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Lamar (given name)

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Lamar or Lamarr is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Lamar Alexander (born 1940), an American politician
  • Lamar Alford (1944–1991),an American actor and singer
  • LaMar Baker (1915–2003), American politician and businessman
  • Lamar Campbell (born 1976), American retired National Football League player
  • Lamar Campbell (musician) (born 1964), American gospel musician
  • Lamar Chapman (born 1976), American former National Football League player
  • Lamar Davis (1921–2014), American National Football League player
  • Lamar Dodd (1909–1996), American painter
  • Lamar Fisher, mayor of Pompano Beach, Florida, elected in 2007
  • Lamar Fontaine (1829–1921), American military veteran, surveyor, poet and author
  • Lamar Holmes (born 1989), American National Football League player
  • Lamar Hoover (1887–1944), American college football player and coach
  • Lamarr Houston (born 1987), American National Football League player
  • LaMarr Hoyt (1955–2021), former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Lamar Hunt (1932–2006), American founder of several sports leagues, owner of various teams and sports promoter, member of several sports' halls of fame
  • Lamar Jackson (born 1997), American football player
  • Lamar Jackson (cornerback) (born 1998), American football player
  • Lamar Johnson, American baseball player and coach
  • Lamar Johnson (actor), Canadian actor and dancer
  • Lamar King (born 1975), American retired National Football League player
  • Lamar Lathon (born 1967), American retired National Football League player
  • Lamar Lemmons, Jr., American politician
  • Lamar Looney (1871–1935), American politician
  • Lamar Lundy (1935–2007), American National Football League player
  • Lamar McGriggs (born 1968), American retired National Football League and Canadian Football League player
  • Lamar McHan (1932–1998), American National Football League quarterback
  • Lamar Miller (born 1991), American National Football League player
  • Lamar Neagle (born 1987), American Major League Soccer player
  • Lamar Odom (born 1979), American National Basketball Association player
  • Lamar Patterson (born 1991), American basketball player
  • Lamar Powell (born 1993), English footballer
  • Lamar Reynolds (born 1995), English footballer
  • Lamar Rogers (born 1967), American retired National Football League player
  • Lamar "Ditney" Smith (1892–1955), American civil rights activist murdered for registering Black people to vote
  • Lamar Smith (born 1970), American retired National Football League player
  • Lamar S. Smith (born 1947), American politician
  • Lamar Stevens (born 1997), American basketball player
  • Lamar Trotti (1900–1952), American movie screenwriter, producer and executive
  • Lamar Williams (1949–1983), American musician, bassist for The Allman Brothers Band
  • LaMarr Woodley (born 1984), American National Football League player

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