Lazar ( JPA: לִיעֶזֶר or לָעְזָר, ''Lāzār,'' russian: Лазарь, Lazar;

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

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Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

: Лазар, ''Lazar'') is a male given name or a surname. An abbreviation of the Hebrew name or אֱלִיעֶזֶר‎ meaning 'God has helped' which first appeared in Jewish Palestinian Aramaic (see Lazarus and Eleazar ben Shammua) and is especially common in various Slavic languages.

People with the given name

Lazar

* Lazar (1329–1389), duke of Serbia 1371–1389 *

Lazar of Hilandar Lazar ( sr, Лазар, russian: Лазарь), also known as Lazar the Serb or Lazar the Hilandarian (fl. 1404), was a Serbian Orthodox monk-scribe and horologist who invented and built the first known mechanical public clock in Russia in 1404. ...

(fl. 1404), Serbian Orthodox monk and clockbuilder * Lazar Branković (1421–1458), Lazar's grandson and despot of Serbia 1456–1458 * Lazar Baranovych (1620–1693), Ukrainian Orthodox archbishop * Lazar I of Armenia, head of Armenian Apostolic Church (1737–1751) *

Lázár Mészáros General Lázár Mészáros ''(English: Lazarus Mészáros)'' (20 February 1796 in Baja – 16 November 1858 in Eywood), was the Minister of War during the 1848 Hungarian Revolution. Biography He was born into a noble family of landowners. Hi ...

(1796–1858), Hungarian Minister of War *

Lazar Grünhut Grünhut Lazar (May 10, 1850 – February 2, 1913, he, אלעזר הלוי גרינהוט ) was an Hungarian rabbi and writer. He is especially renowned for his research & publications in the field of Midrash. Lazar was born at Gerenda, Hungary o ...

(1850–1913), Hungarian rabbi * Lazăr Șăineanu (1859-1934), Romanian philologist *

Lazăr Edeleanu Lazăr Edeleanu (; 1 September 1861, Bucharest – 7 April 1941, Bucharest) was a Romanian chemist of Jewish origin.Lazar Kujundžić (1880–1905), Serbian guerilla fighter *

Lazar Drljača Lazar Drljača (10 October 1882 – 13 July 1970) was a Bosnia and Herzegovina painter, who self-identified as the Bosnians, Bosnian Bogomilism, bogumil. Biography Born in Blatna near Bosanski Novi into a Bosnian Serbs, Bosnian Serb family, he was ...

(1882–1970), Yugoslav painter * Louis B. Mayer, born Lazar Meir (1884–1957), Canadian-American film executive, co-founder of MGM *

Lazar Kaganovich Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich, also Kahanovich (russian: Ла́зарь Моисе́евич Кагано́вич, Lázar' Moiséyevich Kaganóvich; – 25 July 1991), was a Soviet politician and administrator, and one of the main associates of ...

(1893–1991), Soviet politician and Stalinist *

Lazar Kogan Lazar Iosifovich Kogan (russian: Ла́зарь Ио́сифович Ко́ган) (November 7, 1889 – March 3, 1939) was a Soviet secret police (Cheka, OGPU, NKVD) high-ranking functionary, chief of the Gulag (1930–1932) and deputy chief of t ...

(1889–1939), Soviet secret police functionary * Lazar Lyusternik (1899–1981), Soviet mathematician *

Lazar Lagin Lazar Iosifovich Lagin (russian: Ла́зарь Ио́сифович Лагин), real name Lazar Ginzburg (4 December 1903, Vitebsk – 4 June 1979, Moscow), was a Soviet and Russian author of children's and science fiction books. Lagin is be ...

(1903–1979), Soviet satirist and children's writer *

Lazăr Sfera Lazăr Sfera ''( sr, Lazar Sfera)'' (29 April 1909, in Sân Mihai, Austria-Hungary (today in Serbia) – 24 April 1992) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender. Biography At club level, he began his career at the youth team of Po ...

(1909–1992), Romanian footballer * Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000), Yugoslav politician * Lazar Mojsov (1920-2011), Yugoslav politician *

Lazar Yazgur Lazar Semionovich Yazgur (russian: Ла́зарь Семё́нович Язгу́р; June 7, 1928, Leningrad, USSR – 2000, Israel) was a Soviet, Russian Jewish realist painter, who lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Saint Peter ...

(1928–2000), Soviet painter * Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Soviet classical pianist * Lazar Tasić (1931-2003), Yugoslav footballer * Lazar Radović (born 1937), Yugoslav footballer *

Lazăr Comănescu Lazăr Comănescu (; born 6 June 1949 in Horezu, Vâlcea County) is a Romanian diplomat. He was the foreign minister of Romania from 15 April 2008 until 22 December 2008. He was named Romania's ambassador to Germany in 2009. Since 17 November 20 ...

(born 1949), Romanian politician *

Lazar Ristovski Lazar "Laza" Ristovski ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Ристовски, born 26 October 1952) is a Serbian retired actor, director, producer and writer. He has appeared on stage about 4,000 times, and starred in over 40 films, TV series and TV dramas, ...

(born 1952), Serbian actor *

Lázár Szentes Lázár Szentes (born 12 December 1955) is a former Hungarian football player of the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared at the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Hungarian national team.Lazar Vidovic Lazar Vidovic (born 1 April 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Although originally from Coolaroo, he was recruited from Castlemaine and debuted in 19 ...

(born 1965), Australian footballer *

Lazar Popović Lazar Popović (; born 10 January 1983) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a striker. Popović was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro youth teams. Club career Popović started his professional career in FK Čukarički and playe ...

(born 1983), Serbian footballer * Lazar Hayward (born 1986), American basketball player * Lazar Marković (born 1994), Serbian footballer

Llazar

Llazar Fundo Llazar (Zai) Fundo (born March 20, 1899 in Görice, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire died September 20, 1944 in Kukës, Albania) was an Albanian Communist, later social-democratic journalist and writer. He was a former member of the Comintern an ...

(1899–1944), Albanian communist, journalist and writer * Llazar Siliqi (1924–2001), Albanian poet *

Llazar Treska Llazar Treska was an Albanian politician and mayor of Tirana The Mayor of Tirana ( sq, Kryetari i Bashkisë së Tiranës) is the head of the General Assembly in Tirana, Albania. The mayor including with his cabinet, exercises the executive power ...

, Albanian politician and mayor of Tirana

People with the surname

Alexandru Lazar Alexandru is the Romanian form of the name Alexander. Common diminutives are Alecu, Alex, and Sandu. Origin Etymologically, the name is derived from the Greek "Αλέξανδρος" (Aléxandros), meaning "defending men" or "protector of men", ...

, Romanian footballer * Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia * Bob Lazar, American conspiracy theorist *

Chris Lazar ''Dark Angel'' is an American science fiction drama television series that premiered on the Fox network on October 3, 2000. Created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee, it stars Jessica Alba in her breakthrough role. Set in 2019, the serie ...

, Canadian actor *

Costin Lazăr Costin Lazăr (born 24 April 1981) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for teams such as Sportul Studențesc, Rapid București, PAOK or FC Voluntari, among others. Lazăr has been capped with Romania at senior ...

, Romanian footballer *

Curtis Lazar Curtis Lazar (born February 2, 1995) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (17th ...

, Canadian hockey player *

David Lazar David Beniamin Lazar (born 8 August 1991) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club CS Universitatea Craiova. International career In October 2020, he had first called up to the senior side for the play off euro 2020 ...

, Romanian footballer *

Ernie Lazar Ernie Lazar (born Ernest Clayton Jammes; April 16, 1945 – November 1, 2022) was an American researcher and a prolific Freedom of Information Act petitioner who amassed a "vast digital and documentary archive of government records on political ex ...

(1945–2022), American historical researcher *

Florin Lazăr Florin Daniel Lazăr (born 15 January 1980) is a Romanian former football player who played as a centre back. Club career Lazăr played at youth level for CSȘ Craiova, a club from his hometown specialized in this sector. Despite the fact that ...

, Romanian footballer * Gheorghe Lazăr, Romanian scholar *

Gracie Lazar April Stewart (born April 1, 1969) is an American voice actress. Career Stewart is best known for providing the voices of several female characters in the animated comedy series ''South Park'' alongside fellow voice actress Mona Marshall. She ...

, American actress * György Lázár, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1975 to 1987 * Ilie Lazăr, Romanian politician *

Ingmar Lazar Ingmar Lazar (born June 22, 1993 in Saint-Cloud, is a French classical pianist. Lazar started to play the piano when he was five. He made his debut at the age of six at the Salle Gaveau. At the age of 10, he won the International EPTA Piano Compe ...

, French classical pianist * Irving Paul Lazar, Hollywood agent * János Lázár, Hungarian politician *

Jaryd Lazar Jaryd Russell Lazar, better known as summit1g, is an American Twitch streamer and former professional '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' player. After retiring from competitive esports, Lazar became a well-known streamer on Twitch by streaming ...

, American internet video gamer * John Lazar (1801–1879), Australian theatre manager and mayor * Mitchell Lazar, American endocrinologist *

Mihai Lazăr Mihăiță "Mihai" Lazăr (born 3 November 1986) is a Romanian rugby union player who plays as a prop for Liga Națională de Rugby club SCM Rugby Timișoara. He also played for the Romania national team, ''The Oaks''. Lazăr made his debut for R ...

, Romanian rugby union player * Marc Lazar, French academic *

Monika Lazar Monika Lazar (born 13 September 1967) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony from 2004 until 2021. Early life and education After graduating from the extended secondary ...

(born 1967), German politician *

Ralph Lazar Ralph Lazar (born 1967) is an artist, illustrator and a New York Times Bestselling author. Life Ralph Lazar was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1967, and has degrees in law & economics from the University of Cape Town and The London Schoo ...

(born 1967), artist, illustrator and author *

Samuel Lazar Samuel Lazar (1838 – 14 November 1883) was an Australian theatre manager, producer of pantomimes and operas, and occasional actor. History Lazar was a son of theatre manager John Lazar, and as a child frequently appeared on stage in his father ...

(1838–1883), Australian theatre manager and mayor *

Seth Lazar Seth Lazar (born 1979) is an Australian philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University. He leads thMachine Intelligence and Normative TheoryLab. Lazar won the Frank Chapman Sharp Prize in 2011 "for the best unp ...

, Australian philosopher *

Valentin Lazăr Valentin Marius Lazăr (born 21 August 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga III side CS Păulești. Club career 2013-2014 season In the summer of 2013, Lazăr signed a contract for three years with ...

, Romanian footballer

Fictional characters

*Lazar Wolf, wealthy butcher in ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on ''Tevye and his Daughters'' (or ''Tevye the ...

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