Lucas (surname)

Lucas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Academics and science

 * Alfred Lucas (chemist) (1867–1945), English analytical chemist, known for his part in the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb
 * Arthur Lucas (academic) (born 1941), Australian academic who served as the 18th Principal of King's College London
 * Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas (1853–1936), English-born Australian schoolmaster and scientist
 * Colin Lucas (born 1940), British historian
 * Édouard Lucas (1842–1891), French mathematician who studied Lucas numbers and the closely related Fibonacci numbers (both of which are examples of a Lucas sequence)
 * Hippolyte Lucas (1814–1899), French entomologist
 * John Lucas (philosopher) (1929–2020), British philosopher
 * Robert Lucas Jr. (1937–2023), American economist (Lucas critique)
 * Spencer G. Lucas, American paleontologist

Aristocracy
Lucas as an aristocratic family name, Baron Lucas of Crudwell, may refer to:
 * Mary Grey, Countess of Kent, 1st Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (died 1702)
 * Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, 2nd Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1671–1740)
 * Anthony Grey, Earl of Harold, 3rd Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1695–1723)
 * Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey, 4th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1722–1797)
 * Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, 6th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1781–1859)
 * Anne Florence Cowper, 7th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1806–1880)
 * Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper, 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1834–1905)
 * Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1876–1916)
 * Nan Ino Cooper, 10th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1880–1958)
 * Anne Rosemary Palmer, 11th baroness of Crudwell (1919–1991)
 * Ralph Palmer, 12th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (born 1951)

Arts

 * Buddy Lucas (musician) (1914-1983), American jazz saxophonist and bandleader
 * Caroline Byng Lucas (1886–1967), English artist
 * Charles Lucas (architect) (1838–1905), French architect
 * Charles Lucas (musician) (1808–1869), English cellist
 * Charlotte Lucas (born 1976), English actress
 * Clarence Lucas (1866–1947), Canadian composer
 * Craig Lucas (born 1951), American playwright
 * Crystal Lucas-Perry, American stage actress
 * David Lucas (born 1937), American music producer and jingle writer
 * David Lucas, pseudonym of Steven Blum (born 1965), American voice actor
 * Dick Lucas (singer), British vocalist
 * E. V. Lucas (1868–1938), British writer
 * Frank Lucas (1894–1967), English literary critic
 * Gary Lucas, American musician
 * Geoffry Lucas (1872–1947), English architect (often mis-spelt Geoffrey)
 * George Lucas (born 1944), American filmmaker
 * Helen Lucas (born 1931), Canadian artist
 * Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph Lucas (1807–1878), French writer and critic
 * Isabel Lucas (born 1985), Australian actress
 * Isabelle Lucas (1927–1997), British actress and singer
 * Jett Lucas (born 1993), American actor, son of George Lucas
 * St. John Lucas (1879–1934), English poet and anthologist
 * John Lucas (comics), American comic book artist
 * John Meredyth Lucas (1919–2002), American screenwriter and director
 * John Seymour Lucas (1849–1923), British artist
 * Josh Lucas (born 1971), American actor
 * Joyner Lucas (born 1988), American rapper
 * Michael Lucas (director) (born 1972), Russian-Israeli-American pornographic film actor, director, and LGBT activist
 * Michael Lucas (political activist) (1926–2020), Canadian artist, designer, and political activist
 * Nick Lucas (1897–1982), American jazz guitarist and singer
 * Peter J. Lucas (born 1962), Polish and American actor
 * Reggie Lucas (1953–2018), American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
 * Richard Cockle Lucas (1800–1883), English sculptor
 * Sam Lucas (1848–1916), American actor and minstrel performer
 * Sarah Lucas (born 1962), British artist
 * Scott Lucas (musician), founding member of Local H
 * Shannon Lucas, American extreme metal drummer
 * Thomas Geoffry Lucas (1872–1947), English architect
 * Trevor Lucas, Australian folk-rock musician
 * Victor Lucas (television producer), Canadian writer and TV show director
 * Vinka Lucas, New Zealand fashion and bridalwear designer
 * Wilfred Lucas, Canadian film actor and director

Law and politics

 * Allen T. Lucas (1917–1973), American lawyer and politician
 * Caroline Lucas (born 1960), English politician
 * Charles Lucas (politician) (1713–1771), Irish politician and physician
 * Francis Lucas (English politician) (1850–1918), British company director and Conservative Member of Parliament for Lowestoft 1900–1906
 * Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician) (born 1960), American politician
 * Frank E. Lucas (1876–1948), American politician
 * Sir Frederick Cook, 2nd Baronet (Frederick Lucas Cook, 1844–1920), British politician
 * Henry Lucas (politician) (c.1610–1663), British politician and benefactor
 * Ian Lucas (born 1960), British politician
 * Isaac Benson Lucas (1867–1940), Canadian politician
 * Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (c. 1936–2007), American politician
 * Louise Lucas (born 1944), Virginia politician
 * Malcolm Lucas (1927–2016), American judge
 * Michael William George Lucas (1926–2001), British politician, 2nd Lord Lucas of Chilworth
 * Raymond B. Lucas (1890–1966), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
 * Richard Lucas (politician) (1837–1916), Tasmanian politician
 * Robert Lucas (governor) (1781–1853), American politician
 * Scott W. Lucas (1892–1968), U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader from Illinois

Military

 * Alfred Lucas (Indian Army officer) (1822–1896), English staff officer in the British Indian Army
 * Benjamin Lucas (soldier), Anglo-Irish soldier of the 17th century
 * Charles Lucas (1613–1648), English soldier
 * Charles Davis Lucas (1834–1914), Anglo-Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient
 * George W. Lucas (soldier) (1845–1921), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
 * Jean Jacques Étienne Lucas (1764–1819), French naval officer
 * John Lucas (VC) (1827–1892), Irish soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross after action in New Zealand
 * John P. Lucas (1890–1949), American general in World War II
 * Steve Lucas, commander of Canadian Forces Air Command

Sports

 * Abraham Lucas (born 1998), American football player
 * A. P. Lucas (1857–1923), English cricketer
 * Antoinette Lucas (born 1968), American field hockey player
 * Buddy Lucas (swimmer) (1931-2002), New Zealand swimmer
 * Chase Lucas (born 1997), American football player
 * Colin Lucas (born 1969), Scottish footballer
 * Frederick Ross Lucas (Buddy Lucas, 1931–2002), New Zealand swimmer
 * Fred Lucas (baseball) (Frederick Warrington Lucas, 1903–1987), American Major League Baseball player
 * Gary Lucas (baseball) (born 1954), American baseball player
 * Jean Lucas (1917–2003), French racing driver
 * Jerry Lucas (born 1940), American basketball player
 * John Lucas II (born 1953), American basketball player, NBA
 * John Lucas III (born 1982), American basketball player, son of John Lucas II
 * Kalin Lucas (born 1989), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
 * Marquis Lucas (born 1993), American football player
 * Maurice Lucas (1952–2010), American basketball player
 * Peter Lucas (footballer) (1929–2019), Australian rules footballer
 * Ray Lucas (born 1972), American football player
 * Ray Lucas (baseball) (1908–1969), American baseball pitcher and manager
 * Richard Lucas (rower) (1886–1968), British rower
 * Richie Lucas (born 1938), American footballer
 * Scott Lucas (footballer) (born 1977), Australian footballer
 * Tommy Lucas (1895–1953), English footballer

Miscellaneous

 * Anthony Francis Lucas (1855–1921), Croatian-born oil-field engineer
 * Arthur Lucas (1907-1962), American criminal, one of the last two people to be executed in Canada
 * Colin Anderson Lucas (1906-1984), modernist architect, pioneer of reinforced concrete construction
 * Dick Lucas (minister) (born 1925), British evangelical speaker
 * Edward Lucas, one of several people including:
 * Edward Lucas (journalist), British journalist
 * Eliza Lucas (c.1722–1793), Antiguan-born plantation manager
 * Francis Lucas, one of several people including:
 * Frank Lucas (drug lord) (1930–2019), American drug dealer
 * Frederick Lucas (1812–1855), British journalist
 * Frederic Augustus Lucas (1852–1929), American anatomist and museum director
 * Henry Lee Lucas (1936–2001), American serial killer
 * James Lucas, multiple people
 * Jim G. Lucas (1914–1970), American journalist
 * Sir John Lucas, 1st Baron Lucas of Shenfield (1606–1671), brother of Charles Lucas
 * Joseph Lucas (1834–1902), founder of the British automotive electrical components manufacturer Lucas Automotive, LucasVarity
 * Ken Lucas (disambiguation)
 * Margaret Bright Lucas (1818-1890), British temperance activist and suffragist
 * Martha Lucas Pate (1912–1983), American college administrator
 * Matt Lucas (born 1974), British comedian
 * Nathaniel Lucas (1764–1818), English convict transported to Australia
 * Netley Lucas (c. 1903–1940), English confidence trickster
 * Ove Lucas (born ca. 1960), Dutch curator and director
 * Ralph Lucas (1876-1955), designer of early motor cars.
 * Richard Lucas, one of several people including:
 * Richard Lucas (priest) (c. 1640–1715), Welsh clergyman
 * Samuel Lucas (1811–1865), British abolitionist and newspaper editor
 * Samuel Lucas (1805–1870), 'Senior" - British brewer and painter
 * Thomas Lucas (Royalist) (d. 1649), English Cavalier, brother of and John and Charles
 * Thomas Lucas (c. 1720–1784), English MP and West Indies merchant
 * Thomas Pennington Lucas (1843–1917), Scottish-born Australian medical practitioner
 * Vrain Denis-Lucas, French forger
 * Werner Lucas, German pilot
 * William John Lucas, English teacher and entomologist