Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Leslie Phillips

b. 1924

British actor (1924–2022)

Leslie Smith (businessman)

Leslie Uggams

b. 1943

American actress and singer (born 1943)

Lester B. Pearson

b. 1897

Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968

Lester Bangs

American music critic (1948–1982)

Lester del Rey

b. 1915

American science fiction author (1915–1993)

Lester Flatt

American singer-songwriter (1914–1979)

Lester Maddox

American politician from Georgia (1915–2003)

Lester Patrick

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1883–1960)

Lester Rodney

b. 1911

American journalist

Lester Sumrall

American evangelist (1913–1996)

Lev Kopelev

Soviet author and dissident

Lev Pontryagin

Soviet mathematician (1908–1988)

Lev Shankovsky

Ukrainian rebel soldier and military historian

Lev Vygotsky

Soviet psychologist (1896–1934)

Levern Spencer

b. 1984

Saint Lucian high jumper and Olympic athlete

Levi Celerio

b. 1910

Filipino composer and lyricist

Levi Lincoln Sr.

b. 1749

American revolutionary, lawyer and statesman (1749–1820)

Levi P. Morton

b. 1824

Vice President of the United States from 1889 to 1893

Levi Stubbs

b. 1936

American R&B singer (1936–2008)

Levinus Lemnius

b. 1505

Dutch physician and author (1505–1568)

Levon Helm

American drummer and vocalist (1940–2012)

Levy Solomons

Lew Anderson

American actor and musician (1922–2006)