Louis is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Antoine Louis Antoine Louis (; 13 February 1723, Metz – 20 May 1792) was an 18th-century French surgeon and physiologist. He was originally trained in medicine by his father, a sergeant major at a local military hospital. As a young man he moved to Paris, w ...

(1723–1792), French surgeon and physiologist * Arthur Louis (1945–2014, born as ''Louis Arthur Bulgin''), Jamaican-British musician * Errol Louis (born 1962), American journalist and television show host *

Chris Louis Christopher Louis (born 9 July 1969) is an English international speedway motorcycle rider who rode for the Ipswich Witches and Hackney Kestrels. He is the son of former Great Britain International John Louis. Career Louis is former schoolbo ...

(born 1969), English speedway rider * Christos Louis (born 1948), Greek molecular geneticist * Gaspard Louis, Haitian dancer and choreographer * Godfrey Louis, solid-state physicist *

Jean Louis Jean Louis (born Jean Louis Berthault; October 5, 1907 – April 20, 1997) was a French-American costume designer. He won an Academy Award for '' The Solid Gold Cadillac'' (1956). Life and career Before coming to Hollywood, he worked in New Yo ...

(1907–1997), French-born costume designer * Jefferson Louis (born 1979), English footballer * Joe Louis (1914–1981), professional name of American boxer and heavyweight champion Joseph Louis Barrow *

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus ( ; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer who worked on the comedy television series ''Saturday Night Live'' (1982–1985), ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), ''The New Adventures ...

(born 1961), American actress, comedian, and producer * Lance Louis (born 1985), American football player * Laura Glen Louis, American author & poet, * Laurent Louis (born 1980), Belgian politician * Léopold Louis-Dreyfus (1833–1915), French businessman, founder of the Louis Dreyfus Group, and patriarch of the Louis-Dreyfus family * Lil Louis, stage name of American house-music producer and DJ Louis Sims * Michèle Pierre-Louis (born 1947), Haitian politician *

Morris Louis Morris Louis Bernstein (November 28, 1912 – September 7, 1962), known professionally as Morris Louis, was an American painter. During the 1950s he became one of the earliest exponents of Color Field painting. While living in Washington, D. ...

(1912–1962), American painter *

Murray Louis Murray Louis (November 4, 1926 – February 1, 2016) was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Life Louis was known as one of the most influential American modern dancers and choreographers. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in Manh ...

(born 1926), American modern dancer and choreographer * Olin Pierre Louis, Haitian priest * Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis (1787–1872), French physician * Séraphine Louis (1864–1942), French painter *

Spyridon Louis Spyridon Louis ( el, Σπυρίδων Λούης , sometimes transliterated ''Spiridon Loues''; 12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), commonly known as Spyros Louis (Σπύρος Λούης), was a Greek water carrier who won the first modern-day ...

(1873–1940), Greek runner *

Thomas Louis Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Louis, 1st Baronet (''bap.'' 11 May 1758 – 17 May 1807) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw action during the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars. He was one of Horatio Nelson's " Band ...

(1758–1807), British naval officer * Tim Louis (born 1958), Canadian lawyer and municipal politician * Tim Louis, Canadian Member of Parliament *

Tristan Louis Tristan Louis (born February 28, 1971) is a French-born American author, entrepreneur and internet activist. Early work Louis was born in Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. In 1994 and 1995, as publisher of iWorld, part of the Mecklermedi ...

(born 1971), French-American author * Wm. Roger Louis (born 1936), American historian

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