László

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 'one who commands glory'.

People with this name are listed below by field.

Science and mathematics

• 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
• László Lovász (b. 1948), Hungarian mathematician, Kyoto Prize winner
• László Fejes Tóth (b. 1915), Hungarian mathematician
• László Lajtha (physician) (d. 1995), cancer researcher, son of composer László Lajtha
• László Rátz, mathematician
• 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 Sólyom (b. 1942), Hungarian politician, lawyer and librarian; President of Hungary from 2005 to 2010
• 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

Arts and entertainment

Music

• Viktor Lazlo (b. 1960), Belgian singer
• László Lajtha (d. 1963), composer
• László Heltay, Hungarian-British conductor and founder of Schola Cantorum of Oxford

Film

• Andrew Laszlo (b. 1926) Hungarian-American cinematographer
• Ernst László, Hungarian-American cinematographer and Academy Award winner
• László Kovács (cinematographer) (1933–2007), Hungarian-American cinematographer of Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and Frances
• Leslie Howard (actor), British-Hungarian actor born László Steiner

Other

• Lazlow Jones, American talk show host and game developer, known for his work on the Grand Theft Auto series
• Miklós László (1903–1973), Hungarian-American playwright
• Philip de László (1869–1937), Hungarian painter known for portraits of royalty and aristocrats

Sports

• Laszlo Bellak, 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 in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals
• László Szabados, Hungarian swimmer
• László Szollás, 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
• Paul László, (1900–1993), architect
• Tony László (b. 1960), journalist

Fictional characters

• Lazlo (character), in the 2005–08 Cartoon Network series Camp Lazlo
• Lazlo (Suikoden), the protagonist in the Japanese novelization of Suikoden IV
• Lazlo Zand, in the Robotech universe
• Victor Laszlo, from the 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, in the 1985 film Real Genius
• Laszlo Carreidas, a character in the Tintin album Flight 714
• Laszlo (The Butcher), the final boss of the Fortress Campaign in the video game "Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate"

See also

• Albert-László Barabási, Hungarian-Romanian scientist
• Ladislaus (disambiguation)