Lance (surname)

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

• Albert Lance (1925–2013), Australian operatic tenor
• Bert Lance (1931–2013), American businessman, advisor to President Jimmy Carter
• Dean Lance (born 1959), Australian rugby league footballer and coach
• Donnie Cleveland Lance (1953–2020), American murderer
• Ernesto Lance (born 1949), Brazilian footballer
• Herb Lance (1925-2006), American singer, songwriter and radio DJ
• James Lance (born 1974), British actor
• James W. Lance (1926–2019), Australian neurologist
• Jim Lance (1931–2016), American football player and coach
• Leonard Lance (born 1952), American politician
• Major Lance (1939—1994), American soul singer
• Tiger Lance (1940–2010), South African cricketer
• Trey Lance (born 2000), American football player
• Wesley Lance (1908–2007), American politician

Fictional characters

• Dinah Laurel Lance, also known as Black Canary, a superheroine in DC Comics
  • Laurel Lance (Arrowverse), also known as Black Canary, a character in the television series Arrow who was adapted from the DC comics character
• Larry Lance, a character in DC Comics who is the father of Dinah Laurel Lance
• Sara Lance, also known as White Canary, a character from the Arrowverse television franchise

See also

• Lance (given name)
• Lantz (surname)
• Lanz (surname)