# Lucas (surname)

Lucas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

## Academics and science

* Alfred Lucas (chemist) (1867–1945), English analytical chemist, known for his part in the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb
* Arthur Lucas (academic) (born 1941), Australian academic who served as the 18th Principal of King's College London
* Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas (1853–1936), English-born Australian schoolmaster and scientist
* Colin Lucas (born 1940), British historian
* Deborah J. Lucas, American economist
* Édouard Lucas (1842–1891), French mathematician who studied Lucas numbers and the closely related Fibonacci numbers (both of which are examples of a Lucas sequence)
* Hippolyte Lucas (1814–1899), French entomologist
* John Lucas (philosopher) (1929–2020), British philosopher
* Robert Lucas Jr. (1937–2023), American economist (Lucas critique)
* Spencer G. Lucas, American paleontologist

## Aristocracy

Lucas as an aristocratic family name, Baron Lucas of Crudwell, may refer to:
* Mary Grey, Countess of Kent, 1st Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (died 1702)
* Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, 2nd Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1671–1740)
* Anthony Grey, Earl of Harold, 3rd Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1695–1723)
* Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey, 4th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1722–1797)
* Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, 6th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1781–1859)
* Anne Florence Cowper, 7th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1806–1880)
* Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper, 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1834–1905)
* Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1876–1916)
* Nan Ino Cooper, 10th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1880–1958)
* Anne Rosemary Palmer, 11th baroness of Crudwell (1919–1991)
* Ralph Palmer, 12th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (born 1951)

## Arts

* Buddy Lucas (musician) (1914-1983), American jazz saxophonist and bandleader
* Caroline Byng Lucas (1886–1967), English artist
* Charles Lucas (architect) (1838–1905), French architect
* Charles Lucas (musician) (1808–1869), English cellist
* Charlotte Lucas (born 1976), English actress
* Clarence Lucas (1866–1947), Canadian composer
* Craig Lucas (born 1951), American playwright
* Crystal Lucas-Perry, American stage actress
* David Lucas (born 1937), American music producer and jingle writer
* David Lucas, pseudonym of Steven Blum (born 1965), American voice actor
* Dick Lucas (singer), British vocalist
* E. V. Lucas (1868–1938), British writer
* Frank Lucas (1894–1967), English literary critic
* Gary Lucas, American musician
* Geoffry Lucas (1872–1947), English architect (often mis-spelt Geoffrey)
* George Lucas (born 1944), American filmmaker
* Helen Lucas (born 1931), Canadian artist
* Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph Lucas (1807–1878), French writer and critic
* Isabel Lucas (born 1985), Australian actress
* Isabelle Lucas (1927–1997), British actress and singer
* Jett Lucas (born 1993), American actor, son of George Lucas
* St. John Lucas (1879–1934), English poet and anthologist
* John Lucas (comics), American comic book artist
* John Meredyth Lucas (1919–2002), American screenwriter and director
* John Seymour Lucas (1849–1923), British artist
* Josh Lucas (born 1971), American actor
* Joyner Lucas (born 1988), American rapper
* Michael Lucas (director) (born 1972), Russian-Israeli-American pornographic film actor, director, and LGBT activist
* Michael Lucas (political activist) (1926–2020), Canadian artist, designer, and political activist
* Nick Lucas (1897–1982), American jazz guitarist and singer
* Peter J. Lucas (born 1962), Polish and American actor
* Reggie Lucas (1953–2018), American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
* Richard Cockle Lucas (1800–1883), English sculptor
* Sam Lucas (1848–1916), American actor and minstrel performer
* Sarah Lucas (born 1962), British artist
* Scott Lucas (musician), founding member of Local H
* Shannon Lucas, American extreme metal drummer
* Thomas Geoffry Lucas (1872–1947), English architect
* Trevor Lucas, Australian folk-rock musician
* Victor Lucas (television producer), Canadian writer and TV show director
* Vinka Lucas, New Zealand fashion and bridalwear designer
* Wilfred Lucas, Canadian film actor and director

## Law and politics

* Allen T. Lucas (1917–1973), American lawyer and politician
* Caroline Lucas (born 1960), English politician
* Charles Lucas (politician) (1713–1771), Irish politician and physician
* Francis Lucas (English politician) (1850–1918), British company director and Conservative Member of Parliament for Lowestoft 1900–1906
* Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician) (born 1960), American politician
* Frank E. Lucas (1876–1948), American politician
* Sir Frederick Cook, 2nd Baronet (Frederick Lucas Cook, 1844–1920), British politician
* Henry Lucas (politician) (c.1610–1663), British politician and benefactor
* Ian Lucas (born 1960), British politician
* Isaac Benson Lucas (1867–1940), Canadian politician
* Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (c. 1936–2007), American politician
* Louise Lucas (born 1944), Virginia politician
* Malcolm Lucas (1927–2016), American judge
* Michael William George Lucas (1926–2001), British politician, 2nd Lord Lucas of Chilworth
* Raymond B. Lucas (1890–1966), Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
* Richard Lucas (politician) (1837–1916), Tasmanian politician
* Robert Lucas (governor) (1781–1853), American politician
* Scott W. Lucas (1892–1968), U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader from Illinois

## Military

* Alfred Lucas (Indian Army officer) (1822–1896), English staff officer in the British Indian Army
* Benjamin Lucas (soldier), Anglo-Irish soldier of the 17th century
* Charles Lucas (1613–1648), English soldier
* Charles Davis Lucas (1834–1914), Anglo-Irish Royal Navy officer, Victoria Cross recipient
* George W. Lucas (soldier) (1845–1921), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
* Jean Jacques Étienne Lucas (1764–1819), French naval officer
* John Lucas (VC) (1827–1892), Irish soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross after action in New Zealand
* John P. Lucas (1890–1949), American general in World War II
* Steve Lucas, commander of Canadian Forces Air Command

## Sports

* Abraham Lucas (born 1998), American football player
* A. P. Lucas (1857–1923), English cricketer
* Antoinette Lucas (born 1968), American field hockey player
* Buddy Lucas (swimmer) (1931-2002), New Zealand swimmer
* Chase Lucas (born 1997), American football player
* Colin Lucas (born 1969),
Scottish Footballer
* Frederick Ross Lucas (Buddy Lucas, 1931–2002), New Zealand swimmer
* Fred Lucas (baseball) (Frederick Warrington Lucas, 1903–1987), American Major League Baseball player
* Gary Lucas (baseball) (born 1954), American baseball player
* Jean Lucas (1917–2003), French racing driver
* Jerry Lucas (born 1940), American basketball player
* John Lucas II (born 1953), American basketball player, NBA
* John Lucas III (born 1982), American basketball player, son of John Lucas II
* Kalin Lucas (born 1989), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Marquis Lucas (born 1993), American football player
* Maurice Lucas (1952–2010), American basketball player
* Peter Lucas (footballer) (1929–2019), Australian rules footballer
* Ray Lucas (born 1972), American football player
* Ray Lucas (baseball) (1908–1969), American baseball pitcher and manager
* Richard Lucas (rower) (1886–1968), British rower
* Richie Lucas (born 1938), American footballer
* Scott Lucas (footballer) (born 1977), Australian footballer
* Tommy Lucas (1895–1953), English footballer

## Others

* Anthony Francis Lucas (1855–1921), Croatian-born oil-field engineer
* Arthur Lucas (1907-1962), American criminal, one of the last two people to be executed in Canada
* Clorinda Low Lucas (née Elizabeth Jessemine Kauikeolani Low; 1895–1986) American Hawaiian social worker
* Colin Anderson Lucas (1906–1984), modernist architect, pioneer of reinforced concrete construction
* Dick Lucas (minister) (born 1925), British evangelical speaker
* Edward Lucas, one of several people including:
** Edward Lucas (journalist), British journalist
* Eliza Lucas (c.1722–1793), Antiguan-born plantation manager
* Francis Lucas, one of several people including:
* Frank Lucas (drug lord) (1930–2019), American drug dealer
* Frederick Lucas (1812–1855), British journalist
* Frederic Augustus Lucas (1852–1929), American anatomist and museum director
* Henry Lee Lucas (1936–2001), American serial killer
* James Lucas, multiple people
* Jim G. Lucas (1914–1970), American journalist
* Sir John Lucas, 1st Baron Lucas of Shenfield (1606–1671), brother of Charles Lucas
* Joseph Lucas (1834–1902), founder of the British automotive electrical components manufacturer Lucas Automotive, LucasVarity
* Ken Lucas (disambiguation), multiple people
* Margaret Bright Lucas (1818-1890), British temperance activist and suffragist
* Martha Lucas Pate (1912–1983), American college administrator
* Matt Lucas (born 1974), British comedian
* Nathaniel Lucas (1764–1818), English convict transported to Australia
* Netley Lucas (c. 1903–1940), English confidence trickster
* Ove Lucas (born ca. 1960), Dutch curator and director
* Ralph Lucas (1876-1955), designer of early motor cars.
* Richard Lucas, one of several people including:
** Richard Lucas (priest) (c. 1640–1715), Welsh clergyman
* Samuel Lucas (1811–1865), British abolitionist and newspaper editor
* Samuel Lucas (1805–1870), 'Senior" - British brewer and painter
* Thomas Lucas (Royalist) (d. 1649), English Cavalier, brother of and John and Charles
* Thomas Lucas (c. 1720–1784), English MP and West Indies merchant
* Thomas Pennington Lucas (1843–1917), Scottish-born Australian medical practitioner
* Vrain Denis-Lucas, French forger
* Werner Lucas, German pilot
* William John Lucas, English teacher and entomologist

## Fictional characters

* Josh Lucas, a character in the 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy movie Clueless