László

László (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː]) is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav.[1] Other versions are Laslo, Lazlo, Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the most common male name among the whole Hungarian male population since 2003.[2]

People with this name are listed below by field.

Given name

Science and mathematics

Politics and the military

  • László Almásy (politician) (1869-1936), Hungarian jurist, soldier and politician
  • László Batthyány-Strattmann (1870-1931), Hungarian aristocrat and physician
  • László Ignác Bercsényi (1689-1778), Hungarian-born soldier who became Marshal of France
  • László Csány, Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Public Works and Transport in 1849, martyr of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
  • László Kövér (b. 1959), Hungarian politician and Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary
  • László Rajk (1909-1949), Hungarian communist Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • László L. Simon (born 1972), Hungarian politician and writer
  • László Sólyom (b. 1942), Hungarian politician, lawyer and librarian; President of Hungary from 2005 to 2010
  • László Szalkai (1485-1526), Archbishop of Esztergom and official under King Louis II of Hungary
  • László Szapáry (1831-1883), Hungarian general
  • László Szőgyény-Marich, Sr. (1806-1893), Hungarian politician
  • László Szőgyény-Marich, Jr. (1841-1916), Austro-Hungarian diplomat; son of László Szőgyény-Marich, Sr.
  • László Teleki (1811-1861), Hungarian politician and writer
  • László Tőkés (b. 1952), Romanian Vice President of the European Parliament

Music

Film

  • László Kovács (cinematographer) (1933–2007), Hungarian-American cinematographer of Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and Frances
  • Peter Lorre (1904-1964), Hungarian-born Hollywood actor born László Löwenstein
  • Leslie Howard (actor) (1893-1943), British-Hungarian actor born László Steiner

Sports

Other

Fictional characters

  • Lazlo (character), in the 200508 Cartoon Network series Camp Lazlo
  • Lazlo (Suikoden), the protagonist in the Japanese novelization of Suikoden IV
  • Laszlo, a human-pig hybrid in the two-part Doctor Who story that begins with Daleks in Manhattan
  • Laszlo (The Butcher), the final boss of the Fortress Campaign in the video game Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate
  • Laszlo Carreidas, a character in the Tintin comic Flight 714 to Sydney
  • Lazlo Hollyfeld, in the 1985 film Real Genius
  • Lazlo Gogolak, the villain in the 2004 comedy film The Whole Ten Yards
  • Laszlo W. Kovic, a CIA agent in the video game Battlefield 4
  • Lazlo Zand, in the Robotech universe
  • Lazlo Curious, a character who lives in the Strangetown neighborhood in The Sims 2
  • Lazlo, a character in Salvation (TV series)
  • Lazlo Valentin, the alter ego of DC Comics supervillain Professor Pyg
  • Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, titular character of the novel The Alienist and its TV adaptation
  • Lazlo Strange, the protagonist in Laini Taylor's book Strange the Dreamer
  • Laszlo Cravensworth, Vampire from "What We Do In The Shadows"
  • Laszlo, a character in the video game Half-Life 2

Surname

Science and mathematics

Music

  • Ferenc László (1937-2010), Romanian musicologist and flautist
  • Viktor Lazlo (born 1960), stage name of Belgian singer Sonia Dronier
  • Willem Laszlo (born 1998), Dutch electronic music producer on Monstercat

Film

  • Andrew Laszlo (b. 1926) Hungarian-American cinematographer
  • Ernest Laszlo (1898-1984), Hungarian-American cinematographer and Academy Award winner
  • Hana Laszlo (b. 1953) Israeli actress and comedian who won the Best Actress Award at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival

Sports

  • Csaba László (footballer born 1964), Hungarian football player and manager
  • Csaba László (footballer born 1967), Hungarian football player
  • László Szollás (1907–1980), world champion and Olympic medalist pair skater.

Other

Fictional characters

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See also

  • Albert-László Barabási, Hungarian-Romanian scientist
  • Ladislaus (disambiguation)
  • Lazlow Jones, American talk show host and game developer, known for his work on the Grand Theft Auto series
  • Laszlo Toth is a pen name for comedian and humorist Don Novello

References

  1. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. p. 400.
  2. https://nyilvantarto.hu
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