Lasse (born November 13, 1935) is a former American foo ...
*
Lassen (disambiguation)
*
Lares
Lares ( , ; archaic , singular ''Lar'') were guardian deities in ancient Roman religion. Their origin is uncertain; they may have been hero-ancestors, guardians of the hearth, fields, boundaries, or fruitfulness, or an amalgam of these.
Lares ...
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