People
- Pope Linus (died c. 76), the second Pope of the Catholic Church
- Francis Line (1595–1675), also known as Linus of Liège, Jesuit priest and scientist
- Linus B. Comins (1817-1892), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts in 1857–59
- Lonny Frey (1910-2009), Major League Baseball player
- Linus Gerdemann (born 1982), German professional road bicycle racer
- J. Linus McAtee (1897-1963), American Hall of Fame jockey
- Linus Pauling (1901–1994), chemist, winner of two Nobel Prizes (chemistry and peace)
- Linus Roache (born 1964), actor
- Linus Thörnblad (born 1985), Swedish high jumper
- Linus Torvalds (born 1969), programmer, creator of the Linux kernel
- Linus Yale, Sr. (1797—1858), American inventor and manufacturer of locks
- Linus Yale, Jr. (1821–1868), American mechanical engineer, son of Yale, Sr.
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