Lew is the usual shortened form of

Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

or Llywelyn when they are used as first names in English. It can also be found in

Slavic languages The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the ...

as a translation of Latin name

Leon Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again f ...

, where it may be written as "Lew" or "

Lev Lev may refer to: Common uses *Bulgarian lev, the currency of Bulgaria *an abbreviation for Leviticus, the third book of the Hebrew Bible and the Torah People and fictional characters *Lev (given name) *Lev (surname) Places *Lev, Azerbaijan, a ...

People with the name

Arts

Lew Anderson Lewis Burr Anderson (May 7, 1922 – May 14, 2006) was an American actor and musician. He is widely known by TV fans as the third and final actor to portray Clarabell the Clown on ''Howdy Doody'' between 1954 and 1960. He famously spoke C ...

(1922–2006), American actor and musician *

Lew Ayres Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film '' All Quiet on the Western Fr ...

(1908–1996), American actor * Lew Bedell (1919–2000), American music executive and entertainer *

Lew Brown Lew Brown (born Louis Brownstein; December 10, 1893 – February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, esp ...

(1893–1958), Russian-American lyricist * Lew Buford Brown (1861–1944), American editor and poet * Lew Christensen (1909–1984), American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director *

Lew Cody Lew Cody (born Louis Joseph Côté; February 22, 1884 – May 31, 1934) was an American stage and film actor whose career spanned the silent film and early sound film age. He gained notoriety in the late 1910s for playing "male vamps" in films ...

(1884–1934), American actor *

Lew Davis Louis Davis (July 16, 1884—January 13, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 75 films between 1916 and 1948. Career A New York native, Davis appeared in his first film in 1916. He began to achieve fame after arriving at Columb ...

(1884–1948), American film actor *

Lew DeWitt Lewis “Lew” Calvin DeWitt Jr. (March 12, 1938 – August 15, 1990) was an American country music singer, guitarist, and composer. He was a founding member of The Statler Brothers and the group's original tenor. Biography For most of his care ...

(1938–1990), American country music singer and composer * Lew Dietz (1907–1997), American writer *

Lew Dockstader Lew Dockstader (born George Alfred Clapp; August 7, 1856 – October 26, 1924) was an American singer, comedian, and vaudeville star, best known as a blackface minstrel show performer. Dockstader performed as a solo act and in his own popula ...

(1856–1924), American singer and comedian * Lew Douglas (1912–1997), American composer, arranger, and conductor *

Lew Fields Lew Fields (born Moses Schoenfeld, January 1867 – July 20, 1941) was an American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer. He was part of a comedy duo with Joe Weber. He also produced shows on his own and starred in c ...

(1867–1941), American actor and producer *

Lew Futterman Lewis Futterman is an American record producer and manager, who was most active in the 1960s to the early 1980s. Commencing as of 1977, he has increasingly been involved in real estate development, primarily in New York City. History Following g ...

, American record producer *

Lew Gallo Lewis D. Gallo (June 12, 1928 – June 11, 2000) was an American character actor and producer, best known for his role as Maj. Joseph Cobb on the 1960s ABC World War II series '' Twelve O'Clock High''. Gallo was born in Mount Kisco, New York, ...

(1928–2000), American actor and producer *

Lew Grade Lew Grade, Baron Grade, (born Lev Winogradsky; 25 December 1906 – 13 December 1998) was a British media proprietor and impresario. Originally a dancer, and later a talent agent, Grade's interest in television production began in 1954 ...

(1906–1998), Ukrainian-born English impresario and media mogul * Lew Harvey (1887–1953), American actor *

Lew Hunter Lewis R. Hunter (July 18, 1935 – January 6, 2023) was an American screenwriter, author and educator, and chairman Emeritus and Professor of Screenwriting at the UCLA Department of Film and Television. Over half of the Oscar winning scripts ov ...

(born 1935), American screenwriter, author, and educator *

Lew Kelly Lew Kelly (August 24, 1879 – June 10, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1928 and 1944. He was born Louis Kelly in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected ...

(1879–1944), American actor *

Lew Jetton Lew Jetton (born 1959, Humboldt, Tennessee, United States) is an American blues guitarist and singer, who also spent many years as a meteorologist and local television personality. He was born in Humboldt and raised near Trenton, Tennessee. Ca ...

(born 1959), American musician and meteorologist *

Lew Johnson Lew Johnson (–1910) was an African-American owner and business manager of blackface minstrel troupes composed of African-American performers. His career began in the mid-1860s and spanned 25 years. Johnson is the only black minstrel-troupe owner ...

(fl. 1866–1890), American minstrel-troupe owner * Lew Landers (1901–1962), American film and television director *

Lew Lehr Lew or LEW may refer to: People * Lew (given name) * Lew (surname) Places * Lew, Oxfordshire, England * River Lew, in Devon, England Transport * LEW Hennigsdorf, a rail vehicle factory in Hennigsdorf, Germany * Lew (locomotive), a British narr ...

(1895–1950), American comedian, writer, and editor *

Lew Leslie Lew Leslie (born Lewis Lessinsky; April 15, 1888 – March 10, 1963) was an American writer and producer of Broadway shows. Leslie got his start in show business in vaudeville in his early twenties. Although white, he was the first major imp ...

(1888–1963), American theater writer and producer *

Lew Lewis Keith "Lew" Lewis (1955 – 16 April 2021)1 - Lew Lewis 1955 - 2021
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, English harmonica player and vocalist *

Lew Meehan James Lew Meehan (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor. Meehan appeared in more than 200 films between 1921 and 1947. He was often the main villain in silent Westerns, but in sound films he was usually an "anon ...

(1890–1951), American actor * Lew McCreary (born 1947), American author, editor, and speaker * Lew Nottke, American guitarist *

Lew Parker Lew Parker (born Austin Lewis Jacobs, October 29, 1910 – October 27, 1972) was an American television, stage and musical theatre actor. His most notable role was as Lew Marie, the arrogant father of Marlo Thomas's character, Ann Marie, on the ...

(1910–1972), American actor *

Lew Pollack Lew Pollack (June 16, 1895 – January 18, 1946) was an American song composer and musician active during the 1920s and the 1930s. Career Pollack was born in New York City where he went to DeWitt Clinton High School and was active as a boy sopr ...

(1895–1946), American songwriter *

Lew Porter Lew Porter (February 4, 1892, New York City – January 29, 1956, Los Angeles) was an American composer and songwriter, contributing to the soundtracks of 72 films.Lew Rywin Lew Rywin (born 10 November 1945 in a Nizhnyeye Alkeyevo, USSR) is a Polish film producer associated with Heritage Films (est. 1991). He has also been a member of the Polish Radio and TV committee and worked in an agency, Poltel, producing for P ...

(born 1945), Russian-born Polish film producer *

Lew Schneider Lew Schneider (born July 18, 1961) is an American television producer, writer, director, actor and comedian. Career In the fall of 1989, Schneider landed his first regular TV job as the host of the Nickelodeon game show, ''Make the Grade''. He ...

(born 1961), American television producer, writer, actor, and comedian *

Lew Schwartz Lewis Sayre Schwartz (; July 24, 1926 – June 18, 2011) was an American comic book artist, advertising creator and filmmaker, credited as a ghost artist for Bob Kane on DC Comics '' Batman'' from 1946-47 through 1953, and with writer David ...

(1926–2011), American comic book artist *

Lew Soloff Lewis Michael Soloff (February 20, 1944–March 8, 2015) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and actor. Biography From his birth place of New York City, United States, he studied trumpet at the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard Sc ...

(born 1944), American jazz musician and actor *

Lew Spence Lew Spence (June 29, 1920, Cedarhurst, New York – January 9, 2008, Los Angeles) was an American songwriter. Spence received little formal musical training, and led a dance band in his hometown as a teenager.Lew Stone Louis Stone known professionally as Lew Stone (28 June 1898 – 13 February 1969) was a British bandleader and arranger of the British dance band era, and was well known in Britain during the 1930s. He was known as a skillful, innovative a ...

(1898-1969), English jazz bandleader *

Lew Stringer Lew Stringer (born 22 March 1959 in England) is a freelance comic artist and scriptwriter. Biography Stringer began his career from the late 1970s with a series of fanzines, many featuring his popular '' Brickman'' character; these were read by ...

(born 1959), English comic artist and scriptwriter *

Lew Tabackin Lewis Barry Tabackin (born March 26, 1940) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist. He is married to pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi with whom he has co-led large ensembles since the 1970s. Biography Tabackin started learning flute at age ...

(born 1940), American jazz musician *

Lew Temple Lew Temple (born October 2, 1967) is an American actor, known for his roles as Locus Fender in the action film, '' Domino'', Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama '' Waitress'', and Axel in the third season of '' The Walking Dead''. Early ...

(born 1967), American actor *

Lew Wallace Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is ...

(1827–1905), American author, lawyer, general, and politician *

Lew Wasserman Lewis Robert Wasserman (March 22, 1913 – June 3, 2002) was an American talent agent and studio executive, described as "the last of the legendary movie moguls" and "arguably the most powerful and influential Hollywood titan in the four decades ...

(1913–2002), American talent agent and studio executive *

Lew Welch Lewis Barrett Welch Jr. (August 16, 1926 – May 1971?) was an American poet associated with the Beat generation literary movement. Welch published and performed widely during the 1960s. He taught a poetry workshop as part of the University of C ...

(1926–1971), American Beat poet * Lew Williams (born 1934), American rockabilly singer and songwriter

Politics

* Lew Frederick (born 1951), American politician * Lew Johnstone (1916–1983), Australian politician * Lew Rockwell (born 1944), American libertarian political commentator *

Lew Sapieha Lew Sapieha ( lt, Leonas Sapiega; be, Леў Сапега or Lieŭ Sapieha; 4 April 1557 – 7 July 1633) was a nobleman and statesman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He became Great Secretary of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1580, Gr ...

(1557–1633), leader of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Sports

* Lew Alcindor (born 1947), American retired basketball player who adopted the Muslim name

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim * Karim A ...

Lew Andreas Lewis P. Andreas (February 25, 1895 – June 16, 1983) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He was the head coach for Syracuse University's men's basketball and football programs beginning in the 19 ...

(1895–1983), American basketball and football coach * Lew Barnes (born 1962), American football player * Lew Beck (basketball) (1922–1970), American basketball player * Lew Beasley (born 1948), American baseball player * Lew Bradford (1916–1984), English footballer * Lew Booth (1912–1984), Welsh footballer *

Lew Brown (baseball) Lewis J. Brown (February 1, 1858 – January 15, 1889) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and first baseman for seven seasons and played for six different teams from 1876 to 1884. Brown was primarily a catcher, but he also logged ove ...

(1858–1889), American baseball player *

Lew Burdette Selva Lewis Burdette, Jr. (November 22, 1926 – February 6, 2007) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Boston / Milwaukee Braves. The team's top right-hander during its years in Milw ...

(1926–2007), American baseball player *

Lew Camp Robert Plantagenet Llewellan Camp (February 23, 1868 – October 1, 1948) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball infielder. He played in 1892 for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in ...

(1868–1948), American baseball player *

Lew Carpenter Lewis Glen Carpenter (January 12, 1932 – November 14, 2010) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the University of Arkansas and professionally for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a ...

(1932–2010), American football player and coach * Lew Carpenter (baseball) (1913–1979), American baseball player *

Lew Carr Lewis Smith Carr (August 15, 1872 – June 15, 1954) was a shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. In 1901, he played "alongside Honus Wagner for a championship Pittsburgh Pirates team." Carr attended and played baseball at Syracus ...

(1872–1954), American baseball player * Lew Chatterley (born 1945), English footballer and coach * Lew Dodak (born 1946), American politician * Lew Drill (1877–1969), American baseball player *

Lew Evans Llewellyn John Evans (born 19 February 1881) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Evans, a fly-half, was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and won three international rugby caps for Australia, his first against New Zealand, at Sydne ...

(fl. 1881–1904), Australian rugby union player * Lew Flick (1915–1990), American baseball player *

Lew Fonseca Lewis Albert Fonseca (January 21, 1899 – November 26, 1989) was an American first baseman, second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox. While no ...

(1899–1989), American baseball player *

Lew Ford Jon Lewis Ford (born August 12, 1976) is an American professional baseball outfielder and hitting coach for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and ...

(born 1976), American baseball player *

Lew Gerrard Lewis Albert Gerrard (born 5 April 1938) is a former New Zealand international tennis player. He competed in the Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federa ...

(born 1938), New Zealand tennis player * Lew Graulich (1862–1934), American baseball player * Lew Groh, (1883–1960), American baseball player *

Lew Hayman Lewis Edward Hayman (September 30, 1908 – June 28, 1984) was an American sports figure. He was one of the driving forces behind the Canadian Football League as coach, general manager, team president, and league president. As head coach, he was a ...

(1908–1984), American-born Canadian football coach and executive * Lew Hitch (1929–2012), American basketball player *

Lew Hoad Lewis Alan Hoad (23 November 1934 – 3 July 1994) was an Australian tennis player whose career ran from 1950 to 1973. Hoad won four Major singles tournaments as an amateur (the Australian Championships, French Championships and two Wimbledon ...

(1934–1994), Australian tennis player * Lew Jenkins (1916–1981), American boxer * Lew Krausse Sr. (1912–1988), American baseball player and scout * Lew Krausse Jr. (born 1943), American baseball player * Lew Lane (1899–1980), American football coach * Lew Luce (born 1938), American football player * Lew Malone (1897–1972), American baseball player *

Lew Massey Lawrence "Lew" Massey (February 16, 1956 – January 23, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Early years Massey attended South Mecklenburg. He accep ...

(born 1956), American basketball player * Lew Mayne (born 1920), American football player *

Lew McCarty George Lewis McCarty (November 17, 1888 – June 9, 1930) was a professional baseball player who was a catcher from 1913 to 1921 in the National League. He appeared in the 1917 World Series as a member of the New York Giants. During his career, i ...

(1888–1930), American baseball player * Lew Meehl (born 1946), American soccer player *

Lew Moren Lewis Howard "Hicks" Moren (August 4, 1883 – November 2, 1966) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched six seasons from 1903 to 1910: two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1908, Mor ...

(1883–1966), American baseball player * Lew Morgan, (1911–1988), Scottish footballer * Lew Morrison (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player *

Lew Perkins Lew Perkins (born March 24, 1945) is a former athletic director, ending his 40-year career at the University of Kansas. Perkins joined KU in June 2003, taking over for Al Bohl. Perkins previously held similar positions with the University of Co ...

(born 1945), American athletic director * Lew Phelan (1864–1933), American baseball manager * Lew Post (1875–1944), American baseball player * Lew Richie (1883–1936), American baseball player * Lew Riggs (1910–1975), American baseball player * Lew Ritter (1875–1952), American baseball player * Lew Sharpe (1906–2001), Australian rules footballer * Lew Shaver, American football and wheelchair basketball coach *

Lew Simmons Lewis Simmons (1838–1911) was an American Major League Baseball manager for the 1886 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active fr ...

(1838–1911), American baseball manager * Lew Skinner (1898–1941), American football player *

Lew Tendler "Lefty" Lew Tendler (September 28, 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 5, 1970 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American boxer. He is generally considered one of the best boxers to never have won a world title, though he was a t ...

(1898–1970), American boxer * Lew Watts (1922–2003), American baseball player and coach * Lew Wendell (1892–1953), American baseball player and manager *

Lew Whistler Lewis W. Whistler ('' né'' Wissler; March 10, 1868 – December 30, 1959) was an American Major League Baseball player who played the majority of his career as a first baseman. In his four-season career, he played for the New York Giants (1890� ...

(1868–1959), American baseball player * Lew Woodroffe (born 1921), English footballer * Lew Worsham (1917–1990), American golfer * Lew Wyld (1905–1974), British track cyclist * Lew Yates (born 1947), English boxer * Lew Zivanovic (born 1959), Australian rugby league player

Other

* Lew Adams (born 1940), British trade unionist *

Lew Allen Lew Allen Jr. (September 30, 1925 – January 4, 2010) was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as the tenth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief of staff, Allen served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer ...

(1925–2010), United States Air Force general *

Lew Baker Lewis "Lew" Baker was a patrolman in the New York Police Department who was simultaneously employed as a "slugger" for Tammany Hall. He was involved in voter intimidation and election fraud during the 1840s and 1850s. A close friend and associa ...

(fl. 1825–1856), Welsh-born American policeman and accused assassin * Lew Campbell (1831–1910), Canadian pioneer rancher *

Lew Cirne Lew Cirne is a Canadian-American Silicon Valley-based technologist and entrepreneur who promotes software analytics technology. He was the founder and CEO of Wily Technology, which was acquired by CA, Inc. in March 2006. Cirne founded the compa ...

(born 1970), Canadian-American technologist and entrepreneur *

Lew Irwin Lew Irwin has been a Los Angeles-based journalist for more than 50 years. He was the original anchor/reporter at KABC-TV from 1957–1962 and the news director of Los Angeles radio stations KPOL, KRLA, KDAY, and KNX-FM. While at KRLA in the late 1 ...

, American journalist *

Lew Kowarski Lew Kowarski (10 February 1907, Saint Petersburg – 30 July 1979, Geneva) was a naturalized French physicist. He was a lesser-known but important contributor to nuclear science. Early life Lew Kowarski was born in Saint Petersburg to Nicholas K ...

(1907–1979), Russian-born French physicist * Lew Mander (born 1939), New Zealand organic chemist * Lew A. Nelson, American test pilot * Lew Wood (c. 1929–2013), American television journalist

Fictional characters

Lew Archer Lew Archer is a fictional character created by American-Canadian writer Ross Macdonald. Archer is a private detective working in Southern California. Between the late 1940s and the early '70s, the character appeared in 18 novels and a handful o ...