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Historical Figures — L
247 people whose names start with “L”
Athlete(39)Musician(29)actress(16)actor(8)singer(4)singer-songwriter(3)
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Frank BaumauthorLabrinth [Timothy Lee McKenzie]MusicianLady Gagasinger, songwriter and actressLaffit Pincay Jr.AthleteLalisaMusicianLamar JacksonAthleteLana Del Reysinger-songwriterLana TurneractressLance ArmstrongAthleteLance GibbsAthleteLando NorrisAthleteLangston HughesMusicianLarisa LatyninaAthleteLarry BirdAthleteLarry Davidcomedian, writer and actorLarry DobyAthleteLarry Ellisonbusinessman and entrepreneurLarry FinkbusinessmanLarry FlyntpublisherLarry HagmanactorLarry HolmesAthleteLarry KingTV and radio hostLarry NelsonAthleteLarry PagebusinessmanLars UlrichMusicianLaura DaviesAthleteLaura DernactressLaura HarringactressLaura Ingalls Wilderteacher and writerLaura SecordLauren BacallactressLauren CohanBritish-American actressLaurence DohertyLaurence FishburneactorLaurence Olivieractor and directorLaurent Duvernay-TardifAthleteLaurent-Désiré KabilaLauryn HillMusicianLaverne Coxactress and LGBTQ advocateLavrentiy BeriaSoviet secret police chiefLawrence TaylorAthleteLe CorbusierSwiss-French architectLea Micheleactress and singerLéa SeydouxactressLead BellyMusicianLeAnn RimesMusicianLeBron JamesAthleteLech WałęsaLee Danielsfilmmaker and television producerLee Harvey OswaldAssassin of John F. KennedyLee Hsien LoongLee Jung-jaeKorean actorLee Kuan YewLee MarvinactorLee TrevinoAthleteLeelee Sobieskiactress and artistLefty Gomezbaseball playerLegs DiamondgangsterLei Junbillionaire entrepreneurLeland StanfordLena Dunhamwriter and actressLena Hornesinger, actress, dancer and activistLeni RiefenstahlfilmmakerLennox LewisAthleteLenny KravitzMusicianLenny WilkensAthleteLeo Baekelandchemist; inventor of BakeliteLeo DiegelAthleteLeo DurocherAthleteLeó SzilárdHungarian-American physicist and inventorLeo TolstoywriterLeo XLeo XIIILéon BlumpoliticianLeon SpinksAthleteLeon TrotskySoviet politician and revolutionaryLeona LewisMusicianLeonard BernsteinMusicianLeonard CohenMusicianLeonard NimoyactorLeonardo da VinciRenaissance polymathLeonardo DiCaprioactorLeonhard EulermathematicianLeonid BrezhnevLeontyne PriceMusicianLeopold IILeopold II of BelgiumLéopold Sédar SenghorFirst president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theoristLeopold StokowskiconductorLeopold von RankehistorianLeopoldo Galtierigeneral and military rulerLeoš JanáčekMusicianLeslie Grovesmilitary officerLester B. PearsonLev VygotskySoviet psychologistLevi StraussGerman-American businessmanLew HoadLewis Carrollauthor and scholarLewis F. Powell Jr.Lewis HamiltonAthleteLewis KoumasAthleteLi Ka-shingHong Kong entrepreneurLi KeqiangLi NaAthleteLiam HemsworthactorLiam NeesonActor from Northern IrelandLiam PayneMusicianLiberacemusician and actorLightnin Hopkinssinger-songwriter, pianist, and guitaristLike NastyaRussian-American YouTuberLil BabyMusicianLil DurkMusicianLil MoseyMusicianLil Nas XMusicianLil PumpMusicianLil WayneMusicianLili Elbepainter and transgender womanLillian Hellmandramatist and screenwriterLillian Waldnurse, humanitarian activist, and authorLily AllensingerLily JamesactressLily-Rose DeppAmerican actressLin-Manuel Mirandasongwriter, actor, filmmaker and librettistLinda Blairactress and animal rights activistLinda EvansActorLinda HamiltonactressLinda HuntactressLinda McCartneyphotographer and musicianLinda RonstadtsingerLindsay DavenportAthleteLindsay Lohanactress and singerLindsey VonnAthleteLinus Paulingscientist and activistLinus TorvaldsAmerican software engineerLinus Yale Jr.mechanical engineerLionel Barrymoreactor, director, screenwriterLionel MartinbusinessmanLionel MessiAthleteLionel RichiesingerLisa BonetactressLisa KudrowactressLisa LopesMusicianLisa MarieActorLisa Marie Presleysinger-songwriterLita GreyactressLittle EvasingerLittle RichardMusicianLiu Xiaobohuman rights activistLiv TyleractressLiviaRoman empress from 27 BC to AD 14Liz Claibornefashion designerLiz TrussLiza Minnelliactress, singer, and dancerLiza SoberanoFilipino-American actressLizzie Bordenacquitted murder suspectLizzoMusicianLL Cool JrapperLleyton HewittAthleteLloyd Blankfeininvestment bankerLogan Paulinfluencer and professional wrestlerLonzo BallAthleteLord ByronpoetLord Mountbattenstatesman and admiralLordeMusicianLorena OchoaAthleteLorenz HartMusicianLorenzo de' MediciLorenzo LamasactorLoretta LynchattorneyLoretta LynnMusicianLoretta SwitactressLoretta YoungactressLorne MichaelsAmerican television producer, writer, and actorLorraine WarrenLottie DodAthleteLou BegaMusicianLou BrockAthleteLou Costellocomedian and actorLou Gehrigbaseball playerLou Theszprofessional wrestlerLouis Armstrongjazz trumpeter and singerLouis B. MayerCanadian-American film producerLouis BothaLouis Brailleeducator and inventor of brailleLouis Buchaltermob bossLouis ChevroletAthleteLouis de Buade de Frontenacsoldier and governorLouis Farrakhanreligious leaderLouis IXLouis Jordanmusician, songwriter and bandleaderLouis LapicqueneuroscientistLouis Leakeyarchaeologist and naturalistLouis MandrinoutlawLouis of NassauLouis OosthuizenAthleteLouis Pasteurchemist, pharmacist and microbiologistLouis RenaultindustrialistLouis RielMétis leader in CanadaLouis St. LaurentLouis SullivanarchitectLouis the PiousEmperor of the Carolingian Empire from 813 to 840Louis TherouxAmerican documentarianLouis Tomlinsonsinger-songwriterLouis VuittonLouis XILouis XIILouis XIIILouis XIVLouis XVILouis XVIIILouis-Jacques Daguerrescientist, artist and photographerLouisa May AlcottnovelistLouise BroughAthleteLouise FletcheractressLouise SuggsLouise Woodwardcriminal case of 1997 baby death by British au pairLuciano Pavarottioperatic tenorLucillaRoman empress from 164 to 169Lucille BallactressLucius VerusRoman emperor from 161 to 169Lucretia MottQuaker abolitionist and suffragistLucrezia BorgiaSpanish-Italian duchess-consort of Ferrara, Modena and ReggioLucy BurnssuffragistLucy Haleactress and singerLucy LawlessZealand actressLucy Maud MontgomerynovelistLudovico SforzaDuke of MilanLudwig ErhardLudwig Leichhardtexplorer of AustraliaLudwig van BeethovencomposerLudwig Wittgensteinphilosopher and logicianLuis MiguelMusicianLuis SuárezAthleteLuis Suárez MiramontesAthleteLuise RainerGerman-born actressLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaLuka DončićAthleteLuka ModrićAthleteLuke Bryancountry singerLuke PerryactorLuther Burbankbotanist and horticulturistLuther VandrossMusicianLydia KoAthleteLyle Lovettcountry singerLyndon B. JohnsonLynn RedgraveAmerican actressLyudmila PavlichenkoSoviet sniper
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many historical figures start with the letter L?
- We have 247 historical figures whose names begin with L, out of 5,637 total people in our database.
- What professions are represented among people starting with L?
- The most common roles include Athlete (39), Musician (29), actress (16), actor (8), singer (4), singer-songwriter (3).