László

László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the most common male name among the whole Hungarian male population since 2003.

People with this name are listed below by field.

Given name

Science and mathematics

• László Babai (b. 1950), Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist
• László Lovász (b. 1948), Hungarian mathematician
• László Fejes Tóth (1915–2005), Hungarian mathematician
• László Fuchs (b. 1924), Hungarian-American mathematician
• László Rátz (1863–1930), influential Hungarian mathematics high school teacher
• László Tisza (1907–2009), Professor of Physics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• László Mérő (b. 1949), Hungarian research psychologist and science author

Politics and the military

• László Almásy (politician) (1869–1936), Hungarian jurist, soldier and politician
• László Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931), Hungarian aristocrat and physician
• László Ignác Bercsényi (1689–1778), Hungarian-born soldier who became Marshal of France
• László Csány, Hungarian politician, martyr of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
• László Kövér (b. 1959), Hungarian politician
• László Rajk (1909–1949), Hungarian communist and politician
• László L. Simon (born 1972), Hungarian politician and writer
• László Palóczy (1783–1861), Hungarian politician
• László Sólyom (b. 1942), Hungarian politician, lawyer and librarian; President of Hungary from 2005 to 2010
• László Szalkai (1485–1526), Archbishop of Esztergom and official under King Louis II of Hungary
• László Szapáry (1831–1883), Hungarian general
• László Szőgyény-Marich, Sr. (1806–1893), Hungarian politician
• László Szőgyény-Marich, Jr. (1841–1916), Austro-Hungarian diplomat; son of László Szőgyény-Marich, Sr.
• László Teleki (1811–1861), Hungarian politician and writer
• László Tőkés (b. 1952), Romanian Vice President of the European Parliament

Music

• László Lajtha (1892–1963), composer
• László Simon (1948–2009), Hungarian pianist
• Laszlo Gardony (b. 1956) Hungarian-American pianist, composer
• László Benkő (1943-2020) Hungarian keyboardist for the band Omega

Film

• Leslie Howard (actor) (1893–1943), British-Hungarian actor born László Steiner
• László Hetey (1942–2025), Hungarian actor and puppeteer
• László Kalmár (director) (1900–1980), a Hungarian film director
• László Kovács (cinematographer) (1933–2007), Hungarian-American cinematographer
• Peter Lorre (1904–1964), Hungarian-born Hollywood actor born László Löwenstein
• László Nemes (1977), Hungarian film director
• László Szirtes (1904–1959), Hungarian film producer

Sports

• Laslo Djere (b. 1995), Serbian professional tennis player
• Laszlo Bellak (1911–2006), Hungarian/American table tennis player
• László Bölöni (b. 1953), Romanian-born Hungarian former footballer and coach
• László Cseh (b. 1985), Hungarian swimmer
• László Kubala (1927–2002), Hungarian footballer
• László Kuncz (1957–2020), Hungarian water polo player
• László Papp (1926–2003), Hungarian boxer
• László Szabados (1911–1992), Hungarian swimmer
• László Szollás (1907–1980), Hungarian world champion pairs skater

Other

• László Almásy (1895–1951), Hungarian aristocrat, motorist, aviator, and explorer
• László Bárczay (1936–2016), Hungarian chess Grandmaster
• Laszlo Berkowits (1928–2020), Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi
• László Bíró (1899–1985), Hungarian-Argentine inventor of the ballpoint pen
• László Hudec (1893–1958), Hungarian-Slovak architect
• László Krasznahorkai (b. 1954), Hungarian novelist and screenwriter
• László Listi (1628–1662), Hungarian poet
• László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946), Hungarian painter
• László Szabó (chess player) (1917–1998), Hungarian Grandmaster
• Laszlo Toth (born 1938), Hungarian-Australian geologist and art vandal
• Les Murray (1945-2017), born László Ürge, Hungarian-Australian football broadcaster

Fictional characters

• Lazlo (character), in the 2005–08 Cartoon Network series Camp Lazlo
• Lazlo, the protagonist in the Japanese novelization of Suikoden IV
• Laszlo, a human-pig hybrid in the two-part Doctor Who story that begins with "Daleks in Manhattan"
• Laszlo (The Butcher), the final boss of the Fortress Campaign in the video game '
• Laszlo Carreidas, a character in the Tintin comic Flight 714 to Sydney
• Lazlo Hollyfeld, in the 1985 film Real Genius
• Lazlo Gogolak, the villain in the 2004 comedy film The Whole Ten Yards
• László Tóth, the protagonist of The Brutalist
• Laszlo W. Kovic, a CIA agent in the video game Battlefield 4
• Lazlo Zand, in the Robotech universe
• Lazlo Curious, a character who lives in the Strangetown neighborhood in The Sims 2
• Lazlo, a character in Salvation (TV series)
• Lazlo Valentin, the alter ego of DC Comics supervillain Professor Pyg
• Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, titular character of the novel The Alienist and its TV adaptation
• Lazlo Strange, the protagonist in Laini Taylor's book Strange the Dreamer
• Laszlo Cravensworth, a vampire from the sitcom What We Do in the Shadows
• Laszlo, a character in the video game Half-Life 2
• Dr. Laszlo Jamf, a character in the novel Gravity's Rainbow