Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Luis Aponte Martínez

b. 1922

Puerto Rican Catholic cardinal

Luis Aragonés

b. 1938

Spanish football player and manager (1938–2014)

Luis Arconada

b. 1954

Spanish footballer

Luis Arturo González López

Guatemalan politician

Luis Ávalos

b. 1946

Cuban character actor (1946–2014)

Luís Boa Morte

b. 1977

Portuguese football coach and former player

Luis Buñuel

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)

Luís Carreira

Portuguese motorcycle racer

Luis Castillo (second baseman)

b. 1975

Dominican baseball player (born 1975)

Luis Cernuda

b. 1902

Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27 (1902 – 1963)

Luis Cluzeau Mortet

Musical artist

Luis Corvalán

Chilean politician (1916–2010)

Luís de Camões

Portuguese poet (c. 1524–1580)

Luis de Góngora

Spanish Baroque lyric poet (1561–1627)

Luis de León

Spanish poet and friar (1527–1591)

Luis de Molina

Spanish Catholic priest and philosopher (1535–1600)

Luis E. Miramontes

Mexican chemist

Luis Echeverría

President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976

Luis Edgardo Mercado Jarrín

Peruvian politician and a Prime Minister

Luis Enrique

b. 1970

Spanish football manager (born 1970)

Luís Fabiano

b. 1980

Brazilian footballer (born 1980)

Luis Fajardo (Spanish Navy officer)

Spanish admiral (c. 1556–1617)

Luis Federico Leloir

b. 1906

Argentine physician and biochemist (1906–1987)

Luis Fernando Figari

b. 1947

Peruvian religious leader