Lamar or Lamarr is a word with multiple origins that may refer to:

People

Lamar (given name) 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 *La ...

, a list of people * Lamar (surname), a list of people

Fictional characters

*Hedley Lamarr, in Mel Brooks's movie ''

Blazing Saddles ''Blazing Saddles'' is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Be ...

'', played by Harvey Korman *Lamar Latrell, in the ''

Revenge of the Nerds ''Revenge of the Nerds'' is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey. The plot follows a group of nerds at the fictional Adams College trying to st ...

'' movie series *Lamar Alford, in the off-Broadway musical ''

Godspell ''Godspell'' is a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John-Michael Tebelak. The show is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with music mostly set t ...

'' *Lamar Davis, in the 2013 video game ''

Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...

'' *Lamarr, a

headcrab This is a list of characters in Half-Life (series), the ''Half-Life'' videogame series, which comprises ''Half-Life'', ''Half-Life 2'', ''Half-Life: Alyx'', and their respective expansion packs and episodes. Introduced in ''Half-Life'' and expan ...

from the game ''Half-Life 2'' *Lamar Williams, professional otaku and member of MD-5 from the

Meta Runner ''Meta Runner'' is an Australian independent-animated eSports action drama web series created by Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul. Produced by Glitch Productions, with funding support from Screen Australia, Crunchyroll, AMD, and Epic Games. The ...

internet series

Places in the United States

Lamar, Arkansas Lamar is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,605 at the 2010 census, up from 1,415 at the 2000 census. Geography Lamar is located in southeastern Johnson County in the valley of Cabin Creek. U.S. Route 64 is ...

, a city *

Lamar, Colorado Lamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Prowers County, Colorado. The city population was 7,687 at the 2020 United States census. The city was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatu ...

, a home rule municipality and county seat *

Lamar, Indiana Lamar is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to th ...

, an unincorporated community * Lamar, Mississippi, an unincorporated community *

Lamar, Missouri Lamar is a city in and the county seat of Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,266. It is known as the birthplace of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States. The Lamar city g ...

, a city and county seat * Lamar, Nebraska, a village *

Lamar, Oklahoma Lamar is a town in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 158 at the 2010 census. History After the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (later the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (KO&G) constructed a line in 1907 connectin ...

, a town *

Lamar, Pennsylvania Lamar is a census-designated place in Porter Township in southern Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 562. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 64 in southern Clinton County and i ...

, a census-designated place * Lamar, South Carolina, a town *

Lamar, Tennessee Lamar is an unincorporated community in southern Washington County, Tennessee. It is located along Tennessee State Routes 67, 81 and 107 107 may refer to: *107 (number), the number *AD 107, a year in the 2nd century AD *107 BC, a year in the ...

, an unincorporated community *

Lamar, Texas Lamar is a small, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Aransas County, Texas, United States, north of Rockport and north of Corpus Christi. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 636. The community was named ...

, an unincorporated community and census-designated place *

Lamar, West Virginia Lamar is an unincorporated community in Mercer and Wyoming counties, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the Unite ...

, an unincorporated community * Lamar, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *

Lamar County, Alabama Lamar County (formerly Jones County and Sanford County) is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,972. Its county seat is Vernon and it is a dry county. It is named in honor of Lucius Quintus Cinc ...

Lamar County, Georgia Lamar County is a County (United States), county in the West Central Georgia, West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 18,500. The county seat i ...

** Lamar Mounds and Village Site, an archaeological site in Georgia *

Lamar County, Mississippi Lamar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,222. Its county seat is Purvis. Named for Confederate Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, the county was carved out of Marion Co ...

Lamar County, Texas Lamar County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, in the Northeast Texas region. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,088. Its county seat is Paris. The county was formed by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on Dece ...

Lamar River The Lamar River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately long, in northwestern Wyoming in the United States. The river is located entirely within Yellowstone National Park. History Prior to the 1884–85 Geological Survey of th ...

, Wyoming *

Lamar Township, Barton County, Missouri Lamar Township is a township in Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,569. The township completely surrounds, but does not include, the city of Lamar, Missouri. Geography Lamar Township covers a ...

Lamar Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania Lamar Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,600 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography The township is located in southern Clinton County and includes the unincorporated community of Rot ...

Schools in the United States

Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the ...

, a public university in Beaumont, Texas *

Lamar Institute of Technology Lamar Institute of Technology is a public technical school in Beaumont, Texas. It was formerly a part of Lamar University, but became a separate institution when the university joined the Texas State University System in 1995. History Lamar I ...

, a public technical school in Beaumont, Texas *

Lamar State College–Port Arthur Lamar State College Port Arthur is a public community college in Port Arthur, Texas. The college has 2,740 students as of the Fall 2019 semester. It is a member of the Texas State University System. History Lamar State College Port Arthur is a t ...

, a community college in Port Arthur, Texas * Lamar State College–Orange, a community college in Orange, Texas *

Lamar Community College Lamar Community College (LCC) is a public community college in Lamar, Colorado. It was founded in 1937. In fall 2022, the college's enrollment was 668, making LCC the smallest member of the Colorado Community College System. History The col ...

, a community college in Lamar, Colorado *

Lamar High School (disambiguation) Lamar High School may refer to: * Lamar High School (Arkansas) in Lamar, Arkansas * Lamar High School (Colorado) in Lamar, Colorado * Lamar High School (Missouri) in Lamar, M ...

Lamar School (Meridian, Mississippi) Lamar School, is an independent coeducational school located in Meridian, Mississippi, United States founded in 1964 as a segregation academy. It consists of elementary, middle, and high school and serves grades Pre-K through 12th. History Cha ...

* Lamar Middle School (Irving, Texas)

Transportation

Lamar Municipal Airport (Colorado) Southeast Colorado Regional Airport (formerly known as the Lamar Municipal Airport) is in Prowers County, Colorado, three miles southwest of Lamar, which owns it. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a ''ge ...

, Lamar, Colorado, United States *

Lamar (Amtrak station) Lamar station is a train station in Lamar, Colorado served by Amtrak. It is served by Amtrak's ''Southwest Chief The ''Southwest Chief'' (formerly the ''Southwest Limited'' and ''Super Chief'') is a Amtrak Long Distance, long-distance pa ...

, Lamar, Colorado *

Lamar (RTD) Lamar is an at-grade light rail station on the W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of West 13th Avenue and Lamar Street, after which the station is named, in Lakewood, Colorado. The station is located within La ...

, a light rail station in Lakewood, Colorado *

Lamar Municipal Airport (Missouri) Lamar Municipal Airport is a public airport located two miles southwest of the town of Lamar, Missouri, Lamar, in Barton County, Missouri, Barton County, Missouri, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Natio ...

, Lamar, Missouri

Other uses

*, a World War II transport *, a patrol craft commissioned in 1945 and transferred to the US Coast Guard in 1964 *

Lamar Towers Sumou Towers (formerly Lamar Towers) are a pair of skyscrapers structurally topped out in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Located on Jeddah Corniche, Sumou Towers consists of two towers, the southern tower has 72 floors and the northern has 62 f ...

, a building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia *

Lamar Building The Lamar Building is a 17-story skyscraper in Augusta, Georgia. It was scheduled to be completed in 1916, but the Augusta Fire of 1916 forced crews to demolish the building and restart. It was finally completed in 1918. A penthouse level was a ...

, Augusta, Georgia, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places *