Politicians •
Lance Cargill (born 1971), American politician and lawyer •
Lance Eads (born 1968), American politician •
Lance Mason (born 1967), American criminal and former politician •
Lance Smith (politician) (1910–2000), American politician •
Lance White (born 1946), Canadian politician
Sports •
Lance Alworth (born 1940), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League player •
Lance Anoa'i (born 1992), American professional wrestler •
Lance Archer (born 1977), American professional wrestler •
Lance Armstrong (born 1971), American road racing cyclist •
Lance Barrett (born 1984), American baseball umpire •
Lance Berkman (born 1976), American Major League Baseball player •
Lance Briggs (born 1980), American National Football League player •
Lance Cade (1981–2010), American professional wrestler •
Lance Franklin (born 1987), Australian rules footballer •
Lance Gunn (born 1970), American football player •
Lance Heard (born 2004), American football player •
Lance Johnson (born 1963), Major League Baseball outfielder •
Lance Klusener (born 1971), South African cricketer •
Lance Lenoir (born 1995), American football player •
Lance Lynn (born 1987), American baseball player •
Lance Macey (1881–1950), New Zealand lawn bowler •
Lance Mackey (1970–2022), American dog musher and dog sled racer •
Lance Macklin (1919–2002), British racing driver •
Lance Mason (American football) (born 2003), American football player •
Lance McCullers Jr. (born 1993), American Major League Baseball pitcher •
Lance McCutcheon (born 1999), American football player •
Lance Moore (born 1983), American football player •
Lance Parrish (born 1956), American Major League Baseball catcher •
Lance Smith (American football) (born 1963), American National Football League player •
Lance Stephenson (born 1990), American basketball player •
Lance Storm (born 1969), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Lance Evers •
Lance Stroll (born 1998), Belgian-Canadian racing driver •
Lance Whitnall (born 1979), Australian rules footballer •
Lance Wilkinson (footballer) (1931–2011), Australian rules footballer
Military •
Lance Sijan (1942–1968), United States Air Force fighter pilot posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor •
Lance L. Smith (born 1946), United States Air Force general
Musicians •
Lance Bass (born 1979), American pop musician, member of 'N Sync •
Lance Robertson (born 1965), American musician, DJ, and television presenter •
Lance Coburn, New Zealand and Australian pianist.
Actors •
Lance Dos Ramos (born 1985), Venezuelan actor •
Lance Gross (born 1981), Ghanaian-American actor, model, and photographer •
Lance Henriksen (born 1940), American actor •
Lance Kerwin (born 1960), American actor •
Lance LeGault (1935–2012), American actor •
Lance Percival (1933–2015), British actor, comedian and after-dinner speaker •
Lance Reddick (1962–2023), American actor and musician
Others •
Lance Acord (born 1964), American cinematographer •
Lance Anderson, American makeup artist •
Lance Burton (born 1960), American professional magician •
Lance Castles (1937–2020), Australian scholar of Indonesian history, economics, and politics •
Lance E. Davis (1928–2014), American economic historian •
Lance Hool, Mexican film director and producer •
Lance Ito (born 1950), judge in the O.J. Simpson murder trial •
Lance Price (born 1958), British writer, journalist and political strategist ==Fictional characters==