Lazarus (name)

Lazarus is a given name and surname. It is derived from the Hebrew אלעזר, Elʿāzār (Eleazar) meaning "God has helped".

In Christianity

 * Lazarus of Bethany, 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 in the Gospel according to Luke
 * Lazarus of Persia (died 326), martyr of the Christian church
 * Lazarus of Aix (died 441), Christian bishop of Aix-en-Provence
 * Lazarus (bishop of Milan), from 438 to 449, a saint in the Catholic Church
 * Lazarus Zographos (died 867), Christian saint

People with the given name Lazarus

 * Lazarus Joseph (1891–1966), NY State Senator and New York City Comptroller
 * Lazarus "Larry" Zeidel (1928–2014), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Lazarus (rapper), American rapper, songwriter and physician
 * Lazarus Chigwandali, Malawian musician
 * Lazarus Nkala (1927–1975), Rhodesian political activist
 * Lazarus Chakwera, Malawian President

People with the surname Lazarus

 * Abraham Lazarus (1911–1967), British politician
 * Arnold Lazarus (1932–2013), South African-born clinical psychologist
 * Bob Lazarus (1956–2009), American comedian
 * Catie Lazarus (1976–2020), American comedian and writer
 * Celestine Lazarus (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
 * Charles Lazarus (1923–2018), American businessman, founder of Toys "R" Us
 * Daniel Barnet Lazarus (1866–1932), Australian politician
 * Edward Lazarus (born 1959), American author and lawyer
 * Emma Lazarus (1849–1887), American poet
 * Fred Lazarus Jr. (1884–1973), American businessman
 * Glenn Lazarus (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
 * Luke Lazarus Arnold, Australian diplomat
 * M. E. Lazarus (1822–1895), American anarchist
 * Mark Lazarus (born 1938), English football player
 * Mell Lazarus (1927–2016), American cartoonist
 * Moritz Lazarus (1824–1903), German philosopher
 * Richard Lazarus (1922–2002), psychologist and creator of the coping theory
 * Richard Lazarus, professor of law at the Harvard Law School
 * Stephanie Lazarus (born 1960), American police officer convicted of murdering a romantic rival

Dogs named Lazarus

 * Lazarus (died 1863), famous dog from San Francisco, along with companion Bummer

Fictional characters

 * The Lazarus demon, a character in Charmed
 * Lazarus, a character in Jesus' parable of the Rich man and Lazarus
 * Lazarus, a character in Jesus' parable of the Rich man and Lazarus


 * Lazarus, a character in the film Black Snake Moan


 * Lazarus, a fictional machine in the film Casper
 * Lazarus, a character in video game Evolve
 * Lazarus, a fictional virus in the TV series Sanctuary
 * 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
 * Kirk Lazarus in the film Tropic Thunder
 * Dr. Marian Lazarus, a character in the film Outland
 * Sister Mary Lazarus in the musical Sister Act
 * Professor Richard Lazarus in the Doctor Who episode "The Lazarus Experiment"
 * Rina Lazarus, a character created by Faye Kellerman
 * Lazarus Long, creator of the New Utopia scam
 * Lazarus Long, a character created by Robert Heinlein
 * 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)
 * Project Lazarus, name of project of restoring Commander Shepard in Mass Effect 2