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. 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.

People with this name are listed below by field.

Given name

Science and mathematics

• László Babai (b. 1950), Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist
• László Lovász (b. 1948), Hungarian mathematician
• László Fejes Tóth (1915-2005), 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 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

Surname

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 (born 1960), stage name of Belgian singer Sonia Dronier

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

• 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

• Carl Lazlo, Esq., an idealistic lawyer in the 1980 movie Where the Buffalo Roam
• Victor Laszlo, in the 1942 film Casablanca (film), played by Paul Henreid

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