Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Lynne Kosky

b. 1958

Australian politician

Lynne Marta

b. 1945

American actress (1945–2024)

Lynne Overman

b. 1887

American actor (1887–1943)

Lynne Rae Perkins

b. 1956

American writer and illustrator of children's books

Lynne Reid Banks

b. 1929

British writer (1929–2024)

Lynne Stewart

b. 1939

American lawyer

Lynne Woolstencroft

Canadian politician

Lynsey de Paul

b. 1948

English singer-songwriter and record producer (1948–2014)

Lyonel Feininger

b. 1871

German-American painter (1871-1956)

Lyra McKee

Northern Ireland journalist (1990–2019)

Lyrica Okano

b. 1994

American actress

Lysander Button

b. 1810

Lysette Anthony

b. 1963

English actress (born 1963)

Lyuboslav Penev

b. 1966

Bulgarian footballer and manager (born 1966)

Lyubov Popova

b. 1889

Russian artist (1889–1924)

Lyudmila Karachkina

b. 1948

Ukrainian astronomer (born 1948)

Lyudmila Pavlichenko

b. 1916

Soviet sniper (1916–1974)

Lyudmila Petrushevskaya

b. 1938

Russian writer, novelist and playwright (born 1938)

Lyudmila Rudenko

b. 1904

Soviet chess player (1904–1986)

Lyudmila Zhuravleva

b. 1946

Soviet-Ukrainian astronomer (born 1946)

Lyuh Woon-hyung

Korean politician (1886–1947)

M. Alalasundaram

20th-century Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician

M. Athalie Range

b. 1915

M. Bhaktavatsalam

b. 1897

Indian politician (1897-1987)