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 from ancient Greece.
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People
Pope Linus (died c. 80), 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), American politician
Linus Diaz (born 1933), Sri Lankan long-distance runner
Linus Eklöf (born 1989), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
Linus Eklöw (born 1979), better known by the stage name Style of Eye, Swedish DJ, producer, and songwriter
Linus Fernström (born 1987), Swedish hockey player
Linus Forslund (born 1988), Swedish bandy player
Lonny Frey (1910–2009), American baseball player
Linus Fröberg (born 1993), Swedish hockey player
Linus Gerdemann (born 1982), German professional road bicycle racer
Linus Görg (born 1994), German politician
Linus Hallenius (born 1989), Swedish footballer
Linus Hultström (born 1992), Swedish hockey player
Linus Klasen (born 1986), Swedish hockey player
Linus Lundqvist (born 1999), Swedish race car driver
Linus Malmborg (born 1988), Swedish footballer
Linus Malmqvist (born 1981), Swedish footballer
J. Linus McAtee (1897–1963), American Hall of Fame jockey
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 Rönnberg (born 2003), Finnish footballer
Linus Rönnqvist (born 1988), Swedish bandy player
Linus Sandgren (born 1972), Swedish cinematographer
Linus Sebastian (born 1986), Canadian YouTuber, creator and host of Linus Tech Tips and founder of Linus Media Group
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 Udofia (born 1993), Nigerian-born English boxer
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 Weissbach (born 1998), Swedish hockey player
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
Fictional and mythological characters
Linus (mythology)
Linus Caldwell, in the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven, played by Matt Damon
Linus Larrabee, in Sabrina (1954 film) and Sabrina (1995 film)
Linus Rawlings, in the film How the West Was Won, played by James Stewart
Linus Spacehead, a playable character in the Quattro Adventure and Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade video games
Linus, a recurring character in Star Trek: Discovery
The title character of Linus the Lionhearted, an American animated TV show
Linus van Pelt, Charlie Brown’s security blanket toting best friend (and Lucy’s younger brother), from Charles M. Schulz’s iconic Peanuts comic strip.
Linus Weems, in the young adult novel The Bunker Diary