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László () is a Hungarian male
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after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are 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.https://nyilvantarto.hu People with this name are listed below by field.


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Science and mathematics

* László Babai (b. 1950), Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist * László Lovász (b. 1948), Hungarian mathematician *
László Fejes Tóth László Fejes Tóth ( hu, Fejes Tóth László, 12 March 1915 – 17 March 2005) was a Hungarian mathematician who specialized in geometry. He proved that a lattice pattern is the most efficient way to pack centrally symmetric convex sets on ...
(1915–2005), Hungarian mathematician *
László Fuchs László Fuchs (born June 24, 1924) is a Hungarian-born American mathematician, the Evelyn and John G. Phillips Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Mathematics at Tulane University.
(b. 1924), Hungarian-American mathematician *
László Rátz László Rátz (9 April 1863 in Sopron – 30 September 1930 in Budapest) was a Hungarian mathematics high school teacher best known for educating such people as John von Neumann and Nobel laureate Eugene Wigner. He was a legendary ...
(1863–1930), influential Hungarian mathematics high school teacher * László Tisza (1907–2009), Professor of Physics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology *
László Mérő László Mérő (born Budapest, 11 December 1949) is a Hungarian research psychologist and popular science author. He has Jewish ancestry. He is a lecturer at the Experimental Psychology Department of Eötvös Loránd University and at the busin ...
(b. 1949), Hungarian research psychologist and science author


Politics and the military

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László Almásy (politician) László Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós (27 July 1869 – 12 March 1936) was a Hungarian jurist, soldier and politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives between 1929 and 1935. Biography He was born into an ...
(1869–1936), Hungarian jurist, soldier and politician * László Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931), Hungarian aristocrat and physician * László Ignác Bercsényi (1689–1778), Hungarian-born soldier who became Marshal of France * László Csány, Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Public Works and Transport in 1849, martyr of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 * 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 László () 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 Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being frequen ...
(1485–1526),
Archbishop of Esztergom In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdio ...
and official under King Louis II of Hungary *
László Szapáry ''not to be confused with his grandson Laszlo Szapáry''. Count László Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (22 November 1831 – 28 September 1883) was a Hungarian nobleman and a general of the Austrian Imperial Army. Early ...
(1831–1883), Hungarian general * László Szőgyény-Marich, Sr. (1806–1893), Hungarian politician *
László Szőgyény-Marich, Jr. László () 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 Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being frequen ...
(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

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László Lajtha László Lajtha (; 30 June 1892 – 16 February 1963) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and conductor. Career Born to Ida Wiesel, a Transsylvanian-Hungarian and Pál Lajtha, an owner of a leather factory. The father Pál had ambitio ...
(1892–1963), composer *
László Simon László Simon (16 July 1948 – 9 September 2009) was a Hungarian pianist. Professional life László Simon was born in Miskolc. He studied under Zoltán Benkö in Budapest, and under Hans Leygraf in Stockholm and Hannover. He also receiv ...
(1948–2009), Hungarian pianist *
Laszlo Gardony Laszlo Gardony (born 1956) is a Hungarian-born American jazz pianist and composer. Gardony performs as a solo artist and leads his own trio, quartet and sextet. He is also a featured sideman with several other groups. Biography Gardony studied ...
(b. 1956) Hungarian-American pianist, composer


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

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Laszlo Bellak Laszlo Bellak (February 12, 1911 – September 20, 2006) was a Hungarian and American table tennis player. Table tennis career He represented Hungary 59 times in international competition. He won 21 medals at the World Championships, seven of w ...
(1911–2006), Hungarian/American world champion table tennis player * László Bölöni (b. 1953), Romanian-born Hungarian former footballer and coach * László Cseh (b. 1985), Hungarian swimmer * László Kubala (1927–2002), Hungarian footballer *
László Kuncz László Kuncz (29 July 1957 – 6 December 2020) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of World Aquatics Champions ...
(1957–2020), Hungarian water polo player * László Papp (1926–2003), Hungarian boxer, the first boxer in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals *
László Szabados László Szabados (11 April 1911 – 17 October 1997) was a Hungarian swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the 1932 Olympics he won a bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competitio ...
(1911–1992), Hungarian swimmer *
László Szollás László (Ladislaus) Szollás (13 November 1907 – 4 October 1980) was a Hungarian world champion and Olympic medalist pair skater. Early life Szollas was Jewish. He attended the Ludovika Military Academy in the Horthy era.. Figure skating c ...
(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 Bárczay László Bárczay (21 February 1936 – 7 April 2016) was a Hungarian chess Grandmaster. In 1966 he was awarded the FIDE International Master title. At the 1966 Olympiad in Havana, he scored 11/12 (ten wins and two draws) as second reserve f ...
(1936–2016), Hungarian chess Grandmaster *
Laszlo Berkowits Laszlo Berkowits (February 29, 1928 – December 13, 2020) was a Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi. From 1944 to 1945, he was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. After his release in 1945, he studied briefly in Sweden before ...
(1928–2020), Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi * László Bíró (1899–1985), Hungarian-Argentine inventor of the ballpoint pen * László Hudec (1893–1958), Hungarian-Slovak architect *
László Krasznahorkai László Krasznahorkai (; born 5 January 1954) is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter known for difficult and demanding novels, often labeled postmodern, with dystopian and melancholic themes. Several of his works, including his novels '' S ...
(b. 1954), Hungarian novelist and screenwriter *
László Listi Count László Listi de Köpcsény et Jánosháza (''List, Listi, Listh, Listhy, Liszti, Liszty, Listius''; 1628 – February 16, 1662) was a Hungarian poet. Listi was executed for counterfeiting To counterfeit means to imitate something a ...
(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 * Les Murray (1945-2017), born László Ürge, Hungarian-Australian football broadcaster


Fictional characters

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Lazlo (character) ''Camp Lazlo'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray. It features a large cast of anthropomorphic animal characters. The series takes place in Camp Kidney, a Boy Scout summer camp in the fictional town of Prickly Pines. ...
, in the 2005–08 Cartoon Network series ''Camp Lazlo'' *
Lazlo (Suikoden) is a role-playing video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami exclusively for the PlayStation 2 video game console and is the fourth installment of the ''Suikoden'' video game series. It was released in Au ...
, 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 ''Battlefield 4'' is a 2013 first-person shooter video game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released in October and November for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and is th ...
'' * 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 Professor Pyg is a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly known as an adversary of the superhero Batman. Pyg was created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert and debuted as a corpse in the alternate reality story ' ...
* Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, titular character of the novel ''
The Alienist ''The Alienist'' is a crime novel by Caleb Carr first published in 1994 and is the first book in the Kreizler series. It takes place in New York City in 1896, and includes appearances by many famous figures of New York society in that era, inc ...
'' and its TV adaptation * Lazlo Strange, the protagonist in Laini Taylor's book ''Strange the Dreamer'' * Laszlo Cravensworth, a vampire from the sitcom '' What We Do in the Shadows '' * Laszlo, a character in the video game Half-Life 2


Surname


Science and mathematics

* Alexander Laszlo (scientist) (1964), American systems scientist * Ernő László (1897–1973), Hungarian-born American dermatologist and cosmetic businessman *
Ervin László Ervin László (; born 12 June 1932) is a Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist, integral theorist, originally a classical pianist. He is an advocate of the theory of quantum consciousness. Early life and education László w ...
(b. 1932), Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist, and integral theorist *
Yves Laszlo Yves Laszlo () is a French mathematician working in the University of Paris-Sud. He specializes in algebraic geometry. Laszlo obtained his Ph.D. in 1988 from the University of Paris-Sud under the supervision of Arnaud Beauville Arnaud Beauvi ...
, French mathematician working in the École Polytechnique


Music

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Ferenc László Ferenc László, (b. Cluj, Romania, May 8, 1937, d. Cluj-Napoca, Romania, March 17, 2010, aged 72.) was a musicologist and flutist. Biography Following the completion of his studies in flute at Cluj Conservatory in 1959, he performed as a flu ...
(1937–2010), Romanian musicologist and flautist * Ken Laszlo, Italian pop singer *
Viktor Lazlo The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French sho ...
(born 1960), stage name of Belgian singer Sonia Dronier *
Willem Laszlo Willem () is a Dutch and West FrisianRienk de Haan, ''Fryske Foarnammen'', Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij), , p. 158. masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Gu ...
(born 1998), Dutch electronic music producer on Monstercat


Film

* Andrew Laszlo (1926–2011) Hungarian-American cinematographer * Ernest Laszlo (1898–1984), Hungarian-American cinematographer and Academy Award winner *
Hana Laszlo Hana Laszlo ( he, חנה לסלאו; born 14 June 1953) is an Israeli actress, television presenter and comedian. In 2005, she won a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film '' Free Zone''. She has also receiv ...
(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) Csaba László may refer to: * Csaba László (footballer, born 1964), Romanian-born Hungarian football player and manager currently manager for Chennaiyin FC Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, ...
, Hungarian football player *
László Szollás László (Ladislaus) Szollás (13 November 1907 – 4 October 1980) was a Hungarian world champion and Olympic medalist pair skater. Early life Szollas was Jewish. He attended the Ludovika Military Academy in the Horthy era.. Figure skating c ...
(1907–1980), world champion and Olympic medalist pair skater.


Other

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Miklós László Miklós László (May 20, 1903 – April 19, 1973; born Nicholaus Leitner) was a playwright and naturalized American citizen born in Budapest, Hungary. He is best known for his play ''Illatszertár'', also known as ''Parfumerie'', which was ...
(1903–1973), Hungarian-American playwright *
Paul László Paul László or Paul Laszlo (6 February 1900 – 27 March 1993) was a Hungarian-born architect and interior designer whose work spanned eight decades and many countries. László built his reputation while designing interiors for houses, but in ...
, (1900–1993), architect * Philip de László (1869–1937), Hungarian painter known for portraits of royalty and aristocrats *
Lucy de László Lucy Madeleine de László de Lombos (née Guinness; 22 December 1870 – 27 December 1950) was an Anglo-Irish people, Anglo-Irish socialite, amateur musician, diarist, and the wife of the painter Philip de László. A member of the prominent Gu ...
(1870–1950), Irish wife of Philip de László *
Tony László Tony László (born 16 October 1960) is an American born to parents of Hungarian and Italian descent. He was raised in the United States and came to Japan in 1985. As a freelance journalist, he has written articles in English and Japanese. He ...
(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) Ladislaus ( or according to the case) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It may refer to: * Ladislaus of Hungary (disambiguation) * Ladislaus I (disambiguation) * Ladislaus II (disambiguation) * Ladislaus III (disambiguation) * L ...
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Lazlow Jones Jeffrey Crawford "Lazlow" Jones (born September 4, 1973) is an American writer, producer, director, voice actor, and radio personality. He is best known for his work with Rockstar Games, for which he worked on the ''Grand Theft Auto'', '' Max ...
, 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 Donald Andrew Novello (born January 1, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, singer, writer, film director and producer. He is best known for his work on NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1978 to 1980, and again from 1985 to 1986, often as the ...


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