Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904), author best known for his books about Japan Lafcadio, a character in the André Gide novel Les caves du Vatican (1914) Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back (1963), a children's book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein Lafcadio (2004), an indie rock album by the band As Tall as Lions 8114 Lafcadio, a main-belt asteroid named after Lafcadio Hearn