Luis is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It is the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

form of the originally Germanic name or . Other

Iberian Romance languages The Iberian Romance, Ibero-Romance or sometimes Iberian languagesIberian languages is also used as a more inclusive term for all languages spoken on the Iberian Peninsula, which in antiquity included the non-Indo-European Iberian language. are a ...

have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

and Galician, in Aragonese and

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Origins

The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also th
Lodewijs in the Dutch given names database
Modern forms of the name are the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

name Ludwig and the Dutch form

Lodewijk Lodewijk () is the Dutch name for Louis. In specific it may refer to: Given name Literature * Lodewijk Hartog van Banda (1916–2006), Dutch comic strip writer * Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht Boon, (1912-1979) Flemish writer * Lodewijk van Deyssel, ...

. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

name

Louis Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

, a derivation of the Latinized form

Clovis Clovis may refer to: People * Clovis (given name), the early medieval (Frankish) form of the name Louis ** Clovis I (c. 466 – 511), the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler ** Clovis II (c. 634 – c. 657), ...

, known from the kings of the Franks. The sanctified French king

Louis IX Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the d ...

(Saint Louis) contributed much to the popularity of the name.

Given name

Royalty of Portugal

Luís I of Portugal Dom Luís I (31 October 1838, in Lisbon – 19 October 1889, in Cascais), known as The Popular (Portuguese: O Popular) was a member of the ruling House of Braganza,"While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha accord ...

(1838–1889), Portuguese king * Infante Luís (1340-1340), first son of King

Pedro I of Portugal Peter I (Portuguese: ''Pedro I'', ; 8 April 1320 – 18 January 1367), called the Just (''o Justiceiro'') or the Cruel (''o Cruel''), was King of Portugal from 1357 until his death. He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portuga ...

Prince Luís, Duke of Beja A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...

(1506–1555) *

Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal Dom Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza, (; 21 March 1887 – 1 February 1908) was the eldest son and heir-apparent of King Carlos I of Portugal. He was born in 1887 when his father was still Prince Royal of Portugal and rece ...

(1887–1908)

Sports

Luis Alberto González Luis Alberto González Gallego (born July 27, 1965 in Palestina, Caldas) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1987 to 1996. Career ;1987 :1st in General Classification Vuelta al Valle del Cauca (COL) ;1988 ...

, Colombian cyclist (1965) *

Luis Alberto Pérez Luís Alberto Pérez (born April 6, 1978) is a Nicaraguan former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2014. He is a former two weight world champion, having held the IBF super flyweight title from 2003 to 2006, and the IBF bantamweight ...

, Nicaraguan boxer (1978) *

Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda (born August 16, 1969) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 (100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, i ...

, Cuban runner (1969) *

Luis Amaranto Perea Luis Amaranto Perea Mosquera (born 30 January 1979) is a Colombian former footballer, and a current manager. Gifted with incredible stamina and pace, the central defender could also be adapted at right back. He spent most of his senior caree ...

, Colombian football player (1979) *

Luis Antonio Jiménez Luis Antonio Jiménez Garcés (born 17 June 1984) is a Chilean professional Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for Primera B de Chile, Primera B club Deportes Magallanes, Magal ...

, Chilean footballer (1984) *

Luis Aragonés Luis Aragonés Suárez (; 28 July 1938 – 1 February 2014) was a Spanish football player and manager. Aragonés spent the majority of his career as a player and coach at Atlético Madrid. He was a prominent player and then coach of the succe ...

, Spanish football player and manager (1938-2014) *

Luis Arráez Luis Sangel Arráez (born April 9, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Arráez signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in 2013, and made his MLB ...

, Venezuelan baseball player (1997) * Luis Alberto Ayala, Chilean tennis player (1932) * Luis Ignacio Ayala, Mexican baseball pitcher (1978) *

Luis Barrera Luis Rafael Barrera (born November 15, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics. Career Oakland Athletics Barrera signed ...

, Dominican baseball player (1995) *

Luis Barrios Luis Barrios (born September 21, 1990), is a Peruvian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Faraday Club of the Liga de Basket de Lima. He represented Peru's national basketball team The Peru national basketball team i ...

, Peruvian basketball player (1990) * Luis Caballero, Paraguayan footballer (1962-2005) *

Luis Campusano Luis Genaro Campusano (born September 29, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career Campusano graduated from Cross Creek High School in Augusta, Georgia. He was pri ...

, American baseball player (1998) *

Lluís Carreras Lluís Carreras Ferrer (born 24 September 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a left back but also as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager. He started his professional career with Barcelona, without much success, ...

, Spanish footballer (1972) * Luis Antonio Castillo, Dominican baseball player (1975) * Luis Alberto Castillo, Dominican-American football player (1983) * Luis Felipe Castillo, Dominican baseball player (1995) * Luis Miguel Castillo, Dominican baseball player (1992) *

Luis Cessa Luis Enrique Cessa (born April 25, 1992) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the New York Yankees. Professional career New York Mets Cessa signed with ...

, Mexican baseball player (1992) *

Luis Cristaldo Luis Héctor Cristaldo Ruiz Díaz (born August 31, 1969 in Formosa, Argentina) is an Argentine-born Bolivian football midfielder. He is Bolivia's national team record cap holder alongside Marco Sandy. Club career Born in Argentina, he relo ...

, Bolivian footballer * Luis Díaz, Venezuelan volleyball player *

Luís Dutra Jr. ''The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2'' is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. This season consisted of 12 episodes and a live finale in Brazil. The season tournam ...

, Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter *

Luis Enrique Luis Enrique Martínez García (; born 8 May 1970), known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish football manager and former player. A versatile player with good technique, he was capable of playing in several different positions, but usually played as ...

, Spanish football player and manager *

Luis Ernesto José Luis Ernesto José (born October 11, 1975 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a lightweight boxer from the Dominican Republic, who won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina Mar del Plata is a city on the coa ...

, Dominican boxer *

Luis Ernesto Michel Luis Ernesto Michel Vergara (born 21 July 1979) is a Mexican football manager and a former professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Tijuana. Michel has captained both Guadalajara and the Mexico national team in o ...

, Mexican football goalkeeper *

Luís Fabiano Luís Fabiano Clemente (born 8 November 1980), commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker most notably for Sevilla, São Paulo, and the Brazil national team. He is a prolific goals ...

, Brazilian football player *

Luis Fernando Suárez Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán (born 23 December 1959) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of the Costa Rica national football team. Suárez has managed in six Latin American c ...

, Colombian football player and manager *

Luís Figo Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo (; born 4 November 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan. He won 127 caps for the Portugal national team, a one-ti ...

, Portuguese football player * Luis Frías, Dominican baseball player * Luis Amado García, Dominican baseball player (1987) * Luis Heibardo García, Venezuelan baseball player (1996) * Luis Victoriano García, Dominican-American baseball player (2000) *

Luis García Sanz Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

, Spanish football player *

Luis Galván Luis Adolfo Galván (born 24 February 1948 in Fernández, Santiago del Estero) is a retired Argentine footballer, who played in the centre back position. He is perhaps most famous for having been part of the 1978 World Cup winning team. Intern ...

, Argentine football player * Luis Ángel Gil, Dominican baseball player * Luis Miguel Gil, American soccer player * Luis Emilio Gonzalez, Cuban-American baseball player * Luis Fernando González, Mexican baseball player *

Luis Guillorme Luis Miguel Guillorme Gonzalez (born September 27, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life Guillorme was born in Caracas, Venezuela. His grandparents immigrated fr ...

, Venezuelan baseball player *

Luis Liberato Luis David Liberato (born December 18, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Liberato signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent in 2013. He playe ...

, Dominican baseball player *

Luis Manuel Rodríguez Luis Manuel Rodríguez (17 June 1937 – 8 July 1996) was a Cuban professional boxer. Known as "El Feo", he began his career in pre-Castro Havana. In Cuba, he twice defeated the ill-fated future welterweight champion Benny Paret. He held the WB ...

, Cuban boxer * Luis Marín, Costa Rican football player * Luís Martins, Portuguese football player * Luis Ángel Medina, Dominican baseball player * Luis Main Medina, American baseball player *

Luis Monti Luis Felipe Monti (15 May 1901 – 9 September 1983) was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder and an Olympian. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. ...

, Italian and Argentine football player and manager *

Luís Novo Luís Azevedo da Silva Novo (born May 29, 1970 in Oliveira do Bairro) is a male long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 2001 edition of the Vienna Marathon, clocking 2:10.28. He ended up in fourth place in the men's marathon at the 1999 Wor ...

, Portuguese long-distance runner *

Luis Olmo Luis Olmo (August 11, 1919 – April 28, 2017) was a major league baseball outfielder and right-handed batter. Olmo played in the majors with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–45, 1949) and Boston Braves (1950–51). Early years Olmo (birth name: Lu ...

, Puerto Rican baseball player *

Luis Onmura Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

, Brazilian judoka * Luis Alberto Ortiz, Dominican baseball player and coach * Luis Francisco Ortiz, American baseball player * Luis Leandro Ortiz, Dominican baseball player * Luis Ortiz Flores, Puerto Rican boxer *

Luis Palau Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...

, Argentine-American televangelist *

Luis Palomino Luis Vicente Palomino (born October 9, 1980) is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle fighter who is the current Lightweight and Welterweight champion for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, making him the first “double ch ...

, Peruvian mixed martial arts fighter * Luis Patiño, Colombian baseball player *

Luis Patiño (tennis) Luis Patiño (; born 6 October 1993) is a Mexican tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis rac ...

, Mexican tennis player * Luis David Perdomo, Dominican baseball player * Luis M. Perdomo, Dominican baseball player * Luis Perez, American football player * Luis Pizarro, Puerto Rican boxer *

Luis Rengifo Luis Jose Rengifo (born February 26, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019. Career Seattle Mariners Rengifo signed with the Seattle Mariners ...

, Venezuelan baseball player *

Luis Rivera (infielder) Luis Antonio Rivera Pedraza (born January 3, 1964) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball coach, and a former infielder who played for the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Kansas City Royals of Major League Base ...

, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach *

Luis Robert Luis Robert Moirán (born August 3, 1997) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020. Cuban career Robert was named to the all-tournament team in the 2015 ...

, Cuban baseball player * Luis Orlando Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player * Luis Rodríguez, Puerto Rican volleyball player Luis Rodríguez *

Luis Rojas (baseball) Luis E. Rojas (born September 1, 1981) is a Dominican professional baseball coach and manager. After coaching for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2019, he managed the Mets from 2020 to 2021. Rojas joined the New York Yankees ...

, Dominican baseball player and coach *

Luis Salvadores Salvi Luis Salvadores Salvi (born in Lanco, Los Ríos Region, Chile on August 26, 1932 - died in Temuco, Chile on February 1, 2014) was a Chilean basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. One of nine boys and two girls, he and his bro ...

, Chilean basketball player *

Luis Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach (7 August 1991 – 3 June 2016) was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Salom died after a practice accident at Circuit de Catalunya, when making contact with his bike and the wall after a high-speed accident. Racing ...

, (1991 – 2016)Spanish Grand prix motorcycle racer *

Luis Santos (baseball) Luis Gustavo Santos Paulino (born February 11, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. Professional career Pi ...

, Dominican baseball pitcher *

Luís Santos (water polo) Luis Maurício Capelache dos Santos (born August 7, 1980 in Santos) is a male water polo player from Brazil, who plays as a goalkeeper. He competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games, where he claimed the silver medal with the ...

, Brazilian water polo goalkeeper *

Luis Severino Luis Severino (born February 20, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Severino signed with the Yankees as an international free agent in 2011, and made his MLB debut in 2015. ...

, Dominican baseball player *

Luis Soares Luis Soares (born 24 March 1964 in Nazaré, Leiria) is a former long-distance runner. He represented France at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 199 ...

, Portuguese-French long-distance runner *

Luis Somoza Debayle Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle (18 November 1922 – 13 April 1967) was the 26th President of Nicaragua from 21 September 1956 to 1 May 1963. Somoza Debayle was born in León. At the age of 14, he and his younger brother Anastasio attended Sa ...

, former president of Nicaragua *

Luis Suárez Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional and the Uruguay national team. Nicknamed ''El Pistolero'' ('The Gunman'), he is ...

, Uruguayan footballer (1987) *

Luis Suárez Miramontes Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

, Spanish football player and manager *

Luis Terrero Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

, Dominican baseball player *

Luis Tiant Luis Clemente Tiant Vega () (born November 23, 1940) is a Cuban former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched in MLB for 19 years, primarily for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox. Tiant compiled a 22 ...

, Cuban-American baseball player *

Luis Torrens Luis Alfonso Torrens Sáez (born May 2, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. Career New York ...

, Venezuelan baseball player *

Luis Urías Luis Fernando Urías Figueroa (born June 3, 1997) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut for the San Diego Padres. Professional career San Diego Padres Urí ...

, Mexican baseball player *

Luis Urueta Luis Felipe Urueta Romano (born January 9, 1981) is a Colombian professional baseball coach for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was formerly a first baseman, coach, and manager in Minor League Baseball. He has also coached ...

, Colombian baseball coach * Luis Vasquez, American football player *

Luis Villar Luis Emilio Villar (born March 15, 1967 in Carrilobo, Córdoba) is a retired male basketball player (2.03 metres) from Argentina, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capi ...

, Argentine basketball player *

Luis Villarroel Luis Alberto Villarroel Vera (born July 2, 1981, in Caracas, Distrito Capital) is a male diver from Venezuela, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native country. He claimed three medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Champio ...

, Venezuelan diver *

Luis Vizcaíno Luis Vizcaíno Árias (born August 6, 1974) is a Dominican Republic former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, Chicago ...

, Dominican baseball player

Arts and entertainment

Luis Antonio Ramos Luis Antonio Ramos (born July 13, 1973) is an American actor who has been on and starred in various film and television shows such as ''Martin'', ''Early Edition'', ''New York Undercover'', '' In The House'', ''Friends'', ''The Shield'', '' CSI'', ...

, Puerto Rican actor *

Luis Antonio Rivera Luis Antonio Rivera a.k.a. "Yoyo Boing" (born April 9, 1930) is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian and television show host, who was also one of the pioneers of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican television. Early years Rivera was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico ...

, Puerto Rican television host *

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and m ...

, Spanish film director *

Lluís Claret Lluís Claret (born 1951 in Andorra la Vella) is an Andorran Cello, cellist. He was born in Andorra in 1951 where he began his musical education at the age of 9. In 1964 he moved to Barcelona, won major distinctions at the Conservatory of the Lic ...

, Andorran cellist *

, Nicaraguan singer * Luis Fernando Vager, Puerto Rican musician and producer *

Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being "Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee. Fonsi received his first ...

, Puerto Rican singer *

Luis Gatica Luis Gatica (born February 25, 1961) is a Mexican actor, son of the Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and the Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés. He is the uncle of fellow actor Alfredo Gatica. Biography Luis Gatica was born in Veracruz, Mexico. He g ...

, Mexican-Chilean-Puerto Rican actor and singer *

Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in the Paul Thomas Anderson films ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia'' (1999) an ...

, Puerto Rican actor *

Luis Roberto Guzmán Luis Roberto Guzmán (born April 9, 1973) is a Puerto Rican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas like '' Alborada'', and for his title role in Mexican series ''El Pantera''. Guzmán also worked on the film '' Ladies' Night'' ...

, Puerto Rican actor *

Lluís Llach Lluís Llach i Grande (; born 7 May 1948) is a Catalan singer-songwriter, novelist and politician from Spain. He is one of the main representatives of the ''nova cançó'' genre and an outspoken advocate of the right to self-determination of ...

, Catalan composer *

Luis Manzano Luis Philippe Santos Manzano (; born April 21, 1981), also known by his nickname Lucky, is a Filipino-American TV host, actor, comedian, VJ, and model. He is the son of actors Edu Manzano and Vilma Santos. He is best known for his roles in th ...

, Filipino actor and television host *

Luis Egidio Meléndez Luis Egidio Meléndez (1716–1780) was a Spanish painter. Though he received little acclaim during his lifetime and died in poverty, Meléndez is recognized as the greatest Spanish still-life painter of the 18th century. His mastery of compos ...

, Spanish painter *

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

, Mexican singer *

Luis Oquendo Luis Oquendo Valhuerdi (March 24, 1925 – August 25, 1992)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''. Social Security Administration. was a Cuban-American actor who was well known for his acting on radio before going into television and film ...

, Cuban actor *

Luis "Perico" Ortiz Luis Ortiz a.k.a. "Perico" (born December 26, 1949) is a trumpet player, composer, musical arranger and producer. Early years Ortiz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the capital city of the island. He was raised in Santurce, a sector of San Ju ...

, Puerto Rican musician *

Luis Rego Luis Rego (born 30 May 1943) is a French actor, comedian, writer and director, of Portuguese origins. He was a founding member of music/comedy group Les Charlots Les Charlots, known as The Crazy Boys in the English-speaking world, was a group ...

, Portuguese actor and musician *

Luis Segura Luis Segura (born in Mao, Dominican Republic year 1939), is a popular traditional Dominican singer who refers to himself as 'The Father of Bachata'. He is considered one of the best interpreters of traditional bachata Traditional bachata is a s ...

, Dominican singer * Luis Vargas, Dominican singer * Luis Vigoreaux Lorenzana, Puerto Rican television host * Luis Vigoreaux Rivera, Puerto Rican television host * Luis Ferdinand Vega, known as

Little Louie Vega Luis Ferdinand Vega Jr. (born June 12, 1965), as known as "Little Louie" Vega, is an American DJ, record producer and Grammy Award winner remixer of Puerto Ricans in the United States, Puerto Rican ancestry. He is one half of the Masters at Work ...

, American DJ, record producer and Grammy Award winner remixer of Puerto Rican ancestry

Politicians

Luis Alberto de Herrera Luis Alberto de Herrera (Montevideo, 22 July 1873 – 8 April 1959) was a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. Political and diplomatic roles A national leader of great importance during the first half of the 20th century, he l ...

, Uruguayan politician *

Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...

, former Governor of Puerto Rico (1969–1973) *

Luis Arce Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (; born 28 September 1963), often referred to as Lucho, is a Bolivian banker, economist, and politician serving as the 67th president of Bolivia since 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he previously serve ...

, Bolivian politician and current president of Bolivia *

Luis Alberto Lacalle Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera, Order of St Michael and St George, GCMG (; ''Lacalle'' locally or ; born 13 July 1941), is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer who served as President of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995. Background His mother, María ...

, former president of

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

Luis Ángel González Macchi Luis Ángel González Macchi (born December 13, 1947, in Asunción) was the President of Paraguay from 1999 until 2003. Career He was the President of the Paraguayan Senate from 1998 to 1999. As the president of the Senate, González Macchi ...

, former president of Paraguay * Lluís Companys i Jover, Catalan politician * Luis Conrado Batlle y Berres, former president of Uruguay * Luis María del Corazón de Jesús Dionisio Argaña Ferraro, Paraguayan politician * Luis R. Esteves, Major General, Puerto Rican-American military leader *

Luis Fortuño Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset (born 31 October 1960) is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, from 2009 to 2013. Fortuño served as the first secretary of econom ...

, Governor of

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

(2009–present) *

Luis Gutiérrez Luis Vicente Gutiérrez (born December 10, 1953) is an American politician. He served as the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2019. From 1986 until his election to Congress, he served as a member of the Chicago City Council representing the ...

, Puerto Rican-American political leader *

Luis Mangalus Taruc Luis Mangalus Taruc (; June 21, 1913 – May 4, 2005) was a Filipino political figure and rebel during the agrarian unrest of the 1930s until the end of the Cold War. He was the leader of the Hukbalahap group (from ''Hukbong Bayan Laban sa ...

, Filipino politician *

Luis Mena Luis Mena may refer to: * Luis de Mena, 18th-century Mexican painter * Luis Mena (Nicaraguan politician) (Luis Mena Vado, c. 1865–1928), Nicaraguan politician * Luís Mena e Silva (1902–1963), Portuguese sport equestrian rider * Luis Rojas Mena ...

, President of

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

Luis Muñoz Marín José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (February 18, 1898April 30, 1980) was a Puerto Rican journalist, politician, statesman and was the first elected governor of Puerto Rico, regarded as the "Architect of the Puerto Rico Commonwealth." In 1948 he ...

, first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico *

Luis Enrique Oberto Luis Enrique Oberto González (19 August 1928 – 8 August 2022) was a Venezuelan banker and politician who served in several high-ranking positions within the government of Venezuela. A member of COPEI, Oberto was a member of the Venezuelan ...

(1928–2022), Venezuelan politician *

Luis Redondo Luis Rolando Redondo Guifarro (born 20 January 1973) is a Honduran politician and engineer, serving as deputy and president of the National Congress of Honduras since 25 January 2022. Early life and career Redondo began as a businessman in San ...

, Honduran politician and engineer, deputy and president of the

National Congress of Honduras The National Congress ( es, Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras. Organization The Honduran Congress is a unicameral legislature. The nominal President of the National Congress of Honduras is currentl ...

Luis Muñoz Rivera Luis Muñoz Rivera (July 17, 1859 – November 15, 1916) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician. He was a major figure in the struggle for political autonomy of Puerto Rico in union with Spain. In 1887, Muñoz Rivera became part ...

, Puerto Rican politician and father of Luis Muñoz Marín *

Luis Rodríguez de Miguel Luis Rodríguez de Miguel (1910–1982) was a Spanish politician and jurist. He was a specialist in criminal psychology. He was a member of the FET y de las JONS, Falange Party during the Francoist Spain, Franco era and served as the Ministry of ...

(1910–1982), Spanish politician and jurist

Writer

Luís de Camões Luís Vaz de Camões (; sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns, ; c. 1524 or 1525 – 10 June 1580) is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespear ...

, Portuguese poet *

Luis Lloréns Torres Luis Llorens Torres (May 14, 1876 – June 16, 1944), was a Puerto Rican poet, playwright, and politician. He was an advocate for the independence of Puerto Rico. Early years Llorens Torres was born in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. His parent ...

, Puerto Rican playwright and poet *

Luis López Nieves Luis López Nieves (born January 17, 1950) is Puerto Rican author. He has collaborated with several newspapers and written two TV miniseries. He has written the scripts for PSA advertisements. He has been visiting professor at the University o ...

, Puerto Rican writer *

Luis Palés Matos Luis Palés Matos (March 20, 1898 – February 23, 1959) was a Puerto Rican poet who is credited with creating the poetry genre known as Afro-Antillano. He is also credited with writing the screenplay for the "Romance Tropical", the first Puerto ...

, Puerto Rican author

Other

Luis F. Alvarez Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

, Spanish-American physician (grandfather of Luis W. Alvarez) * Luis W. Álvarez, Spanish-American physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physics *

Luis Aponte Martínez Luis Aponte Martínez (August 4, 1922 – April 10, 2012) was a Puerto Rican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of San Juan from 1965 to 1999. He is the only Puerto Rican to have been named a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He participat ...

, Puerto Rican religious leader *

Luis E. Arreaga Luis Edmundo Arreaga-Rodas (born 1952) is a Guatemalan American diplomat and government official who served as the United States Ambassador to Guatemala from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as United States Ambassador to Iceland from 2010 t ...

, Guatemalan-American diplomat *

Luis Carrillo Luis Carrillo was, from November 1567 to about July 1568, royal commissioner with Alonso Muñoz for the inspection of the viceregal government of New Spain for King Philip II. The Conspiracy of 1565 When New Spain Viceroy Luís de Velasco died in ...

, Spanish colonial administrator *

Luis de Moscoso Alvarado Luis de Moscoso Alvarado (1505–1551) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. Luis de Moscoso Alvarado assumed command of Hernando De Soto's expedition upon the latter's death. Early life Luis de Moscoso Alvarado was born in Badajoz, Spain, t ...

, Spanish explorer and conquistador *

Lluís Domènech i Montaner Lluís Domènech i Montaner (; 21 December 1850 – 27 December 1923) was a Spanish architect who was highly influential on '' Modernisme català'', the Catalan Art Nouveau/Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician. Born in Barcelona ...

, Catalan architect *

Luis Motta Domínguez Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez (born July 2, 1958) is a Venezuelan politician and military officer who has previously served as a Minister of Electric Power during the 2015–2019 period and as president of the National Electricity Corporation (Co ...

, Venezuelan politician and military officer *

Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste Don Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste ( es, Don Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, marqués de Villaflor y noveno conde de Alba de Liste ; also sometimes, ''Luis Henríquez de Guzmán, conde de Alba de Aliste'') (born c. 1605) was ...

, Spanish nobleman *

Luis Jacob Luis Jacob (born 1971) is an artist, writer, curator and educator living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Life and work Jacob was born in Lima, Peru and moved to Canada with his family when he was ten. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 19 ...

, Peruvian-Canadian visual artists and photographer *

Luis Garavito Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos (born 25 January 1957), also known as ''La Bestia'' ("The Beast") or ''Tribilin'' ("Goofy") is a Colombian serial killer, pederast, rapist, child molester, and necrophile. In October 1999, he confessed to comm ...

, prolific Colombian serial killer and rapist *

Luis Muñoz de Guzmán Luis Muñoz de Guzmán (1735 – 11 February 1808) was a Spanish colonial administrator who served as Royal Governor of Quito and Royal Governor of Chile The Royal Governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district cal ...

, a Spanish colonial administrator * Luis González Vale, Puerto Rican historian *

Luis Guinot Luis Guinot Jr. (April 8, 1935 – March 19, 2022) was an American diplomat who was the U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica from 1991 to 1993. Nominated by President George H. W. Bush on May 30, 1991, Guinot was confirmed by the United States Senate ...

, Puerto Rican-American diplomat *

Luis Lliboutry Louis Lliboutry (born 19 February 1922 in Madrid; died on 21 October 2007 in Grenoble) was a French glaciologist, geophysicist, and mountaineer. While in Chile in the early 1950s, he analysed and explained the formation of snow penitents in the A ...

, French-Chilean glaciologist *

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera ''Passions'', portrayed from 1999 to 2008 by original cast member Galen Gering. Debuting in the series' premiere episode, Luis is introduced as an honest, hard-working ...

, fictional character on NBC's daytime drama ''Passions'' *

Luis Marden Luis Marden (born Annibale Luigi Paragallo) (January 25, 1913 – March 3, 2003) was an American photographer, explorer, writer, filmmaker, diver, navigator, and linguist who worked for ''National Geographic Magazine''. He worked as a photographer ...

, American photographer *

Luis Marileo Colipí Luis Marileo Colipí was a Mapuche chief active in the Mapuche resistance to the Occupation of Araucanía (1861–1883). Luis Marileo Colipí allegedly attacked Lumaco Lumaco is a town and commune in Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region ...

, Mapuche chief *

Luis Miranda Casañas Luis Miranda Casañas (Oct 1937 - January 7, 2019), a native of Santana barrio, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was the Chairman of the Board of Universal, the largest insurance group in Puerto Rico, which he founded in 1998. It also has a corporate prese ...

, Puerto Rican businessman * Luis M. Rocha, American-Portuguese professor and scientist *

Luis Née Luis Née (July 12, 1735 – October 3, 1807) was a French-born Spanish botanist and prolific collector of plant specimens who accompanied the Malaspina Expedition on its five-year scientific exploration of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands. ...

, explorer, botanist, discovered Coast Live Oak in California *

Luis Ortega Álvarez Luis Ignacio Ortega Álvarez (14 January 1953 – 15 April 2015) was a Spanish judge. He served on the Constitutional Court of Spain since January 2011. He was noted as an expert of Spanish public law. Biography Ortega was born in 1953 in ...

, Spanish judge *

Luis Padial Brigadier General Luis Padial (February 6, 1832 – March 5, 1879), was a soldier, politician and one of the most important figures who was responsible for the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico. Early years Padial, (birth name: Luis Padial ...

, Puerto Rican military leader *

Luis Posada Carriles Luis Clemente Posada Carriles (February 15, 1928 – May 23, 2018) was a Cuban exile militant and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent. He was considered a terrorist by the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the G ...

, Cuban militant *

Luis Rafael Sánchez Dr. Luis Rafael Sánchez, a.k.a. "Wico" Sánchez (November 17, 1936) is a Puerto Rican essayist, novelist, and short-story author who is widely considered one of the island's most outstanding contemporary playwrights. Possibly his best known play ...

, Puerto Rican playwright *

Luis Sera This is a list of ''Resident Evil'' characters, which includes playable and recurring characters that were introduced in ''Resident Evil'', a series of survival horror video games. Appearances P - Playable character (campaign/unlockab ...

, a character in ''Resident Evil 4'' *

Luis Scott-Vargas Luis Scott-Vargas (born February 17, 1983), commonly known as LSV, is a professional ''Magic: the Gathering'' player from Oakland, California, USA, currently living in Denver, Colorado. His accomplishments include fifteen Grand Prix Top 8s (fiv ...

, American ''Magic: the Gathering'' player *

Luis Antonio Tagle Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle ( ; ; born June 21, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church currently serving as the Pro-Prefect for the Section of Evangelization of Dicastery for Evangelization (formerly the Congregation for the Evangeli ...

, Filipino cardinal and current prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples ; Middle name *

José Luis Corcuera José Luis Corcuera (born 1944) is a Spanish politician who served as interior minister of Spain from 1988 to 1993. Early life Corcuera hails from a Basque family. He was born in 1944 and was raised in Bilbao. He left school at 14. Career Corcu ...

(born 1944), Spanish politician

References

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