Laar, Mart Estonian polit. & reformer; prime min. of Estonia 1992-- _1960--
La Bruyere, Jean de Fr. moralist _1645-1696
Lacalle, Luis Alberto Uruguayan polit.; pres. of Uruguay 1990-- _1941--
Lachaise, Gaston US (Fr.-born) sculptor _1882-1935
Lachmann, Karl Konrad Friedrich Wilhelm Ger. critic; father of modern textual criticism _1793-1851
Lachs, Manfred Pol. diplomat & jurist; longest-serving judge on World Court 1967-1993 _1914-1993
Ladd, Alan US movie actor _1913-1964
Lasidlav I (also Ladislaus I) Pol. king 1079-1102; son of Casimir I _1043-1102
Lasidlav II (also Ladislaus II) Pol. king 1138-1146; son of Boleslav III _1105-1159
Ladislav I (also Ladislaus I) Pol. king 1306-1333 _1261-1333
Ladislav II Jagello (also Ladislaus II; Vytautas the Great, Vytautas Didysis, Witold Wielki) Lithuanian hero; Pol. king 1386-1434; de facto ruler of Lithuania 1392-1434?; proclaimed union of Lithuania & Poland 1401 _1348?-1434?
Ladislav III (also Ladislaus II) Pol. king 1434-1444; son of Ladislav II Jagello _1424-1444
Ladislav IV (also Ladislaus IV) elected Pol. king 1632-1648; son of Sigismund III _1595-1648
LaFarge, Christopher Grant US architect _1862-1938
La Farge, John US artist _1835-1910
La Farge, Oliver Hazard Perry US anthropologist & aut. _1901-1963
Lafayette, Marie Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Fr. gen., polit., & revolutionary; aided colonists in American Revolution _1757-1834
Lafitte, Jean (also Jean Laffite) Fr. pirate in US _1780?-1826?
Lafleur, Guy Damien Can. hockey player _1951--
La Follette, Philip Fox US polit.; gov. of Wisconsin 1931-1933, 1935-1939; son of Robert La Follette _1897-1965
La Follette, Robert Marion Sr. US polit.; gov. of Wisconsin 1901-1906; Progressive pres. cand. 1924 _1855-1925
La Fontaine, Henri Marie Belgian lawyer, polit., & advocate of information freedom; NP Peace 1913 _1854-1943
La Fontaine, Jean Fr. poet _1621-1695
Lagerkvist, Par Fabian Swed. dram., nov., & poet; NP Lit. 1951 _1891-1974
Lagerlof, Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Swed. nov. & poet; wrote novel "Gosta Berling" 1891; NP Lit. 1909 _1858-1940
Lagrange, Joseph Louis Fr. astronomer, math., & mathematical phys.; developed modern metric system, calculus of variations _1736-1813
La Guardia, Fiorello Henry US polit.; mayor of New York City 1933-1945 _1882-1947
Laguerre, Edmond Nicolas Fr. math.; eponym of Laguerre polynomials _1834-1886
Laing, Alexander Gordon Scot. explorer in Africa; 1st European to visit Timbuktu 1826; murdered _1793-1826
Laing, Ronald David (R. D. Laing) Brit. psychiatrist _1927-1989
Laird, Melvin Robert US admin.; Secy. of Defense 1969-1973 _1922--
Lake, [William] Anthony [Kirsopp] US admin. & political sci.; national security advisor 1993-- _1939--
Lake, Simon US naval architect _1866-1945
Lake, Veronica (orig. Constance Frances Marie Ockleman) US actress _1919-1973
Lalo, Edouard Victor Antoine Fr. composer _1823-1892
Lalumiere, Catherine Fr. socialist polit.; secy-gen. of Council of Europe 1989-- _1936--
Lamar, Joseph Rucker US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1910-1916; cousin of Lucius Lamar _1857-1916
Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus US jurist & polit.; Secy. of Interior 1885-1888; Supr. Ct. justice 1888-1893 _1825-1893
Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte US polit.; pres. of Texas Rep. 1838-1841; uncle of Lucius Lamar _1798-1859
Lamarck, Jean Baptiste de Monet de Fr. naturalist _1744-1829
La Marmora, Alfonso Ferrero, Marquis di It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1864-1866 _1804-1878
Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Fr. nov., poet, & polit. _1790-1869
Lamaze, Fernand Fr. obstetrician; developer & eponym of Lamaze method _1891-1957
Lamb, Charles (pseud. Elia) Eng. critic & essayist _1775-1834
Lamb, William Eng. polit. _1779-1848
Lamb, Willis Eugene Jr. US phys.; NP Phys. 1955 _1913--
Lambert, Christopher (Chris) US movie actor; starred in movies "Highlander" 1986, "Highlander II: The Quickening" 1991 _1957--
Lambert, Johann Heinrich Ger. math. & phys.; proved irrationality of pi 1767 _1728-1777
Lambert, John Eng. gen. _1619-1683
Lamberton, Robert Eneas US polit.; mayor of Philadelphia 1940-1941 _1886-1941
Lamborghini, Ferruccio (Ferru) It. automobile industrialist & manufacturer _1916-1993
Lambsdorff, Vladimir Nikolayevich Rus. diplomat; Rus. foreign minister 1900-1906 _1845-1907
Lamizana, Sangoule Upper Volta gen. & polit.; head of state of Upper Volta 1966-1977; pres. of Upper Volta 1977-1980; overthrown _1916--
Lamm, Richard David US polit.; gov. of Colorado 1975-1987 _1935--
Lammasch, Heinrich Aus. jurist _1853-1920
Lamont, Daniel Scott US admin.; Secy. of War 1893-1897 _1851-1905
Lamont, Norman Stewart Hughson Brit. polit.; Brit. chancellor of exchequer 1990-1993 _1942--
Lamont, Robert Patterson US admin.; Secy. of Commerce 1929-1932 _1867-1948
L'Amour, Louis Dearborn (pseud. of Louis Dearborn LaMoore) US nov. of westerns _1908-1988
Lampedusa, Giuseppe Tomasi di It. nov. _1896-1957
Lamport, Leslie US computer sci.; inventor of LaTeX _1941--
Lamy, John Baptist (orig. Jean Baptiste l'Amy) US (Fr.-born) Catholic archbishop & missionary; 1st archbishop of Santa Fe 1875-1885; subject of book "Death Comes for the Archbishop" _1814-1888
Lancaster, Burton Stephen (Burt) US movie actor; starred in movies "Jim Thorpe: All American" 1951, "From Here to Eternity" 1953, "Elmer Gantry" 1960, "Birdman of Alcatraz" 1962, "Atlantic City" 1981 _1913-1994
Land, Edwin Herbert US photography industrialist & inventor; invented Polaroid camera; co-founded Polaroid Corp. 1932 _1909-1991
Landau, Lev Davidovich Rus. phys.; discoverer & eponym of Landau levels; NP Phys. 1962 _1908-1968
Landen, John Eng. math. _1719-1790
Landers, Ann (orig. Esther Pauline Friedman) US advice columnist; twin sister of Abigail Van Buren _1918--
Landis, Kenesaw Mountain US judge & baseball admin.; 1st national baseball commissioner 1920-1944 _1866-1944
Lando (also Landus) It. pope 913-914 _8XX-914
Landon, Alfred Mossman (Alf) US businessman & polit.; gov. of Kansas 1933-1937; Rep. pres. cand. 1936 _1887-1987
Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (pseud. L. E. L.) Eng. nov. & poet _1802-1838
Landon, Margaret Dorothea Mortenson US aut. & missionary in Siam; wrote historical novel "Anna and the King of Siam" 1944 _1903-1993
Landon, Michael (orig. Eugene Maurice Orowitz) US actor; starred in series "Bonanza" 1959-1973, "Little House on the Prairie" 1974-1983, "Highway to Heaven" 1984-1989 _1936-1991
Landor, Walter Savage Eng. aut. _1775-1864
Landowska, Wanda Louise Pol. pianist _1879-1959
Landrieu, Moon (orig. Maurice Edwin Landrieu) US polit.; mayor of New Orleans 1970-1978; Secy. of HUD 1979-1981 _1930--
Landry, Thomas Wade (Tom) US football coach; coach of Dallas Cowboys 1960-1988 _1924--
Landsbergis, Vytautas Lithuanian musicologist, nationalist, & polit.; leader of Sajudis nationalist movement; 1st post-Soviet pres. of Lithuania 1991-1993 _1932--
Landseer, Edwin Henry, Sir Eng. painter _1802-1873
Landsteiner, Karl US (Aus.-born) pathologist; NP Med. 1930 _1868-1943
Lane, Allen, Sir Eng. publisher; founded Penguin Books 1936 _1902-1970
Lane, Edward William Eng. orientalist _1801-1876
Lane, Franklin Knight US (Can.-born) admin.; Secy. of Interior 1913-1920 _1864-1921
Lane, Joseph (Joe) US polit.; gov. of Oregon territory 1849-1850; Southern Dem. vice-pres. cand. 1860 _1801-1881
Lane, Neal Francis US admin. & phys.; provost of Rice Univ. 1986-1993; director of National Science Foundation 1993-- (NSF) _1938--
Lane, William Carr US polit.; 1st mayor of St. Louis 1823-1829, 1837-1840 _1789-1863
Lanfranc It. Benedictine prelate in England; advisor to William the Conqueror; archbishop of Canterbury 1070-1089 _1005?-1089
Lang, Andrew Scot. aut. & scholar _1844-1912
Lang, Cosmo Gordon Brit. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1928-1942 _1864-1945
Langdell, Christopher Columbus US law educator; founded case-study method of teaching law; dean of Harvard Law School 1870-1895 _1826-1906
Langdon, John Jr. (Jack) US polit.; 1st pres. pro tempore of Senate 1789, 1792-1794; gov. of New Hampshire 1805-1809, 1810-1812 _1741-1819
Langdon, Samuel US Congregational clergyman & educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1774-1780 _1723-1797
Lange, Carl Georg Danish physician & psychologist; with William James, co-developer & co-eponym of James-Lange theory of emotion _1834-1900
Lange, Christian Lous Norw. historian & pacifist; NP Peace 1921 _1869-1938
Lange, David Russell New Zealand polit.; prime min. of New Zealand 1984-1989; resigned _1942--
Lange, Halvard Mathey Norw. diplomat; Norw. foreign minister 1946-1963, 1963-1965 _1902-1970
Langer, Susanne Katherina Knauth US educator & philos.; student of Alfred North Whitehead _1895-1985
Langerhans, Paul Ger. anatomist & microscopist; discoverer & eponym of Islets of Langerhans _1847-1888
Langevin, Paul Fr. phys. _1872-1946
Langham, Simon Eng. cardinal & polit.; archbishop of Canterbury 1366-1368; resigned; 1st person to address Brit. Parliament in English _1310-1376
Langland, William (also William Langley) Eng. poet; wrote allegorical poem "The Vision of Piers Plowman" _1332?-1400?
Langley, Samuel Pierpont US airplane pioneer & astronomer; secy. of Smithsonian Institution 1887-1906 _1834-1906
Langmuir, Irving US chem. & inventor; NP Chem. 1932 _1881-1957
Langone Mongolian Communist polit.; pres. of Mongolia 1930-1934 _19XX
Langton, Stephen Eng. prelate & theol.; archbishop of Canterbury 1207-1228 _11XX-1228
Langtry, Lille (Jersey Lily; orig. Emilie Le Breton) Brit. actress _1853-1929
Lanham, Samuel Willis Tucker US polit.; gov. of Texas 1903-1907 _1846-1908
Laniel, Joseph Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1953-1954 _1889-1975
Lanier, Robert (Bob) US polit.; mayor of Houston 1991-- _1931--
Lanier, Sidney US poet; wrote poems "Corn", "The Marshes of Glynn", poetry collection "Tiger Lilies" 1867 _1842-1881
Lankester, Edwin Ray, Sir Eng. zoologist _1847-1929
Lannes, Jean Fr. soldier _1769-1809
Lansbury, Angela Brigid US (Eng.-born) actress & singer; starred in movies "Gaslight" 1944, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" 1945, "Beauty and the Beast" 1991, series "Murder, She Wrote" 1984-- _1925--
Lansbury, George Brit. pacifist, polit., & reformer _1859-1940
Lansdale, Edward Geary US air force gen., diplomat, & unofficial envoy in Asia; helped suppress Hukbalahap rebellion; helped establish S. Vietnam; advisor to Ngo Dinh Diem _1908-1987
Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquis of Brit. diplomat & polit.; gov-gen. of Canada 1883-1888; viceroy of India 1888-1894; Brit. foreign secy. 1900-1905; negotiated Entente Cordiale with France _1845-1927
Lansel, Peider Swi. Romansh lyric poet; revived Rhaeto-Romansh as literary language _1863-1943
Lansing, Robert US diplomat, lawyer, & polit.; Secy. of State 1915-1920; uncle of Allen Dulles & John Foster Dulles _1864-1928
Lansky, Meyer (orig. Maier Suchowljansky) US (Rus.-born) gangster _1902-1983
Lantz, Grace (nee Stafford) US actress; provided voice of Woody Woodpecker; wife of Walter Lantz 1941 _1903?-1992
Lantz, Walter US animator; produced 1st Technicolor animated cartoon as part of "The King of Jazz" 1930; created Woody Woodpecker _1900-1994
Lanusse, Alejandro Agustin Argentine gen. & polit.; pres. of Argentina 1971-1973 _1924--
Lanyon, William Owen, Sir Brit. admin. & army officer in S. Africa; Brit. admin. of Transvaal 1879 _1842-1887
Lanza, Giovanni It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1869-1873 _1815-1882
Lao-tzu (also Lao-tse, Lao-tsze; orig. Li Erh) Chinese philos.; founder of Taoism; wrote "Tao Te Ching" (also "The Book of the Way") _604b?-531b?
La Perouse, Jean de Galoup, Comte de Fr. explorer; eponym of La Perouse Strait _1741-1788
Lapham, Roger Dearborn US businessman & polit.; mayor of San Francisco 1944-1948 _1883-1966
Laplace, Pierre Simon, Marquis de Fr. astronomer, math., & mathematical phys.; developer & eponym of Laplace's equation & Laplace transform; suggested nebular hypothesis & black holes _1749-1827
Lardner, Ringgold Wilmer (Ring) US aut. _1885-1933
Laredo [Bru], Federico Cuban polit.; pres. of Cuba 1936-1940 _1875-1946
Largo Caballero, Francisco Sp. polit.; prime min. of Spain 1936-1937; resigned _1869-1946
Larkin, Philip Arthur Brit. poet _1922-1985
Larmor, Joseph, Sir Irish math. & phys.; eponym of Larmor frequency _1857-1942
LaRouche, Lyndon Jr. US conspiracy theorist & polit.; pres. cand. 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 _1922--
La Rochefoucauld, Francois Fr. aut. & moralist _1613-1680
Larousse, Pierre Athanase Fr. grammarian & lexicographer _1817-1875
Larson, Gary US cartoonist; created The Far Side _1950--
Lartet, Edouard Armand Isidore Hippolyte Fr. archaeologist _1801-1871
La Salle, Sieur Rene Robert Cavelier de Fr. explorer in America _1643-1687
Las Casas, Bartolome de Sp. historian & Dominican missionary _1474-1566
Lasker, Albert Davis US advertising businessman & philanthropist; father of modern advertising; establisher & eponym of Albert Lasker medical research awards _1880-1952
Lasker, Emanuel Ger. chess player & math.; world chess champion 1894-1921 _1868-1941
Lasker, Mary (nee Woodard) US health lobbyist; wife of Albert Lasker _1900-1994
Laski, Harold Joseph Eng. political sci. _1893-1950
Lasorda, Thomas Charles (Tommy) US baseball player & manager; manager of Los Angeles Dodgers 1977-- _1927--
Lassalle, Ferdinand (orig. Ferdinand Lasal) Ger. socialist; killed in duel _1825-1864
Lassell, William Eng. astronomer; discovered Triton 1846, Hyperion 1848 independently of George Bond, Ariel 1851, Umbriel 1851 _1799-1880
Lassus, Roland de (also Orlando di Lasso, Rolandus Lassus) Dutch Flemish composer; composed "Penitential Psalms", "Lessons from the Book of Job", "Lamentations", motets "Salve regina", "Tui sunt coeli" _1532-1594
Latham, Milton Slocum US polit.; gov. of California 1860 _1827-1894
Latimer, Hugh Eng. Protestant martyr & religious reformer; executed by Mary I _1485?-1555
La Tour, Georges de Fr. painter _1593-1652
La Tour, Maurice Quentin de Fr. painter _1704-1788
Latourette, Kenneth Scott US Chinese scholar & religious historian _1884-1968
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry US (Eng.-born) architect & engineer _1764-1820
Lattimore, Owen US historian & Asia expert _1900-1989
Laud, William Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1633-1645 _1573-1645
Lauder, Harry Maclennan, Sir Scot. singer _1870-1950
Laue, Max Theodor Felix von Ger. phys.; discovered X-ray diffraction by crystals; NP Phys. 1914 _1879-1960
Laughlin, James Laurence US economist; helped found Federal Reserve System _1850-1933
Laughton, Charles US (Eng.-born) actor _1899-1962
Lauper, Cynthia Anne Stephanie (Cyndi) US rock singer _1953--
Laurance, John US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1798 _1750-1810
Laurel, Stan (orig. Arthur Stanley Jefferson) US actor & comedian with Oliver Hardy _1890-1965
Lauren, Ralph (orig. Ralph Lifshitz) US fashion designer _1939--
Laurencin, Marie Fr. painter _1885-1956
Laurens, Henry US polit. in American Revolution; pres. of Continental Congress 1777-1778; 1st recorded white person cremated in America _1724-1792
Laurent, Paul Matthieu Hermann Fr. math.; eponym of Laurent series expansion for complex functions _1841-1908
Laurier, Wilfrid, Sir (also Wilfred Laurier) Can. polit.; prime min. of Canada 1896-1911 _1841-1919
Lautenberg, Frank Raleigh US Dem. polit.; Senator from New Jersey 1982-- _1924--
Laval, Pierre Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1931-1932, 1935-1936; prime min. of France 1942-1944 with Vichy government; executed _1883-1945
Lavallee, Calixa (orig. Callixte Lavallee) Can. composer & pianist; composed Can. national anthem "O Canada" 1880 _1842-1891
La Valliere, Duchesse de Fr. mistress of Louis XIV _1644-1710
Laver, Rodney George (Rod) Austr. tennis player _1938--
Laveran, Charles Louis Alphonse Fr. bacteriologist & physiologist; NP Med. 1907 _1845-1922
La Verendrye, Sieur de (Pierre Gaultier de Varennes) Can. explorer _1685-1749
Lavery, John, Sir Brit. painter _1856-1941
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent Fr. chem.; father of modern chemistry; discovered conservation of mass; executed _1743-1794
Lavrov, Sergei Viktorovich Rus. diplomat; Rus. ambassador to UN 1994-- _1950--
Law, Bernard Francis US (Mex.-born) cardinal 1985; archbishop of Boston 1984-- _1931--
Law, [Andrew] Bonar Brit. (Can.-born) polit.; Brit. prime min. 1922-1923; resigned _1858-1923
Law, Edward Eng. jurist _1750-1818
Law, Edward (Baron Ellenborough) Brit. admin. in India; gov-gen. of India 1842-1844 _1790-1871
Law, John Scot. financier _1671-1729
Law, Sallie Chapman Gordon (the Mother of the Confederacy) US-Confederate nurse in Civil War _1805-1894
Law, William Eng. aut. _1686-1761
Lawes, Henry Eng. composer _1596-1662
Lawes, Lewis Edward US penologist _1883-1947
Lawley, Arthur (Baron Wentock) Brit. admin. in S. Africa; acting gov. of Transvaal 1902-1905 _1860-1932
Lawrence (also Laurence) Rom. Christian martyr & saint _2XX-258?
Lawrence antipope 498-499, 501-506 _4XX-507?
Lawrence, David US journalist _1888-1973
Lawrence, David Herbert (D. H. Lawrence) Eng. nov. _1885-1930
Lawrence, David Leo US polit.; mayor of Pittsburgh 1940-1957; gov. of Pennsylvania 1959-1963 _1889-1966
Lawrence, Ernest Orlando US (It.-born) phys.; inventor of cyclotron; NP Phys. 1939 _1901-1958
Lawrence, Gertrude (orig. Gertrud Lawrence Klasen) Eng. actress _1898-1952
Lawrence, James US naval officer _1781-1813
Lawrence, Jerome US dram.; co-wrote plays "Inherit the Wind" 1955, "Auntie Mame" 1956, "First Monday in October" 1978 with Robert E. Lee _1915--
Lawrence, John Laird Mair, Sir Brit. colonial admin.; viceroy of India 1864-1869 _1811-1879
Lawrence, Robert Henry Jr. US air force officer; 1st black in US astronaut training program; died in airplane crash _1935-1967
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir Eng. painter _1769-1830
Lawrence, Thomas Edward (Lawrence of Arabia; T. E. Shaw) Brit. soldier; organized Arab revolt against Turkey in World War I; died in motorcycle accident _1888-1935
Lawson, Ernest US painter; member of The Eight _1873-1939
Lawson, Nigel (Baron Lawson of Blaby) Brit. polit.; Brit. chancellor of exchequer 1983-1989 _1932--
Laxness, Halldor Kiljan (pseud. of Halldor Kiljan Gudjonsson) Icelandic aut.; wrote novels "Salka Valka" 1931-1932, "Independent People" 1934-1935, "World Light" 1937-1940, trilogy "Iceland's Bell" 1943-1946; NP Lit. 1955 _1902--
Layamon (also Lawamon) Eng. poet; wrote poetic chronicle "Brut" (1st Arthurian chronicle written in English) _12XX
Layard, Austen Henry, Sir Eng. archaeologist & diplomat _1817-1894
Layden, Elmer US football player & admin.; 1st commissioner of NFL 1941-1946 _1903-1973
Lazarus, Emma US poet _1849-1887
Lazarus, Mell US cartoonist; created Miss Peach, Momma _1929--
Lazear, Jesse William US physician & medical martyr; voluntarily infected with & died of yellow fever as part of Walter Reed's research _1866-1900
Leach, Robin Eng. interviewer & television host _1941--
Leacock, Stephen Butler Can. economist & humorist _1869-1944
Leader, George Michael US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1955-1959 _1918--
Leahy, Patrick Joseph US Dem. polit.; Senator from Vermont 1975-- _1940--
Leahy, William Daniel US adm.; chief of naval operations 1937-1939; US gov. of Puerto Rico 1939 _1875-1959
Leakey, Louis Seymour Bazett Brit. (Kenyan-born) paleontologist; husband of Mary Leakey _1903-1972
Leakey, Mary Douglas (nee Nicol) Eng. anthropologist; wife of Louis Leakey _1913--
Lean, David, Sir Brit. movie director; directed movies "Great Expectations" 1946, "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1957, "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962, "Doctor Zhivago" 1965, "A Passage to India" 1984 _1908-1991
Lear, Edward Eng. humorist, nonsense poet, & painter _1812-1888
Leary, Timothy US psychologist & promoter of mind-altering drugs _1920--
Leavitt, Michael Okerlund US polit.; gov. of Utah 1993-- _1951--
Lebesgue, Henri Leon Fr. math.; developer & eponym of Lebesgue integral _1875-1941
Lebow, Fred (orig. Fischl Lebowitz) US (Romanian-born) running promoter; founded New York Marathon 1970 _1932-1994
Lebrun, Albert Fr. polit.; pres. of France 1932-1940 _1871-1950
Lebrun, Charles (also Charles Le Brun) Fr. painter _1619-1690
Le Carre, John (pseud. of David [John] Moore Cornwell) Eng. suspense nov.; wrote novels "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" 1963, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" 1974, "Smiley's People" 1979, "The Russia House" 1989 _1931--
Lecky, William Edward Hartpole Irish essayist & historian _1838-1903
Leclerc [de Hautecloque], Philippe Fr. gen. in World War II; liberated Paris 1944 _1902-1947
Leconte de Lisle, Charles Marie Rene Fr. poet of Parnassian movement _1818-1894
Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Paul Emile Fr. chem.; discovered elements gallium 1875, samarium 1879, dysprosium 1886 _1838-1912
Ledbetter, Huddie (Leadbelly) US blues musician, guitarist, & singer _1888-1949
Lederberg, Joshua US geneticist; NP Med. 1958 _1925--
Lederman, Leon Max US phys.; co-discovered muon neutrino; director of Fermilab 1979-1989; NP Phys. 1988 _1922--
Le Duan Vietnamese Communist polit. & revolutionary; last head of government of N. Vietnam 1969-1976; head of government of Vietnam 1976-1986 _1907-1986
Le Duc Anh Vietnamese Communist polit.; pres. of Vietnam 1992-- _19XX--
Le Duc Tho (Phan Dinh Khai) Vietnamese diplomat & Communist polit.; negotiated end to Vietnam War; declined NP Peace 1973 _1911-1990
Lee Kuan Yew Singapore polit.; 1st independent prime min. of Singapore 1959-1990; governed Singapore as part of Malaysia 1963-1965 _1923--
Lee Teng-Hui Taiwanese polit.; pres. of Taiwan 1988-- _1923--
Lee, Ann (Mother Ann Lee) Eng. mystic & religious leader; leader of Shakers _1736-1784
Lee, Brandon US martial arts expert & movie actor; starred in movies "Showdown in Little Tokyo" 1992, "Rapid Fire" 1992, "The Crow" 1994; son of Bruce Lee _1965-1993
Lee, Brenda (orig. Brenda Mae Tarpley) US singer _1944--
Lee, Bruce (orig. Lee Yuen Kam) US martial arts expert & movie actor; starred in movies "Fists of Fury" 1972, "Enter the Dragon" 1973, "Return of the Dragon" 1974 _1940-1973
Lee, Charles US (Eng.-born) gen. _1731-1782
Lee, Charles US lawyer; Atty. Gen. 1795-1801; son-in-law of Richard Henry Lee _1758-1815
Lee, Fitzhugh US gen. & polit.; gov. of Virginia 1886-1890 _1835-1905
Lee, Francis Lightfoot US polit. in American Revolution; brother of Richard Henry Lee _1734-1797
Lee, Gypsy Rose (orig. Rose Louise Hovick) US actress & stripper _1914-1970
Lee, Harold Bingham US Mormon clergyman; 11th pres. of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1972-1973 _1899-1973
Lee, [Nelle] Harper US nov. _1926--
Lee, Henry (Light-Horse Harry) US polit. & cavalry gen. in American Revolution; gov. of Virginia 1791-1794; father of Robert E. Lee _1756-1818
Lee, John Alexander New Zealand nov. & polit. _1891-1982
Lee, John Doyle US Mormon missionary; led Mountain Meadows massacre 1857; executed _1812-1877
Lee, Manfred Bennington (pseud. Ellery Queen) US mystery aut.; cousin of Frederic Dannay _1905-1971
Lee, Richard Henry US polit. in American Revolution; pres. of Continental Congress 1784; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1792 _1732-1794
Lee, Robert Edward US-Confederate gen.; superintendent of US Military Academy 1852-1855 _1807-1870
Lee, Robert Edwin US dram.; co-wrote plays "Inherit the Wind" 1955, "Auntie Mame" 1956, "First Monday in October" 1978 with Jerome Lawrence _1918-1994
Lee, Sidney, Sir Eng. editor & scholar _1859-1926
Lee, Spike (orig. Shelton Jackson Lee) US movie director; directed movies "School Daze" 1988, "Do the Right Thing" 1989, "Mo' Better Blues" 1990, "Jungle Fever" 1991, "Malcolm X" 1992 _1957--
Lee, Stan (orig. Stanley Martin Lieber) US cartoonist with Marvel Comics; created Fantastic Four _1922--
Lee, Tsung-Dao US (Chinese-born) phys.; NP Phys. 1957 _1926--
Lee, Yuan Tseh US (Taiwanese-born) chem.; NP Chem. 1986 _1936--
Leech, John Eng. caricaturist _1817-1864
Leech, Margaret (nee Kernochan) US historian _1893-1974
Leeuwenhoek, Anton van Dutch microbiologist _1632-1723
Lefebvre, Francois Joseph Fr. gen. & marshal _1755-1820
Lefebvre, Marcel Francois Fr. Catholic archbishop; opposed reforms of 2nd Vatican Council; excommunicated 1988 _1905-1991
Leffingwell, Russell Cornell US banker; pres. of Council on Foreign Relations 1944-1946; 1st chairman of Council on Foreign Relations 1946-1953 _1878-1960
Le Gallienne, Eva Eng. actress & director in US _1899-1991
Le Gallienne, Richard Eng. aut. _1866-1947
Legare, Hugh Swinton US lawyer; Atty. Gen. 1841-1843 _1797-1843
Legendre, Adrien Marie Fr. math. _1752-1833
Leger, Alexis Saint-Leger Fr. diplomat & poet _1887-1975
Leger, Fernand Fr. Cubist painter; leader of machine art movement _1881-1955
Leger, Jules Can. polit.; gov-gen. of Canada 1974-1979 _1913-1980
Leghari, Farooq Ahmed Pakistani polit.; Pakistani foreign minister 1993; pres. of Pakistan 1993-- _1940?--
Leguia y Salcedo, Augusto Bernardino Peruvian polit.; prime min. of Peru 1903-1908; pres. of Peru 1908-1912, 1919-1930; deposed _1863-1932
Le Guin, Ursula (nee Kroeber) US science fiction aut.; wrote novels "The Left Hand of Darkness" 1969, "The Lathe of Heaven" 1971, "The Dispossessed" 1974, "Always Coming Home" 1985, Earthsea trilogy 1968-1972 _1929--
Lehar, Franz Aus.-Hung. composer of operettas _1870-1948
Lehman, Herbert Henry US banker & polit.; gov. of New York 1933-1942 _1878-1963
Lehman, John Jr. US admin.; secy. of navy 1981-1987 _1942--
Lehmann, Lotte Ger. soprano singer _1888-1976
Lehmann, Otto Ger. phys.; coined term "liquid crystal" 1889 _1855-1922
Lehn, Jean-Marie Pierre Fr. chem.; NP Chem. 1987 _1939--
Lehrer, Thomas Andrew (Tom) US humorist, singer, & songwriter _1928--
Leiber, Fritz Reuter Jr. US fantasy & science fiction aut.; created characters Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser; wrote novels "The Big Time" 1961, "The Wanderer" 1964, novella "Ship of Shadows" 1969 _1910-1992
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm Ger. math. & philos.; discovered calculus independently of Isaac Newton _1646-1716
Leif Ericsson (also Leif Eriksson) Norw. (Icelandic-born) explorer; landed in N. America at Vinland; son of Eric the Red _9XX-10XX
Leigh, Janet (orig. Jeanette Helen Morrison) US actress; mother of Jamie Lee Curtis _1927--
Leigh, Vivien (orig. Vivian Mary Hartley) Eng. (Indian-born) actress; starred in movies "Gone With the Wind" 1939, "Caesar and Cleopatra" 1946, "A Streetcar Named Desire" 1951 _1913-1967
Leighton, Frederick Eng. painter _1830-1896
Leinsdorf, Erich US (Aus.-born) conductor; conducted Cleveland Orchestra 1943-1946; conducted Boston Symphony Orchestra 1963-1968 _1912-1993
Lejeune, Jerome Fr. geneticist; discovered extra chromosome as cause of Down syndrome 1959 _1926-1994
Lejeune, John Archer US Marine Corps gen.; commandant of Marine Corps 1920-1929; superintendent of Virginia Military Institute 1929-1937 _1867-1942
Leko, Peter Hung. chess player; youngest grandmaster in history 1994 _1979--
Leland, George Thomas (Mickey) US polit. & hunger activist; founded House Select Committee on World Hunger; died in airplane crash _1944-1989
Leland, John Eng. antiquarian _1506?-1552
Leloir, Luis Federico Argentine (Fr.-born) biochem.; NP Chem. 1970 _1906-1987
Lelong, Lucien Fr. fashion designer & perfumer _1889-1958
Lely, Peter, Sir (orig. Pieter Van der Faes) Eng. & Dutch painter _1618-1680
Lem, Stanislaw Pol. science fiction aut.; wrote novels "Solaris" 1961, "His Master's Voice" 1983, short story collection "The Cyberiad" 1974 _1921--
LeMaistre, George US banker; chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 1977-1978 (FDIC) _1911?-1994
Lemaitre, [Francois Elie] Jules Fr. aut. _1853-1914
Lemaitre, [Abbe] Georges Henri Belgian astrophysicist _1894-1966
Lemass, Sean Francis Irish polit.; prime min. of Ireland 1959-1966 _1899-1971
LeMay, Curtis Emerson US air force gen.; air force chief of staff 1961-1965; American Independent vice-pres. cand. 1968 _1906-1990
Lemieux, Mario US (Can.-born) hockey player; played for Pittsburgh Penguins 1984-- _1965--
Lemmon, Jack (orig. John Uhler Lemmon III) US actor _1925--
Lemnitzer, Lyman Louis US gen.; army chief of staff 1959-1960; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1960-1962; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1963-1969 (SACEUR) _1899-1988
Lemond, Gregory James (Greg) US bicycle racer; won Tour de France 1986, 1989, 1990 _1961--
Lenard, Philipp Eduard Anton von Ger. (Hung.-born) phys.; studied cathode rays; NP Phys. 1905 _1862-1947
Lenart, Josef Czechoslovakian Communist polit.; prime min. of Czechoslovakia 1963-1968; acting pres. of Czechoslovakia 1967 _1923--
Lenclos, Anne de (Ninon de Lenclos) Fr. courtesan _1620-1705
Lendl, Ivan Czechoslovakian tennis player in US _1960--
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles Fr. city planner & engineer in US; designed District of Columbia _1754-1825
L'Engle, Madeleine (pseud. of Madeleine L'Engle Camp) US juvenile science fiction nov.; wrote novels "A Wrinkle in Time" 1962, "A Wind in the Door" 1973, "A Swiftly Tilting Planet" 1978 _1918--
Lenihan, Brian Joseph Irish polit.; Irish foreign minister 1972-1973, 1979-1981, 1987-1989; Irish defense minister 1989-1990 _1930--
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich (orig. Nikolai Ulyanov) Rus. Communist polit. & revolutionary; 1st premier of Soviet Union 1917-1924; head of Soviet Communist Party 1923-1924; father of Soviet Union _1870-1924
Lennon, John Winston Eng. singer & songwriter; member of the Beatles 1962-1970; murdered _1940-1980
Leno, James Douglas Muir (Jay) US comedian & television host; hosted show "The Tonight Show" 1992-- _1950--
Lentz, Michael Luxembourg poet; wrote song "De Feierwon" (also "The Festal Train"; Luxembourg national anthem 1859-1895), Luxembourg national anthem "Ons Hemecht" (also "Our Motherland"; adopted 1895) _1820-1893
Lenz, Heinrich Rus. phys.; discoverer & eponym of Lenz's law 1834 _1804-1865
Leo I (Leo the Great) It. saint & pope 440-461 _390?-461
Leo II It. saint & pope 682-683 _6XX-683
Leo III It. saint & pope 795-816; crowned Charlemagne & swore temporal allegiance to him, thereby establishing Holy Rom. Empire 800 _750?-816
Leo IV It. saint & pope 847-855 _8XX-855
Leo V It. pope 903 _8XX-903
Leo VI It. pope 928 _8XX-928
Leo VII It. pope 936-939 _8XX-939
Leo VIII It. pope 963-964, 964-965 _9XX-965
Leo IX (orig. Bruno) Fr. saint & pope 1049-1054 _1002-1054
Leo X (orig. Giovanni de' Medici) It. pope 1513-1521; son of Lorenzo de' Medici; granduncle of Leo XI _1475-1521
Leo XI (orig. Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici) It. pope 1605; grandnephew of Leo X _1535-1605
Leo XII (orig. Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga) It. pope 1823-1829 _1760-1829
Leo XIII (orig. Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci) It. pope 1878-1903; declared Thomas Aquinas' philsophy official 1879; wrote encyclical "Rerum Novarum" 1891 defining Catholic social doctrines _1810-1903
Leon [Valencia], Guillermo Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1962-1966 _1909-1971
Leonard, Ray Charles (Sugar Ray) US boxer _1956--
Leonard, Vincent US Catholic clergyman; bishop of Pittsburgh 1969-1983 _1908-1994
Leonard, William US television admin. & newscaster; pres. of CBS News 1979-1982 _1916-1994
Leonard, William Ellery US educator & poet _1876-1944
Leonardo da Vinci It. architect, engineer, painter, & sculptor _1452-1519
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero It. composer & librettist _1858-1919
Leone, Giovanni It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1963, 1968; pres. of Italy 1971-1978 _1908--
Leoni, Raul Venezuelan polit.; pres. of Venezuela 1964-1969 _1905-1972
Leonidas Gk. gen.; king of Sparta 490b?-480b; defeated & killed at battle of Thermopylae _4XXb-480b
Leonov, Alexei Arkhovich Rus. Soviet cosmonaut; 1st human to walk in space 1965 _1934--
Leonowens, Anna Harriette Crawford Welsh governess in Siam; governess of Rama V; inspiration for novel "Anna and the King of Siam" 1944, musical "The King and I" 1951 _1834-1915
Leontief, Wassily Wassilyevich (also Vasily Vasilyevich Leontif) US (Rus.-born) economist; NP Econ. 1973 _1906--
Leopardi, Giacomo It. poet _1798-1837
Leopold I Hung. king 1655-1705; Holy Rom. emperor 1658-1705 _1640-1705
Leopold II Holy Rom. emperor 1790-1792 _1747-1792
Leopold I king of Belgium 1831-1865 _1790-1865
Leopold II king of Belgium 1865-1909; son of Leopold I _1835-1909
Leopold III king of Belgium 1934-1951; abdicated; son of Albert I _1901-1983
Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal Jr. US murderer with Richard Loeb; defended by Clarence Darrow _1904-1971
Leotard, Francois Gerard Marie Fr. polit.; Fr. defense minister 1993-- _1942--
Leotard, Jules Fr. acrobat; source of word "leotard" _1830-1870
Le Pen, Jean Marie Fr. polit.; leader of National Front _1928--
Lepidus, Marcus Aemilius Rom. polit.; member of 2nd Triumvirate _0XXb-012b?
Lermontov, Mikhail Yuryevich Rus. nov. & poet; killed in duel _1814-1841
Lerner, Alan Jay US lyricist & writer of musicals; collaborator with Frederick Loewe _1918-1986
Lerotholi king of Basuto 1891-1905 (later Lesotho) _1835?-1905
Leroux, Gaston Fr. aut. _1868-1919
Lerroux [y Garcia], Alejandro Sp. polit.; prime min. of Spain 1933, 1933-1934, 1934-1935 _1866-1949
Lesage, Alain Rene Fr. dram. & nov. _1668-1747
Lesage, Jean Can. Quebecois polit.; premier of Quebec 1961-1966 _1912-1980
Lescaze, William US architect _1896-1969
Lesch, George Henry US cleanser businessman; pres. & CEO of Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1960-1971; chairman of Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1961-1974 _1909-1994
Leschetizky, Theodor Pol. composer & pianist _1830-1915
Lescot, Elie Haitian polit.; pres. of Haiti 1941-1946 _1883-1974
Leskov, Nikolai Semyonovich Rus. nov. & short story aut.; wrote short stories "Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District" 1865, "The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea" 1881, novel "Cathedral Folk" 1872 _1831-1895
Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie de Fr. diplomat & engineer; led construction of Suez Canal 1860-1869 _1805-1894
Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim (the Aesop of Germany) Ger. critic & dram. _1729-1781
L'Estrange, Roger, Sir Eng. journalist & translator _1616-1704
Leszek the White Pol. king 1194-1227; son of Casimir II _1186-1227
Leszek the Black Pol. king 1279-1288 _1240-1288
Letcher, John US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1860-1863 _1813-1884
Letsie II (Letsienyane) king of Basuto 1905-1913 (later Lesotho); son of Lerotholi _1867-1913
Letsie III king of Lesotho 1990--; son of Moshoeshoe II _1963--
Letterman, David Michael US comedian & television host; hosted show "Late Night with David Letterman" 1982-- _1947--
Leucippus Gk. philos.; developed atomism; teacher of Democritus _4XXb
Leutze, Emanuel US (Ger.-born) historical painter _1816-1868
Lever, Charles James Brit. nov. _1806-1872
Leverett, John American educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1707-1724; son-in-law of John Rogers _1662-1724
Leverrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Fr. astronomer; predicted existence of Neptune independently of John Couch Adams 1846 _1811-1877
Levesque, Rene Can. Quebecois polit.; founded Parti Quebecois 1968; premier of Quebec 1976-1985; supporter of secession of Quebec _1922-1987
Levi, Edward Hirsch US educator & lawyer; provost of Univ. of Chicago 1962-1968; pres. of Univ. of Chicago 1968-1975; Atty. Gen. 1975-1977 _1911--
Levi, Primo It. aut., chem., & Holocaust survivor; wrote memoir "Survival in Auschwitz: The Reawakening" 1963, novels "The Monkey's Wrench" 1978, "The Periodic Table" 1984; suicide _1919-1987
Levi-Civita, Tullio It. math. & mathematical phys.; applied tensor analysis to physics; collaborator with Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro _1873-1942
Levi-Montalcini, Rita US (It.-born) physiologist; NP Med. 1986 _1909--
Levin, Carl Milton US Dem. polit.; Senator from Michigan 1979-- _1934--
Levin, Richard Charles US economist & educator; pres. of Yale Univ. 1993-- _1947--
Levingston, Roberto Marcelo Argentine gen. & polit.; pres. of Argentina 1970-1971 _1920--
Levinson, Barry US movie director; directed movies "The Natural" 1984, "Young Sherlock Holmes" 1985, "Good Morning, Vietnam" 1987, "Rain Man" 1988, "Bugsy" 1991, "Toys" 1992 _1932--
Levi-Strauss, Claude Fr. (Belgian-born) anthropologist _1908--
Levitt, Arthur Jr. US admin. & businessman; chairman of Securities & Exchange Commission 1993-- (SEC) _1931--
Levitt, William Jaird US construction businessman; builder & eponym of Levittown community 1947 _1907-1994
Levy, Marvin Daniel (Marv) US football coach; coach of Kansas City Chiefs 1978-1982; coach of Buffalo Bills 1986-- _1929--
Levy-Bruhl, Lucien Fr. anthropologist _1857-1939
Lewin, Kurt US (Ger.-born) psychologist _1890-1947
Lewis, Andrew Jr. US admin.; Secy. of Transportation 1981-1983 _1931--
Lewis, [William] Arthur, Sir Brit.-US (St. Lucian-born) economist; NP Econ. 1979 _1915-1991
Lewis, Clive Staples (C. S. Lewis) Eng. essayist, juvenile nov., & Christian apologist _1898-1963
Lewis, Frederick Carlton (Carl) US track athlete _1961--
Lewis, Gilbert Newton US chem.; developer & eponym of Lewis theory of acids _1875-1946
Lewis, [James] Hamilton (J. Hamilton Lewis) US polit.; Senate majority whip 1913-1919, 1933-1939 _1863-1939
Lewis, Harvey Spencer (pseud. W. S. Cerve) US Rosicrucian mystic; founded Ancient & Mystical Order of the Rosae Crucis (AMORC); wrote "The Great Manifesto of the Order" 1915, "Lemuria, the Lost Continent of the Pacific" 1931 _1883-1939
Lewis, Isaac Newton US army officer & inventor _1858-1931
Lewis, James (Jim) US businessman & polit.; Libertarian vice-pres. cand. 1984 _19XX--
Lewis, Jerry (orig. Joseph Levitch) US comedian & fundraiser _1926--
Lewis, John Llewellyn US labor leader; pres. of United Mine Workers of America 1920-1960; founder & 1st pres. of CIO 1935-1940 _1880-1969
Lewis, Joseph US atheist; founder & 1st pres. of Freethinkers of America 1925-1968; wrote "An Atheist Manifesto" 1954 _1889-1968
Lewis, Matthew Gregory (Monk Lewis) Eng. aut. _1775-1818
Lewis, Meriwether US explorer with William Clark; probably suicide, possibly murdered _1774-1809
Lewis, Morgan US polit.; gov. of New York 1804-1807 _1754-1844
Lewis, [Harry] Sinclair US nov.; wrote novels "Main Street" 1920, "Babbitt" 1922, "Arrowsmith" 1925, "Elmer Gantry" 1927, "Dodsworth" 1929, "It Can't Happen Here" 1935; NP Lit. 1930 _1885-1951
Lewis, [Percy] Wyndham Brit. aut. & painter _1884-1957
Ley, Robert Ger. Nazi leader; suicide _1890-1945
Leyds, Willem Johannes S. African Boer polit.; state secy. of Transvaal 1888-1898 _1859-1940
L'Herisson, Justin Haitian lyricist; wrote Haitian national anthem "La Dessalinienne" 1904 _1873-1907
L'Hopital, Guillaume Francois Antoine, Marquis de Fr. math.; wrote 1st textbook of differential calculus; eponym of L'Hopital's rule _1661-1704
Liang Chi-chao (also Liang Qichao) Chinese political philos. & education reformer _1873-1929
Liaquat Ali Khan, Nawabzada Pakistani polit.; 1st prime min. of Pakistan 1947-1951; assassinated _1895-1951
Libby, Willard Frank US chem.; invented radioactive carbon dating; NP Chem. 1960 _1908-1980
Liberace (Wladziu Valentino [Lee] Liberace) US pianist _1919-1987
Liberius It. pope 352-366; earliest pope not yet canonized _2XX-366
Lichtenstein, Roy US artist _1923--
Licinius, Valerius Licinianus Rom. emperor 308-324 _2XX-325
Li Dazhao (also Li Ta-chao) Chinese Marxist political philos.; co-founded Chinese Communist Party; executed _1888-1927
Liddell, Alice Pleasance (Mrs. Alice Hargreaves) Eng. daughter of Henry George Liddell; child friend of Lewis Carroll; probably inspiration for character Alice _1852-1934
Liddell, Eric Scot. (Chinese-born) missionary & track athlete; died in Japanese-run internment camp; subject of movie "Chariots of Fire" 1981 _1902-1945
Liddell, Henry George Eng. educator & classical scholar; father of Alice Liddell _1811-1898
Liddell Hart, Basil Henry, Sir Eng. military sci. & strategist _1895-1970
Lie, Jonas Norw. dram. & nov. _1833-1908
Lie, Marius Sophus Norw. math.; founder & eponym of Lie algebra _1842-1899
Lie, Trygve Halvdan Norw. diplomat & polit.; Norw. foreign minister 1940-1945 in exiled London government; 1st secy-gen. of UN 1946-1952 _1896-1968
Lieberman, Joseph (Joe) US Rep. polit.; Senator from Connecticut 1989--; 1st Orthodox Jew elected to Senate _1942--
Liebig, Justus von Ger. chem. _1803-1873
Liebknecht, Karl Ger. socialist polit. & revolutionary with Rosa Luxemburg; co-founded Ger. Communist Party 1918; led Spartacist uprising; killed _1871-1919
Lifar, Serge Rus. dancer _1905-1986
Lightner, Candy Lynne US activist; founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving 1980 (MADD) _1946--
Li Hung-chang Chinese polit. _1823-1901
Lilienthal, David Eli US admin.; chairman of Tennessee Valley Authority 1941-1946 (TVA); 1st chairman of Atomic Energy Commission 1946-1950 _1899-1981
Lilienthal, Otto Ger. aeronautical engineer _1848-1896
Liliuokalani queen of Hawaii 1891-1893 _1838-1917
Lillo, George Eng. dram. _1693-1739
Limann, Hilla Ghanaian polit.; pres. of Ghana 1979-1981; overthrown _1934--
Limbaugh, Rush Hudson III US broadcaster & commentator; wrote "The Way Things Ought to Be" 1992, "See, I Told You So" 1993; hosted radio show "The Rush Limbaugh Show" 1988--, television show "The Rush Limbaugh Show" 1992-- _1951--
Limon, Jose Arcadio US (Mex.-born) choreographer & dancer _1908-1972
Lin, Maya Ying US artist; designed Vietnam War Memorial _1960--
Linacre, Thomas Eng. humanist & physician _1460?-1524
Linares, Jose Maria Bolivian dictator & polit.; pres. of Bolivia 1857-1861; overthrown _1810-1861
Lin Baio (also Lin Piao) Chinese Communist gen.; fought in Chinese civil war; Chinese defense minister 1959-1971 _1907-1971
Lincoln, Abraham US lawyer, orator, & Rep. polit.; 16th pres. of US 1861-1865; delivered Gettysburg Address 1863; assassinated _1809-1865
Lincoln, Benjamin US gen. in American Revolution; 1st secy. of war 1781-1783 under Articles of Confederation; suppressed Shays' Rebellion 1787 _1733-1810
Lincoln, Enoch US polit.; gov. of Maine 1827-1829; son of Levi Lincoln _1788-1829
Lincoln, Levi US polit.; Atty. Gen. 1801-1804; gov. of Massachusetts 1808-1809 _1749-1820
Lincoln, Levi Jr. US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1825-1834; son of Levi Lincoln _1782-1868
Lincoln, Mary (nee Todd) US wife of Abraham Lincoln 1842 _1818-1882
Lincoln, Robert Todd US businessman & diplomat; Secy. of War 1881-1885; pres. of Pullman Co. 1897-1911; son of Abraham Lincoln _1843-1926
Lind, Jenny (the Swedish Nightingale) Swed. soprano _1820-1887
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus US aviator; made 1st solo trans-Atlantic airplane flight 1927 in plane Spirit of St. Louis; 1st Time magazine Man of the Year 1927; wrote memoir "The Spirit of St. Louis" 1953 _1902-1974
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Jr. US son of Charles Lindbergh; kidnapped & murdered _1930-1932
Lindemann, Carl Louis Ferdinand von Ger. math.; proved transcendence of pi 1882 _1852-1939
Linden, Hal (orig. Harold Lipshitz) US actor _1931--
Lindgren, Astrid Swed. juvenile nov.; wrote novels "Pippi Longstocking" 1945, "Emil in Lonneberga" 1963, "Nils Karlsson-Pyssling" 1949, "The Brothers Lionheart" 1973 _1907--
Lindley, John Eng. botanist _1799-1865
Lindman, Salomon Arvid Achates Swed. adm. & polit.; prime min. of Sweden 1906-1911, 1928-1930 _1862-1936
Lindsay, Howard US actor & dram. _1889-1968
Lindsay, John Vliet US polit.; mayor of New York City 1966-1974 _1921--
Lindsay, [Nicholas] Vachel US poet; wrote poetry collections "General Booth Enters into Heaven" 1913, "The Congo" 1914; suicide _1879-1931
Linhares, Jose Brazilian polit.; acting pres. of Brazil 1945-1946 _1886-1957
Lin Sen (also Lin Tzu-ch'ao) Chinese polit.; Nationalist pres. of China 1931-1943 _1867-1943
Linklater, Eric Brit. aut. _1899-1974
Linnaeus, Carolus (also Carl von Linne) Swed. botanist; father of taxonomy _1707-1778
Linus It. saint & 2nd pope 067?-076? _0XX-076?
Lin Yu-t'ang Chinese aut. & philologist _1895-1976
Liotard, Jean Etienne Swi. painter _1702-1789
Liouville, Joseph Fr. math.; proved existence of transcendental numbers 1844; eponym of Liouville's theorem of conservation of phase space volume _1809-1892
Lipchitz, Jacques US (Latvian-born) Cubist sculptor _1891-1973
Li Peng Chinese polit.; acting premier of China 1987-1988; premier of China 1988-- _1928--
Lipmann, Fritz Albert US (Ger.-born) biochem.; studied metabolism; explained role of adenosine triphosphate (ATP); discovered co-enzyme A 1945; NP Med. 1953 _1899-1986
Li Po Chinese poet _701-762
Lippi, Fra Filippo (Fra Lippo Lippi) It. Florentine painter _1406?-1469
Lippi, Filippo (also Filippino) It. Florentine painter _1457?-1504
Lippmann, Gabriel Jonas Fr. phys.; inventor of color photography; NP Phys. 1908 _1845-1921
Lippmann, Walter US aut. & journalist _1889-1974
Lipscomb, William Nunn Jr. US chem.; NP Chem. 1976 _1919--
Lipton, Thomas Johnstone, Sir Eng. tea merchant & yachtsman; founder & eponym of Lipton, Ltd. 1898 _1850-1931
Lisgar, John Young, Baron Brit. (Indian-born) admin. in Canada; gov-gen. of Canada 1869-1872 _1807-1876
Lissajous, Jules Antoine Fr. math.; eponym of Lissajous figures _1822-1880
Lissitzky, Eliezar (El; also Lazar Makarovich Lisitsky) Rus. abstract painter _1890-1941
List, Friedrich Ger. economist; advocate of protectionism; wrote "Outlines of Political Economy" 1827, "The Natural System of Political Economy" 1837, "The National System of Political Economy" 1841 _1789-1846
Lister, Joseph Eng. hospital reformer & surgeon; advocate of sanitary hospital conditions as deterrent to disease & infection _1827-1912
Liszt, Franz Hung. composer & pianist; father-in-law of Richard Wagner _1811-1886
Li Tsung-jen Chinese-Taiwanese gen. & polit.; acting pres. of Taiwan 1949-1950 _1890-1969
Little, Charles Coffin US publisher; co-founder & co-eponym of Little, Brown, & Co. 1837 _1799-1869
Littlewood, John Edensor Eng. math.; collaborator with G. H. Hardy _1885-1977
Littleton, Thomas, Sir (also Thomas Lyttelton) Eng. jurist _1422-1481
Littre, Maximilien Paul Emile Fr. lexicographer _1801-1881
Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich Rus. Soviet diplomat & Communist revolutionary; Soviet foreign minister 1930-1939 _1876-1951
Liu Shaoqi (also Liu Shao-chi) Chinese Communist polit.; head of state of China 1949-1968 _1898-1974?
Livermore, Samuel US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1796, 1799 _1732-1803
Liverpool, Earl of (Robert Banks Jenkinson) Brit. polit.; Brit. prime min. 1812-1827 _1770-1828
Livingston, Edward US diplomat & polit.; Secy. of State 1831-1833; brother of Robert Livingston _1764-1836
Livingston, Henry Brockholst US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1806-1823 _1757-1823
Livingston, Robert US diplomat & polit.; 1st secy. of foreign affairs 1781-1783 under Continental Congress; negotiated Louisiana Purchase 1803; brother of Edward Livingston _1746-1813
Livingston, William US polit.; gov. of New Jersey 1776-1790; 1st US New Jersey gov. 1787; father-in-law of John Jay _1723-1790
Livingstone, David Scot. explorer of Africa _1813-1873
Livius Andronicus Rom. (Gk.-born) dram. & poet _2XXb
Livy (Titus Livius) Rom. aut. & historian _059b-017
Li Xiannian Chinese Communist polit.; Chinese finance minister 1954-1975; head of state of China 1983-19XX _1905--
Li Yuan-hung Chinese gen. & polit.; provisional pres. of China 1916-1917; acting pres. of China 1922-1923 _1864-1928
LL Cool J (orig. James Todd Smith) US rap singer; recorded albums "Radio" 1985, "Bigger and Deffer" 1987, "Walking With a Panther" 1989, "Mama Said Knock You Out" 1990, "14 Shots to the Dome" 1993 _1969--
Lleras [Camargo], Alberto Colombian diplomat & polit.; acting pres. of Colombia 1945-1946; 1st secy-gen. of Organization of American States 1948-1954 (OAS); pres. of Colombia 1958-1962 _1906-1990
Lleras [Restrepo], Carlos Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1966-1970 _1908-1994
Lloyd, Christopher US actor; starred in series "Taxi" 1978-1983, movies "Back to the Future" 1985, "The Addams Family" 1991 _1938--
Lloyd, James Tilghman US polit.; House minority whip 1901-1908 _1857-1944
Lloyd, John Selwyn-Brooke Brit. diplomat; Brit. foreign secy. 1955-1960 _1904-1978
Lloyd George, David Brit. orator & polit.; Brit. prime min. 1916-1922; resigned _1863-1945
Lloyd Webber, Andrew, Sir Brit. lyricist, songwriter, & writer of musicals _1948--
Llull, Ramon (also Raymond Lully) Catalan mystic & poet _1235?-1316
Lobachevsky, Nikolai Ivanovich Rus. math.; founded non-Euclidean geometry independently of Janos Bolyai 1826 _1792-1856
Lobengula Zulu king of the Matabele _1836?-1894
Locke, David Ross (pseud. Petroleum V. Nasby) US journalist _1833-1888
Locke, John Eng. empiricist philos.; wrote "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" 1690 _1632-1704
Locke, Samuel US Congregational clergyman & educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1770-1773 _1732-1778
Lockhart, John Gibson Scot. biographer & nov. _1794-1854
Lockwood, Belva Ann (nee Bennett) US feminist & lawyer; 1st female lawyer to argue before Supr. Ct. 1879; National Equal Rights Party pres. cand. 1884, 1888 _1830-1917
Lockyer, Joseph Norman, Sir Eng. astronomer; discovered element helium _1836-1920
Lodge, Henry Cabot US aut. & polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1912; Senate minority leader 1918-1919; Senate majority leader 1919-1924; grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. _1850-1924
Lodge, Henry Cabot Jr. US diplomat & polit.; US ambassador to UN 1953-1960; Rep. vice-pres. cand. 1960; US ambassador to S. Vietnam 1963-1964, 1965-1967; grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge _1902-1985
Lodge, Oliver Joseph, Sir Eng. phys. _1851-1940
Lodge, Thomas Eng. dram. & poet _1558-1625
Loeb, Jacques US (Ger.-born) physiologist _1859-1924
Loeb, Richard US murderer with Nathan Leopold; defended by Clarence Darrow; murdered in jail _1907-1936
Loeb, William US anti-Communist & newspaper publisher; publisher of "Manchester Union Leader" 1948-1982 _1905-1982
Loesser, Frank US songwriter & composer of musicals _1910-1969
Loewe, Frederick US (Aus.-born) composer, songwriter, & writer of musicals; collaborator with Alan Jay Lerner _1901-1988
Loewi, Otto US (Ger.-born) pharmacologist; NP Med. 1936 _1873-1961
Loffler, Friedrich August Johannes Ger. bacteriologist _1852-1915
Lofting, Hugh John Brit. juvenile aut.; created character Dr. Doolittle _1886-1947
Logan, James Harvey US horticulturist & lawyer; source of word "loganberry" _1841-1921
Logan, John Alexander US gen. & polit. in Civil War; helped found Grand Army of the Republic (GAR); founder of Memorial Day 1868 (also Decoration Day); Rep. vice-pres. cand. 1884 _1826-1886
Lomax, John Avery US folklorist _1867-1948
Lombardi, Vincent Thomas (Vince) US football coach; coach of Green Bay Packers 1959-1967; coach of Washington Redskins 1969 _1913-1970
Lombroso, Cesare It. anthropometrician, physician, & psychiatrist _1836-1909
Lomonosov, Mikhail Rus. grammarian, poet, & sci.; founded Moscow State Univ. 1764 _1711-1765
London, John Griffith (Jack) US adventurer, aut., & sailor; wrote novels "The Call of the Wild" 1903, "The Sea-Wolf" 1904, "White Fang" 1907, "Martin Eden" 1909, "The Cruise of the Snark" 1911; suicide _1876-1916
Long, Crawford Williamson US surgeon _1815-1878
Long, Earl Kemp US polit.; gov. of Louisiana 1939-1940, 1948-1952, 1956-1960; brother of Huey Long _1895-1960
Long, Huey Pierce (the Kingfisher) US demagogue & polit.; gov. of Louisiana 1928-1932; assassinated _1893-1935
Long, Jane Herbert Wilkinson (the Mother of Texas) US pioneer in Texas _1798-1880
Long, John Davis US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1880-1883; Secy. of Navy 1897-1902 _1838-1915
Long, Russell Billiu US polit.; Senate majority whip 1965-1969; chairman of Senate Finance Committee 1965-1981; son of Huey Long _1918--
Long, Shelley US actress; starred in series "Cheers" 1982-1987, movies "Irreconcilable Differences" 1984, "Outrageous Fortune" 1987 _1949--
Long, Stephen Harriman US army officer & explorer _1784-1864
Longabauch, Harry (the Sundance Kid) US outlaw; partner of George Parker (Butch Cassidy) _18XX-1909?
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth US poet; wrote poems "The Wreck of the Hesperus", "The Village Blacksmith", narrative poems "Evangeline" 1847, "The Song of Hiawatha" 1855, "The Courtship of Miles Standish" 1858 _1807-1882
Longinus (also Longus) Gk. critic; wrote "On the Sublime" _0XX
Longinus, Cassius Dionysius Gk. orator; incited Zenobia's unsuccessful revolt against Rome; executed _2XX
Longley, Charles Thomas Brit. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1862-1868 _1794-1868
Longo, Luigi It. Communist polit.; secy-gen. of It. Communist Party 1964-1972; pres. of It. Communist Party 1972-1980 _1900-1980
Longstreet, James US-Confederate gen.; advised against Pickett's charge at battle of Gettysburg 1863 _1821-1904
Longworth, Alice (nee Roosevelt) US aut. & wit; daughter of Theodore Roosevelt; husband of Nicholas Longworth _1884-1980
Longworth, Nicholas US polit.; House majority leader 1923-1925; Speaker of the House 1925-1931; son-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt _1869-1931
Lon Nol Cambodian gen. & polit.; prime min. of Cambodia 1966-1967; pres. of Cambodia 1972-1975; overthrown _1913-1985
Lonnrott, Elias Finnish-Swed. folklorist & philologist; compiled Finnish national epic "Kalevala" _1802-1884
Lonsdale, Frederick Brit. dram. _1881-1954
Loos, Anita US aut. _1893-1981
Lopes, Francisco Higino Craveiro Port. marshal & polit.; pres. of Portugal 1951-1958 _1894-1964
Lopes de Mendonca, Henrique Port. lyricist; wrote Port. national anthem (adopted 1910) _1856-1931
Lopez, Carlos Antonio Paraguayan polit.; pres. of Paraguay 1844-1862 _1790-1862
Lopez, Francisco Solano Paraguayan polit.; pres. of Paraguay 1862-1870; son of Carlos Antonio Lopez _1827-1870
Lopez [de Segura], Ruy Sp. chess player _1530?-1580?
Lopez [Mateos], Adolfo Mex. polit.; pres. of Mexico 1958-1964 _1910-1969
Lopez [Michelson], Alfonso Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1974-1978 _1913--
Lopez [Pumarejo], Alfonso Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1934-1938, 1942, 1942-1943, 1944-1945 _1886-1959
Lopez de Legazpe, Miguel Sp. gen.; conquered Philippines 1564, Luzon 1571; founded Manila 1572 _1510-1572
Lopez Portillo [y Pacheco], Jose Mex. polit.; pres. of Mexico 1976-1982 _1920--
Lopez y Planes, Vicente Argentine aut.; wrote Argentine national anthem (adopted 1813) _1784-1856
Lord, Nancy US physician & polit.; Libertarian vice-pres. cand. 1992 _19XX--
Lord, Nathan US Congregational clergyman & educator; pres. of Dartmouth College 1828-1863 _1792-1870
Lord, Winston US admin.; pres. of Council on Foreign Relations 1977-1985; US ambassador to China 1985-1989 _1937--
Loren, Sophia (orig. Sofia Villani Scicolone) US (It.-born) movie actress _1934--
Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon Dutch phys.; discovered Lorentz transforms for special relativity; NP Phys. 1902 _1853-1928
Lorenz, Konrad Zacharias Ger. (Aus.-born) ethologist; NP Med. 1973 _1903-1989
Lorris, Guillaume de Fr. epic poet _12XX
Losonczi, Pal Hung. Communist polit.; pres. of Hungary 1967-1987 _1919--
Lothair I Holy Rom. emperor 840-855; son of Louis I of France _795-855
Lothair II Ger. king 1125-1137; Holy Rom. emperor 1125-1137 _1075-1137
Lothair I Fr. king 954-986; ruled under regency 954-961; son of Louis IV _941-986
Loti, Pierre (pseud. of Louis Viaud) Fr. naval officer & nov. _1850-1923
Lott, [Chester] Trent US Rep. polit.; House minority whip 1981-1989; Senator from Mississippi 1989-- _1941--
Loubet, Emile Francois Fr. polit.; pres. of France 1899-1906 _1838-1929
Louganis, Gregory Efthimios (Greg) US diver; won gold medal in Olympic springboard diving 1984, 1988; won gold medal in Olympic platform diving 1984, 1988 _1960--
Louis I (also Ludwig I) (Fr.-born) king of Bavaria 1825-1848; abdicated in face of revolt; son of Maximilian I _1786-1868
Louis II (also Ludwig II; Mad King Ludwig) king of Bavaria 1864-1886 & eccentric; declared insane & placed under regency 1886; son of Maximilian II _1845-1886
Louis III (also Ludwig III; Ludwig Leopold Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred) regent of Bavaria 1912-1913; last king of Bavaria 1913-1918; overthrown; cousin of Otto _1845-1921
Louis I (Louis the Pious; Louis le Debonnaire) Fr. king 814-840; Holy Rom. emperor 814-840; son of Charlemagne _778-840
Louis II (Louis the Stammerer; Louis le Begue) Fr. king 877-879; son of Charles II _846-879
Louis III Fr. king 879-882; ruled northern France; co-regent with brother Carloman; son of Louis II _863?-882
Louis IV Fr. king 936-954; son of Charles III _921?-954
Louis V (Louis the Sluggard; Louis le Faineant) Fr. king 986-987; last ruler of Carolingian dynasty; son of Lothair I _967-987
Louis VI (Louis the Fat; Louis le Gros) Fr. king 1108-1137; son of Philip I _1080?-1137
Louis VII (Louis the Young; Louis le Jeune) Fr. king 1137-1180; son of Louis VI _1121?-1180
Louis VIII (Louis the Lion-hearted; Louis Coeur-de-Lion) Fr. king 1223-1226; son of Philip II Augustus _1187-1226
Louis IX (St. Louis) Fr. king 1226-1270, crusader, & saint; canonized 1297; son of Louis VIII _1214-1270
Louis X (Louis the Headstrong, Louis the Quarrelsome; Louis le Hutin) Fr. king 1314-1316; son of Philip IV _1289-1316
Louis XI (Louis the Prudent, the Cruel; Louis le Prudent, le Cruel) Fr. king 1461-1483 & reformer; son of Charles VII _1423-1483
Louis XII Fr. king 1498-1515; great-grandson of Charles VI _1462-1515
Louis XIII (Louis the Just) Fr. king 1610-1643; son of Henry IV _1601-1643
Louis XIV (the Sun King; le Roi Soleil) Fr. king 1643-1715; ruled under regency 1643-1651; revoked Edict of Nantes 1685; son of Louis XIII _1638-1715
Louis XV Fr. king 1715-1774; ruled under regency 1715-1723; great-grandson of Louis XIV _1710-1774
Louis XVI Fr. king 1774-1792; overthrown & killed in Fr. Revolution; grandson of Louis XV _1754-1793
Louis XVII (the Lost Dauphin) Fr. son of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette _1785-1795
Louis XVIII (le Roi Palade) Fr. king 1814-1815, 1815-1824; brother of Louis XVI _1755-1824
Louis II (Louis the German) Ger. king 843-876; son of Louis I of France _804?-876
Louis IV Ger. king 1314-1347; Holy Rom. emperor 1314-1347 _1283?-1347
Louis II prince of Monaco 1922-1949; son of Albert I; father of Rainier III _1870-1949
Louis of Hungary Pol. king 1370-1382; nephew of Casimir III; last ruler of Piast dynasty _1326-1382
Louis Philippe (the Citizen King; Duke of Orleans) Fr. king 1830-1848; only ruler of House of Orleans; last king of France _1773-1850
Louis, Joe (orig. Joseph Louis Barrow) US boxer; heavyweight boxing champion 1937-1949; retired undefeated _1914-1981
Louis, Morris (orig. Morris Louis Bernstein) US Abstract Expressionist painter _1912-1962
Louys, Pierre Fr. aut. & poet _1870-1925
Love, Mike US musician & singer; member of the Beach Boys; cousin of Brian Wilson _1941--
Lovecraft, Howard Phillips (H. P. Lovecraft) US horror & supernatural aut. _1890-1937
Lovejoy, Elijah Parish US abolitionist, editor, & newspaper publisher; editor of "St. Louis Observer" 1833-1837; killed by mob _1802-1837
Lovelace, Augusta Ada, Countess Eng. pioneer computer sci.; daughter of Lord Byron; eponym of computer language Ada _1816-1852
Lovelace, Richard Eng. Cavalier poet _1618-1657
Lovell, [Alfred Charles] Bernard, Sir Brit. radio astronomer _1913--
Lovell, James Arthur Jr. US astronaut _1928--
Lover, Samuel Irish nov. _1797-1868
Lovestone, Jay (orig. Jacob Leibstein) US (Lithuanian-born) labor leader; 1st secy-gen. of US Communist Party 1919?-1928; renounced Communism; 1st director of ICFTU 1949-1963; international affairs director of AFL-CIO 1963-1974 _1898-1990
Lovett, Robert Abercrombie US admin.; Secy. of Defense 1951-1953 _1895-1986
Lovland, Helge Norw. track athelete; won gold medal in Olympic decathlon 1920 _1890?-1984
Low, David Alexander Cecil, Sir New Zealand political cartoonist _1891-1963
Low, Frederick Ferdinand US polit.; gov. of California 1863-1867 _1828-1894
Low, Juliette Magill Kinzie (nee Gordon) US founder of US Girl Scouting 1912 _1860-1927
Low, Seth US educator & polit.; pres. of Columbia Univ. 1890-1901; mayor of New York City 1901-1903 _1850-1916
Lowden, Frank Orren US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1917-1921 _1861-1943
Lowell, [Abbott] Lawrence (A. Lawrence Lowell) US educator & political sci.; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1909-1933 _1856-1943
Lowell, Amy US critic & poet; sister of Percival Lowell _1874-1925
Lowell, James Russell US diplomat, essayist, & poet; US ambassador to Spain 1877-1880; US ambassador to Britain 1880-1885 _1819-1891
Lowell, Percival US astronomer; brother of Amy Lowell _1855-1916
Lowell, Robert Trail Spence Jr. US dram. & poet; brother of James Russell Lowell _1917-1977
Lowenheim, Leopold Ger. math. _1878-1940?
Lowes, John Livingston US educator & literary scholar _1867-1945
Lowndes, William Thomas Eng. bibliographer _1798-1843
Lowndes, William Jones US polit.; Dem.-Rep. pres. cand. 1824; died before election; son-in-law of Thomas Pinckney _1782-1822
Lowry, [Clarence] Malcolm Brit. aut.; wrote novels "Ultramarine" 1933, "Under the Volcano" 1947; suicide _1909-1957
Lowry, Michael Edward (Mike) US polit.; gov. of Washington 1993-- _1939--
Lowry, Thomas Martin Eng. chem.; co-developer & co-eponym of Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids & bases _1874-1936
Loy, Myrna (orig. Myrna Williams) US movie actress _1905-1993
Loyd, Samuel (Sam) US game & puzzle constructor; inventor of game Parcheesi _1841-1911
Lozoraitis, Stasys Lithuanian diplomat; Lithuanian foreign minister 1934-1938; father of Stasys Lozoraitis _1898-1983
Lozoraitis, Stasys Lithuanian (Ger.-born) diplomat & nationalist; Lithuanian ambassador to US 1991-1993 _1924-1994
Lubbers, Ruud Frans Marie (also Rudolphus Franz Marie Lubbers, Rudolf Lubbers) Dutch polit.; prime min. of Netherlands 1982-- _1939--
Lubbock, Francis Richard US polit.; gov. of Texas 1861-1863 _1815-1905
Lubbock, John, Sir Eng. aut. & financier _1834-1913
Lubbock, John William, Sir Eng. astronomer & math. _1803-1865
Lubitsch, Ernst US (Ger.-born) movie director _1892-1947
Lubke, Heinrich W. Ger. polit.; pres. of W. Germany 1959-1969 _1894-1972
Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) Rom. epic poet; wrote 10-volume "Pharsalia" (also "Bellum Civile"); led unsuccessful Pisonian rebellion against Nero; suicide _039-065
Lucas, Francois Edouard Anatole Fr. math.; created towers of Hanoi puzzle; developer & eponym of Lucas test for Mersenne primes; eponym of Lucas sequence _1842-1891
Lucas, George Jr. US movie director & screenwriter; directed & wrote movies "American Graffiti" 1973, "Star Wars" 1977, wrote movies "The Empire Strikes Back" 1980, "Return of the Jedi" 1983 _1944--
Lucas, Soctt Wike US polit.; Senate minority whip 1947-1949; Senate majority leader 1949-1951 _1892-1968
Luce, [Ann] Clare (nee Booth) US diplomat, dram., journalist, & polit.; wife of Henry Luce _1903-1987
Luce, Henry Robinson US (Chinese-born) editor & publisher; founded magazines Time 1923, Fortune 1930, Life 1936, Sports Illustrated 1954; husband of Clare Booth Luce _1898-1967
Luce, Stephen Bleecker US adm.; founder & 1st pres. of Naval War College 1884-1886 _1827-1917
Lucey, Patrick Joseph US polit.; gov. of Wisconsin 1971-1977; Independent vice-pres. cand. 1980 with John Anderson _1918--
Lucian (the Blasphemer) Gk. (Syrian-born) satirist; wrote "The True History", "Dialogues of the Gods", "Dialogues of the Dead" _120?-200?
Luciano, Charles (Lucky; orig. Salvatore Lucania) US (It.-born) gangster _1897-1962
Lucius I pope 253-254 _2XX-254
Lucius II (orig. Gerardo Caccianemici dal Orso) It. pope 1144-1145 _10XX-1145
Lucius III (orig. Ubaldus Allucingoli) It. pope 1181-1185; 1st pope elected by cardinals _11XX-1185
Luckman, Sidney (Sid) US football player _1916--
Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus) Rom. Epicurean poet, philos., & sci.; wrote speculative scientific poem "De Rerum Natura"; suicide _096b?-055b?
Lucullus, Lucius Licinius Rom. epicure & gen. _117b?-058b?
Ludendorff, Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ger. gen., polit., & revolutionary; established dictatorship with Hindenburg; temporarily sided with Adolf Hitler _1865-1937
Ludlum, Robert US suspense nov.; wrote novels "The Bourne Identity" 1980, "The Bourne Supremacy" 1986, "The Icarus Agenda" 1988, "The Bourne Ultimatum" 1990, "The Scorpio Illusion" 1993 _1927--
Ludvonga king of Swaziland 1868-1874; son of Mswati _18XX-1874
Lugar, Richard Green US Rep. polit.; Senator from Indiana 1977-- _1932--
Lugard, Frederick John Dealtry, Sir (Baron Lugard) Brit. colonial admin. & reformer; gov. of Hong Kong 1907-1912 _1858-1945
Lugosi, Bela (orig. Bela Ferenc Blasko) US (Hung.-born) horror movie actor _1882-1956
Lu Hsun (orig. Chou Shu-Jen) Chinese aut. _1881-1936
Luigi Amedeo It. explorer & naval officer _1873-1933
Luis Port. king 1861-1889; brother of Pedro V _1838-1889
Luis Sp. king 1724 upon Philip V's abdication; son of Philip V _1707-1724
Luitpold Ger. Bavarian admin.; regent of Bavaria 1886-1912; brother of Maximilian II _1821-1912
Lujan, Manuel Jr. US polit.; Secy. of Interior 1989-1993 _1928--
Lukas, [Jay] Anthony (J. Anthony Lukas) US journalist _1933--
Lukashenko, Alexander Belarus pol.; pres. of Belarus 1994-- _1955?--
Luke Gk. Christian apostle & saint; patron saint of artists & surgeons _0XX
Luks, George Benjamin US artist; member of The Eight _1867-1933
Lulach Scot. king 1057-1058; overthrown & killed by Malcolm III; stepson of Macbeth _1032?-1058
Lule, Yusuf Ugandan polit.; interim pres. of Uganda 1979 _1912-1985
Lully, Jean Baptiste (orig. Giovanni Battista Lulli) Fr. (It.-born) composer; founded Paris Opera & Fr. National Opera _1632-1687
Lumet, Sidney US movie director; directed movies "12 Angry Men" 1957, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" 1962, "Murder on the Orient Express" 1974, "Network" 1976, "Equus" 1977, "The Wiz" 1978, "A Stranger Among Us" 1992 _1924--
Lumiere, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Fr. inventor; co-inventor of cinematograph with brother Louis Lumiere; made 1st movie 1895 _1864-1948
Lumiere, Louis Jean Fr. inventor; co-inventor of cinematograph with brother Auguste Lumiere; made 1st movie 1895 _1864-1948
Lumumba, Patrice Emergy Kinshasa-Congolese polit.; 1st prime min. of Congo 1960; deposed; killed _1925-1961
Lunacharsky, Anatoly Vasilyevich Rus. Soviet literary critic, Bolshevik revolutionary, & Communist polit.; 1st Soviet education minister 1917-1929 _1875-1933
Lund, Henrik Danish lyricist; wrote anthem of Greenland "Nangminek erinalik" _1875-1948
Luns, Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Dutch diplomat & polit.; secy-gen. of NATO 1971-1984 _1911--
Lunt, Alfred US actor; husband of Lynn Fontanne 1922 _1893-1977
Luque, Adolfo (Dolf) Cuban baseball player _1890-1957
Luria, Isaac ben Solomon (Ari; Isaac Ashkenazi) Jewish mystic _1534-1572
Luria, Salvador Edward US (It.-born) microbiologist; NP Med. 1969 _1912-1991
Lurton, Horace Harmon US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1909-1914 _1844-1914
Lusinchi, Jaime Venezuelan polit.; pres. of Venezuela 1984-1989 _1924--
Lustiger, Jean Marie (orig. Aaron Lustiger) Fr. cardinal 1983; bishop of Orleans 1979-1981; archbishop of Paris 1981-- _1926--
Luther, Hans Ger. polit.; chancellor of Germany 1925-1926 _1879-1962
Luther, Martin Ger. religious reformer; leader of Protestant Reformation; published 95 Theses 1517; founded Lutheranism _1483-1546
Luthuli, Albert John S. African (Rhodesian-born) civil rights leader; pres. of African National Congress 1952-1967 (ANC); NP Peace 1960 _1898-1967
Lutz, Robert Anthony US (Swi.-born) automobile businessman; pres. of Chrysler Corp. 1988-- _1932--
Luxemburg, Rosa Ger. (Pol.-born) revolutionary with Karl Liebknecht; co-founded Ger. Communist Party 1918; led Spartacist uprising; killed _1870-1919
Luzhkov, Yuri Mikhailovich Rus. polit.; mayor of Moscow 1992-- _1936--
Luzzatti, Luigi It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1910-1911 _1841-1927
Luzzatto, Moses Hayyim It. Jewish mystic _1707-1747
Lvov, Alexei Fyodorovich Rus. composer; composed imperial Rus. national anthem "Bozhe, tsarya khrani" (also "God Save the Tsar"), opera "Undine" 1846 _1799-1870
Lvov, Georgy Evgenyevich Rus. polit. & prince; 1st post-imperial provisional prime min. of Russia 1917 _1861-1925
Lwoff, Andre Michael Fr. microbiologist; NP Med. 1965 _1902-1994
Lyapunov, Alexander Mikhailovich Rus. mathematical phys. _1857-1918
Lyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalve Fr. marshal & admin. in Morocco _1854-1934
Lycurgus Gk. lawgiver in Sparta _8XXb
Lydgate, John Eng. poet _1370?-1450?
Lyell, Charles, Sir Brit. geologist _1797-1875
Lyly, John Eng. euphuist aut. _1554?-1606
Lyman, Richard Wall US educator & historian; provost of Stanford Univ. 1967-1970; pres. of Stanford Univ. 1970-1980 _1923--
Lyman, Theodore US phys. & spectroscopist; eponym of Lyman series of spectral lines _1874-1954
Lynch, Charles US magistrate; source of word "lynch" _1736-1796
Lynch, David US movie director; directed movies "Eraserhead" 1976, "The Elephant Man" 1980, "Dune" 1984, "Blue Velvet" 1986, "Wild at Heart" 1990, "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" 1992, series "Twin Peaks" 1990-1991 _1946--
Lynch, John Mary Irish polit.; prime min. of Ireland 1966-1973, 1977-1979 _1917--
Lynd, Helen (nee Merrell) US sociologist _1896-1982
Lynd, Robert Staughton US sociologist _1892-1970
Lynen, Feodor Felix Konrad Ger. biochem.; NP Med. 1964 _1911-1979
Lyng, Richard Edmund US admin.; Secy. of Agriculture 1986-1989 _1918--
Lynn, James Thomas US admin.; Secy. of HUD 1973-1975 _1927--
Lyon, Mary US educator _1797-1849
Lyons, Joseph Aloysius Austr. polit.; prime min. of Australia 1932-1939 _1879-1939
Lysander Gk. soldier in Sparta _4XXb-395b
Lysenko, Trofim Denisovich Rus. agronomist _1898-1976
Lysias Gk. orator in Athens _445b?-380b?
Lysimachus Macedonian gen.; king of Thrace 306b _355b?-281b?
Lysippus Gk. sculptor _3XXb
Lyttelton, Charles John (Viscount Cobham) New Zealand polit.; gov-gen. of New Zealand 1957-1962 _1909--
