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László ([ˈlaːsloː]) is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). Other versions are Laszlo, Lazlo or Laszly and it is frequently anglicized as Leslie. It originates from the original Slavic version of the name, Vladislav, which means 'one who owns a glory'.

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People with this name are listed below by field.

Science and mathematics

  • László Babai (b. 1950), Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist
  • László Lovász (b. 1948), Hungarian mathematician
  • László Fejes Tóth (b. 1915), Hungarian mathematician
  • László Fuchs (b. 1924), Hungarian-American mathematician
  • László Rátz (1863-1930), influential Hungarian mathematics high school teacher
  • László Tisza (1907-2009), Professor of Physics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    • Politics and the military

  • László Almásy (politician) (1869-1936), Hungarian jurist, soldier and politician
  • 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

  • László Lajtha (1892-1963), composer
  • László Simon (1948-2009), Hungarian pianist

    • 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

  • Laszlo Bellak (1911-2006), Hungarian/American world champion table tennis player
  • László Cseh (b. 1985), Hungarian swimmer
  • László Kubala (1927-2002), Hungarian footballer
  • László Papp (1926–2003), Hungarian boxer, the first boxer in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals
  • László Szabados (1911-1992), Hungarian swimmer
  • László Szollás (1907-1980), Hungarian world champion pairs skater

    • Other

  • László Almásy (1895-1951), Hungarian aristocrat, motorist, aviator and explorer; basis for the protagonist of the film The English Patient
  • László Bíró (1899-1985), Hungarian-Argentine inventor of the ballpoint pen
  • László Hudec (1893-1958), Hungarian-Slovak architect
  • László Krasznahorkai (b. 1954), Hungarian novelist and screenwriter
  • László Listi (1628-1662), Hungarian poet executed in Vienna for counterfeiting coins
  • László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), Hungarian painter of the Bauhaus school
  • László Szabó (chess player) (1917-1998), Hungarian grandmaster
  • Laszlo Toth (1938-2012), noted Hungarian-Australian art critic

    • Fictional characters

  • Lazlo (character), in the 2005–08 Cartoon Network series Camp Lazlo
  • Lazlo (Suikoden), the protagonist in the Japanese novelization of Suikoden IV
  • Laszlo, a human-pig hybrid in the Doctor Who stories Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks
  • 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 album 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 Battlefield 4 video game
  • Lazlo Zand, in the Robotech universe
  • Lazlo Curious, a character who lives in the Strangetown neighbourhood in The Sims 2

    • Science and mathematics

  • Alexander Laszlo (scientist) (1964), American systems scientist
  • Ernő László (1897–1973), Hungarian-born American dermatologist and cosmetic businessman
  • Ervin László (b. 1932), Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist, and integral theorist
  • Yves Laszlo, French mathematician working in the École Polytechnique

    • Music

  • Ferenc László (1937-2010), Romanian musicologist and flautist
  • Viktor Lazlo (b. 1960), stage name of Belgian singer Sonia Dronier
  • Willem Laszlo (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

    • Other

  • Miklós László (1903–1973), Hungarian-American playwright
  • Paul László, (1900–1993), architect
  • Philip de László (1869–1937), Hungarian painter known for portraits of royalty and aristocrats
  • Tony László (b. 1960), journalist

    • Fictional characters

  • Victor Laszlo and his wife, Ilsa Lund Laszlo, from the 1942 film Casablanca, played by Paul Henreid

    • References

    László Wikipedia
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