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/* People with the given name Magnus */ +Magnus Bäckstedt
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'''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===
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* [[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 ===
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* [[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)]]
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