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. It is the most common male name among the whole Hungarian male population since 2003. Notable people with the name include:
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, martyr of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 László Kövér (b. 1959), Hungarian politician László Rajk (1909–1949), Hungarian communist and politician László L. Simon (born 1972), Hungarian politician and writer László Palóczy (1783–1861), Hungarian politician László Sólyom (1942–2023), 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 Hetey (1942–2025), Hungarian actor and puppeteer László Kalmár (director) (1900–1980), a Hungarian film director László Kovács (cinematographer) (1933–2007), Hungarian-American cinematographer Peter Lorre (1904–1964), Hungarian-born Hollywood actor born László Löwenstein László Nemes (1977), Hungarian film director László Szirtes (1904–1959), Hungarian film producer László Willinger (1909-1989), Hungarian/Austrian portrait photographer at M.G.M. film studio
Sports Laszlo Bellak (1911–2006), Hungarian/American table tennis player László Bölöni (b. 1953), Romanian-born Hungarian former footballer and coach László Cseh (b. 1985), Hungarian swimmer László Fazekas (1947–2026), Hungarian football player and manager László Kubala (1927–2002), Hungarian footballer László Kuncz (1957–2020), Hungarian water polo player László Papp (1926–2003), Hungarian boxer László Szabados (1911–1992), Hungarian swimmer László Szollás (1907–1980), Hungarian world champion pairs skater Laslo Djere (b. 1995), Serbian professional tennis player
Other László Almásy (1895–1951), Hungarian aristocrat, motorist, aviator, and explorer 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 László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946), Hungarian painter László Péter (1929–2008), Hungarian-born British historian 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, protagonist of 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 László Tóth, the protagonist of The Brutalist 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 (1895–1970), 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
Film Andrew Laszlo (1926–2011) Hungarian-American cinematographer Ernest Laszlo (1898–1984), Hungarian-American cinematographer Hana Laszlo (b. 1953) Israeli actress and comedian
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 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
See also Albert-László Barabási, Hungarian-Romanian scientist See also
Laszlo Toth, a pen name for comedian and humorist Don Novello
References
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