Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Lou Harrison

b. 1917

American composer (1917–2003)

Lou Henson

American basketball coach (1932–2020)

Lou Hudson

b. 1944

American basketball player (1944–2014)

Lou Jacobi

Canadian character actor (1913–2009)

Lou Kenton

b. 1908

English proofreader who served as a medical courier and ambulance driver

Lou Klein

b. 1918

American baseball player (1918–1976)

Lou Lamoriello

b. 1942

American ice hockey executive

Lou Lichtveld

Dutch-Surinamese writer and politician (1903–1996)

Lou Marini

b. 1945

American saxophonist, arranger, and composer (born 1945)

Lou Martin

b. 1949

Musical artist

Lou Myers (actor)

b. 1935

American actor (1935–2013)

Lou Nanne

b. 1941

Canadian-born American ice hockey player and general manager

Lou Pearlman

b. 1954

American talent manager and scam artist (1954–2016)

Lou Reed

American rock musician (1942–2013)

Lou Scheimer

American film producer and voice actor (1928–2013)

Lou Thesz

b. 1916

American professional wrestler (1916–2002)

Lou van den Dries

b. 1951

Dutch mathematician

Lou Vincent

b. 1978

New Zealand cricketer

Lou Watson

American basketball player and coach

Lou Whitaker

b. 1957

American baseball player (born 1957)

Lou Williams

b. 1986

American basketball player (born 1986)

Lou Yun

b. 1964

Chinese artistic gymnast

Loudon Wainwright III

b. 1946

American musician (born 1946)

Louella Parsons

b. 1881

American gossip columnist (1881–1972)