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/* Famous persons with the surname Luther */ Redirects to Martin Luthor
'''Luther''' is a surname. As a German surname it is derived from a Germanic personal name compounded from the words ''liut'', "people", and ''heri'', "army". As a rare English surname, it means "lute player" (Hanks and Hodges 1988). Luther has also been regularly used as a given name in English speaking countries in modern times, originally in honor of [[Martin Luther]].
==Famous persons with the surname Luther==
* [[Bill Luther]], American politician
* [[Bobbi Sue Luther]]
* [[Charles Luther]]
* [[Frank Luther]]
* [[Hans Luther (15th century)]]
* [[Hans Luther]], German politician and Chancellor of Germany
* [[Karl Theodor Robert Luther]]
* [[Martin Luther]], German theologian and Augustinian monk who inspired and began the [[Protestant Reformation]]
**One of several films about Martin Luther. See [[Luther (film)]]
* [[Martin Luther (diplomat)]], German diplomat from 1940-1945 and a Nazi party member
* [[Thomas Luther]]
==Famous persons with the given name Luther==
* [[Luther Arkwright]], a [[science fiction]] character.
* [[Luther Blissett (footballer)|Luther Blissett]] - English footballer.
* [[Luther_Blissett (nom de plume)|Luther Blissett]] - [[nom de plume]] for several artists and writers
* [[Luther Burbank]], botanist
* [[Luther Goldman]], - American naturalist and wildlife photographer.
* [[Luther Grosvenor]], - British rock musician.
* [[Luther Head]], [[NBA]] basketball player
* [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], a key leader of the [[American civil rights movement]] in the 1960's
* [[Matt Wiese|Luther Reigns]] - American professional wrestler.
* [[Luther Vandross]] - African American R&B singer.
* [[Luther Wright]], [[NBA]] basketball player
==Other uses==
*[[Luther Burger]] (also known as "The Luther") - a cheese and bacon hamburger served between doughnuts
*[[Luther College (Iowa)|Luther College]] - Lutheran college in Northeast Iowa, United States
*[[Luther College (Victoria)|Luther College]] - Lutheran college in Victoria, Australia
*[[Luther (play)]], a 1961 play by [[John Osborne]]
*[[Luther (1928 film)]]
*[[Luther (1973 film)]]
*[[Luther (2003 film)]]
*[[Luther League]], a religious association for young people in the United States of America.
*[[Luther Seminary]]
*[[The Luther (Saskatoon)|The Luther]], a seniors residence in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]].
*Luther is a major villain in the PS2 video game [[Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]. In some versions he is actually known as Lucifer.
==Luthor==
*[[Lex Luthor]], villain of the ''Superman'' series of comics and films
*[[Lionel Luthor]], antagonist from the [[The WB Television Network|WB]]/[[The CW Television Network|CW]] television series ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]''
==References==
Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. (1988). ''A dictionary of surnames.'' New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-211592-8.
''Alternatively, try [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Luther&fulltext=Search searching] for Luther in other articles.''
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