Lewis is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

in the

English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the ...

. It has several independent origins. One of the origins of the surname, in England and Wales, is from the Norman

personal name A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is kno ...

''Lowis'', ''Lodovicus''. This name is from the post-Classical

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

name '' Ludovicus,'' the latinized form of the Germanic name ''Hlūtwīg'', meaning "famed battle" (hlūt meaning "loud" or "famous" and wīg meaning "battle"). The name developed into the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intel ...

''Clovis'', ''Clouis'', and '' Louis''. The name Lowis spread to England through the

Normans The Normans ( Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Franks and Gallo-Romans. ...

. In the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...

Lewis is most commonly associated with

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

, and is a common Welsh Patronym. The name developed as an

Anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A ( abbreviated ) is a word-form ...

form of native

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

names such as '' Llywelyn''. Among the earliest examples being the Lewis family of

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in the 1540s. Other derivations include the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, an ...

surname ''Mac Lughaidh'', meaning "son of ''Lughaidh''", which has also been Anglicised as ''Lewis''. The surname ''Lewis'' is also an

Anglicisation Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influe ...

of several like-sounding

Jewish surnames Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews h ...

, which cited for the surname "Lewis". such as " Levy" or "

Levi Levi (; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and ...

", and of the Arab form of the name "

Elias Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several h ...

". Lewis is the 4th most common surname in

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Se ...

, 6th most common surname in

, 16th most common in

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...

, 22nd most common in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

, 24th most common in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

, 61st most common in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

and 129th most common in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...

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Real people

Business

* Andrea Lewis (Microsoft), early Microsoft employee *

Aylwin Lewis Aylwin B. Lewis (born May 28, 1954) is an American businessman. He served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Potbelly Sandwich Works, June 2008 - August 2017. Career In 1995, Aylwin Lewis became Senior VP of Marketing a ...

(born 1954), American CEO * Dewi Lewis (born 1951), Welsh publisher and photographer * Essington Lewis (1881–1961), Australian businessman *

J. Slater Lewis Joseph Slater Lewis MICE FRSE (4 June 1852 – 27 July 1901) was a British engineer, inventor, business manager, and early author on management and accounting, known for his pioneering work on cost accounting.Chatfield (2014, p. 379). Biography ...

(1852–1901), English executive *

Ken Lewis (executive) Kenneth D. Lewis (born April 9, 1947) is the former CEO, president, and chairman of Bank of America, the second largest bank in the United States and twelfth largest by total asset in the world. While CEO of Bank of America, Lewis was noted for ...

(born 1947), head of Bank of America * Marianne W. Lewis, Dean of the Cass Business School * Mary Jane Lewis (1852–1941), New Zealand brewery manager *

Peter Lewis (businessman) Peter Benjamin Lewis (November 11, 1933 – November 23, 2013) was an American businessman who was the chairman of Progressive Insurance Company. Early life and education Lewis was raised in a Jewish

(1933–2013), American businessman * Reginald Lewis (1942–1993), American businessman *

Robert Benjamin Lewis Robert Benjamin Lewis (1802 - February 1858) was an African and Native American author, best known for writing ''Light and Truth.'' He also was an entrepreneur, successfully marketing hair oil and other commodities, and also held three United ...

(1802–1858), African-American entrepreneur * Sage Frederick Lewis (born 1971) homelessness activist, author, and small business owner

Economics

* Joe Lewis (British businessman) (born 1937), wealthy English investor * Martin Lewis (financial journalist) (born 1972), English money expert * Tracy R. Lewis, American economist * W. Arthur Lewis (1915–1991), St Lucian economist, winner of the Bank of Sweden Prize 1979

Law

* Bayan Lewis (born 1942), Los Angeles police chief * George Henry Lewis (1833–1911), English lawyer of Jewish extraction * James W. Lewis, American convicted in relation to the 1982 Tylenol scare *

Johnnie Lewis Johnnie N. Lewis (April 16, 1946 – January 21, 2015) was a Liberian lawyer and politician who served as the 18th Chief Justice of Liberia from 2006 to 2012. Before his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as a circuit judge in Liberi ...

(1946–2015), Liberian judge * R. Fred Lewis (born 1947), American judge * Terry Lewis (Queensland) (born 1928), former Queensland police commissioner * Theodore G. Lewis (1890–1934), American judge * Virginia Emerson Lewis (died 1984), American political scientist and legal scholar *

William Draper Lewis William Draper Lewis (1867–1949) was the first full-time dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1896–1914), and the founding director (1923–1947) of the American Law Institute. Personal life and education William Draper ...

(1867–1949), American legal scholar

Literature

* Alfred Henry Lewis (1855–1914), editor of Chicago Times and author * Alun Lewis (1915–1944), poet of the Anglo-Welsh school *

Anthony Lewis Anthony Lewis (March 27, 1927 – March 25, 2013) was an American public intellectual and journalist. He was twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and was a columnist for ''The New York Times''. He is credited with creating the field of legal jour ...

(1927–2013), American writer * Beverly Lewis (born 1949), American Christian fiction novelist and children's author *

C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge Univer ...

(1898–1963), Irish academic and writer *

Cecil Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis; 27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Irish-born British poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Bla ...

(1904–1972), Irish poet * Charles Lewis (journalist) (born 1953), founder of the Center for Public Integrity * D. B. Wyndham-Lewis (1891–1969), British columnist and literary editor * Edna Lewis (1916–2006), American cook and writer *

Edward Gardner Lewis Edward Gardner Lewis (March 4, 1869 – August 10, 1950) was an American magazine publisher, land development promoter, and political activist. He was the founder of two planned communities that are now cities: University City, Missouri, and Ata ...

(1869–1950), American publisher *

Eiluned Lewis Janet Eiluned Lewis (1 November 1900 – 15 April 1979) was a Welsh novelist, poet, and journalist. Early life and education Janet Eiluned Lewis was born in Penstrowed near Newtown, Montgomeryshire, the daughter of Eveline Griffiths and Hu ...

(1900–1979), Welsh writer * Hilda Lewis (1896–1974), British writer * Janet Lewis (1899–1998), American writer * Janet Cook Lewis (1855-1947), American librarian and book repairer * Linda Lewis (author), British author * Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775–1818), British Gothic novelist * Michael Lewis (born 1960), American non-fiction author *

Miles Marshall Lewis Miles Marshall Lewis (born December 18, 1970) is an American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist. He is a graduate of Morehouse College, class of 1993. Career Lewis was born in The Bronx, New ...

(born 1970), American writer *

Naomi Lewis Naomi Lewis (3 September 1911 – 5 July 2009) was a British poet, essayist, literary critic, anthologist and reteller of stories for children. She is particularly noted for her translations of the Danish children's author, Hans Christian An ...

(1911–2009), British poet and children's writer *

Richard W. Lewis Richard Warrington Baldwin Lewis (November 1, 1917 - June 13, 2002) was an American literary scholar and critic. He gained a wider reputation when he won a 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, the first National Book Critics Circle ...

(1917–2002), literary critic and biographer * Roger Lewis (born 1960), British biographer *

Saunders Lewis Saunders Lewis (born John Saunders Lewis) (15 October 1893 – 1 September 1985) was a Welsh politician, poet, dramatist, Medievalist, and literary critic. He was a prominent Welsh nationalist, supporter of Welsh independence and was a co-found ...

(1893–1985), Welsh writer *

Sinclair Lewis Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was ...

(1885–1951), American novelist *

Ted Lewis (writer) Ted Lewis (15 January 1940 – 27 March 1982) was a British writer known for his crime fiction. Early life Alfred Edward Lewis was born in Stretford, Manchester and was an only child. After the Second World War the family moved to Barton- ...

(1940–1982), English crime novelist *

Titus Lewis Titus Lewis (21 February 1773 – 1 May 1811) was a Welsh Baptist minister and author. Lewis is notable for several important works, including the publication of ''A Welsh-English Dictionary'' (1805) and several volumes of hymns and biblical comme ...

(1773–1811), Welsh Calvinist and writer *

Warren Lewis Warren Hamilton Lewis (16 June 1895 – 9 April 1973) was a British historian and officer in the British Army, best known as the elder brother of writer and professor C. S. Lewis. Warren Lewis was a supply officer with the Royal Army Service Co ...

(1895–1973), brother of C. S. Lewis * Wendy Lewis (born 1962), Australian author *

Wyndham Lewis Percy Wyndham Lewis (18 November 1882 – 7 March 1957) was a British writer, painter and critic. He was a co-founder of the Vorticist movement in art and edited ''BLAST,'' the literary magazine of the Vorticists. His novels include ''Tarr'' ( ...

(1882–1957), American-British modernist artist and writer

Military and naval

* Andrew Lewis (soldier) (1720–1781), Virginia general *

Isaac Newton Lewis Isaac Newton Lewis (October 12, 1858 – November 9, 1931) was a United States Army officer and the inventor of the Lewis gun. Lewis was born in New Salem, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1884 and was comm ...

(1858–1931), American soldier and inventor of the Lewis Gun * Jack H. Lewis, United States Navy submarine commander in World War II * Joseph Horace Lewis (1824–1904), Confederate Brigadier General * Michael Lewis (naval historian) (1890–1970), Professor at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich * Milton Lewis (1920–1942), United States Marine Corps recipient of the Navy Cross * Robert A. Lewis (1917–1983), co-pilot on the

Enola Gay The ''Enola Gay'' () is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. On 6 August 1945, piloted by Tibbets and Robert A. Lewis during the final stages of World War II, it ...

that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima * Robert Patrick Lewis, former Green Beret and 1st Amendment Praetorian co-founder * William Gaston Lewis (1835–1901), Confederate General

Modelling

Ananda Lewis Ananda Lewis (born March 21, 1973) is an American television host, carpenter, former model, and social activist. She was an MTV veejay from the late 1990s until 2001, when she left the network to host her own broadcast syndicated television tal ...

(born 1973), American model * Damaris Lewis (born 1990), American model/dancer * Denice D. Lewis (born 1960), American model and actor * Donny Lewis (born 1976), American model * Nancy Lewis, American female bodybuilder

Music

* Aaron Lewis (born 1972), American singer *

Andrew Lewis (composer) Andrew Lewis (born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire on 14 May 1963) is a British people, British composer known mainly for his acousmatic music, that is, electroacoustic music heard only over loudspeakers, though he also composes some chambe ...

(born 1963), English composer of acousmatic music * Andy Lewis (bassist) (1966–2000), Australian musician *

Ann Lewis Ann C. Frank Lewis (born December 19, 1937) is a leading American Democratic Party strategist and communicator. Lewis served as White House Communications Director in the Clinton administration and in senior roles under Hillary Clinton. She is ...

(born 1956), Japanese singer * Archie Lewis (1918–1988), Jamaican singer * Barbara Lewis (born 1943), American singer * Blake Lewis (born 1981), Season six on ''American Idol'' *

Bob Lewis (musician) Robert Curtis Lewis (born March 4, 1947) is an American composer and musician. He is best known as a co-founder (along with Gerald Casale) of the new wave band Devo. He graduated from Kent State University shortly after the Kent State shootings ...

(born 1947), musician * Bobby Lewis (1925–2020), American R&B singer * Charles D. Lewis (born 1955), Barbadian bassist, singer-songwriter, producer * Courtney Lewis (conductor) (born 1984), British conductor * C.J. Lewis (born 1967) British reggae singer * Donna Lewis (born 1973), Welsh singer-songwriter *

Edward Lewis (Decca) Sir Edward Roberts Lewis (19 April 1900 – 29 January 1980) was an English businessman, best known for leading the Decca recording and technology group for five decades from 1929. He built the company up from nothing to one of the major record ...

(1900–1980), founder of Decca Records *

Edythe Lewis Edythe M. "Delilah" Lewis (February 26, 1924 – June 5, 2014) was the first black, female disc jockey in Dayton, Ohio, United States, in the 1950s. Early life and education Lewis was born Edythe Mulzac, raised in Harlem and trained as a ...

(1924–2014), American DJ and politician * Ephraim Lewis (1967–1994), English soul and R&B singer and songwriter *

Furry Lewis Walter E. "Furry" Lewis (March 6, 1893 or 1899 – September 14, 1981) was an American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. He was one of the first of the blues musicians active in the 1920s to be brought out of retir ...

(1893–1981), American blues guitarist * Gary Lewis (musician) (born 1946), American musician * George Lewis (clarinetist) (1900–1968), New Orleans jazz musician * George E. Lewis (born 1952), jazz trombone player and composer * Glenn Lewis (born 1975), Canadian singer * Herbie Lewis (1941–2007), American jazz bassist *

Huey Lewis Hugh Anthony Cregg III (born July 5, 1950), known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many o ...

(born 1950), American musician and singer *

Jayce Lewis Jason Charles Lewis known professionally as Jayce Lewis (born 29 September 1984) is a Welsh musician from Bridgend, South Wales. In 2009 his self-produced single titled "Icon" (also included on EMI Records' ''Smash Hits 2009'' compilation) achi ...

(born 1984), Welsh Musician/Solo Artist *

Jeannie Lewis Jean Ethel "Jeannie" Lewis (born 8 January 1945) is an Australian musician and stage performer whose work covers many different styles such as folk, jazz, Latin, blues, opera, rock and fusion.McFarlane'Jeannie Lewis'entry. Archived frothe origin ...

(born 1945), Australian musician * Jeffrey Lewis (born 1975), American singer/songwriter *

Jenny Lewis Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child a ...

(born 1976 or 1977), American singer *

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as " rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis mad ...

(1935–2022), American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist *

John Lewis (pianist) John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Early life John Lewis was born in La Grange, Illinois, and after hi ...

(1920–2001), the jazz pianist * Jon Peter Lewis (born 1979), American singer * Jona Lewie (born 1947), English singer *

Josh Lewis (guitarist) Josh Lewis (born October 15, 1967) was one of the two original Warrant guitarists, the other being Erik Turner, who is still in the band. He played on such early Warrant demos as "You've Got A Broken Heart" and "Tease Machine". Josh Lewis was re ...

(born 1967), American guitarist *

Laurie Lewis Laurie Lewis is an innovative American singer, musician, and songwriter in the genre of bluegrass music. History Laurie Lewis was born in Long Beach, California on September 28, 1950. Her family moved regularly from place to place until she w ...

(born 1950), American bluegrass musician *

Leona Lewis Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and activist. Born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon. Lewis achieved natio ...

(born 1985), English singer * Linda Lewis (born 1950), British singer *

Linda Gail Lewis Linda Gail Lewis (born July 18, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. She has recorded with Stephen Ackles, Van Morrison, and with her brother, Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an ...

(born 1947), American musician *

Lori Lewis Lori Lewis is an American opera singer and soprano who is an official member of the Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. Lewis is also the former singer for Aesma Daeva, a band that toured as a supporting act with Therion in Canada and the US ...

(born 1972), American opera singer * Mary Lewis (soprano) (1900-1941), American soprano and actress * Meade Lux Lewis (1905–1964), American pianist and composer *

Mel Lewis Melvin Sokoloff (May 10, 1929 – February 2, 1990), known professionally as Mel Lewis, was an American jazz drummer, session musician, professor, and author. He received fourteen Grammy Award nominations. Biography Early years Lewis was ...

(1929–1990), American jazz drummer * Mike Lewis (musician) (born 1977), Welsh guitarist for Lostprophets * Morgan Lewis (songwriter) (1906–1968), songwriter * Noah Lewis (1891–1961), American jug band musician * Oliver Lewis (violinist) (born 1971), British violinist *

Olivia Lewis Olivia Lewis (born 18 October 1978) is a singer from Qormi, Malta. She has competed in the Malta Song For Eurovision festival, which selects the country's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest several times. At her 11th attempt she finally w ...

(born 1978), Maltese singer *

Peter Scott Lewis Peter Scott Lewis (born August 31, 1953 in San Rafael, California) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. Career Lewis's works have been commissioned and/or performed by the Rotterdam Philharmonic; Princeton Symphony Orchestra; ...

(born 1953), American composer * Phil Lewis (born 1957), English-American singer * Ramsey Lewis (1935–2022), American jazz pianist and composer * Ray Lewis (singer), singer for The Drifters * Richard Lewis (tenor) (1914–1990), English tenor *

Ryan Lewis Ryan Scott Lewis (born March 25, 1988) is an American record producer, DJ, videographer, photographer, graphic designer, music video director, rapper, and songwriter. Along with producing his own album, ''Instrumentals'', Lewis produced the alb ...

(DJ) (born 1988), producer, frequent collaborator with

Macklemore Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( ; (formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper and songwriter. A native of Seattle, Washington, he has collaborated with producer Ryan Lewi ...

and part of

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are an American hip hop duo from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2008 by Macklemore, a rapper,Trust, Gary (2013)Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 'Can't Hold Us' Makes Hot 100 History, ''Billboard'', May 8, 2013. Retrieved January ...

* Sarah-Jane Lewis (born 1987), English soprano * Shaznay Lewis (born 1975), English singer-songwriter * Smiley Lewis (1913–1966), musician *

Steve Lewis (musician) Steve Lewis (March 19, 1896 - c. 1941?) was a jazz pianist and composer. Lewis was born in New Orleans. In 1910, he began his career as a member of the Silver Leaf Orchestra. He joined the Olympia Orchestra and toured with Bill and Mary Mack ...

(1896 – c. 1941), American jazz pianist * Ted Lewis (musician) (1890–1971), American band leader * Terence Lewis (choreographer) (born 1975), Indian dancer and choreographer * Tom Lewis (songwriter) (born 1943), Canadian folksinger/songwriter * Yvonne John Lewis, English singer

Philosophy

* Clarence Irving Lewis (1883–1964), philosopher and mathematical logician *

David Lewis (philosopher) David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was an American philosopher who is widely regarded as one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. Lewis taught briefly at UCLA and then at Princeton University f ...

(1941–2001), American philosopher * Hywel David Lewis (1910–1992), Welsh philosopher and theologian * Michael Lewis (philosopher) (born 1977), British philosopher

Politics

* Andrew L. Lewis Jr. (1931–2016), American politician * Anna Lewis (suffragette) (1899–1976), British suffragette, recipient of Hunger Strike Medal * Arthur Lewis (English politician) (1917–1998), MP for Newham, North West * B. Robert Lewis (1931–1979), American veterinarian and politician * Burton B. Lewis (1856–1938), American cheese manufacturer and politician *

Clive Derby-Lewis Clive John Derby-Lewis (22 January 1936 – 3 November 2016) was a South African politician, who was involved first in the National Party and then, while serving as a member of parliament, in the Conservative Party. In 1993 he was convicted ...

(1936–2016), South African politician *Daurene Lewis (1943–2013), Canadian politician *David Lewis (Canadian politician) (1909–1981), Russian-born Canadian lawyer and politician *David P. Lewis (1820–1884), American politician *David R. Lewis (born 1971), American politician *Dixon Hall Lewis (1802–1848), American politician *Doug Lewis (politician), Doug Lewis (born 1938), Canadian politician *Drew Lewis (1931-2016) American, U.S. Secretary of Transportation *Edmund H. Lewis (1884–1972), Chief Judge of the NY Court of Appeals 1953–1954 *Elliott Lewis (politician) (1858–1935), Australian politician *Eugene Lewis (born c. 1940), American political scientist *Evan Lewis (politician) (1869–1941), American politician *Fielding Lewis (1725–1781), brother-in-law of George Washington *Francis Lewis (1713–1802), American merchant and politician *Fred E. Lewis (1865–1949), US Congressman from Pennsylvania and Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania *Geordin Hill-Lewis (Born 1986), Mayor of Cape Town *George Cornewall Lewis (1806–1863), British statesman *J. Hamilton Lewis (1863–1939), American politician *Helmar Lewis (1900–1999), American politician *Herbert Lewis (1858–1933), British politician *Ivan Lewis (born 1967), British politician *James A. Lewis (politician) (1933–1997), American libertarian politician *James T. Lewis (1819–1904), politician *Jerry Lewis (California politician) (born 1934), American politician *John Lewis (1940–2020), American civil rights activist and politician *John Bower Lewis (1817–1874), Canadian politician *John F. Lewis (1818–1895), American farmer and politician *John Wood Lewis Sr. (1801–1865), American politician *Joseph J. Lewis (1801–1883), American Commissioner of Internal Revenue *JT Lewis (born 2000), American political candidate *Julian Lewis (MP), Julian Lewis (born 1951), British politician *Kenneth Lewis (1916–1997), British politician *Kimmi Lewis (1957–2019), American politician *Leslyn Lewis (born 1970 or 1971), Canadian politician *Loran L. Lewis (1825–1916), New York politician and judge *Louie E. Lewis (1893–1968), Illinois politician *Marilyn Lewis (1931–2020), American politician *Mary Parker Lewis, American political consultant and activist *Merton E. Lewis (1861–1937), NY State Attorney General 1917–1918 *Morgan Lewis (governor) (1754–1844), Governor of New York State *Mungo Lewis (1894–1969), Canadian politician *Oswald Lewis (1887–1966), British businessman, barrister and politician *Peter Lewis (politician) (1942–2017), Australian politician *Richard Lewis (New Zealand politician) (born 1969), New Zealand politician *Ron Lewis (born 1946), American politician *Sandy Lewis (1931–2016), Australian politician *J. E. Stanley Lewis (1888–1970), Canadian politician *Stephen Lewis (born 1937), Canadian politician, son of David Lewis (politician) *Terry Lewis (politician) (born 1935), British politician *Thomas Lewis (NSW) (1922–2016), Australian politician *Thomas Lewis Jr. (1760–1847), U.S. Congressman from Virginia *Tommy Lewis (trade unionist) (1873–1962), British trade unionist and Labour MP *Tryon D. Lewis (born 1947), Texas politician *Vaughan Lewis (born 1940), St. Lucian politician *William Berkeley Lewis (1784–1866), American politician *William Mather Lewis (1878–1945), American teacher, university president, local politician, and a state and national government official.

Religion

*Christopher Andrew Lewis (born 1944), British academic and clergyman *Saint David Lewis (1616–1679), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales *David Lewis (archdeacon), David Lewis (1839–1901), Anglican priest and Archdeacon of Carmarthen *Edwin Lewis (1881–1959), American Methodist theologian *Harvey Spencer Lewis (1883–1939), American Rosicrucian *John Lewis (philosopher) (1889–1976), British philosopher and religious leader *Joseph Lewis (freethinker) (1889–1968), freethinker and atheist *Oswald Lewis (bishop) (born 1944), Indian Roman Catholic bishop *Ralph Maxwell Lewis (1904–1987), American Rosicrucian *Row Lewis, Grenadian Director of the Liberty Fellowship Center *Ruth Lewis (died 2020), Pakistani Roman Catholic nun *Sharma Lewis, African American United Methodist bishop

Science

*Adrian Lewis (mathematician) (born 1962), British-Canadian mathematician *Bennett Lewis (1908–1987), Canadian physicist *Bunnell Lewis (1824–1908), English archaeologist *Carenza Lewis (born 1963), archaeologist *Edward B. Lewis (1918–2004), American geneticist *George W. Lewis (1882–1948), director of NACA *Georgina King Lewis (1847–1924), English philanthropist *Gilbert N. Lewis (1875–1946), American physical chemist *Glyn Lewis, British professor of psychiatric epidemiology *Graceanna Lewis (1821–1912), American naturalist and anti-slavery activist *Gwilym Peter Lewis (born 1952), British botanist *Harlan Lewis (1919–2008), American botanist *Henry Carvill Lewis (1853–1888), American geologist *Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham (1928–2014), English chemist *John S. Lewis (born 1941), American professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona *Jonathan Lewis (oncologist), biomedical researcher, cancer drug developer *Margaret Reed Lewis (1881–1970), American cell biologist and embryologist *Marion Lewis (born 1925), Canadian medical researcher and professor of medicine *Paul A. Lewis (born 1879), American pathologist *Stephen J. Lewis, British gastroenterologist; development of the Bristol Stool Chart *Trevor Lewis (entomologist) (born 1933), British entomologist *Warren Harmon Lewis (1870–1964), American cell biologist and embryologist

Sports

*Lewis (baseball), baseball player *Adrian Lewis (born 1985), English darts player *Ady Lewis (born 1975), English boxer who fought in the 1990s and 2000s *Alan Lewis (rugby union and cricket), Alan Lewis (born 1964), Irish cricketer and rugby union referee *Allan Lewis (baseball) (born 1941), Panamanian professional baseball player *Ashton Lewis Jr. (born 1972), American driver *Becky Lewis (born 1983 or 1984), British long-distance swimmer *Bernie Lewis (born 1945), Welsh footballer *Bill Lewis (American football coach), Bill Lewis (football) (born 1941), American football coach *Billy Lewis (footballer, born 1864) (1864–1935), Welsh international footballer *Brad Alan Lewis (born 1954), American rower *Brian M. Lewis (born 1974), American athlete *Bryn Lewis (1891–1917), Wales international rugby union footballer *Cam Lewis (born 1997), American football player *Carl Lewis (born 1961), American Olympic athlete *Chad Lewis (born 1971), American football player *Chavaughn Lewis (born 1993), American basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League *Charles Lewis (footballer) (1886–1967), English football player *Chris Lewis (cricketer) (born 1968), England international and county cricketer *Chris Lewis (tennis player) (born 1957), New Zealand tennis player *Colby Lewis (born 1979), American baseball player *Corey Lewis (racing driver) (born 1991), American racing driver *D. D. Lewis (linebacker, born 1945), retired American football player *D. D. Lewis (linebacker, born 1979), active American football player *Dai Lewis (1866–1943), Wales international rugby union footballer *Dale Lewis (footballer) (born 1969), Australian Rules footballer *Dan Lewis (footballer) (1902–1965), Welsh football player *Daniel Lewis (volleyball) (born 1976), Canadian volleyball player *Darren Lewis (born 1967), American baseball player *Darryl Lewis (born 1961), American football player *Darryll Lewis (born 1968), American football player *Dave Lewis (linebacker) (born 1954), retired National Football League linebacker *Dave Lewis (hockey) (born 1953), Canadian hockey coach *Denise Lewis (born 1972), British heptathlete *Desmond Lewis (1946–2018), Jamaican cricketer *Donnie Lewis (born 1997), American football player *Duffy Lewis (1888–1979), American baseball player *Ed Lewis (wrestler) (1891–1966), American wrestler *Eddie Lewis (American soccer player) (born 1974), American football (soccer) player *Eddie Lewis (English footballer) (1935–2011), English football (soccer) player *Edward John Lewis (1859–1925), Wales international rugby union footballer *Eldece Clarke-Lewis (born 1965), Bahamian runner *Evin Lewis (born 1991), Trinidadian cricketer *Fred Lewis (born 1980), American baseball player *Fred Lewis (handball) (born 1947), American handball player *Geno Lewis (born 1993), American (college) football player *Geoff Lewis (born 1935), Welsh retired jockey *George Lewis (rugby), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s for Pontypool RFC (RU), for Wales (RL), and St. Helens *George Lewis (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s for Castleford *Grant Lewis (born 1985), American NHL ice hockey player *Greg Lewis (wide receiver) (born 1980), American football player *Guy Lewis (1922–2015), American basketball coach *Harry Lewis (boxer) (1886–1956), American boxer *Haydn Lewis (born 1986), Barbadian tennis player *Hayley Lewis (born 1974), Australian swimmer *Herbie Lewis (ice hockey) (1906–1991), Canadian hockey player *Jackie Lewis (born 1936), British racing driver *Jamal Lewis (born 1979), American football player *Jamal Lewis (footballer) (born 1998), Northern Irish footballer *Jamie Lewis (born 1991), Welsh darts player *Jensen Lewis (born 1984), American baseball player *Jim Lewis (racehorse owner), owner of racehorse ''Best Mate'' *Jim Lewis (1980s pitcher) (born 1955), American baseball player *Jimi Lewis (born 1974), English hockey player *Joe Lewis (footballer, born 1987), Joe Lewis (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer *John Henry Lewis (1914–1974), boxer *Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1975), Jon Lewis (born 1975), English cricketer *Jonathan Lewis (soccer) (born 1997), American soccer player *Jourdan Lewis (born 1995), American football player *Kahlil Lewis (born 1997), American football player *Kevin Lewis (American football) (born 1978), American football linebacker *Kira Lewis (born 2001), American basketball player *Kirstin Jean Lewis (born 1975), South African archer *Kyle Lewis (born 1995), American baseball player *Lennox Lewis (born 1965), English boxer *Leo Lewis (running back), Leo Lewis (1933–2013), American football player *Lesa Lewis (born 1967), American IFBB professional bodybuilder *Lionel Lewis (born 1982), Singaporean footballer *Luke Lewis (born 1983), Australian rugby league player *Lewis (Surrey cricketer), M. Lewis, Surrey cricketer *Maia Lewis (born 1970), New Zealand cricketer *Marcedes Lewis (born 1984), American football player *Mark Lewis (Arena Football League) (born 1979), American football player *Mark Lewis (baseball) (born 1969), American baseball player *Mark Lewis-Francis (born 1982), British athlete *Martin Lewis (basketball) (born 1975), American basketball player *Martyn Lewis (badminton) (born 1982), British badminton player *Marvin Lewis (born 1958), American football coach *Mick Lewis (born 1974), Australian cricketer *Michael Lewis (safety) (born 1980), American Football player for the San Francisco 49ers *Michael Lewis (wide receiver) (born 1971), American Football player for the New Orleans Saints *Mo Lewis (born 1969), American football player *Norman Lewis (fencer) (1915–2006), American Olympic fencer *Oliver Lewis (1856–1924), American jockey *Olivia Lewis (netball player), Olivia Lewis (born 1999), Australian netballer *Osia Lewis (born 1962), American football player *Oswald Lewis (cricketer) (1833–1895), Australian cricketer *Panama Lewis (born 1945), American boxing trainer *Patrick Lewis (born 1991), American football player *Plum Lewis, Percy "Plum" Lewis (1884–1976), South African cricketer *Percy Lewis (Australian cricketer), Percy Lewis (1864–1922), Australian cricketer *Percy Lewis (boxer), Percy Lewis (1927–2019), Trinidad and Tobago/British boxer who fought in the 1950s and 1960s *Rashard Lewis (born 1979), American basketball player *Rawl Lewis (born 1974), Grenadian cricketer *Ray Lewis, Ray Lewis (American football) (born 1975), American football player *Ray Lewis (runner) (1910–2003), Canadian athlete *Reg Lewis (footballer) (1920–1997), English footballer *Reggie Lewis (1965–1993), American basketball player *Reginald Lewis (cricketer) (1927–1981), South African cricketer *Ricky Lewis (born 1982), American soccer player *Robert B. Lewis (1924–2006), Thoroughbred racehorse owner *Roderick Lewis (born 1971), American football player *Royce Lewis (born 1999), American baseball player *Scott Lewis (left-handed pitcher) (born 1983), American baseball player *Sian Lewis (born 1976), British pentathlete *Stacy Lewis (born 1985), American golfer *Steve Lewis (athlete) (born 1969), American athlete *Stuart Lewis-Evans (1930–1958), British Formula One driver *Tamsyn Lewis (born 1978), Australian athlete *Ted "Kid" Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff) (1893–1970), English world champion Hall of Fame welterweight boxer *Thomas Lewis (football) (born 1972), American football wide receiver in the NFL *Tim Lewis (born 1961), American football player *Thyron Lewis (born 1982), American football player *Tommylee Lewis (born 1992), American football player *Tony Lewis (born 1938), Welsh cricketer *Trevor Lewis (born 1987), American hockey player *Trey Lewis (American football) (born 1985), American NFL defensive tackle *Trey Lewis (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *Tyquan Lewis (born 1995), American football player *Vernon Lewis (American football) (born 1970), American football player *Vernon Lewis (footballer) (1881–1941), English footballer *Wally Lewis (born 1959), Australian rugby league player *Wilf Lewis (1903–1976), Welsh international footballer

Television and film

*Al Lewis (actor) (1923–2006), American actor *Andrea Lewis (born 1985), Canadian actress *Avi Lewis (born 1968), Canadian television journalist and documentary filmmaker, son of Stephen Lewis *Charlotte Lewis (born 1967), English actress *Chauntal Lewis (born 1984), American actress *Damian Lewis (born 1971), English actor *Dan Lewis (newsreader) (born 1949), Seattle-based Newsreader *Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957), English actor *David Lewis (American actor), David Lewis (actor) (1916–2000), American actor *Dawnn Lewis (born 1961), American actress *Diana Lewis (1919–1997), American Actress *Emmanuel Lewis (born 1971), American actor *Francine Lewis, a British actress, model, television presenter and impressionist *Forrest Lewis (1899–1977), American actor *Gary Lewis (actor) (born 1957), Scottish actor *Geoffrey Lewis (actor) (1935–2015), American actor *George Lewis (journalist) (born 1943), broadcast journalist at NBC News *Harry Lewis (actor) (1920–2013), actor *Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926–2016), American film director *Howard Lew Lewis (1941–2018), English actor and comedian *Ida Lewis (1842–1911), Canadian actress *Jason Lewis (actor), Jason Lewis (born 1971), American actor *Jenifer Lewis (born 1957), American actress *Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and director *Johnny Lewis (1983–2012), American actor *Joseph H. Lewis, Joseph Lewis (1907–2000), American film director *Judy Lewis (1935–2011), American actress *Juliette Lewis (born 1973), American actress *Martin Lewis (humorist) (born 1952), English humorist/producer/writer/TV host *Martyn Lewis (journalist) (born 1945), British newsreader *Mary Jane Lewis, married name of Mary Jane Croft (1916–1999), American actress *Matthew Lewis (actor) (born 1989), English actor *Phill Lewis (born 1968), American actor *Richard Lewis (comedian) (born 1947), American comedian and actor *Richard J. Lewis, TV and film director *Robert Lewis (actor) (1909–1997), American actor *Robert Q. Lewis (1920–1991), American actor and game show host *Sharon Lewis, Canadian television personality *Stephen Lewis (actor) (1926–2015), English actor *Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 1953), English television chef *Ted Lewis (voice actor), voice actor * Terence Lewis (choreographer) (born 1975), Indian dancer and choreographer *Vicki Lewis (born 1960), American actress *Victor Lewis-Smith, British TV critic and humorist

Theater

*Shari Lewis (1933–1998), American puppeteer

Visual art

*Bill Lewis (born 1953), English artist *Corey Lewis, American comics artist *Edmonia Lewis (1844–1907), American sculptor *Ivor Lewis (1882–1958), Canadian sculptor *Martin Lewis (artist), Martin Lewis (1881–1962), Australian artist *Maud Lewis (1903–1970), Canadian artist *Nate Lewis (artist), Nate Lewis (born 1985), American artist *Neville Lewis (1895–1972), South African artist *Tau Lewis (born 1993), Canadian artist

Other

*Anna Lewis (1885–1961), American historian *Bernard Lewis (1916–2018), English historian *Damien Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people *Doris E. Lewis (1911-1988), Canadian librarian *Lady Davina Lewis (born 1977), minor British Royal *Dorothy Otnow Lewis, American psychiatrist *Dorothy Swain Lewis (1915–2013), American aviator *Earl Lewis, American academic administrator * Essington Lewis (1881–1961), Australian industrialist *Fulton Lewis (1903–1966), American radio broadcaster *Geoffrey Lewis (scholar) (1920–2008), English professor of the Turkish language *James Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people *James Paul Lewis Jr., American Ponzi schemer *Joel W. Lewis, American abolitionist and reformer *John L. Lewis (1880–1969), American labor leader' *Justin Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people *Levi Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people *Lillian A. Lewis (1861–?), American journalist *Mark Edward Lewis (born 1954), American historian of early China *Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), American explorer and co-leader of Lewis and Clark expedition *Reina Lewis (born 1963), British art historian *Richard D. Lewis (born 1930), British linguist and cross-cultural communication consultant *Samuel L. Lewis (1896–1971), American Sufi and founder of Dances of Universal Peace *Terrell Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people *Thomas Lewis (Virginia politician) (1718–1790), American surveyor *Thomas Lewis (unionist) (1866–1939), president, United Mine Workers of America *Tom Lewis (M.D.) (1918–2004), English obstetrician *William Lewis (chess player) (1787–1870), English chess player of the 19th century *Christopher John Lewis, a New Zealand assassin.

Fictional characters

*House of Anubis, Alphie Lewis, fictional character from ''House of Anubis'' *Anne Lewis, fictional cop character in ''RoboCop (1987 film), RoboCop'' and its first two sequels *Charlotte Lewis (Lost), fictional character from ''Lost (TV series), Lost'' *Cliff Lewis (Matlock), Cliff Lewis, fictional character from ''Matlock'' *Darcy Lewis, fictional character in ''Thor (film)'' & ''Thor: The Dark World'' *Edward Lewis, fictional character in ''Pretty Woman'' *Gareth Lewis (Doctors), Gareth Lewis, a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Doctors'' *Jerry Lewis (Totally Spies), Jerry Lewis, a fictional character from the animated television series ''Totally Spies'' *Josh and Reva Lewis, fictional characters from ''Guiding Light'' *Luke Lewis, fictional character from music business ''Universal'' *Melissa Lewis, fictional character from ''The Martian (Weir novel), The Martian'' *Marisol Lewis, from ''Degrassi'' *Meldrick Lewis, from ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' *Parker Lewis, fictional character from ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' *Robbie Lewis, fictional character in ''Inspector Morse'' and ''Inspector Lewis'' *Shelley Lewis, fictional character from ''EastEnders'' *Simon Lewis, fictional character from ''The Mortal Instruments (series)'' *Susan Lewis (ER), fictional character from ''ER'' *Tara Lewis (Criminal Minds), Tara Lewis, protagonist of ''Criminal Minds'' *Tony Lewis (The 10th Kingdom), Tony Lewis, fictional character from ''The Tenth Kingdom'' *Vanessa Lewis, fictional character from ''Virtua Fighter''

References

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