Ludo is a given name, common as a Flemish name. It can be a short form of

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 ...

, Ludovicus, Luděk, Ľudovít,

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 ...

, and related names.

People with the name

* Ludo Campbell-Reid, New Zealand urban planner * Ludo Coeck (1955–1988), Belgian footballer * Ludo De Keulenaer (born 1960), Belgian racing cyclist * Ludo De Witte (born 1956), Belgian writer *

Ludo Delcroix Ludo Delcroix (born 28 October 1950) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who won the 9th stage in the 1979 Tour de France. He also competed in the team time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1972 : 4th, 1972 Olympi ...

(born 1950), Belgian racing cyclist *

Ludo Dielis Ludo Dielis (born 23 February 1945) is a Belgian professional carom billiards player. When Raymond Ceulemans, the reigning champion, opted not to participate in the world championship in 1981 over some circumstances, Dielis was selected as a t ...

(born 1945), Belgian carom billiards player *

Ludo Dierckxsens Ludo Dierckxsens (born 14 October 1964 in Geel, Flanders) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He is best known for winning the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France, while competing for . 1999 Tour de France Ludo Dierckxsens won the 11th sta ...

(born 1964), Belgian racing cyclist *

Ludo Frijns Ludo Frijns (born 22 March 1957) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in the 1982 Tour de France The 1982 Tour de France was the 69th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 2 to 25 July. The total race distance w ...

(born 1957), Belgian racing cyclist * Ludo Graham (born 1961), British television producer and director *

Ludo Lacroix Ludovic "Ludo" Lacroix is a French motor racing engineer currently engineering Anton De Pasquale's Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang in the Supercars Championship. Career Early career Lacroix began his career in 1988 in France, and afterwards had ...

(born 1965), French motor racing engineer *

Ludo Lefebvre Ludovic Lefebvre (; born 18 April 1971) is a Michelin-star French chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality. He trained in France for 12 years before moving to Los Angeles. He was awarded the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide Five S ...

(born 1971), French chef, restaurateur and television personality * Ľudo Lehen (1925–2014), Slovak painter and chess problem composer *

Ludo Loos Ludo Loos (13 January 1955 – 1 March 2019) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Career During the 1980 Tour de France Loos was able to escape in a solo breakaway during Stage 18, which was a major mountain stage. He was the first ...

(born 1955), Belgian racing cyclist *

Ludo Martens Ludo Martens (12 March 1946 – 5 June 2011) was a Belgian activist and historian who founded and served as the first leader of the Workers' Party of Belgium. He wrote several works on the political history of Central Africa and the Soviet Union ...

(1946–2011), Belgian Communist political activist * Ludo Mikloško (born 1961), Czech football goalkeeper. *

Ludo Moritz Hartmann Ludo (Ludwig) Moritz Hartmann (2 March 1865, Stuttgart – 14 November 1924) was an Austrian historian, diplomat and Social Democrat politician. He advocated an anti-metaphysical and materialist approach to history. Early life He was the son of t ...

(1865-1924), Austrian historian, diplomat and politician * Ľudo Ondrejov (1901–1962), Slovak poet and prose writer *

Ludo Peeters Ludo Peeters (born 9 August 1953) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1974 to 1990. He rode ten editions of the Tour de France and won 3 stages, one in 1980, one in 1982 and one in 1986. He also wore the ...

(born 1953), Belgian racing cyclist * Ludo Philippaerts (born 1963), Belgian show jumping rider *

Ludo Poppe Ludo Poppe is the president of Eccholine, a line-production company for unscripted television formats founded in 2010. He is also the president of 4mat4, a television format managing company (Peking Express). From October 2008 to juli 2010 Poppe h ...

, Belgian television producer *

Ludo Rocher Ludo Rocher (1926–2016) was an eminent Sanskrit scholar, and the W. Norman Brown Professor Emeritus of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Biography Ludo Rocher was born in Hemiksem in the province of Antwerp, Belgium on 25 A ...

(1926-2016), Belgian-born American Sanskrit scholar * Ludo Stuart (fl.1923–30), Scottish rugby player * Ludo Troch, Belgian film editor * Ludo Van der Heyden (born 1950s), Belgian management scholar

Fictional characters with the name

Ludo Bagman The Ministry of Magic is the government of the Magical community of Britain in J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World, headed by an official entitled the Minister for Magic. The magical government in Britain is first mentioned in ''Harry Potter and t ...

, a character from ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' by J. K. Rowling * Ludo, a character from the 1986 film ''

Labyrinth In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (, ) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by the ...

'' * Ludo, the primary antagonist of the Disney animated television series ''

Star vs. the Forces of Evil ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' is an American animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is the first Disney XD series created ...

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