László
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László 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 translated as Leslie. The original Slavic Vladislav name meaning is 'power and glory'.
Thematical list of the people with this name:
Monarchs:
- Ladislaus I of Hungary (1040–1095), King-knight and Saint
- Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131–1163), King
- Ladislaus III of Hungary (1199–1205), King
- Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262–1290), King
- Ladislaus V of Hungary (1440–1457), also King of Bohemia
- Ladislaus of Naples (1377–1414), King
- Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289–1306), took the name of Ladislaus when was crowned as King of Hungary in 1301.
In fiction:
- Lazlo (character), a fictional character in the 2005–08 Cartoon Network series Camp Lazlo
- Camp Lazlo, 2005–08 American animated television series created by Joe Murray
- Lazlo, the name given to the protagonist in the Japanese novelization of Suikoden IV
- Lazlo Zand, fictional character appearing in the Robotech universe
- Victor Laszlo, a fictional character from the classic 1942 film Casablanca, played by Paul Henreid
- Laszlo, a human-pig hybrid in the Doctor Who stories Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks
- Lazlo Hollyfeld, fictional character in the 1985 film Real Genius
- Operation Lazlo, the name of the undercover operation in the 2006 German film The Lives of Others
In science and mathematics:
- László Almásy
- László Tisza
- Albert-László Barabási, famous transylvanian scientist
- Alexander Laszlo (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
- László Babai (b. 1950), Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist working at the University of Chicago. Gödel Prize (1993).
- László Lovász (b. 1948 ), Famous hungarian mathematician. Awards: Wolf (1999,) Knuth (1999), Gödel (2001), Bólyai (2007), Kyoto Prize (2010)
- László Lajtha (physician), cancer researcher (d. 1995), son of László Lajtha, composer (d. 1963)
- László Rátz, mathematician ,teacher of Jenö Wigner and John von Neumann
In music:
- Lazlo Bane, alternative rock band from California
- Viktor Lazlo (b. 1960), Belgian singer
- László Lajtha, composer (d. 1963), father of László Lajtha (physician), cancer researcher
- László Heltay, Hungarian-British conductor and founder of Schola Cantorum of Oxford
In other fields:
- Andrew Laszlo (b. 1926) Hungarian-American cinematographer
- Ernst László, Hungarian-American cinematographer and Academy Award winner
- Laszlo Bellak, Hungarian/American 7x world champion table tennis player
- Lazlow Jones, American game developer
- László Kovács (cinematographer) (1933-2007), Famous Hungarian-American Cinematographer. (Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Frances)
- László Papp (1926–2003) Hungarian boxer, the first in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals.
- László Schüszler (b. 1962), Swedish cinematographer/filmmaker [1][2]
- László Szabados, Hungarian swimmer
- László Szollás, Hungarian world champion pair skater
- Miklós László (1903-1973), Hungarian-American playwright; author of "Parfumerie," upon which the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner and other movies were based
- Paul László, (1900–1993), architect
- Philip de László (1869-1937), Hungarian painter known for portraits of royals nd aristocrats
- Tony László (b. 1960), journalist
- OpenLaszlo, a platform for designing Web applications
- Leslie Howard, famous british-hungarian actor born László Steiner, 2x AA nominee
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