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Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

Λέων meaning "lion") is a male Slavic name of Greek origin. The name is also common in Jewish communities and means "heart" in Hebrew and appears as "Leyb" in Yiddish. Common in Russia. The name was brought to Russia with Christianity and was uncommon up until the 20th century, when it became popular after

Lev Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Tolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; ,Throughout Tolstoy's whole life, his name was written as using pre-reform Russian orthography. ; ), usually referr ...

. People with this name include: *

Leo I of Galicia Leo I of Galicia (; – c. 1301) was King of Ruthenia, Prince of Belz (1245–1264), Przemyśl, Galicia (1264–1269), and Kiev (1271–1301). He was a son of King Daniel of Galicia and his first wife, Anna Mstislavna Smolenskaia (daughter ...

(Lev Danylovych in Ukrainian) (c. 1228 – c. 1301), Knyaz (prince) of Belz, Peremyshl, Halych, Grand Prince of Kyiv and King of Galicia-Volhynia. *

Lev Alburt Lev Osipovich Alburt (born August 21, 1945) is an American chess Grandmaster, writer and coach. He was born in Orenburg, Russia, and became three-time Ukrainian Champion. After defecting to the United States in 1979, he became three-time U.S ...

(born 1945), chess Grandmaster and chess writer. *

Lev Artsimovich Lev Andreyevich Artsimovich ( Russian: Лев Андреевич Арцимович, February 25, 1909 – March 1, 1973), also transliterated Arzimowitsch, was a Soviet physicist known for his contributions to the Tokamak— a device that produ ...

(1909–1973), Soviet physicist. *

Lev Berg Lev Semyonovich Berg, also known as Leo S. Berg (; 14 March 1876 – 24 December 1950) was a leading Russian geographer, biologist and ichthyologist who served as President of the Soviet Geographical Society between 1940 and 1950. He is known f ...

(1876–1950), Soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologist. * Lev Brovarskyi (1948–2009), Soviet football player and Ukrainian coach. * Lev Chernyi (died 1921), Russian individualist anarchist theorist, activist and poet. * Lev Dengov (born 1984), Russian politician and businessman. * Lev Dyomin (1926–1988), Soviet cosmonaut and Air Force colonel. *

Lev Grossman Lev Grossman (born June 26, 1969) is an American novelist and journalist who wrote ''The Magicians Trilogy'': '' The Magicians'' (2009), '' The Magician King'' (2011), and '' The Magician's Land'' (2014). He was the book critic and lead technolo ...

(born 1969), American novelist and critic. *

Lev Gumilyov Lev Nikolayevich Gumilev (also Gumilyov; ; – 15 June 1992) was a Soviet and Russian historian, ethnologist, anthropologist and translator. He had a reputation for his highly unorthodox theories of ethnogenesis and historiosophy. He was an ...

(1912–1992), Soviet historian, ethnologist and anthropologist. * Lev Hakak (born 1944), Israeli-American academic, novelist and poet. *

Lev Ivanov Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Mariinsky Ballet, Imperial Ballet. As a performer with the Mariinsky Ballet, ...

(1834–1901), Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet. * Lev Ivanov (football manager) (born 1967), Russian football manager. * Lev Korchebokov (1907–1971), Soviet football player and manager. *

Lev Kamenev Lev Borisovich Kamenev. ( Rozenfeld; – 25 August 1936) was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician. A prominent Old Bolsheviks, Old Bolshevik, Kamenev was a leading figure in the early Soviet government and served as a Deputy Premier ...

(1883–1936), Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician. * Lev Kirshner (born 1969), American soccer player and coach. *

Lev Kuleshov Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov (; – 29 March 1970) was a Russian and Soviet filmmaker and Film theory, film theorist, one of the founders of the world's first film school, the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Moscow Film School. He was g ...

(1899–1970), Soviet filmmaker and film theorist. * Lev Khrshchonovich (1838–1907), chief architect of Kazan. *

Lev Landau Lev Davidovich Landau (; 22 January 1908 – 1 April 1968) was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. He was considered as one of the last scientists who were universally well-versed and ma ...

(1908–1968), Soviet physicist and Nobel laureate. * Lev Leshchenko (born 1940), Russian singer. *

Lev Avnerovich Leviev Lev Avnerovich Leviev (; born 30 July 1956) is an Israeli diamond magnate, investor and philanthropist. Leviev was the chairman and majority shareholder of Africa Israel Investments, a diversified conglomerate, between 1997 and 2018. Leviev ...

(born 1956), Israeli businessman and philanthropist. *

Lev Binzumovich Leviev Lev Binzumovich Leviev (; born June 22, 1984) is a Russian entrepreneur and investor, founder of international venture capital firm LVL1, co-founder of Russia's largest social network '' VK.com'' (originally ''VKontakte'') and the '' Selectel'' ...

(born 1984), Russian-Israeli Internet entrepreneur and investor. * Lev Loseff (1937–2009), Russian poet, literary critic, essayist and educator. *

Lev Mei Lev Aleksandrovich Mei or Mey (; ) was a Russian dramatist and poet. Biography Mei was born on 13/25 February 1822, in Moscow. His father was a German officer who was wounded in the Battle of Borodino and died young. His mother was Russian. Mei c ...

(1822–1862), Russian dramatist and poet. *

Lev Naryshkin Lev Alexandrovich Naryshkin (; also known as Léon Narychkine) (5 February 1785—1846, Naples) was a Russian Imperial aristocrat who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. Biography He was the son of Alexander Lvovich Naryshkin and his wife Maria Ale ...

(1785–1846), Russian general in the Napoleonic Wars. * Lev Perovski (1792–1856), Russian count, mineralogist and Minister of Internal Affairs under Nicholas I. *

Lev Pitaevskii Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii ( ; 18 January 1933 – 23 August 2022) was a Russian theoretical physicist, who made contributions to the theory of quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, low-temperature physics, plasma physics, and condensed matter physi ...

(1933–2022), Soviet theoretical physicist. *

Lev Polugaevsky Lev Abramovich Polugaevsky ( rus, Лев Абрамович Полугаевский, p=pəlʊɡɐˈjefskʲɪj; 20 November 1934 – 30 August 1995) was a Soviet chess player. He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in ...

(1934–1995), Soviet grandmaster and author. *

Lev Pontryagin Lev Semyonovich Pontryagin (, also written Pontriagin or Pontrjagin, first name sometimes anglicized as Leon) (3 September 1908 – 3 May 1988) was a Soviet mathematician. Completely blind from the age of 14, he made major discoveries in a numbe ...

(1908–1988), Soviet mathematician. *

Lev Russov Lev Alexandrovich Russov (; 31 January 1926 – 20 February 1987) was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, and sculptor, living and working in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation, Leningrad ...

(1926–1987), Soviet painter, graphic artist and sculptor. *

Lev Sedov Lev Lvovich Sedov (, also known as Leon Sedov; 24 February 1906 – 16 February 1938) was a Russian writer and the first son of politician and revolutionary Leon Trotsky and his second wife, Natalia Sedova. Sedov was born when his father was in ...

(1906–1938), son of the Russian communist leader Leon Trotsky. * Lev Shatilo (born 1962), retired javelin thrower from the Soviet Union. * Lev Shcheglov (1946–2020), Russian physician. * Lev L. Spiro, American television and film director. * Lev Termen (1896–1993), often translated as Leon Theremin, Russian inventor. *

(1828–1910), often translated as Leo Tolstoy, Russian author. * Lev Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronshteyn) (1879–1940), often translated as Leon Trotsky, Russian economist and revolutionary. * Lev Vladimirovich Urusov (1877–1933), Russian prince, diplomat and tennis player. *

Lev Vygotsky Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky (, ; ; – June 11, 1934) was a Russian and Soviet psychologist, best known for his work on psychological development in children and creating the framework known as cultural-historical activity theory. After his ear ...

(1896–1934), Soviet psychologist. * Lev Weinstein (1916–2004), Soviet world champion and Olympic bronze medalist in shooting. *

Lev Yashin Lev Ivanovich Yashin (; 22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990) was a Soviet professional footballer considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport. He was the first and only goalkeeper to win a Ballon d'Or, a feat whi ...

(1929–1990), Soviet-Russian football goalkeeper. * Lev Yilmaz (born 1973), American independent filmmaker, artist and publisher. * Lev Zadov (1893–1938), Ukrainian counter-intelligence agent.

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