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
See also
edit- J. Lamar Worzel (1919–2008), American geophysicist
- M. Lamar Keene (1936-1996), American self-confessed fraudulent spirit medium
- V. Lamar Gudger (1919–2004), American politician