Lucifer is a folklore figure associated with the planet Venus, subsequently used in Christianity as a name for the devil.

Lucifer may also refer to:

Astronomy

  • Lucifer, the ancient Roman name for the planet Venus; see Venus in culture
  • 1930 Lucifer, an asteroid

People

  • Lucifer of Cagliari (d. May 20, 370 or 371), bishop of Cagliari (353–370/371)
  • Lucifer of Siena (c. 306), first bishop of Siena
  • Lucifer (wrestler), ring name of professional wrestler Tim Burke (1960–2011)
  • "Lucifer", pseudonym used by composer Mort Garson for his 1971 album Black Mass
  • "Lucifer", an alias used by Dunk Rock, vocalist for the band UFX
  • Hendrick Lucifer (1583–1627), famous pirate and brute

Arts, entertainment, and media

Art

  • Lucifer, 1945 bronze statue at the entrance hall of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery by Sir Jacob Epstein
  • Le génie du mal, known informally in English as Lucifer or The Lucifer of Liège, 1848 religious sculpture executed in white marble
  • Lucifer (Stuck), an 1890 painting by Franz Stuck

Books, literature and periodicals

  • Lucifer (magazine), a journal published by Helena Blavatsky
  • Lucifer (play), written by Joost van den Vondel in the 17th century about the fallen angel
  • "Lucifer," a 1964 short story by Roger Zelazny from The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth, and Other Stories
  • Lucifer (comics), with several meanings

Film and TV

  • Lucifer (1921 film), lost Austrian film with Anita Berber
  • Lucifer (2019 Indian film)
  • Lucifer (2019 Nigerian film)
  • Luzifer (film), 2021 Austrian film
  • "Lucifer", a chapter from the 2026 Indian film Dhurandhar: The Revenge
  • Lucifer (South Korean TV series), a 2007 television series
  • Lucifer (TV series), a 2016 American Fox/Netflix television series

Fictional characters

  • Lucifer (Battlestar Galactica), a Cylon character in Battlestar Galactica
  • Lucifer (Cinderella), the family cat in Disney's animated movie Cinderella
  • Lucifer, a character in the video game DemiKids
  • Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel), a demonic king character in Hazbin Hotel
  • Lucifer, a character in Supernatural
  • Lucifer (DC Comics), a character created by Neil Gaiman for DC Comics and later adapted into a TV show of the same name
  • Lucifer, a demonic CEO character in Helltaker

Music

Groups

  • Lucifer (multinational band), a Swedish/German heavy metal band formed in 2014
  • Lucifer (British band), a solo rock project formed in 1972
  • Lucifer (Dutch band), a pop group formed in the 1970s
  • Lucifer (Japanese band), a rock band formed in 1999
  • Lucifer, a 1970s Detroit soul/jazz group signed to Invictus Records

Albums

  • Lucifer (Kenny Barron album), 1975
  • Lucifer (Peaking Lights album), 2025
  • Lucifer (Shinee album), 2010
  • Lucifer: Book of Angels Volume 10, a 2008 album by the Bar Kokhba Sextet composed by John Zorn
  • Lucifer (soundtrack), soundtrack album from the 2019 film of the same name
  • Lucifer, a 2003 album by Of the Wand & the Moon
  • Lucifer, a 2012 album by Peaking Lights

Songs

  • "Lucifer" (Bob Seger song), 1970
  • "Lucifer" (Blue System song), 1991
  • "Lucifer" (Eminem and Sly Pyper song), 2024
  • "Lucifer" (Shinee song), 2010
  • "Lucifer", a 1979 instrumental song by the Alan Parsons Project from Eve
  • "Lucifer", a 2009 song by Behemoth from Evangelion
  • "Lucifer", a 2007 song by Blutengel from Labyrinth
  • "Lucifer", a 2024 song by Enhypen from Memorabilia
  • "Lucifer", a 2003 song by Jay-Z from The Black Album
  • "Lucifer", a 2015 song by XOV

Science and technology

  • Lucifer (cipher), a block cipher which was the forerunner to DES
  • Lucifer (crustacean), a genus of sea life
  • LUCIFER, original name for an infrared detector on the Large Binocular Telescope in southeastern Arizona, United States

Other uses

  • Lucifer match, an obsolete word for matches, especially the non-safety type tipped with potassium chlorate and antimony sulfide

See also

  • Lucifer Hill, a mountain
  • Lucifer Peak, a mountain in Canada
  • Lucifer Rising (film)
  • Lucifera (comics), an Italian comic character
  • Lucifera Demon Lover, a film
  • Luciferase, a bioluminescent enzyme
  • Luciferin, a generic term for the light-emitting compound found in organisms that generate bioluminescence
  • Luciferianism, a system of beliefs