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- La TroncheLa Tronche (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Isère department, Southeastern Fra
- Label (Mac OS)In Apple's Macintosh operating systems, labels are a type of seven distinct colored and na
- LactantiusRoman Christian author (c. 250 – c. 325)
- Ladislaus BortkiewiczLadislaus Josephovich Bortkiewicz (Russian Владислав Иосифович Борткевич, German Ladislaus
- Lady GregoryIrish playwright, poet and folklorist (1852–1932)
- Lahore Conspiracy Case trial1915 Lahore Conspiracy Case trial or First Lahore Conspiracy Case, was a series of trials
- Lajos KossuthHungarian statesman (1802–1894)
- Lake KeiteleKeitele is a large lake located in Central Finland. With a area of 493.59 km2, it is the 9
- Lake StarnbergLake Starnberg, or Starnberger See ) — called Lake Würm or Würmsee until 1962 — is Germany
- Lakshmi SahgalIndian nationalist leader (1914–2012)
- Lalande PrizeAward for scientific advances in astronomy (1802–1970)
- LalonBengali spiritual leader and oral philosopher (1772–1890)
- Lâm ẤpAncient kingdom in Central Vietnam (192–629)
- Lan HanLan Han (Chinese: 蘭汗; died August 15, 398) was an official and a consort kin of the Xianbe
- Lancelot AddisonLancelot Addison (1632 – 20 April 1703) was an English writer and Church of England clergy
- Langah SultanateMedieval kingdom in Punjab (1445–1530)
- Lapua MovementFar-right political movement in Finland (1929–32)
- Larry SummersAmerican economist (born 1954)
- Late Ming peasant rebellionsRevolts in China (1628–1644)
- Late Modern SindhHistory of Sindh (1737–1843)
- Later Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)State of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China (386–403)
- Later YanDynastic state in Northeast China (384-409 CE)
- Laur kingdomMedieval Kingdom in Sylhet (c. 600–1565)
- Lawrence H. KnoxLawrence Howland Knox (September 30, 1906 – January 6, 1966) was born in New Bedford, Mass
- Lawrence KraussAmerican particle physicist and cosmologist (born 1954)
- Lay analysisA lay analysis is a psychoanalysis performed by someone who is not a physician; that perso
- League of Communists of YugoslaviaRuling party of Yugoslavia (1919–1990)
- League of the Three EmperorsGerman, Russian and Austro-Hungarian alliance (1873–78; 1881-87)
- Lee Harvey OswaldAssassin of John F. Kennedy (1939–1963)
- Lee StrobelLee Patrick Strobel (born January 25, 1952) is an American Christian author and a former i
- Left Book ClubPublisher (1936–1948)
- Legion of the United StatesThe Legion of the United States was a reorganization and extension of the United States Ar
- Legislatures of British IndiaLegislative bodies in the presidencies and provinces of British India (1861–1947)
- Lehi (militant group)Zionist paramilitary organization (1940–1948)
- Leicester (UK Parliament constituency)Leicester was a parliamentary borough in Leicestershire, which elected two members of parl
- Leland WilkinsonAmerican statistician and computer scientist (1944–2021)
- Lennart TorstenssonSwedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillor and Governor-General (1603–1651)
- Leo AfricanusMaghrebi author (c. 1494-c. 1554)
- Leo KadanoffAmerican physicist (1937–2015)
- Leo PostmanLeo Joseph Postman (June 7, 1918 – April 22, 2004) was a Russian-born American psychologis
- Leo StraussAmerican political philosopher (1899–1973)
- Léon DaudetFrench journalist (1867–1942)
- Léon RosenfeldLéon Rosenfeld (French: ; 14 August 1904 in Charleroi – 23 March 1974) was a Belgian physi
- Léon SerpolletLéon Serpollet (4 October 1858 – 1 February 1907) was a French engineer and developer of f
- Leonard I. SchiffLeonard Isaac Schiff was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, on March 29, 1915 and died on
- Leonard PeikoffCanadian-American philosopher (born 1933)
- Leonard PlukenetLeonard Plukenet (1641–1706) was an English botanist, Royal Professor of Botany and garden
- Leonard SusskindAmerican theoretical physicist (born 1940)
- Leonardo III ToccoLeonardo III Tocco (after 1436 – before August 1503) was the last ruler of the Despotate o
- Leonhard RagazLeonhard Ragaz (28 July 1868 – 6 December 1945) was a Swiss Reformed theologian and, with
- Leonhard StejnegerLeonhard Hess Stejneger (30 October 1851 – 28 February 1943) was a Norwegian-born American
- Leonora Christina UlfeldtLeonora Christina, Countess Ulfeldt, born "Countess Leonora Christina Christiansdatter" ti
- Leopold FitzingerAustrian zoologist (1802–1884)
- Leopold I of Anhalt-DessauPrince of Anhalt-Dessau (1676–1747)
- Leopold PfaundlerLeopold Pfaundler von Hadermur (14 February 1839 – 6 May 1920) was an Austrian physicist a
- Les Planches-près-ArboisLes Planches-près-Arbois (French pronunciation: , literally Les Planches near Arbois) is a
- Leslie Andrew GarayLeslie Andrew Garay (August 6, 1924 – August 19, 2016), born Garay László András, was an A
- Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical AnalysisThe Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applic
- Leslie SpierLeslie Spier (December 13, 1893 – December 3, 1961) was an American anthropologist best kn
- Leslie UngerleiderLeslie G. Ungerleider (April 17, 1946 – December 11, 2020) was an experimental psychologis
- Lesser ritual of the pentagramThe Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram (or LRP) is a ceremonial magic ritual devised and used
- Lester Frank WardAmerican scientist and sociologist (1841–1913)
- LeuchtenbergiaLeuchtenbergia is a genus of cactus which has only one species, Leuchtenbergia principis (
- Lev ChernyiRussian individualist anarchist (1878–1921)
- Lev SedovRussian writer (1906–1938)
- Lewi PethrusSwedish minister and hymnwriter (1884–1974)
- Lewis H. MorganAmerican anthropologist (1818–1881)
- Lewis Leigh FermorSir Lewis Leigh Fermor, OBE, FRS (18 September 1880 – 24 May 1954), was a British chemist
- Lewis Thompson PrestonLewis Thompson Preston (August 5, 1926 – May 4, 1995) was an American banker. He was Presi
- Lha-bzang KhanLha-bzang Khan (Tibetan: ལྷ་བཟང༌།, ZYPY: Lhasang; Mongolian: ᠯᠠᠽᠠᠩ ᠬᠠᠨ Lazang Haan; altern
- Li MinqiChinese Marxist political economist (born 1969)
- Li Xun (Western Liang)Li Xun (Chinese: 李恂; died 421), courtesy name Shiru (士如), was the final ruler of China's W
- Li Zhi (philosopher)Chinese philosopher (1527–1602)
- Liang dynastyChina's Southern Dynasties (502–557)
- Liberal WarsCivil war in the Kingdom of Portugal (1828–1834)
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil EelamTamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka (1976–2009)
- Liberty Hyde BaileyU.S. botanist (1858–1954)
- Lima Puluh Kota RegencyLima Puluh Kota Regency (meaning fifty towns in the Minangkabau language) is a regency (ka
- Lincoln WolfensteinLincoln Wolfenstein (February 10, 1923 – March 27, 2015) was an American particle physicis
- Lindelöf's theoremIn mathematics, Lindelöf's theorem is a result in complex analysis named after the Finnish
- Lionel RobbinsBritish economist (1898–1984)
- Lionel W. McKenzieLionel Wilfred McKenzie (January 26, 1919 – October 12, 2010) was an American economist. H
- Lisa BariLisa Bari is an American health policy strategist and consultant. For a period, she served
- Literature and DogmaLiterature and Dogma: An Essay towards a better Apprehension of the Bible is a work of rel
- Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1500–1503)War between Lithuania and Moscow (1500-1503)
- Little ChelseaLittle Chelsea was a hamlet, located on either side of Fulham Road, half a mile Southwest
- Liu Bin (Southern Han)Liu Bin (Chinese: 劉玢) (920 – 15 April 943), né Liu Hongdu (劉弘度), possibly nicknamed Shou (
- Liu Jun (Northern Han)Liu Jun (Chinese: 劉鈞) (926–968), originally Liu Chengjun (Chinese: 劉承鈞), also known by his
- Liu Sheng (Southern Han)Liu Sheng (Chinese: 劉晟; 920–958), born Liu Hongxi (劉弘熙), possibly nicknamed Jun (雋), also
- Liu ShifuChinese anarchist (1884–1915)
- Liutprand of CremonaLiutprand, also Liudprand, Liuprand, Lioutio, Liucius, Liuzo, and Lioutsios (c. 920 – 972)
- Liverpool and Manchester RailwayRailway in England (1830–1845)
- Livingstone MedalThe Livingstone Medal is awarded by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in recognition
- Liza FeatherstoneLiza Featherstone (born April 21, 1969) is an American journalist and journalism professor
- Lizzie MagieAmerican board game designer (1866–1948)
- Lloyd MintsLloyd Wynn Mints (1888–1989) was an American economist, notable for his contributions to t
- Lohara dynastyKashmiri Hindu dynasty (1003–1320)
- Loney GordonLoney Clinton Gordon (1915–1999) was an African-American chemist and laboratory researcher
- LongsightLongsight is an inner city area of Manchester, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the city
- Longzhong PlanThe Longzhong Plan is the name given to a strategic plan by Zhuge Liang, a statesman of th
- Lord Lieutenant of DevonThe Office of the Lord Lieutenant was created during the reign of Henry VIII (1509–1547),
- Lord MountbattenBritish statesman and admiral (1900–1979)
- Lordship of IrelandEnglish-ruled territory in Ireland (1177–1542)
- Lordship of OverijsselThe Lordship of Overijssel or Overissel (Latin: Transisalania) is a former division of the
- Lorenzo Kom'boa ErvinAmerican writer, activist, and Black anarchist (born 1947)
- Lorraine FosterLorraine Lois Foster (December 25, 1938, Culver City, California) is an American mathemati
- Lothar CollatzGerman mathematician (1910–1990)
- Louis Agricola BauerLouis Agricola Bauer (January 26, 1865 – April 12, 1932) was an American geophysicist, ast
- Louis Antoine de BougainvilleFrench military officer and explorer (1729–1811)
- Louis B. KahnLouis B. Kahn (9 May 1918 – 5 July 2012) was an American computer scientist and statistici
- Louis BachelierFrench pioneer in mathematical economics (1870-1946)
- Louis BeelPrime Minister of the Netherlands (1946–1948; 1958–1959)
- Louis BrandeisUS Supreme Court justice from 1916 to 1939 (1856–1941)
- Louis FischerAmerican journalist (1896–1970)
- Louis François Antoine ArbogastLouis François Antoine Arbogast (4 October 1759 – 8 April 1803) was a French mathematician
- Louis H. AhrensLouis Herman Ahrens (24 April 1918 – 5 September 1990) was a South African born geochemist
- Louis ManceauxLouis Herbert Manceaux (1865–1934) was a French physician, parasitologist, and co-discover
- Louis PojmanLouis Paul Pojman ( April 22, 1935–October 15, 2005) was an American philosopher and profe
- Louis PrangAmerican printer, lithographer and publisher (1824–1909)
- Louis RougierFrench philosopher (1889–1982)
- Louis RouleLouis Roule (; 20 December 1861 – 30 July 1942) was a French zoologist born in Marseille.
- Louis Saint-GaudensLouis Saint-Gaudens (January 1, 1854 – March 8, 1913) was an American sculptor of the Beau
- Louis the YoungerLouis the Younger (830/835 – 20 January 882), sometimes called Louis the Saxon or Louis II
- Louis-Auguste BlanquiFrench socialist revolutionary (1805–1881)
- Louis-Joseph de MontcalmFrench Royal Army officer (1712–1759)
- Louis, Count of VermandoisLouis de Bourbon, Légitimé de France, Count of Vermandois, born Louis de La Blaume Le Blan
- Louise Duffield CummingsLouise Duffield Cummings (21 November 1870 – 9 May 1947) was a Canadian-born American math
- Louise Hay (mathematician)Louise Hay (June 14, 1935 – October 28, 1989) was a French-born American mathematician. He
- Louise MichelFrench anarchist (1830–1905)
- Love numberThe Love numbers (h, k, and l) are dimensionless parameters that measure the rigidity of a
- Loyal RueAmerican philosopher of religion (born 1944)
- Lü LongLü Long (Chinese: 呂隆; died 416), courtesy name Yongji (永基), was the last ruler of the Di-l
- Lü ShaoLü Shao (Chinese: 呂紹; died 400), courtesy name Yongye (永業), also known by his posthumous n
- Lü ZuanLü Zuan (Chinese: 呂纂; died 401), courtesy name Yongxu (永緒), also known by his posthumous n
- Luca GiordanoItalian Baroque painter (1634–1705)
- Lucien FebvreFrench historian (1878–1956)
- Lucien TesnièreFrench linguist (1893–1954)
- Lúcio CostaBrazilian architect (1902–1998)
- Lucius Tarquinius CollatinusOne of the first two consuls of the Roman Republic (509 BC)
- Lucretia and Tarquin (Luca Giordano)Lucretia and Tarquin (Italian: Lucrezia e Tarquinio) is a 1663 oil painting by Luca Giorda
- Lucy Bakewell AudubonLucy Bakewell Audubon (née Bakewell; January 18, 1787 – June 18, 1874) was a British-born
- Lucy ParsonsAmerican labor organizer (c.1851–1942)
- Ludovic SavatierPaul Amedée Ludovic Savatier (19 October 1830 – 27 August 1891) was a French naval doctor
- Ludovico CarracciBolognese painter of the Baroque (1555–1619)
- Ludwig LachmannGerman economist (1906–1990)
- Ludwig MüllerGerman theologian (1883–1945)
- Ludwig ReichenbachGerman botanist and ornithologist (1793–1879)
- Ludwig von MisesAustrian–American political economist (1881–1973)
- LuftwaffeAir force of Nazi Germany (1935–1945)
- Luigi TaparelliItalian Jesuit philosopher and scholar (1793–1862)
- Luis de MolinaSpanish Catholic priest and philosopher (1535–1600)
- Luis NéeLuis Née (July 12, 1735 – October 3, 1807) was a French-born Spanish botanist and prolific
- Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaPresident of Brazil (2003–2011; since 2023)
- LumnitzeraLumnitzera is an Indo-West Pacific mangrove genus in the family Combretaceae. An English c
- Luna programmeRobotic spacecraft missions to the Moon by the Soviet Union (1958–1976)
- Luttinger–Ward functionalIn solid state physics, the Luttinger–Ward functional, proposed by Joaquin Mazdak Luttinge
- Lynn Canyon Suspension BridgeThe Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge is a pedestrian bridge located within Lynn Canyon Park,
- Lynn GarafolaLynn Theresa Garafola (born December 12, 1946) is an American dance historian, linguist, c
- LysanderSpartan military and political leader (died 395 BC)
- Lysander SpoonerAmerican abolitionist and legal theorist (1808–1887)
- LysiasAthenian speechwriter (c. 445–c. 380 BC)