Lewis (given name)

Variant forms

• Ancient Germanic: Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Ludovicus, Clovis, Hludowig
• Chinese : 路易
• , Луј, Људевит
• ხლოდვიგი, ლუდვიგი, ლუდოვიკო, ლუი
• Hindi: लुइस
• Japanese: ルイ
• Korean: 루이, 루이스
• Medieval Occitan: Aloys, Aloysius
• Occitan: Loís
• Persian: لوئیز/لوئیس
• Provençal: Louïs, Louei, Louvis
• Punjabi: ਲੂਯਿਸ
• Scottish Gaelic: Luthais
• Sicilian: Luiggi, Ludovicu
• , Људевит
• , Alojz
• , Alojzij, Ludvik
• , Ludovico
• , Ludde
• Tamil: லூயிஸ்
• Telugu: లూయిస్
• Thai: หลุยส์
• Welsh: Lewis, ''Lewys''

List of people with the given name Lewis

Nobility

• Lewis Hugh Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, British peer
• Lewis Joseph Hugh Clifford, 12th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, British peer
• Lewis Hugh Clifford, 13th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, British peer
• Lewis (Ludovick) Ogilvy-Grant, 5th Earl of Seafield, Scottish peer and Member of Parliament
• Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly, Scottish nobleman
• Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt, British politician and peer
• Lewis Robessart, British baron
• Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Sondes, British politician and peer
• Lewis Watson, 2nd Baron Sondes, British politician and peer
• Lewis Watson, 3rd Baron Sondes, British peer

Politics

• Lewis V. Bogy, American politician and senator from Missouri
• Lewis Burwell, several men by the name from the Burwell family of Virginia
• Lewis Cass, American politician and senator from Michigan
• Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, American politician and lieutenant governor of New York
• Lewis Preston Collins II, lieutenant governor of Virginia
• Lewis Weston Dillwyn, British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Member of Parliament
• Lewis E. Eliason, American politician and Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
• Lewis H. Evans, American politician from Pennsylvania
• Lewis Wormser Harris, bill-broker, financier and the first Jew elected Lord Mayor of Dublin
• Lewis Jones (politician), British politician, MP for Swansea West, 1931–1945
• G. Lewis Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1959–1961
• Lewis Charles Levin, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Lewis F. Linn, American politician and senator from Missouri
• Lewis Morris, signer of the American Declaration of Independence
• Lewis Morris (governor), American colonial leader in New York and New Jersey
• Lewis Morris (speaker), American judge, politician and landowner
• Lewis R. Morris, U.S. Representative from Vermont
• Sir Lewis Morris (1833–1907), Welsh poet, academic and politician
• Lewis E. Parsons, American politician and governor of Alabama
• Lewis B. Parsons Jr., American Civil War general
• Lewis W. Pierce, American politician
• Lewis E. Reed, American politician
• Lewis B. Schwellenbach, American politician and senator
• Lewis Strauss, American governmental official

Arts and entertainment

• Lewis Grandison Alexander, American poet, actor, and playwright with ties to the Harlem Renaissance
• Lewis Black, American comedian and actor
• Lewis Brindley, British comedian and YouTuber
• Lewis Capaldi, Scottish singer-songwriter
• Lewis Carroll, pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author of Alice in Wonderland
• Lewis Casson, English actor and theatre director
• Lewis Collins, English film and theatre actor
• Lewis D. Collins, American film director
• Lewis Gannett, American writer
• Lewis Hancox, English graphic novelist, social media personality and filmmaker
• Lewis Hartsough, American Methodist evangelist and gospel songwriter/composer
• Lewis Hobba, Australian radio presenter, television presenter and comedian
• Lewis Jones, Welsh writer and political activist
• Lewis Lovhaug, comic reviewer also known as Linkara
• Lewis Miller (Australian artist), Australian painter and visual artist
• Lewis Morris (1701–1765), Welsh hydrographer, antiquary, poet and lexicographer
• Lewis Nash, American jazz drummer
• Lewis H. Nash, an American engineer and inventor of the liquid-ring-vacuum pump
• Lewis Pullman, American actor
• Lewis "Lou" Reed, American rock musician and member of the Velvet Underground
• Lewis E. Reed, American politician
• Lewis Shiner, American author
• Lewis Waller, English actor and theatre manager
• Lewis Watson, British singer-songwriter
• Lewis Strange Wingfield, Irish traveller, actor, writer, and painter
• Lewys Glyn Cothi / Lewis Glyn Cothi, 15th century Welsh poet

Sports

• Lewis Bradley (rugby), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s
• Lewis Brown (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league player
• Lewis Burton, British tennis player and model
• Lewis Cine, Haitian-American football player
• Lewis Collins (footballer), Welsh footballer
• Lewis Dark, footballer
• Lewis Dunk, English footballer
• Lewis Edmondson, English professional boxer
• Lewis Hamilton, British Formula One racing driver
• Lewis Hamilton (footballer), footballer
• Lewis Harris (rugby league), English rugby league player
• Lewis Holtby, German footballer
• Lewis Jones (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
• Lewis Jones (footballer, born 1994), British footballer
• Lewis Jones (rugby, born 1931), Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• Lewis Jones (rugby player born 1992), Welsh rugby union scrum-half
• Lewis Kidd (American football), American football player
• Lewis Moody, English Rugby Union player
• Lewis Pugh, British-South African extreme swimmer, international environmental activist
• Lewis Smith (footballer), Scottish footballer
• Lewis Travis, English footballer
• Lewis Williamson, racing driver
• Lewis Young, footballer

Religion

• Lewis Bagot, English Bishop of Bristol, Norwich
• Lewis Jones (bishop), Bishop of Killaloe
• Lewis Bevel Jones III, bishop of the United Methodist Church
• Lewis B. Paton, American biblical scholar

Science

• Lewis Akeley, American academic
• Lewis Roberts Binford, American archaeologist
• Lewis Boss, American astronomer
• Lewis J. Feldman, American professor
• Lewis Hine, American sociologist and photographer
• Lewis G. Longsworth, American biochemist and professor at Rockefeller University
• Lewis Ralph Jones, American botanist and agricultural biologist
• Lewis Wade Jones, sociologist and educator
• Lewis Webster Jones, American economist
• Lewis A. Swift, American astronomer

Business

• Lewis Ginter, American businessman and philanthropist
• Lewis Harris (philanthropist), New Zealand farmer, stock dealer and philanthropist
• Lewis Gouverneur Morris, banker and social figure in New York and Newport society

Military

• Lewis Addison Armistead, American general in the American Civil War
• Lewis H. Brereton, military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force
• Lewis Collins (RAF officer), British First World War flying ace
• Lewis Jones (Royal Navy officer)
• Lewis Nicola, American military officer notable for authoring the Newburgh letter
• Lewis Sayre Van Duzer, US Navy officer

Other

• Lewis Baxter Moore American classicist, teacher, minister
• Lewis Archer Boswell, American aviator
• Lewis de Claremont, pseudonym of an American author on occultism who flourished during the 1930s
• Lewis Jones (Patagonia), one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia who gave his name to the town of Trelew
• Lewis G. Morris, maritime advocate, sheep and cattle breeder
• Lewis Yancey, American aviator

Pseudonym

• Lewis (musician), Canadian musician

Fictional characters

• Lewis, a character in the American sitcom It's Garry Shandling's Show
• Lewis (The Simpsons), a fictional character in The Simpsons
• Lewis Bodine, a character in the 1997 film Titanic
• Lewis Romero, a character in the 2006 film Final Destination 3
• Lewis Skolnik, a character in the Revenge of the Nerds movie series
• Lewis "Cornelius" Robinson, a character in the 2007 film Meet the Robinsons
• Lewis Zimmerman, Star Trek character
• Lewis, A fictional character in Holes by Louis Sachar
• Lewis Smith, protagonist in the anime Brave Bang Bravern!
• Lewis McCartney, H2O: Just Add Water character