Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

LaSalle Thompson

b. 1961

American basketball player (born 1961)

Lash LaRue

American actor (1917–1996)

Lasha Zhvania

b. 1973

Georgian politician, diplomat, businessman, and activist

LaShawn Merritt

b. 1986

American sprinter (born 1986)

LaSirena69

b. 1990

Venezuelan-Italian pornographic actress

Lasith Malinga

b. 1983

Sri Lankan bowler

Laslo Babits

b. 1958

Canadian javelin thrower (1958–2013)

Lasse Berghagen

b. 1945

Swedish singer, songwriter and actor (1945–2023)

Lasse Hallström

b. 1946

Swedish filmmaker (born 1946)

Lasse Kukkonen

b. 1981

Finnish ice hockey player

Lasse Schöne

b. 1986

Danish footballer (born 1986)

Lasse Strömstedt

b. 1935

Swedish writer (1935–2009)

Lasse Vigen Christensen

b. 1994

Danish footballer (born 1994)

Lasse Virén

b. 1949

Finnish long-distance runner, police officer, entrepreneur and politician

Lassie Lou Ahern

b. 1920

American actress (1920–2018)

László Almásy

b. 1895

Hungarian aristocrat and adventurer (1893–1951)

László Bíró

b. 1899

Hungarian-Argentine inventor (1899–1985)

László Garai

b. 1935

Hungarian psychologist (1935–2019)

László Kalmár

Hungarian mathematician (1905–1976)

László Köteles

b. 1984

Hungarian footballer (born 1984)

László Kovács (cinematographer)

Hungarian-American cinematographer

László Kovács (politician)

b. 1939

Hungarian politician (born 1939)

László Kubala

Association football player (1927–2002)

László Lajtha

b. 1892

Hungarian musician