Luther 79720 224254535 2008-07-08T00:40:12Z 168.7.231.168 /* 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.'' <br> [[Category:Surnames]] [[Category:Given names]] {{disambig}} [[cs:Luther]] [[de:Luther (Begriffsklärung)]] [[ja:ルター]] [[pl:Luther]] [[sk:Luther]] [[vo:Luther]]