Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Lelio Sozzini

Italian theologian and co-founder of Socinianism (1525–1562)

Lembit Oll

b. 1966

Estonian chess player

Len Barry

b. 1942

American musical artist (1942–2020)

Len Bias

American basketball player (1963–1986)

Len Carney

b. 1915

English footballer

Len Dawson

b. 1935

American football player (1935–2022)

Len Goodman

English ballroom dancer (1944–2023)

Len Hutton

b. 1916

English cricketer (1916–1990)

Len Shackleton

b. 1922

English footballer (1922–2000)

Len Wein

b. 1948

American comic book writer and editor

Lena Baker

b. 1900

African American wrongful execution victim (1900-1945)

Lena Dunham

b. 1986

American writer and actress (born 1986)

Lena Einhorn

b. 1954

Swedish director, writer and physician

Lena Horne

American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)

Lena Meyer-Landrut

b. 1991

German singer (born 1991)

Leni Robredo

b. 1965

Vice President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

Lenka Wienerová

b. 1988

Slovak tennis player

Lennart Risberg

b. 1935

Swedish boxer (1935–2013)

Lennart Strand

b. 1921

Swedish middle-distance runner

Lennie Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann

b. 1934

British and South African judge (born 1934)

Lenny Kravitz

b. 1964

American rock musician (born 1964)

Lenore Manderson

b. 1951

Australian medical anthropologist (born 1951)

Lenox Hewitt

b. 1917

Australian public servant (1917–2020)

Leo and Diane Dillon

American husband-and-wife illustrator duo