# Lucas (given name)

Lucas is a multilingual masculine given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Latin verb "lucere", meaning "to shine", from which the English name Luke comes from. Lucas is used a given name in languages such as English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Portuguese.

## Notable people
### In arts and entertainment

* Lucas Bryant (born 1978), Canadian-American actor
* Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553), German painter
* Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515–1586), German Renaissance painter
* Lucas Cruikshank (born 1993), American internet celebrity
* Lucas Grabeel (born 1984), American actor
* Lucas Hedges (born 1996), American actor
* Lucas Jade Zumann (born 2000), American actor
* Lucas Lira, Brazilian YouTuber, entrepreneur and influencer
* Lucas Secon (born 1970), Danish-American rapper and music producer
* Lucas Till (born 1990), American actor
* Lucas van Leyden (1494–1533), Dutch painter
* Lucas (rapper) (born 1999), Hong Kong rapper

### In politics, government, and religion

* Lucas, Archbishop of Esztergom (c. 1120–1181), Hungarian prelate and diplomat
* Lucas Atkinson (born 1981), American politician
* Lucas Bersamin (born 1949), Filipino judge
* Lucas Bolsius (born 1958), Dutch historian and politician
* Lucas Hartong (born 1963), Dutch politician
* Lucas Papademos (born 1947), Greek bank official and prime minister
* Lucas Samalenge (1928–1961), Congolese and Katangese politician

### In sport
#### In association football

* Lucas Andersen (born 1994), Danish professional footballer
* Lucas Biglia (born 1986), Argentine currently playing for Milan
* Lucas Cano (born 1995), Argentine footballer
* Lucas Cavallini (born 1992), Canadian currently playing for Vancouver Whitecaps
* Lucas Hernandez (born 1996), French currently playing for Bayern Munich
* Lucas Leiva (born 1987), Brazilian currently playing for Lazio
* Lucas Licht (born 1981), Argentine-Israeli currently playing for Gimnasia La Plata
* Lucas Lobos (born 1981), Argentine, played for Tigres UANL
* Lucas Moura (born 1992), Brazilian currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur
* Lucas Neill (born 1978), Australian, played for Galatasaray and Blackburn Rovers
* Lucas Paquetá (born 1997), Brazilian currently playing for West Ham United
* Lucas Pérez (born 1988), Spanish currently playing for Alavés
* Lucas Piazon (born 1994), Brazilian currently playing for Rio Ave
* Lucas Radebe (born 1969), South African, played for Leeds United and Kaizer Chiefs
* Lucas Rios Marques (born 1988), Brazilian currently playing for Figueirense
* Lucas Rougeaux (born 1994), French currently playing for OGC Nice
* Lucas Salinas (born 1995), Brazilian football player
* Lucas Severino (born 1979), Brazilian, played for FC Tokyo
* Lucas Silva, several people
* Lucas Torreira (born 1996), Uruguayan currently playing for Arsenal
* Lucas Torró (born 1994), Spanish currently playing for Eintracht Frankfurt
* Lucas Vázquez (born 1991), Spanish currently playing for Real Madrid
* Lucas Zelarayán (born 1992), Argentine currently playing for Columbus Crew
* Lucas Zen (born 1991), Brazilian currently playing for Botafogo
* Jefferson Lucas Azevedo dos Santos (born 1984), Brazilian football player

#### In basketball

* Lucas Dias (born 1995), Brazilian player
* Lucas Mariano (born 1993), Brazilian player
* Lucas Mayer (born 1999), German player
* Lucas Mondelo (born 1967), Spanish coach
* Lucas Nogueira (born 1992), Brazilian player
* Lucas Tohătan (born 1999), Romanian player

#### In other sports

* Lucas Barbosa (gymnast) (born 1994), Brazilian aerobic gymnast
* Lucas Bitencourt (born 1994), Brazilian male artistic gymnast
* Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (born 2000), Norwegian-born Brazilian World Cup alpine ski racer
* Lucas Braun (born 2001), American baseball player
* Lucas Broussard (born 2006), American figure skater
* Lucas Browne (born 1979), Australian former professional boxer, mixed martial artist and kickboxer
* Lucas Bruchet (born 1991), Canadian track and field athlete
* Lucas Carvalho (born 1993), Brazilian sprinter
* Lucas Calabrese (born 1986), Argentine sailor
* Lucas Chanavat (born 1994), French cross-country skier
* Lucas Chanson (born 1962), Swiss judoka
* Lucas Chumbo (born 1995), Brazilian professional surfer
* Lucas Claerbout (born 1992), French badminton player
* Lucas Condotta (born 1997), Canadian professional ice hockey winger and captain
* Lucas Corvée (born 1993), French badminton player
* Lucas Créange (born 1992), French Paralympic table tennis player
* Lucas Daniel (born 1995), French competitive archer
* Lucas Didier (born 2003), French para table tennis player
* Lucas Eguibar (born 1994), Spanish snowboarder
* Lucas Eriksson (born 1996), Swedish cyclist
* Lukas Feurstein (born 2001), Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer
* Lucas Foster (snowboarder) (born 1999), American snowboarder
* Lucas Fratzscher (born 1994), German biathlete
* Lucas Giolito (born 1994), American professional baseball pitcher
* Lucas Glover (born 1979), American professional golfer
* Lucas González Amorosino (born 1985), Argentine rugby player
* Lucas di Grassi (born 1984), Brazilian racing car driver
* Lucas Guzmán (born 1994), Argentine taekwondo athlete
* Lucas Hammond (born 1993) Canadian rugby player
* Lucas Hatton (born 1995), professional strongman
* Lucas Havrisik (born 1999), American football player
* Lucas Henveaux (born 2000), Belgian competitive swimmer
* Lucas Herbert (golfer) (born 1995), Australian professional golfer
* Lucas Krull (born 1998), American football player
* Lucas Lacamp (born 2001), professional rugby union player
* Lucas Luetge (born 1987), American professional baseball pitcher
* Lucas Martins (born 1988), Brazilian mixed martial artist
* Lucas Matthysse (born 1982), Argentine boxer
* Lucas Matzerath (born 2000), German swimmer
* Lucas Mazur (born 1997), French para-badminton player
* Lucca Mesinas (born 1996), Peruvian surfer
* Lucas Miedler (born 1996), Austrian tennis player
* Lucas Monteverde (born 1976), Argentine professional polo player
* Lucas Niang (born 1998), American football player
* Lucas Oluoch (born 1991), Kenyan cricketer
* Lucas Ostapiv (born 1997), Brazilian taekwondo practitioner
* Lucas Parsons (born 1969), Australian former professional golfer and chef
* Lucas Patrick (born 1993), American football player
* Lucas Pazat (born 1993), French male canoeist
* Lucas Puig (born 1987), French professional skateboarder
* Lucas Raymond (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player
* Lucas Rotich (born 1990), Kenyan long-distance runner
* Lucas Rual (born 1995), French sailor
* Lucas Saatkamp (born 1986), Brazilian volleyball player; generally known as "Lucas" or "Lucão"
* Lucas Salatta (born 1987), Brazilian backstroke swimmer
* Lucas Serme (born 1992), professional squash player who represented France
* Lucas Tobias (born 1999), Brazilian individual and synchronised trampoline gymnast
* Lucas Vita (born 1985), Brazilian water polo player
* Lucas Verthein (born 1998), Brazilian rower
* Lucas Werthein (born 1981), Argentine equestrian

## Fictional characters with the name

* Lucas (Mother 3), main character of the 2006 video game Mother 3
* Lucas (Pokémon), male protagonist of the games Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and the remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
* Lucas Davidowicz, a character from the Ctrl+Alt+Del webcomic
* Lucas Fitzgerald, character in the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours
* Lucas Friar, a character from the Disney Channel television series Girl Meets World
* Lucas Goodwin, character in Netflix series House of Cards
* Lucas Gottesman, a character in Pretty Little Liars
* Lucas Hay, character in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks
* Lucas Hellinger, character in the television series FlashForward
* Lucas Holden, character in the soap opera Home and Away
* Lucas Jackson, name of Paul Newman's character in Cool Hand Luke
* Lucas Johnson, character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
* Lucas Kane, main character in the Fahrenheit video game
* Lucas Kendell, a character from the television series Power Rangers Time Force
* Lucas Lee, teenage character in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
* Lucas McCain, name of character played by Chuck Connors in The Rifleman TV series
* Lucas North, one of the main characters of the television series Spooks
* Lucas Roberts, character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives
* Lucas Scott, teen character on One Tree Hill
* Lucas Sinclair, a main character on Stranger Things
* Lucas the Spider
* Lucas Trent, Midnighter's secret identity
* Lucas Valieri, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
* Lucas Wolenczak, teenage character on SeaQuest DSV
* Lucas, character from Minecraft: Story Mode
* Lucas, a character from the video game A Plague Tale: Innocence and its sequel A Plague Tale: Requiem
* Lucas, a character from the 2024 movie Tarot