Namesakes
Adolphe Thiers
(middle name Louis) (m) 1797-1877 
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1836; 1840; 1871-1873 (prime minister/president)
Alain Poher
(middle name Louis) (m) 1909-1996
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1969; 1974 (president)
Albert Corey
(middle name Louis) (m) 1878-1926
Olympic Medalists 1904 4 mile team; marathon (silver)
Albert Hammond
(middle name Louis) (m) 1944-
Notable Musicians
André-Louis Moreau
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1921 Scaramouche
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
(m) 1789-1857
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Bob Boozer
(middle name Louis) (m) 1937-2012
Olympic Medalists 1960 basketball (gold)
Charles de Freycinet
(middle name Louis) (m) 1828-1923
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1879-1880; 1882; 1886; 1890-1892 (prime minister)
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
(m) 1845-1922
Nobel Prize Winners 1907 (medicine)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Charles Lelong
(middle name Louis) (m) 1891-1970
Olympic Medalists 1912 4x400 m relay (silver)
Chuck Howley
(middle name Louis) (m) 1936-
Hall-of-Famers 2023 (football)
Clovis I
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) c. 466-c. 511
Frankish and French Kings 481-511
Clovis II
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 637-655
Frankish and French Kings 639-655
Clovis III
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) ?-676
Frankish and French Kings 675-676
Clovis IV
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 682-695
Frankish and French Kings 691-695
Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
(middle name Louis) (m) 1964-
Other Royalty 1964- United Kingdom (prince)
Élie Lescot
(middle name Louis) (m) 1883-1974
Haitian Presidents 1941-1946 (president)
Émile Combes
(middle name Louis) (m) 1835-1921
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1902-1905 (prime minister)
Ernest Courtot de Cissey
(middle name Louis) (m) 1810-1882
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1874-1875 (prime minister)
Felix Calonder
(middle name Louis) (m) 1863-1952
Swiss Presidents 1918
Florvil Hyppolite
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1828-1896
Haitian Presidents 1889-1896 (president)
Friedrich of Prussia
(middle name Louis) (m) 1794-1863
Other Royalty 1794-1863 Prussia (prince)
George of Wales
(middle name Louis) (m) 2013-
Other Royalty 2013- United Kingdom (prince)
Georges-Louis Leclerc
(m) 1707-1788
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Hank Aaron
(middle name Louis) (m) 1934-2021
Hall-of-Famers 1982 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1957 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Hank Stram
(middle name Louis) (m) 1923-2005
Hall-of-Famers 2003 (football)
Heinrich of Prussia
(middle name Louis) (m) 1900-1904
Other Royalty 1900-1904 Prussia (prince)
H. L. Mencken
(middle name Louis) (m) 1880-1956
Notable Journalists
Hervé
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1825-1892
Notable Musicians
Jack Kerouac
(middle name Louis) (m) 1922-1969
Notable Writers
Jacques-Louis David
(m) 1748-1825
Notable Artists
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(middle name Louis) (m) 1921-2019
Other Royalty 1964-2000 Luxembourg (grand duke)
Jean-Louis Bonnard
(m) 1824-1852
Saints
Jean-Louis Pierrot
(m) 1761-1857
Haitian Presidents 1845-1846 (president)
Jean-Louis Trintignant
(m) 1930-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joe Caldwell
(middle name Louis) (m) 1941-
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Joe Louis
(middle name Louis) (m) 1914-1981
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
(m) 1778-1850
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Joseph Louis Lagrange
(m) 1736-1813
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Joseph Lebeau
(middle name Louis) (m) 1794-1865
Belgian Prime Ministers 1831; 1840-1841
Joseph Pholien
(middle name Louis) (m) 1884-1968
Belgian Prime Ministers 1950-1952
Jules Renkin
(middle name Louis) (m) 1862-1934
Belgian Prime Ministers 1931-1932
Julien Brule
(middle name Louis) (m) 1875-19xx
Olympic Medalists 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team; archery - moving target 33 m; archery - moving target 33 m, team; archery - moving target 50 m; archery - moving target 50 m, team (bronze/gold/silver)
Justin Baldoni
(middle name Louis) (m) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Lajos I the Great
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1326-1382
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1342-1382
Lajos II
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1506-1526
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1516-1526
Larry Fine
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1902-1975
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Leonard Bernstein
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1918-1990
Notable Musicians
Lew Cody
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1884-1934
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lewis XI
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1423-1483
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3)
Lewis Tewanina
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1888-1969
Olympic Medalists 1912 10000 m (silver)
Lou Boudreau
(m) 1917-2001
Hall-of-Famers 1970 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1948 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Lou Brock
(m) 1939-2020
Hall-of-Famers 1985 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Lou Carpenter
(a.k.a. Louis) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1985 Neighbours
Lou Costello
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1906-1959
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Lou Creekmur
(m) 1927-2009
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (football)
Lou Ferrigno
(m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lou Gehrig
(m) 1903-1941
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1927; 1936 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Lou Groza
(m) 1924-2000
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (football)
Lou Hudson
(m) 1944-2014
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (basketball)
Lou Jones
(m) 1932-2006
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x400 m relay (gold)
Lou Marson
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Lou Diamond Phillips
(m) 1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lou Rodriguez
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1984 Miami Vice
Louie Dampier
(m) 1944-
Hall-of-Famers 2014 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Louis I the Pious
(m) 778-840
Frankish and French Kings 813-840
Louis II the Stammerer
(m) 846-879
Frankish and French Kings 877-879
Louis
(m) ?-855
Saints
Louis III
(m) 865-882
Frankish and French Kings 879-882
Louis IV the Foreigner
(m) 920-954
Frankish and French Kings 936-954
Louis V the Indolent
(m) c. 967-987
Frankish and French Kings 986-987
Louis VI the Fat
(m) 1081-1137
Frankish and French Kings 1108-1137
Louis VII
(m) 1120-1180
Frankish and French Kings 1137-1180
Louis VIII the Lion
(m) 1187-1226
Frankish and French Kings 1223-1226
Shakespearian Characters (Louis the Dauphin) King John
Louis of Thuringia
(m) 1200-1227
Saints
Louis IX
(m) 1214-1270
Frankish and French Kings 1226-1270
Saints
Louis of Toulouse
(m) 1274-1297
Saints
Louis X
(m) 1289-1316
Frankish and French Kings 1314-1316
Louis of Guyenne
(m) 1397-1415
Other Royalty 1397-1415 France (prince)
Shakespearian Characters (Louis the Dauphin) Henry V; King John
Louis XI the Spider
(m) 1423-1483
Frankish and French Kings 1461-1483
Louis XII of Orleans
(m) 1462-1515
Frankish and French Kings 1498-1515
Louis XIII
(m) 1601-1643
Frankish and French Kings 1610-1643
Louis Onizuka Naisen
(m) ?-1626
Saints
Louis XIV the Sun King
(m) 1638-1715
Frankish and French Kings 1643-1715
Louis-Marie de Montfort
(m) 1673-1716
Saints
Louis XV
(m) 1710-1774
Frankish and French Kings 1715-1774
Louis XVI
(m) 1754-1793
Frankish and French Kings 1774-1792
Louis XVIII
(m) 1755-1824
Frankish and French Kings 1814-1824
Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
(m) 1772-1806
Other Royalty 1772-1806 Prussia (prince)
Louis Philippe
(m) 1773-1850
Frankish and French Kings 1830-1848
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
(m) 1870-1949
Other Royalty 1922-1949 Monaco (prince)
Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
(m) 1907-1994
Other Royalty 1907-1994 Prussia (prince)
Louis C.K.
(m) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Louis of Wales
(m) 2018-
Other Royalty 2018- United Kingdom (prince)
Louis Aragon
(m) 1897-1982
Notable Writers
Louis Armstrong
(m) 1901-1971
Notable Musicians
Louis Baba
(m) ?-1624
Saints
Louis Balbach
(m) 1896-1943
Olympic Medalists 1920 diving - springboard (bronze)
Louis Barthou
(m) 1862-1934
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1913 (prime minister)
Louis Beel
(m) 1902-1977
Dutch Prime Ministers 1946-1948; 1958-1959
Louis Blériot
(m) 1872-1936
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
(m) 1808-1873
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1848-1852 (president)
Louis Borno
(m) 1865-1942
Haitian Presidents 1922-1930 (president)
Louis Braille
(m) 1809-1852
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Louis Bromfield
(m) 1896-1956
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1927 Early Autumn
Louis E. Brus
(m) 1943-
Nobel Prize Winners 2023 (chemistry)
Louis Buffet
(m) 1818-1898
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1875-1876 (prime minister)
Louis Calhern
(m) 1895-1956
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Louis Cartier
(m) 1875-1942
Notable Businesspeople
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
(m) 1802-1857
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1848 (prime minister)
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
(m) 1894-1961
Notable Writers
Louis Chakichi
(m) ?-1622
Saints
Louis Chevrolet
(m) 1878-1941
Notable Businesspeople
Louis Clarke
(m) 1901-1977
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x100 m relay (gold)
Louis Couperus
(m) 1863-1923
Notable Writers
Louis Daguerre
(m) 1787-1851
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Louis-Claude Daquin
(m) 1694-1772
Notable Musicians
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
(m) 1729-1811
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Louis de Broglie
(m) 1892-1987
Nobel Prize Winners 1929 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Louis Bonniot de Fleurac
(m) 1876-1965
Olympic Medalists 1908 3 mile team (bronze)
Louis de Funès
(m) 1914-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Louis Gerhard De Geer
(m) 1818-1896
Swedish Prime Ministers 1876-1880
Louis De Geer
(m) 1854-1935
Swedish Prime Ministers 1920-1921
Louis Delcon
(m) ?-19xx
Olympic Medalists 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team; archery - moving target 33 m, team; archery - moving target 50 m, team (silver/gold)
Louis Ferreira
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Louis Fierens
(m) 1875-1967
Olympic Medalists 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team; archery - moving target 33 m, team; archery - moving target 50 m, team (silver/gold)
Louis Gardino
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Due South
Louis Glineur
(m) 1849-19xx
Olympic Medalists 1900 archery - à la pyramide (bronze)
Louis Gossett, Jr.
(m) 1936-2024
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1983 An Officer and a Gentleman (actor)
Louis Handley
(m) 1874-1956
Olympic Medalists 1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay (gold)
Louis Hennepin
(m) 1626-1705
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Louis Herrey
(m) 1966-
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 1984 Sweden
Louis Hofmann
(m) 1997-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Louis Ignarro
(m) 1941-
Nobel Prize Winners 1998 (medicine)
Louis Jourdan
(m) 1921-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Louis Kawara
(m) ?-1622
Saints
Louis Kuehn
(m) 1901-1981
Olympic Medalists 1920 diving - springboard (gold)
Louis Laufray
(m) 1881-1970
Olympic Medalists 1900 water polo (bronze)
Louis Maki
(m) ?-1627
Saints
Louis Mandylor
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Louis Martin
(m) 1875-19xx
Olympic Medalists 1900 swimming - 200 m team; swimming - 4000 m freestyle (bronze)
Louis W. Maxson
(m) 1855-1916
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - team round (gold)
Louis B. Mayer
(m) 1884-1957
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Filmmakers
Louis-Mathieu Molé
(m) 1781-1855
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1836-1839; 1848 (prime minister)
Louis-Zéphirin Moreau
(m) 1824-1901
Saints
Louis Néel
(m) 1904-2000
Nobel Prize Winners 1970 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Louis Nifaki
(m) ?-1628
Saints
Louis Pasteur
(m) 1822-1895
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Louis Picamoles
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Louis Renault
(m) 1843-1918
Nobel Prize Winners 1907 (peace)
Louis Renault
(m) 1877-1944
Notable Businesspeople
Louis Eugène Roy
(m) 1861-1939
Haitian Presidents 1930 (president)
Louis Ruchonnet
(m) 1834-1893
Swiss Presidents 1883; 1890
Louis Santop
(m) 1889-1942
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)
Louis Scott
(m) 1889-1960
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team (gold)
Louis Smith
(m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 artistic gymnastics (bronze/silver)
Louis Someyon
(m) ?-1627
Saints
Louis St. Laurent
(m) 1882-1973
Canadian Prime Ministers 1948-1957
Louis Sullivan
(m) 1856-1924
Notable Artists
Louis Tomlinson
(m) 1991-
Notable Musicians
Louis Trevelyan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1869 He Knew He Was Right
Louis-Jules Trochu
(m) 1815-1896
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1870-1871 (prime minister)
Louis Van Beeck
(m) ?-19xx
Olympic Medalists 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team; archery - moving target 33 m, team; archery - moving target 50 m, team (silver/gold)
Louis Van de Perck
(m) 1889-19xx
Olympic Medalists 1920 archery - large fixed target; archery - large fixed target, team; archery - small fixed target; archery - small fixed target, team (gold/silver)
Louis van Gaal
(m) 1951-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Louis Vernet
(m) 1870-1946
Olympic Medalists 1908 archery - continental style 50 m (silver)
Louis Vuitton
(m) 1821-1892
Notable Artists
Notable Businesspeople
Louis Wain
(m) 1860-1939
Notable Artists
Louis Wilkins
(m) 1882-1950
Olympic Medalists 1904 pole vault (bronze)
Louis Zorich
(m) 1924-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lovis Corinth
(middle name Louis) (m) 1858-1925
Notable Artists
Ludovico Morbioli
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1433-1485
Saints
Ludvík
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1506-1526
Bohemian Kings 1516-1526
Ludwig I the Pious
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 778-840
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 813-840
Ludwig III the Child
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 893-911
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 900-911
Ludwig IV
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1282-1347
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1314-1347
Ludwig of Prussia
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1773-1796
Other Royalty 1773-1796 Prussia (prince)
Ludwik I
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1326-1382
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1370-1382
Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1880-1951
Saints
Luis I
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1707-1724
Spanish Kings and Queens 1724
Luis Bertrán
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1526-1581
Saints
Luis Bertrán the Younger
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) ?-1627
Saints
Luis Flores
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) ?-1622
Saints
Luis Ibarachi
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1585-1597
Saints
Luis Sasanda
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) ?-1624
Saints
Luis Sotelo
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1574-1624
Saints
Lysius Salomon
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1815-1888
Haitian Presidents 1879-1888 (president)
Manti Te'o
(middle name Louis) (m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (football)
Martin Amis
(middle name Louis) (m) 1949-2023
Notable Writers
Napoleon III
(middle name Louis) (m) 1808-1873
Frankish and French Kings 1852-1870
Paul Deschanel
(middle name Louis) (m) 1855-1922
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1920 (president)
Paul Genevay
(middle name Louis) (m) 1939-2022
Olympic Medalists 1964 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Philippe
(middle name Louis) (m) 1960-
Other Royalty 2013- Belgium (king)
Richard Denning
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1914-1998
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Robert Louis Stevenson
(m) 1850-1894
Notable Writers
Robinson Stévenin
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Graddy III
(middle name Louis) (m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1984 100 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/gold)
Thomas Berger
(middle name Louis) (m) 1924-2014
Notable Writers
William, Prince of Wales
(middle name Louis) (m) 1982-
Other Royalty 1982- United Kingdom (prince)
Jin Yong
(a.k.a. Louis) (m) 1924-2018
Notable Writers