Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Lino Ventura

Italian-born actor (1919–1987)

Linton Hope

b. 1863

British sailor

Linton Kwesi Johnson

b. 1952

Jamaican poet and activist (born 1952)

Linus Pauling

American scientist and activist (1901–1994)

Linus Ullmark

b. 1993

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1993)

Linval Thompson

b. 1954

Jamaican reggae and dub musician (born 1954)

Linvoy Primus

b. 1973

English footballer (born 1973)

Linwood Boomer

b. 1955

Canadian-American television producer, writer, and actor

Lio Rush

b. 1994

American professional wrestler (born 1994)

Lio Tipton

b. 1988

American actor and model (born 1988)

Lion Feuchtwanger

b. 1884

German writer (1884–1958)

Lionel Barrymore

b. 1878

American actor, director, screenwriter (1878–1954)

Lionel Bart

b. 1930

English composer and writer (1930–1999)

Lionel Charbonnier

b. 1966

French footballer and manager (born 1966)

Lionel Chevrier

Canadian Member of Parliament

Lionel Conacher

b. 1902

Canadian athlete and politician (1900–1954)

Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex

English merchant and politician (1575–1645)

Lionel Ferbos

b. 1911

American jazz trumpeter (1911–2014)

Lionel Grigson

English jazz musician and educator (1942–1994)

Lionel Halsey

Royal Navy Admiral and courtier (1872–1949)

Lionel Hampton

b. 1908

American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader (1908–2002)

Lionel Hill

b. 1881

Australian politician (1881–1963)

Lionel Hitchman

b. 1901

Canadian ice hockey player (1901–1969)

Lionel Hollins

b. 1953

American basketball player and coach (born 1953)