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Lab

La Badie, Florence, (1888-1917), actor
LaBelle
Labe, Louise, (c. 1525-1566), poet
Labov, William, (born 1927), linguist
Labrouste, Henri, (1801-1875), architect
LaBute, Neil, (Bash, The Shape of Things)

Lac

Lacaille, Nicolas Louis de, (1713-1762), astronomer
Lacan, Jacques, (1901-1981), psychologist
Lacey, Robert, England
Lachapelle, David, photographer
Lachenal, Adrien, (1849-1918), Swiss president
Lachenmann, Helmut, (born 1935), composer
Lachey, Drew, (born 1976), singer
Lachmann, Karl, (born 1793)
Lachmann, Ludwig, (1906-1990), economist
Laciar, Santos, (born 1959), flyweight boxer, world champion
Lackey, Mercedes, (born 1950), US fantasy author
Laclos, Choderlos de, (1741-1803), French novelist
Lacombe, Georges, (1868-1916), French painter, sculptor
Lacombe, Stalebread, self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
Lacoste, Rene, (France)
Lacy, Steve, soprano saxophonist

Lad

Ladd, Alan, (1913-1964), actor

Ladd, Alan, Jr, (born 1937), film producer

Ladd, Diane, (born 1932), actress
Ladislaus I
Ladislaus II, (1471-1516), Bohemian aristocrat
Ladislaus III of Poland, (1434-1444), Polish ruler
Ladislaus II of Poland, (c.1350-1434), [King 1386-1434)
Ladislaus I of Poland, (1306-1333), (until 1320, Duke Ladislaus IV) King of Poland 1320-1333
Ladislaus IV of Poland, (1632-1648), Polish ruler
Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary, (1453-1457), Bohemian aristocrat
Ladnier, Tommy, (1900-1939), trumpeter
LaDuke, Winona, political activist
Ladurie, Emmanuel Le Roy, historian

Lae

Laemmle, Carl, (1867-1939), film producer
Laennec, Rene Theophile Hyacinthe, (1781-1826), physician, inventor of stethoscope

Laf

Lafargue, Paul, (1841-1911), Cuban-French Communist
la Fayette, Marquis de, (1757-1834)
Laffan, Michael, Irish historian
Lafferty, R. A, (1914-2002), US science fiction writer
Lafforgue, Laurent, mathematician
Lafleur, Guy, (born 1951), National Hockey League star
La Fontaine, Henri, Nobel Peace Prize 1913
La Fontaine, Jean de, (1621-1695), fablist
Lafontaine, Louis-Hippolyte, (1807-1864)
Lafontaine, Oskar, (1998-1999), German government minister
LaFont, Henry, comedian, famous in Puerto Rico
Laforgue, Jules, poet
LaFree, Gary

Lag

Lagasse, Emeril, (born 1959), Chef

Lagerfeld, Karl, (born 1938), fashion designer
Lagerkvist, P�r, (1891-1974), Swedish writer
Lagerl�f, Selma, (1858-1940), Swedish writer
Lagos, Ricardo, Chilean president
Lagrange, Joseph-Louis, (1736-1813), physicist
Lagrange, Joseph-Louis de, (1736-1813), mathematician
Lagrange, Pierre, o.p. -- founder of the Ecole Biblique et Archeologique de J�rusalem
Lagrene, Birelli, musician
LaGuardia, Ernesto, Mexican actor
LaGuardia, Fiorello H, (1882-1947)
Laguerre, Enrique A, (born 1906) Puerto Rican writer

Lah

Lah, Ivo, (1896-1979), mathematician, discoverer of Lah numbers
Anne Lahnstein, Norwegian politician, famous for "The Swedish suck"
Lahnstein, Manfred, SPD (Finance)
Lahr, Bert, (1895-1967), actor
Lahti, Christine, (born 1950), US actress of Finnish ancestry

Lai

Lai, Leon, (born 1966)
Laine, Papa Jack, (1873-1966), New Orleans drummer and bandleader

Lak

Lakatos, Imre, (1922-1974), philosopher
Lake, Deryn, author
Lake, Greg, (born 1948), musician
Lake, Ricki, (born 1968), US actress and talk show hostess
Lake, Veronica, (1919-1973), actress

Lal

Lalas, Alexi, (born 1970), football player
Lalique, Ren�, (1860-1945), artist

Lam

Lamacq, Steve, (born 1965), journalist and BBC radio DJ
Lamantia, Philip, poet
Lamarck, Jean Baptiste, (1744-1829), scientist
Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste, (1744-1829), coiner of the term biology
Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus, (died 1893), the only United States Supreme Court justice from Mississippi
Lamarque, Libertad, legendary international singer
Lamarr, Hedy, (1913-2000), Austrian-born actress
Lamartine, Alphonse de
Lamas, Fernando, (1915-1982), actor
Lamas, Lorenzo, (born 1958), actor
Lamb, Charles, (1775-1834), poet
Lambert, Christopher, (born 1957), actor
Lambert, Gene, painter, Aosd�na
Lambert I of Monaco, Monaco prince
Lambert, Johann Heinrich, (1728-1777), astronomer, mathematician
Lamb, Joseph, (1887-1960), ragtime composer
Lamb, Lady Caroline, (1785-1828), author
Lamborghini, Ferrucio, (died 1993), automobile manufacturer
Lambsdorff, Otto Graf, (1977-1984), German government minister
Lamb, Sidney, (born 1929), linguist
Lambton, John George, Earl of Durham, (1792-1840), UK statesman
Lamb, William, (1779-1848), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Lammasch, Heinrich, (1853-1920), Minister-President of Austria (1918)
Lamorisse, Albert, (1922-1970), film director
LaMotta, Jake, (born 1921), world champion boxer
Lamott, Anne, US novelist
Lamour, Dorothy, (1914-1996), US actress
L'Amour, Louis, (1908-1988), US western writer
Lampedusa, Giuseppe Tomasi di, (1896-1957), The Leopard
Lampley, Jim (born 1952) American sportscaster
Lampson, Miles
Lam, Ringo
Lam, Wilfredo, (1902-1982), painter

Lan

Lancaster, Burt, (1913-1994), US actor and acrobat
Lancaster, Ron, athlete
Lance, Major, musician
Lanchester, Elsa, (1902-1986), actress
Lanchester, Frederick (1868-1946), engineer
Lancret, Nicolas, (1690-1743), painter
Lanct�t, Jacques, (died 1980), FLQ Terrorist
Landa, Miguel Angel, comedian, show host
Landau, Lev Davidovich, (1908-1968), Russian
Landau, Martin, (born 1931), actor
Land, Edwin H, (1909-1991), Polaroid polarizing filters and the Land Camera
Landers, Ann, (1918-2002), US advice columnist, also known as Ann Landers
Lander, Tim, Canadian writer
Landini, Francesco, (1325-1397), composer
Landis, Geoffrey, US author
Landis, John, (born 1950), US film director
Land, Michael, (born 1961), American video game composer
Landon, Alfred M, (1887-1987), Governor, Presidential Candidate, Topeka, Kansas.
Landon, Letitia Elizabeth, poet
Landon, Michael, (1936-1991), US actor
Lando, Pope, (913-914)
Landor, Walter Savage, (1775-1864), poet
Landrieu, Mary, (born 1955), United States senator
Landrieu, Moon, (born 1930), New Orleans mayor
Landru, Henri D�sir�, (1869-1922), French serial killer
Landry, Tom, (1924-2000), US football coach
Landsbergis, Vytautas, Lithuanian president
Landsteiner, Karl, (1868-1943)
Landuyt, Renaat, Minister-President of Flanders
Lane, Diane, (born 1965), actress
Lane, Eastwood, (1879-1951), US composer
Lane, Fitz Hugh, (1804-1865), US painter
Lane, Henry Smith, US politician
Lane, Mills, judge and boxing referee
Lane, Nathan, (born 1956), comedian
Lane, Patrick, Canadian writer
Lane, William Preston, US governor
Lanfranc, (died 1089), Archbishop of Canterbury
Lanfranco, Giovanni, (1582-1647), painter
Lang, Andrew, (1844-1912), US basketball player
Lang, Cosmo Gordon, (1864-1945), Archbishop of Canterbury
Lang, Fritz, (1890-1976), German film director
Lang, Jeff, guitar virtuoso
Lang, Jonny, (born 1981), musician
lang, k.d, (born 1961), Canadian musician
Lange, Christian Lous, (1869-1938), internationalist
Lang, Eddie, (1902-1933), US jazz guitarist
Lange, Dorothea, (1895-1965), photographer
Lange, Helene, (1848-1930), teacher
Lange, Hope, (born 1931), actress
Lange, Jessica, (born 1949), US actor
Lange, Jim, (born 1933), game show host
Lange, Robert "Mutt, (born 1948), record producer
Langella, Frank, (born 1940), US actor
Langen, Ellen van, (born 1966), athlete
Langer, Bernhard, golfer
Langer, William, US politician
Langham, Simon, (died 1376), Archbishop of Canterbury
Langhoff, Anna, dramatist, author
Langland, Joseph, poet
Langlands, Robert, (born 1936), mathematician
Langley, Samuel Pierpont, USA astronomer, physicist
Langlie, Arthur B, US Governor of Washington
Langlois, Yves, FLQ Terrorist
Langmuir, Irving, (1851-1957), chemist, physicist
Langsdroff, Hans, German commander of Graf Spee
Langtoft, Piers, historian
Langton, Stephen, (c 1150-1228), scholastic philosopher, Archbishop of Canterbury
Langton, Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury
Langtry, Lillie, (born 1853), actress
Langtry, Lily, (died 1929), singer, actress
Languet, Hubert, (died 1581), French diplomat
Lang, Walter, film director
Lanham, S.W.T, (1903-1907), Texas Goveror
Lanier, Sidney, (1842-1881), US novelist
Lannin, Joseph, US baseball team owner
Lanois, Daniel, composer, produced U2 albums
Lanphier, James, (died 1969), actor.
Lansbury, Angela, (born 1925), US actress
Lansbury, George, (1859-1940), politician
Lansing, Robert, (1864-1928), Secretary of State
Lansky, Meyer, (1902-1983), US mafia accountant
Lanting, Frans, photographer
Lantz, Walter, (1900-1994), cartoonist ("Woody Woodpecker")
Lanyon, Peter, (1918-1964), painter
Lanza, Mario, (died 1959), singer
Lanzoni, Fabio, male model

Lao

Lao, Bi, (died 1971), China's defense minister. Air crash in suspicious circumstances.

Lao She, (1899-1966), author of Si Shi Tong Tang
Lao Tzu

Lap

La P�rouse, Jean Fran�ois, (1741-1788), French explorer of the Pacific
Lapierre, Judith, astronaut
LaPierre, Laurier L, Canadian senator
Laplace, Pierre-Simon, (1749-1827), French mathematician and astronomer
Lapointe, Jean, Canadian senator
Laporte, Juan, featherweight boxer, world champion
Laporte, Pierre, (1921-1970), FLQ victim
Lapsley, John H

Lar

Lara, Agust�n, songwriter

Laracuente, Belinda, (born 1980), woman boxer world champion
Lardner, Ring, Jr, (1915-2000), American screenwriter
Laria, Maria, Puerto Rican born talk show host of Cuban parents.
Larisch, Karol, Polish painter
Larke, Roy, (born 1962), professor of retailing, expert in Japanese marketing
Larkin, James, labour leader
Larkin, Philip, (1922-1985), poet
LaRocca, Nick, (1889-1961), jass musician
Laromigui�re, Pierre, (1756-1837), philosopher
Larrabee, William, US politician
Larra�n, Emiliano Figueroa, Chilean president
Larraz�bal, Wolfgang, (1911-2003), Venezuelan president from February to November 1958.
Larrazolo, Octaviano Ambrosio, US New Mexico Governor
Larroquette, John, (born 1947), actor
Larsen, Bent, chess player
Larsen, Nella, (1891-1964), novelist
Larson, Bob, televangelist
Larson, Gary, (born 1950), US The Far Side cartoonist
Larson, Glen A, US author
Larsson, Carl, (1859-1928), painter
Lartigue, Jacques Henri, French photographer

Las

Lascaris, Constantine, (died 1493)
Lascaux, Josef Delarose, inventor of cotton candy (candy floss)
Lascelles, Amy, aristocrat
Lascelles, Ellen, aristocrat
Lascelles, George , 7th Earl of Harewood, aristocrat
Lascelles, Henry, aristocrat
Lascelles, Maximilian, aristocrat
Lascelles, Rowan, aristocrat
Lascelles, Sophie, aristocrat
Lascelles, Tewa, aristocrat
Lascelles, Thomas, aristocrat
Lasker, Emanuel, (USA, 1868-1941), chess player
Lasker-Sch�ler, Else, (born 1896), dramatist, author
Laskonogi, Ladislaus, (1227-1228), Polish ruler
Lasky, Jesse, Jr, (1910-1988), screenwriter
Lasorda, Tommy, (born 1927), baseball manager
Lassalle, Ferdinand, (1825-1864), politician
Lassell, William, (1799-1880), astronomer
Lassen, Hans, Danish Governor of Greenland
Lassus, Orlande de, (ca. 1532-1594), (Orlandus Lassus, Orlando di Lasso)
Last, James, (born 1929), band leader
Laswell, Bill, (born 1950), musician and producer
Laszlo, Carl, dramatist, author

Lat

Lateef, Yusef, (tenor sax, flute, oboe, many other woodwinds)
Latimer, Hugh, (died 1555), martyred.
Lato, Grzegorz, athlete
Latrobe, Benjamin, (1764-1820), architect
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, architect
Latta, Andrew George, (1887-1966), scientist, military commander, and diplomat
Lattek, Udo, (born 1935), football coach
Lattmann, Dieter, (born 1926), writer and politician
Latynina, Larisa, (born 1934), Soviet gymnast

Lau

Lauckner, Rolf, dramatist, author

Lauda, Niki, (born 1949), French race car driver
Laudrup, Brian, Danish athlete
Laudrup, Michael, Danish athlete
Laud, William, (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury
Lauer, Matt, (born 1957), newscaster
Lau, Evelyn, bitter ex-hooker, bitter ex of W.P. Kinsella
Laufenborg, Elisabeta-Maria de, aristocrat
Laughlin, James, poet
Laughton, Charles, (1899-1962), US actor
Laumer, Keith, (1925-1993), US science fiction author
Lauper, Cyndi, (born 1953), US singer
Laurana, Francesco, sculptor
Laurence, patriarch of Constantinople
Laurence, Janet, author
Laurence, Margaret, (1926-1987), novelist, wrote "The Stone Angel"
Laurence of Canterbury, (died 619), Archbishop of Canterbury
Laurence, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
Laurencin, Marc, (1883-1956), painter
Lauren, Ralph, (born 1939), fashion designer
Laurens, Henri, (1885-1954), sculptor
Laurens, Henry, (1724-1792), South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress
Laurens, John, (1754-1782), American soldier and statesman in Revolutionary War
Laurents, Arthur, (born 1918), playwright, novelist, and director
Laurie, Hugh, (born 1959), British comedian
Laurie, Piper, (born 1932), actress
Laurier, Wilfrid, (1896-1911), Canadian prime minister
Lauritzen, Lauritz, SPD (Transportation)
Lautaro (1535-1557) Inca leader
Lautenberg, Frank, US politician
Lautr�amont, Comte de, (1846-1870), poet

Lav

Lavall�e, Calixa, (died 1891), composer
Laval, Pierre, (died 1945), French politician of Vichy regime
Lavater, Johann Kaspar, (1741-1801), philosopher
Laveau, Marie, (1794?-1881?), Voodoo Queen
Laveaux, Ludwik de, Polish painter
Lavender, David, (1910-2003), Western US writer and historian
Laver, Rod, (born 1938), (Australia)
Laveykin, Alexander, astronaut
Lavigne, Avril, (born 1984), US singer/songwriter
Lavigne, Raymond, Canadian senator
Lavin, Mary, Saoi of Aosd�na
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, (1743-1794), French pioneer chemist
Lavrentyev, Mikhail, (born 1900), Russian scientist

Law

Law, Andrew Bonar, (1858-1923), Unionist Party leader
Law, Denis, athlete
Lawes, poet
Lawford, Peter, (1923-1984), actor
Lawhead, Stephen R, US writer of historical fiction
Law, John (1671-1729)
Law, John Phillip, (born 1937), actor
Law, Jude, (born 1972), actor
Lawless, Lucy, (born 1968), New Zealand actress
Law, Oliver, (1899-1937), African American officer
Lawrence, Carol, (born 1934), actress, singer
Lawrence, D.H, (1885-1930), British author of Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, inventor of cyclotron
Lawrence, Florence, (died 1890), actor
Lawrence, Gertrude, (died 1952), actress
Lawrence, Jacob, (1917-c.2000), painter
Lawrence, Joey, (born 1976), actor
Lawrence, Margaret, author
Lawrence, Martin, actor
Lawrence, Matthew, (born 1980), actor.
Lawrence of Arabia, (born 1888)
Lawrence, Steve, (born 1935), entertainer, singer
Lawrence, Thomas, (1888-1935), British officer, "Arabian Lawrence"
Lawrence, Wendy, astronaut
Lawrie, Lee, (1877-1962)
Lawry, Bill, (born 1937), Australian cricket player.
Lawson, Alfred, (1869-1954), ball player, aviator, economist, "kook"
Lawson, Doyle, musician
Lawson, Edward M, Canadian senator
Lawson, Henry, prose and poetry
Lawson, Nigel, (born 1932), politician
Lawson, Nigella, (born 1960), celebrity chef, writer
Lawson, Robert, Rabbit Hill, Ben and Me

Lax

Laxalt, Paul, US politician

Laxman, VVS, Indian cricketer

Laxness, Halldor, (1903-1998), Icelander novelist
Layamon, poet

Lay

Laycock, Robert, British general of the "Layforce"

Layton, Irving, (born 1912), poet

Laz

Lazard, Sasha, musician

Lazarev, Vasily, astronaut

Lazarevic, Lazar, (1371-1389), Serbian monarch
Lazarevic, Stefan, (1389-1427), Serbian monarch
Lazar (I) Hrebeljanovic, (died 1389), Prince of Serbia
Lazarus, Emma, (born 1849), poet
Lazenby, George, (born 1939), actor
Lazutkin, Alexander, astronaut
Lazzat, Ay, musician
Lazzeri, Tony, (1903-1946), Baseball Hall of Famer
Lau, Michael, Artist and Toy Designer