Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Luis Otero (footballer)

b. 1893

Spanish footballer (1893–1955)

Luis Pérez-Sala

b. 1959

Spanish racing driver (born 1959)

Luis Polonia

b. 1963

Dominican baseball player (born 1963)

Luis Rentería

b. 1988

Panamanian footballer (1988-2014)

Luis Robert Jr.

b. 1997

Cuban-born baseball player (born 1997)

Luís Roberto Alves

b. 1967

Mexican footballer (born 1967)

Luis Salom

b. 1991

Spanish motorcycle racer (1991–2016)

Luis Salvadores

b. 1932

Chilean basketball player (1932–2014)

Luis Saslavsky

b. 1903

Argentine film director

Luis Scola

b. 1980

Argentine basketball player (born 1980)

Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)

b. 1935

Spanish footballer (1935–2023)

Luis Taruc

b. 1913

Philippine Marxist–Leninist politician (1913–2005)

Luis Terrero

b. 1983

Dominican baseball player (born 1980)

Luis Tiant

Cuban baseball player (1940–2024)

Luis Vélez de Guevara

b. 1579

Spanish dramatist and novelist (1579–1644)

Luis Vicente de Velasco

Spanish Navy officer (1711–1762)

Luis Villafuerte

Filipino politician (1935–2021)

Luis Walter Alvarez

b. 1911

American physicist, inventor and professor (1911–1988)

Luisa Cappiani

b. 1829

Austrian opera singer

Luisa de Guzmán

b. 1613

Queen of Portugal from 1640 to 1656

Luise Adolpha Le Beau

b. 1850

German composer (1850–1927)

Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria

10th-century German nobleman

Luiz Bonfá

b. 1922

Brazilian guitarist and composer (1922–2001)

Luiz Felipe Scolari

b. 1948

Brazilian football manager (born 1948)