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- Alan J. LacyAlan J. LacyAlan J. Lacy was the last Chairman and CEO of Sears, Roebuck and Company, which was acquired by Kmart in 2005, at which point he became Vice Chairman of that organization.-Early life and education:...
, American businessman - Benjamin W. LacyBenjamin W. LacyBenjamin Watkins Lacy was an American politician and jurist. Lacy was born in New Kent County, Virginia, the son of Richmond Terrell Lacy, a lawyer, and Ellen Green Lane. He received his early education from his mother, after which he attended Pike Powers Academy in Staunton and Brown and Tebbs...
(1839–1895), American lawyer - Bill LacyBill LacyBill Lacy is a former political operative and business executive who is the current Director of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, and was the campaign manager for Fred Thompson's 2008 presidential campaign...
, U.S. political operative and business executive - Bill N. LacyBill N. LacyBill N. Lacy served as the Executive Director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize from 1988 through 2005. Previously, he served as President of the State University of New York at Purchase...
, U.S. architect - Bo LacyBo LacyBo Lacy is an American football player.Lacy has been in training camp and practice squads with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons, but has yet to appear in an NFL regular season game....
(born 1980), American football player - David LacyDavid LacyDavid William Lacy is a minister of the Church of Scotland. He was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2005-6.-Background and Career:...
, Scottish theologian - Ed LacyEd LacyEd Lacy , born Leonard "Len" S. Zinberg, was an American writer of crime and detective fiction. Lacy, who was white, is credited with creating "the first credible African-American PI" character in fiction, Toussaint "Touie" Marcus Moore...
(1911–1968), American mystery writer - Elizabeth B. LacyElizabeth B. LacyElizabeth Bermingham Lacy is a Virginia jurist and was the first woman named to the Virginia State Corporation Commission and subsequently was the first woman named to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Lacy is a graduate of St. Mary's College at Notre Dame and the University of Texas...
(born 1945), American lawyer - Franz Moritz von LacyFranz Moritz von LacyGraf Franz Moritz von Lacy , , was the son of Count Peter von Lacy and a famous Austrian field marshal. He served Maria Theresia, was a close friend to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, and became one of his advisers...
(1725—1801), Austrian field marshal - George Carleton LacyGeorge Carleton LacyGeorge Carleton Lacy was an American Methodist missionary and the last Methodist Bishop in Mainland China.-Early years and education:...
(1888—1951), American Methodist Bishop - Harriette Deborah LacyHarriette Deborah LacyHarriette Deborah Lacy was an English actress born in London, the daughter of a tradesman named Taylor. Her first appearance on the stage was at Bath in 1827 as Julia in The Rivals, and she was immediately given leading parts there in both comedy and tragedy.Her first London appearance was in 1830...
(1807—1874), English actress - Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of LincolnHenry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of LincolnHenry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln was a confidant of Edward I of England.In 1272 on reaching the age of majority he became Earl of Lincoln...
(1251—1311) - Hugh de Lacy (1020–1049), Norman nobleman
- Hugh De Lacy (1910–1986), American politician
- Jeff LacyJeff LacyJeffrey Scott Lacy is an American boxer. He is a former International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion.-Amateur career:...
(born 1977), American boxer - Jennifer LacyJennifer LacyJennifer Lacy is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.Lacy graduated from Agoura Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California in 2001. She played college basketball at Pepperdine, although she was recruited by Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara, and Washington. She joined the...
(born 1983), American basketball player - Jerry LacyJerry LacyGerald LeRoy "Jerry" Lacy is an American soap opera actor best known for playing the roles of Tony Peterson, Reverend Trask, Reverend Gregory Trask, Mr. Trask, and Lamar Trask on the cult TV serial Dark Shadows...
(born 1936), American soap opera actor - John LacyJohn Lacy (playwright)John Lacy was an English comic actor and playwright during the Restoration era. In his own time he gained a reputation as "the greatest comedian of his day" and was the favorite comic of King Charles II.-Life:...
(1615?-1681) English comic actor and playwright - John LacyJohn LacyJohn Lacy is a former professional footballer who played for Kingstonian, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace.-Football career:...
(born 1951) English footballer - Kerry LacyKerry LacyKerry Ardeen Lacy is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox...
, American relief pitcherRelief pitcherA relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter... - Lee LacyLee LacyLeondaus "Lee" Lacy , is a former Major League baseball player who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles, primarily as an outfielder, from 1972-1987.-Trivia:...
(born 1948), American baseball player - John Len LacyLen LacyJohn Len Lacy, usually known as Len Lacy , was a prominent farmer, cattleman, landowner, and businessman who served from 1964-1968 as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Castor in Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
(1900-1998), member of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesLouisiana State LegislatureThe Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators... - Michael Rophino LacyMichael Rophino LacyMichael Rophino Lacy , Irish musician.The son of a merchant appeared there in public as a violinist in 1802. He was sent to study in Paris under Kreutzer, and soon began a successful career, being known as Le Petit Espagnol...
(1795–1867), Irish musician - Luis Lacy y Gauthier (1772–1817), Spanish general
- Onawa LacyOnawa LacyOnawa Lynn Lacy is a beauty queen from Gamerco, New Mexico who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Lacy won the Miss New Mexico USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Las Cruces, New Mexico in October 2005. It was Lacy's first attempt at the title. She became the first titleholder to hail...
(born 1982), American beauty queen - Paul Eston LacyPaul Eston LacyPaul Eston Lacy, M.D., Ph.D. was an anatomist & experimentalist and one of the world’s leading diabetes mellitus researchers. He is often credited as the originator of islet transplantation.- Education :...
(1924–2005), U.S. pathologist - Peter von LacyPeter LacyCount Peter von Lacy, or Pyotr Petrovich Lacy , as he was known in Russia , was one of the most successful Russian imperial commanders before Rumyantsev and Suvorov...
(1678–1751), Russian commander - Philippe De LacyPhilippe De LacyPhilippe De Lacy a.k.a. Philippe deLacy was a former silent film era child actor.-Early life:Born during World War I, the already fatherless Philippe lost his mother and five siblings when a German shell devastated the family home...
(1917–1995), American silent film era child actor - Preston LacyPreston LacyPreston Lacy is an American daredevil, actor and writer for the television show and companion movies, Jackass.- Jackass :...
(born 1969), American actor - Roger de LacyRoger de LacyRoger de Lacy, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman, a Marcher Lord on the Welsh border.- Lineage :He was son of Walter de Lacy , a retainer of William fitzOsbern. Roger was a castle builder, particularly at Ludlow Castle....
(died after 1106), Norman nobleman - Sterling Byrd LacySterling Byrd LacySterling Byrd Lacy was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1925 to 1927 under Clarence Morley....
, American politician - Steve LacySteve LacySteve Lacy , born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone....
(1934—2004), American jazz saxophonist - Suzanne LacySuzanne LacySuzanne Lacy is an internationally known artist, educator, writer, and former public servant. She describes her work, which includes "installations, video, and large-scale performances", as focusing on "social themes and urban issues." She also served in the education cabinet of Jerry Brown, then...
(born 1945), American artist - Tania LacyTania lacyTania Jane Lacy is an Australian comedian. She currently lives in Melbourne, Victoria with her spouse Ole Sturm, whom she married in Los Angeles in 2000. They have a son Per, who was born in December 2005....
(born 1965), Australian comedian - Thomas Hailes LacyThomas Hailes LacyThomas Hailes Lacy was a British actor, playwright, theatrical manager, bookseller, and theatrical publisher.Lacy made his West End stage debut in 1828 but soon turned manager, a position he held from 1841 at The Theatre, Sheffield...
(1809—1873) British actor, playwright, theatrical manager, bookseller, and theatrical publisher - Venus LacyVenus LacyVenus Lacy , born on February 9, 1967 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a former star basketball player, at the high school, college, Olympic and professional levels. A wide-bodied, muscular 6'-4" center, at her best Lacy was an intimidating force inside the paint, both scoring and rebounding...
(born 1967), American basketball player - William LacyWilliam Lacy-Biography:William was born at "Hanton", Yorkshire ; suffered at York, 22 August 1582. He married a widow, named Cresswell, whose sons, Arthur and Joseph, became Jesuits. Little is related of his family by his biographers. He had a brother Ralph of Preston in Amounderness, a sister Barbara, and...
(died 1582), English martyr - William Henry LacyWilliam Henry LacyWilliam Henry Lacy was an American Methodist missionary to China.-Life:William Henry Lacy was born on January 8, 1858 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Northwestern University and the Garrett Bible Institute, and was ordained in 1883. In 1887 he was sent to Foochow as a missionary under...
(1888 - 1925), American Methodist missionary to China - William H. LacyWilliam H. LacyWilliam H. Lacy was the CEO of MGIC Investment 1987-99, the largest provider of private mortgage insurance in the United States. Lacy was among various Wisconsin business executives criticized for cashing in stock options while corporate profits remained flat.He attended the United States Air...
(born 1945), American businessman
See also
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- de LacyDe Lacyde Lacy is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Lassy . The first records are about Hugh de Lacy . Descendent of Hugh de Lacy left Normandy and travelled to England along with William the Conqueror. Walter and Ilbert de Lacy fought in the battle of Hastings...
, an old Norman noble family - Lacy BaronetsLacy BaronetsThe Lacy Baronetcy, of Ampton in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 June 1921 for Pierce Lacy, Chairman of the Birmingham Stock Exchange and founder of the British Trusts Association and the British Shareholders Trust.-Lacy Baronets, of...
- Lacy IslandLacy IslandLacy Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is located at the confluence of Hudson Strait and the Labrador Sea...
, Nunavut, Canada - Lacy Barnes-MilehamLacy Barnes-MilehamLacy Barnes-Mileham is a 1996 Atlanta Olympics athlete from the United States. She competed in the women's discus throw event. The USA team sent three athletes to the 1996 Summer Games. Barnes Mileham placed the highest out of her American teammates...
, an American discus thrower - Lacey (disambiguation)
- Blue LacyBlue LacyThe Blue Lacy or Lacy Dog is a breed of working dog that originated in Texas in the mid-19th century, the only dog breed to have originated in that state. The Lacy was first recognized in 2001 by the Texas Senate. In Senate Resolution No. 436, the 77th Legislature honored the Lacy as "a true Texas...
, the Texas dog breed known as Lacys