Leading Figures in History

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

21511 persons found

Louise-Adéone Drölling

b. 1797

French painter

Louka Katseli

b. 1952

Greek economist and politician

Loukas Notaras

Byzantine writer and official

Lourdes Portillo

Mexican film director (1943–2024)

Lourdes Valera

Venezuelan actress (1963–2012)

Lowell George

American singer-songwriter and founder of Little Feat (1945–1979)

Lowell Weicker

b. 1931

American politician (1931–2023)

Lozen

Apache prophetess

Lu Chao-Hsuan

Taiwanese guitarist (1929-2017)

Lu Jiaxi (mathematician)

b. 1935

Chinese mathematician

Lu Wenji

Luann de Lesseps

b. 1965

American reality television personality

Lubka Kolessa

b. 1902

Canadian-Ukrainian pianist and educator

Ľubomír Moravčík

b. 1965

Slovak footballer (born 1965)

Luc Bourdon

Canadian ice hockey player (1987–2008)

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

French writer, nobleman and moralist (1715–1747)

Luc Lacourcière

Canadian ethnographer and writer (1910–1989)

Luc Nilis

b. 1967

Belgian footballer (born 1967)

Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen

b. 1712

French Navy officer

Luca de la Torre

b. 1998

American soccer player (born 1998)

Luca Ghini

Italian physician and botanist (1490–1556)

Luca Toni

b. 1977

Italian footballer (born 1977)

Luca Zidane

b. 1998

Algerian-French footballer (born 1998)

Lucas Achtschellinck

Flemish painter