Louis is the French form of the

Old Frankish Frankish ( reconstructed endonym: *), also known as Old Franconian or Old Frankish, was the West Germanic language spoken by the Franks from the 5th to 10th centuries. Franks under king Chlodio settled in Roman Gaul in the 5th century. O ...

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Chlodowig and one of two English forms, the other being Lewis ().

Etymology

The name Louis (through the intermediate form Clovis) derives from the Frankish name ᚺᛚᛟᛞᛟᚹᛁᚷ (in

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) or *''Hlōdowik'' or *''Hlōdowig'' (in

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). Traditionally, this name is considered to be composed of two elements, deriving from both

Proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic languages, Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from ...

''*hlūdaz'' ("loud, famous") and ''*wiganą'' ("to battle, to fight") respectively, resulting in the traditional practice of translating Clovis' name as meaning "famous warrior" or "famous in battle". However, scholars have pointed out that

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consequently transcribes the names of various Merovingian royal names containing the first element as ''chlodo-''. The use of a

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(o), rather than the expected

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(u) which Gregory does use in various other Germanic names (i.e.

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, Arnulfus, Gundobadus, etc.) opens up the possibility that the first element instead derives from

''*hlutą'' ("lot, share, portion"), giving the meaning of the name as "loot bringer" or "plunder (bringing) warrior". This hypothesis is supported by the fact that if the first element is taken to mean "famous", then the name of

Chlodomer Chlodomer, also spelled Clodomir or Clodomer (c. 495 - 524) was the second of the four sons of Clovis I, King of the Franks. History Clodomir was the eldest son of Clovis and his wife, Clotilde. On the death of his father, in 511, he divided ...

(one of Clovis' sons) would contain two elements (''*hlūdaz'' and ''*mērijaz'') both meaning "famous", which would be highly uncommon within the typical

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structure.

Variant forms

* * * * Ancient Germanic: ''Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Ludovicus, Clovis, Hludowig'' * (''Loudovik'') * , ''Koldo'' * , '' Loïc'' * * (''Lyudovik'') * * Chinese: 路易 (''Lùyì'') * , '' Alojz'' * , '' Alois, Luděk'' * , Lodvig * * , Lodvig, Lodovig, Lutwidge * , ''Luĉjo'' * * * * ka, ხლოდვიგი (''Khlodvigi''), ლუდვიგი (''ludvigi''), ლუდოვიკო(''ludoviko''), ლუი (''lui'') * , ''

Aloysius Aloysius ( ) is a given name. Etymology It is a List of Latinised names, Latinisation of the names Alois, Louis (given name), Louis, Lewis (given name), Lewis, Luis, Luigi (name), Luigi, Ludwig (given name), Ludwig, and other cognates (traditi ...

, Lutz'' * (''Loudovíkos''), Λοΐζος(''Loizos'') * *

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: लुइस (''Lu'is'') * , ''Alajos'' * * * * , ''Alvise, Gigi, Gigio, Gigino, Ginetto, Gino, Luigino, Vico'' * Japanese: ルイ(''Rui'') *

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: 루이 (''Lui''), 루이스 (''Luiseu'') * * , ''Ludis, Ludvigs, Luijs, Luiss, Luī, Aloizs, Aloiss'' * , ''Aloyzas, Liudas'' * (''Ludvig''), Луј (''Luj''), Људевит ('' Ljudevit'') * Medieval Occitan: ''Aloys, Aloysius'' * , ''Lodve'' * Occitan: ''Loís'' *

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: لویی * , ''Alojzy'' * (''Luiz'' is an archaic form), ''Luisinho'' * Provençal: Louïs, Louei, Louvis * Punjabi: ਲੂਯਿਸ (''Lūyis'') * * (''Lyudovik'') *

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

: Luthais * Sicilian: Luiggi, Ludovicu * (''Luj''), Људевит (''Ljudevit'') * ,'' Alojz'' * , ''Alojzij, Ludvik'' * , '' Ludovico'' * ,'' Ludde'' *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

: லூயிஸ் (''Lūyis'') * Telugu: లూయిస్ (''Lūyis'') * Thai: หลุยส์ (''H̄luys̄̒'') * (''Lyudovyk'') * Welsh: Lewis, Lewys

Feminine variants

* Arabic: لويز * Belarusian: Луіза (Luiza) * Chinese Simplified: 路易丝 (Lùyìsī) * Chinese Traditional: 路易絲 (Lùyìsī) * Croatian: Alojzija * Danish: Louise * Dutch: Louisa, Louise, Ludovica * English: Louise, Louisa, Lou, Louella, Lula, Luella, Lulu, Lua * Estonian: Loviise * Finnish: Loviisa * French: Lou, Louise, Louisette * German: Aloisia, Louisa, Luise, Lulu, Luisa * Greek: Λουίζα (Louíza) * Gujarati: લુઇસ (Lu'isa) * Hebrew: לואיז * Hindi: लुइस (Lu'isa) * Hungarian: Lujza * Italian: Lodovica, Ludovica, Luigia, Luisa, Gigia, Gina, Ginetta, Luigina, Luisella * Japanese: ルイーザ (Ruīza), ルイ (Rui) * Kannada: ಲೂಯಿಸ್ (Lūyis) * Korean: 루이사 (Luisa) * Lithuanian: Liudvika * Maori: Ruiha * Macedonian: Лујза (Lujza), Лојза (Lojza) * Mongolian: Луиза (Luiza) * Nepali: लुइस (Lu'isa) * Norwegian: Lovise * Persian: لوئیس * Polish: Ludwika, Luiza * Portuguese: Luísa, Luiza * Romanian: Luiza * Serbian: Луиз (Luiz) * Slovak: Alojzia * Slovene: Alojzija * Spanish: Luisa, Luisana, Luisel, Luisina, Luisita * Swedish: Lovisa, Lova * Tamil: லூயிஸ் (Lūyis) * Telugu: లూయిస్ ( Lūyis) * Thai: หลุยส์ (H̄luys̄̒) * Ukrainian: Луїза (Luyiza) * Urdu: لوئیس

Arts and entertainment

* Louis (singer) (1952–2011), Serbian singer * Louis Akin (1868–1913), American painter and illustrator *

Lou Albano Louis Vincent Albano (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009) was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953 until 1 ...

(1933–2009), Italian wrestler, manager and actor *

Louie Anderson Louis Perry Anderson (March 24, 1953 – January 21, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host. He created the cartoon series ''Life with Louie'' and the television sitcom ''The Louie Show'', and wrote four books ...

(1953–2022), American stand-up comedian and actor *

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

(1901–1971), American jazz musician * Louis C.K. (born 1967), American comedian * Louis Cachet (born 1973), Norwegian musician * Louis Calabro (1926–1991), Italian American orchestral composer *

Louis Calhern Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known by his stage name Louis Calhern, was an American actor. Described as a “star leading man of the theater and a star character actor of the screen,” he appeared in over 100 roles ...

(1895–1956), American actor *

Louis Cheung Louis Cheung (; born 11 January 1980) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is an alumnus of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in acting. His first play was in 1997, and he has performed in a total of more than 20 ...

(born 1980), Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor *

Louis Clark Louis Clark (27 February 1947 – 13 February 2021) was an English music arranger and keyboard player. He trained at Leeds College of Music. He is best known for his work with Electric Light Orchestra and ''Hooked on Classics''. Clark started o ...

(1947–2021), English musical arranger and keyboard player * Louis Cole (musician), American musician *

Lou Costello Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with Bud Abbott and their routine " Who's on First?". Abbott and Cos ...

(1906–1959), American comedian *

Louis Daguerre Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre ( ; ; 18 November 1787 – 10 July 1851) was a France, French scientist, artist and photographer, recognized for his invention of the eponymous daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of th ...

(1787–1851), French artist and photographer *

Louis Deland Louis Joseph Marie Deland (25 April 1772 – 15 April 1823) was a Swedish ballet dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and ballet master in the Royal Swedish Ballet. He is often considered the first native male star in the Royal Swedish Ballet. ...

(1772–1823), Swedish ballet dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and ballet master * Lou Dobbs (1945–2024), CNN anchor *

Lou Ferrigno Louis Jude Ferrigno Sr. (; born November 9, 1951) is an American actor and retired professional bodybuilder. He won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the documentary film '' Pumping Iron'' ...

(born 1951), American bodybuilder and actor * Louis Edwin Fry Sr. (1903–2000), American architect and professor * Louis Gallodier (1734–1803), ballet master and choreographer *

Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American actor. He made his stage debut at the age of 17. Shortly thereafter, he successfully auditioned for the Broadway theatre, Broadway play ''Take a Giant Step.'' Gossett co ...

(1936–2024), American actor * Louis Hughes (1832–1913), American author * Louis Johnson (bassist) (1955–2015), American bass player and singer, member of The Brothers Johnson *

Louis Jordan Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, the King ...

(1908–1975), pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter *

Louis Jourdan Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's '' The Paradine Case'' (1947), '' Let ...

(1921–2015), French actor * Louis Jouvet (1887–1951), French actor and director * Louis I. Kahn (1901–1974), American architect *

Louis Koo Louis Koo Tin-lok ( zh, t=古天樂; born 21 October 1970) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong actor, singer, and film producer. He began his professional career as an actor in local television series, receiving recognition for his roles in ''The C ...

(born 1970), Hong Kong actor, singer and film producer *

Louis L'Amour Louis Dearborn L'Amour (; né LaMoore; March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, though he called his work "frontier stories". His most widely known West ...

(1908–1988), American author of Western fiction * Louis Logic, American underground rapper * Louis Masreliez (1748–1810), French-born Swedish painter and interior designer *

Louis Prima Louis Leo Prima (; December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he ...

(1910–1978), Italian American jazz and swing musician and trumpeter * Louis Rukeyser (1933–2006), American economic commentator * Lou Diamond Phillips (born 1962), American actor * Lou Rawls (1933–2006), American musician *

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Althoug ...

(1942–2013), American musician *

Louis Sachar Louis Sachar ( ; born March 20, 1954) is an American young-adult mystery-comedy author. He is best known for the ''Wayside School (book series), Wayside School'' series and the novel ''Holes (novel), Holes''. ''Holes'' won the 1998 U.S. Nationa ...

(born 1954), American author of children's books *

Louis Spohr Louis Spohr (, 5 April 178422 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Highly regarded during his lifetime, Spohr composed ten symphonies, ...

(1784–1859), German composer *

Louis Sullivan Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He was an influential architect of the Chicago school (architecture), Chicago ...

(1856–1924), American architect * Louis Theroux (born 1970), British television broadcaster *

Louis Tomlinson Louis William Tomlinson ( ; born 24 December 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, and fashion designer. Born and raised in Doncaster, England, Tomlinson auditioned for British singing competition ''The X Factor'' as a solo artist in 2010, w ...

(born 1991), English singer-songwriter. * Louis Van Lint (1909–1986), Belgian artist * Louis Vuitton (designer) (1821–1892), French fashion designer * Louis Wain (1860–1936), British artist who drew cats *

Louis Walsh Michael Louis Vincent Walsh (born 5 August 1952) is an Irish music manager and television personality. He has managed Johnny Logan (singer), Johnny Logan, Boyzone, Jedward and Westlife, four of Ireland's most successful pop acts in the 1990s an ...

(born 1952), Irish entertainment manager * Louis Yuen (born 1967), Hong Kong actor

Politics

* Louis A. Bloom (1900–1988), Pennsylvania State Representative and Judge * Louis Borno, President of

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

during

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Louis Brandeis Louis Dembitz Brandeis ( ; November 13, 1856 – October 5, 1941) was an American lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to ...

(1856–1941), American Supreme Court justice and Zionist leader * Louis Philippe de Bombelles, Austrian count and diplomat * Louis Conradt, politician from Texas, investigated by ''To Catch a Predator'' * Louis DeJoy (born 1957), American businessman and current postmaster general of the United States * Louis René Édouard, cardinal de Rohan (1734–1803), French religious leader and politician *

Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan (; born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI), a Black nationalism, black nationalist organization. Farrakhan is notable for his leadership of the 1995 Million M ...

(born 1933), Afro-American social leader * Louis De Geer (1818–1896), Sweden's first prime minister; baron, statesman and writer * Louis De Geer (1910–1987), Swedish diplomat * Gerhard Louis De Geer, known as Louis De Geer (1854–1935), Swedish prime minister * Louis "Louie" Gohmert (born 1953), Texas politician and U.S. Congressman * Louis Lucien Hunter, Sri Lankan civil servant and politician *

Louis Alphonse Koyagialo Louis Alphonse Daniel Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo (23 March 1947 – 14 December 2014) was a Congolese politician. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with responsibility for the Ministry of Postal Ser ...

, Prime minister of the

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Louis St. Laurent Louis Stephen St. Laurent (; February 1, 1882 – July 25, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957. Born and raised in southeastern Quebec, St. Laurent was a leading la ...

(1882–1973), Canadian politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada * Louis Lingg (1864–1887), German anarchist arrested after Haymarket Square bombing *

Louis Michel Louis Michel (; born 2 September 1947) 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. From ...

(born 1947), Belgian politician *

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis in Canada, Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of ...

(1844–1885), Canadian politician, a founder of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis * Louis Eugène Roy (1861–1939), President of Haiti * Louis Waldman (1892–1982), Ukrainian-American lawyer and New York City politician * Louis L. Winston (1784–1824), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi

Royalty

Holy Roman Emperors and Kings of Germany

Louis the Pious Louis the Pious (; ; ; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor, co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781. As the only ...

, Emperor and King of the Franks from 814 to his death. *

Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor Louis II (825 – 12 August 875), sometimes called the Younger, was the king of Italy and emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 844, co-ruling with his father Lothair I until 855, after which he ruled alone. Louis's usual title was ''impera ...

, eldest son of the emperor Lothair I * Louis III, Holy Roman Emperor, maternal grandson of the emperor Louis II *

Louis the German Louis the German (German language, German: ''Ludwig der Deutsche''; c. 806/810 – 28 August 876), also known as Louis II of Germany (German language, German: ''Ludwig II. von Deutschland''), was the first king of East Francia, and ruled from 8 ...

(Louis II), the third son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife *

Louis the Child Louis the Child (893 – 20/24 September 911), sometimes called Louis III or Louis IV, was the king of East Francia from 899 until his death and was also recognized as king of Lotharingia after 900. He was the last East Frankish ruler of the Car ...

(Louis III), the last true Carolingian ruler of East Francia *

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV (; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian (, ), was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328 until his death in 1347. 20 October 1314 imperial election, Louis' election a ...

Kings of France

, Emperor and King of the Franks from 814 to his death *

Louis the Stammerer Louis the Stammerer (; 1 November 846 – 10 April 879) was the king of Aquitaine and later the king of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Emperor Charles the Bald and Ermentrud ...

, the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans * Louis III of France, king of Western Francia *

Louis IV of France Louis IV (920/921 – 10 September 954), called ''d'Outremer'' or ''Transmarinus'' ("From overseas"), reigned as King of West Francia from 936 to 954. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, he was the only son of king Charles the Simple and his s ...

, king of France from 936 to 954 *

Louis V of France Louis V ( – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Do-Nothing (), was a king of West Francia from 979 (co-reigning first with his father Lothair until 986) to his early death in 987. During his reign, the nobility essentially ruled the country. ...

, son of the Frankish King Lothair and his wife Emma *

Louis VI of France Louis VI (1 December 1081 – 1 August 1137), called the Fat () or the Fighter (), was List of French monarchs, King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137. Like his father Philip I of France, Philip I, Louis made a lasting contribution to centralizing ...

, King of France from 1108 to 1137 *

Louis VII of France Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger or the Young () to differentiate him from his father Louis VI, was King of France from 1137 to 1180. His first marriage was to Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest and ...

, King of France from 1137 to 1180 *

Louis VIII of France Louis VIII (5 September 1187 8 November 1226), nicknamed The Lion (), was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As a prince, he invaded Kingdom of England, England on 21 May 1216 and was Excommunication in the Catholic Church, excommunicated by a ...

, King of France from 1223 to 1226 *

Louis IX of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians. Following the death of his father, Louis VI ...

, King of France from 1226 to 1270 *

Louis X of France Louis X (4 October 1289 – 5 June 1316), known as the Quarrelsome (), was King of France from 1314 and King of Navarre (as Louis I) from 1305 until his death. He emancipated serfs who could buy their freedom and readmitted Jews into the king ...

, King of France from 1314 to 1316 *

Louis XI Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revolt known as the ...

, King of France from 1461 to 1483 *

Louis XII Louis XII (27 June 14621 January 1515), also known as Louis of Orléans was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples (as Louis III) from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Marie of Cleves, he succeeded his second ...

, King of France from 1498 to 1515 *

Louis XIII Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown. ...

, King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643 *

Louis XIV LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...

, King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 *

Louis XV Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defi ...

, King of France and Navarre from 1715 to 1774 *

Louis XVI Louis XVI (Louis-Auguste; ; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765), Louis, Dauphin of France (son and heir- ...

, King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791 *

Louis XVII Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 27 March 1785 – 8 June 1795) was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, died in June 1789, a little over ...

, the son of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette *

Louis XVIII Louis XVIII (Louis Stanislas Xavier; 17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824), known as the Desired (), was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. Before his reign, he spent 23 y ...

, King of France and Navarre from 1815 to 1824 * Louis XIX, aka

Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême Louis Antoine of France, Duke of Angoulême (6 August 1775 – 3 June 1844) was the elder son of Charles X of France and the last Dauphin of France from 1824 to 1830. He was a ''petit-fils de France'' at birth, and was initially known as Lo ...

, King of France and Navarre for twenty minutes in 1830 before his abdication *

Louis Philippe I Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850), nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, the penultimate monarch of France, and the last French monarch to bear the title "King". He abdicated from his throne ...

, King of the French from 1830 to 1848

Other French royalty

* Louis (948–), Prince of France and son of King

* Louis, Count of Évreux (1276–1319), Prince of France * Louis of France (1264–1276), Prince of France and heir apparent of France * Louis (1309–1328), Count of Chartres * Louis I, Count of Nevers (1272–1322), Count of Nevers and Rethel ** his son,

Louis I, Count of Flanders Louis I ( – 26 August 1346, ruled 1322–1346) was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel. Life He was the son of Louis I, Count of Nevers, and Joan, Countess of Rethel, and grandson of Robert III of Flanders. He succeeded his father ...

(–1346), Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel * Louis I of Anjou (1339–1384), Prince of France and Duke of Anjou *

Louis Charles, Count of Beaujolais Louis Charles Alphonse Léodgard d'Orléans, Count of Beaujolais (7 October 1779 – 30 May 1808) was a French prince of the blood, son of Philippe Égalité and the younger brother of King Louis-Philippe I of the French. Biography Louis ...

(1779–1808), "Louis Charles Alphonse Léodgard d'Orléans," Count of Beaujolais * Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279–1341), "Louis the Lame," Duke of Bourbon *

Louis II, Duke of Bourbon Louis de Bourbon, called the Good ( – 1410), was the third Duke of Bourbon. He was also the Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and Lord of Beaujeu. Life Louis was the son of Peter de Bourbon and Isabella de Valois. His mother was the siste ...

(1337–1410), "Louis de Bourbon," "Louis the Good," Duke of Bourbon *

Louis, Duke of Guyenne Louis (22 January 1397 – 18 December 1415) was the eighth of twelve children of King Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria. He was their third son and the second to hold the titles Dauphin of Viennois and Duke of Guyenne, inheriting ...

(1397–1415), Dauphin of Viennois and Duke of Guyenne *

Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours Prince Louis of Orléans, Duke of Nemours (Louis Charles Philippe Raphaël d'Orléans; 25 October 1814 – 26 June 1896) was the second son of King Louis-Philippe I of France, and his wife Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. Life Childho ...

(1814–1896), Prince Louis of Orléans, Duke of Nemours *

Louis I, Duke of Orléans Louis I (13 March 1372 – 23 November 1407) was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death in 1407. He was also Duke of Touraine (1386–1392), Count of Valois (1386?–1406) Blois (1397–1407), Angoulême (1404–1407), ...

(1372–1407), Duke of Orléans and Touraine ** See also Louis d'Orléans *

Louis, Grand Dauphin Louis, Dauphin of France (1 November 1661 – 14 April 1711), commonly known as le Grand Dauphin, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Louis XIV and his spouse, Maria Theresa of Spain. He became known as the Grand Dauphin after the birth ...

(1661–1711), Prince of France ** his son,

Louis, Duke of Burgundy Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy (6 August 1682 – 18 February 1712), was the eldest son of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria and grandson of the reigning French king, Louis XIV. He is commonly known as le ...

(1682–1712), "Petit Dauphin," Prince of France * Louis Ferdinand (1729–1765), Dauphin of France ** his son, Louis Joseph Xavier, Duke of Burgundy (1751–1761), Dauphin of France * Louis I, Prince of Condé (1530–1569), "Louis I de Bourbon," Prince of Condé *

Louis, Grand Condé Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (8 September 1621 – 11 December 1686), known as (), was a French military commander. A tactician and strategist, he is regarded as one of France's greatest generals, particularly celebrated for his ...

(1621–1686), "Louis II de Bourbon," "The Great Condé," Prince of Condé *

Louis III, Prince of Condé Louis III de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (10 November 1668 – 4 March 1710) was a '' prince du sang'' as a member of the reigning House of Bourbon at the French court of Louis XIV. Styled as Duke of Bourbon from birth, he succeeded his father i ...

(1668–1710), Prince of Condé *

Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (6 June 1678 – 1 December 1737), a Legitimacy (family law), legitimated prince of the blood royal, was the son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. At the age of five, he ...

(1678–1737) * Louis de La Blaume Le Blanc (1667–1683), "Louis de Bourbon," "Légitimé de France," Count of Vermandois, "Louis of Vermandois" * Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692–1740), "Louis Henri Joseph," "Louis IV," Prince de Condé ** his son,

Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé Louis Joseph de Bourbon (9 August 1736 – 13 May 1818) 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''. Youth Born on 9 August 1736 at Chantilly, Louis Jo ...

(1736–1818), "Louis Joseph de Bourbon," "Louis V Joseph," Prince de Condé *** his son,

Louis Henri, Prince of Condé Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon (13 April 1756 – 30 August 1830) was the last Prince of Condé from 1818 to his death. He was the brother-in-law of Philippe Égalité and nephew of Victoire de Rohan. Life Louis Henri was the only son of ...

(1756–1830), "Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon," "Louis VI Henri," "Louis Henry II," Prince of Condé * Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti (1661–1685), "Louis Armand de Bourbon," Prince of Conti * Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti (1695–1727), "Louis Armand de Bourbon," Prince of Conti ** his son,

Louis François, Prince of Conti Louis François de Bourbon, or Louis François I, Prince of Conti (13 August 1717 – 2 August 1776), was a French nobleman who became the Prince of Conti from 1727 to his death, succeeding his father, Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti, Louis Arman ...

(1717–1776), "Louis François de Bourbon," "Louis François I," Prince of Conti *** his son,

Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti Louis François Joseph de Bourbon or Louis François II, Prince of Conti (; 1 September 1734 – 13 March 1814), was the last Prince of Conti, scion of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, whose senior branches ruled France until 1848. Louis w ...

(1734–1814), "Louis François Joseph de Bourbon," "Louis François II" Prince of Conti *

Louis V, Elector Palatine Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine ( German: ''Ludwig V. von der Pfalz'') (2 July 1478, in Heidelberg – 16 March 1544, in Heidelberg), also Louis the Pacific, was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. He was prince elector of the Palatinat ...

(1478–1544), "Ludwig V. von der Pfalz" Count Palatine of the Rhine *

Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France Louis Joseph Xavier François (22 October 1781 – 4 June 1789) was Dauphin of France as the second child and first son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. As son of a king of France, he was a ''fils de France'' ("Child of France"). Lou ...

(1781–1789), "Louis Joseph Xavier François" * Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1725–1785) "Louis the Fat," Duke of Orléans, Prince of France ** his son,

Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Louis Philippe Joseph; 13 April 17476 November 1793), was a French Prince of the Blood who supported the French Revolution. Louis Philippe II was born at the to Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Louis Phi ...

(1747–1793), father of King

Louis-Philippe I Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850), nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, the penultimate monarch of France, and the last French monarch to bear the title "King". He abdicated from his thron ...

** his great-grandson,

Prince Philippe, Count of Paris Prince Philippe of Orléans, Count of Paris (Louis Philippe Albert; 24 August 1838 – 8 September 1894), was disputedly King of the French from 24 to 26 February 1848 as Louis Philippe II, although he was never officially proclaimed as such. ...

(1838–1894)

Kings of Etruria

* Louis I of Etruria, King of Etruria from 1801 to 1803 * Louis II of Etruria, King from 1803–1807, also Duke of Lucca (1824–1847) and Duke of Parma (1847–1849)

Kings of Holland

Louis I Louis I may refer to: Cardinals * Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (1527–1578) Counts * Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg (c. 1098–1158) * Louis I of Blois (1172–1205) * Louis I of Flanders (1304–1346) * Louis I of Châtillon (died 13 ...

Bonaparte, King of Holland from 1806 to 1810 * Louis II Bonaparte, King of Holland in 1810, also Grand Duke of Berg

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 Bohemia Louis II (; ; ; ; 1 July 1506 – 29 August 1526) was King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia from 1516 to 1526. He died during the Battle of Mohács fighting the Ottomans, whose victory led to the Ottoman annexation of large parts of Hungary. Earl ...

, King of Bohemia and Hungary from 1516 to 1526

King of Portugal

Louis I of Portugal Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * ...

(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 Monaco *

Louis II, Prince of Monaco Louis II (Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi; 12 July 1870 – 9 May 1949) was Prince of Monaco from 26 June 1922 to 9 May 1949. Early years Born in Baden-Baden, Louis II was the only child of Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922), and L ...

, Sovereign Prince of Monaco from 26 June 1922 until 9 May 1949

Princes of the United Kingdom

Prince Louis of Wales Prince Louis of Wales ( ; Louis Arthur Charles; born 23 April 2018) is a member of the British royal family. He is the third and youngest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, and a grandson of Charles III and D ...

(born 2018), son of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, grandson of King Charles III

Dukes and Kings of Bavaria

Louis I, Duke of Bavaria Louis I (; 23 December 1173 – 15 September 1231), called the Kelheimer or of Kelheim, since he was born and died at Kelheim, was the Duke of Bavaria from 1183 and Electoral Palatinate, Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1214. He was the only ...

Louis II, Duke of Bavaria Louis the Strict () (13 April 1229 – 2 February 1294) was Duke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1253. He is known as Louis II or Louis VI following an alternative numbering. Born in Heidelberg, he was a son of Otto II W ...

* Louis III, Duke of Bavaria *

, also Duke of Bavaria *

Louis V, Duke of Bavaria Louis V, called the Brandenburger (May 1315 – 18 September 1361), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Margrave of Brandenburg from 1323 to 1351 and as Duke of Bavaria from 1347 until his death. From 1342 he also was co-ruling Coun ...

, also Margrave of Brandenburg as Louis I * Louis VI, Duke of Bavaria, also Margrave of Brandenburg as Louis II * Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria * Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria *

Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria Louis IX (, also known as Louis the Rich; 23 February 1417 – 18 January 1479) was Duke of Bavaria-Landshut from 1450. He was a son of Henry XVI the Rich and Margaret of Austria. Louis was the founder of the University of Ingolstadt (now ...

* Louis X, Duke of Bavaria *

King of Bavaria from 1825 to 1848 * Louis II King of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886, the ''Märchenkönig'' (Fairy tale king) *

Louis III Louis III may refer to: * Louis the Younger, sometimes III of Germany (835–882) * Louis III of France (865–882) * Louis the Blind, Louis III, Holy Roman Emperor, (c. 880–928) * Louis the Child, sometimes III of Germany (893–911) * Louis III ...

, Regent from 1912 to 1913, King from 1913 to 1918 (last king of Bavaria)

Grand-Duke of Berg

Louis Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also ...

, Grand Duke of Berg from 1809 to 1813, also King of Holland as Louis II

Grand-Dukes of Hesse

* Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse * Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse *

Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (; 9 June 1806, Darmstadt – 13 June 1877, Seeheim-Jugenheim, Seeheim) was the Grand Duke of Grand Duchy of Hesse, Hesse and by Rhine from 1848 until his death in 1877. Biography He was the son ...

* Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse

Duke of Savoy

* Louis, Duke of Savoy, Duke of Savoy from 1440 to 1465

Duke of Württemberg

Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg Ludwig Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (6 January 1731 – 20 May 1795), was the reigning Duke of Württemberg from 1793 until his death in 1795. Early life and ancestry He was born as the third son of Duke Karl Alexander, Governor of the King ...

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

* Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Science and innovation

Louis Blériot Louis Charles Joseph Blériot ( , also , ; 1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of t ...

(1872–1936), French aviator and inventor *

Louis Braille Louis Braille ( ; ; 4 January 1809 – 6 January 1852) was a French educator and the inventor of a reading and writing system named after him, braille, intended for use by visually impaired people. His system is used worldwide and remains virt ...

(1809–1852), inventor of braille *

Louis de Broglie Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie (15 August 1892 – 19 March 1987) was a French theoretical physicist and aristocrat known for his contributions to quantum theory. In his 1924 PhD thesis, he postulated the wave nature of elec ...

(1892–1987), French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate *

Louis Ignarro Louis Joseph Ignarro (born May 31, 1941) is an American pharmacologist. For demonstrating the signaling properties of nitric oxide, he was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad. ...

(1941) American pharmacologist and Nobel Prize laureate *

Louis Leakey Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (7 August 1903 – 1 October 1972) was a Kenyan-British palaeoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa, particularly through discoveries made at Olduvai ...

(1903–1972), British paleontologist * Louis Lliboutry (1922–2007), French-Chilean glaciologist * Louis Mink (1921–1983), American philosopher of history *

Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur (, ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, Fermentation, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the la ...

(1822–1895), French microbiologist and chemist, discoverer of the principles of

vaccination Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop immunity from a disease. Vaccines contain a microorganism or virus in a weakened, live or killed state, or proteins or toxins from the organism. In stimulating ...

microbial fermentation Fermentation is a type of anaerobic metabolism which harnesses the redox potential of the reactants to make adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and organic end products. Organic molecules, such as glucose or other sugars, are catabolized and reduced ...

and

pasteurization In food processing, pasteurization (American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), also pasteurisation) is a process of food preservation in which packaged foods (e.g., milk and fruit juices) are treated wi ...

Louis Le Prince Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (28 August 1841 – disappeared 16 September 1890, Presumption of death, declared dead 16 September 1897) was a French artist and the inventor of an early film, motion-picture camera, and director of ''Roundhay Ga ...

(1841–disappeared 1890), French inventor, ''Father of Cinematography'' * Louis Schoonhoven (born 1931), Dutch entomologist * Louis Slotin (1910–1946), Canadian physicist and chemist *

Louis Wirth Louis Wirth (August 28, 1897 – May 3, 1952) was an American sociologist and member of the Chicago school of sociology. His interests included city life, minority group behavior, and mass media, and he is recognised as one of the leading urban ...

(1897–1952), American sociologist

Sports

* Louis Almond (born 1992), English footballer * Louis Babrow (1915–2004), South African rugby union player * Louis Baise (1927–2020), South African Olympic wrestler *

Lou Boudreau Louis Boudreau (July 17, 1917 – August 10, 2001), nicknamed "Old Shufflefoot", "Handsome Lou", and "the Good Kid", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons, primarily as a ...

(1917–2001), American, Hall of Fame baseball player and manager * Lou Brock (1939–2020), American baseball player * Louis Bullard (1956–2010), American football player * Louis Campbell (born 1979), American basketball player *

Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941) was an American racing driver, mechanic and entrepreneur who co-founded the Chevrolet, Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911. Early life Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was born on December 2 ...

(1878–1941), racing driver and the founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company * Lou Creekmur (1927–2009), American football player and

Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional football (gridiron), professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, 1963, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of profes ...

class of 1996 *

Louis Unser Louis Unser Jr. (March 16, 1896 – October 18, 1979) was an American racing driver. He was the patriarch of the Unser family of American auto racers. He was renowned for his hill-climbing career, winning the Pikes Peak Hill Climb nine times bet ...

(1896–1979), American race car driver and Hillclimb racer * Louis Delétraz (born 1997), Swiss race car driver * Louis Clarke (1901–77), American Olympic track champion * Louis Ford (footballer) (1914–1980), Welsh footballer *

Louis van Gaal Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (; born 8 August 1951) is a Dutch former association football, football player and former manager who currently serves as an advisor for AFC Ajax, Ajax. At club level, he served as manager of AFC Ajax, Aj ...

(born 1951), Dutch footballer and manager *

Lou Gehrig Henry Louis Gehrig ( ; June 19, 1903June 2, 1941), also known as Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig, was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was ...

(1903–1941), American baseball player * Louis Jani (born 1957), Canadian judoka * Louis Kaplan (1901–1970), nicknamed "Kid Kaplan", Russian-born American world champion Hall of Fame featherweight boxer *

Louis King (basketball) Louis D'ajon King (born April 6, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks men's basketball, Oregon Ducks. High s ...

(born 1999), American basketball player * Louis Klotz (1921–2014), nicknamed "Red", American NBA basketball player and owner of the Washington Generals and New York Nationals * Louis Pilot (1940–2016), Luxembourgian footballer and manager * Louis Riddick (born 1969), American football broadcaster and former player * Louis Rubenstein (1861–1931), Canadian world champion Hall of Fame figure skater *

Louis Saha Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Saha was capped 20 times for the France national team and scored four goals. Louis Saha was a former scholar at the Clairefontaine foo ...

(born 1978), French footballer * Louis Sharp (born 2007), New Zealand racing driver *

Louis Smith (gymnast) Louis Antoine Smith (born 22 April 1989) is a retired English Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. He received a Olympic medal, bronze medal and two Olympic medal, silver medals on the pommel horse at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Beijing O ...

(born 1989), English gymnast

Others

* Louis Edmund Blaze (1861–1951), Sri Lankan Burgher educationist, founder of Kingswood College, Kandy, Sri Lanka *

Louis Botha Louis Botha ( , ; 27 September 1862 – 27 August 1919) was a South African politician who was the first Prime Minister of South Africa, prime minister of the Union of South Africa, the forerunner of the modern South African state. A Boer war v ...

(1862–1919), South African politician, first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, one of the principal commanders of the Second Boer War * Louis Brouillard (1921–2018), American Catholic priest * Louis Congo (c. 1725), emancipated slave, appointed public executioner of Louisiana * Louis Le Duff, French billionaire businessman *

Louis Franchet d'Espèrey Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also ...

, French general during World War I * Louis V. Gerstner Jr. (born 1942), chairman and CEO of IBM * Louis Antoine Godey (1804–1878), American editor and publisher *

Louis Jolliet Louis Jolliet (; September 21, 1645after May 1700) was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore ...

(1645–1700), French explorer, one of the first Europeans to reach the northern part of the Mississippi River * Louis Kealoha, former Chief of the Honolulu Police Department and convicted felon * Louis-Frédéric Lescure (1904–1993), French industrialist *

Louis Mountbatten Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, Royal Navy of ...

(1900–1979), last Viceroy of India and first Governor-General of independent India, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II * Louis Palander (1842–1920), Swedish naval officer * Louis Pio (1841–1894), Danish political figure * Louis (parrot), parrot from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, well-provided for by owner's will after her death in 1949 * Louis H. Pollak (1922–2012), American district court judge and dean of Yale Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Law School * Louis Pope (b.1947), American businessman * Louis Ruquoy, Chief of Staff of the Belgian Army during the second part of the First World War * Louis Sabunji (1838–1931), Syriac Catholic priest and journalist * Louis B. Schwartz (1913–2003), American law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School * Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp (born 1994),

heir apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...

to earldom *

Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS, commonly known as Louis Vuitton (, ), is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton (designer), Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ...

(1821-1892), French fashion designer and businessman *

Louis Zamperini Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian Evangelism, evangelist. He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in t ...

(1917–2014), American World War II veteran, Christian evangelist and an Olympic distance runner, best known for being a Japanese POW survivor. * Louis Potgieter (1951-1991), German-South African lead singer

Fictional characters

* Dr. Louis Faraday, a character in the 1986 American science fiction adventure movie ''

Flight of the Navigator ''Flight of the Navigator'' is a 1986 American science-fiction adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Mark H. Baker, Michael Burton, and Phil Joanou. It stars Joey Cramer as David Freeman, a 12-year-old boy abducted by an ali ...

'' * Louis, a character in the American sitcom television series '' Kate & Allie'' * Louis, a protagonist of the Japanese manga series '' Beastars'' * Louis de Pointe du Lac, character in the Vampire Chronicles novels by Anne Rice * Louis the Alligator, a character from the animated film ''

The Princess and the Frog ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American Animation, animated musical film, musical Romance film, romantic fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Inspired in part by the 2002 ...

'' * Louis Creed, the protagonist in Stephen King's 1983 novel ''Pet Sematary'' and its

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

and

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

film adaptations * Louie Duck, Disney character * Louis Gara, a character in the 2013 American black comedy crime movie '' Life of Crime'' * Louis Huang, character played by Randall Park in ''Fresh Off the Boat'' * Louis Litt, character played by Rick Hoffman in ''Suits'' * Louis Michaelson, a character played by Fred Savage in the 1986 American fantasy drama film '' The Boy Who Could Fly'' * Louis Tully, character played by Rick Moranis in ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Ghostbusters II'' *

Louis Wu Louis Gridley Wu, a fictional character, is the protagonist in Larry Niven's ''Ringworld'' book series. Louis Wu was born in 2650 to Carlos Wu and Sharrol Janss. When he appears in ''Ringworld'', Louis is 6′2″ (188 cm) tall. Without ...

, character in the Ringworld books by Larry Niven * Louis, one of the protagonists of '' Left 4 Dead'' * Louis, a Knight from '' Fire Emblem: Engage'' * Louis Guiabern, the main antagonist of '' Metaphor: ReFantazio''

References

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