Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Lou Gehrig

American baseball player (1903–1941)

Lou Gramm

b. 1950

American singer (born 1950)

Lou Harrison

b. 1917

American composer (1917–2003)

Lou Marini

b. 1945

American saxophonist, arranger, and composer (born 1945)

Lou Nanne

b. 1941

Canadian-born American ice hockey player and general manager

Lou Pearlman

b. 1954

American talent manager and scam artist (1954–2016)

Lou Thesz

b. 1916

American professional wrestler (1916–2002)

Lou van den Dries

b. 1951

Dutch mathematician

Lou Watson

American basketball player and coach

Lou Whitaker

b. 1957

American baseball player (born 1957)

Lou Yun

b. 1964

Chinese artistic gymnast

Louis Agassiz

b. 1807

Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

Louis Alter

b. 1902

American pianist, songwriter and composer

Louis Amédée Achard

b. 1814

French novelist (1814–1875)

Louis Andriessen

b. 1939

Dutch composer and pianist (1939–2021)

Louis Antoine de Noailles

17th and 18th-century French Catholic cardinal

Louis Applebaum

Canadian film score composer

Louis Bachelier

French pioneer in mathematical economics (1870-1946)

Louis Bennison

American actor (1884–1929)

Louis Bourdaloue

French Jesuit and preacher (1632–1704)

Louis C. Wyman

American politician (1917–2002)

Louis Calhern

American actor (1895–1956)

Louis Chevrolet

American racing driver (1878–1941)

Louis Chiron

Monégasque racing driver (1899–1979)