Lanier (surname)

Lanier is a surname. Notable people with the name include:


 * Alex Lanier (born 2005), French badminton player
 * Allen Lanier (1946–2013), American musician and original member of the band Blue Öyster Cult
 * Anthony Lanier (born 1993), American football player
 * Aubrey Lanier (1888–1936), American college football player
 * Bob Lanier (politician) (1925–2014), American politician
 * Bob Lanier (1948–2022), American basketball player and coach
 * Carlotta Walls LaNier (born 1942), one of nine African American students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957
 * Cathy Lanier (born 1967), Chief of Police, Washington, D.C.
 * Charles D. Lanier (1837–1926), American banker and railroad executive
 * Chloe Lanier (21st century), American actress
 * Clement Lanier (died 1661), English musician
 * Don Lanier (1936–2014), American songwriter and composer
 * Emilia Lanier (1569–1645), English poet
 * Farris Lanier Jr. (1949–2019), American R&B-funk singer, member of Lanier & Co.
 * Hal Lanier (born 1942), American baseball player and manager
 * Haley Lanier Berg (born 1998), American soccer player
 * J. Hicks Lanier (born c.1941), American businessman
 * James Lanier (1800–1881), American financier
 * James F. D. Lanier (1858–1928), American banker and sportsman
 * Jaron Lanier (born 1960), American virtual reality developer
 * Jerome Lanier (died 1659), English musician
 * Jerry P. Lanier (born 1952), American diplomat
 * Sir John Lanier (died 1692), British Army general
 * Kate Lanier, American screenwriter
 * Ken Lanier (born 1959), American football player
 * Khalia Lanier (born 1998), American volleyball player
 * Lee Lanier, American computer animator
 * Lyle H. Lanier (1903–1988), American psychologist and academic
 * Mark Lanier (born 1960), American lawyer and teacher
 * Max Lanier (1915–2007), American baseball player
 * Nicholas Lanier the Elder (died 1612), French court musician
 * Nicholas Lanier (1588–1666), English composer, singer, lutenist, and painter
 * Rob Lanier (born 1968), American college basketball coach
 * Randy Lanier (born 1954), American racing car driver
 * Raphael Lanier (1900–1962), American diplomat
 * Sartain Lanier (1909–1994), American businessman and philanthropist
 * Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), American musician and poet
 * Sterling E. Lanier (1927–2007), American science fiction writer and editor
 * Susan Lanier (born 1947), American actress
 * Thomas C. Lanier (19th century), Alabama planter and Confederate soldier
 * Virginia Lanier (1930–2003), American mystery fiction writer
 * William Henry Lanier (1855–1929), American educator
 * Willie Lanier (born 1945), American football player