Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Lu Jiaxi (mathematician)

b. 1935

Chinese mathematician

Lu Wenji

Lu Xun

b. 1881

Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936)

Lu Yi (Tang dynasty)

Luann de Lesseps

b. 1965

American reality television personality

Luanne Rice

b. 1955

American novelist (born 1955)

Lubka Kolessa

b. 1902

Canadian-Ukrainian pianist and educator

Lubomír Beneš

b. 1935

Czech animator, director and author (1935–1995)

Ľubomír Michalík

b. 1983

Slovak footballer

Ľubomír Moravčík

b. 1965

Slovak footballer (born 1965)

Ľubomír Višňovský

b. 1976

Slovak ice hockey player (born 1976)

Luboš Andršt

b. 1948

Czech guitarist (1948–2021)

Luc Bondy

b. 1948

Swiss theatre and film director (1948–2015)

Luc Bourdon

Canadian ice hockey player (1987–2008)

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

French writer, nobleman and moralist (1715–1747)

Luc De Vos

b. 1962

Musical artist

Luc Ferrari

Musical artist

Luc Lacourcière

Canadian ethnographer and writer (1910–1989)

Luc Mbah a Moute

b. 1986

Cameroonian basketball player (born 1986)

Luc Montagnier

b. 1932

French virologist and Nobel laureate (1932–2022)

Luc Nilis

b. 1967

Belgian footballer (born 1967)

Luc Picard

b. 1961

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1961)

Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen

b. 1712

French Navy officer

Luc-Marie Bayle

French painter