Linus

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Linus may refer to:

As a name:

In fiction:

  • Linus (mythology), any of three sons of Apollo
  • Linus van Pelt, a character in the comic strip Peanuts
  • Ben Linus, a character in the US television show Lost
  • Linus Caldwell, a character from the films Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen, played by Matt Damon

Other:

  • Linus is a Roman cognomen
  • Linus (magazine), an Italian magazine published from 1965 named after the Peanuts character
  • (22) Kalliope I Linus, an asteroid moon that orbits 22 Kalliope, named for the son of Apollo
  • Linus's law, named for Linus Torvalds, states that "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow"
  • Linus (language), Language for INstructional USe, a structure programming language
  • Linus Entertainment, a record label
  • Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University
  • "Linus and Lucy", a jazz piano piece written by Vince Guaraldi made popular in the Charlie Brown television specials
  • (Like) Linus, the Deftones' first demo tape
  • Linos distribution of linux, used on the Elonex ONE laptop