Linus Explained

Linus, a male given name, is the Latin form of the Greek name Linos. It is a common given name in Sweden. The origin of the name is unknown although the name appears in antiquity both as a musician who taught Apollo and as a son of Apollo who died in infancy.^[1]

People

• Linus (Argive), son of Apollo and Psamathe in Greek mythology
• Linus of Hollywood (Linus Dotson, born 1973), American musical artist
• Linus of Thrace, musician and master of eloquent speech in Greek mythology
• Pope Linus (died c. 76), the second Bishop of Rome and Pope of the Catholic Church
• Linus Arnesson (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
• Linus Bylund (born 1978), Swedish politician
• Linus B. Comins (1817–1892), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts in 1857–59
• Linus Diaz (born 1933), Sri Lankan long-distance runner
• Linus Eklöf (born 1989), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
• Linus Eklöw (better known by his stage name Style of Eye) (born 1979), Swedish DJ, producer, and songwriter
• Linus Fernström (born 1987), Swedish hockey player
• Linus Forslund (born 1988), Swedish bandy player
• Linus Reinhard Frey (also known as "Lonny Frey") (1910–2009), American baseball player
• Linus Fröberg (born 1993), Swedish hockey player
• Linus Gerdemann (born 1982), German professional road bicycle racer
• Linus Hallenius (born 1989), Swedish footballer
• Linus Hultström (born 1992), Swedish hockey player
• Linus Klasen (born 1986), Swedish hockey player
• Francis Line (also known as Linus of Liège) (1595–1675), English Jesuit priest and scientist
• Linus Malmborg (born 1988), Swedish footballer
• Linus Malmqvist (born 1981), Swedish footballer
• J. Linus McAtee (1897–1963), American Hall of Fame jockey
• DJ Linus (born 1957), Italian deejay
• Linus Omark (born 1987), Swedish hockey player
• Linus Pauling (1901–1994), American chemist, winner of two Nobel Prizes (chemistry and peace)
• Linus Persson (ice hockey) (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey right winger
• Linus Persson (handballer) (born 1993), Swedish handball player
• Linus Pettersson (born 1987), Swedish bandy player
• Linus Roache (born 1964), English actor
• Linus Rönnqvist (born 1988), Swedish bandy player
• Linus Sebastian (born 1986), Canadian YouTuber, creator and host of Linus Tech Tips and founder of Linus Media Group
• Linus Sandgren (born 1972), Swedish Cinematographer
• Linus Sköld (born 1983), Swedish politician
• Linus Sundström (born 1990), Swedish speedway rider
• Linus Svenning (born 1990), Swedish singer-songwriter
• Linus Thörnblad (born 1985), Swedish high jumper
• Linus Tornblad (born 1993), Swedish footballer
• Linus Torvalds (born 1969), Finnish-born American programmer, creator of the Linux kernel
• Linus Ullmark (born 1993), Swedish hockey player
• Linus Videll (born 1985), Swedish hockey player
• Linus Wahlgren (born 1976), Swedish actor
• Linus Wahlqvist (born 1996), Swedish footballer
• Linus Werneman (born 1992), Swedish hockey player
• Linus Yale Jr. (1821–1868), American mechanical engineer, son of Yale, Sr.
• Linus Yale Sr. (1797–1858), American inventor and manufacturer of locks

Characters

• Linus (mythology)
• Linus, a recurring character in
• Ben Linus, in the US television show Lost
• Linus Van Pelt, in the comic strip Peanuts, and associated media
• Linus Caldwell, in Ocean's Eleven (2001), played by Matt Damon
• Linus Larrabee, in Sabrina (1954 film) and Sabrina (1995 film)
• Linus Rawlings, in How the West Was Won (film), played by James Stewart
• Linus Spacehead, a playable character in the Quattro Adventure and Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade video games

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks . Patrick . Hodges . Flavia . Hardcastle . Kate . 2006 . A Dictionary of First Names . Oxford University Press . 33 . 978-0-19-157854-0 . en.