Louis (name)
Encyclopedia
Louis is the French
and English
form of the German
given name
Ludwig
. Another English
variant is Lewis (ˈluːɪs). The German name is composed of the words for "fame" (hlūd) and "warrior" (wīg) which may be translated to famous warrior or "famous in battle".
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
form of the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
Ludwig
Ludwig (given name)
Ludwig is an Old High German given name. Etymologically, the name can be traced back to the Germanic name Hludwig, composed of Hlud/Hluth meaning "famous", and Wig meaning "warrior"...
. Another English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
variant is Lewis (ˈluːɪs). The German name is composed of the words for "fame" (hlūd) and "warrior" (wīg) which may be translated to famous warrior or "famous in battle".
Variant forms
(Khlodvigi) (Loudovikos) (Luiz is an archaic form) (Lyudovik) (Luj) ([lu'is] or ['lwis])Arts and entertainment
- Louis (artist)Louis (artist)Louis is the stage name of Im Sang-hun; a Vietnam pop singer. He is most well known for being the original artist of the song "Chinese Restaurant" .- References :* *...
(born 1989), Korean pop singer - Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
(1901–1971), American jazz musician - Louis Caron, backup musician for The Platters
- Louis CalabroLouis CalabroLouis Calabro, was an Italian American orchestral composer.Calabro studied piano and composition at Juilliard School of Music. Vincent Persichetti was his principal teacher there....
(1926–1991), Italian American orchestral composer - Lou CostelloLou CostelloLouis Francis "Lou" Costello was an American actor and comedian best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott...
(1906–1959), American comedian - Louis Dobbs (born 1945), CNN anchor
- Lou FerrignoLou FerrignoLouis Jude "Lou" Ferrigno is an American actor, fitness trainer/consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron...
(born 1951), American bodybuilder and actor - Louis GallodierLouis GallodierLouis Gallodier was a French ballet dancer and choreographer who spent the majority of his career in Sweden, were he was to have a great importance for the development of the ballet in Sweden as the ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet.- Biography and career:Louis Gallodier was born in France...
(1734–1803), ballet master and choreographer - Louis Gossett, Jr.Louis Gossett, Jr.Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. is an American actor best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman and Fiddler in the 1970s television miniseries Roots...
(born 1936), American actor - Louis JordanLouis JordanLouis Thomas Jordan was a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician, songwriter and bandleader who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the...
(1908–1975), pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter - Louis JouvetLouis JouvetLouis Jouvet was a renowned French actor, director, and theatre director.- Life :Overcoming speech impediments and sometimes paralyzing stage fright as a young man, Jouvet's first important association was with Jacques Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, beginning in 1913...
(1887–1951), French actor and director - Louis L'AmourLouis L'AmourLouis Dearborn L'Amour was an American author. His books consisted primarily of Western fiction novels , however he also wrote historical fiction , science fiction , nonfiction , as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into movies...
(1908–1988), American author of Western fiction - Louis LogicLouis LogicLouis Logic is a New York City based underground hip-hop MC. He is a former member of the Demigodz, appearing on a number of tracks on their first album. He has also released albums as a solo artist, and as The Odd Couple with Jay Love. He has recently made his arrangement with longtime producer J.J...
, American underground rapper - Louis RukeyserLouis RukeyserLouis Richard "Lou" Rukeyser was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television....
(1933–2006), American economic commentator - Lou Diamond Philips (born 1962), American actor
- Lou RawlsLou RawlsLouis Allen "Lou" Rawls was an American soul, jazz, and blues singer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game"...
(1933–2006), American musician - Lou ReedLou ReedLewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
(born 1942), American singer - Louis SacharLouis SacharLouis Sachar is an American author of children's books who is best known for the Sideways Stories From Wayside School book series and the 1998 novel Holes, for which Sachar won a National Book Award and the Newbery Medal...
(born 1954), American author of children's books - Louis Szekely (born 1967), American stand-up comedian better known by his stage name, Louis C.K.
- Louis TherouxLouis TherouxLouis Sebastian Theroux is an English broadcaster best known for his Gonzo style journalism on the television series Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends and When Louis Met.... His career started off in journalism and bears influences of notable writers in his family such as his father, Paul Theroux and...
(born 1970), British television broadcaster - Louis Van LintLouis Van LintLouis Van Lint was a Belgian painter, major figure of the Belgian post-war abstraction.- Biography :Louis Van Lint studied painting at the Academy of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode under Henry Ottevaere and Jacques Maes until 1939...
(1909–1986), Belgian artist - Louis Vuitton (designer)Louis Vuitton (designer)Louis Vuitton , was the founder of the world-famous Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods now owned by LVMH. He had established a reputation in his fields of making luggage, thus was appointed as trunk-maker to Empress Eugénie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III...
(1821–1892), French fashion designer - Louis WainLouis WainLouis Wain was an English artist best known for his drawings, which consistently featured anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. In his later years he suffered from schizophrenia, which, according to some psychologists, can be seen in his works.- Life and work :Louis William Wain was...
(1860–1936), British artist who drew cats - Louis WalshLouis WalshLouis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...
(born 1952), Irish popular music manager and minor celebrity - Louis Tomlinson, British singer in boyband One Direction
Politics
- Louis René Édouard, cardinal de RohanLouis René Édouard, cardinal de RohanLouis René Édouard de Rohan known as the Cardinal de Rohan , prince de Rohan-Guéméné, was a French bishop of Strasbourg , politician, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and cadet of the Rohan family...
(1734–1803), French religious leader and politician - Louis FarrakhanLouis FarrakhanLouis Farrakhan Muhammad, Sr. is the leader of the African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam . He served as the minister of major mosques in Boston and Harlem, and was appointed by the longtime NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad, before his death in 1975, as the National Representative of...
(born 1933), Afro-American social leader - Louis LinggLouis LinggLouis Lingg was a German anarchist who committed suicide while in jail, after being arrested as an agitator during the Haymarket Square bombing.-Birth:...
(1864–1887), German anarchist arrested after Haymarket Square bombing - Louis MichelLouis MichelLouis H. O. Ch. Michel is a Belgian politician. He served in the government of Belgium as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2004 and was European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid from 2004 to 2009. Since 2009, he has been a Member of the European Parliament...
(born 1947), Belgian politician - Louis RielLouis RielLouis David Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government and its first post-Confederation Prime Minister, Sir John A....
(1844–1885), Canadian politician, a founder of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis
Holy Roman Emperors and Kings of Germany
- Louis the PiousLouis the PiousLouis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
, Emperor and King of the Franks from 814 to his death - Louis II, Holy Roman EmperorLouis II, Holy Roman EmperorLouis II the Younger was the King of Italy and Roman Emperor from 844, co-ruling with his father Lothair I until 855, after which he ruled alone. Louis's usual title was imperator augustus , but he used imperator Romanorum after his conquest of Bari in 871, which led to poor relations with Byzantium...
, eldest son of the emperor Lothair I - Louis the GermanLouis the GermanLouis the German , also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian, was a grandson of Charlemagne and the third son of the succeeding Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.He received the appellation 'Germanicus' shortly after his death in recognition of the fact...
(Louis II), the third son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife - Louis the ChildLouis the ChildLouis the Child , sometimes called Louis IV or Louis III, was the last Carolingian ruler of East Francia....
(Louis III), the last true Carolingian ruler of East Francia - Louis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
Kings of France
- Louis the PiousLouis the PiousLouis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
, Emperor and King of the Franks from 814 to his death - Louis the StammererLouis the StammererLouis the Stammerer was the King of Aquitaine and later King of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. He succeeded his younger brother in Aquitaine in 866 and his father in West Francia in 877, though he was never crowned Emperor...
, the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans - Louis III of FranceLouis III of FranceLouis III was the King of France, still then called West Francia, from 879 until his death. The second son of Louis the Stammerer and his first wife, Ansgarde, he succeeded his father to reign jointly with his younger brother Carloman II, who became sole ruler on Louis's death...
, king of Western Francia - Louis IV of FranceLouis IV of FranceLouis IV , called d'Outremer or Transmarinus , reigned as King of Western Francia from 936 to 954...
, king of France from 936 to 954 - Louis V of FranceLouis V of FranceLouis V , called the Indolent or the Sluggard , was the King of Western Francia from 986 until his early death...
, son of the Frankish King Lothair and his wife Emma - Louis VI of FranceLouis VI of FranceLouis VI , called the Fat , was King of France from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis".-Reign:...
, King of France from 1108 to 1137 - Louis VII of FranceLouis VII of FranceLouis VII was King of France, the son and successor of Louis VI . He ruled from 1137 until his death. He was a member of the House of Capet. His reign was dominated by feudal struggles , and saw the beginning of the long rivalry between France and England...
, King of France from 1137 to 1180 - Louis VIII of FranceLouis VIII of FranceLouis VIII the Lion reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II Augustus and Isabelle of Hainaut. He was also Count of Artois, inheriting the county from his mother, from 1190–1226...
, King of France from 1223 to 1226 - Louis IX of FranceLouis IX of FranceLouis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
, King of France from 1226 to 1270 - Louis X of FranceLouis X of FranceLouis X of France, , called the Quarreler, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn was the King of Navarre from 1305 and King of France from 1314 until his death...
, King of France from 1314 to 1316 - Louis XI of FranceLouis XI of FranceLouis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois....
, King of France from 1461 to 1483 - Louis XII of FranceLouis XII of FranceLouis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes...
, King of France from 1498 to 1515 - Louis XIII of FranceLouis XIII of FranceLouis XIII was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643.Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father. His mother, Marie de Medici, acted as regent during Louis' minority...
, King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643 - Louis XIV of FranceLouis XIV of FranceLouis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
, King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 - Louis XV of FranceLouis XV of FranceLouis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
, King of France and Navarre from 1715 to 1774 - Louis XVI of FranceLouis XVI of FranceLouis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....
, King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791 - Louis XVII of FranceLouis XVII of FranceLouis XVII , from birth to 1789 known as Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy; then from 1789 to 1791 as Louis-Charles, Dauphin of France; and from 1791 to 1793 as Louis-Charles, Prince Royal of France, was the son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette...
, the son of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette - Louis XVIII of FranceLouis XVIII of FranceLouis XVIII , known as "the Unavoidable", was King of France and of Navarre from 1814 to 1824, omitting the Hundred Days in 1815...
, King of France and Navarre from 1815 to 1824 - Louis XIX of France, King of France and Navarre for twenty minutes in 1830 before his abdication
Other French royalty
- Louis I, Duke of BourbonLouis I, Duke of BourbonLouis I de Bourbon, le Boiteux, the Lame was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche, and the first Duke of Bourbon.-Life:...
, Duke of Bourbon - Louis II, Duke of BourbonLouis II, Duke of BourbonLouis de Bourbon, called the Good , son of Peter de Bourbon and Isabella de Valois, was the third Duke of Bourbon....
, Duke of Bourbon - Louis I de Bourbon, prince de CondéLouis I de Bourbon, prince de CondéLouis de Bourbon was a prominent Huguenot leader and general, the founder of the House of Condé, a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon.-Life:...
, Prince of Condé - Louis II de Bourbon, prince de CondéLouis II de Bourbon, Prince de CondéLouis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. Prior to his father's death in 1646, he was styled the Duc d'Enghien...
, Prince of Condé - Louis III, Prince of CondéLouis III, Prince of CondéLouis de Bourbon, , was Prince of Condé for less than a year, following the death of his father Henry III, Prince of Condé in 1709...
, Prince of Condé - Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (also known as Louis IV, prince de Condé)
- Louis Joseph de Bourbon, prince de CondéLouis Joseph de Bourbon, prince de CondéLouis Joseph de Bourbon was Prince of Condé from 1740 to his death. A member of the House of Bourbon, he held the prestigious rank of Prince du Sang.-Biography:...
(also known as Louis V Joseph) - Louis Henry II, Prince of CondéLouis Henry II, Prince of CondéLouis Henri de Bourbon was the Prince of Condé from 1818 to his death.-Life:He was the only son of Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé and his wife, Charlotte de Rohan....
(also known as Louis VI Henri) - Louis Armand I, Prince of ContiLouis Armand I, Prince of ContiLouis Armand I de Bourbon was Prince of Conti from 1666 to his death, succeeding his father, Armand de Bourbon. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a Prince du Sang....
, Prince of Conti - Louis Armand II, Prince of ContiLouis Armand II, Prince of ContiLouis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti was Prince of Conti, from 1709 to his death, succeeding his father François Louis, Prince of Conti. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a Prince du Sang. His mother was the pious Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, a grand daughter of Louis de...
, Prince of Conti - Louis François I, Prince of Conti, Prince of Conti
- Louis François II, Prince of Conti, Prince of Conti
Kings of Hungary
- Louis the Great, (Louis I of Hungary) Apostolic King of Hungary, Dalmatia, Croatia, Rama, Serbia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Jerusalem and Sicily from 1342, King of Poland from 1370
- Louis II of Hungary and BohemiaLouis II of Hungary and BohemiaLouis II was King of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia from 1516 to 1526.- Early life :Louis was the son of Ladislaus II Jagiellon and his third wife, Anne de Foix....
, King of Bohemia and Hungary from 1516 to 1526
King of Portugal
- Louis I of Portugal (1838–1889), succeeded to his older brother Peter V in 1861
King of Spain
- Louis I of Spain, the eldest son of Philip V of Spain by his first Queen consort Maria Louisa of Savoy
Princes of Monaco
- Louis I, Prince of MonacoLouis I, Prince of MonacoLouis I, Prince of Monaco was Prince of Monaco from 1662 until 1701.Louis Grimaldi was the elder son of Prince Hercule of Monaco and Maria Aurelia Spinola....
- Louis II, Prince of MonacoLouis II, Prince of MonacoLouis II was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 27 June 1922 until 9 May 1949.-Early years:Born Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi in Baden-Baden, Germany, he was the only child of Prince Albert I of Monaco , and Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton...
, Sovereign Prince of Monaco from 26 June 1922 until 9 May 1949
Dukes and Kings of Bavaria
- Louis I, Duke of BavariaLouis I, Duke of BavariaDuke Louis I of Bavaria was the Duke of Bavaria in 1183 and Count Palatine of the Rhine in 1214. He was a son of Otto I and his wife Agnes of Loon. Louis was married to Ludmilla, a daughter of Duke Frederick of Bohemia.-Biography:Louis extended the duchy of Bavaria and founded many cities...
- Louis II, Duke of BavariaLouis II, Duke of BavariaDuke Louis II of Bavaria was Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1253. Born in Heidelberg, he was a son of duke Otto II and Agnes of the Palatinate...
- Louis III, Duke of BavariaLouis III, Duke of BavariaLouis III. was duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 until 1296 as co-regent with his brothers Otto III and Stephen I.-Biography:Louis was born in Landshut, the son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria and Elizabeth of Hungary....
- Louis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
, also Duke of Bavaria - Louis V, Duke of BavariaLouis V, Duke of BavariaLouis V, Duke of Bavaria, called the Brandenburger was Duke of Bavaria and as Louis I also Margrave of Brandenburg and Count of Tyrol. Louis V was the eldest son of Emperor Louis IV and his first wife Beatrix of Świdnica...
, also Markgrave of Brandenburg as Louis I - Louis VI, Duke of Bavaria, also Markgrave of Brandenburg as Louis II
- Louis VII, Duke of BavariaLouis VII, Duke of BavariaDuke Louis VII of Bavaria was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1413 until 1443. He was a son of Stephen III and Taddea Visconti.-Biography:...
- Louis VIII, Duke of BavariaLouis VIII, Duke of BavariaLouis VIII of Bavaria was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1443 until his death. He was born in Paris, a son of Louis VII and his first wife Anne de Bourbon-La Marche, a daughter of John I, Count of La Marche...
- Louis IX, Duke of BavariaLouis IX, Duke of BavariaLouis IX , was Duke of Bavaria-Landshut from 1450. He was a son of Henry XVI the Rich and Margaret of Austria.-Biography:Louis succeeded his father in 1450...
- Louis X, Duke of BavariaLouis X, Duke of BavariaLouis X , was Duke of Bavaria , together with his older brother William IV, Duke of Bavaria...
Grand-Dukes of Hesse
- Louis I, Grand Duke of HesseLouis I, Grand Duke of HesseLouis I, Grand Duke of Hesse was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and later the first Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine....
- Louis II, Grand Duke of HesseLouis II, Grand Duke of HesseLouis II was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1830 until 5 March 1848 . He was the son of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse....
- Louis III, Grand Duke of HesseLouis III, Grand Duke of HesseLouis III was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1848 until his death. He was succeeded by his nephew, Louis IV....
- Louis IV, Grand Duke of HesseLouis IV, Grand Duke of HesseLouis IV , was the fourth Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, reigning from 13 June 1877 until his death...
Science and innovation
- Louis BlériotLouis BlériotLouis Charles Joseph Blériot was a French aviator, inventor and engineer. In 1909 he completed the first flight across a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft, when he crossed the English Channel. For this achievement, he received a prize of £1,000...
(1872–1936), French aviator and inventor - Louis BrailleLouis BrailleLouis Braille was the inventor of braille, a system of reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired...
(1809–1952), inventor of braille - Louis de Broglie (1892–1987), French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
- Louis LeakeyLouis LeakeyLouis Seymour Bazett Leakey was a British archaeologist and naturalist whose work was important in establishing human evolutionary development in Africa. He also played a major role in creating organizations for future research in Africa and for protecting wildlife there...
(1903–1972), British paleontologist - Louis LliboutryLouis LliboutryLouis Lliboutry was an early French glaciologist, geographer and mountaineer. One of his most famous works is the extensive treaty of Nieves y Glaciares de Chile: Fundamentos de glaciología published in 1956. Lliboutry's works concentrated to the glaciology of the Dry Andes and Wet Andes,...
, French-Chilean glaciologist - Louis PasteurLouis PasteurLouis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist born in Dole. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and preventions of diseases. His discoveries reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and he created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax. His experiments...
(1822–1895), French microbiologist and chemist - Louis SaravolatzLouis SaravolatzDr. Louis Saravolatz is a medical doctor at St. John's Hospital of Macomb County, Michigan. He specializes in infectious disease medicine and internal medicine, specifically in HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and urinary tract infections....
(born 1950), American physician - Louis WirthLouis WirthLouis Wirth was an American sociologist and member of the Chicago school of sociology.-Life:Louis Wirth was born in the small village of Gemünden in the Hunsrück, Germany. He was one of seven children born to Rosalie Lorig and Joseph Wirth. Gemünden was a pastoral community, and Joseph Wirth...
(1897–1952), American sociologist
Sports
- Louis Babrow (1915–2004), South African rugby union player
- Lou BoudreauLou BoudreauLouis "Lou" Boudreau was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970...
(1917–2001), American, Hall of Fame baseball player and manager - Lou BrockLou BrockLouis Clark "Lou" Brock is an American former professional baseball player. He began his Major League Baseball career with the Chicago Cubs but, spent the majority of his career as the left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was best known for breaking Ty Cobb's all-time major league...
(born 1939), American baseball player - Louis ChevroletLouis ChevroletLouis-Joseph Chevrolet was a Swiss-born American race car driver of French descent, co-founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911 and later, the Frontenac Motor Corporation in 1916 which made racing parts for Ford's Model T.-Early life:Born in 1878 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a center of...
(1878–1941), racing driver and the founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company - Louis ClarkeLouis ClarkeLouis Alfred "Pinky" Clarke was an American athlete, winner of a gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.Clarke was Jewish, and was born in Statesville, North Carolina...
(1901–77), American Olympic track champion - Louis van GaalLouis van GaalAloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal OON is a Dutch football manager formerly in charge of Ajax, Netherlands, Barcelona, AZ and Bayern Munich...
(born 1951), Dutch football (soccer) player and coach - Lou GehrigLou GehrigHenry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams...
(1903–1941), American baseball player - Louis JaniLouis JaniLouis Jani is a judoka from Canada, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. He had unfortunately missed the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to Canada's boycott. Louis twice won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in the middleweight division...
(born 1957), Canadian judoka - Louis Kaplan (1901–1970), nicknamed "Kid Kaplan", Russian-born American world champion Hall of Fame featherweight boxer
- Louis Klotz (born 1921), nicknamed "Red", American NBA basketball player and owner of the Washington Generals and New York Nationals
- Louis RubensteinLouis RubensteinLouis Rubenstein was a Canadian figure skater, sportsman and politician. Rubenstein is considered the "Father of Canadian Figure Skating." After retirement from skating in 1892, Rubenstein became involved in the sports of bowling, curling, and cycling...
(1861–1931), Canadian world champion Hall of Fame figure skater - Louis SahaLouis SahaLouis Laurent Saha is a French footballer of Guadelupian origin who currently plays as a forward for Everton FC in the Premier League and the France national team. A former scholar at the Clairefontaine football academy, he started his career at Metz before playing on loan at Newcastle United...
(born 1978), French professional soccer player
Others
- Louis CongoLouis CongoLouis Congo was an African slave who was freed in 1725 from the Company of the Indies by Louisiana officials and who was appointed public executioner. He served in this office for at least twelve years, and was granted the authority to execute punishments to not only fellow Africans, but also white...
(c. 1725), emancipated slave appointed public executioner of Louisiana - Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. KBE was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of IBM from April 1993 until 2002 when he retired as CEO in March and chairman in December. He is largely credited with turning around IBM's fortunes.He was formerly CEO of RJR Nabisco, and also held senior positions...
(born 1942), former Chairman and CEO of IBM corporation - Louis JollietLouis JollietLouis Jolliet , also known as Louis Joliet, was a French Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America...
(1645–1700), French explorer, one of the first Europeans to reach the northern part of the Mississippi River
Fictional characters
- Louis de Pointe du LacLouis de Pointe du LacLouis de Pointe du Lac is a fictional character in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series. He began his life as a mortal man, and later became a vampire. He is the protagonist and antihero of Interview with the Vampire, the first book of The Vampire Chronicles...
, in novels - Louis, mute swan in novel The Trumpet of the SwanThe Trumpet of the SwanThe Trumpet of the Swan is a children's novel by E.B. White published in 1970. It tells the story of Louis, a Trumpeter Swan born without a voice and trying to overcome it by learning to play a trumpet, always trying to impress a beautiful pen named Serena.-Plot summary:In Canada in the spring of...
- Louis, protagonist of Louis (comic)
- Louis, character from the video game Left 4 DeadLeft 4 DeadLeft 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by Valve Corporation during development. The game uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, and is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X...
- Louis the Yard Teacher, in Sideways Stories From Wayside School (book)
- Louis the Alligator, from The Princess and the Frog
- Louis WuLouis WuLouis Gridley Wu, a fictional character, is the main protagonist in the Ringworld series of books, written by Larry Niven.Louis Wu was born in 2650 to Carlos Wu and Sharrol Janss. When he appears in Ringworld, Louis is 6'2" tall...
, from the Ringworld-Universe