Lazarus is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

and surname. It is derived from the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

אלעזר, Elʿāzār (

Eleazar Eleazar (; ) or Elʽazar was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses. Biblical narrative Eleazar played a number of roles during the course of the Exodus, from cr ...

) meaning "God has helped".

People named Lazarus

In Christianity

Lazarus of Bethany Lazarus of Bethany (Latinised from Lazar, ultimately from Hebrew Eleazar, "God helped"), also venerated as Righteous Lazarus, the Four-Days Dead in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the subject of a prominent sign of Jesus in the Gospel of John, ...

, 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 The rich man and Lazarus (also called the parable of Dives and Lazarus or Lazarus and Dives) is a parable of Jesus from the 16th chapter of the Gospel of Luke. Speaking to his disciples and some Pharisees, Jesus tells of an unnamed rich man a ...

in the Gospel according to Luke * Lazarus of Persia (died 326), martyr of the Christian church *

Lazarus of Aix Saint Lazarus of Aix (french: Lazare d'Aix) (d. 441) was the first verifiable bishop of Aix-en-Provence, in France. He was appointed to his bishopric by the usurper emperor Constantine III in 408, and stripped of his office after Constantine was d ...

(died 441), Christian bishop of Aix-en-Provence *

Lazarus (bishop of Milan) Lazarus ( it, Lazzaro) was Archbishop of Milan from 438 to 449 AD. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is 11 February. Life Not much has been discovered about the life and episcopate of Lazarus. He is reported to ...

, from 438 to 449, a saint in the Catholic Church *

Lazarus Zographos Lazarus ( gr, Λάζαρος), surnamed Zographos (Ζωγράφος, "the Painter"), is a 9th-century Byzantine Christian saint.Ramsgate, St Augustine's Abbey. ''The Book of Saints: A Dictionary of Servants of God Canonized''. NP: Adam and Charles ...

(died 867), Christian saint

People with the given name Lazarus

Lazarus Joseph Lazarus Joseph (January 25, 1891 – May 23, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician from New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a New York State Senator from 1934 to 1945, and was the New York City Comptroller from 1946 to ...

(1891–1966), NY State Senator and

New York City Comptroller The Office of Comptroller of New York City, a position established in 1801, is the chief financial officer and chief auditor of the city agencies and their performance and spending. The comptroller also reviews all city contracts, handles the s ...

* Lazarus "Larry" Zeidel (1928–2014), Canadian ice hockey player *

Lazarus (rapper) Kamran Rashid Khan, known professionally as Lazarus, is a Detroit-based American rapper, songwriter and physician of Pakistani descent. He is known for his singles "GODFLOW", "Break the Walls" and "Man on a Mission" along with his songs "Drug o ...

, American rapper, songwriter and physician * Lazarus Chigwandali, Malawian musician * Lazarus Nkala (1927–1975), Rhodesian political activist *

Lazarus Chakwera Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian theologian and politician who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020. In addition to the Presidency, he also serves as Defence minister, Minister of Defence per Malawian cons ...

, Malawian President

People with the surname Lazarus

Abraham Lazarus Abraham Lazarus (1911–1967) was a leading British Communist activist, charity worker, and anti-fascist, most famous for leading numerous high profile factory strikes in London and Oxford, and for organising communists and Jews to resist the ...

(1911–1967), British politician *

Arnold Lazarus Arnold Allan Lazarus (27 January 1932 – 1 October 2013) was a South African-born clinical psychologist and researcher who specialized in cognitive therapy and is best known for developing multimodal therapy (MMT). A 1955 graduate of South Africa' ...

(1932–2013), South African-born clinical psychologist *

Bob Lazarus Bob Lazarus (January 4, 1956 – January 4, 2009) was an American stand-up comedian and film actor. Lazarus graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.Catie Lazarus Catherine Simone Avnet Lazarus (April 26, 1976 – December 13, 2020) was an American writer, comedian, and talk show host. Lazarus was awarded "Best Comedy Writer" at the ECNY Awards and named one of New York's "Top 100 New Yorkers". Theater M ...

(1976–2020), American comedian and writer *

Celestine Lazarus Celestine Lazarus (born 13 November 1992) is a professional Nigerian footballer who plays for Slavoj Trebišov. Club career Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała He made his professional Ekstraklasa debut for Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała TS Podbeskidz ...

(born 1992), Nigerian footballer *

Charles Lazarus Charles Philip Lazarus (October 4, 1923 – March 22, 2018) was an American entrepreneur, executive, and pioneer within the retail toy industry. Lazarus founded the Toys "R" Us retail chain, which evolved from a children's furniture store he orig ...

(1923–2018), American businessman, founder of Toys "R" Us * Daniel Barnet Lazarus (1866–1932), Australian politician *

Edward Lazarus Edward Lazarus (born September 9, 1959) is a lawyer and writer. He currently serves as General Counsel for Sonos. From 2013 to 2018, Lazarus was general counsel and chief strategy officer for the Tribune Corporation, following its exit from bankr ...

(born 1959), American author and lawyer *

Emma Lazarus Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes. She is remembered for writing the sonnet " The New Colossus", which was inspire ...

(1849–1887), American poet * Fred Lazarus Jr. (1884–1973), American businessman *

Glenn Lazarus Glenn Patrick Lazarus (born 11 December 1965) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and a former Australian Senator. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative , Lazarus won premie ...

(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 * M. E. Lazarus (1822–1895), American anarchist *

Mark Lazarus Mark Lazarus (born 5 December 1938) is an English retired professional footballer. He played as a right winger and made more than 400 Football League appearances, scoring over 100 goals. A prominent Jewish player, he initially chose football o ...

(born 1938), English football player *

Mell Lazarus Melvin Lazarus (May 3, 1927 – May 24, 2016) was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of two comic strips, ''Miss Peach'' (1957–2002) and ''Momma'' (1970–2016). Additionally, he wrote two novels. For his comic strip ''Pauline M ...

(1927–2016), American cartoonist *

Moritz Lazarus Moritz Lazarus (15 September 1824 – 13 April 1903), born at Filehne, in the Grand Duchy of Posen, was a German-Jewish philosopher, psychologist, and a vocal opponent of the antisemitism of his time. Life and education He was born at ...

(1824–1903), German philosopher *

Richard Lazarus Richard S. Lazarus (March 3, 1922 – November 24, 2002) was an American psychologist who began rising to prominence in the 1960s. A ''Review of General Psychology'' survey, published in 2002, ranked Lazarus as the 80th most cited psychologist of ...

(1922–2002), psychologist and creator of the coping theory *

, professor of law at the Harvard Law School * Stephanie Lazarus (born 1960), American police officer convicted of murdering a romantic rival

Fictional characters

* Lazarus, a character in Jesus' parable of the

* Lazarus, a character in the film '' Black Snake Moan'' * Lazarus, a fictional machine in the film ''

Casper Casper may refer to: People * Casper (given name) * Casper (surname) * Casper (Maya ruler) (422–487?), ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque * Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426 * David ...

'' * Lazarus, a character in video game '' Evolve'' * Lazarus, a fictional virus in the TV series ''

Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a sa ...

'' * 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 ''Galaxy Quest'' is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. A parody of and homage to science-fiction films and series, especially ''Star Trek'' and its fandom, the ...

'' * Kirk Lazarus in the film ''

Tropic Thunder ''Tropic Thunder'' is a 2008 satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who wrote the screenplay with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, and Brandon T. Jackson as a ...

'' * Dr. Marian Lazarus, a character in the film '' Outland'' * Sister Mary Lazarus in the musical ''

Sister Act ''Sister Act'' is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick (as Joseph Howard). It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to join a convent after being placed in a witness protection program. I ...

'' * Professor Richard Lazarus in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "

The Lazarus Experiment "The Lazarus Experiment" is the sixth episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC One on 5 May 2007 and stars David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Freema Agyeman ...

" * Rina Lazarus, a character created by Faye Kellerman * Lazarus Long, creator of the

New Utopia New Utopia, officially the Principality of New Utopia, is a micronation claiming the Misteriosa Bank, an unclaimed undersea rise of land in the Caribbean Sea off the Cayman Islands where it is hoped to build structures raised up from the unde ...

scam * Lazarus Long, a character created by

Robert Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein (; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accu ...

* 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) ''The Binding of Isaac'' is a roguelike video game designed by independent developers Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl. It was released in 2011 for Microsoft Windows, then ported to OS X, and Linux. The game's title and plot are inspired by t ...

'' * Project Lazarus, name of project of restoring Commander Shepard in ''

Mass Effect 2 ''Mass Effect 2'' is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in 2010 and PlayStation 3 in 2011. It is the second installment in the ''Mass Effect'' series and a ...

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