Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Lionel Jeffries

b. 1926

English actor, screenwriter and film director (1926–2010)

Lionel Jospin

b. 1937

Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002

Lionel Kieseritzky

Baltic German chess master (1805–1853)

Lionel Messi

b. 1987

Argentine footballer (born 1987)

Lionel Murphy

b. 1922

Australian politician (1922–1986)

Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence

English prince and nobleman (1338–1368)

Lionel Poilâne

French baker (1945–2002)

Lionel Richie

b. 1949

American singer (born 1949)

Lionel Rose

Australian boxer (1948–2011)

Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset

British politician

Lionel Scaloni

b. 1978

Argentine football manager (born 1978)

Lionel Simmons

b. 1968

American basketball player (born 1968)

Lionel Sosa

b. 1939

Lionel Terray

b. 1921

French climber and mountaineer

Lionel Trilling

b. 1905

American literary critic (1905–1975)

Lior Asulin

Israeli footballer (1980–2023)

Lior Refaelov

b. 1986

Israeli footballer (born 1986)

Lip Pike

American baseball player and manager (1845–1893)

Lipman Bers

Latvian-American mathematician (1914–1993)

Lipót Fejér

Hungarian mathematician (1880–1959)

Lisa Ann Walter

b. 1963

American actress (born 1963)

Lisa Ben

b. 1921

American writer

Lisa Bloom

b. 1961

American lawyer (born 1961)

Lisa Blount

b. 1957

American actress (1957–2010)