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- L. L. ZamenhofCreator of Esperanto (1859–1917)
- Lafargue ClinicThe Lafargue Mental Health Clinic, more commonly known as the Lafargue Clinic, was a menta
- LambarénéLambaréné is a town and the capital of Moyen-Ogooué in Gabon. It has a population of 38,77
- LaoziAncient Chinese philosopher associated with Taoism
- Law Council of AustraliaThe Law Council of Australia, founded in 1933, is an association of law societies and bar
- Lawrence LessigAmerican legal scholar and activist (born 1961)
- Lawrence StoneEnglish historian (1919–1999)
- Le Mesnil-Saint-DenisLe Mesnil-Saint-Denis (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in
- Lê Quý ĐônVietnamese writer (1726–1784)
- Le TholonetLe Tholonet (French pronunciation: ; Lou Toulounet and Lo Tolonet in Provençal) is a commu
- Leakey familyThe Leakey family is a British and Kenyan family consisting of a number of notable militar
- Learned HandAmerican jurist and philosopher (1872–1961)
- Lee BurnettLee A. Burnett is an American osteopathic physician, U.S. Army Colonel, and founder of the
- Leo BurnettAmerican advertising executive (1891–1971)
- Leo KannerAustrian-American physician and psychiatrist
- Leonard W. LevyLeonard Williams Levy (April 9, 1923 – August 24, 2006) was an American historian, the And
- Leslie WhiteAmerican anthropologist (1900–1975)
- Lev ShestovRussian existentialist philosopher (1866–1938)
- Lewis MumfordAmerican scholar and writer (1895–1990)
- Lewis NamierPolish-born British historian (1888–1960)
- Lewis TermanAmerican educational psychologist, academic, and eugenicist (1877–1956)
- Li Ji (archaeologist)Chinese archaeologist
- Liang QichaoChinese politician, activist and journalist (1873–1929)
- Lieutenant Governor of Hong KongThe Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong held the second-highest position during the British c
- Lila Abu-LughodAmerican anthropologist
- Linda NochlinAmerican art historian
- Lionel TrillingAmerican literary critic (1905–1975)
- Lloyd MorrisettAmerican psychologist (1929–2023)
- Louis LeakeyBritish archaeologist and naturalist (1903–1972)
- Louis LeroyFrench painter and journalist (1812–1885)
- Louis WirthAmerican sociologist (1897-1952)
- Louise A. TillyLouise Audino Tilly (December 13, 1930 – March 27, 2018) was an American historian known f
- Lu (state)Zhou dynasty vassal state (c.1042 – 249 BC)
- Lucius Cincius AlimentusRoman politician, historian and writer
- Ľudovít ŠtúrSlovak revolutionary, philosopher, politician and writer (1815–1856)
- Ludwig BüchnerGerman philosopher and scientist (1824–1899)
- Lujo BrentanoGerman economist and social reformer (1844–1931)
- Lytton StracheyEnglish writer and critic (1880–1932)