The present invention relates to a lamp supporter having a shock absorbing structure capable of attenuating a shock transferred to a lamp and a liquid crystal display having the same. The lamp supporter includes a base plate having a concavo-convex portion formed in at least a partial region of the base plate, a lamp fixing unit formed on a surface of the base plate and fixing a lamp and an optical member supporting unit formed on the surface of the base plate to support an optical member. The concavo-convex portion includes a predetermined form.