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Section 1
#Nextel ringtones Mart Laar, Abbey Diaz Laar, Mart
#*'''Mart Laar''' (born Free ringtones 1960), Estonian Majo Mills political figure & reformer; Mosquito ringtone prime minister of Estonia 1992
#Sabrina Martins Jean de La Bruyere, Nextel ringtones La Bruyere, Jean de
#*'''Jean de La Bruyere''' (Abbey Diaz 1645 - Free ringtones 1696), Majo Mills French moralist
#Cingular Ringtones Luis Alberto Lacalle, meanwhile stoll Lacalle, Luis Alberto
#*'''Luis Alberto Lacalle''' (born mary queen 1941), Uruguayan is molly political figure; pres. of Uruguay 1990
#ve cashed Gaston Lachaise, happy erotic Lachaise, Gaston
#*'''Gaston Lachaise''' (goods will 1882 - seduced trotsky 1935), waves boards United States of America/U.S. (oldest rests French-born) sculptor
#pandas misinformed Karl Konrad Friedrich Wilhelm Lachmann, pm saturday Lachmann, Karl Konrad Friedrich Wilhelm
#*'''Karl Konrad Friedrich Wilhelm Lachmann''' (state all 1793 - clinton plot 1851), fairly drips German critic; father of modern textual criticism
#drift into Manfred Lachs, specials michel Lachs, Manfred
#*'''Manfred Lachs''' (we depend 1914 - enact an 1993), artist kitamura Polish diplomat & jurist; longest-serving judge on World Court 1967-1993
#kings los Alan Ladd, Ladd, Alan
#*'''Alan Ladd''' (1913 - 1964), United States of America/U.S. movie actor
#Lasidlav I (Ladislaus I)
#*'''Lasidlav I ''' ('''Ladislaus I''') (1043 - 1102), Polish king 1079-1102; son of Casimir I
#Lasidlav II (Ladislaus II)
#*'''Lasidlav II ''' ('''Ladislaus II''') (1105 - 1159), Polish king 1138-1146; son of Boleslav III
#Ladislav I (Ladislaus I)
#*'''Ladislav I ''' ('''Ladislaus I''') (1261 - 1333), Polish king 1306-1333
#Ladislav II Jagello (Vytautas the Great, Vytautas Didysis, Witold Wielki), Ladislaus II)
#*'''Ladislav II Jagello ''' (Vytautas the Great, Vytautas Didysis, Witold Wielki), '''Ladislaus II''') (1348? - 1434?), Lithuanian hero; Polish king 1386-1434; de facto ruler of Lithuania 1392-1434?; proclaimed union of Lithuania & Poland 1401
#Ladislav III (Ladislaus II)
#*'''Ladislav III ''' ('''Ladislaus II''') (1424 - 1444), Polish king 1434-1444; son of Ladislav II Jagello
#Ladislav IV (Ladislaus IV)
#*'''Ladislav IV ''' ('''Ladislaus IV''') (1595 - 1648), elected Polish king 1632-1648; son of Sigismund III
#Christopher Grant LaFarge, LaFarge, Christopher Grant
#*'''Christopher Grant LaFarge''' (1862 - 1938), United States of America/U.S. architect
#John La Farge, La Farge, John
#*'''John La Farge''' (1835 - 1910), United States of America/U.S. artist
#Oliver Hazard Perry La Farge, La Farge, Oliver Hazard Perry
#*'''Oliver Hazard Perry La Farge''' (1901 - 1963), United States of America/U.S. anthropologist & author, writer
#Marie Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Lafayette, Marie Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de
#*'''Marie Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette''' (1757 - 1834), French general, political figure, & revolutionary; aided colonists in American Revolution
#Jean Lafitte, Lafitte, Jean (Jean Laffite)
#*'''Jean Lafitte''' ('''Jean Laffite''') (1780? - 1826?), French pirate in United States of America/U.S.
#Guy Damien Lafleur, Lafleur, Guy Damien
#*'''Guy Damien Lafleur''' (born 1951), Canadian hockey player
#Philip Fox La Follette, La Follette, Philip Fox
#*'''Philip Fox La Follette''' (1897 - 1965), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of Wisconsin 1931-1933, 1935-1939; son of Robert La Follette
#Robert Marion Sr. La Follette, La Follette, Robert Marion Sr.
#*'''Robert Marion Sr. La Follette''' (1855 - 1925), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of Wisconsin 1901-1906; Progressive pres. candidate 1924
#Henri Marie La Fontaine, La Fontaine, Henri Marie
#*'''Henri Marie La Fontaine''' (1854 - 1943), Belgian lawyer, political figure, & advocate of information freedom; Nobel Prize in Peace 1913
#Jean La Fontaine, La Fontaine, Jean
#*'''Jean La Fontaine''' (1621 - 1695), French poet
#Par Fabian Lagerkvist, Lagerkvist, Par Fabian
#*'''Par Fabian Lagerkvist''' (1891 - 1974), Swedish dramatist, novelist, & poet; Nobel Prize in Literature 1951
#Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Lagerlof, Lagerlof, Selma Ottiliana Lovisa
#*'''Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Lagerlof''' (1858 - 1940), Swedish novelist & poet; wrote novel "Gosta Berling" 1891; Nobel Prize in Literature 1909
#Joseph Louis Lagrange, Lagrange, Joseph Louis
#*'''Joseph Louis Lagrange''' (1736 - 1813), French astronomer, mathematician, & mathematical physicist; developed modern metric system, calculus of variations
#Fiorello Henry La Guardia, La Guardia, Fiorello Henry
#*'''Fiorello Henry La Guardia''' (1882 - 1947), United States of America/U.S. political figure; mayor of New York City 1933-1945
#Edmond Nicolas Laguerre, Laguerre, Edmond Nicolas
#*'''Edmond Nicolas Laguerre''' (1834 - 1886), French mathematician; eponym of Laguerre polynomials
#Alexander Gordon Laing, Laing, Alexander Gordon
#*'''Alexander Gordon Laing''' (1793 - 1826), Scottish explorer in Africa; 1st European to visit Timbuktu 1826; murdered
#Ronald David Laing, Laing, Ronald David (R. D. Laing)
#*'''Ronald David Laing''' ('''R. D. Laing''') (1927 - 1989), British psychiatrist
#Melvin Robert Laird, Laird, Melvin Robert
#*'''Melvin Robert Laird''' (born 1922), United States of America/U.S. administrator; Secretary of Defense 1969-1973
#Anthony Lake, Lake, Anthony (William, Kirsopp)
#*'''Anthony Lake''' ('''William''',, '''Kirsopp''') (born 1939), United States of America/U.S. administrator & political scientist; national security advisor 1993
#Simon Lake, Lake, Simon
#*'''Simon Lake''' (1866 - 1945), United States of America/U.S. naval architect
#Veronica Lake, Lake, Veronica (Constance Frances Marie Ockleman)
#*'''Veronica Lake''' ('''Constance Frances Marie Ockleman''') (1919 - 1973), United States of America/U.S. actress
#Edouard Victor Antoine Lalo, Lalo, Edouard Victor Antoine
#*'''Edouard Victor Antoine Lalo''' (1823 - 1892), French composer
#Catherine Lalumiere, Lalumiere, Catherine
#*'''Catherine Lalumiere''' (born 1936), French socialist political figure; secretary-general of Council of Europe 1989
#Joseph Rucker Lamar, Lamar, Joseph Rucker
#*'''Joseph Rucker Lamar''' (1857 - 1916), United States of America/U.S. jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1910-1916; cousin of Lucius Lamar
#Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus
#*'''Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar''' (1825 - 1893), United States of America/U.S. jurist & political figure; Secretary of Interior 1885-1888; Supr. Ct. justice 1888-1893
#Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte
#*'''Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar''' (1798 - 1859), United States of America/U.S. political figure; pres. of Texas Republic 1838-1841; uncle of Lucius Lamar
#Jean Baptiste de Monet de Lamarck, Lamarck, Jean Baptiste de Monet de
#*'''Jean Baptiste de Monet de Lamarck''' (1744 - 1829), French naturalist
#Alfonso Ferrero, Marquis di La Marmora, La Marmora, Alfonso Ferrero, Marquis di
#*'''Alfonso Ferrero, Marquis di La Marmora''' (1804 - 1878), Italian political figure; prime minister of Italy 1864-1866
#Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine, Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de
#*'''Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine''' (1790 - 1869), French novelist, poet, & political figure
#Fernand Lamaze, Lamaze, Fernand
#*'''Fernand Lamaze''' (1891 - 1957), French obstetrician; developer & eponym of Lamaze method
#Charles Lamb, Lamb, Charles (pseud. Elia)
#*'''Charles Lamb''' ('''pseud. Elia''') (1775 - 1834), English critic & essayist
#William Lamb, Lamb, William
#*'''William Lamb''' (1779 - 1848), English political figure
#Willis Eugene Jr. Lamb, Lamb, Willis Eugene Jr.
#*'''Willis Eugene Jr. Lamb''' (born 1913), United States of America/U.S. physicist; Nobel Prize in Physics 1955
#Christophe Lambert, Lambert, Christophe (Chris)
#*'''Christophe Lambert''' ('''Chris''') (born 1957), United States of America/U.S. movie actor; starred in movies "Highlander" 1986, "Highlander II: The Quickening" 1991
#Johann Heinrich Lambert, Lambert, Johann Heinrich
#*'''Johann Heinrich Lambert''' (1728 - 1777), German mathematician & physicist; proved irrationality of pi 1767
#John Lambert, Lambert, John
#*'''John Lambert''' (1619 - 1683), English general

Section 2
#Robert Eneas Lamberton, Lamberton, Robert Eneas
#*'''Robert Eneas Lamberton''' (1886 - 1941), United States of America/U.S. political figure; mayor of Philadelphia 1940-1941
#Ferruccio Lamborghini, Lamborghini, Ferruccio (Ferru)
#*'''Ferruccio Lamborghini''' ('''Ferru''') (1916 - 1993), Italian automobile industrialist & manufacturer
#Vladimir Nikolayevich Lambsdorff, Lambsdorff, Vladimir Nikolayevich
#*'''Vladimir Nikolayevich Lambsdorff''' (1845 - 1907), Russian diplomat; Russian foreign minister 1900-1906
#Sangoule Lamizana, Lamizana, Sangoule
#*'''Sangoule Lamizana''' (born 1916), Upper Volta general & political figure; head of state of Upper Volta 1966-1977; pres. of Upper Volta 1977-1980; overthrown
#Richard David Lamm, Lamm, Richard David
#*'''Richard David Lamm''' (born 1935), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of Colorado 1975-1987
#Heinrich Lammasch, Lammasch, Heinrich
#*'''Heinrich Lammasch''' (1853 - 1920), Austrian jurist
#Daniel Scott Lamont, Lamont, Daniel Scott
#*'''Daniel Scott Lamont''' (1851 - 1905), United States of America/U.S. administrator; Secretary of War 1893-1897
#Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont, Lamont, Norman Stewart Hughson
#*'''Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont''' (born 1942), British political figure; British chancellor of exchequer 1990-1993
#Robert Patterson Lamont, Lamont, Robert Patterson
#*'''Robert Patterson Lamont''' (1867 - 1948), United States of America/U.S. administrator; Secretary of Commerce 1929-1932
#Louis Dearborn L'Amour, L'Amour, Louis Dearborn (pseud. of Louis Dearborn LaMoore)
#*'''Louis Dearborn L'Amour''' ('''pseud. of Louis Dearborn LaMoore''') (1908 - 1988), United States of America/U.S. novelist of westerns
#Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Lampedusa, Giuseppe Tomasi di
#*'''Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa''' (1896 - 1957), Italian novelist
#Leslie Lamport, Lamport, Leslie
#*'''Leslie Lamport''' (born 1941), United States of America/U.S. computer scientist; inventor of LaTeX
#John Baptist Lamy, Lamy, John Baptist (Jean Baptiste l'Amy)
#*'''John Baptist Lamy''' ('''Jean Baptiste l'Amy''') (1814 - 1888), United States of America/U.S. (French-born) Catholic archbishop & missionary; 1st archbishop of Santa Fe 1875-1885; subject of book "Death Comes for the Archbishop"
#Burton Stephen Lancaster, Lancaster, Burton Stephen (Burt)
#*'''Burton Stephen Lancaster''' ('''Burt''') (1913 - 1994), United States of America/U.S. movie actor; starred in movies "Jim Thorpe: All American" 1951, "From Here to Eternity" 1953, "Elmer Gantry" 1960, "Birdman of Alcatraz" 1962, "Atlantic City" 1981
#Edwin Herbert Land, Land, Edwin Herbert
#*'''Edwin Herbert Land''' (1909 - 1991), United States of America/U.S. photography industrialist & inventor; invented Polaroid camera; co-founded Polaroid Corporation 1932
#Lev Davidovich Landau, Landau, Lev Davidovich
#*'''Lev Davidovich Landau''' (1908 - 1968), Russian physicist; discoverer & eponym of Landau levels; Nobel Prize in Physics 1962
#John Landen, Landen, John
#*'''John Landen''' (1719 - 1790), English mathematician
#Ann Landers, Landers, Ann (Esther Pauline Friedman)
#*'''Ann Landers''' ('''Esther Pauline Friedman''') (born 1918), United States of America/U.S. advice columnist; twin sister of Abigail Van Buren
#Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Landis, Kenesaw Mountain
#*'''Kenesaw Mountain Landis''' (1866 - 1944), United States of America/U.S. judge & baseball administrator; 1st national baseball commissioner 1920-1944
#Lando (Landus)
#*'''Lando ''' ('''Landus''') (8XX - 914), Italian pope 913-914
#Alfred Mossman Landon, Landon, Alfred Mossman (Alf)
#*'''Alfred Mossman Landon''' ('''Alf''') (1887 - 1987), United States of America/U.S. businessman & political figure; governor of Kansas 1933-1937; Republic pres. candidate 1936
#Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (pseud. L. E. L.)
#*'''Letitia Elizabeth Landon''' ('''pseud. L. E. L.''') (1802 - 1838), English novelist & poet
#Margaret Dorothea Mortenson Landon, Landon, Margaret Dorothea Mortenson
#*'''Margaret Dorothea Mortenson Landon''' (1903 - 1993), United States of America/U.S. author, writer & missionary in Siam; wrote historical novel "Anna and the King of Siam" 1944
#Michael Landon, Landon, Michael (Eugene Maurice Orowitz)
#*'''Michael Landon''' ('''Eugene Maurice Orowitz''') (1936 - 1991), United States of America/U.S. actor; starred in series "Bonanza" 1959-1973, "Little House on the Prairie" 1974-1983, "Highway to Heaven" 1984-1989
#Walter Savage Landor, Landor, Walter Savage
#*'''Walter Savage Landor''' (1775 - 1864), English author, writer
#Wanda Louise Landowska, Landowska, Wanda Louise
#*'''Wanda Louise Landowska''' (1879 - 1959), Polish pianist
#Moon Landrieu, Landrieu, Moon (Maurice Edwin Landrieu)
#*'''Moon Landrieu''' ('''Maurice Edwin Landrieu''') (born 1930), United States of America/U.S. political figure; mayor of New Orleans 1970-1978; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1979-1981
#Thomas Wade Landry, Landry, Thomas Wade (Tom)
#*'''Thomas Wade Landry''' ('''Tom''') (born 1924), United States of America/U.S. football coach; coach of Dallas Cowboys 1960-1988
#Vytautas Landsbergis, Landsbergis, Vytautas
#*'''Vytautas Landsbergis''' (born 1932), Lithuanian musicologist, nationalist, & political figure; leader of Sajudis nationalist movement; 1st post-Soviet pres. of Lithuania 1991-1993
#Edwin Henry, Sir Landseer, Landseer, Edwin Henry, Sir
#*'''Edwin Henry, Sir Landseer''' (1802 - 1873), English painter
#Karl Landsteiner, Landsteiner, Karl
#*'''Karl Landsteiner''' (1868 - 1943), United States of America/U.S. (Austrian-born) pathologist; Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 1930
#Allen, Sir Lane, Lane, Allen, Sir
#*'''Allen, Sir Lane''' (1902 - 1970), English publisher; founded Penguin Books 1936
#Edward William Lane, Lane, Edward William
#*'''Edward William Lane''' (1801 - 1876), English orientalist
#Franklin Knight Lane, Lane, Franklin Knight
#*'''Franklin Knight Lane''' (1864 - 1921), United States of America/U.S. (Canadian-born) administrator; Secretary of Interior 1913-1920
#Joseph Lane, Lane, Joseph (Joe)
#*'''Joseph Lane''' ('''Joe''') (1801 - 1881), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of Oregon territory 1849-1850; Southern Democratic vice-president, vice-presidential candidate 1860
#Neal Francis Lane, Lane, Neal Francis
#*'''Neal Francis Lane''' (born 1938), United States of America/U.S. administrator & physicist; provost of Rice University 1986-1993; director of National Science Foundation 1993 (NSF)
#William Carr Lane, Lane, William Carr
#*'''William Carr Lane''' (1789 - 1863), United States of America/U.S. political figure; 1st mayor of St. Louis 1823-1829, 1837-1840
#Lanfranc
#*'''Lanfranc''' (1005? - 1089), Italian Benedictine prelate in England; advisor to William the Conqueror; archbishop of Canterbury 1070-1089
#Andrew Lang, Lang, Andrew
#*'''Andrew Lang''' (1844 - 1912), Scottish author, writer & scholar
#Cosmo Gordon Lang, Lang, Cosmo Gordon
#*'''Cosmo Gordon Lang''' (1864 - 1945), British prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1928-1942
#Christopher Columbus Langdell, Langdell, Christopher Columbus
#*'''Christopher Columbus Langdell''' (1826 - 1906), United States of America/U.S. law educator; founded case-study method of teaching law; dean of Harvard Law School 1870-1895
#John Jr. Langdon, Langdon, John Jr. (Jack)
#*'''John Jr. Langdon''' ('''Jack''') (1741 - 1819), United States of America/U.S. political figure; 1st pres. pro tempore of Senate 1789, 1792-1794; governor of New Hampshire 1805-1809, 1810-1812
#Samuel Langdon, Langdon, Samuel
#*'''Samuel Langdon''' (1723 - 1797), United States of America/U.S. Congregational clergyman & educator; pres. of Harvard University 1774-1780
#Carl Georg Lange, Lange, Carl Georg
#*'''Carl Georg Lange''' (1834 - 1900), Danish physician & psychologist; with William James, co-developer & co-eponym of James-Lange theory of emotion
#Christian Lous Lange, Lange, Christian Lous
#*'''Christian Lous Lange''' (1869 - 1938), Norwegian historian & pacifist; Nobel Prize in Peace 1921
#David Russell Lange, Lange, David Russell
#*'''David Russell Lange''' (born 1942), New Zealand political figure; prime minister of New Zealand 1984-1989; resigned
#Halvard Mathey Lange, Lange, Halvard Mathey
#*'''Halvard Mathey Lange''' (1902 - 1970), Norwegian diplomat; Norwegian foreign minister 1946-1963, 1963-1965
#Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer, Langer, Susanne Katherina Knauth
#*'''Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer''' (1895 - 1985), United States of America/U.S. educator & philosopher; student of Alfred North Whitehead
#Paul Langerhans, Langerhans, Paul
#*'''Paul Langerhans''' (1847 - 1888), German anatomist & microscopist; discoverer & eponym of Islets of Langerhans
Section 3
#Paul Langevin, Langevin, Paul
#*'''Paul Langevin''' (1872 - 1946), French physicist
#Simon Langham, Langham, Simon
#*'''Simon Langham''' (1310 - 1376), English cardinal & political figure; archbishop of Canterbury 1366-1368; resigned; 1st person to address British Parliament in English
#William Langland, Langland, William (William Langley)
#*'''William Langland''' ('''William Langley''') (1332? - 1400?), English poet; wrote allegorical poem "The Vision of Piers Plowman"
#Samuel Pierpont Langley, Langley, Samuel Pierpont
#*'''Samuel Pierpont Langley''' (1834 - 1906), United States of America/U.S. airplane pioneer & astronomer; secretary of Smithsonian Institution 1887-1906
#Irving Langmuir, Langmuir, Irving
#*'''Irving Langmuir''' (1881 - 1957), United States of America/U.S. chemist & inventor; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1932
#Langone
#*'''Langone''' (born 19XX), Mongolian Communist political figure; pres. of Mongolia 1930-1934
#Stephen Langton, Langton, Stephen
#*'''Stephen Langton''' (11XX - 1228), English prelate & theologian; archbishop of Canterbury 1207-1228
#Lille Langtry, Langtry, Lille (orig. Emilie Le Breton), Jersey Lily)
#*'''Lille Langtry''' (orig. Emilie Le Breton), '''Jersey Lily''') (1853 - 1929), British actress
#Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham, Lanham, Samuel Willis Tucker
#*'''Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham''' (1846 - 1908), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of Texas 1903-1907
#Joseph Laniel, Laniel, Joseph
#*'''Joseph Laniel''' (1889 - 1975), French political figure; prime minister of France 1953-1954
#Robert Lanier, Lanier, Robert (Bob)
#*'''Robert Lanier''' ('''Bob''') (born 1931), United States of America/U.S. political figure; mayor of Houston 1991
#Sidney Lanier, Lanier, Sidney
#*'''Sidney Lanier''' (1842 - 1881), United States of America/U.S. poet; wrote poems "Corn", "The Marshes of Glynn", poetry collection "Tiger Lilies" 1867
#Ray Lankester, Lankester, Edwin Ray, Sir
#*'''Edwin Ray, Sir Lankester''' (1847 - 1929), English zoologist
#Jean Lannes, Lannes, Jean
#*'''Jean Lannes''' (1769 - 1809), French soldier
#Angela Brigid Lansbury, Lansbury, Angela Brigid
#*'''Angela Brigid Lansbury''' (born 1925), United States of America/U.S. (English-born) actress & singer; starred in movies "Gaslight" 1944, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" 1945, "Beauty and the Beast" 1991, series "Murder, She Wrote" 1984
#George Lansbury, Lansbury, George
#*'''George Lansbury''' (1859 - 1940), British pacifist, political figure, & reformer
#Edward Geary Lansdale, Lansdale, Edward Geary
#*'''Edward Geary Lansdale''' (1908 - 1987), United States of America/U.S. air force general, diplomat, & unofficial envoy in Asia; helped suppress Hukbalahap rebellion; helped establish South Vietnam; advisor to Ngo Dinh Diem
#Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquis of Lansdowne, Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquis of
#*'''Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquis of Lansdowne''' (1845 - 1927), British diplomat & political figure; governor-general of Canada 1883-1888; viceroy of India 1888-1894; British foreign secretary 1900-1905; negotiated Entente Cordiale with France
#Peider Lansel, Lansel, Peider
#*'''Peider Lansel''' (1863 - 1943), Swiss Romansh lyric poet; revived Rhaeto-Romansh as literary language
#Robert Lansing, Lansing, Robert
#*'''Robert Lansing''' (1864 - 1928), United States of America/U.S. diplomat, lawyer, & political figure; Secretary of State 1915-1920; uncle of Allen Dulles & John Foster Dulles
#Meyer Lansky, Lansky, Meyer (Maier Suchowljansky)
#*'''Meyer Lansky''' ('''Maier Suchowljansky''') (1902 - 1983), United States of America/U.S. (Russian-born) gangster
#Grace Lantz, Lantz, Grace (nee Stafford)
#*'''Grace Lantz''' ('''nee Stafford''') (1903? - 1992), United States of America/U.S. actress; provided voice of Woody Woodpecker; wife of Walter Lantz 1941
#Walter Lantz, Lantz, Walter
#*'''Walter Lantz''' (1900 - 1994), United States of America/U.S. animator; produced 1st Technicolor animated cartoon as part of "The King of Jazz" 1930; created Woody Woodpecker
#Alejandro Agustin Lanusse, Lanusse, Alejandro Agustin
#*'''Alejandro Agustin Lanusse''' (born 1924), Argentine general & political figure; pres. of Argentina 1971-1973
#William Owen, Sir Lanyon, Lanyon, William Owen, Sir
#*'''William Owen, Sir Lanyon''' (1842 - 1887), British administrator & army officer in South Africa; British administrator of Transvaal 1879
#Giovanni Lanza, Lanza, Giovanni
#*'''Giovanni Lanza''' (1815 - 1882), Italian political figure; prime minister of Italy 1869-1873
#Lao-tzu (orig. Li Erh), Lao-tse, Lao-tsze)
#*'''Lao-tzu ''' (orig. Li Erh), '''Lao-tse, Lao-tsze''') (604b? - 531b?), Chinese philosopher; founder of Taoism; wrote "Tao Te Ching" (also "The Book of the Way")
#Jean de Galoup, Comte de La Perouse, La Perouse, Jean de Galoup, Comte de
#*'''Jean de Galoup, Comte de La Perouse''' (1741 - 1788), French explorer; eponym of La Perouse Strait
#Roger Dearborn Lapham, Lapham, Roger Dearborn
#*'''Roger Dearborn Lapham''' (1883 - 1966), United States of America/U.S. businessman & political figure; mayor of San Francisco 1944-1948
#Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace, Laplace, Pierre Simon, Marquis de
#*'''Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace''' (1749 - 1827), French astronomer, mathematician, & mathematical physicist; developer & eponym of Laplace's equation & Laplace transform; suggested nebular hypothesis & black holes
#Ringgold Wilmer Lardner, Lardner, Ringgold Wilmer (Ring)
#*'''Ringgold Wilmer Lardner''' ('''Ring''') (1885 - 1933), United States of America/U.S. author, writer
#Federico Laredo, Laredo , Federico (Bru)
#*'''Federico Laredo''' ('''Bru''') (1875 - 1946), Cuban political figure; pres. of Cuba 1936-1940
#Francisco Largo Caballero, Largo Caballero, Francisco
#*'''Francisco Largo Caballero''' (1869 - 1946), Spanish political figure; prime minister of Spain 1936-1937; resigned
#Philip Arthur Larkin, Larkin, Philip Arthur
#*'''Philip Arthur Larkin''' (1922 - 1985), British poet
#Joseph, Sir Larmor, Larmor, Joseph, Sir
#*'''Joseph, Sir Larmor''' (1857 - 1942), Irish mathematician & physicist; eponym of Larmor frequency
#Lyndon Jr. LaRouche, LaRouche, Lyndon Jr.
#*'''Lyndon Jr. LaRouche''' (born 1922), United States of America/U.S. conspiracy theorist & political figure; pres. candidate 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992
#Francois La Rochefoucauld, La Rochefoucauld, Francois
#*'''Francois La Rochefoucauld''' (1613 - 1680), French author, writer & moralist
#Pierre Athanase Larousse, Larousse, Pierre Athanase
#*'''Pierre Athanase Larousse''' (1817 - 1875), French grammarian & lexicographer
#Gary Larson, Larson, Gary
#*'''Gary Larson''' (born 1950), United States of America/U.S. cartoonist; created The Far Side
#Edouard Armand Isidore Hippolyte Lartet, Lartet, Edouard Armand Isidore Hippolyte
#*'''Edouard Armand Isidore Hippolyte Lartet''' (1801 - 1871), French archaeologist
#Sieur Rene Robert Cavelier de La Salle, La Salle, Sieur Rene Robert Cavelier de
#*'''Sieur Rene Robert Cavelier de La Salle''' (1643 - 1687), French explorer in America
#Bartolome de Las Casas, Las Casas, Bartolome de
#*'''Bartolome de Las Casas''' (1474 - 1566), Spanish historian & Dominican missionary
#Albert Davis Lasker, Lasker, Albert Davis
#*'''Albert Davis Lasker''' (1880 - 1952), United States of America/U.S. advertising businessman & philanthropist; father of modern advertising; establisher & eponym of Albert Lasker medical research awards
#Emanuel Lasker, Lasker, Emanuel
#*'''Emanuel Lasker''' (1868 - 1941), German chess player & mathematician; world chess champion 1894-1921
#Mary Lasker, Lasker, Mary (nee Woodard)
#*'''Mary Lasker''' ('''nee Woodard''') (1900 - 1994), United States of America/U.S. health lobbyist; wife of Albert Lasker
#Harold Joseph Laski, Laski, Harold Joseph
#*'''Harold Joseph Laski''' (1893 - 1950), English political scientist
#Thomas Charles Lasorda, Lasorda, Thomas Charles (Tommy)
#*'''Thomas Charles Lasorda''' ('''Tommy''') (born 1927), United States of America/U.S. baseball player & manager; manager of Los Angeles Dodgers 1977
#Ferdinand Lassalle, Lassalle, Ferdinand (Ferdinand Lasal)
#*'''Ferdinand Lassalle''' ('''Ferdinand Lasal''') (1825 - 1864), German socialist; killed in duel
#William Lassell, Lassell, William
#*'''William Lassell''' (1799 - 1880), English astronomer; discovered Triton 1846, Hyperion 1848 independently of George Bond, Ariel 1851, Umbriel 1851

Section 4
#Roland de Lassus, Lassus, Roland de (Orlando di Lasso, Rolandus Lassus)
#*'''Roland de Lassus''' ('''Orlando di Lasso, Rolandus Lassus''') (1532 - 1594), Dutch Flemish composer; composed "Penitential Psalms", "Lessons from the Book of Job", "Lamentations", motets "Salve regina", "Tui sunt coeli"
#Milton Slocum Latham, Latham, Milton Slocum
#*'''Milton Slocum Latham''' (1827 - 1894), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of California 1860
#Hugh Latimer, Latimer, Hugh
#*'''Hugh Latimer''' (1485? - 1555), English Protestant martyr & religious reformer; executed by Mary I
#Georges de La Tour, La Tour, Georges de
#*'''Georges de La Tour''' (1593 - 1652), French painter
#Maurice Quentin de La Tour, La Tour, Maurice Quentin de
#*'''Maurice Quentin de La Tour''' (1704 - 1788), French painter
#Kenneth Scott Latourette, Latourette, Kenneth Scott
#*'''Kenneth Scott Latourette''' (1884 - 1968), United States of America/U.S. Chinese scholar & religious historian
#Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Latrobe, Benjamin Henry
#*'''Benjamin Henry Latrobe''' (1764 - 1820), United States of America/U.S. (English-born) architect & engineer
#Owen Lattimore, Lattimore, Owen
#*'''Owen Lattimore''' (1900 - 1989), United States of America/U.S. historian & Asia expert
#William Laud, Laud, William
#*'''William Laud''' (1573 - 1645), English prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1633-1645
#Harry Maclennan, Sir Lauder, Lauder, Harry Maclennan, Sir
#*'''Harry Maclennan, Sir Lauder''' (1870 - 1950), Scottish singer
#Max Theodor Felix von Laue, Laue, Max Theodor Felix von
#*'''Max Theodor Felix von Laue''' (1879 - 1960), German physicist; discovered X-ray diffraction by crystals; Nobel Prize in Physics 1914
#James Laurence Laughlin, Laughlin, James Laurence
#*'''James Laurence Laughlin''' (1850 - 1933), United States of America/U.S. economist; helped found Federal Reserve System
#Charles Laughton, Laughton, Charles
#*'''Charles Laughton''' (1899 - 1962), United States of America/U.S. (English-born) actor
#Cynthia Anne Stephanie Lauper, Lauper, Cynthia Anne Stephanie (Cyndi)
#*'''Cynthia Anne Stephanie Lauper''' ('''Cyndi''') (born 1953), United States of America/U.S. rock singer
#John Laurance, Laurance, John
#*'''John Laurance''' (1750 - 1810), United States of America/U.S. political figure; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1798
#Stan Laurel, Laurel, Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson)
#*'''Stan Laurel''' ('''Arthur Stanley Jefferson''') (1890 - 1965), United States of America/U.S. actor & comedian with Oliver Hardy
#Ralph Lauren, Lauren, Ralph (Ralph Lifshitz)
#*'''Ralph Lauren''' ('''Ralph Lifshitz''') (born 1939), United States of America/U.S. fashion designer
#Marie Laurencin, Laurencin, Marie
#*'''Marie Laurencin''' (1885 - 1956), French painter
#Henry Laurens, Laurens, Henry
#*'''Henry Laurens''' (1724 - 1792), United States of America/U.S. political figure in American Revolution; pres. of Continental Congress 1777-1778; 1st recorded white person cremated in America
#Paul Matthieu Hermann Laurent, Laurent, Paul Matthieu Hermann
#*'''Paul Matthieu Hermann Laurent''' (1841 - 1908), French mathematician; eponym of Laurent series expansion for complex functions
#Wilfrid, Sir Laurier, Laurier, Wilfrid, Sir (Wilfred Laurier)
#*'''Wilfrid, Sir Laurier''' ('''Wilfred Laurier''') (1841 - 1919), Canadian political figure; prime minister of Canada 1896-1911
#Frank Raleigh Lautenberg, Lautenberg, Frank Raleigh
#*'''Frank Raleigh Lautenberg''' (born 1924), United States of America/U.S. Democratic political figure; Senator from New Jersey 1982
#Pierre Laval, Laval, Pierre
#*'''Pierre Laval''' (1883 - 1945), French political figure; prime minister of France 1931-1932, 1935-1936; prime minister of France 1942-1944 with Vichy government; executed
#Calixa Lavallee, Lavallee, Calixa (Callixte Lavallee)
#*'''Calixa Lavallee''' ('''Callixte Lavallee''') (1842 - 1891), Canadian composer & pianist; composed Canadian national anthem "O Canada" 1880
#Duchesse de La Valliere, La Valliere, Duchesse de
#*'''Duchesse de La Valliere''' (1644 - 1710), French mistress of Louis XIV
#Rodney George Laver, Laver, Rodney George (Rod)
#*'''Rodney George Laver''' ('''Rod''') (born 1938), Australian tennis player
#Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, Laveran, Charles Louis Alphonse
#*'''Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran''' (1845 - 1922), French bacteriologist & physiologist; Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 1907
#Sieur de La Verendrye, La Verendrye, Sieur de (Pierre Gaultier de Varennes)
#*'''Sieur de La Verendrye''' ('''Pierre Gaultier de Varennes''') (1685 - 1749), Canadian explorer
#John, Sir Lavery, Lavery, John, Sir
#*'''John, Sir Lavery''' (1856 - 1941), British painter
#Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent
#*'''Antoine Laurent Lavoisier''' (1743 - 1794), French chemist; father of modern chemistry; discovered conservation of mass; executed
#Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov, Lavrov, Sergei Viktorovich
#*'''Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov''' (born 1950), Russian diplomat; Russian ambassador to United Nations 1994
#Bernard Francis Law, Law, Bernard Francis
#*'''Bernard Francis Law''' (born 1931), United States of America/U.S. (Mexican-born) cardinal 1985; archbishop of Boston 1984
#Bonar Law, Law, Bonar (Andrew)
#*'''Bonar Law''' ('''Andrew''') (1858 - 1923), British (Canadian-born) political figure; British prime minister 1922-1923; resigned
#Edward Law, Law, Edward
#*'''Edward Law''' (1750 - 1818), English jurist
#Edward Law, Law, Edward (Baron Ellenborough)
#*'''Edward Law''' ('''Baron Ellenborough''') (1790 - 1871), British administrator in India; governor-general of India 1842-1844
#John Law, Law, John
#*'''John Law''' (1671 - 1729), Scottish financier
#Sallie Chapman Gordon Law, Law, Sallie Chapman Gordon (the Mother of the Confederacy)
#*'''Sallie Chapman Gordon Law''' ('''the Mother of the Confederacy''') (1805 - 1894), United States of America/U.S.-Confederate nurse in Civil War
#William Law, Law, William
#*'''William Law''' (1686 - 1761), English author, writer
#Henry Lawes, Lawes, Henry
#*'''Henry Lawes''' (1596 - 1662), English composer
#Lewis Edward Lawes, Lawes, Lewis Edward
#*'''Lewis Edward Lawes''' (1883 - 1947), United States of America/U.S. penologist
#Arthur Lawley, Lawley, Arthur (Baron Wentock)
#*'''Arthur Lawley''' ('''Baron Wentock''') (1860 - 1932), British administrator in South Africa; acting governor of Transvaal 1902-1905
#Lawrence (Laurence)
#*'''Lawrence ''' ('''Laurence''') (2XX - 258?), Roman Christian martyr & saint
#Lawrence
#*'''Lawrence''' (4XX - 507?), antipope 498-499, 501-506
#David Lawrence, Lawrence, David
#*'''David Lawrence''' (1888 - 1973), United States of America/U.S. journalist
#David Herbert Lawrence, Lawrence, David Herbert (D. H. Lawrence)
#*'''David Herbert Lawrence''' ('''D. H. Lawrence''') (1885 - 1930), English novelist
#David Leo Lawrence, Lawrence, David Leo
#*'''David Leo Lawrence''' (1889 - 1966), United States of America/U.S. political figure; mayor of Pittsburgh 1940-1957; governor of Pennsylvania 1959-1963
#Ernest Orlando Lawrence, Lawrence, Ernest Orlando
#*'''Ernest Orlando Lawrence''' (1901 - 1958), United States of America/U.S. (Italian-born) physicist; inventor of cyclotron; Nobel Prize in Physics 1939
#Gertrude Lawrence, Lawrence, Gertrude (Gertrud Lawrence Klasen)
#*'''Gertrude Lawrence''' ('''Gertrud Lawrence Klasen''') (1898 - 1952), English actress
#James Lawrence, Lawrence, James
#*'''James Lawrence''' (1781 - 1813), United States of America/U.S. naval officer
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#Jerome Lawrence, Lawrence, Jerome
#*'''Jerome Lawrence''' (born 1915), United States of America/U.S. dramatist; co-wrote plays "Inherit the Wind" 1955, "Auntie Mame" 1956, "First Monday in October" 1978 with Robert East Lee
#John Laird Mair, Sir Lawrence, Lawrence, John Laird Mair, Sir
#*'''John Laird Mair, Sir Lawrence''' (1811 - 1879), British colonial administrator; viceroy of India 1864-1869
#Robert Henry Jr. Lawrence, Lawrence, Robert Henry Jr.
#*'''Robert Henry Jr. Lawrence''' (1935 - 1967), United States of America/U.S. air force officer; 1st black in United States of America/U.S. astronaut training program; died in airplane crash
#Thomas, Sir Lawrence, Lawrence, Thomas, Sir
#*'''Thomas, Sir Lawrence''' (1769 - 1830), English painter
#Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence, Thomas Edward (T. E. Shaw), Lawrence of Arabia)
#*'''Thomas Edward Lawrence''' (T. E. Shaw), '''Lawrence of Arabia''') (1888 - 1935), British soldier; organized Arab revolt against Turkey in World War I; died in motorcycle accident
#Ernest Lawson, Lawson, Ernest
#*'''Ernest Lawson''' (1873 - 1939), United States of America/U.S. painter; member of The Eight
#Nigel Lawson, Lawson, Nigel (Baron Lawson of Blaby)
#*'''Nigel Lawson''' ('''Baron Lawson of Blaby''') (born 1932), British political figure; British chancellor of exchequer 1983-1989
#Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Laxness, Halldor Kiljan (pseud. of Halldor Kiljan Gudjonsson)
#*'''Halldor Kiljan Laxness''' ('''pseud. of Halldor Kiljan Gudjonsson''') (born 1902), Icelandic author, writer; wrote novels "Salka Valka" 1931-1932, "Independent People" 1934-1935, "World Light" 1937-1940, trilogy "Iceland's Bell" 1943-1946; Nobel Prize in Literature 1955
#Layamon (Lawamon)
#*'''Layamon ''' ('''Lawamon''') (born 12XX), English poet; wrote poetic chronicle "Brut" (1st Arthurian chronicle written in English)
#Austen Henry, Sir Layard, Layard, Austen Henry, Sir
#*'''Austen Henry, Sir Layard''' (1817 - 1894), English archaeologist & diplomat
#Elmer Layden, Layden, Elmer
#*'''Elmer Layden''' (1903 - 1973), United States of America/U.S. football player & administrator; 1st commissioner of NFL 1941-1946
#Emma Lazarus, Lazarus, Emma
#*'''Emma Lazarus''' (1849 - 1887), United States of America/U.S. poet
#Mell Lazarus, Lazarus, Mell
#*'''Mell Lazarus''' (born 1929), United States of America/U.S. cartoonist; created Miss Peach, Momma
#Jesse William Lazear, Lazear, Jesse William
#*'''Jesse William Lazear''' (1866 - 1900), United States of America/U.S. physician & medical martyr; voluntarily infected with & died of yellow fever as part of Walter Reed's research
#Robin Leach, Leach, Robin
#*'''Robin Leach''' (born 1941), English interviewer & television host
#Stephen Butler Leacock, Leacock, Stephen Butler
#*'''Stephen Butler Leacock''' (1869 - 1944), Canadian economist & humorist
#George Michael Leader, Leader, George Michael
#*'''George Michael Leader''' (born 1918), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of Pennsylvania 1955-1959
#Patrick Joseph Leahy, Leahy, Patrick Joseph
#*'''Patrick Joseph Leahy''' (born 1940), United States of America/U.S. Democratic political figure; Senator from Vermont 1975
#William Daniel Leahy, Leahy, William Daniel
#*'''William Daniel Leahy''' (1875 - 1959), United States of America/U.S. admiral; chief of naval operations 1937-1939; United States of America/U.S. governor of Puerto Rico 1939
#Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey, Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett
#*'''Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey''' (1903 - 1972), British (Kenyan-born) paleontologist; husband of Mary Leakey
#Mary Douglas Leakey, Leakey, Mary Douglas (nee Nicol)
#*'''Mary Douglas Leakey''' ('''nee Nicol''') (born 1913), English anthropologist; wife of Louis Leakey
#David, Sir Lean, Lean, David, Sir
#*'''David, Sir Lean''' (1908 - 1991), British movie director; directed movies "Great Expectations" 1946, "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1957, "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962, "Doctor Zhivago" 1965, "A Passage to India" 1984
#Edward Lear, Lear, Edward
#*'''Edward Lear''' (1812 - 1888), English humorist, nonsense poet, & painter
#Timothy Leary, Leary, Timothy
#*'''Timothy Leary''' (born 1920), United States of America/U.S. psychologist & promoter of mind-altering drugs
#Michael Okerlund Leavitt, Leavitt, Michael Okerlund
#*'''Michael Okerlund Leavitt''' (born 1951), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of Utah 1993
#Henri Leon Lebesgue, Lebesgue, Henri Leon
#*'''Henri Leon Lebesgue''' (1875 - 1941), French mathematician; developer & eponym of Lebesgue integral
#Fred Lebow, Lebow, Fred (Fischl Lebowitz)
#*'''Fred Lebow''' ('''Fischl Lebowitz''') (1932 - 1994), United States of America/U.S. (Romanian-born) running promoter; founded New York Marathon 1970
#Albert Lebrun, Lebrun, Albert
#*'''Albert Lebrun''' (1871 - 1950), French political figure; pres. of France 1932-1940
#Charles Lebrun, Lebrun, Charles (Charles Le Brun)
#*'''Charles Lebrun''' ('''Charles Le Brun''') (1619 - 1690), French painter
#John Moore Cornwell) Le Carre, Le Carre, John Moore Cornwell) (pseud. of David, John)
#*'''John Moore Cornwell) Le Carre''' ('''pseud. of David''',, '''John''') (born 1931), English suspense novelist; wrote novels "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" 1963, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" 1974, "Smiley's People" 1979, "The Russia House" 1989
#William Edward Hartpole Lecky, Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
#*'''William Edward Hartpole Lecky''' (1838 - 1903), Irish essayist & historian
#Philippe Leclerc, Leclerc , Philippe (de Hautecloque)
#*'''Philippe Leclerc''' ('''de Hautecloque''') (1902 - 1947), French general in World War II; liberated Paris 1944
#Charles Marie Rene Leconte de Lisle, Leconte de Lisle, Charles Marie Rene
#*'''Charles Marie Rene Leconte de Lisle''' (1818 - 1894), French poet of Parnassian movement
#Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Paul Emile
#*'''Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran''' (1838 - 1912), French chemist; discovered elements gallium 1875, samarium 1879, dysprosium 1886
#Huddie Ledbetter, Ledbetter, Huddie (Leadbelly)
#*'''Huddie Ledbetter''' ('''Leadbelly''') (1888 - 1949), United States of America/U.S. blues musician, guitarist, & singer
#Joshua Lederberg, Lederberg, Joshua
#*'''Joshua Lederberg''' (born 1925), United States of America/U.S. geneticist; Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 1958
#Leon Max Lederman, Lederman, Leon Max
#*'''Leon Max Lederman''' (born 1922), United States of America/U.S. physicist; co-discovered muon neutrino; director of Fermilab 1979-1989; Nobel Prize in Physics 1988
#Le Duan
#*'''Le Duan''' (1907 - 1986), Vietnamese Communist political figure & revolutionary; last head of government of North Vietnam 1969-1976; head of government of Vietnam 1976-1986
#Le Duc Anh
#*'''Le Duc Anh''' (born 19XX), Vietnamese Communist political figure; pres. of Vietnam 1992
#Le Duc Tho (Phan Dinh Khai)
#*'''Le Duc Tho ''' ('''Phan Dinh Khai''') (1911 - 1990), Vietnamese diplomat & Communist political figure; negotiated end to Vietnam War; declined Nobel Prize in Peace 1973
#Lee Kuan Yew
#*'''Lee Kuan Yew''' (born 1923), Singapore political figure; 1st independent prime minister of Singapore 1959-1990; governed Singapore as part of Malaysia 1963-1965
#Lee Teng-Hui
#*'''Lee Teng-Hui''' (born 1923), Taiwanese political figure; pres. of Taiwan 1988
#Ann Lee, Lee, Ann (Mother Ann Lee)
#*'''Ann Lee''' ('''Mother Ann Lee''') (1736 - 1784), English mystic & religious leader; leader of Shakers
#Brandon Lee, Lee, Brandon
#*'''Brandon Lee''' (1965 - 1993), United States of America/U.S. martial arts expert & movie actor; starred in movies "Showdown in Little Tokyo" 1992, "Rapid Fire" 1992, "The Crow" 1994; son of Bruce Lee
#Brenda Lee, Lee, Brenda (Brenda Mae Tarpley)
#*'''Brenda Lee''' ('''Brenda Mae Tarpley''') (born 1944), United States of America/U.S. singer
#Bruce Lee, Lee, Bruce (Lee Yuen Kam)
#*'''Bruce Lee''' ('''Lee Yuen Kam''') (1940 - 1973), United States of America/U.S. martial arts expert & movie actor; starred in movies "Fists of Fury" 1972, "Enter the Dragon" 1973, "Return of the Dragon" 1974
#Charles Lee, Lee, Charles
#*'''Charles Lee''' (1731 - 1782), United States of America/U.S. (English-born) general
#Charles Lee, Lee, Charles
#*'''Charles Lee''' (1758 - 1815), United States of America/U.S. lawyer; Attorney General 1795-1801; son-in-law of Richard Henry Lee
#Fitzhugh Lee, Lee, Fitzhugh
#*'''Fitzhugh Lee''' (1835 - 1905), United States of America/U.S. general & political figure; governor of Virginia 1886-1890
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#Francis Lightfoot Lee, Lee, Francis Lightfoot
#*'''Francis Lightfoot Lee''' (1734 - 1797), United States of America/U.S. political figure in American Revolution; brother of Richard Henry Lee
#Gypsy Rose Lee, Lee, Gypsy Rose (Rose Louise Hovick)
#*'''Gypsy Rose Lee''' ('''Rose Louise Hovick''') (1914 - 1970), United States of America/U.S. actress & stripper
#Harold Bingham Lee, Lee, Harold Bingham
#*'''Harold Bingham Lee''' (1899 - 1973), United States of America/U.S. Mormon clergyman; 11th pres. of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1972-1973
#Harper Lee, Lee, Harper (Nelle)
#*'''Harper Lee''' ('''Nelle''') (born 1926), United States of America/U.S. novelist
#Henry Lee, Lee, Henry (Light-Horse Harry)
#*'''Henry Lee''' ('''Light-Horse Harry''') (1756 - 1818), United States of America/U.S. political figure & cavalry general in American Revolution; governor of Virginia 1791-1794; father of Robert East Lee
#John Alexander Lee, Lee, John Alexander
#*'''John Alexander Lee''' (1891 - 1982), New Zealand novelist & political figure
#John Doyle Lee, Lee, John Doyle
#*'''John Doyle Lee''' (1812 - 1877), United States of America/U.S. Mormon missionary; led Mountain Meadows massacre 1857; executed
#Manfred Bennington Lee, Lee, Manfred Bennington (pseud. Ellery Queen)
#*'''Manfred Bennington Lee''' ('''pseud. Ellery Queen''') (1905 - 1971), United States of America/U.S. mystery author, writer; cousin of Frederic Dannay
#Richard Henry Lee, Lee, Richard Henry
#*'''Richard Henry Lee''' (1732 - 1794), United States of America/U.S. political figure in American Revolution; pres. of Continental Congress 1784; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1792
#Robert Edward Lee, Lee, Robert Edward
#*'''Robert Edward Lee''' (1807 - 1870), United States of America/U.S.-Confederate general; superintendent of United States of America/U.S. Military Academy 1852-1855
#Robert Edwin Lee, Lee, Robert Edwin
#*'''Robert Edwin Lee''' (1918 - 1994), United States of America/U.S. dramatist; co-wrote plays "Inherit the Wind" 1955, "Auntie Mame" 1956, "First Monday in October" 1978 with Jerome Lawrence
#Sidney, Sir Lee, Lee, Sidney, Sir
#*'''Sidney, Sir Lee''' (1859 - 1926), English editor & scholar
#Spike Lee, Lee, Spike (Shelton Jackson Lee)
#*'''Spike Lee''' ('''Shelton Jackson Lee''') (born 1957), United States of America/U.S. movie director; directed movies "School Daze" 1988, "Do the Right Thing" 1989, "Mo' Better Blues" 1990, "Jungle Fever" 1991, "Malcolm X" 1992
#Stan Lee, Lee, Stan (Stanley Martin Lieber)
#*'''Stan Lee''' ('''Stanley Martin Lieber''') (born 1922), United States of America/U.S. cartoonist with Marvel Comics; created Fantastic Four
#Tsung-Dao Lee, Lee, Tsung-Dao
#*'''Tsung-Dao Lee''' (born 1926), United States of America/U.S. (Chinese-born) physicist; Nobel Prize in Physics 1957
#Yuan Tseh Lee, Lee, Yuan Tseh
#*'''Yuan Tseh Lee''' (born 1936), United States of America/U.S. (Taiwanese-born) chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1986
#John Leech, Leech, John
#*'''John Leech''' (1817 - 1864), English caricaturist
#Margaret Leech, Leech, Margaret (nee Kernochan)
#*'''Margaret Leech''' ('''nee Kernochan''') (1893 - 1974), United States of America/U.S. historian
#Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Leeuwenhoek, Anton van
#*'''Anton van Leeuwenhoek''' (1632 - 1723), Dutch microbiologist
#Francois Joseph Lefebvre, Lefebvre, Francois Joseph
#*'''Francois Joseph Lefebvre''' (1755 - 1820), French general & marshal
#Marcel Francois Lefebvre, Lefebvre, Marcel Francois
#*'''Marcel Francois Lefebvre''' (1905 - 1991), French Catholic archbishop; opposed reforms of 2nd Vatican Council; excommunicated 1988
#Russell Cornell Leffingwell, Leffingwell, Russell Cornell
#*'''Russell Cornell Leffingwell''' (1878 - 1960), United States of America/U.S. banker; pres. of Council on Foreign Relations 1944-1946; 1st chairman of Council on Foreign Relations 1946-1953
#Eva Le Gallienne, Le Gallienne, Eva
#*'''Eva Le Gallienne''' (1899 - 1991), English actress & director in United States of America/U.S.
#Richard Le Gallienne, Le Gallienne, Richard
#*'''Richard Le Gallienne''' (1866 - 1947), English author, writer
#Hugh Swinton Legare, Legare, Hugh Swinton
#*'''Hugh Swinton Legare''' (1797 - 1843), United States of America/U.S. lawyer; Attorney General 1841-1843
#Adrien Marie Legendre, Legendre, Adrien Marie
#*'''Adrien Marie Legendre''' (1752 - 1833), French mathematician
#Alexis Saint-Leger Leger, Leger, Alexis Saint-Leger
#*'''Alexis Saint-Leger Leger''' (1887 - 1975), French diplomat & poet
#Fernand Leger, Leger, Fernand
#*'''Fernand Leger''' (1881 - 1955), French Cubist painter; leader of machine art movement
#Jules Leger, Leger, Jules
#*'''Jules Leger''' (1913 - 1980), Canadian political figure; governor-general of Canada 1974-1979
#Farooq Ahmed Leghari, Leghari, Farooq Ahmed
#*'''Farooq Ahmed Leghari''' (born 1940?), Pakistani political figure; Pakistani foreign minister 1993; pres. of Pakistan 1993
#Augusto Bernardino Leguia y Salcedo, Leguia y Salcedo, Augusto Bernardino
#*'''Augusto Bernardino Leguia y Salcedo''' (1863 - 1932), Peruvian political figure; prime minister of Peru 1903-1908; pres. of Peru 1908-1912, 1919-1930; deposed
#Ursula Le Guin, Le Guin, Ursula (nee Kroeber)
#*'''Ursula Le Guin''' ('''nee Kroeber''') (born 1929), United States of America/U.S. science fiction author, writer; wrote novels "The Left Hand of Darkness" 1969, "The Lathe of Heaven" 1971, "The Dispossessed" 1974, "Always Coming Home" 1985, Earthsea trilogy 1968-1972
#Franz Lehár, Lehár, Franz
#*'''Franz Lehár''' (1870 - 1948), Austrian-Hungarian composer of operettas
#Herbert Henry Lehman, Lehman, Herbert Henry
#*'''Herbert Henry Lehman''' (1878 - 1963), United States of America/U.S. banker & political figure; governor of New York 1933-1942
#John Jr. Lehman, Lehman, John Jr.
#*'''John Jr. Lehman''' (born 1942), United States of America/U.S. administrator; secretary of navy 1981-1987
#Lotte Lehmann, Lehmann, Lotte
#*'''Lotte Lehmann''' (1888 - 1976), German soprano singer
#Otto Lehmann, Lehmann, Otto
#*'''Otto Lehmann''' (1855 - 1922), German physicist; coined term "liquid crystal" 1889
#Jean-Marie Pierre Lehn, Lehn, Jean-Marie Pierre
#*'''Jean-Marie Pierre Lehn''' (born 1939), French chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1987
#Thomas Andrew Lehrer, Lehrer, Thomas Andrew (Tom)
#*'''Thomas Andrew Lehrer''' ('''Tom''') (born 1928), United States of America/U.S. humorist, singer, & songwriter
#Fritz Reuter Jr. Leiber, Leiber, Fritz Reuter Jr.
#*'''Fritz Reuter Jr. Leiber''' (1910 - 1992), United States of America/U.S. fantasy & science fiction author, writer; created characters Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser; wrote novels "The Big Time" 1961, "The Wanderer" 1964, novella "Ship of Shadows" 1969
#Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm
#*'''Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz''' (1646 - 1716), German mathematician & philosopher; discovered calculus independently of Isaac Newton
#Leif Ericsson (Leif Eriksson)
#*'''Leif Ericsson ''' ('''Leif Eriksson''') (9XX - 10XX), Norwegian (Icelandic-born) explorer; landed in North America at Vinland; son of Eric the Red
#Janet Leigh, Leigh, Janet (Jeanette Helen Morrison)
#*'''Janet Leigh''' ('''Jeanette Helen Morrison''') (born 1927), United States of America/U.S. actress; mother of Jamie Lee Curtis
#Vivien Leigh, Leigh, Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley)
#*'''Vivien Leigh''' ('''Vivian Mary Hartley''') (1913 - 1967), English (Indian-born) actress; starred in movies "Gone With the Wind" 1939, "Caesar and Cleopatra" 1946, "A Streetcar Named Desire" 1951
#Frederick Leighton, Leighton, Frederick
#*'''Frederick Leighton''' (1830 - 1896), English painter
#Erich Leinsdorf, Leinsdorf, Erich
#*'''Erich Leinsdorf''' (1912 - 1993), United States of America/U.S. (Austrian-born) conductor; conducted Cleveland Orchestra 1943-1946; conducted Boston Symphony Orchestra 1963-1968
#Jerome Lejeune, Lejeune, Jerome
#*'''Jerome Lejeune''' (1926 - 1994), French geneticist; discovered extra chromosome as cause of Down syndrome 1959
#John Archer Lejeune, Lejeune, John Archer
#*'''John Archer Lejeune''' (1867 - 1942), United States of America/U.S. Marine Corps general; commandant of Marine Corps 1920-1929; superintendent of Virginia Military Institute 1929-1937
#Péter Lékó, Lékó, Péter
#*'''Péter Lékó''' (born 1979), Hungarian chess player; youngest grandmaster in history 1994
Section 7
#George Thomas Leland, Leland, George Thomas (Mickey)
#*'''George Thomas Leland''' ('''Mickey''') (1944 - 1989), United States of America/U.S. political figure & hunger activist; founded House Select Committee on World Hunger; died in airplane crash
#John Leland, Leland, John
#*'''John Leland''' (1506? - 1552), English antiquarian
#Luis Federico Leloir, Leloir, Luis Federico
#*'''Luis Federico Leloir''' (1906 - 1987), Argentine (French-born) biochemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1970
#Lucien Lelong, Lelong, Lucien
#*'''Lucien Lelong''' (1889 - 1958), French fashion designer & perfumer
#Peter, Sir Lely, Lely, Peter, Sir (Pieter Van der Faes)
#*'''Peter, Sir Lely''' ('''Pieter Van der Faes''') (1618 - 1680), English & Dutch painter
#Stanislaw Lem, Lem, Stanislaw
#*'''Stanislaw Lem''' (born 1921), Polish science fiction author, writer; wrote novels "Solaris" 1961, "His Master's Voice" 1983, short story collection "The Cyberiad" 1974
#George LeMaistre, LeMaistre, George
#*'''George LeMaistre''' (1911? - 1994), United States of America/U.S. banker; chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 1977-1978 (FDIC)
#Jules Lemaitre, Lemaitre, Jules (Francois Elie)
#*'''Jules Lemaitre''' ('''Francois Elie''') (1853 - 1914), French author, writer
#Georges Henri Lemaitre, Lemaitre, Georges Henri (Abbe)
#*'''Georges Henri Lemaitre''' ('''Abbe''') (1894 - 1966), Belgian astrophysicist
#Sean Francis Lemass, Lemass, Sean Francis
#*'''Sean Francis Lemass''' (1899 - 1971), Irish political figure; prime minister of Ireland 1959-1966
#Curtis Emerson LeMay, LeMay, Curtis Emerson
#*'''Curtis Emerson LeMay''' (1906 - 1990), United States of America/U.S. air force general; air force chief of staff 1961-1965; American Independent vice-president, vice-presidential candidate 1968
#Mario Lemieux, Lemieux, Mario
#*'''Mario Lemieux''' (born 1965), United States of America/U.S. (Canadian-born) hockey player; played for Pittsburgh Penguins 1984
#Jack Lemmon, Lemmon, Jack (John Uhler Lemmon III)
#*'''Jack Lemmon''' ('''John Uhler Lemmon III''') (born 1925), United States of America/U.S. actor
#Lyman Louis Lemnitzer, Lemnitzer, Lyman Louis
#*'''Lyman Louis Lemnitzer''' (1899 - 1988), United States of America/U.S. general; army chief of staff 1959-1960; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1960-1962; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1963-1969 (SACEUR)
#Gregory James Lemond, Lemond, Gregory James (Greg)
#*'''Gregory James Lemond''' ('''Greg''') (born 1961), United States of America/U.S. bicycle racer; won Tour de France 1986, 1989, 1990
#Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard, Lenard, Philipp Eduard Anton von
#*'''Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard''' (1862 - 1947), German (Hungarian-born) physicist; studied cathode rays; Nobel Prize in Physics 1905
#Josef Lenart, Lenart, Josef
#*'''Josef Lenart''' (born 1923), Czechoslovakian Communist political figure; prime minister of Czechoslovakia 1963-1968; acting pres. of Czechoslovakia 1967
#Anne de Lenclos, Lenclos, Anne de (Ninon de Lenclos)
#*'''Anne de Lenclos''' ('''Ninon de Lenclos''') (1620 - 1705), French courtesan
#Ivan Lendl, Lendl, Ivan
#*'''Ivan Lendl''' (born 1960), Czechoslovakian tennis player in United States of America/U.S.
#Pierre Charles L'Enfant, L'Enfant, Pierre Charles
#*'''Pierre Charles L'Enfant''' (1754 - 1825), French city planner & engineer in United States of America/U.S.; designed District of Columbia
#Madeleine L'Engle, L'Engle, Madeleine (pseud. of Madeleine L'Engle Camp)
#*'''Madeleine L'Engle''' ('''pseud. of Madeleine L'Engle Camp''') (born 1918), United States of America/U.S. juvenile science fiction novelist; wrote novels "A Wrinkle in Time" 1962, "A Wind in the Door" 1973, "A Swiftly Tilting Planet" 1978
#Brian Joseph Lenihan, Lenihan, Brian Joseph
#*'''Brian Joseph Lenihan''' (born 1930), Irish political figure; Irish foreign minister 1972-1973, 1979-1981, 1987-1989; Irish defense minister 1989-1990
#Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich (Nikolai Ulyanov)
#*'''Vladimir Ilyich Lenin''' ('''Nikolai Ulyanov''') (1870 - 1924), Russian Communist political figure & revolutionary; 1st premier of Soviet Union 1917-1924; head of Soviet Communist Party 1923-1924; father of Soviet Union
#John Winston Lennon, Lennon, John Winston
#*'''John Winston Lennon''' (1940 - 1980), English singer & songwriter; member of the Beatles 1962-1970; murdered
#James Douglas Muir Leno, Leno, James Douglas Muir (Jay)
#*'''James Douglas Muir Leno''' ('''Jay''') (born 1950), United States of America/U.S. comedian & television host; hosted show "The Tonight Show" 1992
#Michael Lentz, Lentz, Michael
#*'''Michael Lentz''' (1820 - 1893), Luxembourg poet; wrote song "De Feierwon" (also "The Festal Train"; Luxembourg national anthem 1859-1895), Luxembourg national anthem "Ons Hemecht" (also "Our Motherland"; adopted 1895)
#Heinrich Lenz, Lenz, Heinrich
#*'''Heinrich Lenz''' (1804 - 1865), Russian physicist; discoverer & eponym of Lenz's law 1834
#Leo I (Leo the Great)
#*'''Leo I ''' ('''Leo the Great''') (390? - 461), Italian saint & pope 440-461
#Leo II
#*'''Leo II''' (6XX - 683), Italian saint & pope 682-683
#Leo III
#*'''Leo III''' (750? - 816), Italian saint & pope 795-816; crowned Charlemagne & swore temporal allegiance to him, thereby establishing Holy Roman Empire 800
#Leo IV
#*'''Leo IV''' (8XX - 855), Italian saint & pope 847-855
#Leo V
#*'''Leo V''' (8XX - 903), Italian pope 903
#Leo VI
#*'''Leo VI''' (8XX - 928), Italian pope 928
#Leo VII
#*'''Leo VII''' (8XX - 939), Italian pope 936-939
#Leo VIII
#*'''Leo VIII''' (9XX - 965), Italian pope 963-964, 964-965
#Leo IX (Bruno)
#*'''Leo IX ''' ('''Bruno''') (1002 - 1054), French saint & pope 1049-1054
#Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici)
#*'''Leo X ''' ('''Giovanni de' Medici''') (1475 - 1521), Italian pope 1513-1521; son of Lorenzo de' Medici; granduncle of Leo XI
#Leo XI (Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici)
#*'''Leo XI ''' ('''Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici''') (1535 - 1605), Italian pope 1605; grandnephew of Leo X
#Leo XII (Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga)
#*'''Leo XII ''' ('''Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga''') (1760 - 1829), Italian pope 1823-1829
#Leo XIII (Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci)
#*'''Leo XIII ''' ('''Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci''') (1810 - 1903), Italian pope 1878-1903; declared Thomas Aquinas' philsophy official 1879; wrote encyclical "Rerum Novarum" 1891 defining Catholic social doctrines
#Guillermo Leon, Leon , Guillermo (Valencia)
#*'''Guillermo Leon''' ('''Valencia''') (1909 - 1971), Colombian political figure; pres. of Colombia 1962-1966
#Ray Charles Leonard, Leonard, Ray Charles (Sugar Ray)
#*'''Ray Charles Leonard''' ('''Sugar Ray''') (born 1956), United States of America/U.S. boxer
#Vincent Leonard, Leonard, Vincent
#*'''Vincent Leonard''' (1908 - 1994), United States of America/U.S. Catholic clergyman; bishop of Pittsburgh 1969-1983
#William Leonard, Leonard, William
#*'''William Leonard''' (1916 - 1994), United States of America/U.S. television administrator & newscaster; pres. of CBS News 1979-1982
#William Ellery Leonard, Leonard, William Ellery
#*'''William Ellery Leonard''' (1876 - 1944), United States of America/U.S. educator & poet
#Leonardo da Vinci
#*'''Leonardo da Vinci''' (1452 - 1519), Italian architect, engineer, painter, & sculptor
#Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Leoncavallo, Ruggiero
#*'''Ruggiero Leoncavallo''' (1858 - 1919), Italian composer & librettist
#Giovanni Leone, Leone, Giovanni
#*'''Giovanni Leone''' (born 1908), Italian political figure; prime minister of Italy 1963, 1968; pres. of Italy 1971-1978
#Raul Leoni, Leoni, Raul
#*'''Raul Leoni''' (1905 - 1972), Venezuelan political figure; pres. of Venezuela 1964-1969
Section 8
#Leonidas
#*'''Leonidas''' (4XXb - 480b), Greek general; king of Sparta 490b?-480b; defeated & killed at battle of Thermopylae
#Alexei Arkhovich Leonov, Leonov, Alexei Arkhovich
#*'''Alexei Arkhovich Leonov''' (born 1934), Russian Soviet cosmonaut; 1st human to walk in space 1965
#Anna Harriette Crawford Leonowens, Leonowens, Anna Harriette Crawford
#*'''Anna Harriette Crawford Leonowens''' (1834 - 1915), Welsh governess in Siam; governess of Rama V; inspiration for novel "Anna and the King of Siam" 1944, musical "The King and I" 1951
#Wassily Wassilyevich Leontief, Leontief, Wassily Wassilyevich (Vasily Vasilyevich Leontif)
#*'''Wassily Wassilyevich Leontief''' ('''Vasily Vasilyevich Leontif''') (born 1906), United States of America/U.S. (Russian-born) economist; Nobel Prize in Economics 1973
#Giacomo Leopardi, Leopardi, Giacomo
#*'''Giacomo Leopardi''' (1798 - 1837), Italian poet
#Leopold I
#*'''Leopold I''' (1640 - 1705), Hungarian king 1655-1705; Holy Roman emperor 1658-1705
#Leopold II
#*'''Leopold II''' (1747 - 1792), Holy Roman emperor 1790-1792
#Leopold I
#*'''Leopold I''' (1790 - 1865), king of Belgium 1831-1865
#Leopold II
#*'''Leopold II''' (1835 - 1909), king of Belgium 1865-1909; son of Leopold I
#Nathan Freudenthal Jr. Leopold, Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal Jr.
#*'''Nathan Freudenthal Jr. Leopold''' (1904 - 1971), United States of America/U.S. murderer with Richard Loeb; defended by Clarence Darrow
#Francois Gerard Marie Leotard, Leotard, Francois Gerard Marie
#*'''Francois Gerard Marie Leotard''' (born 1942), French political figure; French defense minister 1993
#Jules Leotard, Leotard, Jules
#*'''Jules Leotard''' (1830 - 1870), French acrobat; source of word "leotard"
#Jean Marie Le Pen, Le Pen, Jean Marie
#*'''Jean Marie Le Pen''' (born 1928), French political figure; leader of National Front
#Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Lepidus, Marcus Aemilius
#*'''Marcus Aemilius Lepidus''' (0XXb - 012b?), Roman political figure; member of 2nd Triumvirate
#Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov, Lermontov, Mikhail Yuryevich
#*'''Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov''' (1814 - 1841), Russian novelist & poet; killed in duel
#Alan Jay Lerner, Lerner, Alan Jay
#*'''Alan Jay Lerner''' (1918 - 1986), United States of America/U.S. lyricist & writer of musicals; collaborator with Frederick Loewe
#Lerotholi
#*'''Lerotholi''' (1835? - 1905), king of Basuto 1891-1905 (later Lesotho)
#Gaston Leroux, Leroux, Gaston
#*'''Gaston Leroux''' (1868 - 1919), French author, writer
#Alejandro Lerroux, Lerroux , Alejandro (y Garcia)
#*'''Alejandro Lerroux''' ('''y Garcia''') (1866 - 1949), Spanish political figure; prime minister of Spain 1933, 1933-1934, 1934-1935
#Alain Rene Lesage, Lesage, Alain Rene
#*'''Alain Rene Lesage''' (1668 - 1747), French dramatist & novelist
#Jean Lesage, Lesage, Jean
#*'''Jean Lesage''' (1912 - 1980), Canadian Quebecois political figure; premier of Quebec 1961-1966
#William Lescaze, Lescaze, William
#*'''William Lescaze''' (1896 - 1969), United States of America/U.S. architect
#George Henry Lesch, Lesch, George Henry
#*'''George Henry Lesch''' (1909 - 1994), United States of America/U.S. cleanser businessman; pres. & CEO of Colgate-Palmolive Company 1960-1971; chairman of Colgate-Palmolive Company 1961-1974
#Theodor Leschetizky, Leschetizky, Theodor
#*'''Theodor Leschetizky''' (1830 - 1915), Polish composer & pianist
#Elie Lescot, Lescot, Elie
#*'''Elie Lescot''' (1883 - 1974), Haitian political figure; pres. of Haiti 1941-1946
#Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov, Leskov, Nikolai Semyonovich
#*'''Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov''' (1831 - 1895), Russian novelist & short story author, writer; wrote short stories "Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District" 1865, "The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea" 1881, novel "Cathedral Folk" 1872
#Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps, Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie de
#*'''Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps''' (1805 - 1894), French diplomat & engineer; led construction of Suez Canal 1860-1869
#Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim (the Aesop of Germany)
#*'''Gotthold Ephraim Lessing''' ('''the Aesop of Germany''') (1729 - 1781), German critic & dramatist
#Roger, Sir L'Estrange, L'Estrange, Roger, Sir
#*'''Roger, Sir L'Estrange''' (1616 - 1704), English journalist & translator
#Leszek the White
#*'''Leszek the White''' (1186 - 1227), Polish king 1194-1227; son of Casimir II
#Leszek the Black
#*'''Leszek the Black''' (1240 - 1288), Polish king 1279-1288
#John Letcher, Letcher, John
#*'''John Letcher''' (1813 - 1884), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of Virginia 1860-1863
#Letsie II (Letsienyane)
#*'''Letsie II ''' ('''Letsienyane''') (1867 - 1913), king of Basuto 1905-1913 (later Lesotho); son of Lerotholi
#Letsie III
#*'''Letsie III''' (born 1963), king of Lesotho 1990; son of Moshoeshoe II
#David Michael Letterman, Letterman, David Michael
#*'''David Michael Letterman''' (born 1947), United States of America/U.S. comedian & television host; hosted show "Late Night with David Letterman" 1982
#Leucippus
#*'''Leucippus''' (born 4XXb), Greek philosopher; developed atomism; teacher of Democritus
#Emanuel Leutze, Leutze, Emanuel
#*'''Emanuel Leutze''' (1816 - 1868), United States of America/U.S. (German-born) historical painter
#Charles James Lever, Lever, Charles James
#*'''Charles James Lever''' (1806 - 1872), British novelist
#John Leverett, Leverett, John
#*'''John Leverett''' (1662 - 1724), American educator; pres. of Harvard University 1707-1724; son-in-law of John Rogers
#Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier, Leverrier, Urbain Jean Joseph
#*'''Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier''' (1811 - 1877), French astronomer; predicted existence of Neptune independently of John Couch Adams 1846
#Rene Levesque, Levesque, Rene
#*'''Rene Levesque''' (1922 - 1987), Canadian Quebecois political figure; founded Parti Quebecois 1968; premier of Quebec 1976-1985; supporter of secession of Quebec
#Edward Hirsch Levi, Levi, Edward Hirsch
#*'''Edward Hirsch Levi''' (born 1911), United States of America/U.S. educator & lawyer; provost of University of Chicago 1962-1968; pres. of University of Chicago 1968-1975; Attorney General 1975-1977
#Primo Levi, Levi, Primo
#*'''Primo Levi''' (1919 - 1987), Italian author, writer, chemist, & Holocaust survivor; wrote memoir "Survival in Auschwitz: The Reawakening" 1963, novels "The Monkey's Wrench" 1978, "The Periodic Table" 1984; suicide
#Tullio Levi-Civita, Levi-Civita, Tullio
#*'''Tullio Levi-Civita''' (1873 - 1942), Italian mathematician & mathematical physicist; applied tensor analysis to physics; collaborator with Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro
#Rita Levi-Montalcini, Levi-Montalcini, Rita
#*'''Rita Levi-Montalcini''' (born 1909), United States of America/U.S. (Italian-born) physiologist; Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 1986
#Carl Milton Levin, Levin, Carl Milton
#*'''Carl Milton Levin''' (born 1934), United States of America/U.S. Democratic political figure; Senator from Michigan 1979
#Richard Charles Levin, Levin, Richard Charles
#*'''Richard Charles Levin''' (born 1947), United States of America/U.S. economist & educator; pres. of Yale University 1993
#Roberto Marcelo Levingston, Levingston, Roberto Marcelo
#*'''Roberto Marcelo Levingston''' (born 1920), Argentine general & political figure; pres. of Argentina 1970-1971

Section 9
#Barry Levinson, Levinson, Barry
#*'''Barry Levinson''' (born 1932), United States of America/U.S. movie director; directed movies "The Natural" 1984, "Young Sherlock Holmes" 1985, "Good Morning, Vietnam" 1987, "Rain Man" 1988, "Bugsy" 1991, "Toys" 1992
#Claude Levi-Strauss, Levi-Strauss, Claude
#*'''Claude Levi-Strauss''' (born 1908), French (Belgian-born) anthropologist
#Arthur Jr. Levitt, Levitt, Arthur Jr.
#*'''Arthur Jr. Levitt''' (born 1931), United States of America/U.S. administrator & businessman; chairman of Securities & Exchange Commission 1993 (SEC)
#William Jaird Levitt, Levitt, William Jaird
#*'''William Jaird Levitt''' (1907 - 1994), United States of America/U.S. construction businessman; builder & eponym of Levittown community 1947
#Marvin Daniel Levy, Levy, Marvin Daniel (Marv)
#*'''Marvin Daniel Levy''' ('''Marv''') (born 1929), United States of America/U.S. football coach; coach of Kansas City Chiefs 1978-1982; coach of Buffalo Bills 1986
#Lucien Levy-Bruhl, Levy-Bruhl, Lucien
#*'''Lucien Levy-Bruhl''' (1857 - 1939), French anthropologist
#Kurt Lewin, Lewin, Kurt
#*'''Kurt Lewin''' (1890 - 1947), United States of America/U.S. (German-born) psychologist
#Andrew Jr. Lewis, Lewis, Andrew Jr.
#*'''Andrew Jr. Lewis''' (born 1931), United States of America/U.S. administrator; Secretary of Transportation 1981-1983
#Arthur, Sir Lewis, Lewis, Arthur, Sir (William)
#*'''Arthur, Sir Lewis''' ('''William''') (1915 - 1991), British-United States of America/U.S. (St. Lucian-born) economist; Nobel Prize in Economics 1979
#Clive Staples Lewis, Lewis, Clive Staples (C. S. Lewis)
#*'''Clive Staples Lewis''' ('''C. S. Lewis''') (1898 - 1963), English essayist, juvenile novelist, & Christian apologist
#Frederick Carlton Lewis, Lewis, Frederick Carlton (Carl)
#*'''Frederick Carlton Lewis''' ('''Carl''') (born 1961), United States of America/U.S. track athlete
#Gilbert Newton Lewis, Lewis, Gilbert Newton
#*'''Gilbert Newton Lewis''' (1875 - 1946), United States of America/U.S. chemist; developer & eponym of Lewis theory of acids
#Hamilton Lewis, Lewis, Hamilton (James, J. Hamilton Lewis)
#*'''Hamilton Lewis''' ('''James''',, '''J. Hamilton Lewis''') (1863 - 1939), United States of America/U.S. political figure; Senate majority whip 1913-1919, 1933-1939
#Harvey Spencer Lewis, Lewis, Harvey Spencer (pseud. W. S. Cerve)
#*'''Harvey Spencer Lewis''' ('''pseud. W. S. Cerve''') (1883 - 1939), United States of America/U.S. Rosicrucian mystic; founded Ancient & Mystical Order of the Rosae Crucis (AMORC); wrote "The Great Manifesto of the Order" 1915, "Lemuria, the Lost Continent of the Pacific" 1931
#Isaac Newton Lewis, Lewis, Isaac Newton
#*'''Isaac Newton Lewis''' (1858 - 1931), United States of America/U.S. army officer & inventor
#James Lewis, Lewis, James (Jim)
#*'''James Lewis''' ('''Jim''') (born 19XX), United States of America/U.S. businessman & political figure; Libertarian vice-president, vice-presidential candidate 1984
#Jerry Lewis, Lewis, Jerry (Joseph Levitch)
#*'''Jerry Lewis''' ('''Joseph Levitch''') (born 1926), United States of America/U.S. comedian & fundraiser
#John Llewellyn Lewis, Lewis, John Llewellyn
#*'''John Llewellyn Lewis''' (1880 - 1969), United States of America/U.S. labor leader; pres. of United Mine Workers of America 1920-1960; founder & 1st pres. of CIO 1935-1940
#Joseph Lewis, Lewis, Joseph
#*'''Joseph Lewis''' (1889 - 1968), United States of America/U.S. atheist; founder & 1st pres. of Freethinkers of America 1925-1968; wrote "An Atheist Manifesto" 1954
#Matthew Gregory Lewis, Lewis, Matthew Gregory (Monk Lewis)
#*'''Matthew Gregory Lewis''' ('''Monk Lewis''') (1775 - 1818), English author, writer
#Meriwether Lewis, Lewis, Meriwether
#*'''Meriwether Lewis''' (1774 - 1809), United States of America/U.S. explorer with William Clark; probably suicide, possibly murdered
#Morgan Lewis, Lewis, Morgan
#*'''Morgan Lewis''' (1754 - 1844), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of New York 1804-1807
#Sinclair Lewis, Lewis, Sinclair (Harry)
#*'''Sinclair Lewis''' ('''Harry''') (1885 - 1951), United States of America/U.S. novelist; wrote novels "Main Street" 1920, "Babbitt" 1922, "Arrowsmith" 1925, "Elmer Gantry" 1927, "Dodsworth" 1929, "It Can't Happen Here" 1935; Nobel Prize in Literature 1930
#Wyndham Lewis, Lewis, Wyndham (Percy)
#*'''Wyndham Lewis''' ('''Percy''') (1884 - 1957), British author, writer & painter
#Robert Ley, Ley, Robert
#*'''Robert Ley''' (1890 - 1945), German Nazi leader; suicide
#Willem Johannes Leyds, Leyds, Willem Johannes
#*'''Willem Johannes Leyds''' (1859 - 1940), South African Boer political figure; state secretary of Transvaal 1888-1898
#Justin L'Herisson, L'Herisson, Justin
#*'''Justin L'Herisson''' (1873 - 1907), Haitian lyricist; wrote Haitian national anthem "La Dessalinienne" 1904
#Guillaume Francois Antoine, Marquis de L'Hopital, L'Hopital, Guillaume Francois Antoine, Marquis de
#*'''Guillaume Francois Antoine, Marquis de L'Hopital''' (1661 - 1704), French mathematician; wrote 1st textbook of differential calculus; eponym of L'Hopital's rule
#Liang Chi-chao (Liang Qichao)
#*'''Liang Chi-chao ''' ('''Liang Qichao''') (1873 - 1929), Chinese political philosopher & education reformer
#Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, Liaquat Ali Khan, Nawabzada
#*'''Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan''' (1895 - 1951), Pakistani political figure; 1st prime minister of Pakistan 1947-1951; assassinated
#Willard Frank Libby, Libby, Willard Frank
#*'''Willard Frank Libby''' (1908 - 1980), United States of America/U.S. chemist; invented radioactive carbon dating; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1960
#Liberace Liberace) (Wladziu Valentino, Lee)
#*'''Liberace Liberace)''' ('''Wladziu Valentino''',, '''Lee''') (1919 - 1987), United States of America/U.S. pianist
#Liberius
#*'''Liberius''' (2XX - 366), Italian pope 352-366; earliest pope not yet canonized
#Roy Lichtenstein, Lichtenstein, Roy
#*'''Roy Lichtenstein''' (born 1923), United States of America/U.S. artist
#Valerius Licinianus Licinius, Licinius, Valerius Licinianus
#*'''Valerius Licinianus Licinius''' (2XX - 325), Roman emperor 308-324
#Li Dazhao (Li Ta-chao)
#*'''Li Dazhao ''' ('''Li Ta-chao''') (1888 - 1927), Chinese Marxist political philosopher; co-founded Chinese Communist Party; executed
#Alice Pleasance Liddell, Liddell, Alice Pleasance (Mrs. Alice Hargreaves)
#*'''Alice Pleasance Liddell''' ('''Mrs. Alice Hargreaves''') (1852 - 1934), English daughter of Henry George Liddell; child friend of Lewis Carroll; probably inspiration for character Alice
#Eric Liddell, Liddell, Eric
#*'''Eric Liddell''' (1902 - 1945), Scottish (Chinese-born) missionary & track athlete; died in Japanese-run internment camp; subject of movie "Chariots of Fire" 1981
#Henry George Liddell, Liddell, Henry George
#*'''Henry George Liddell''' (1811 - 1898), English educator & classical scholar; father of Alice Liddell
#Basil Henry, Sir Liddell Hart, Liddell Hart, Basil Henry, Sir
#*'''Basil Henry, Sir Liddell Hart''' (1895 - 1970), English military scientist & strategist
#Jonas Lie, Lie, Jonas
#*'''Jonas Lie''' (1833 - 1908), Norwegian dramatist & novelist
#Marius Sophus Lie, Lie, Marius Sophus
#*'''Marius Sophus Lie''' (1842 - 1899), Norwegian mathematician; founder & eponym of Lie algebra
#Trygve Halvdan Lie, Lie, Trygve Halvdan
#*'''Trygve Halvdan Lie''' (1896 - 1968), Norwegian diplomat & political figure; Norwegian foreign minister 1940-1945 in exiled London government; 1st secretary-general of United Nations 1946-1952
#Joseph Lieberman, Lieberman, Joseph (Joe)
#*'''Joseph Lieberman''' ('''Joe''') (born 1942), United States of America/U.S. Republic political figure; Senator from Connecticut 1989; 1st Orthodox Jew elected to Senate
#Justus von Liebig, Liebig, Justus von
#*'''Justus von Liebig''' (1803 - 1873), German chemist
#Karl Liebknecht, Liebknecht, Karl
#*'''Karl Liebknecht''' (1871 - 1919), German socialist political figure & revolutionary with Rosa Luxemburg; co-founded German Communist Party 1918; led Spartacist uprising; killed
#Serge Lifar, Lifar, Serge
#*'''Serge Lifar''' (1905 - 1986), Russian dancer
#Candy Lynne Lightner, Lightner, Candy Lynne
#*'''Candy Lynne Lightner''' (born 1946), United States of America/U.S. activist; founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving 1980 (MADD)
#Li Hung-chang
#*'''Li Hung-chang''' (1823 - 1901), Chinese political figure
Section 10
#David Eli Lilienthal, Lilienthal, David Eli
#*'''David Eli Lilienthal''' (1899 - 1981), United States of America/U.S. administrator; chairman of Tennessee Valley Authority 1941-1946 (TVeterans Affairs); 1st chairman of Atomic Energy Commission 1946-1950
#Hilla Limann, Limann, Hilla
#*'''Hilla Limann''' (born 1934), Ghanaian political figure; pres. of Ghana 1979-1981; overthrown
#Jose Arcadio Limon, Limon, Jose Arcadio
#*'''Jose Arcadio Limon''' (1908 - 1972), United States of America/U.S. (Mexican-born) choreographer & dancer
#Maya Ying Lin, Lin, Maya Ying
#*'''Maya Ying Lin''' (born 1960), United States of America/U.S. artist; designed Vietnam War Memorial
#Thomas Linacre, Linacre, Thomas
#*'''Thomas Linacre''' (1460? - 1524), English humanist & physician
#Jose Maria Linares, Linares, Jose Maria
#*'''Jose Maria Linares''' (1810 - 1861), Bolivian dictator & political figure; pres. of Bolivia 1857-1861; overthrown
#Lin Baio (Lin Piao)
#*'''Lin Baio ''' ('''Lin Piao''') (1907 - 1971), Chinese Communist general; fought in Chinese civil war; Chinese defense minister 1959-1971
#Benjamin Lincoln, Lincoln, Benjamin
#*'''Benjamin Lincoln''' (1733 - 1810), United States of America/U.S. general in American Revolution; 1st secretary of war 1781-1783 under Articles of Confederation; suppressed Shays' Rebellion 1787
#Enoch Lincoln, Lincoln, Enoch
#*'''Enoch Lincoln''' (1788 - 1829), United States of America/U.S. political figure; governor of Maine 1827-1829; son of Levi Lincoln
#Mary Lincoln, Lincoln, Mary (nee Todd)
#*'''Mary Lincoln''' ('''nee Todd''') (1818 - 1882), United States of America/U.S. wife of Abraham Lincoln 1842
#Robert Todd Lincoln, Lincoln, Robert Todd
#*'''Robert Todd Lincoln''' (1843 - 1926), United States of America/U.S. businessman & diplomat; Secretary of War 1881-1885; pres. of Pullman Company 1897-1911; son of Abraham Lincoln
#Jenny Lind, Lind, Jenny (the Swedish Nightingale)
#*'''Jenny Lind''' ('''the Swedish Nightingale''') (1820 - 1887), Swedish soprano
#Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Lindbergh, Charles Augustus
#*'''Charles Augustus Lindbergh''' (1902 - 1974), United States of America/U.S. aviator; made 1st solo trans-Atlantic airplane flight 1927 in plane Spirit of St. Louis; 1st Time magazine Man of the Year 1927; wrote memoir "The Spirit of St. Louis" 1953
#Charles Augustus Jr. Lindbergh, Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Jr.
#*'''Charles Augustus Jr. Lindbergh''' (1930 - 1932), United States of America/U.S. son of Charles Lindbergh; kidnapped & murdered
#Ferdinand von Lindemann, Lindemann, Ferdinand von
#*'''Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann''' (1852 - 1939), German mathematician; proved transcendence of pi 1882
#Hal Linden, Linden, Hal (Harold Lipshitz)
#*'''Hal Linden''' ('''Harold Lipshitz''') (born 1931), United States of America/U.S. actor
#Astrid Lindgren, Lindgren, Astrid
#*'''Astrid Lindgren''' (born 1907), Swedish juvenile novelist; wrote novels "Pippi Longstocking" 1945, "Emil in Lonneberga" 1963, "Nils Karlsson-Pyssling" 1949, "The Brothers Lionheart" 1973
#John Lindley, Lindley, John
#*'''John Lindley''' (1799 - 1865), English botanist
#Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman, Lindman, Salomon Arvid Achates
#*'''Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman''' (1862 - 1936), Swedish admiral & political figure; prime minister of Sweden 1906-1911, 1928-1930
#Howard Lindsay, Lindsay, Howard
#*'''Howard Lindsay''' (1889 - 1968), United States of America/U.S. actor & dramatist
#John Vliet Lindsay, Lindsay, John Vliet
#*'''John Vliet Lindsay''' (born 1921), United States of America/U.S. political figure; mayor of New York City 1966-1974
#Vachel Lindsay, Lindsay, Vachel (Nicholas)
#*'''Vachel Lindsay''' ('''Nicholas''') (1879 - 1931), United States of America/U.S. poet; wrote poetry collections "General Booth Enters into Heaven" 1913, "The Congo" 1914; suicide
#Jose Linhares, Linhares, Jose
#*'''Jose Linhares''' (1886 - 1957), Brazilian political figure; acting pres. of Brazil 1945-1946
#Lin Sen (Lin Tzu-ch'ao)
#*'''Lin Sen ''' ('''Lin Tzu-ch'ao''') (1867 - 1943), Chinese political figure; Nationalist pres. of China 1931-1943
#Eric Linklater, Linklater, Eric
#*'''Eric Linklater''' (1899 - 1974), British author, writer
#Carolus Linnaeus, Carolus Linnaeus/Linnaeus, Carolus (Carolus Linnaeus/Carl von Linne)
#*'''Carolus Linnaeus''' ('''Carl von Linne''') (1707 - 1778), Swedish botanist; father of taxonomy
#Linus
#*'''Linus''' (0XX - 076?), Italian saint & 2nd pope 067?-076?
#Lin Yu-t'ang
#*'''Lin Yu-t'ang''' (1895 - 1976), Chinese author, writer & philologist
#Jean Etienne Liotard, Liotard, Jean Etienne
#*'''Jean Etienne Liotard''' (1702 - 1789), Swiss painter
#Joseph Liouville, Liouville, Joseph
#*'''Joseph Liouville''' (1809 - 1892), French mathematician; proved existence of transcendental numbers 1844; eponym of Liouville's theorem of conservation of phase space volume
#Jacques Lipchitz, Lipchitz, Jacques
#*'''Jacques Lipchitz''' (1891 - 1973), United States of America/U.S. (Latvian-born) Cubist sculptor
#Li Peng
#*'''Li Peng''' (born 1928), Chinese political figure; acting premier of China 1987-1988; premier of China 1988
#Fritz Albert Lipmann, Lipmann, Fritz Albert
#*'''Fritz Albert Lipmann''' (1899 - 1986), United States of America/U.S. (German-born) biochemist; studied metabolism; explained role of adenosine triphosphate (ATP); discovered co-enzyme A 1945; Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 1953
#Li Po
#*'''Li Po''' (701 - 762), Chinese poet
#Fra Filippo Lippi, Lippi, Fra Filippo (Fra Lippo Lippi)
#*'''Fra Filippo Lippi''' ('''Fra Lippo Lippi''') (1406? - 1469), Italian Florentine painter
#Filippo Lippi, Lippi, Filippo (Filippino)
#*'''Filippo Lippi''' ('''Filippino''') (1457? - 1504), Italian Florentine painter
#Gabriel Jonas Lippmann, Lippmann, Gabriel Jonas
#*'''Gabriel Jonas Lippmann''' (1845 - 1921), French physicist; inventor of color photography; Nobel Prize in Physics 1908
#Walter Lippmann, Lippmann, Walter
#*'''Walter Lippmann''' (1889 - 1974), United States of America/U.S. author, writer & journalist
#William Nunn Jr. Lipscomb, Lipscomb, William Nunn Jr.
#*'''William Nunn Jr. Lipscomb''' (born 1919), United States of America/U.S. chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976
#Thomas Johnstone, Sir Lipton, Lipton, Thomas Johnstone, Sir
#*'''Thomas Johnstone, Sir Lipton''' (1850 - 1931), English tea merchant & yachtsman; founder & eponym of Lipton, Ltd. 1898
#John Young, Baron Lisgar, Lisgar, John Young, Baron
#*'''John Young, Baron Lisgar''' (1807 - 1876), British (Indian-born) administrator in Canada; governor-general of Canada 1869-1872
#Jules Antoine Lissajous, Lissajous, Jules Antoine
#*'''Jules Antoine Lissajous''' (1822 - 1880), French mathematician; eponym of Lissajous figures


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