There is described a lens barrel including; a plurality of lens units; an
actuator to move at least a lens unit included in the plurality of lens
units; and a housing member. The actuator includes: a vibrating device
constituted by two vibrating members, each of which includes
piezoelectric elements aligned in a line, so that the two vibrating
members intersect each other at a predetermined angle and vibrate in
response to high-frequency electric signals; a driven member, coupled to
the lens unit, to be moved by vibrations generated by the vibrating
device; and a supporting member that is rotatably mounted on a shaft
disposed opposite to the vibrating device in such a manner that the
vibrating device press-contacts the driven member. The driven member is
disposed at a side of the lens unit, while the vibrating device and the
supporting member are disposed at a side of the housing member.