Lala (Persian: لالا ) is a given name derived from Persian word for calling someone as elder brother for respecting. It may refer to:

• Iaia, (sometimes incorrectly transcribed as "Lala") a 1st century BC Ancient Roman painter and sculptor
• Lance Naik Lala (1876–1927), Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Lala Deen Dayal (1844–1905), Indian photographer
• Lala Fazal-ur-Rehman, Pakistani politician, appointed administrator of Karachi District in 2010
• Lala Hansraj Gupta (died 1985), Indian educationist and mayor of Delhi
• Mahatma Hansraj (1864–1938), Indian educationist
• Lala Har Dayal (1884–1939), Indian revolutionary and founder of the Ghadar Party
• Lala Elizabeth Tudor Hassenberg (born 1978), pen name Elizabeth Tudor, Azerbaijani-Russian science fiction writer
• Lala Hsu (born 1984), Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• Lala Karmela (born 1985), Indonesian singer-songwriter
• Lala Ram Ken (1931–2007), Indian politician
• Lala Kramarenko (born 2004), Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Lala Mara (1931–2004), Fijian chief, wife of Kamisese Mara, founding father of modern Fiji
• Lala Meredith-Vula (born 1966), Kosovan artist and photographer
• Lala Mnatsakanyan (born 1957), Armenian actress
• Lala Lajpat Rai (1865–1928), Indian author and politician
• Lala Achint Ram (1898–1961), Indian freedom fighter and politician
• Lala Shri Ram (1884–1963), Indian businessman
• Lala Abdul Rashid (1922–1989), Pakistani field hockey goalkeeper
• Lala Shevket (born 1951), Azerbaijani politician, former Secretary of State of Azerbaijan
• Lala Sloatman (born 1970), American actress and model
• Lala Sukuna (1888–1958), Fijian chief, scholar, soldier and statesman
• Lala Yusifova (born 1996), Azerbaijani retired rhythmic gymnast

Fictional characters

• Lala Hagoromo

See also

• Lalla (disambiguation)