Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Lee Richardson (speedway rider)

British motorcycle speedway rider

Lee Roache

b. 1984

English footballer

Lee Roy Jordan

b. 1941

American football player (1941–2025)

Lee Ryan

b. 1983

English singer (born 1983)

Lee Sharpe

b. 1971

English footballer (born 1971)

Lee Soo-man

b. 1952

South Korean business executive and record producer (born 1952)

Lee Tamahori

b. 1950

New Zealand film director (1950–2025)

Lee Westwood

b. 1973

English golfer (born 1973)

Lee Young-pyo

b. 1977

South Korean footballer (born 1977)

Leela Dube

Indian anthropologist and feminist scholar

Leelee Sobieski

b. 1983

American actress and artist (born 1983)

Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian

b. 1957

Scottish advocate and judge

Lefty Grove

American baseball player (1900–1975)

Lehlohonolo Seema

b. 1980

Mosotho footballer (born 1980)

Leigh Francis

b. 1973

English actor and comedian (born 1973)

Leigh Kennedy

b. 1951

American British science fiction writer (born 1951)

Leigh Nash

b. 1976

American singer (born 1976)

Leila Berg

English children's author, 1917–2012

Leila Kasra

Musical artist

Leila Pahlavi

Iranian princess (1970–2001)

Lejla Njemčević

b. 1994

Bosnian mountain bike cyclist (born 1994)

Lela Rochon

b. 1964

American actress (born 1964)

Leland Sklar

b. 1947

American bassist (born 1947)

Leland Stanford

Governor of California from 1862 to 1863