| Gender | masculine |
|---|---|
| Language | Hungarian |
| Name day | August 25 |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | Ludovika, Lujza |
| Origin | |
| Language | Germanic |
| Meaning | Famous warrior |
| Other names | |
| Nicknames | Lali, Lajcsi |
| Cognate | Ludwig |
| Anglicisation | Louis |
Lajos (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlɒjoʃ]) is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include:
Hungarian monarchs:
In Hungarian politics:
- Lajos Aulich, second Minister of War of Hungary
- Lajos Batthyány, first Prime Minister of Hungary
- Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár, county head of Győr and Governor of Fiume
- Lajos Dinnyés, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1947 to 1948
- Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer, politician and Regent of Hungary
In football:
- Lajos Baróti, coach of the Hungary national football team
- Lajos Czeizler, Hungarian football coach
- Lajos Détári, Hungarian football player
- Lajos Sătmăreanu, Romanian football player
- Lajos Tichy, Hungarian footballer
In art:
- Lajos Csordák, Hungarian/Slovak painter
- Lajos Lázár, Hungarian film director
- Lajos Markos, Hungarian American painter
- Lajos Koltai, Hungarian cinematographer and film director
In Hungarian literature:
- Lajos Bíró, Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter
- Lajos Egri, author of The Art of Dramatic Writing
- Lajos Hevesi, Jewish Hungarian journalist and author
In chess:
- Lajos Portisch, Hungarian chess player
- Lajos Steiner, Hungarian chess player
In other fields:
- Lajos Bárdos, Hungarian composer and professor of music at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Lajos Ódor (1960–2026), Hungarian rower
- Lajos Pósa, Hungarian mathematician
- Lajos Rovátkay (1933–2026), Hungarian-born German harpsichordist and musicologist
- Lajos Werkner (1883–1943), Hungarian 2x Olympic champion saber fencer
- Zoltán Lajos Bay, Hungarian physicist