Lācis ( Old orthography: ''Lahz(i)(s)''; feminine: Lāce) is a Latvian

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, derived from the Latvian word for "

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". Individuals with the surname include: *

Asja Lācis Anna "Asja" Lācis (née Liepiņa; , ; ; October 19, 1891 – November 21, 1979) was a Latvian actress and theatre director. Biography She was born into the family of a factory worker. A Bolshevik, in the twenties she became famous for her p ...

(1891–1979), Latvian actress *

Dzintars Lācis Dzintars Lācis (18 May 1940 – 17 November 1992), also known as Dzintars Latsis (), was a Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, alo ...

(1940–1992), Latvian cyclist *

Kārlis Lācis Kārlis Lācis (born September 21, 1977) is a Latvian contemporary composer. Along with the scores for theatre productions, movies, and musical arrangements, a large part of his work is dedicated to vocal and choral music, symphonic, and instrum ...

(born 1977), Latvian composer *

Vilis Lācis Vilis Lācis (born Jānis Vilhelms Lāce (Latvian orthography#Old orthography, Old orthography: Jahn Wilhelm Lahze) on 12 May 1904, died 6 February 1966) was a Latvian people, Latvian writer and communist politician. Biography Jānis Vilhelms L ...

(1904-1966), Latvian author and

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of Latvian SSR

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