Leading Figures in History

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

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Louis Henri Boussenard

French author (1847–1910)

Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon

b. 1692

French royal and politician (1692–1740)

Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

b. 1594

Louis Hjelmslev

Danish linguist (1899–1965)

Louis Hofmann

b. 1997

German actor (born 1997)

Louis I de Lorraine, Cardinal de Guise

b. 1527

French cardinal (1527–1578)

Louis I of Anjou

b. 1339

Count of Anjou (1339–1384)

Louis I of Flanders

Count of Flanders from 1322 to 1346

Louis I of Hungary

King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 to 1382

Louis I of Naples

King of Naples from 1348 to 1362

Louis I of Spain

b. 1707

King of Spain in 1724

Louis I, Duke of Bavaria

Bavarian nobleman (1173–1231)

Louis I, Prince of Condé

b. 1530

1st Prince of Condé (1530–1569)

Louis I, Prince of Monaco

b. 1642

Prince of Monaco from 1662 to 1701

Louis Ignarro

b. 1941

American pharmacologist

Louis II of Anjou

b. 1377

King of Naples (1377-1417)

Louis II of Flanders

b. 1330

Count of Flanders from 1346 to 1384

Louis II of Hungary

b. 1506

King of Hungary and Croatia from 1516 to 1526

Louis II of Italy

Ruler of the Carolingian Empire from 844 to 875

Louis II of Lower Hesse

b. 1438

Landgrave of Lower Hesse

Louis II, Count of Blois

Count of Blois

Louis II, Duke of Bourbon

Duke of Bourbon (c. 1337–1410)

Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg

Prince-Elector of Brandenburg from 1356 to 1365

Louis II, Prince of Monaco

Prince of Monaco from 1922 to 1949