Lanza

Lanza is an Italian surname meaning "spear" or "lance".

Lanza may also refer to:

People

Surname

• Adam Lanza (1992–2012), perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
• Alcides Lanza (1929–2024), Canadian composer
• Andrew Lanza (born 1964), New York State senator
• Angela Lanza, American singer
• Beatrice Lanza (born 1982), Italian athlete
• Cesare Lanza (born 1942), Italian journalist and author
• Chuck Lanza (born 1964), NFL player
• Clara Lanza (1858–1939), American author
• Cosimo Damiano Lanza (born 1962), Italian pianist, harpsichordist and composer
• Damián Lanza (born 1982), Ecuadorian footballer
• Francesco "Frank" Lanza (died 1937), first crime boss of the Lanza crime family
• Giovanni Lanza (1810–1882), Italian politician
• Giuseppe Lanza, 17th century Sicilian nobleman
• Jack Lanza (aka Blackjack Lanza) (1935-2021), wrestler
• James Lanza (1902–2006), Italian-American mobster better known as 'Jimmy the Hat'
• Jessy Lanza (born 1985), Canadian musician
• Joseph Lanza (1904–1968), New York labor racketeer and member of the Genovese crime family
• Laura Lanza (1529–1563), noblewoman in Sicily and murder victim
• Mario Lanza (1921–1959), American actor and opera singer
• Nimal Lanza (born 1974), Sri Lankan politician
• Pietro Lanza di Scalea (1863–1938), Italian noble and politician
• Robert Lanza (born 1956), American scientist

Given name

• Lanza del Vasto (1901–1981), Italian philosopher and activist.

Geography

• Lanza, a frazione of Rumo, Trentino
• Lanza (Milan Metro), station of Milan Metro
• Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands

See also

• Lancia (disambiguation)
• Lanze, German municipality in Schleswig-Holstein
• Lanzo (disambiguation)