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László (Hungarian pronunciation:
[ˈlaːsloː] ) 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 .
[1] 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.
[2]
People with this name are listed below by field.
Given name
Science and mathematics
László Babai (b. 1950), Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist
László Lovász (b. 1948), Hungarian mathematician
László Fejes Tóth (1915–2005), Hungarian mathematician
László Fuchs (b. 1924), Hungarian-American mathematician
László Rátz (1863–1930), influential Hungarian mathematics high school teacher
László Tisza (1907–2009), Professor of Physics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
László Mérő (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 (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 Palóczy (1783–1861), Hungarian politician
László Sólyom (b. 1942), Hungarian politician, lawyer and librarian; President of Hungary from 2005 to 2010
László Szalkai (1485–1526),
Archbishop of Esztergom and official under King
Louis II of Hungary
László Szapáry (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 (1811–1861), Hungarian politician and writer
László Tőkés (b. 1952), Romanian Vice President of the European Parliament
Music
Film
Sports
Laszlo Bellak (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 (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 (1911–1992), Hungarian swimmer
László Szollás (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 (1936–2016), Hungarian chess Grandmaster
Laszlo Berkowits (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 (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 (1945-2017), born László Ürge, Hungarian-Australian
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)
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
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
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
Other
Fictional characters
See also
References