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

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

, Bulgarian and

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

: Лазар, ''Lazar'';

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Llazar, Lazër) 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 Aramaic (see

Lazarus Lazarus may refer to: People *Lazarus (name), a surname and a given name * Lazarus of Bethany, a Biblical figure described as being raised from the dead by Jesus * Lazarus, a Biblical figure from the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus * Lazar ...

and

Eleazar ben Shammua Eleazar ben Shammua or Eleazar I (Hebrew: אלעזר בן שמוע) was a rabbi of the 2nd century (4th generation of tannaim), frequently cited in rabbinic writings as simply Rabbi Eleazar (Bavli) or Rabbi Lazar רִבִּי לָֽעְזָר (Y ...

). As a forename, it is more common in Slavic countries. As a surname, however, it is more common in Hungary and Romania.https://forebears.io/surnames/lazar

People with the given name

Lazar

Lazar Hrebeljanović Lazar Hrebeljanović ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Хребељановић; – 15 June 1389) was a medieval List of Serbian monarchs, Serbian ruler who created the largest and most powerful state on the territory of the disintegrated Serbian Empir ...

(1329–1389), duke of Serbia 1371–1389 * Lazar of Hilandar (fl. 1404), Serbian Orthodox monk and clockbuilder *

Lazar Branković Lazar Branković ( sr-cyr, Лазар Бранковић; – 20 February 1458) was Despot of Serbia from 1456 to 1458. He was the third son of Despot Đurađ Branković and his wife, Eirene Kantakouzene. He died without sons, and was succeed ...

(1421–1458), Lazar's grandson and despot of Serbia 1456–1458 *

Lazar Baranovych Lazar Baranovych or Baranovich (, , ; 1620 – 3 (13) September 1693 in Chernihiv, Tsardom of Russia) was a Ruthenian Eastern Orthodox archbishop of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and then of the Tsardom of Russia. Early life Ecclesiastic ...

(1620–1693), Ukrainian Orthodox archbishop *

Lazar I of Armenia Catholicos Lazar I of Armenia was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1737 and 1751. He is notable for the numerous troubles he personally got into during his reign. Lazar had been bishop of Smyrna, Turkey and was a native of J ...

, 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. H ...

(1796–1858), Hungarian Minister of War * Lazar Grünhut (1850–1913), Hungarian rabbi *

Lazăr Șăineanu Lazăr Șăineanu (, also spelled Șeineanu, born Eliezer Schein;Leopold, p.383, 417 Francization , Francisized Lazare Sainéan, , Alexandru Mușina"Țara turcită", in ''România Literară'', Nr. 19/2003 or Sainéanu; April 23, 1859 – May 11, ...

(1859-1934), Romanian philologist *

Lazăr Edeleanu Lazăr Edeleanu (; 1 September 1861, Bucharest – 7 April 1941, Bucharest) was a Romanian chemist of Jewish origin. at www.romanianjewish.org He is known for being the first chemist to synthesize amphetamine at the University of Berlin and for ...

(1861–1941), Romanian chemist *

Lazar Kujundžić Lazar Kujundžić-Klempa ( sr-cyr, Лазар Кујунџић: 1880 – May 25, 1905) was a Serbian Chetnik Organization, Serbian Chetnik commander (vojvoda) who was active in Old Serbia and Macedonia. Biography He was born in Orahovac, Koso ...

(1880–1905), Serbian guerilla fighter * Lazar Drljača (1882–1970), Serbian painter *

Louis B. Mayer Louis Burt Mayer (; born Lazar Meir; July 12, 1884Mayer maintained that he was born in Minsk on July 4, 1885. According to Scott Eyman, the reasons may have been: * Mayer's father gave different dates for his birthplace at different times, so ...

, born Lazar Meir (1884–1957), Canadian-American film executive, co-founder of MGM *

Lazar Kaganovich Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich (; – 25 July 1991) was a Soviet politician and one of Joseph Stalin's closest associates. Born to a Jewish family in Ukraine, Kaganovich worked as a shoemaker and joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party ...

(1893–1991), Soviet politician and Stalinist * Lazar Kogan (1889–1939), Soviet secret police functionary *

Lazar Lyusternik Lazar Aronovich Lyusternik (also Lusternik, Lusternick, Ljusternik; ; 31 December 1899 – 22 July 1981) was a Soviet mathematician. He is famous for his work in topology and differential geometry, to which he applied the variational principle. U ...

(1899–1981), Soviet mathematician *

Lazar Lagin Lazar Iosifovich Lagin (), real name Lazar Ginzburg (4 December 1903, Vitebsk – 16 June 1979, Moscow), was a Soviet author of children's and science fiction books. Lagin is best known for his ever-popular book ''Starik Hottabych'' (Стар ...

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

Lazăr Sfera Lazăr Sfera (29 April 1909, in Lokve, Alibunar, Végszentmihály, Austria-Hungary (today Lokve, Serbia) – 24 April 1992) was a Romanian footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Career He began his career at the ...

(1909–1992), Romanian footballer *

Lazar Koliševski Lazar Koliševski ( ; 12 February 1914 – 6 July 2000) was a Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonian Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav Communism, communist political leader in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia and briefly in th ...

(1914–2000), Serbian politician *

Lazar Mojsov Lazar Mojsov (; 19 December 1920 – 25 August 2011) was a Macedonian journalist, communist politician and diplomat from SFR Yugoslavia. Biography Mojsov was born on 19 December 1920 in Negotino, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Mojsov re ...

(1920-2011), Serbian politician * Lazar Yazgur (1928–2000), Soviet painter *

Lazar Berman Lazar Naumovich Berman (, ''Lazar Naumovich Berman''; February 26, 1930February 6, 2005) was a Soviet Union, Soviet Russian European classical music, classical pianist, Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1988). He was hailed for a huge, thunderous t ...

(1930–2005), Soviet classical pianist * Lazar Tasić (1931-2003), Serbian footballer *

Lazar Radović Lazar Radović (Cyrillic: Лазар Радовић; born 13 November 1937) is a Montenegrin retired footballer. Club career Radović played in Holland for Xerxes alongside Eddy Treijtel and Willem van Hanegem and was prepared to follow van Ha ...

(born 1937), Serbian footballer *

Lazăr Comănescu Lazăr Comănescu (; born 6 June 1949) is a Romanian diplomat who served as Foreign minister of Romania from 2015 to 2017 and in 2008 as part of the National Liberal Party (Romania), National Liberal Party of Romania. He has been serving as Secre ...

(born 1949), Romanian politician *

Lazar Ristovski Lazar "Laza" Ristovski ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Ристовски, born 26 October 1952) is a Serbian former actor, director, producer and writer. He has appeared on stage about 4,000 times, and starred in over 90 films and 30 TV series, mostly i ...

(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 Hungary national team.Lazar Vidovic (born 1965), Australian footballer * Lazar Popović (born 1983), Serbian footballer *

Lazar Hayward Lazar Miller Hayward (born November 26, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a college standout for the Marquette Golden Eagles. High school career Hayward went to Buffalo Traditional High School where he was an o ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *

Lazar Marković Lazar Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Марковић, ; born 2 March 1994) is a Serbian professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger for UAE Pro League club Baniyas Club, Baniyas. He start ...

(born 1994), Serbian footballer

Llazar

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

(1899–1944), Albanian communist, journalist and writer *

Llazar Siliqi Llazar Siliqi (1924–2001) was an Albanian poet. His poetic profile was influenced by the work of Mayakovsky. Biography Siliqi was born in Shkodër, the son of the Albanian poet and nationalist figure Risto Siliqi. He was first cousins with Dra ...

(1924–2001), Albanian poet * Llazar Treska, Albanian politician and mayor of Tirana

People with the surname

Slovak female form is Lazarová. *

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", ...

(born 1991), Romanian footballer *

Berel Lazar Shlomo Dov Pinchas Lazar (born May 19, 1964), better known as Berel Lazar, is an Orthodox, Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi. He began his service in Russia in 1990. Known for his friendship with Vladimir Putin, since 2000, he has been a Chief Ra ...

(born 1964), Chief Rabbi of Russia *

Bob Lazar Robert Scott Lazar (; born January 26, 1959) is an American conspiracy theorist. In 1989, Lazar claimed to have been part of a classified US government project concerned with the reverse engineering of extraterrestrial technology; he also purp ...

(born 1959), American conspiracy theorist *

Chris Lazar ''Dark Angel'' is an American science fiction action 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 ...

, Canadian actor *

Costin Lazăr Costin Lazăr (born 24 April 1981) is a Romanian former association football, footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for teams such as Sportul Studențesc, FC Rapid București, Rapid București, PAOK FC, PAOK or FC Voluntari, among othe ...

(born 1981), Romanian footballer *

Curtis Lazar Curtis Lazar (born February 2, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (17th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft ...

(born 1995), Canadian hockey player * David Lazar (born 1991), 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 (United States), Freedom of Information Act petitioner who amassed a "vast digital and documentary a ...

(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 ...

(born 1980), Romanian footballer *

Gheorghe Lazăr Gheorghe Lazăr (5 June 1779 – 17 September 1823), was a Transylvanian Romanian scholar and the founder of the first Romanian language school in Bucharest, in 1817. Biography Lazăr was born to a peasant family in Felek, Szeben County, Habsb ...

(1779–c. 1832), Romanian scholar *

Gracie Lazar April Stewart (born February 8, 1968) is an American voice actress best known for providing the voices of many of the female characters in the animated comedy series ''South Park'' along with Mona Marshall and Kimberly Brooks. She also provided ...

(born 1969), American actress *

György Lázár György Lázár (; 15 September 1924 – 2 October 2014) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1975 to 1987. He retired from politics in 1988. Early life He was born into a labour family i ...

(1924–2014), Prime Minister of Hungary from 1975 to 1987 *

Ilie Lazăr Ilie Lazăr (born December 12, 1895, Giulești, Maramureș County - d. November 6, 1976 Cluj-Napoca) was a Romanian jurist and politician, a leading member of the National Peasants' Party in the interwar period and the right-hand man of Iuliu Ma ...

(1895–1976), 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. Prizewinner of several international competitions, he was a ...

(born 1993), French classical pianist * Irving Paul Lazar ("Swifty"; 1907-1993), American Hollywood agent *

János Lázár János Lázár (born 19 February 1975) is a Hungarian politician and Member of Parliament. He was former leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group (2010–2012) and State Secretary, then Minister of Prime Minister's Office (2012–2018) in the ...

(born 1975), Hungarian politician *Jaryd Lazar (born 1987), better known as

Summit1g Jaryd Russell Lazar (born April 23, 1987), better known as summit1g, is an American Twitch (service), Twitch streamer and former professional ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' player. After retiring from competitive esports, Lazar became a we ...

, American internet video gamer *

John Lazar John LaZar (born May 22, 1946) is an American actor of both stage and screen, best remembered for his lead role as Ronnie 'Z-man' Barzell in the Russ Meyer film ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' (1970), co-written by Meyer and Roger Ebert. La ...

(1801–1879), Australian theatre manager and mayor * Katarína Lazarová (1914–1995), Slovak writer and translator *

Lajos Lázár Lajos Lázár (December 2, 1885 – June 2, 1936) was a Hungarian film director and producer active during the silent and early sound era.Bolton & Wright p.53 He was born in Nagybánya (now Baia Mare), then in Austria-Hungary and now in Romania ...

(1885–1936), Hungarian film director * Lora Lazar, Bulgarian crime writer *

Max Lazar Max Brandon Lazar (born June 3, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 11th round of the 2017 MLB draft and made his MLB deb ...

(born 1999), American Major League Baseball player * 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 ...

(born 1986), Romanian rugby union player * Marc Lazar (born 1952), French academic * Monika Lazar (born 1967), German politician * Ralph Lazar (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, Australian philosopher *

Valentin Lazăr Valentin Marius Lazăr (born 21 August 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and a football manager. Club career 2013-2014 season In the summer of 2013, Lazăr signed a contract for three years with FC Dinam ...

(born 1989), Romanian footballer

Fictional characters

*Lazar Wolf, wealthy butcher in ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and musical theatre#Book musicals, book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Russian Empire, Imperial Russia in or around 19 ...

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Marketa Lazarová ''Marketa Lazarová'' is a 1967 Czechoslovak New Wave Epic film, epic period drama film directed by František Vláčil. It is an adaptation of the novel ''Marketa Lazarová (novel), Marketa Lazarová'' (1931) by Vladislav Vančura. Set in the mi ...

Czech novel and film * Abigail Lazar, the titular anti-villain in ''

Abigail Abigail () was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she married the future King David after Nabal's death (1 Samuel ). Abigail was David's third wife, after Ahinoam and Saul's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married to ...

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