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Felix is a masculine given name that originates from the Latin word (genitive ), meaning "happy" or "lucky". The feminine forms are
Felicia The name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective '' felix'', meaning "happy, lucky", though in the neuter plural form ''felicia'' it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase ''tempora felicia'', "happy times". The sense of ...
or Felicity. The name was popularized by early
Christian saints In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Anglican, Oriental Ortho ...
and Roman emperors. In modern usage, Felix has maintained its popularity in various
cultures Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...
, especially in English, German, and Scandinavian-speaking countries. In Romance languages such as French, Portuguese, and Spanish, the
acute accent The acute accent (), , is a diacritic used in many modern written languages with alphabets based on the Latin alphabet, Latin, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic, and Greek alphabet, Greek scripts. For the most commonly encountered uses of the accen ...
form "Félix" is commonly used. The Italian form of the name is "
Felice Felice is a unisex given name. It is a common name in Italian, where it is equivalent to Felix. Notable people with the name include: Arts and entertainment Acting *Felice Andreasi (1928–2005), Italian actor *Felice Farina (born 1954), Italia ...
", and its Polish and Serbian form is "
Feliks Feliks is a variant spelling of the given name Felix, used in Poland and the Baltic states, as well as in the transliteration of the name Felix from Russian. Feliks may refer to: *Feliks Ankerstein (1897–1955), Polish Army major and intellige ...
". The name has continued to hold its positive connotations and is found across different
regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
and periods. Notable people with the name include:


Romans

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Antonius Felix Antonius Felix (possibly Tiberius Claudius Antonius Felix, in Greek: ὁ Φῆλιξ; born ) was the fourth Roman procurator of Judea Province in 52–60, in succession to Ventidius Cumanus. He appears in the New Testament in Acts 23 and 2 ...
, procurator of Judea * A part of many Roman emperors' titles, starting with
Commodus Commodus (; ; 31 August 161 – 31 December 192) was Roman emperor from 177 to 192, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father Marcus Aurelius and then ruling alone from 180. Commodus's sole reign is commonly thought to mark the end o ...
* Flavius Felix (died 430), Roman consul *
Felix (son of Entoria) In Roman mythology, Entoria was the daughter of a Roman countryman. Saturn who was once hospitably received by him, became, by Entoria, the father of four sons: Janus, Hymnus, Faustus, and Felix. Cronos taught the father the cultivation of the v ...
, son of Saturn and Entoria and brother of Janus in Roman mythology *
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (, ; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman people, Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic. A great commander and ruthless politician, Sulla used violence to advance his career and his co ...
(138–78 BC), Roman general and statesman


Late Antiquity and Middle Ages


Saints

"Saint Felix" may refer to: *
Felix of Heraclea __NOTOC__ Felix and Januarius were two Christian martyrs. Their acts and the year of their martyrdom has not survived, but it is placed in Heraclea. Their feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing ...
, Christian martyr, date unknown * Felix and Constantia (died 68) *
Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus were 3rd-century Christian saints who suffered martyrdom during the reign of Caracalla. Felix, a priest, Fortunatus and Achilleus, both deacons, were sent by Irenaeus, to Valence, to convert the locals. It is sai ...
(died 212) *
Felix of Nola Felix of Nola (died ) was a Christian presbyter at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions to give to the poor, but was arrested and tortured for his Christian faith during the persecution of Roman Emperor Decius (). He was believ ...
(died 255) *
Felix and Regula Felix and Regula (together with their servant Exuperantius) are Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic saints. They are the patron saints of Zürich. Felix and Regula were brother and sister, beheaded in the third century, along with Exuperantiu ...
(died 286) *
Felix of Thibiuca Felix ( 303) was a bishop of Thibiuca in Diocese of Africa, Africa who was Christian martyrdom, martyred during the Great Persecution under the Roman Empire, Roman list of Roman emperors, emperor Diocletian alongside Audactus, Fortunatus, J ...
(died 303) *
Felix and Adauctus Felix and Adauctus ( 303) were according to tradition, Christian martyrs who were said to have suffered during the Great Persecution during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian. The ''Acts'', first published in Ado's ''Martyrology' ...
(died 303) *
Felix and Nabor Nabor and Felix ( ) were Christianity, Christian Christian martyrdom, martyrs thought to have been killed during the Great Persecution under the Roman Empire, Roman list of Roman emperors, emperor Diocletian. A tomb in Milan is believed to contain ...
(died 303) *
Felix of Girona Saint Felix of Girona () (died 304) is a Catalan saint. He was martyred at Girona after traveling from Carthage with Saint Cucuphas to Spain as a missionary. Felix was born in Scillium. His feast day is celebrated on 1 August. There is a bas ...
(died 304) *
Felix of Como Felix of Como (died on October 8, 391 AD) is venerated as the first bishop of Como. He was a friend of Ambrose Ambrose of Milan (; 4 April 397), venerated as Saint Ambrose, was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from ...
(died 390) *
Felix of Nîmes Saint Felix of Nîmes is honored as a 4th-century bishop and martyr from Nîmes, France. His feast day is 27 July. There was a see at Nîmes as early as 396, when a synodical letter was sent by a Council of Nîmes to the bishops of Gaul. Jules Igo ...
(4th century) *
Felix of Hadrumetum Saint Felix of Hadrumetum (died c. 434) was a North African Catholic bishop. He was bishop of Hadrumetum, the current Sousse in Tunisia. and died as a martyr during the persecution by the king of the Vandals, Genseric, who was supporter of Arianism ...
(died 434) *
Felix of Bilibio Felix of Bilibio, known in Spanish as San Felices de Bilibio, was a 5th-century hermit and holy man in Roman Spain. Felix is mentioned in the ''Vita Aemiliani'', a biography of Saint Aemilianus written by Braulio of Zaragoza in 635–640. He was ...
(5th century) *
Felix of Cornwall Felec or Felix was an obscure 5th- or 6th-century British saint active in Cornwall. The church of St Felicitas and St Piala's Church, Phillack near Hayle is dedicated to Saint Felec (as he appears in a 10th-century Vatican codex). Later generati ...
(5th or 6th century) *
Felix of Nantes Felix of Nantes (514-584) was a 6th-century Bishop of Nantes, France. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Life Felix was married, and in 551 at the age of 37, he was made Bishop of Nantes while his wife became a nun. He then sold ...
(died 584) *
Felix of Burgundy Felix of Burgundy (died 8 March 647 or 648), also known as Felix of Dunwich, was the first bishop of the kingdom of the East Angles. He is widely credited as the man who introduced Christianity to the kingdom. Almost all that is known about hi ...
(7th century) *
Felix the Hermit Saint Felix the Hermit () was a 9th-century fisherman and hermit, who is venerated as a saint in Portugal. Legend Felix was from Villa Mendo, an actual ancient Roman villa that existed until the early years of the Kingdom of Portugal and redisco ...
(9th century) * Felix of Rhuys (died 1038) *
Felix of Valois Felix of Valois, OSsT (; (April 16, 1127 – November 4, 1212) was a French Catholic former Cistercian hermit and a co-founder (with John of Matha) of the Trinitarian Order. Life Butler says that Felix was born in 1127. He was surnamed Valoi ...
(died 1212)


Popes

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Pope Felix I Pope Felix I (died 30 December 274) was the bishop of Rome from 5 January 269 to his death on 30 December 274. Born in Rome, he succeeded Pope Dionysius and is noted for his theological contributions, particularly a significant dogmatic letter ad ...
(269–274) *
Antipope Felix II Antipope Felix II, an Archdeacon of Rome, was installed as Pope in 355 AD after the Emperor Constantius II banished the reigning Pope, Liberius, for refusing to subscribe to a sentence of condemnation against Saint Athanasius. Charles A. Coul ...
(356–365) *
Pope Felix III Pope Felix III (died 1 March 492) was the bishop of Rome from 13 March 483 to his death on 1 March 492. His repudiation of the '' Henotikon'' is considered the beginning of the Acacian schism. He is commemorated on March 1. Family Felix was born ...
(483–492) *
Pope Felix IV Pope Felix IV (489/490 – 22 September 530) was the bishop of Rome from 12 July 526 to his death on 22 September 530. He was the chosen candidate of Ostrogoth King Theodoric the Great, who had imprisoned Felix's predecessor, John I. Rise Felix c ...
(526–530)


Bishops and priests

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Felix (bishop of Urgell) Felix (died 818) was a Christian bishop and theologian. He served as bishop of Urgell (783–99) and advocated the christology known as Spanish Adoptionism because it originated in the lands of the former Visigothic Kingdom in Spain. He was condemn ...
(died 818), Christian bishop and theologian *
Felix of Byzantium Felix of Byzantium ( Greek: Φῆλιξ; died 141) was the bishop of Byzantium for five years (136 – 141). He succeeded bishop Eleutherius of Byzantium. He was in office during the rule of Roman emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius Ti ...
( early 2nd century), bishop of Byzantium *
Felix of Ravenna Felix (Felice) (died 724) was an archbishop of Ravenna of the eighth century, in office 709 to his death. He was consecrated by Pope Constantine, but soon afterwards asserted his independence from Rome. When Ravenna was captured by the forces of Ju ...
(died 724), archbishop of Ravenna


Early modern period (1500–1799)

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Felix of Cantalice Felix of Cantalice, OFMCap (; 18 May 1515 – 18 May 1587) was an Italian Capuchin friar of the 16th century. Canonized by Pope Clement XI in 1712, he was the first Capuchin friar to be named a saint. He worked as a shepherd and farmhand until h ...
(died 1587), Italian Capuchin friar *
Felix of Nicosia Felix of Nicosia (; November 5, 1715 – May 31, 1787) was a Capuchin friar, and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Life He was born Filippo Giacomo Amoroso in Nicosia, Sicily on 5 November 1715, about three weeks after the dea ...
(died 1787), Italian Capuchin friar


Modern times (1800–present)


Aliases

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Felix Dodds Felix Dodds, born Michael Nicholas Dodds, is a British author, futurist, and activist. He stood in Mid Derbyshire for the Liberal Democrats in the 2019 General Election. He has been instrumental in developing new modes of stakeholder engag ...
(born Michael Nicholas Dodds), British author, futurist and artist *
Felix (musician) Felix (born Francis Reuben Wright) is a British producer and DJ. He is known for his hit singles "Don't You Want Me" and " It Will Make Me Crazy", which was featured on his only album, '' #1'' (1993), and his underground house project "The Par ...
, British producer and DJ * Nicholas Felix (1804–1876), born Nicholas Wanostrocht, English cricketer *The codename of Cold War spy
Dieter Gerhardt Dieter Felix Gerhardt (born 1 November 1935) is a former Commodore (rank), commodore in the South African Navy and commander of the strategic Simon's Town naval dockyard. He was arrested by the FBI in New York City in 1983 following information ...
*The codename of (former) Securitate spy
Dan Voiculescu Dan Voiculescu (; born September 25, 1946), also known as ''"Varanul"'', lit. 'the Monitor lizard', or "Felix Voiculescu", is a Romanian politician and businessman. He is the founder and former president of the Romanian Humanist Party (PUR), la ...
*The pen name of
Tom Horan Thomas Patrick Horan (8 March 1854 – 16 April 1916) was an Australian cricketer who played for Victorian Bushrangers, Victoria and Australia national cricket team, Australia, and later became an esteemed cricket journalist under the pen name ...
, Australian cricketer and cricket journalist


Given name

* Felix Adler (screenwriter) (1884–1963), American screenwriter *
Felix Adler (professor) Felix Adler (August 13, 1851 – April 24, 1933) was a German-American professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, influential lecturer on euthanasia, religious leader and social reformer who founded the Ethical Culture movement. ...
(1851–1933), German-American professor *
Felix Agnus Felix Agnus (4 May 1839 – 31 October 1925) (born Antoine-Felix) was a French-born sculptor, newspaper publisher and soldier who served in the Franco-Austrian War and the American Civil War. Agnus studied sculpture before enlisting to fight i ...
(1839–1925), French-born sculptor, newspaper publisher and soldier *
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (30 July 1887 – 10 August 1966) was a Dutch geophysicist and geodesist. He is known for his invention of a precise method for measuring gravity (gravimetry). Thanks to his invention, it became possible to measure ...
(1887–1966), Dutch geophysicist and geodesist *
Félix Almagro Félix Almagro González (; 11 June 1907 – 13 July 1939) was a Spanish bullfighter who died at Madrid's Las Ventas bullring after being gored there by a yearling bull named Capirote or Rondeño (sources differ), thus earning himself the unenv ...
(1907–1939), Spanish bullfighter *
Felix Anudike-Uzomah Felix Anudike-Uzomah (born January 24, 2002) is an American professional football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, earning Big 12 Defensive ...
(born 2002), American football player *
Felix Arndt Felix Arndt (May 20, 1889October 16, 1918) was an American pianist and composer of popular music. His mother was the Countess Fevrier, who was related to Napoleon III. His father, Hugo Arndt, was Swiss-born. Educated in New York (his music teac ...
(1889–1918), American pianist and composer *
Félix Auger-Aliassime Felix Auger-Aliassime (; born August 8, 2000) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 6, which he achieved on November 7, 2022, making him the second-highest-ranked Canadian man in ATP rankings histor ...
(born 2000), Canadian tennis player *
Félix Bañobre Félix Bañobre Carballo (born 5 July 1970) is a Spanish basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of the VfL AstroStars Bochum. He also holds British citizenship. Early life Even though Bañobre was born in London, h ...
(born 1970), Spanish basketball coach *
Felix Batista Felix I. Batista (disappeared 10 December 2008) is a Cuban-American anti-kidnapping expert and former U.S. Army major who has negotiated resolution to nearly 100 kidnapping and ransom cases, dozens of them in Mexico. Batista was a consultant for ...
, Cuban-American anti-kidnapping expert *
Felix Baumgartner Felix Baumgartner (; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as p ...
(born 1969), Austrian skydiver *
Felix Behrend Felix Adalbert Behrend (23 April 1911 – 27 May 1962) was a German mathematician of Jewish descent who escaped Nazi Germany and settled in Australia. His research interests included combinatorics, number theory, and topology. Behrend's theorem ...
(1911–1962), German Australian mathematician *
Felix Bloch Felix Bloch (; ; 23 October 1905 – 10 September 1983) was a Swiss-American physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physics with Edward Mills Purcell "for their development of new methods for nuclear magnetic precision measurements and di ...
(1905–1983), Swiss-American physicist and Nobel laureate *
Felix Browder Felix Earl Browder (; July 31, 1927 – December 10, 2016) was an American mathematician known for his work in nonlinear functional analysis. He received the National Medal of Science in 1999 and was President of the American Mathematical Socie ...
(1927–2016), American mathematician *
Felix Brych Felix Brych (born 3 August 1975) is a German football referee. He referees for SV Am Hart München of the Bavarian Football Association. He is a former FIFA referee and was ranked as a UEFA elite category referee. Refereeing career Brych starte ...
(born 1975), German football referee *
Felix Bwalya Felix Bwalya (21 December 1967 – 23 December 1997) was a Zambian boxer who won a gold medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. As a professional, he became African champion and went 12 ...
(1970–1997), Zambian boxer *
Félix Caballero Félix Caballero was a Dominican priest. He played an important part in the history of the missions of Baja California, and also the opening up of the route to Tucson, Arizona. Caballero arrived at Veracruz on December 19, 1812, and traveled to B ...
, Dominican priest *
Felix Calonder Felix Louis Calonder (7 December 1863 – 14 June 1952) was a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1913 to 1920, and President of the Confederation in 1918. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his tenure ...
(1863–1952), Swiss politician *
Felix Cavaliere Felix Cavaliere (born November 29, 1942) is an American musician. He is best known for being the co-lead vocalist and keyboard player for The Young Rascals. Although he was a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters, known for their hit " Pepperm ...
(born 1942), American musician *
Félix Chopin Félix Chopin (1813-1892) was a French bronze designer. Early life Félix Chopin was born in 1813 in Paris, France.Felix Chung Felix Chung Kwok-pan (, born 4 November 1963) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Textiles and Garment constituency, representing the Liberal Party. He was the leader of the Liberal Party from 2016 to 2022 and the ...
(born 1963), Hong Kong politician *
Felix Dexter Felix Dexter (26 July 1961
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(1961–2013), Saint Kitts-born British actor, comedian and writer *
Felix Dias Bandaranaike Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike ( Sinhala:ෆීලික්ස් ඩයස් බණඩාරනායක) (5 November 1930 – 26 June 1985) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, who served as Cabinet Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Secre ...
(1930–1985), Sri Lankan lawyer and politician * Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I (1861–1947), Ceylonese judge and lawyer *
Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike II Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike II () (17 January 1891 – 26 October 1951) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) judge and lawyer. He was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. Born to Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I, he was educated at ...
(1891–1951), Ceylonese judge and lawyer *
Felix Maria Diogg Felix Maria Diogg (1 July 1762 – 19 February 1834) was a Swiss painter. Born in Andermatt, as an adult he made Rapperswil his home. Diogg is considered the most important Swiss Classicism portraitist. Life and work Born as the son of Kathari ...
(1762–1834), Swiss painter *
Felix Dzerzhinsky Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (; ; – 20 July 1926), nicknamed Iron Felix (), was a Soviet revolutionary and politician of Polish origin. From 1917 until his death in 1926, he led the first two Soviet secret police organizations, the Cheka a ...
(1877–1926), Soviet revolutionary and politician *
Felix Ehidiamhen Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...
, * Felix Ehrlich (1877–1942), German chemist and biochemist *
Felix Eypeltauer Felix Eypeltauer (born 3 July 1992) is an Austrian politician from NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum. He was sworn in as a member of the National Council on 23 October 2019 following his election in the 2019 Austrian legislative electio ...
(born 1992), Austrian politician *
Félix Faure Félix François Faure (; 30 January 1841 – 16 February 1899) was President of France from 1895 until his death in 1899. A native of Paris, he worked as a tanner in his younger years. Faure became a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Seine- ...
(1841–1899), French politician *
Félix Fénéon Félix Fénéon (; 22 June 1861 – 29 February 1944) was a French art critic, gallery director, writer and anarchist during the late 19th century and early 20th century. He coined the term '' Neo-Impressionism'' in 1886 to identify a group of ...
(1861–1944), French art critic and anarchist *
Félix Fermín Félix José Fermín Minaya (born October 9, 1963) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (–), Cleveland Indians (–), Seattle Mariners (–) and Chicago Cubs ...
(born 1963), Dominican professional baseball shortstop *
Félix Omar Fernández Félix Omar Fernández Rodríguez (born July 22, 1976) is a retired male track and field athlete. He competed in the sprints events during his career. He competed for Puerto Rico at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first ...
(born 1976), Puerto Rican track and field athlete * Felix Francis (born 1953), British crime writer *
Felix Frankfurter Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 until 1962, advocating judicial restraint. Born in Vienna, Frankfurter im ...
(1882–1965), Austrian-born American jurist *
Felix Friberg Felix Friberg (born 18 February 2005) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a defender for KPV Kokkola, on loan from Vaasan Palloseura. Club career On 15 October 2022, Friberg extended his contract with VPS and signed a new tw ...
(born 2005), Finnish footballer *
Felix Gelt Felix Gelt is a Canadian retired association football player who represented municipal, provincial, varsity, national, semi and professional teams. He played for the UBC Thunderbirds Men's Varsity Soccer Team, at the 1997 Canadian Summer Games ...
, Canadian association football player *
Felix N. Gerson Felix Napoleon Gerson (October 18, 1862 – December 13, 1945) was a Jewish-American author, journalist, and newspaper editor from Philadelphia. Life Gerson was born on October 18, 1862, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Aaron Gerson and ...
(1862–1945), American author and newspaper editor *
Félix González-Torres Félix González-Torres or Felix Gonzalez-Torres (November 26, 1957 – January 9, 1996) was a Cuban-born American Visual arts, visual artist. He lived and worked primarily in New York City between 1979 and 1995 after attending university in P ...
(1957–1996), Cuban-born American artist *
Félix Guattari Pierre-Félix Guattari ( ; ; 30 March 1930 – 29 August 1992) was a French psychoanalyst, political philosopher, Semiotics, semiotician, social activist, and screenwriter. He co-founded schizoanalysis with Gilles Deleuze, and created ecosophy ...
(1930–1992), French psychoanalyst, political philosopher, semiotician, social activist, and screenwriter *
Felix Hamrin Felix Teodor Hamrin (14 January 1875 – 27 November 1937) was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the liberal Freeminded People's Party and served as Prime Minister of Sweden from August to September 1932. Hamrin was born in Mönst ...
(1875–1937), Swedish politician *
Felix Hanemann Felix Hanemann (born May 1, 1953) is an American singer and musician. Biography Early life He graduated from Warren Easton High School and attended the University of New Orleans and Loyola (Music Major, English Minor). He joined his first band, ...
(born 1953), American singer and musician *
Felix Hausdorff Felix Hausdorff ( , ; November 8, 1868 – January 26, 1942) was a German mathematician, pseudonym Paul Mongré (''à mogré' (Fr.) = "according to my taste"), who is considered to be one of the founders of modern topology and who contributed sig ...
(1868–1942), German mathematician *
Félix Hernández Félix Abraham Hernández García (born April 8, 1986), nicknamed "King Félix", is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners from 2005 through 2019. Hernánd ...
(born 1986), Venezuelan baseball pitcher *
Félix José Hernández Félix José Hernández (born 18 April 1972) is a former Venezuelan Association football, football midfielder. Between 1996 and 1999, he made a total number of 19 appearances (no goals) for the Venezuela national football team, Venezuela nationa ...
(born 1972), Venezuelan football player *
Felix Hoffmann Felix Hoffmann (21 January 1868 – 8 February 1946) was a German chemist notable for re-synthesising diamorphine (independently from C.R. Alder Wright who synthesized it 23 years earlier), which was popularized under the Bayer trade name ...
(1868–1946), German chemist *
Felix Hoffmann (basketball) Felix Hoffmann (born 11 July 1989) is a German professional basketball player for s.Oliver Würzburg of the German League Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). During the 2014-15 season, he played for the Oettinger Rockets Gotha Rockets is a German profe ...
(born 1989), German basketball player *
Felix Holtmann Felix Holtmann (born December 5, 1944) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Holtmann was born in Rosser, Manitoba, and educated at th ...
(born 1944), Canadian politician *
Félix Houphouët-Boigny Félix Houphouët-Boigny (; 18 October 1905 – 7 December 1993), affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux ("The Old One"), was an Ivorian politician and physician who served as the first List of heads of state of Ivory Coast, pr ...
(1905–1993), Ivorian politician and physician *
Felix Jaehn Fee Jähn (born 28 August 1994 as Felix Kurt Jähn, ), known professionally as Felix Jaehn, is a German DJ and record producer. Jaehn achieved international success with their remix of OMI's song "Cheerleader", which topped the charts in multip ...
(born 1994), German DJ and record producer *
Felix Jones Felix Jones Jr. (born May 8, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for the Arkansas Razo ...
(born 1987), American football player *
Felix Jones (rugby union) Felix Jones (born 5 August 1987) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player. He played primarily as a Rugby union positions#Full-back, fullback, but could also play on the Rugby union positions#Wing, wing. In October 2015, Jones was forced ...
(born 1987), Irish rugby union coach *
Felix Kaspar Felix Kaspar (January 14, 1915 in Vienna, Austria – December 5, 2003 in Bradenton, Florida, U.S.) was an Austrian figure skater, a twice World champion, and the bronze medalist in 1936. Kaspar began figure skating at the age of 9. He trained o ...
(1915–2003), Austrian figure skater *
Felix Klein Felix Christian Klein (; ; 25 April 1849 – 22 June 1925) was a German mathematician and Mathematics education, mathematics educator, known for his work in group theory, complex analysis, non-Euclidean geometry, and the associations betwe ...
(1849–1925), German mathematician *
Felix Kjellberg Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (born 24 October 1989), better known as PewDiePie, is a Swedish YouTuber, best known for his gaming videos. Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage have made him one of the most noted online pe ...
(born 1989), Swedish YouTuber *
Felix Kroos Felix Kroos (born 12 March 1991) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Hansa Rostock, Werder Bremen, Union Berlin, and Eintracht Braunschweig and represented Germany at international levels U16 thro ...
(born 1991), German football player *
Felix LaBauve Felix LaBauve (1809–1879) was a French-born American politician, businessperson, newspaper publisher, newspaper editor, early settler, and community leader in DeSoto County, Mississippi. He was a former member of the Mississippi State Senate s ...
(1809–1879), French-born American politician *
Felix Landau Felix Landau (May 21, 1910 – April 20, 1983) was an SS Hauptscharführer, a member of an Einsatzkommando during World War II, based first in Lwów, Poland (today Lviv, Ukraine), and later in Drohobycz. Landau was a participant in numerous m ...
(1910–1983), Austrian SS Hauptscharführer *
Felix Latzke Felix Latzke (born 1 February 1942, in Vienna) is an Austrian football (soccer) former player and manager. Most notably he was co-manager of the Austria national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th ...
, Austrian football former player and manager *
Félix Lebrun Félix Lebrun (; born 12 September 2006) is a French table tennis player and 2025 French national champion. He was a gold medalist at the 2023 European Games and reached the top ten list of the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) world r ...
(born 2006), French table tennis player *
Félix Leclerc Félix Leclerc (August 2, 1914 – August 8, 1988) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and political activist. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 20, 1968. Leclerc was posthumously inducted into ...
(1914–1988), French-Canadian singer-songwriter and political activist *
Felix (rapper) Felix Yongbok Lee (born 15 September 2000), known mononymously as Felix, is an Australian rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017. In addition to his ...
(Felix Lee, 2000), Australian rapper, member of boyband
Stray Kids Stray Kids (often abbreviated to SKZ; ) is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. The band consists of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han (musician), Han, Felix (rapper), Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. For un ...
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Felix Lehtinen Felix Alvar Olavi Lehtinen (born 19 July 2003) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Maltese Premier League side Gudja United. Club career Lehtinen played in the youth sectors of PJK, TPV and Ilves. He made h ...
(born 2003), Finnish footballer *
Félix Lengyel Félix Lengyel (; born November 12, 1995), better known as xQc (formerly xQcOW), is a Canadian online streamer, influencer, and former professional ''Overwatch'' player. While he is best known for his streaming career, Lengyel initially gain ...
(born 1995), Canadian online streamer *
Felix A. Levy Felix Alexander Levy (October 20, 1884 – June 16, 1963) was an American rabbi who mostly ministered in Chicago, Illinois. Life Levy was born on October 20, 1884, in New York City, New York City, New York, the son of Alexander Levy and Catheri ...
(1884–1963), American rabbi *
Felix von Luckner Felix Nikolaus Alexander Georg Graf von Luckner (9 June 1881, Dresden – 13 April 1966, Malmö), sometimes called Count Luckner in English, was a German nobleman, naval officer, author, and sailor who earned the epithet ''Der Seeteufel'' (the ...
(1881–1966), German nobleman and navy officer *
Felix Luk Felix Luk Ping Chung (; born 7 May 1994) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Early career As a youngster, Luk participated in annual summer soccer camps in Hong Kong, sponsored by McDonald's. He initially played as ...
(born 1994), Hong Kong professional footballer *
Felix Magath Wolfgang Felix Magath (; born 26 July 1953) is a German football manager and former player. The most notable spell of his playing career was with Hamburger SV, with whom he won three Bundesliga titles, the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final a ...
(born 1953), German football manager *
Félix Malloum Félix Malloum Ngakoutou Bey-Ndi ( '; 10 September 1932 – 12 June 2009), better known as Félix Malloum, was a Chadian military officer and politician who served as the second President of Chad from 1975 to 1978. A native of southern Chad, ...
(1932–2009), Chadian military officer and politician *
Felix Manalo Felix Manalo (born Félix Ysagun y Manalo; May 10, 1886 – April 12, 1963), also known as Ka Felix, was a Filipino minister who founded Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), a restorationist nontrinitarian Christian denomination in the Philippines offic ...
(1886–1963), Filipino Christian minister and founder of Iglesia ni Cristo *
Félix Mantilla (baseball) Félix Mantilla Lamela (July 29, 1934 – January 10, 2025) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball utility player, who appeared mostly as an infielder. In his 11-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Mantilla played for the Milwaukee Braves ...
(1934–2025), Puerto Rican professional baseball player *
Félix Mantilla Botella Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...
(born 1974), Spanish tennis coach *
Félix Mathé Félix Mathé (1834–1911) was a French politician. Early life Félix Mathé was born on 20 November 1834 in Moulins, Auvergne, rural France. His father died when he was three years old, and he was adopted by his paternal uncle, Antoine Fé ...
(1834–1911), French politician *
Felix J. McCool Felix James McCool (June 14, 1912 – December 27, 1972) was a United States Marine Corps chief warrant officer 3. He is one of two Marines to be captured as a prisoner of war (POW) twice, the first during World War II, and the second during th ...
(1912–1972), American military officer *
Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions inc ...
(1809–1847), German composer * Felix Michel Melki (born 1994), Swedish-Lebanese footballer *
Félix Miélli Venerando Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, S ...
(1927–2012), Brazilian football player *
Felix Morley Felix Muskett Morley (January 6, 1894 – March 13, 1982) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and college administrator from the United States. Biography Morley was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania, his father being the mathematician Frank Mo ...
(1894–1982), American journalist and college administrator *
Felix Neureuther Felix Neureuther (; born 26 March 1984) is a German retired FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer and former FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005, World champion. Early life Born in Munich-Pasing, Neureuther is ...
(born 1984), German alpine ski racer *
Felix Nilsson Felix Nilsson (born 22 June 2005) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted 43rd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2023 NHL entry draft. Playing career Nilsson made his ...
(born 2005), Swedish ice hockey player * Felix A. Obuah, Nigerian business magnate, politician and philanthropist *
Félix W. Ortiz Félix W. Ortiz (born November 2, 1959, in Puerto Rico) is an American politician, formerly representing New York's 51st Assembly District. He is a Democrat and served as Assistant Speaker of the New York State Assembly. Early life Ortiz moved ...
(born 1959), American politician *
Félix Oukiné Félix Oukiné Tcheoude (born 26 December 1999) is a Cameroonian professional Association football, footballer who is a free agent midfielder. Club career Coton Sport While serving as Captain (association football), team captain in 2020–21, Ou ...
(born 1999), Cameroonian football player *
Felix Övermann Felix Övermann (born 23 March 1985 in Osnabrück Osnabrück (; ; archaic English: ''Osnaburg'') is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the nor ...
(born 1985), German rower *
Felix Pappalardi Felix Albert Pappalardi Jr. (December 30, 1939 – April 17, 1983) was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bass violin, bassist. He is best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Mountain (band), Mountain, whose ...
(1939–1983), American musician and producer * Felix Passlack (born 1998), German footballer playing for VFL Bochum *
Felix Perera Felix Perera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Śrī Laṇkā ...
(born 1945), Sri Lankan politician *
Felix Pipes Fritz Felix Pipes (also "Piepes"; 15 April 1887 – 20 January 1983) was an Austrian tennis player who was born in Prague. He was Jewish, and was a medical doctor. At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics he teamed up with Arthur Zborzil to win a silver ...
(1887–1983), Austrian tennis player *
Félix Podmaniczky Félix Podmaniczky (1914–1990) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. The son of a baron by background, he was also known as Felix von Podmaniczky. In 1956 he fled Hungarian People's Republic, Communist Hungary and settled in West Germa ...
(1914–1990), Hungarian film director *
Félix Porteiro Félix Porteiro Pérez (born 26 August 1983 in Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish racing driver. He competed in GP2 Series in 2006, his best finish was 6th (was second on the road at Silverstone, but a steering rack irregularity caused him to be dis ...
(born 1983), Spanish racecar driver *
Felix Potvin Felix "The Cat" Potvin (born June 23, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Early career As a youth, Potvin played in the 1983 and 1984 Quebec International Pee ...
(born 1971), Canadian ice hockey goaltender *
Felix Prohaska Felix Prohaska (16 May 191229 March 1987) was an Austrian conductor and professor of musicology in Hanover. Education Felix Prohaska, born in Vienna, was the son of the composer and professor Carl Prohaska (1869–1927). He received his music edu ...
(1912-1987), Austrian conductor and professor of musicology *
Felix Reda Felix Reda (formerly Julia Reda; born 30 November 1986) is a German researcher, politician, and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany. He was a member of the Pirate Party Germany until 27 March 2019, part of The Greens–E ...
(born 1986), German researcher and politician *
Felix Riebl Felix Riebl (born 1 May 1981) is a singer, songwriter, and composer based in Melbourne. He is the co-founder, band leader and principal songwriter of the internationally acclaimed band The Cat Empire, who have made multi-platinum albums, and are ...
(born 1981), Australian singer-songwriter *
Felix Roco Teodoro Felix Artadi Roco (born April 12, 1989, in Cebu Cebu ( ; ), officially the Province of Cebu (; ), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding isl ...
(born 1989), Filipino actor *
Félix Rodríguez (baseball) Félix Antonio Rodríguez (born September 9, 1972) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Major league career (1996–2006) Rodríguez was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in as a free agent, originally as a catcher. He ...
(born 1972), Dominican baseball player *
Félix Rodríguez (soldier) Félix Ismael Rodríguez Mendigutia (born 31 May 1941) is a Cuban American former Central Intelligence Agency Paramilitary Operations Officer in the Special Activities Division, known for his involvement in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the exe ...
(born 1941), Cuban-American soldier and CIA intelligence operative *
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente Félix Samuel Rodríguez de la Fuente (March 14, 1928 – March 14, 1980) was a Spanish naturalist and broadcaster. He is best known for the highly successful and influential TV series, '' El Hombre y la Tierra'' (1974–1980). A graduate in m ...
(1928–1980), Spanish naturalist and broadcaster *
Felix Rosenqvist Karl Felix Helmer Rosenqvist (born 7 November 1991) is a Swedish professional racing driver who currently drives the No. 60 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series. He was named Rookie of the Year for the IndyCar Series in 2019. ...
(born 1991), Swedish professional racing driver *
Felix Salmon Felix Salmon (born 1972) is a British/American financial journalist, formerly of ''Conde Nast Portfolio, Portfolio Magazine'' and ''Euromoney'' and a former finance blogger for Reuters, where he analyzed economic and occasionally social issues in ...
(born 1972), British American financial journalist *
Felix Sater Felix Henry Sater (born Felix Mikhailovich Sheferovsky; ; March 2, 1966) is a Russian-American mobster, convicted felon, real estate developer and former managing director of Bayrock Group LLC, a real estate conglomerate based out of New Yor ...
(born 1966), Russian-American mobster *
Felix Schütz Felix Schütz (born 3 November 1987) is a German former professional ice hockey player who played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career Schütz was drafted in the fourth round, 117th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2006 NHL ...
(born 1987), German ice hockey player * Felix Siauw (born 1984), Chinese-Indonesian Islamic cleric, preacher, author and da'i *
Felix Silla Felix Anthony Silla (January 11, 1937 – April 16, 2021), also credited as Felix Cilla, was an Italian character actor, circus performer, voice artist and movie stuntman, best known for his career in Hollywood in TV and film. Silla started ...
(1937–2021), Italian actor *
Felix da Housecat Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr., August 25, 1971) is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electro. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house. Musical career Early life Stalli ...
(born Felix Stallings Jr., 1971), American DJ and record producer *
Felix Standaert Felix Standaert is a Belgian diplomat and former Belgian ambassador to Rwanda and 1977 - 1980 to the Holy See. He was a member of the Coudenberg group, a Belgian federalist think tank A think tank, or public policy institute, is a research ...
, Belgian diplomat *
Felix Straub Felix Straub (born 14 May 1997) is a German bobsledder and sprinter. Career Straub began his athletics career as a sprinter before transitioning to bobsleigh. He competed at the 2021 World Athletics Relays and won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 ...
(born 1997), German bobsledder *
Felix Steiner Felix Martin Julius Steiner (23 May 1896 – 12 May 1966) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. During World War II, he served in the Waffen-SS, the combat branch of the SS, and commanded several SS divisions and corps. He was awarded t ...
(1896–1966), German Waffen-SS commander *
Félix Stevens Félix Stevens (born March 8, 1964) is a retired male sprinter from Cuba, who competed in the 1980s and the early 1990s for his native country. He set his personal best in the men's 200 metres event (20.24) on July 7, 1989, at a meet in Sofia, Bul ...
(born 1964), Cuban sprinter * Felix Swinstead (1880–1959), English pianist and composer *
Félix Torres (baseball) Félix Torres Sánchez (born May 1, 1932) is a retired professional baseball player who played three seasons for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball after spending time in the Cincinnati Redlegs and Philadelphia Phillies farm system ...
(born 1932), Puerto Rican baseball player *
Félix Trinidad Félix Juan Trinidad García (born January 10, 1973), popularly known as "Tito" Trinidad, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes and is considere ...
(born 1973), Puerto Rican boxer *
Felix Unger Felix Unger (born 2 March 1946 in Klagenfurt, Austria) is a heart specialist who served as the president of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts for three decades. He is the president of Alma Mater Europaea. In 1986, he performed Europe's fi ...
(born 1946), Austrian heart surgeon and specialist *
Félix Varela Félix Varela y Morales (November 20, 1788 – February 18, 1853) was a Cuban Catholic priest and independence leader who is regarded as a notable figure in the Catholic Church in both his native Cuba and the United States, where he also served. ...
(1788–1853), Cuban Catholic priest and independence leader *
Felix Wankel Felix Heinrich Wankel (; 13 August 1902 – 9 October 1988) was a German mechanical engineer and inventor after whom the Wankel engine was named. Wankel joined various radical antisemitic organizations after World War I and was a prominent member ...
(1902–1988), German mechanical engineer *
Felix Weingartner Paul Felix Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg (2 June 1863 – 7 May 1942) was an Austrian Conducting, conductor, composer and pianist. Life and career Weingartner was born in Zadar, Zara, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire (now ...
(1863–1942), Austrian conductor, composer and pianist *
Felix D. Williamson Felix Drewry Williamson (July 26, 1921 – January 24, 1947) was a highly decorated United States Army Air Forces major. He was a flying ace credited with 13 aerial victories, including five in a single day, for which he was awarded the Disting ...
(1921–1947), American pilot and United States Army Air Forces major *
Felix Yusupov Knyaz Felix Felixovich Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston (; – 27 September 1967) was a Russian aristocrat from the House of Yusupov who is best known for participating in the assassination of Grigori Rasputin and for marrying Princess Irina ...
(1887–1967), Russian aristocrat *
Archduke Felix of Austria Archduke Felix of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia (given names: ''Felix Friedrich August Maria vom Siege Franz Joseph Peter Karl Anton Robert Otto Pius Michael Benedikt Sebastian Ignatius Marcus d'Aviano''; 31 May 1916 – 6 Septembe ...
(1916–2011), Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia *
Count Felix of Monpezat Count Felix of Monpezat (born Prince Felix of Denmark; 22 July 2002) is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the younger son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. He is a grandson of Queen Margreth ...
(born 2002), member of the Danish royal family *
José Félix Uriburu José Félix Benito Uriburu (20 July 186829 April 1932) was an Argentine military officer and politician, he was the President of the Provisional Government of Argentina, ousting the successor to President Hipólito Yrigoyen by means of a ...
(1868–1932), Argentinian Lieutenant * Felix Zenger (born 1986), Finnish beatboxer *
León Félix Batista León Félix Batista (born 1964) Dominican author and poet. On September 11, 2003, he conducted an ''atentado poético'' ("poetic attack") in New York City in remembrance of the WTC attacks by flying a plane over New York He represented the D ...
(born 1964), Dominican author and poet *
Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma Prince Félix of Bourbon-Parma (later Prince Félix of Luxembourg; 28 September 1893 – 8 April 1970) was the husband of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and the father of her six children, including her successor Jean, Grand Duke of ...
(1893–1970), son of the deposed Robert I, Duke of Parma *
Prince Félix of Luxembourg Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma and Nassau (Félix Léopold Marie Guillaume; born 3 June 1984) is the second son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. He is currently fourth i ...
(born 1984), son of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Prince of Nassau *
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg Felix Ludwig Johann Friedrich, Prince of Schwarzenberg (; ; 2 October 1800 – 5 April 1852) was a Bohemian nobleman and an Austrian statesman who restored the Austrian Empire as a European great power following the Revolutions of 1848. He ...
(1800–1852), Austrian statesman and nobleman


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Allyson Felix Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 meter ...
(born 1985), American track and field athlete *
António Félix da Costa António Maria de Mello Breyner Félix da Costa (born 31 August 1991) is a Portugal, Portuguese professional racing driver for the Porsche Formula E Team, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and the 2019–20 Formula E Championship, 2019–20 Formul ...
(born 1991), Portuguese racing driver * Bertha Felix Campigli (1882–1949), American Coast Miwok photographer *
João Félix João Félix Sequeira (; born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Serie A club AC Milan, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and the Portugal national team. F ...
(born 1999), Portuguese footballer *
Julie Felix Julie Ann Felix (June 14, 1938 – March 22, 2020) was an American-British folk singer and recording artist who achieved success, particularly on British television, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She later performed and released albums on h ...
(1938–2020), American-British singer * Julien Félix ( 1911), French aviator *
Margaret Elisabeth Felix Thirumathi Margaret Elisabeth Felix (born 1937) is an Indian educator active in the state of Tamil Nadu. She has served at least two terms in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Sixth (1977–80) and Seventh (1980–84) as a nominated member belon ...
(born 1937), Indian educator *
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (born January 8, 1946), commonly referred to by his aliases ''El Jefe de Jefes'' ('The Boss of Bosses') and ''El Padrino'' ('The Godfather'), is a convicted Mexican drug kingpin who was one of the founders of the ...
(born 1946), Mexican drug lord *
Murilo Félix Murilo Berbet Avigo Félix (born 28 January 1988) is a Brazilian politician serving as mayor of Limeira since 2025. From 2021 to 2023, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo The Legislative Assembly of the State of São ...
(born 1988), Brazilian politician


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Felix the Cat Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan (film producer), Pat Sullivan during the silent film era. An anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic young black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a giant grin, ...
, a cartoon character * Felix, in the 2009 American comedy film ''
The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, H ...
'' * Felix, in the video game '' Scarface: The World Is Yours'' *
Felix Faust Felix Faust is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Justice League of America'' #10 (1962), created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. He is depicted as a mystic sorcerer, obse ...
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DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
villain sorcerer * Felix, from the video game series ''
SSX ''SSX'' (standing for "Snowboard Supercross") is a series of Snowboarding video games, snowboarding video games Video game publisher, published by EA Sports, created by Steve Rechtschaffner, who is the inventor of the Olympic Games, Olympic snow ...
'' * Felix, a member of the
Volturi The following is a list of characters in the Twilight (novel series), ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight (Meyer novel), Twilight'', ''New Moon (novel), New Moon'', ''Eclipse (Meyer novel), Eclipse'' a ...
Guard in the ''Twilight'' series * Felix, an Iberian lynx in the animated film ''
Missing Lynx ''The Missing Lynx'' (Spanish: ''El Lince perdido'') is a 2008 animated adventure action comedy film produced by Spanish studios Kandor Graphics and YaYa! Films and producer Antonio Banderas. The film is directed by Raul Garcia and Manuel Sicilia ...
'' * Felix, the protagonist of the novel ''
Armor Armour (Commonwealth English) or armor (American English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, e ...
'' by John Steakley * Felix, the title character from a series of Micro Power video games such as ''
Felix in the Factory Felix in the Factory is a platform game written by John Chaytor for the BBC Micro and published by Micro Power (a.k.a. Program Power) in 1982. Versions were released for the Acorn Electron (1983), Commodore 64 (1984), and Memotech MTX (1984). It ...
'' * Felix, a 'lost boy' from the television show ''
Once Upon a Time (TV series) ''Once Upon a Time'' is an American fantasy Adventure fiction, adventure Drama (film and television), drama series that aired for seven seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 23, 2011 to May 18, 2018. The action alternates ...
'' * Felix, a holo-programmer in '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * Felix, also known as Experiment 010, an alien experiment from Disney's ''
Lilo & Stitch ''Lilo & Stitch'' () is a 2002 American animated Science fiction film, science fiction comedy-drama film, comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. It was written and directed by Chris Sanders and De ...
'' franchise * Felix, the main protagonist in '' Golden Sun: The Lost Age'' and supporting antagonist in ''
Golden Sun is a series of fantasy role-playing video games developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo. It follows the story of a group of magically-attuned "adepts" who are charged with preventing the potentially destructive power ...
,'' both of the ''
Golden Sun is a series of fantasy role-playing video games developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo. It follows the story of a group of magically-attuned "adepts" who are charged with preventing the potentially destructive power ...
'' video game series * Felix Argyle, from the anime/light novel series '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'' * Felix Bassenak, "Uncle Felix", character played by S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall in the 1945 film ''
Christmas in Connecticut ''Christmas in Connecticut'' is a 1945 American Christmas romantic comedy film about an unmarried city magazine writer who pretends to be a farm wife and mother for the sake of her popular lifestyle column who falls in love with a returning war ...
'' * Felix Boulevardez, in the television series ''
The Proud Family ''The Proud Family'' is an American animated sitcom created by Bruce W. Smith that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons from September 15, 2001, to August 19, 2005. The series centers on the life of the titular family, including the show’s ...
'' and '' The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder'' * Felix Dawkins, a primary character portrayed by Jordan Gavaris in the BBC America/Space TV series ''
Orphan Black ''Orphan Black'' is a Canadian science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett and starring Tatiana Maslany. The series focuses on Sarah Manning, one of several genetically identica ...
'' * Felix DeZouza, from the movie ''
Formula 51 ''The 51st State'' (also known as ''Formula 51'') is a 2001 action comedy film directed by Ronny Yu, written by Stel Pavlou, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Ricky Tomlinson, Sean Pertwee, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Wal ...
'' * Felix Ferne, from the Australian television show ''
Nowhere Boys ''Nowhere Boys'' is an Australian teen drama fantasy television series created by Tony Ayres. It was first broadcast on ABC3 (which is now officially named ABC Entertains) on 7 November 2013. The first two series follow the adventures of fo ...
'' * Felix Fischoeder, in the television series ''
Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...
'' *
Felix Hugo Fraldarius '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and Koei Tecmo's Kou Shibusawa and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It was released worldwide on July 26, 2019. It is the sixteent ...
, a playable character in the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' *
Felix Gaeta ''Battlestar Galactica'' is a 2004 American military science fiction television series, and part of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore and executive produced by Moore and David Eick as a re-imagi ...
, in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series * Felix Gunn, a minor character in the book series ''
Children of the Red King ''Children of the Red King'' is a series of ten children's fantasy, school and adventure novels written by British author Jenny Nimmo, first published by Egmont 2002 to 2010. It is sometimes called "the ''Charlie Bone'' series" after its mai ...
'' * Felix Harrowgate, the protagonist of the
Doctrine of Labyrinths ''Doctrine of Labyrinths'' is a series of fantasy novels by Sarah Monette. It is set in the secondary world of Meduse and tells the story of the adventures of the wizard Felix Harrowgate and his half-brother, former assassin Mildmay the Fox. The ...
series of books * Felix Holt, the title character in George Eliot's novel ''
Felix Holt, the Radical ''Felix Holt, the Radical'' is an 1866 social novel by the English author George Eliot (pen name of Mary Ann Evans). The novel deals with political conflicts in a small English town at the time of the 1832 Reform Act. The plot centers on an el ...
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Felix Jaeger After the creation of the ''Warhammer Fantasy'' universe by Games Workshop, novels were published by GW Books and Boxtree Limited, but subsequently novels have been published by the Black Library, including translations to French and German. Mo ...
, in the Gotrek and Felix series of books * Felix Krull, the protagonist of Thomas Mann's novel ''
Confessions of Felix Krull ''Confessions of Felix Krull'' () is an unfinished 1954 novel by the Germany, German author Thomas Mann. Synopsis The novel is narrated by the protagonist, an impostor and adventurer named Felix Krull, the son of a ruined Rhineland winemaker. F ...
'' * Felix de Lacey, minor character in Mary Shelley's novel ''
Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a Sapience, sapient Frankenstein's monster, crea ...
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Felix Leiter Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the ''James Bond'' books, films, and other media. The character is an operative for the CIA and James Bond's friend. After losing a leg and a hand to a shark attack, Leiter joined ...
, from the ''
James Bond The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels ...
'' books and movies * Felix Lodd, in ''
The Edge Chronicles ''The Edge Chronicles'' is a children's fantasy novel series written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell. It consists of four trilogies, plus four additional books, and other books related to the universe (The Edge). The series w ...
'' * Felix Philips, a minor character in the ''
Kane Chronicles ''The Kane Chronicles'' is a trilogy of adventure novels based on Egyptian mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. The series is set in the same universe as Riordan's other franchises, ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'' and ''Magnus Chase ...
(book series)'' * Felix Phillips, primary character in
Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and an inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight chi ...
's novel '' Hag-Seed'' * Felix Renton, in Disney's ''
Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated Action comedy TV series, action comedy television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The Kim Possible (character), title character is a teenage girl tasked with saving ...
'' * Felix Richter, from ''
Dead by Daylight ''Dead by Daylight'' is an online asymmetric multiplayer survival horror video game developed and published by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a Killer and the other f ...
'' * Felix Sanders, the protagonist of '' The Divide'' trilogy book series * Felix Stewart, in the BBC soap opera ''
EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...
'' * Felix Taggaro, recurring character in the television series '' One Tree Hill * Félix Tholomyes, minor character in ''
Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' (, ) is a 19th-century French literature, French Epic (genre), epic historical fiction, historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. '' ...
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The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to: Neil Simon play and its adaptations * ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon ** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play *** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televis ...
'' * Félix Fathom, character from the French animated television series ''
Miraculous Ladybug ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' (; commonly abbreviated as ''Miraculous Ladybug'' or simply ''Miraculous'') is a French animated magical girl superhero television series created by Thomas Astruc and developed by Jeremy Zag. The seri ...
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Fix-It Felix Jr. ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was directed by Rich Moore and produced by Clark Spencer, from a screenplay by Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee. John Lasseter served as t ...
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Wreck-It Ralph ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was directed by Rich Moore and produced by Clark Spencer, from a screenplay by Phil Johnston (filmmaker), Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee ( ...
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Encanto ''Encanto'' is a 2021 American animated Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, and ...
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Felicia The name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective '' felix'', meaning "happy, lucky", though in the neuter plural form ''felicia'' it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase ''tempora felicia'', "happy times". The sense of ...
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Feliksas Feliksas is a Lithuanian male given name, which is derived from the Latin name Felix, meaning "lucky".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Felix" Retrieved on 23 January 2016. *Feliksas Daukantas (1915–1995), Lithuanian artist *Feliksas Jakubauskas ...


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