Leopold (given name)

Leopold
	Leopold II of Belgium, arguably the most famous Leopold.
Gender	Male
Language(s)	English, German, Dutch
Origin
Word/name	Central Europe
Other names
Alternative spelling	Léopold
Related names	Leo, Leopoldo, Lepold, Leupold, Luitbald, Luitpold

Leopold is the modern form of the Germanic name Luitbald, composed of two stems, common to Germanic names. The first part is related to Old High German liut meaning "people", the second part bald or balt is of Germanic origin and means "brave".^[2] The name is not related to the names Leon and Leonard which mean lion.^[3] The name gradually spread across Western Europe and during the 16th century it became popular in the southern Holy Roman Empire, due to the influence of the Margraves of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty.

Over a dozen Austrian rulers took the name, as did nearly a dozen from other European realms.

Artists[]

Leopold Blaschka (1822–1895), German glass artist
Leopold Scholz (1877–1946), American sculptor
Léopold Zborowski (1889–1932), Polish art dealer

Businessmen[]

Leopold David de Rothschild (1927–2012), British banker
Leopold de Rothschild (1845–1917), British banker
Léopold Louis-Dreyfus (1833–1915), French investor and businessman

Literary figures[]

Leopold Andrian (1875−1951), Austrian author, dramatist and diplomat
Leopold Friedrich Günther von Goeckingk (1748–1828), German lyric poet, journalist, and Prussian official
Leopold Engel (1858–1931), German writer and occultist
Leopold Schefer (1784–1862), German poet, novelist, and composer
Leopold Schwarzschild (1891–1950), German author
Leopold Staff (1878–1957), Polish poet
Leopold Suhodolčan (1928–1980), Slovene writer
Leopold Tyrmand (1920–1985), Polish novelist, writer, and editor
Leopold von Ranke (1795–1886), German historian and a founder of modern source-based history
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836–1895), Austrian writer and journalist
Leopold Zunz (1794–1886), founder of academic Judaic Studies

Mathematicians[]

Leopold Gegenbauer (1849–1903), Austrian mathematician
Leopold Kronecker (1823–1891), German mathematician
Leopold Löwenheim (1878–1957), German mathematician
Leopold Vietoris (1891–2002), Austrian mathematician

Military[]

Leopold von Rauch (1787–1860), major general in the Prussian Army

Movie industry[]

Leopold Biberti (1894–1969), Swiss actor
Leopold Jessner (1878–1945), German director
Leopold Kramer (1869–1942), Austrian stage and film actor
Leopold Lindtberg (1902–1984), Austrian Swiss film and theatre director

Musicians[]

Leopold Auer (1845–1930), Hungarian conductor and composer
Leopold Damrosch (1832–1885), German American conductor and composer
Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938), American pianist and composer
Leopold Godowsky Jr. (1900–1983), American violinist and chemist
Leopold Hager (born 1935), Austrian conductor
Leopold Hofmann (1738–1793), Austrian composer
Leopold Koželuch (1747–1818), Czech composer and music teacher
Leopold Mannes (1899–1964), American musician
Leopold Mozart (1719–1787), German conductor and composer
Leopold Ross, English musician
Léopold Simoneau (1916–2006), French-Canadian lyric tenor
Leopold Spinner (1906–1980), Austrian British composer and editor
Leopold Stokowski (1882–1977), British conductor
Leopold Wlach (1902–1956), Austrian clarinetist

Other[]

Léopold Dion (1920-1972), Canadian sex offender and serial killer
Leopold Engleitner (1905–2013), Austrian conscientious objector and concentration camp survivor
Leopold Halliday Savile (1870–1953), Scottish civil engineer
Leopold Pokagon (c. 1775–1841), Potawatomi chief
Leopold von Sonnleithner (1797–1873), Austrian lawyer

Philosophical figures[]

Leopold Kohr (1909–1994), Austrian American economist, jurist and political scientist
Leopold von Henning (1791–1866), German philosopher

Political figures[]

Leopold Berchtold (1863–1942), Austro-Hungarian politician, diplomat and statesman
Léopold Biha (1919–2003), Burundian prime minister
Leopold Caspari (1830–1915), Louisiana politician
Leopold Hasner von Artha (1818–1891), Austrian civil servant and statesman
Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001), first president of Senegal
Leopold Seneviratne, Sri Lankan civil servant
Leopold Trepper (1904–1982), Polish Communist and career Soviet agent
Leopold von Hoesch (1881–1936), career German diplomat

Religious figures[]

Saint Leopold (disambiguation)

Royalty[]

King Leopold (disambiguation)
Leopold I (disambiguation)
Leopold II (disambiguation)
Leopold III (disambiguation)
Leopold IV (disambiguation)
Leopold IV (disambiguation)
Leopold V (disambiguation)
Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (1176–1230)
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (1679 –1729)
Leopold of Styria (died 1129)
Prince Leopold (disambiguation)

Scientists[]

Leopold Auenbrugger (1722–1809), Austrian physician
Leopold B. Felsen (1924–2005), American physicist
Léopold Eyharts (born 1957), French astronaut
Leopold Gmelin (1788–1853), German chemist
Leopold Horner (1911–2005), German chemist
Leopold Infeld (1898–1968), Polish physicist
Leopold Melichar (1856–1924), Czech entomologist and physician
Leopold Ritter von Dittel (1815–1898), Austrian urologist
Leopold Ružička (1887–1976), Croatian-Swiss scientist
Leopold Saverio Vaccaro, American surgeon and scientist
Leopold Schenk (1840–1902), Austrian embryologist
Leopold von Schrenck (1826–1894), Russian zoologist, geographer and ethnographer

Sportsmen[]

Léopold Cavalière (born 1996), French basketball player
Léopold Gernaey (1927–2005), Belgian goalkeeper

References[]

^ "Famous People Named Leopold". Ranker. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Leopold". Collins. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Leopold". nameberry. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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[1] "Famous People Named Leopold". Ranker. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[2] "Leopold". Collins. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[3] "Leopold". nameberry. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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