Lanier (surname)

Lanier is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Alex Lanier (born 2005), French badminton player
• Allen Lanier (1946–2013), American musician and original member of the band Blue Öyster Cult
• Anthony Lanier (born 1993), American football player
• Aubrey Lanier (1888–1936), American college football player
• Bob Lanier (politician) (1925–2014), American politician
• Bob Lanier (1948–2022), American basketball player and coach
• Carlotta Walls LaNier (born 1942), one of nine African American students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957
• Cathy Lanier (born 1967), Chief of Police, Washington, D.C.
• Charles D. Lanier (1837–1926), American banker and railroad executive
• Chaz Lanier (born 2001), American basketball player
• Chloe Lanier (21st century), American actress
• Clement Lanier (died 1661), English musician
• Don Lanier (1936–2014), American songwriter and composer
• Emilia Lanier (1569–1645), English poet
• Farris Lanier Jr. (1949–2019), American R&B-funk singer, member of Lanier & Co.
• Hal Lanier (born 1942), American baseball player and manager
• Haley Lanier Berg (born 1998), American soccer player
• J. Hicks Lanier (born c.1941), American businessman
• James Lanier (1800–1881), American financier
• James F. D. Lanier (1858–1928), American banker and sportsman
• Jaron Lanier (born 1960), American virtual reality developer
• Jerome Lanier (died 1659), English musician
• Jerry P. Lanier (born 1952), American diplomat
• Sir John Lanier (died 1692), British Army general
• Kate Lanier, American screenwriter
• Ken Lanier (born 1959), American football player
• Khalia Lanier (born 1998), American volleyball player
• Lee Lanier, American computer animator
• Lyle H. Lanier (1903–1988), American psychologist and academic
• Mark Lanier (born 1960), American lawyer and teacher
• Max Lanier (1915–2007), American baseball player
• Nicholas Lanier the Elder (died 1612), French court musician
• Nicholas Lanier (1588–1666), English composer, singer, lutenist, and painter
• Rob Lanier (born 1968), American college basketball coach
• Randy Lanier (born 1954), American racing car driver
• Raphael Lanier (1900–1962), American diplomat
• Sartain Lanier (1909–1994), American businessman and philanthropist
• Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), American musician and poet
• Sterling E. Lanier (1927–2007), American science fiction writer and editor
• Susan Lanier (born 1947), American actress
• Thomas C. Lanier (19th century), Alabama planter and Confederate soldier
• Virginia Lanier (1930–2003), American mystery fiction writer
• William Henry Lanier (1855–1929), American educator
• Willie Lanier (born 1945), American football player

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Lanier.
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