Lambert (name)

Lambert is a given name and surname. It is the Low German form of the anthroponymic name Landberht from the Old High German land "(home) land" and beraht "fulgent, boast, lofty".^[1]

People with the given name Lambert

Lambert, Bishop of Ostia (c. 1036–1130), became Pope Honorius II
Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany (fl. 929–931), also count and duke of Lucca
Lambert le Bègue, 12th century Belgian priest
Lambert de Monte, also known as Lambert of Cologne (1430/5–1499), Dutch scholastic and thomist
Lambert of Ardres, (c. 1160–after 1203) 12th century French chronicler
Lambert of Cologne, also known as Lambert de Monte (1430/5–1499), Dutch scholastic and thomist
Lambert of Gallura (d. 1225), giudice of Gallura, Sardinia
Lambert of Hersfeld (c. 1024–c. 1088), Thuringian chronicler
Lambert of Maastricht (c. 636 – c. 700), bishop, saint, and martyr
Lambert of St-Bertin or Lambert of St-Omer (born c. 1060), medieval encyclopedist
Lambert I of Leuven (c. 950–1015), count of Leuven
Lambert II, Count of Leuven (1041–1063), count of Leuven
Lambert I of Nantes (fl. 818–836), count of Nantes and duke of Spolete
Lambert II of Nantes (fl. 843–851), count of Nantes
Lambert III of Nantes (fl. 851–862), pretender to the County of Nantes
Lambert I of Spoleto (d. 880), duke and margrave of Spoleto
Lambert II of Spoleto (c. 880–898), Holy Roman Emperor
Lambert II, Count of Lens (d. 1054), count of Lens
Lambert Adelot (b. 1898), Belgian field hockey player
Lambert Amon Tanoh (b. 1926), Ivorian politician
Lambert Bartak, American organist
Lambert Beauduin (1873–1960), Belgian monk, founder of Chevetogne Abbey, Belgium
Lambert Blackwell Larking (1797–1868), English clergyman and antiquarian
Lambert Bos (1670–1717), Dutch scholar
Lambert Cadwalader (1742–1823), American merchant
Lambert Daneau (c.1535–c.1590), French jurist and Calvinist theologian
Lambert Ferri (fl. c. 1250–1300), trouvère and cleric at the monastery at Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais
Lambert Folkers (d. 1761), Nova Scotia politician
Lambert Grimaldi (1420–1494), Lord of Monaco
Lambert Hamel (b. 1940), German actor
Lambert Heinrich von Babo (1818–1899), German chemist
Lambert Hillyer (1889–1969), American director and screenwriter
Lambert Hitchcock (1795–1852), American furniture manufacturer
Lambert Lombard (1505–1566), painter and architect from the Low Countries
Lambert Mascarenhas, 20th century Indian journalist
Lambert McKenna (1870–1956), Irish scholar, editor and lexicographer
Lambert Meertens (b. 1944), Dutch computer scientist
Lambert Murphy (b. 1885), American tenor
Lambert Quetelet (1796–1874), alternate name of Adolphe Quételet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist
Lambert Redd (1908–1986), American athlete
Lambert Schaus (1908–1976), Luxembourgian politician
Lambert-Sigisbert Adam (1700–1759), French sculptor
Lambert Simnel (c. 1477–c. 1525), child pretender to the throne of England
Lambert Sustris (c. 1515–20–c. 1584), Dutch painter
Lambert van Nistelrooij (b. 1953), Dutch politician
Lambert of Vence (1084–1154), Bishop and saint
Lambert Verdonk (b. 1944), Dutch football player
Sir Lambert Ward, 1st Baronet (1875–1956), British politician
Lambert Wickes (1735–1777), American Continental Navy Captain
Lambert Wilson (b. 1958), French actor

People with the surname Lambert

A

Adam Lambert (b. 1982), American recording artist, stage actor
Adelaide Lambert (1907–1996), American swimmer
Adrian Lambert (b. 1972), English bassist and songwriter
Adrien Lambert (1913–2003), Canadian politician
Alain Lambert (b. 1946), French politician
Albert Bond Lambert (1875–1946), American aviator
Albert Edward Lambert (1870–1929), British architect
Alice Elinor Lambert (1886–1981), American writer
Alison Lambert (b. 1977), British clarinetist
Allen Lambert (1911–2002), Canadian banker
Andrew Lambert (b. 1951), English historian
Angela Lambert (1940–2007), British journalist
Anne Louise Lambert (b. 1955), Australian actress
Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, Marquise de Lambert (1647–1733), French writer and salonnière
Annie Lambert (b. 1946), British actress
Sir Anthony Lambert (1911–2007), British ambassador
August Lambert (1916–1945), German Luftwaffe fighter ace
Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1761–1842), British botanist

B

Ben Lambert (born 1976), British musician
Bob Lambert (cricketer) (1874–1956), Irish cricketer
Bob Lambert (academic) (born 1952), English member of the Special Demonstration Squad and academic
Bob Lambert (executive) (c. 1957–2012), American media executive with The Walt Disney Company
Brad Lambert (b. 1965), American football coach
Brian Lambert (footballer) (1936–2007), English footballer

C

Cecil Lambert, (1864–1928) British admiral
Charles de Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Charles Lambert (disambiguation)
Charles Lucien Lambert (1828–1896), American composer
Chris Lambert (disambiguation)
Christophe Lambert (disambiguation)
Christopher Lambert (disambiguation)
Claude Lambert (b. 1969), Canadian boxer
Clayton Lambert (b. 1952), Guyana cricketer
Cliff Lambert, rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s
Cody Lambert (b. 1961), American rodeo rider
Constant Lambert (1905–1951), British composer
Craig Lambert (b. 1968), Australian rules footballer

D

Dan Lambert (b. 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), British prison keeper, famous for his obesity
David Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people with this name
Denis Lambert (b. 1961), Canadian boxer
Denny Lambert (b. 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
Derek Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Dion Lambert (born 1969), American football player
Donald Lambert (1904–1962), American jazz stride pianist
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (1878–1960), British tennis player

E

E. M. Lambert (1905–2000), American college football coach
Eddie J. Lambert (b. 1956), Louisiana politician
Edie Lambert (b. 1968), American television journalist
Eleanor Lambert (1903–2003), American fashion pioneer
Elizabeth Lambert, maiden name of Jane Shore (c. 1445–c. 1527), mistress of King Edward IV of England
Elizabeth Lambert, pen name of contemporary author Penelope Williamson
Eric Lambert (author) (1918–1966), Australian author
Erwin Lambert (1909–1976), Nazi SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator
Eugene Lambert (fl. 1960–1990), Irish puppeteer

F

Francis Lambert, theologian
Frank Lambert (disambiguation)
Franz Lambert (b. 1948), German composer and organist

G

Gary Lambert (politician), American politician
Garry Lambert, contemporary Australian politician
Gavin Lambert (1924–2005) British American screenwriter, novelist and biographer
Geert Lambert (b. 1968), Belgian politician
Geoffrey Lambert, a Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the 2000 Canadian federal election
George Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Gordon Lambert (1919–2005), Irish art collector
Graham Lambert, member of the band Inspiral Carpets
Grant Lambert (b. 1977), Australian cricketer
Greg Lambert (disambiguation)

H

Ham Lambert (1910–2006), Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player
Harold Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Harry Lambert (1918–1995), Australian cricketer
Henri Lambert (1872–1934), Belgian engineer and glass works owner

I

Ian Lambert (b. 1960), Australian principal of The Scots College

J

Jack Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Jacques Lambert (b. 1891), French architect
Jane Lambert, maiden name of Jane Shore (c. 1445–c. 1527), mistress of King Edward IV of England
Janet Lambert (1893–1973), American playwright
Jason Lambert (b. 1977), American mixed martial artist
Jean Lambert (b. 1950), politician
Jenna Lambert (born 1991), Canadian disabled swimmer
Jérôme Lambert (b. 1957), French politician
Jerry Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–1777), mathematician and physicist
John Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
John Lambert of Creg Clare (1645 – c.1669), Irish soldier and Royalist
Johnny Woodly Lambert (b. 1980), Costa Rican footballer
Joseph-François Lambert, (1824–1873), French adventurer and diplomate
Joseph Malet Lambert (1853–1931), English Canon of York
Joyce Lambert (1916–2005), English botanist and statigrapher

K

Karel Lambert (b. 1928), philosopher and logician
Karl Lambert (1815–1865), Russian general
Kathy Lambert, contemporary American politician
Ken Lambert (1928–2002), English footballer
Kent Lambert, contemporary American politician
Kit Lambert (1935–1981), English record producer

L

Lane Lambert (b. 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
Laura Lambert, alternate name of Russian spy Elena Miller
Lillian Lincoln Lambert (fl. 1967–2001), American businesswoman
Lisa Lambert, Canadian actress, writer and composer
Lisa Michelle Lambert, an American convicted murderer
Louis Lambert (b. 1940), American politician

M

Marcel Lambert (1919–2000), Canadian politician
Marie Lambert (1935–1961), Swiss motorcycle racer
Margaret Bergmann Lambert (1914-2017), German athlete
Marjorie F. Lambert (1908–2006), American anthropologist and archaeologist
Mark Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Mary Lambert (director) (b. 1951), American director
Mary Lambert (singer) (b. 1989), American singer-songwriter
Melanie Lambert and Fred Palascak (b. 1974 and 1975 respectively), pair ice skating team
Mercedes Lambert, pseudonym of Douglas Anne Munson (1948–2004), attorney, teacher and writer
Michael Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Michelle Lambert (b. 1985), American pop singer
Michel Lambert (1610–1696), French singing master, theorbist and composer
Mick Lambert (b. 1950), British football player
Mieszko II Lambert (990–1034), king of Poland
Miranda Lambert (b. 1983), American country music singer
Moy Lambert (1550–1625), Dutch vice admiral

N

Nadine Lambert (1926–2006), American psychology professor
Nathalie Lambert (b. 1963), Canadian short-track speed skater
Neal E. Lambert (b. 1934), American professor of literature
Nicolas-Eustache Lambert Dumont (1767–1835), Canadian seigneur
Nigel Lambert (born 1944), British actor
Norman Platt Lambert (1885–1965), Canadian politician

P

Paul Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Paula Lambert (b. 1943), American cook
Pee Wee Lambert (1924–1965), American mandolinist
Percy E. Lambert (1881–1913), car racer, first person to cover a hundred miles in an hour
Peter Lambert, any of several people with this name
Phyllis Lambert (b. 1927), Canadian millionaire and philanthropist
Pierre Lambert (1920–2008), French trotskyist
Pierre Lambert de la Motte (1624–1679), French bishop and founding member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society
Piggy Lambert (1888–1958), American basketball coach

R

Rachel Lambert Mellon (b. 1910), American philanthropist and art collector
Rae Lambert, 20th century British author
Raoul Lambert (b. 1944), Belgian football player
Ray Lambert (b. 1922), Welsh football player
Raymond Lambert (1914–1997), Swiss climber
Rickie Lambert (b. 1982), English football player
Richard Lambert (b. 1944), British businessman
Richard Lambert (handballer) (b. 1948), Canadian handball player
Richard S. Lambert (1894–1981), Canadian author
Rudy Lambert (fl. 1940s), American member of the California Communist Party
Ryan Lambert (born 1971), American performer

S

S. H. Lambert, pen name of British writer Stephen Southwold (1887–1964)
Samuel M. Lambert (1914–1991), American president of the National Education Association during the administration of Richard M. Nixon
Sarah Lambert (b. 1970), Australian actor and producer
Scrappy Lambert (1901–1987), American jazz band vocalist
Sep Lambert (1876–1959), Irish cricketer
Sheela Lambert (b. 1956), American civil rights activist
Simon Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Stephen Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Steve Lambert (artist) (b. 1976), American artist

T

Thomas Lambert, any of several people with this name
Tony Lambert, 20th century British diplomat

V

Verity Lambert (1935–2007), British television producer

W

Ward Lambert (1888–1958), American college basketball coach
Wilfred G. Lambert (b. 1926), British archaeologist
William Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name

Y

Yumi Lambert (b. 1995), Belgian fashion model
Yves Lambert (b. 1936), French aerospace engineer
Yvon Lambert (b. 1950), Canadian ice hockey player
Yvonne Lambert, member of the band The Octopus Project

In British peerage

Viscount Lambert, British peerage title created in 1945
Lambert Baronets, British baronetage title created in 1711

Fictional characters

Alfred, Chip, Denise, Enid, and Gary Lambert, characters in Jonathan Franzen's 2001 novel "The Corrections"
Darien Lambert, main character of the series Time Trax
Diane Lambert, character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
Eve Lambert, character from the American television series Port Charles
Irving Lambert, a major character in the Splinter Cell franchise.
Lambert Strether, character from Henry James's 1903 novel The Ambassadors
Val Lambert, character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
Chuck Lambert, character from Season 1 episode 4 ("Phantom Traveller") of "Supernatural"

References

↑ Hans Bahlow: Deutsches Namenlexikon. Familien- und Vornamen nach Ursprung und Sinn erklärt. Lizenzausgabe. Gondrom, Bindlach 1990, ISBN 3-8112-0294-4.

External links

Look up Lambert in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

The Lambert Surname (part of the Lambert DNA Project site)

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