Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Lil' Kleine

b. 1994

Musical artist

Lila Acheson Wallace

American magazine publisher and philanthropist (1889-1984)

Lila Kaye

b. 1929

English actress (1929–2012)

Lila Lee

b. 1901

Prominent screen actress of the early silent film era

Lilas Ikuta

b. 2000

Japanese singer-songwriter (born 2000)

Lilí Álvarez

Spanish tennis player

Lili Damita

b. 1904

French-American actress (1904–1994)

Lili Elbe

Danish painter and transgender woman (1882–1931)

Lili Reinhart

b. 1996

American actress (born 1996)

Lili Simmons

b. 1993

American actress (born 1993)

Lili St. Cyr

b. 1918

American model and burlesque performer (1917–1999)

Lilia Cuntapay

b. 1935

Filipina actress (1935-2016)

Lilia Dale

b. 1919

Italian film actress (1919–1991)

Lilia Podkopayeva

b. 1978

Ukrainian gymnast (born 1978)

Liliane Ackermann

b. 1938

French community leader, writer, lecturer

Liliane Bettencourt

b. 1922

French heiress, socialite and businesswoman (1922–2017)

Liliane Montevecchi

b. 1932

French actress and entertainer

Lilias Armstrong

b. 1882

British phonetician (1882–1937)

Liliʻuokalani

b. 1838

Queen of Hawaii from 1891 to 1893

Liljay

b. 1978

Musical artist

Lill Tschudi

b. 1911

Swiss linocut artist (1911-2004)

Lillemor Arvidsson

Swedish trade union leader and governor

Lilli Palmer

b. 1914

German actress (1914–1986)

Lilli Schwarzkopf

b. 1983

German heptathlete