Luc (given name)

Luc is a French masculine given name and occasional a diminutive form of other names. Notable persons and characters with this name include:

• Luc Abalo (born 1984), French handball player
• Luc Arbogast (born 1975), French musician, singer, and songwriter
• Luc Berthold, Canadian politician
• Luc Besson (born 1959), French film director, screenwriter and producer
• Luc Blanchette, Canadian politician
• Luc Bradet (born 1969), Canadian pair skater
• Luc Carvounas (born 1971), French politician
• Luc Castaignos (born 1992), Dutch footballer
• Luc Dardenne (born 1954), Belgian filmmaker
• Luc Donckerwolke (born 1965), Belgian car designer
• Luc Ducalcon (born 1984), French rugby union player
• Luc "Junior" Etou (born 1994), Congolese basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Luc Ferrari (1929–2005), French composer
• Luc Fortin, Canadian politician
• Luc Gnacadja (born 1958), Beninese politician and architect
• Luc Hoffmann (1923–2016), Swiss ornithologist, conservationist and philanthropist
• Luc Jacquet (born 1967), French film director
• Luc Jochimsen (born 1936), German politician
• Luc Jouret (1947–1994), Belgian homeopath and cult leader
• Luc Longley (born 1969), Australian basketball player
• Luc Louves (born 1989), French basketball player
• Luc Marquet (born 1970), French volleyball player
• Luc Adamo Matéta (born 1949), Congolese politician
• Luc Mbah a Moute (born 1986), Cameroonian basketball player
• Luc Montagnier (1932–2022), French virologist
• Luc Nilis (born 1967), Belgian retired footballer
• Luc Nkulula (1985-2018), Congolese political activist
• Luc Picard (born 1961), French-Canadian actor, director and comedian
• Luc Robitaille (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player and executive
• Luc Sala (1949–2023), Dutch entrepreneur and writer
• Luc Tuymans (born 1958), Belgian painter

Fictional characters

• Lucs Kohler, a fictional character in the anime Gundam SEED DESTINY
• Luc Teyssier, played by Kevin Kline in the 1995 romcom French Kiss
• Luc Deveraux, protagonist of the Universal Soldier film series, played Jean-Claude Van Damme
• Luc Laurent, in Brothers & Sisters
• Luc Mantear, The Wheel of Time series

See also

• Jean-Luc