Leading Figures in History

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

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Louka Katseli

b. 1952

Greek economist and politician

Loukas Kanakaris-Roufos

Greek politician

Loukas Mavrokefalidis

b. 1984

Greek basketball player (born 1984)

Loukas Notaras

Byzantine writer and official

Lourdes Flores

b. 1959

Peruvian lawyer and politician

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

b. 1993

Cuban and American baseball player (born 1993)

Lourdes Portillo

Mexican film director (1943–2024)

Lourdes Valera

Venezuelan actress (1963–2012)

Lourembam Brojeshori Devi

Indian judoka (1981–2013)

Lovie Austin

American bandleader, musician, composer, and singer (1887–1972)

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858–1925)

Lovro Toman

b. 1827

Slovene revolutionary

Low Ki

b. 1979

American professional wrestler

Low Thia Khiang

b. 1956

Singaporean politician (born 1956)

Lowell E. English

b. 1915

U.S. Marine Corps Major General

Lowell Ganz

b. 1948

American screenwriter (born 1948)

Lowell George

American singer-songwriter and founder of Little Feat (1945–1979)

Lowell Thomas

American author, broadcaster and traveler (1892–1981)

Lowell Weicker

b. 1931

American politician (1931–2023)

Loyd Grossman

b. 1950

American-British journalist, broadcaster and entrepreneur (born 1950)

Loyset Compère

Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer

Lozen

Apache prophetess

Lu Chao-Hsuan

Taiwanese guitarist (1929-2017)

Lu Colombo

b. 1952

Italian singer