Lazar
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Lazar is a male given name or a surname. This abbreviated form of Lazarus
is especially common in various Slavic languages, and goes back to the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר (Elʿazar), which means "God has helped".
Lazarus (name)
Lazarus is a given name and surname. It is derived from the Hebrew אלעזר, Elʿāzār meaning "God has helped".- People with the given name Lazarus:...
is especially common in various Slavic languages, and goes back to the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר (Elʿazar), which means "God has helped".
People with this given name
- LazarLazar of SerbiaLazar Hrebeljanović , was a medieval nobleman that emerged as the most powerful Serbian ruler after the death of the previous, childless, Emperor Uroš the Weak, which resulted in years of instability in the Serbian realm. As Stefan Lazar, he was Prince of Serbia from 1371 to 1389, ruling what is...
(1329–1389), the Prince of Serbia 1371-1389 - Lazar of Hilandar (fl. 1404), a Serbian Orthodox monk and clockbuilder
- Lazar II, Despot of Serbia (1421-1458), Lazar's grandson and Despot of Serbia 1456-1458
- Lazar William IX, Marquess of MontferratWilliam IX, Marquess of MontferratWilliam IX was marquess of Montferrat from 1494 until his death.-Biography:He was the son of marquis Boniface III and Maria Branković....
, Lazar II's nephew, so-called Secondo Lazzaro, also called William Lazar Palaiologos Kantakouzenos - Lazar BaranovychLazar BaranovychLazar Baranovych ; 1620 - 1693, Ukraine) - was a Russian Orthodox archbishop, temporary Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and All-Rus' , , ....
(1620-1693), Russian Orthodox archbishop - Lázár MészárosLázár MészárosGeneral Lázár Mészáros , was the Minister of War during the 1848 Hungarian Revolution....
(1796-1858), Hungarian Minister of War - Lazar GrünhutLazar GrünhutLazar, Grünhut Hungarian rabbi and writer. He is especially renowned for his research & publications in the field of Midrash.Receiving his diploma as rabbi while a mere youth, he went to Berlin, where he attended the lectures of Dr. Israel Hildesheimer at the rabbinical seminary, as well as those...
(1850-1913), Hungarian rabbi - Lazăr EdeleanuLazar EdeleanuLazăr Edeleanu was a Romanian chemist of Jewish origin.He was the first chemist to synthesize amphetamine at the University of Berlin and the inventor of the modern method of refining crude oil.- His childhood and studies:...
(1861-1941), Romanian chemist - Lazar KaganovichLazar KaganovichLazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich was a Soviet politician and administrator and one of the main associates of Joseph Stalin.-Early life:Kaganovich was born in 1893 to Jewish parents in the village of Kabany, Radomyshl uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire...
(1893-1991), Soviet politician and Stalinist - Lazar LyusternikLazar LyusternikLazar Aronovich Lyusternik was a Soviet mathematician....
(1899-1981), Soviet mathematician - Lazar LaginLazar LaginLazar Yosifovych Lagin was the pen name of Lazar Ginzburg , a Soviet satirist and children's writer....
(1903-1979), Soviet satirist and children's writer - Lazar KoliševskiLazar KoliševskiLazar Koliševski was a Communist political leader in Socialist Republic of Macedonia and briefly the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia closely allied with Tito.- Early years :...
(1914–2000), Yugoslav politician - Lazar YazgurLazar YazgurLazar Semionovich Yazgur - Soviet, Russian-Jew realist painter, who lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists , regarded as one of the representatives of the Leningrad school of painting.- Biography :Lazar Semionovich Yazgur was born June 7, 1928 in...
(1928-2000), Soviet painter - Lazar BermanLazar BermanLazar Naumovich Berman was a Soviet Russian classical pianist. As a technician, Berman was extraordinary in terms of sheer evenness, control, and rhythmic panache, yet he always channeled his considerable craft toward musical ends....
(1930–2005), Soviet classical pianist - Lazar MojsovLazar MojsovDr. Lazar Mojsov was a Macedonian journalist, politician and diplomat from SFR Yugoslavia.Mojsov received his doctoral degree from the University of Belgrade's Law School. He fought for the anti-fascist partisans in World War II and continued to rise through the ranks of the Communist Party after...
(born 1920), Yugoslav politician - Lazar TasićLazar TasicLazar Tasić was a Serbian football player.He played 13 matches for the Yugoslav national team scoring once.-External links:*...
(born 1931), Yugoslav footballer - Lazar RadovićLazar RadovicLazar Radović is a retired Montenegrin football player. He capped 7 times for Yugoslavia.-External links:* *...
(born 1937), Yugoslav footballer - Lazăr ComănescuLazar ComanescuLazăr Comănescu is a Romanian diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Romania from April 15, 2008 until December 22, 2008.-External links:* * from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania...
(born 1949), Romanian politician - Lazar Brčić Kostić (born 1950), Serbian protest singer-songwriter ( link)
- Lazar RistovskiLazar RistovskiLazar "Laza" Ristovski is a Serbian actor, director, producer and writer. He has appeared on stage about 4000 times, and starred in over 40 films, TV series and TV dramas, mostly in lead roles.-Biography:...
(born 1952), Serbian actor - Lázár SzentesLázár SzentesLázár Szentes is a former Hungarian football player of the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared at the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Hungarian national team. Between 1982 and 1983 he played 6 games and scored 3 goals for Hungary....
(born 1955), Hungarian coach and former footballer
- Lazar HaywardLazar HaywardLazar Miller Hayward is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. He was a college standout for Marquette University.-High school career:...
(born 1986), American basketball player
People with this surname
- Berel LazarBerel LazarRabbi Shlomo Dovber Pinchas Lazar, better known as Berel Lazar, is an Orthodox, Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi. He is presently Chief Rabbi of Russia, and chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities...
, Chief Rabbi of Russia - Bob LazarBob LazarRobert Scott Lazar or Bob Lazar , has said to have worked from 1988 until 1989 as a physicist at an area called S-4 , allegedly located near Groom Lake, Nevada, at the location also known as Area 51...
, who claims to have worked at Area 51 - Chris LazarChris LazarChris Lazar is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Young Zach on the series Dark Angel.-External links:...
, a Canadian actor - Gracie Lazar, an American actress
- Gheorghe LazărGheorghe LazarGheorghe Lazăr , born and died in Avrig, Sibiu County, was a Transylvanian-born Romanian scholar, the founder of the first Romanian language school - in Bucharest, 1818.-Biography:...
, Romanian scholar - György LázárGyörgy LázárGyörgy Lázár is a former Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1975 to 1987. He was retired in 1988.- Sources :* Any Hungarian high school book *...
, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1975 to 1987 - Ingmar LazarIngmar LazarIngmar Lazar is a French classical pianist.Ingmar Lazar started to play the piano when he was 5. He made his debut at the age of six at the Salle Gaveau in Paris....
, (born 1993) French classical pianist - Irving Paul LazarIrving Paul LazarIrving Paul "Swifty" Lazar was a talent agent and deal-maker, representing both movie stars and authors.Born as Samuel Lazar in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1931...
, a Hollywood agent - Marc LazarMarc LazarMarc Lazar is Professor and director of the Doctoral School at the Paris Institute of Political Studies . He is presently managing a research group on contemporary Italy with CERI . He is also President of the Advisory Group of the-External links :**...
, a professor at the Paris Institute of Political Studies
Fictional characters
- Lazar Wolf, wealthy butcher in Fiddler on the RoofFiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
- Lazar, gunsmith, minor character in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun
See also
- Lazar (disambiguation)
- Tsar Lazar GuardTsar Lazar GuardThe Saint Tsar Lazar Guard is a paramilitary terrorist, ultra-nationalist and political organization led by Hadži Andrej Milić and Vasiljevic Zeljko the president of the Tsar Lazar Guard. It was formed by the Movement of Veterans of Serbia. It was formed to fight against Kosovo independence from...
, Serbian nationalist political organization