Magnus 20497 224387757 2008-07-08T17:07:06Z Andrew c 704413 /* People with the given name Magnus */ +Magnus Bäckstedt {{Wiktionary}} {{TOCRight}} '''Magnus''' means "Great" in Latin '''Magnus''' may refer to: ==People== ===People with the sole name Magnus=== ====King of Livonia==== * [[Magnus of Livonia]], 1570-1578 ====Kings of Norway==== * [[Magnus I of Norway]], 1035-1047 * [[Magnus II of Norway]], 1066-1069 * [[Magnus III of Norway]], 1093-1103 * [[Magnus IV of Norway]], 1130-1135, 1137-1139 * [[Magnus V of Norway]], 1161-1184 * [[Magnus VI of Norway]], 1263-1280 * [[Magnus VII of Norway]], 1320-1355 ====Kings of Sweden==== * [[Magnus I of Gothenland]], 1125-1130 * [[Magnus III of Sweden]], 1240-1290 * [[Magnus IV of Sweden]], 1319-1364 ====Dukes==== * [[Magnus, Duke of Saxony]], 1072-1106 * [[Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]], 1344-1369 * [[Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]], 1369-1373, also known as Magnus with the Necklace * [[Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg]], 1507-1543 ====Saints==== * [[Magnus of Füssen]] * [[Magnus of Avignon]] ====Others==== * [[Magnus (Roman usurper)]] * [[Alexander Magnus]], the Latin name of Alexander the Great * Carolus Magnus, the Latin name of [[Charlemagne]]. * 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. magnusvinovendor. ===People with the family name Magnus=== {{surname|Magnus}} * [[Heinrich Gustav Magnus]], professor of chemistry * [[Ludwig Immanuel Magnus]], German mathematician * [[Wilhelm Magnus]], German mathematician ====Fictional==== * [[Will Magnus]], a scientist character in the DC Comics universe * [[Will Magnus (Amalgam Comics)]], a character in the Amalgam Comics universe * [[Leon Magnus]], a character from ''Tales of Destiny'' === People with the given name Magnus === {{given name|Magnus}} * [[Magnus W. Alexander]], German engineer * [[Magnus Arvedson]], Swedish ice hockey player * [[Magnus Bäckstedt]], a Swedish road cyclist * [[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. * [[Magnus Norman]], former professional Swedish tennis player. ====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'' Magnus Einang - Professional dancer and contestant at So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia ==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== * [[Magnes (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Masculine given names]] [[es:Magnus]] [[eo:Magnus]] [[fr:Magnus]] [[nl:Magnus]] [[ja:マグヌス]] [[ru:Магнус]]