László () is a Hungarian male

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and

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after the King-Knight Saint

Ladislaus I of Hungary Ladislaus I (, , , ; 1040 – 29 July 1095), also known as Saint Ladislas, was King of Hungary from 1077 and King of Croatia from 1091. He was the second son of King Béla I of Hungary and Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Richeza (or Adela ...

(1077–1095). It derives from

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, a variant of

Vladislav Vladislav ( (', '); , ; Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав, ) is a male given names, given name of Slavs, Slavic origin. Variatio ...

. The name has a history of being frequently

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. 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 László "Laci" Babai (born July 20, 1950, in Budapest) a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and won the Knuth Prize. Babai was an invited speaker at the International Congresses of Mathematicians in Kyoto (1990), Zürich (199 ...

(b. 1950), Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist *

László Lovász László Lovász (; born March 9, 1948) is a Hungarian mathematician and professor emeritus at Eötvös Loránd University, best known for his work in combinatorics, for which he was awarded the 2021 Abel Prize jointly with Avi Wigderson. He ...

(b. 1948), Hungarian mathematician *

László Fejes Tóth László Fejes Tóth (, ; 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 the Euclidean plane (a ge ...

(1915–2005), Hungarian mathematician *

László Fuchs László Fuchs (born June 24, 1924) is a Hungary, 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 teac ...

(1863–1930), influential Hungarian mathematics high school teacher *

László Tisza László Tisza (July 7, 1907 – April 15, 2009) was a Hungarian-born American physicist who was Professor of Physics Emeritus at MIT. He was a colleague of famed physicists Edward Teller, Lev Landau and Fritz London, and initiated the two ...

(1907–2009), Professor of Physics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology *

László Mérő László Mérő (born Budapest, 11 December 1949) is a Hungary, Hungarian research psychologist and popular science author. He has Jews, Jewish ancestry. He is a lecturer at the Experimental Psychology Department of Eötvös Loránd University an ...

(b. 1949), Hungarian research psychologist and science author

Politics and the military

* László Almásy (politician) (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 László Kövér (; born 29 December 1959) is a Hungarian politician who is the current List of speakers of the National Assembly (Hungary), speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary. Under his capacity as speaker, he was also twice acting pre ...

(b. 1959), Hungarian politician and Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary *

László Rajk László Rajk (8 March 1909 – 15 October 1949) was a Hungary, Hungarian Communist politician, who served as Minister of Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was an important organizer of the Hungarian Communists' power (for example, ...

(1909–1949), Hungarian communist Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs * László L. Simon (born 1972), Hungarian politician and writer *

László Palóczy László Palóczy (14 October 1783 – 27 April 1861) was a Hungarian politician, who served as acting Speaker of the House of Representatives as oldest member of the lower house in 1849. He was sentenced to death after the surrender at V ...

(1783–1861), Hungarian politician *

László Sólyom László Sólyom (, ; 3 January 1942 – 8 October 2023) was a Hungarian politician, lawyer, and librarian who was President of Hungary from 2005 until 2010. Previously he was the first president of the Constitutional Court of Hungary from 199 ...

(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. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the ...

(1485–1526),

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and official under King

Louis II of Hungary Louis II (; ; ; ; 1 July 1506 – 29 August 1526) was King of Hungary, King of Croatia, Croatia and King of Bohemia, Bohemia from 1516 to 1526. He died during the Battle of Mohács fighting the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans, whose victory led to the Ot ...

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. (1841–1916), Austro-Hungarian diplomat; son of László Szőgyény-Marich, Sr. *

László Teleki Count László Teleki IV de Szék (11 February 1811 – 8 May 1861) was a Hungarian writer and statesman. He is remembered as the author of the drama ''Kegyencz'' ("The Favourite", 1841). In older books in English he is given the name "Ladisl ...

(1811–1861), Hungarian politician and writer *

László Tőkés László Tőkés ( ; born 1 April 1952) is an ethnically Hungarian pastor and politician from Romania. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2007 to 2019. Tőkés served as a Vice-President of the European Parliament from 2010 ...

(b. 1952), Romanian Vice President of the European Parliament

Music

László Lajtha László Lajtha (; 30 June 1892 – 16 February 1963) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and conductor. Career Lajtha was born to Ida Wiesel, a Transylvanian-Hungarian and Pál Lajtha, an owner of a leather factory. His father had am ...

(1892–1963), composer *

László Simon László Simon (16 July 1948 – 9 September 2009) was a Hungary, 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 als ...

(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 *

László Benkő Omega was a Hungarian rock band formed in 1962, which has been described as the most successful Hungarian band in history. They released more than 20 albums both in Hungarian and English. After several early personnel changes, their classic lineu ...

(1943-2020) Hungarian keyboardist for the band

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Film

Leslie Howard (actor) Leslie Howard Steiner (3 April 18931 June 1943) was an English actor, director, producer and writer.Obituary, '' Variety'', 9 June 1943. He wrote many stories and articles for ''The New York Times'', ''The New Yorker'', and '' Vanity Fair'' an ...

(1893–1943), British-Hungarian actor born László Steiner *

László Kalmár (director) László Kalmár (1900–1980) was a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. Cunningham p.37 He began his career in the Horthy era, learning his craft as an assistant director before directing his first film in 1939. His melodrama ''Flames (1941 ...

(1900–1980), a Hungarian film director *

László Kovács (cinematographer) László Kovács ASC (; 14 May 1933 – 22 July 2007) was a Hungarian-American cinematographer, known for his influential work in the development of the American New Wave of films in the 1970s, he collaborated with many known directors, espe ...

(1933–2007), Hungarian-American cinematographer of ''Easy Rider'', ''Five Easy Pieces'' and ''Frances'' *

Peter Lorre Peter Lorre (; born László Löwenstein, ; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States. Known for his timidly devious characters, his appearance, and accented vo ...

(1904–1964), Hungarian-born Hollywood actor born László Löwenstein *

László Nemes László Nemes (born Nemes Jeles László; ; 18 February 1977) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His 2015 debut feature film, ''Son of Saul,'' was screened in the main competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the ...

(1977), Hungarian film director * László Szirtes (1904–1959), Hungarian film producer

Sports

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 ...

(1911–2006), Hungarian/American world champion table tennis player *

László Bölöni Ladislau "Loți" Iosif Bölöni (; born 11 March 1953) is a Romanian professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. After starting out at ASA Târgu Mureș (1962), ASA Târgu Mureș, Böl� ...

(b. 1953), Romanian-born Hungarian former footballer and coach *

László Cseh László Cseh (; born 3 December 1985) is a retired Hungarian competitive swimmer and six-time Olympic medalist. He is a 33-time European Champion. His father, László Cseh Sr., also represented Hungary at the Olympics in swimming. In 2020, ...

(b. 1985), Hungarian swimmer *

Laslo Djere Laslo Djere; Serbian Latin: ''Laslo Đere''; (born 2 June 1995) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 10 June 2019, Djere reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 27. On 22 March 2021, he reached his career-high at world No. ...

(b. 1995), Serbian professional tennis player *

László Kubala László Kubala (10 June 1927 – 17 May 2002) was a Hungarian professional association football, footballer. He played as a forward (association football), forward for Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros, ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Bratislava, F ...

(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 Championships ...

(1957–2020), Hungarian water polo player *

László Papp László Papp (25 March 1926 – 16 October 2003) was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest. He was left-handed and won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olym ...

(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 in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event. References * External lin ...

(1911–1992), Hungarian swimmer * László Szollás (1907–1980), Hungarian world champion pairs skater

Other

László Almásy László Adolf Ede György Mária Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós (; ; 22 August/3 November 1895 – 22 March 1951) was a Hungarian Aristocracy (class), aristocrat, motorist, desert exploration, desert explorer, aviator, Scouting, ...

(1895–1951), Hungarian aristocrat, motorist, aviator, and explorer; basis for the protagonist of the film ''The English Patient'' * László Bárczay (1936–2016), Hungarian chess Grandmaster * Laszlo Berkowits (1928–2020), Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi *

László Bíró László József Bíró (; ; 29 September 1899 – 24 October 1985), Hispanicized as Ladislao José Biro, was a Hungarian inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. The first ballpoint pen had been invented ro ...

(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 (born 1938), Hungarian-Australian geologist and art vandal * Les Murray (broadcaster), Les Murray (1945-2017), born László Ürge, Hungarian-Australian Association football, football broadcaster

Fictional characters

* Lazlo (character), in the 2005–08 Cartoon Network series ''Camp Lazlo'' * Lazlo, 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), ''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'' * Laszlo Cravensworth, a vampire from the sitcom ''What We Do in the Shadows (TV series), What We Do in the Shadows '' * Laszlo, a character in the video game Half-Life 2 * Dr. Laszlo Jamf, a character in the novel Gravity's Rainbow

Surname

Science and mathematics

* Alexander Laszlo (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

* Alexander László (1895–1870), Hungarian-American pianist, musical composer, arranger and inventor * Ferenc László (1937–2010), Romanian musicologist and flautist * Ken Laszlo, Italian pop singer * Viktor Lazlo (born 1960), stage name of Belgian singer Sonia Dronier

Film

* Andrew Laszlo (1926–2011) 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 * Lucy de László (1870–1950), Irish wife of Philip de László * 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), ''Casablanca'' (film), played by Paul Henreid

References

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