Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62247 persons found

Lily Poulett-Harris

b. 1873

Australian sportswoman and educationalist

Lily Rabe

b. 1982

American actress (born 1982)

Lily Sullivan

b. 1993

Australian actress (born 1994)

Lily Tomlin

b. 1939

American actress (born 1939)

Lily Tuck

b. 1938

American novelist and short story writer (born 1938)

Lily-Rose Depp

b. 1999

French and American actress and singer (born 1999)

Lilyan Tashman

b. 1896

American actress (1896–1934)

Lim Bo Seng

b. 1909

Chinese resistance fighter (1909–1944)

Lim Goh Tong

Malaysian Chinese businessman and entrepreneur

Lim Jeong-hee

b. 1981

South Korean singer (born 1981)

Lim Seul-ong

b. 1987

South Korean singer and actor (born 1987)

Lim Yoona

b. 1990

South Korean singer and actress (born 1990)

Lima Barreto

b. 1881

Brazilian writer (1881–1922)

Limmy

b. 1974

Scottish comedian (born 1974)

Lin Biao

Chinese marshal and politician (1907–1971)

Lin Dan

b. 1983

Chinese badminton player (born 1983)

Lin Huiyin

b. 1904

Chinese architect and writer (1904–1955)

Lin Shaye

b. 1943

American actress (born 1943)

Lin Yang-kang

b. 1927

Taiwanese politician (1927–2013)

Lin Zhao

Chinese dissident executed during the Cultural Revolution

Lina Andrijauskaitė

b. 1987

Lithuanian long jumper (born 1987)

Lina Krasnoroutskaya

b. 1984

Russian tennis player

Lina Ódena

Spanish communist and miliciana (1911–1936)