Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Lonnie Donegan

b. 1931

British skiffle singer (1931–2002)

Lope de Barrientos

Castilian statesman

Lope K. Santos

Filipino writer, poet, activist, and politician

Lord Byron

English poet (1788–1824)

Lord Frederick Cavendish

British politician (1836–1882)

Lord John Sackville

b. 1713

English cricketer (1713–1765)

Lord Kelvin

b. 1824

British physicist, engineer and mathematician (1824–1907)

Lord Mountbatten

b. 1900

British statesman and admiral (1900–1979)

Lord Richard Cecil

British soldier & journalist (1948–1978)

Lord William Bentinck

British military commander and politician (1774–1839)

Lorella Cedroni

b. 1961

Italian political philosopher

Loren Gray

b. 2002

American social media personality (born 2002)

Loren Roberts

b. 1955

American professional golfer (born 1955)

Lorenz Hart

b. 1895

American lyricist (1895–1943)

Lorenzo Amoruso

b. 1971

Italian footballer

Lorenzo Booker

b. 1984

American football player (born 1984)

Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino

Italian nobleman (1492–1519)

Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici

Italian banker and politician

Lorenzo Insigne

b. 1991

Italian footballer (born 1991)

Lorenzo Music

b. 1937

American actor, producer, and writer (1937–2001)

Lorenzo Sawyer

b. 1820

American judge (1820–1891)

Lorenzo Staelens

b. 1964

Belgian footballer and manager

Lorenzo Zambrano

Mexican businessman and philanthropist

Loretta Schrijver

b. 1956

Dutch television presenter (1956–2025)