Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Lionel Richie

b. 1949

American singer (born 1949)

Lionel Rose

Australian boxer (1948–2011)

Lionel Scaloni

b. 1978

Argentine football manager (born 1978)

Lior Refaelov

b. 1986

Israeli footballer (born 1986)

Lisa Carrington

b. 1989

New Zealand canoeist (born 1989)

Lisa Cholodenko

b. 1964

American screenwriter and director

Lisa Curry

b. 1962

Australian swimmer (born 1962)

Lisa del Giocondo

b. 1479

Italian noblewoman (1479–1542)

Lisa Edelstein

b. 1966

American actress (born 1966)

Lisa Evans

b. 1992

Scottish footballer (born 1992)

Lisa Fonssagrives

b. 1911

Swedish model (1911–1992)

Lisa Germano

b. 1958

American singer-songwriter (born 1958)

Lisa Lopes

American rapper (1971–2002)

Lisa Murkowski

b. 1957

American attorney and politician (born 1957)

Lisa Nowak

b. 1963

American astronaut (born 1963)

Lisa Raitt

b. 1968

Former Canadian politician

Lisa Randall

b. 1962

American theoretical physicist (b. 1962)

Lise de Baissac

b. 1905

Agent of the SOE

Lise Klaveness

b. 1981

Norwegian footballer and executive

Lise Lyng Falkenberg

b. 1962

Danish writer

Lise Nørgaard

b. 1917

Danish journalist and writer (1917–2023)

Lise-Marie Morerod

b. 1956

Swiss alpine skier

Little Eva

b. 1943

American singer (1943–2003)