Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Lodi (wrestler)

b. 1970

American professional wrestler (born 1970)

Lodovico Agostini

Italian composer (1534–1590)

Lodovico Ferrari

Italian mathematician (1522–1565)

Lodovico Grossi da Viadana

Italian composer (c.1560–1627)

Lodovico Zacconi

b. 1555

Italian composer (1555 - 1627)

Lofty England

British engineer, chief executive of Jaguar Cars

Logan Gilbert

b. 1997

American baseball player (born 1997)

Logan Pearsall Smith

b. 1865

American-born British essayist (1865–1946)

Logie Bruce Lockhart

b. 1921

Schoolmaster and Scottish rugby union player

Loïc Bigois

b. 1960

French Formula One aerodynamicist

Lois Browne-Evans

Bermudian politician

Lois Duncan

b. 1934

American novelist, journalist (1934–2016)

Lois Ehlert

American author and illustrator (1934–2021)

Lois Johnson

b. 1942

American country music singer (1942–2014)

Lois Lenski

American author and illustrator (1893–1974)

Lois Mai Chan

Taiwanese-American library scientist

Lois Mailou Jones

American artist and educator (1905–1998)

Lois Maxwell

Canadian actress (1927–2007)

Lois McMaster Bujold

b. 1949

American speculative fiction author (born 1949)

Lois Nettleton

b. 1927

American actress (1927–2008)

Lois Smith

b. 1930

American actress (born 1930)

Lola Albright

b. 1924

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

Lola Bobesco

Romanian violinist (1921–2003)

Lola Falana

b. 1942

American singer, dancer, and actress (born 1942)