| Letitia Elizabeth Landon |
Poet |
August 14, 1802 - October 15, 1838 |
| Langston Hughes |
Poet |
February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967 |
| Louise Erdrich |
Writer |
b. June 7, 1954 |
| Lord Acton |
|
January 10, 1834 - June 19, 1902 |
| Lupe Fiasco |
Rapper |
b. February 16, 1982 |
| Lewis Thomas |
Physician |
November 25, 1913 - December 3, 1993 |
| Laurence J. Peter |
|
September 16, 1919 - January 12, 1990 |
| Lin Yutang |
Writer |
October 10, 1895 - March 26, 1976 |
| Lorrie Moore |
Writer |
b. January 13, 1957 |
| Lewis Mumford |
Historian |
October 19, 1895 - January 26, 1990 |
| Leon Trotsky |
Revolutionary |
November 7, 1879 - August 21, 1940 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven |
Composer |
1770 - March 26, 1827 |
| Lloyd Alexander |
Author |
January 30, 1924 - May 17, 2007 |
| Louie Giglio |
Pastor |
b. June 30, 1958 |
| Larry David |
Actor |
b. July 2, 1947 |
| LL Cool J |
Rapper |
b. January 14, 1968 |
| Lee Iacocca |
Businessman |
b. October 15, 1924 |
| Louis Pasteur |
Chemist |
December 27, 1822 - September 28, 1895 |
| Lauren Bacall |
Film actress |
September 16, 1924 - August 12, 2014 |
| Livy |
Historian |
59 BC - 17 |
| Lev Grossman |
Novelist |
b. June 26, 1969 |
| Lawrence Lessig |
Political activist |
b. June 3, 1961 |
| Liam Neeson |
Actor |
b. June 7, 1952 |
| Lois Lowry |
Writer |
b. March 20, 1937 |
| L. Frank Baum |
Author |
May 15, 1856 - May 6, 1919 |
| L. Neil Smith |
Author |
b. May 12, 1946 |
| Lawrence O'Donnell |
Political analyst |
b. November 7, 1951 |
| Lindsey Vonn |
Racer |
b. October 18, 1984 |
| Lysander Spooner |
Philosopher |
January 19, 1808 - May 14, 1887 |
| Lily Tomlin |
Actress |
b. September 1, 1939 |
| Leonard Nimoy |
Actor |
March 26, 1931 - February 27, 2015 |
| Lee Kuan Yew |
Singaporean Politician |
September 16, 1923 - March 23, 2015 |
| Lawrence Durrell |
Novelist |
February 27, 1912 - November 7, 1990 |
| Lindsey Graham |
United States Senator |
b. July 9, 1955 |
| Leigh Hunt |
Poet |
October 19, 1784 - August 28, 1859 |
| Laurie Anderson |
Artist |
b. June 5, 1947 |
| Leona Lewis |
Singer-songwriter |
b. April 3, 1985 |
| Logan Pearsall Smith |
Author |
October 18, 1865 - March 2, 1946 |
| Lea Michele |
Actress |
b. August 29, 1986 |
| Lindsay Lohan |
Actress |
b. July 2, 1986 |
| Lily Collins |
Film actress |
b. March 18, 1989 |
| Lenny Bruce |
Comedian |
October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966 |
| Lionel Shriver |
Journalist |
b. May 18, 1957 |
| Lee Child |
Writer |
b. October 29, 1954 |
| Lee Trevino |
Golfer |
b. December 1, 1939 |
| Lillian Hellman |
Author |
June 20, 1905 - June 30, 1984 |
| Laura Bush |
Former First Lady of the United States |
b. November 4, 1946 |
| Larissa Ione |
Author |
b. August 12, 1982 |
| Leighton Meester |
Actress |
b. April 9, 1986 |
| Larry Page |
Business magnate |
b. March 26, 1973 |
