Lazarus

Lazarus is a given name and surname (family name). The pronunciation of the name is [ laz-er-uhs ]. It is derived from the Hebrew אלעזר, Elʿāzār (Eleazar) meaning "God has helped". This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).

People with the given name Lazarus

• Lazarus (rapper), U. S. rapper, songwriter and physician from Detroit
• Lazarus of Bethany, a figure in the Gospel of John, which describes him being raised by Jesus from the dead
• Rich man and Lazarus, a parable of Jesus which is unrelated to the Lazarus raised from the dead
• Lazarus of Persia (died 326), Persian martyr
• Saint Lazarus of Aix (died 441), bishop and saint
• Saint Lazarus (bishop of Milan), reigned 438 to 449
• Lazarus Zographos (died 867), Christian saint
• Lazarus Chakwera (born 1955), Malawi religious figure and politician
• Lazarus Ekwueme, Nigerian musician

People with the surname Lazarus

• Abraham Lazarus (1911–1967), British politician
• Bob Lazarus (1956–2009), comedian from the USA
• Celestine Lazarus (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
• Charles Lazarus, businessman, founder of Toys "R" Us
• Edward Lazarus (born 1959), author and lawyer from the USA
• Emma Lazarus (1849–87), poet from the USA
• Fred Lazarus, Jr. (1884–1973), businessman from the USA
• Glenn Lazarus (born 1965), Australian politician and former rugby league footballer
• Henry Lazarus (1815–95), British clarinettist
• John Lazarus (born 1947), Canadian writer of dramas
• Joseph Lazarus (1903–43), U.S. Olympic boxer
• Leon Lazarus (1919–2008), comics writer
• M. E. Lazarus (1822–95), anarchist from the USA
• Mark Lazarus (born 1938), football player
• Mell Lazarus (1927-2016), 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), U.S. police officer convicted of murdering a romantic rival