Lewis () is a masculine English-language given name. It was coined as an anglicisation of given names in other languages. "Lewis" has been used to anglicise the Irish name "'", the German name "", and the French name "" (the last two originally deriving from the Old Frankish name '). It may also be a borrowing from the

Isle of Lewis The Isle of Lewis ( gd, Eilean Leòdhais) or simply Lewis ( gd, Leòdhas, ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to as ...

in the

Outer Hebrides The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coas ...

, whose name derives from the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well a ...

Variant forms

* af, Louis * ar, لويس * sq, Luigj, Ludovik * Ancient Germanic: ''Chlodovech, Clodovicus,

Ludovicus Ludovicus or Ludowicus is a Latinized form of the Germanic masculine given name ''Hludwig'' ("Louis"). It has been used as a baptismal name in the Low Countries, especially in Belgium; bearers often use(d) Lodewijk or short forms like ''Lode'', '' ...

Clovis Clovis may refer to: People * Clovis (given name), the early medieval (Frankish) form of the name Louis ** Clovis I (c. 466 – 511), the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler ** Clovis II (c. 634 – c. 657), ...

, Hludowig'' * hy, Լուդովիկ (''Loudovik'') * eu, Aloxi, Koldobika, Luki,

Koldo Koldo is a male given name. Notable people with this name include: * Koldo Aguirre (1939–2019), Spanish football player * Koldo Álvarez, Andorran football player * Koldo Fernández (born 1981), Spanish cyclist * Koldo Gil (born 1978), Spanish c ...

* br, Loeiz,

Loïc Loïc or Loick is a male personal forename chiefly used in Brittany, in western France, and in the Breton community in French-speaking countries. Origins ''Loïc'' is a Breton given name, based on ''Laou'', a Breton diminutive of Gwilherm or Gw ...

* bn, লুইস, লুডউইগ, translit=

Luis Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is arch ...

/Luish, Luduig * bg, Людовик (') * ca,

Lluís Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

* Chinese (

traditional A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays ...

and simplified): (''Lùyì'') * hr,

Alojzije Aloysius ( ) is a given name. Etymology It is a Latinisation of the names Alois, Louis, Lewis, Luis, Luigi, Ludwig, and other cognates (traditionally in Medieval Latin as ''Ludovicus'' or ''Chlodovechus''), ultimately from Frankish ''* ...

, Ljudevit, Ludovik, Luj,

Alojz Alojz is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Alojz Ajdič (born 1939), Slovenian composer, author of many orchestral works * Alojz Fandel, former Slovak football player and coach * Alojz Geržinič (1915–2008), Slovenian compose ...

* cz, Ludvík, Alois, Luděk * da,

Ludvig Ludvig is a Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers t ...

, Lodvig * mk, Лудвиг ('), ('), (') * nl, Lodewijk,

Lode In geology, a lode is a deposit of metalliferous ore that fills or is embedded in a fissure (or crack) in a rock formation or a vein of ore that is deposited or embedded between layers of rock. The current meaning (ore vein) dates from the ...

, Lodevicus,

Loe Loe or LOE may refer to: * Level of effort * Levels of evidence * ''Living on Earth'', weekly news program distributed by Public Radio International * Loe of Maui, semi-legendary king of Maui * Loe, Estonia, a village in Estonia * Loei Airport, IA ...

, Louis, Lowie, Lowieke,

Ludo Ludo (; ) is a strategy board game for two to four players, in which the players race their four from start to finish according to the rolls of a single die. Like other cross and circle games, Ludo is derived from the Indian game Pachisi. The ...

* '' en, Louis, Louie, Lou, Lewis,

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre ...

Lewie Lewie is an English surname and male given name. Notable people with this name include: * Jona Lewie (born 1947), English singer-songwriter * Lewie Coyle (born 1995), English football player * Lewie G. Merritt (1897–1974), American major general ...

, Lew, Lewy, Luey, Ludovic, Lodvig, Lodovig'' * eo, Ludoviko, Luĉjo * french: Louis,

Ludovic Ludovic is a given name and has also been a surname. People with the given name A * Ludovic Albós Cavaliere (born 1979), Andorran ski mountaineer * Ludovic Ambruș (born 1946), Romanian wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics * Ludo ...

* gl, Lois, Luís * ka, ხლოდვიგი ('), ('), ('), (') * german:

Ludwig Ludwig may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ludwig (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Ludwig (surname), including a list of people * Ludwig Ahgren, or simply Ludwig, American YouTube live streamer and co ...

, Alois,

Aloysius Aloysius ( ) is a given name. Etymology It is a Latinisation of the names Alois, Louis, Lewis, Luis, Luigi, Ludwig, and other cognates (traditionally in Medieval Latin as ''Ludovicus'' or ''Chlodovechus''), ultimately from Frankish ''*Hl� ...

, Lutz * gr, Λουδοβίκος (') * haw, Lui *

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, centr ...

: (') * hu, Lajos, Alajos * ga, Alaois, Alabhaois, Laoiseach, Lughaidh * id, Aloysius, Louis, Ludowikus * is, Loðvík * it, Aloigi, Aloisi, Aloisio,

Luigi is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the younger fraternal twin brother and sidekick of Mario, Nintendo's mas ...

Lodovico Lodovico is an Italian masculine given name, and may refer to: * Cigoli (1559–1613), Italian painter and architect * Lodovico, Count Corti (1823–1888), Italian diplomat * Lodovico Agostini (1534–1590), Italian composer * Lodovico Altieri (180 ...

Ludovico Ludovico () is an Italian masculine given name. It is sometimes spelled Lodovico. The feminine equivalent is Ludovica. Persons with the name Ludovico Given name * Ludovico D'Aragona (1876–1961), Italian socialist politician * Ludovico Arios ...

, Alvise, Gigi, Gigio, Gigino, Ginetto, Gino, Luigino, Vico *

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: ' (''Rui'') *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

: ('), (') * la,

* lv, Ludviķis, Ludis, Ludvigs, Luijs, Luiss, Luī, Aloizs, Aloiss * lt, Liudvikas, Aloyzas, Liudas * Medieval Occitan: ''Aloys, Aloysius'' * no,

, Lodve *

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language Occitan (; ...

: ' * Persian: * pl,

Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer play ...

, Alojzy * pt, Luís,

Aloísio Aloisio or Aloísio is a Romance masculine given name, arising via an Old Occitan form '' Aloys'' from Louis. * Aloisio da Milano, also known as Aloisio da Carezano, Aleviz Milanets and Aleviz Fryazin, 15th/16th century Italian architect * Aloisio ...

, Aluísio, Ludovico, Luisinho, Luiz *

Provençal Provençal may refer to: *Of Provence, a region of France * Provençal dialect, a dialect of the Occitan language, spoken in the southeast of France *''Provençal'', meaning the whole Occitan language *Franco-Provençal language, a distinct Roman ...

: *

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ਲੂਯਿਸ (''Lūyis'') * ro, Aloisiu,

* russian: Людовик (') *

: * Sicilian: Luiggi, Ludovicu * sr, Луј (''Luj''), Људевит (''Ljudevit'') * sk, Ľudovít,''

'' * sl,

Lojze Lojze is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Lojze Bratuž (1902–1937), Slovene choirmaster and composer, killed by Italian Fascist squads *Lojze Grozde, Slovenian student murdered by partisans during World War II *Lojze Kovači� ...

, Ljudevit, Luj, ''Alojzij, Ludvik'' * es,

, ''

'' * sv,

, Love,'' Ludde'' * Tamil: லூயிஸ் (''Lūyis'') *

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

: లూయిస్ (''Lūyis'') * Thai: หลุยส์ (''H̄luys̄̒'') * uk, Людовик (''Lyudovyk'') * Welsh: ''Lewis'', ''Lewys''

List of people with the given name Lewis

Nobility

* Lewis Hugh Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, British peer * Lewis Joseph Hugh Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, British peer *

Lewis Hugh Clifford, 13th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohe ...

, British peer *

Lewis Grant-Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Seafield Lewis Alexander Grant-Ogilvy (or Grant-Ogilvie), 5th Earl of Seafield FRSE (22 March 1767 – 26 October 1840), briefly known as Sir Lewis Alexander Grant, Bt, in 1811, was a Scottish peer and Member of Parliament. He was Chief of Clan Grant. His p ...

, Scottish peer and Member of Parliament *

Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly (c. 1626–1653) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the third son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly. Biography Born when his father was commander of the Garde Écossaise, he was named after Louis XIII o ...

(c. 1626–1653), Scottish nobleman * Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt, British politician and peer * Lewis Robessart, British baron * Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Sondes, British politician and peer *

Lewis Watson, 2nd Baron Sondes Lewis Thomas Watson, 2nd Baron Sondes (18 April 1754 – 21 June 1806), was a British Whig politician and peer. Early life Lewis Thomas Watson was the son of Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Sondes, and Grace Pelham, a daughter of Henry Pelham. He was ed ...

, British politician and peer *

Lewis Watson, 3rd Baron Sondes Lewis Richard Watson, 3rd Baron Sondes (24 May 1792 – 14 March 1836), styled Hon. Lewis Watson until 1806, was an English peer. His legal struggle with his former tutor over the occupation of the rectory of Kettering led to the case of ''Fletcher ...

, British peer

Politics

Lewis V. Bogy Lewis Vital Bogy (April 9, 1813September 20, 1877) was a United States senator from Missouri. Born in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Ste. Geneviève, he attended the public schools, was employed as clerk in a mercantile establishment, studied law in ...

(1813–1877), American politician and senator from Missouri * Lewis Burwell, several men by the name from the Burwell family of Virginia *

Lewis Cass Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He wa ...

, American politician and senator from Michigan * Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, American politician and lieutenant governor of New York *

Lewis Preston Collins II Lewis Preston "Pat" Collins II (December 25, 1896 – September 20, 1952) served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1946 until his sudden death in office in 1952. He was usually known as L. Preston Collins or Pat Collins. Early li ...

(1896–1952), lieutenant governor of Virginia *

Lewis Weston Dillwyn Lewis Weston Dillwyn, FRS (21 August 1778 – 31 August 1855) was a British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Whigs (British political party), Whig Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP). Biography He was born in ...

, British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Member of Parliament (MP) * Lewis E. Eliason, American politician and Lieutenant Governor of Delaware *

Lewis Wormser Harris Lewis Wormser Harris (1812–1876) was an Irish bill-broker, financier, member of the Dublin Corporation and prominent member of the Dublin Hebrew Congregation. He was the first Jew elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, but died before he could take off ...

(1812–1876), bill-broker, financier and the first Jew elected Lord Mayor of Dublin * Lewis Jones (politician) (1884–1968), British politician, MP for Swansea West, 1931–1945 *

G. Lewis Jones George Lewis Jones Jr. (May 18, 1907 – November 13, 1971) was an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Tunisia from 1956 to 1959 and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs from 1959 to ...

(1907–1971), Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1959–1961 *

Lewis Charles Levin Lewis Charles Levin (November 10, 1808 – March 14, 1860) was an American politician, newspaper editor and anti-Catholic social activist. He was one of the founders of the American Party in 1842 and served as a member of the U. S. House of Rep ...

(1808-1860), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania * Lewis F. Linn, American politician and senator from Missouri *

Lewis Morris Lewis Morris (April 8, 1726 – January 22, 1798) was an American Founding Father, landowner, and developer from Morrisania, New York, presently part of Bronx County. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continen ...

, signer of the American Declaration of Independence * Lewis Morris (governor), American colonial leader in New York and New Jersey * Lewis Morris (speaker), American judge, politician and landowner *

Lewis R. Morris Lewis Richard Morris (November 2, 1760 – December 29, 1825) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont. Early life Morris was born in Scarsdale in the Province of New York to Sarah Ludlo ...

, U.S. Representative from Vermont * Sir

Lewis Morris (1833–1907) Sir Lewis Morris (23 January 1833 – 12 November 1907) was a Welsh academic and politician. He was also a popular poet of the Anglo-Welsh school. Background Born in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire in south-west Wales to Lewis Edward William Morri ...

, Welsh poet, academic and politician *

Lewis E. Parsons Lewis Eliphalet Parsons (April 28, 1817–June 8, 1895) was the appointed provisional and 19th Governor of Alabama from June to December 1865, following the American Civil War. Parsons was Alabama's 19th governor. He was born in Broome County ...

, American politician and governor of Alabama *

Lewis E. Reed Lewis E. Reed (born October 9, 1962) is an American politician from St. Louis, Missouri. His last position was president of its Board of Aldermen which he held for record duration of 15 years. He was federally indicted on bribery charges in May ...

, American politician * Lewis B. Schwellenbach, American politician and senator

Arts and entertainment

Lewis Grandison Alexander Lewis Grandison Alexander (July 4, 1898 – November 25, 1945) was an American poet, actor, playwright, and costume designer who lived in Washington, D.C. and had strong ties to the Harlem Renaissance period in New York. Alexander focused most of h ...

(1898-1945), American poet, actor, and playwright with ties to the Harlem Renaissance *

Lewis Black Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion, or any other cultural trends. He hosted the Comedy Central series '' Lewi ...

(born 1948), American comedian and actor *

Lewis Brindley The Yogscast, officially registered as Yogscast Limited, is a British entertainment company based in Bristol that primarily produces video gaming-related videos on YouTube and Twitch, and also operates the Yogscast multi-channel network for a ...

, British comedian and YouTuber * Lewis Capaldi (born 1996), Scottish singer-songwriter *

Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequel ...

(1832–1898), pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author of ''Alice in Wonderland'' *

Lewis Casson Sir Lewis Thomas Casson MC (26 October 187516 May 1969) was an English actor and theatre director, and the husband of actress Dame Sybil Thorndike.Devlin, DianaCasson, Sir Lewis Thomas (1875–1969) ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biograph ...

(1875–1969), English actor and theatre director * Lewis Collins (1946–2013), English film and theatre actor * Lewis D. Collins (1899–1954), American film director * Lewis Hartsough (1828–1919), American Methodist evangelist and gospel songwriter/composer * Lewis Hobba (born 1985), Australian radio presenter, television presenter and comedian * Lewis Jones (1897–1939), Welsh writer and political activist *

Lewis Lovhaug Channel Awesome, Inc. is an American online media production company based in Lombard, Illinois. The company was created in 2008 by Mike Michaud, Mike Ellis, and Bhargav Dronamraju. Channel Awesome operated the ''That Guy with the Glasses'' ...

, comic reviewer also known as Linkara *

Lewis Morris (1701–1765) Lewis Morris (2 March 1701 – 11 April 1765) was a Welsh hydrographer, antiquary An antiquarian or antiquary () is an fan (person), aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for t ...

, Welsh hydrographer, antiquary, poet and lexicographer * Lewis Nash (born 1958), American jazz drummer *

Lewis H. Nash Lewis H. Nash (1852 – November 11, 1923) was an American engineer who invented the liquid ring, liquid-ring-vacuum pump, and was the holder of over a hundred United States patents for pumps, engines, and other equipment. He founded the Nas ...

(1852–1923), an American engineer and inventor of the liquid-ring-vacuum pump * Lewis "Lou" Reed (1942–2013), American rock musician and member of the Velvet Underground *

(born 1962), American politician *

Lewis Shiner Lewis Shiner (born December 30, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American writer. Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, and then identified with cyberpunk. He later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and f ...

(born 1950), American author * Lewis Waller (1860–1915), English actor and theatre manager * Lewis Watson (born 1992), British singer-songwriter *

Lewis Strange Wingfield Lewis Strange Wingfield (1842–1891) was an Irish traveller, actor, writer, and painter. Life The third and youngest son of Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt, by his wife, Lady Elizabeth Frances Charlotte, eldest daughter of Robert ...

(1842–1891), Irish traveller, actor, writer, and painter *

Lewys Glyn Cothi Lewys Glyn Cothi (c. 1420 – 1490), also known as Llywelyn y Glyn, was a prominent 15th century Welsh poet who composed numerous poems in the Welsh language. He is one of the most important representatives of the ''Beirdd yr Uchelwyr'' ("Poets of ...

/ Lewis Glyn Cothi (c. 1420–1490), 15th century Welsh poet

Sports

* Lewis Bradley (rugby) (1889–1918), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s * Lewis Brown (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league player *

Lewis Burton Lewis Steven E. Burton (born 23 March 1992) is a British model and former professional tennis player. Early life Lewis Steven E. Burton was born in the Bexley area of London on 23 March 1992. Career Burton started playing tennis at the age ...

, British tennis player and model *

Lewis Collins (footballer) Lewis Rhys Collins (born 9 May 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Torquay United on loan from League Two side Newport County. Playing career Collins came through the Newport County youth team to make his firs ...

, Welsh footballer *

Lewis Dark Lewis Kenneth Dark (born 10 April 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer who is manager of Grays Athletic. A central midfielder or defender as a player, Dark began his career at Brentford, for whom he made appearances in the Footbal ...

, footballer *

Lewis Hamilton Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Mic ...

, Formula One racing driver *

Lewis Hamilton (footballer) Lewis Emmanuel Hamilton (born 21 November 1984) is an English association football, footballer who plays as a defender (association football), defender for Horsham F.C., Horsham. Career Hamilton made his The Football League, Football League debu ...

, footballer *

Lewis Harris (rugby league) Louis Harris MBE (1896–1975) was an English rugby league footballer.Encyclopedia Judaica Harris played 255-matches and scored 76- tries, and 1-conversion for 230-points for Hull Kingston Rovers, including in the Challenge Cup in 1925, and wer ...

, English rugby league player * Lewis Holtby, German footballer * Lewis Jones (Australian footballer) (1883–1960), Australian rules footballer *

Lewis Jones (footballer, born 1994) Lewis Jones (born 25 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is a British Virgin Islands international. Career Jones had a spell playing for North West Counties Football League side Litherland REMY ...

, British footballer *

Lewis Jones (rugby) Benjamin Lewis Jones (born 11 April 1931) is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. A List of dual-code rugby internationals, dual-code rugby international he won nine caps for Wales nationa ...

(born 1931), Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s *

Lewis Jones (rugby player born 1992) Lewis Jones (born 24 November 1992) is a Welsh rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby f ...

, Welsh rugby union scrum-half *

Lewis Kidd (American football) Tyrone Lewis Kidd (born September 15, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college football at Montana State and has previously played in the NFL for the New Orleans ...

(born 1997), American football player * Lewis Moody, English Rugby Union player * Lewis Pugh, British-South African extreme swimmer, international environmental activist *

Lewis Smith (footballer) Lewis Smith (born 16 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Livingston, as a midfielder. Club career Hamilton Academical Smith attended St Ninian's High School, Giffnock and was involved with the youth system at Hamilton ...

, Scottish footballer * Lewis Williamson, racing driver * Lewis Young, footballer

Religion

* Lewis Bagot, English Bishop of Bristol, Norwich * Lewis Jones (bishop) (1542–1646), Bishop of Killaloe *

Lewis Bevel Jones III Lewis Bevel Jones III (1926 – March 6, 2018) was a bishop of the United Methodist Church and Bishop in Residence at Emory University's Candler School of Theology. Born in Gracewood, Georgia, Jones graduated from Emory University in 1946 and r ...

(1926–2018), bishop of the United Methodist Church * Lewis B. Paton (1864-1932), American biblical scholar

Science

Lewis Roberts Binford Lewis Roberts Binford (November 21, 1931 – April 11, 2011) was an American archaeologist known for his influential work in archaeological theory, ethnoarchaeology and the Paleolithic period. He is widely considered among the most influe ...

, American archaeologist * Lewis Boss, American astronomer *

Lewis J. Feldman Lewis Jeffrey Feldman (born October 10, 1945) is a professor of plant biology at the University of California, Berkeley, Director of the University of California Botanical Garden and previously Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College o ...

, American professor *

Lewis Hine Lewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 – November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer. His photographs were instrumental in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States. Early life ...

, American sociologist and photographer *

Lewis G. Longsworth Lewis Gibson Longsworth (November 16, 1904 – August 8, 1981) was an American chemist and biochemist. The New York Times said that his research "helped to make modern biochemistry possible". Longsworth was notable for creating separation methods ...

(1904–1981), American biochemist and professor at

Rockefeller University The Rockefeller University is a Private university, private Medical research, biomedical Research university, research and graduate-only university in New York City, New York (state), New York. It focuses primarily on the biological and medica ...

Lewis Ralph Jones Lewis Ralph Jones (December 5, 1864 – April 1, 1945) was an American botanist and agricultural biologist. Jones was born in Brandon, Wisconsin. He was a professor of plant pathology from 1904 to 1935 at the University of Wisconsin. Jones was el ...

(1864–1945), American botanist and agricultural biologist * Lewis Wade Jones (1910–1979), sociologist and educator *

Lewis Webster Jones Lewis Webster Jones (June 11, 1899 – September 10, 1975) was an economist, and the President of Bennington College from 1941-1947, the University of Arkansas from 1947 to 1951 and of Rutgers University from 1951 to 1958. Biography He was bor ...

(1899–1975), American economist *

Lewis A. Swift Lewis A. Swift (February 29, 1820 – January 5, 1913) was an American astronomer who discovered 13 comets and 1,248 previously uncatalogued nebulae. Only William Herschel discovered more nebulae visually. Discoveries Swift discovered or co-disco ...

, American astronomer

Business

* Lewis Ginter, American businessman and philanthropist * Lewis Harris (philanthropist) (1900–1983), New Zealand farmer, stock dealer and philanthropist *

Lewis Gouverneur Morris Lewis Gouverneur Morris II (June 4, 1882 – August 14, 1967) was a banker and prominent social figure in New York and Newport Society. Early life Morris was born on June 4, 1882 in Newport, Rhode Island. He was the son of Francis Morris (1845– ...

, banker and social figure in New York and Newport society

Military

Lewis Addison Armistead Lewis Addison Armistead (February 18, 1817 – July 5, 1863) was a career United States Army officer who became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On July 3, 1863, as part of Pickett's Charge during ...

, American general in the American Civil War * Lewis H. Brereton, military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force * Lewis Collins (RAF officer) (1894–1971), British First World War flying ace * Lewis Jones (Royal Navy officer) (1797–1895) * Lewis Nicola, American military officer notable for authoring the Newburgh letter * Lewis Sayre Van Duzer, US Navy officer

Other

* Lewis Archer Boswell, American aviator * Lewis de Claremont, pseudonym of an American author on occultism who flourished during the 1930s * Lewis Jones (Patagonia) (1836–1904), one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia who gave his name to the town of Trelew *

Lewis G. Morris Lewis Gouverneur Morris (August 19, 1808 – September 19, 1900) was an American maritime advocate and sheep and cattle breeder who was a member of the prominent Morris family of Morissania. Early life Morris was born on August 19, 1808, i ...

, maritime advocate, sheep and cattle breeder *

Lewis Yancey Captain Lewis Alonzo Yancey (September 16, 1895 – March 2, 1940) was an American aviator and air navigator who toured America, Central America, and the Caribbean in a Pitcairn autogyro. Biography Born in Chicago, Yancey enlisted in the United ...

, American aviator

Pseudonym

* Lewis (musician), Canadian musician

Fictional characters

* Lewis (''The Simpsons''), a fictional character in ''The Simpsons'' * Lewis Bodine, a character in the 1997 film ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unite ...

'' * Lewis Romero, a character in the 2006 film '' Final Destination 3'' * Lewis Skolnik, a character in the ''

Revenge of the Nerds ''Revenge of the Nerds'' is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey. The film's plot chronicles a group of nerds at the fictional Adams College trying ...

'' movie series *Lewis "Cornelius" Robinson, a character in the 2007 film ''

Meet the Robinsons ''Meet the Robinsons'' is a 2007 American computer-animated science-fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 47th animated film produced by the studio, it is loosely based on the ...

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Lewis Zimmerman Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

, ''Star Trek'' character *Lewis (''Holes''), A fictional character in ''Holes'' by Louis Sachar

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