List of Famous people named Luiz

Luiz Frias is the chairman of the board of directors for both Grupo Folha and Universo Online based in São Paulo, Brazil. He is an economics graduate from University of São Paulo, with a master's degree from the University of Cambridge, England, and the Université de Paris (Sorbonne), France. He joined Group Folha in June 1981, and was appointed chief executive officer (CEO) in 1989 and chairman in 1991. He has been president of UOL since it was founded and is also the president of Group Folha. Luiz is the son of Octávio Frias, president of Grupo Folha until his death in 2007, and the younger brother of Otávio Frias Filho, editorial director of both Grupo Folha and its main newspaper, Folha de S.Paulo.

Luiz Phellype Luciano Silva is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sporting CP.

Luiz Gustavo Tavares Conde, known as Luiz Gustavo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Cuiabá.

Luiz Fernando Moraes dos Santos, known as Luiz Fernando, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlético Goianense, on loan from Botafogo. Previously he had played for Atlético Goianiense and Grêmio.

Luiz Eduardo Carneiro da Silva de Souza Lima is a long-distance freestyle swimmer and Federal Deputy of Rio de Janeiro from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the 1999 Pan American Games.

Luiz Antônio Fleury Filho is a Brazilian politician, prosecutor and professor. He was governor of São Paulo from March 15, 1991 until January 1, 1995.

Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis, known as Lulinha, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Japanese club Júbilo Iwata.

Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares, known as Luiz Antônio, is a Brazilian footballer for Brusque. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right back.

Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado is a Brazilian diplomat and former Minister of External Relations, having succeeded Antonio Patriota and was succeeded by Mauro Vieira. Figueiredo took office as foreign minister on August 28, 2013., and left office on December 31, 2014.

Luiz Fernando Carvalho is a Brazilian filmmaker and television director, known for works closely linked to literature that constitute a renovation in Brazilian audiovisual aesthetics. He has already brought to the screen works by Ariano Suassuna, Raduan Nassar, Machado de Assis, Eça de Queirós, Roland Barthes, Clarice Lispector, Milton Hatoum, José Lins do Rego and Graciliano Ramos, among others.