László

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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

László Lajtha (1892–1963), composer
László Simon (1948–2009), Hungarian pianist
Laszlo Gardony (b. 1956) Hungarian-American pianist, composer
László Benkő (1943-2020) Hungarian keyboardist for the band Omega

Film

Leslie Howard (actor) (1893–1943), British-Hungarian actor born László Steiner
László Kalmár (director) (1900–1980), a Hungarian film director
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
László Nemes (1977), Hungarian film director
László Szirtes (1904–1959), Hungarian film producer

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

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
Willem Laszlo (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 (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), played by Paul Henreid

References

^ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. p. 400. ISBN 9780195081374.
^ https://nyilvantarto.hu

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