Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Benilde Little
Author Born c. 1959, in Newark, NJ; married Cliff Virgin; children: Baldwin, Ford. Education: Howard University, B.A.; attended graduate school at No...
Penelope Lively
Author Born Penelope Low, March 17, 1933, in Cairo, Egypt; daughter of Roger Low (a bank manager) and Vera Greer; immigrated to England, 1945; married Jack Lively (a univers...
Ron Livingston
Actor Born June 5, 1968, in Cedar Rapids, IA; son of Kurt (an aerospace engineer) and Linda (a Lutheran minister) Livingston. Education: Yale Univers...
Alain Locke
Born: September 13, 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: June 9, 1954 New York, New York African American educator and editor ...
John Locke
Born: August 29, 1632 Wrington, England Died: October 28, 1704 Oates, England English philosopher and political theorist ...
Lindsay Lohan
Actress and singer Born Lindsay Morgan Lohan, July 2, 1986, in Long Island, NY; daughter of Michael (a salesman and actor) and Dina (an actress, dancer, analyst, and talent ...
Lindsay Lohan
July 2, 1986 • New York, New York Actress Lindsay Lohan was introduced to filmgoers in 1998 when she faced the difficult task of fillin...
Alan Lomax
No individual has done as much to catalog and preserve traditional American music as American folklorist Alan Lomax (1915–2002). A folklorist, pub- lisher, aut...
Jack London
Born: January 12, 1876 San Francisco, California Died: November 22, 1916 Glen Ellen, California American author Ameri...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Born: February 27, 1807 Portland, Maine Died: March 24, 1882 Cambridge, Massachusetts American poet The sentimental (...
Christian Louboutin
Shoe designer Born in 1963 in Paris, France; son of Roger (a cabinetmaker) and Irene (a homemaker) Louboutin; partner of Louis Benech (a landscape architect) since 1997. ...
Joe Louis
Born: May 13, 1914 Lexington, Alabama Died: April 12, 1981 Las Vegas, Nevada African American boxer African American ...
Richard Louv
Author, columnist and speaker Born in February of 1949 in New York, NY; married Kathy Frederick (a nurse practitioner), c. 1979; children: Jason, Matthew. Educatio...
Derek Lovley
Scientist and professor Born c. 1954; married Marie; children: Erika, Zak, Cole. Education: University of Connecticut, B.A. (biological sciences); Clark Un...
Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada
Former President of Bolivia Born July 1, 1930, in La Paz, Bolivia; son of Enrique (a diplomat); married Ximena Iturralde Monje (a former Miss Bolivia); children: one son, on...
Guerrino De Luca
President and Chief Executive Officer of Logitech International Born in September, 1952, in Lanciano, Italy; married Daniela (an artist); children: Ottavia, Chiara. ...
George Lucas
Born: May 14, 1944 Modesto, California American director, screenwriter, and producer American filmmaker George Lucas created some of the most profitabl...
Lewis Lucke
United States government official Born c. 1951, in North Carolina; married Joy; children: three. Education: Earned degree from University of North Carolina...
Ludacris
Rap musician and actor Born Christopher Bridges, September 11, 1977, in Illinois; son of Roberta Shields; children: Karma (daughter). Addresses: Rec...
Alexander Lukashenko
President of Belarus Born August 30, 1954, in Kopys, Vitebsk, Belarus. Education: Earned degrees from the Mogilev Teaching Institute, 1975, and Belarusian ...