Lanza is an Italian surname meaning "spear" or "lance".
Lanza may also refer to:
People Surname Adam Lanza (1992–2012), perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting Alcides Lanza (1929–2024), Canadian composer Andrew Lanza (born 1964), New York State senator Angela Lanza, American singer Beatrice Lanza (born 1982), Italian athlete Cesare Lanza (born 1942), Italian journalist and author Chuck Lanza (born 1964), NFL player Clara Lanza (1858–1939), American author Cosimo Damiano Lanza (born 1962), Italian pianist, harpsichordist and composer Damián Lanza (born 1982), Ecuadorian footballer Francesco "Frank" Lanza (died 1937), first crime boss of the Lanza crime family Giovanni Lanza (1810–1882), Italian politician Giuseppe Lanza, 17th century Sicilian nobleman Jack Lanza (aka Blackjack Lanza) (1935-2021), wrestler James Lanza (1902–2006), Italian-American mobster better known as 'Jimmy the Hat' Jessy Lanza (born 1985), Canadian musician Joseph Lanza (1904–1968), New York labor racketeer and member of the Genovese crime family Laura Lanza (1529–1563), noblewoman in Sicily and murder victim Mario Lanza (1921–1959), American actor and opera singer Nimal Lanza (born 1974), Sri Lankan politician Pietro Lanza di Scalea (1863–1938), Italian noble and politician Robert Lanza (born 1956), American scientist
Given name Lanza del Vasto (1901–1981), Italian philosopher and activist.
Geography Lanza, a frazione of Rumo, Trentino Lanza (Milan Metro), station of Milan Metro Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands
See also Lancia (disambiguation) Lanze, German municipality in Schleswig-Holstein Lanzo (disambiguation)