Lamar (given name)

Lamar or Lamarr is a given name. Notable people with the name include:


 * Lamar Alexander (born 1940), an American politician
 * Lamar Alford (1944–1991),an American actor and singer
 * LaMar Baker (1915–2003), American politician and businessman
 * Lamar Campbell (born 1976), American retired National Football League player
 * Lamar Campbell (musician) (born 1964), American gospel musician
 * Lamar Chapman (born 1976), American former National Football League player
 * Lamar Davis (1921–2014), American National Football League player
 * Lamar Dodd (1909–1996), American painter
 * Lamar Fisher, mayor of Pompano Beach, Florida, elected in 2007
 * Lamar Fontaine (1829–1921), American military veteran, surveyor, poet and author
 * Lamar Holmes (born 1989), American National Football League player
 * Lamar Hoover (1887–1944), American college football player and coach
 * Lamarr Houston (born 1987), American National Football League player
 * LaMarr Hoyt (1955–2021), former Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Lamar Hunt (1932–2006), American founder of several sports leagues, owner of various teams and sports promoter, member of several sports' halls of fame
 * Lamar Jackson (born 1997), American football player
 * Lamar Jackson (cornerback) (born 1998), American football player
 * Lamar Johnson, American baseball player and coach
 * Lamar Johnson (actor), Canadian actor and dancer
 * Lamar King (born 1975), American retired National Football League player
 * Lamar Lathon (born 1967), American retired National Football League player
 * Lamar Lemmons, Jr., American politician
 * Lamar Looney (1871–1935), American politician
 * Lamar Lundy (1935–2007), American National Football League player
 * Lamar McGriggs (born 1968), American retired National Football League and Canadian Football League player
 * Lamar McHan (1932–1998), American National Football League quarterback
 * Lamar Miller (born 1991), American National Football League player
 * Lamar Neagle (born 1987), American Major League Soccer player
 * Lamar Odom (born 1979), American National Basketball Association player
 * Lamar Patterson (born 1991), American basketball player
 * Lamar Powell (born 1993), English footballer
 * Lamar Reynolds (born 1995), English footballer
 * Lamar Rogers (born 1967), American retired National Football League player
 * Lamar "Ditney" Smith (1892–1955), American civil rights activist murdered for registering Black people to vote
 * Lamar Smith (born 1970), American retired National Football League player
 * Lamar S. Smith (born 1947), American politician
 * Lamar Stevens (born 1997), American basketball player
 * Lamar Trotti (1900–1952), American movie screenwriter, producer and executive
 * Lamar Williams (1949–1983), American musician, bassist for The Allman Brothers Band
 * LaMarr Woodley (born 1984), American National Football League player