Lazarus

The name Lazarus can refer to a number of people and things. It is most commonly known as the name of the Biblical Lazarus of Bethany, raised from the dead in the New Testament. The derivation of the name itself is from Greek Lazaros, which was taken from the Aramaic Lazar, which in turn was a form of the Hebrew name Eleazar.

Lazarus may refer to:

Religious

Lazarus of Bethany, a character in a Bible story which describes him being raised by Jesus "from the dead".
Mary, sister of Lazarus, the sister of the previously-named Lazarus.
Order of Saint Lazarus, a religious/military order which picked Lazarus as their patron saint.
St. Lazarus Parish, a parish in Macau.
Lazarus and Dives, a story spoken by Jesus and unrelated to the Lazarus "raised from the dead". ( specially in leprocy related references)
Dives and Lazarus (ballad), a Christmas carol based on this parable.
Lazarus Zographos, a Christian saint
Zanitas and Lazarus of Persia, a Persian martyr

Software

Lazarus (Web form recovery), an extension[1] for popular Web browsers for recovering contents of Web forms in case of unexpected data loss
Lazarus (IDE), a Rapid Application Development environment for Free Pascal compatible with Borland Delphi.

People

Bob Lazarus, American comedian
Charles Lazarus, American businessman
Edward Lazarus, American author and lawyer
Emma Lazarus, an American poet.
Fred Lazarus, Jr., American businessman
Glenn Lazarus, Australian rugby league player
Henry Lazarus, British clarinettist
John Lazarus, Canadian playwright
Leon Lazarus, comics writer
M. E. Lazarus, American anarchist
Mark Lazarus, football player
Mell Lazarus, cartoonist
Moritz Lazarus (1824-1903), German philosopher
Richard Lazarus, psychologist, creator of the coping theory
Lazarus Long (micronationalist), creator of the New Utopia scam

Science

Lazarus taxon, a taxon that disappears from one or more periods of the fossil record, only to appear again later, thus giving the impression of life coming back from the dead.
Lazarus effect, the phenomenon of seeing an unusable (dead) semiconductor detector fix itself (comes back to life) at cryogenic temperatures.
Lazarus phenomenon, the unexpected return of spontaneous circulation after resuscitation has been abandoned.

Fiction

In comics

Lazarus Churchyard, an immortal character in the comic series of the same name
Lazarus Pit, a device in the Batman comics that extends the life of its user

In fiction and literature

Lazarus Long, an unusually long-lived character featured in a number of science fiction novels by Robert A. Heinlein.
- See also The Notebooks of Lazarus Long, a selection of quotes from Lazarus Long.
"Lady Lazarus", a poem by Sylvia Plath, in which the protagonist imagines herself coming back from the dead and eating "men like air"
The Lazarus Effect, a 1983 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom.
Archbishop Lazarus, a fictional character in the computer game Diablo
Lazarus, a 1924 novel by Henri Béraud .
The Lazarus Project in the Mass Effect video game series brings Commander Sheppard back to life.

In music

Lazarus (band), 1970's folk band fronted by Billie Hughes
Lazarus A.D., a thrash metal band from Wisconsin

Albums

Lazarus (album), by Lazarus
Lazarus (Travie McCoy album)
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, a studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Lazarus Bird, a studio album by Burst

Songs

"Lazarus" (song), by Porcupine Tree
"Lazarus", a song by moe.
"Lazarus", a song by Chimaira
"Lazarus", a song by Fozzy
"Lazarus", a song by Hacride
"Lazarus", a song by Placebo
"Lazarus", a song by Circa Survive
"Lazarus Envy", a song by On Broken Wings
"Lazarus Heart", a song by The 69 Eyes
"Lazarus", a song by The Boo Radleys
"The Lazarus Heart", a song by Sting
"Lazarus On Down", a song by The Nightwatchman featuring Serj Tankian

In television

Cold Lazarus, a television play written by Dennis Potter about scientists who extract the memories of a long-dead man.
"Cold Lazarus" (Stargate SG-1), a Stargate SG-1 episode where a main character's dead relative seemingly returns to life
"Lazarus" (The X-Files episode), an episode of The X-Files
Lazarus (Smallville), the season premiere of the sci-fi series's 10th season
"Project Lazarus", a Doctor Who audio adventure in which human scientists clone the Doctor in an effort to master the Time Lords' regenerative ability.
"The Lazarus Experiment", an episode of series 3 of Doctor Who in which a Dr. Lazarus attempts to reverse aging via a similar if savage version of Time Lord regeneration.
Lazarus, a fictional character in the Star Trek episode "The Alternative Factor".
'Lazarus Rising' is the name of the first episode of the fourth season of "Supernatural"
The Lazarus Man western series, starring Robert Urich.
Lazarus, a killing virus released by the Cabal in the TV series Sanctuary

In films

The Lazarus Child, a 2004 thriller movie starring Andy Garcia, Francis O'Connor and Angela Bassett.
The Lazarus Project, a 2008 drama/thriller film starring Paul Walker as a former criminal who gets a second chance at life and mysteriously ends up working at a psychiatric hospital.
Lazarus, the name of a machine which brought ghosts back to life in the 1995 film, Casper
Lazarus, the name of a blues player played by Samuel L. Jackson in the film Black Snake Moan
Kirk Lazarus, the name of an eccentric award winning actor portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in 2008 comedy film Tropic Thunder.
Dr. Lazarus of Tev'Meck, a character played by fictional actor Sir Alexander Dane in the fictional Galaxy Quest television show, who is in turn played by Alan Rickman in real life in the (real) film Galaxy Quest

Other uses

Ultima V: Lazarus, a fan remake of the RPG Ultima V using the Dungeon Siege engine
Lazarus (department store), a defunct department store chain now branded as Macy's
Lazaretto, a quarantine station for maritime travelers
Lazarus Sign, a reflex movement in brain-dead patients, which causes them to briefly raise their arms and drop them crossed on their chests.
Team Lazarus, an Italian motor racing team currently competing in the Auto GP series