Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Li Yuanhong

Fourth President of the Republic of China

Lia Manoliu

b. 1932

Romanian discus thrower

Lia Vissi

b. 1955

Greek-Cypriot singer-songwriter (born 1955)

Liam Donaldson

b. 1949

British doctor (born 1949)

Liam Neeson

b. 1952

Actor from Northern Ireland (born 1952)

Liam O'Brien

b. 1976

American voice actor (born 1976)

Liam Scarlett

British choreographer (1986–2021)

Liang Shidu

Chinese agrarian leader and general (died 628)

Liao Guoxun

Chinese politician (1963–2022)

Liberace

b. 1919

American musician and actor (1919–1987)

Libert H. Boeynaems

Belgian Catholic bishop

Licio Gelli

b. 1919

Italian financier and Master of Propaganda Due (1919–2015)

Līga Dekmeijere

b. 1983

Latvian tennis player

Lil Bub

b. 2011

Internet celebrity cat (2011–2019)

Lila Acheson Wallace

American magazine publisher and philanthropist (1889-1984)

Lili St. Cyr

b. 1918

American model and burlesque performer (1917–1999)

Liljay

b. 1978

Musical artist

Lillemor Arvidsson

Swedish trade union leader and governor

Lilli Palmer

b. 1914

German actress (1914–1986)

Lillian Estelle Fisher

b. 1891

20th-century American historian and author

Lillian Hellman

b. 1905

American dramatist and screenwriter (1905–1984)

Lillian Hoban

b. 1925

American writer

Lillian Moller Gilbreth

b. 1878

American psychologist and industrial engineer

Lillian Russell

American singer and actress (1860–1922)