Magnus means "Great" in Latin
Magnus may refer to:
People
People with the sole name Magnus
King of Livonia
Kings of Norway
Kings of Sweden
Dukes
Saints
Others
- Magnus (Roman usurper)
- Alexander Magnus, the Latin name of Alexander the Great
- Carolus Magnus, the Latin name of Charlemagne. Magnus I (1024 - October 25, 1047) was the King of Norway from 1035 to 1047 and the King of Denmark from 1042 to 1047 Magnus II (1048 - 1069 son of Harald Sigurdsson, was king of Norway from 1066 until 1069 Magnus Barefoot ( Old Norse Magnús berfœtt, modern Norwegian Magnus Berrføtt, 1073 Norway - August 1103 Ulster) son Magnus IV (ca 1115 Norway - 1139 Norway) also known as Magnus the Blind and Magnus Sigurdsson, was King of Norway from 1130 Magnus Erlingsson (1156—1184 was a king of Norway, probably born in Etne in Hordaland. Magnus Lagabøte ( old Norse Magnús lagabœtir, English Magnus the law-mender) or Magnus Håkonsson ( old Norse Magnus Eriksson or Magnus VII of Norway and Magnus IV of Sweden was king of Sweden (spring 1316 &ndash December 1, 1374) Norway, and Magnus Nilsson, Mogens Nielsen, or Magnus the Strong (born c 1106 – died June 4 1134 in the battle of Fotevik was a Scandinavian ruler Magnus III Birgersson (1240–1290 usually called Magnus Ladulås (Magnus Barnlock) was king of Sweden from 1275 until his death in 1290 Magnus Eriksson or Magnus VII of Norway and Magnus IV of Sweden was king of Sweden (spring 1316 &ndash December 1, 1374) Norway, and Magnus (c 1045 &ndash 23 August 1106) was the Duke of Saxony from 1072 to 1106 Magnus (died 1369 called the Pious (Latin Pius) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Magnus (c 1328 &ndash 1373 Leveste) called Magnus with the Necklace (Latin Magnus Torquatus) or Magnus II, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg ( 1 January 1470 - 1 August 1543) was a Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg from the Ascanian House. Saint Magnus of Füssen, otherwise Magnoald or Mang, was a missionary saint in southern Germany, also known as the Apostle of the Allgäu. Saint Magnus of Avignon (Saint Magne (d 660 AD was a Bishop and governor of Avignon, his native city Magnus (died 235 was a Roman usurper. Magnus was a senator of consular rank. Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his
- Magnus, pseudonym of American magician Jeff McBride
- Magnus, pen name of Italian comic book artist Roberto Raviola
- Magnus Cormack McManamey, Famous Australian Sommelier, Pioneer of water sommeliership in Australia. Jeff McBride (also known as Magnus) (born September 11, 1959) is an American magician. Magnus, pseudonym of Roberto Raviola, ( May 30, 1939 - February 5, 1996) was an Italian Comic book artist, regarded magnusvinovendor.
People with the family name Magnus
Fictional
People with the given name Magnus
- Magnus W. Alexander, German engineer
- Magnus Arvedson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian Chess Grandmaster
- Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
- Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic-born BBC personality and Mastermind quiz-master
- Max Magnus Norman, contemporary artist
- Magnus Samuelsson, a Swedish strongman and former World's Strongest Man. Heinrich Gustav Magnus (2 May 1802 &ndash 4 April 1870 was a German Chemist and Physicist. Ludwig Immanuel Magnus ( March 15, 1790 - September 25, 1861) was a German Mathematician who in 1831 published a paper about Wilhelm Magnus ( February 5, 1907, Berlin, Germany – October 15, 1990) was a Mathematician. Doctor Will Magnus is a fictional human scientist in the DC Comics universe. The Amalgam Comics version of Will Magnus is a fictional supervillain in that continuity who first appeared in JLX #1 in 1996. is a video game in the RPG genre published for the PlayStation console by Namco on December 23 1997 in Japan. Magnus W Alexander (February 1870 – September 10, 1932) was a German-born US electrical engineer and designer for GE and Westinghouse who also became a social reformer Magnus Arvedson (born November 25, 1971 in Karlstad, Sweden) is a retired Swedish Professional Hockey Left Magnus Øen Carlsen (born Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen on 30 November 1990 is a Norwegian Chess Grandmaster and Chess prodigy. Saint Magnus, Earl Magnus Erlendsson of Orkney, was the first Earl of Orkney to bear that name and ruled from 1108 to about 1115 Magnús Magnússon KBE (ˈmaknus ˈmaknuˌsɔn October 12 1929 &ndash January 7 2007) was an Icelandic television Cal Henrik Max Magnus Norman (born July 30, 1973) is a Swedish Artist, painter, and sculptor. Magnus Samuelsson (born on December 21, 1969) is a Swedish strongman and former World's Strongest Man.
- Magnus Norman, former professional Swedish tennis player. Magnus Norman (born May 30, 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up
Fictional
- Magnus Eisengrim, a character in the Deptford Trilogy
- Magnus Gallant, a main character in Ogre Battle 64
- Magnus Bane, a character in the Mortal Instruments Trilogy
Other uses
- Magnus (band)
- Magnus (vampire), a character in The Vampire Lestat
- Magnus (Marvel Comics), two characters in the Marvel universe
- Magnus, Robot Fighter, a comics character created by Russ Manning
- Magnus the Red, a character in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
- Magnus effect, a physics phenomenon
- Daewoo Magnus, an automobile
- Magnus Harmonica Corporation, a defunct manufacturer of Harmonicas and Reed Organs
- Ultra Magnus, several characters in the Transformers universe
- Magnus cards, an element of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
- An SUV in Full Auto
- Magnús, a movie written, directed and produced by Þráinn Bertelsson
See also
Magnus Eisengrim is one of the major characters in The Deptford Trilogy, written by Robertson Davies. sequel to Ogre Battle The March of the Black Queen, is a strategy- role-playing Video game developed by Quest / Nintendo and published Magnus is a Belgian joint dance project of Tom Barman (from the rock band dEUS) and CJ Bolland. Magnus is the vampire who sires the vampire Lestat in Anne Rice's novel The Vampire Lestat, the second book in The Vampire Chronicles Magnus is the name of two characters from Marvel Comics: Magnus Lehnsherr Magnus the Sorcerer See also Magnus Robot Fighter is a fictional character created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963 based primarily on Tarzan. The Magnus effect is the phenomenon whereby a spinning object flying in a Fluid creates a Whirlpool of fluid around itself and experiences a force perpendicular The Daewoo Magnus is a Mid-size sedan developed and manufactured by Daewoo Motors until its purchase by General Motors, and now built for The Magnus Harmonica Corporation was founded in 1944 in Linden New Jersey. Ultra Magnus is the name of several Fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. is a role-playing Video game that was developed by Tri-Crescendo and Monolith Soft and published by Namco for the Full Auto is a Video game for the Xbox 360 console published by Sega. Þráinn (Thrainn Bertelsson (b? -) is an Icelandic Writer, Journalist and a pioneer of the Icelandic cinema
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