Lanza

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

People

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, Sri Lankan Member of Parliament
Pietro Lanza di Scalea (1863–1938), Italian noble and politician
Robert Lanza (born 1956), American scientist