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- La MalincheNahua aide to Hernán Cortés
- La Moneda PalaceBuilding in Santiago, Chile
- La Palma, CubaLa Palma is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. It is located i
- Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (also "LMRDA" or the Landrum–Gri
- Labotsibeni MdluliLabotsibeni Mdluli (c. 1859 – 15 December 1925), also known as Gwamile, was the queen moth
- Lachlan MacquarieColonial administrator (1762–1824)
- Lady Evelyn BeauchampLady Evelyn Leonora Almina Beauchamp ( BEE-chəm; née Herbert; 15 August 1901 – 31 January
- Lady GanLady Gan (died c. 210) was a concubine of Liu Bei, the founding emperor of the state of Sh
- Lady GouyiLady Gouyi (Chinese: 鉤弋夫人; pinyin: Gōuyì Fūrén; Wade–Giles: Kou-i Fu-jen; 113–88 BC), also
- Lady SasoLady Saso (Korean: 사소부인; Hanja: 娑蘇夫人) is said to be the mother of Hyeokgeose of Silla firs
- Lady Sybil GrantLady Sybil Myra Caroline Grant (née Primrose; 18 September 1879 – 25 February 1955) was a
- Lady XieLady Xie was of a noted Kuaiji family and the first wife of Sun Quan, the founding emperor
- Lady Xu (wife of Sun Quan)Lady Xu (died in or after May 229) was a concubine of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of th
- Lagelu, OyoLagelu is a Local Government Area in Oyo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town
- LakandulaLakan of Tondo
- Landesmuseum MainzThe Landesmuseum Mainz, or Mainz State Museum, is a museum of art and history in Mainz, Ge
- Landtag of PrussiaParliament of Prussia from 1849 to 1934
- Lansana ContéPresident of Guinea from 1984 to 2008
- Laodice IVLaodice IV (flourished second half 3rd century BC and first half 2nd century BC) was a Gre
- LapulapuDatu of Mactan (fl. 1521)
- Lara de los InfantesLara de los Infantes is a town with 27 inhabitants in the province of Burgos in the autono
- Lars PorsenaLars Porsena (or Porsenna; Etruscan: Pursenas) was an Etruscan king (lar) known for his wa
- Last will and testament of Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler, chancellor and dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, signed his political t
- Laura ChinchillaPresident of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2014
- Laurent GbagboPresident of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 to 2011
- Law enforcement in FijiFiji has a unified national police force, the Fiji Police, whose motto is Salus Populi mea
- Law of New York (state)The law of New York consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regul
- Lázaro CárdenasPresident of Mexico from 1934 to 1940
- Lê DuẩnGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1907–1986)
- Lê Đức ThọVietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and politician (1911–1990)
- Lê LợiFounding Emperor of the Later Lê dynasty
- Lê Thánh TôngEmperor of Đại Việt (1442–1497) (r. 1460–1497)
- Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)Head of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom
- Leader of the House of CommonsPolitical role in the UK Government
- Leader of the Opposition (Bahamas)Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in The Bahamas. The Const
- Leader of the Opposition (Guyana)Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in Guyana. The Leader of
- Leader of the Opposition (Nepal)The Leader of the Opposition (Nepali: विपक्षी नेता) is an elected member of the House of R
- Lech KaczyńskiPresident of Poland from 2005 to 2010
- Lech WałęsaPresident of Poland from 1990 to 1995
- Lech Wałęsa InstituteLech Wałęsa Institute (Polish: Instytut Lecha Wałęsy) is a non-governmental, non profit or
- Lee affairThe Lee affair was an event that transpired in the late 1930s in New Zealand revolving aro
- Lee Hsien LoongPrime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024, Senior Minister of Singapore since 2024
- Lee Kuan YewPrime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990
- Lee Myung-bakPresident of South Korea from 2008 to 2013
- Lee Teng-huiPresident of the Republic of China from 1988 to 2000
- Left Bloc (Hungary)The Left Bloc (in Hungarian: Baloldali Blokk) was a political alliance in Hungary, functio
- Léger-Félicité SonthonaxLéger-Félicité Sonthonax (7 March 1763 – 23 July 1813) was a French abolitionist and Jacob
- Legislative Yuan constituencies in Taipei CityThere are 8 electoral constituencies in Taipei City (Chinese: 臺北市選舉區), each represented by
- LehreLehre is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The curren
- Lenín MorenoPresident of Ecuador from 2017 to 2021
- Lenin Peace PrizeSoviet state award for international recipients
- Lenin's First and Second GovernmentHeads of Soviet ministries
- Leo I (emperor)Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474
- Leo III the IsaurianByzantine emperor from 717 to 741
- Leo von CapriviChancellor of the German Empire from 1890 to 1894
- Léon BlumFrench politician (1872–1950)
- Léon DegrelleBelgian politician and Nazi collaborator (1906–1994)
- León Febres CorderoPresident of Ecuador from 1984-1988
- Léon M'baPrime Minister (1959–61) and President (1961–67) of Gabon
- Leon TrotskySoviet politician and revolutionary (1879–1940)
- Leonid BrezhnevLeader of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982
- Leonid KravchukPresident of Ukraine from 1991 to 1994
- Leonid KuchmaPresident of Ukraine from 1994 to 2005
- Leopold I, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1658 to 1705
- Leopold II of BelgiumKing of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909
- Leopold II, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792
- Leopold III of BelgiumKing of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951
- Léopold Sédar SenghorFirst president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)
- Leopold SkulskiLeopold Skulski pronounced ; (15 November 1878, Zamość – Brest, 11 June 1940) served as pr
- Leslie GoonewardeneSri Lankan politician
- Letsie IIIKing of Lesotho (1990–1995; since 1996)
- Leung Chun-yingChief Executive of Hong Kong from 2012 to 2017
- Lev KamenevRussian revolutionary and Soviet politician (1883–1936)
- Levon Ter-PetrosyanPresident of Armenia from 1991 to 1998
- Lewis CassUnited States Army officer and politician (1782–1866)
- Lex OppiaThe Lex Oppia was a law established in ancient Rome in 215 BC, at the height of the Second
- Li DazhaoChinese intellectual and revolutionary (1889–1927)
- Li HongzhangChinese statesman and general (1823–1901)
- Li KeqiangPremier of China from 2013 to 2023
- Li PengPremier of China from 1987 to 1998
- Li TaiLi Tai (Chinese: 李泰; pinyin: Lǐ Tài; 620 – 14 January 653), courtesy name Huibao (惠褒), nic
- Li XiannianPresident of China from 1983 to 1988
- Liang BoqiLiang Boqi (Chinese: 梁伯琪; pinyin: Liáng Bóqí; 1918 – December 25, 2013) was the wife of Zh
- Liang ShitaiLiang Shitai 梁时泰 – also known as Liang Seetay – (fl. 1870s-1890s) was one of the foremost
- Liber feudorum maiorThe Liber feudorum maior (or LFM, medieval Latin for "great book of fiefs"), originally ca
- Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokespersonThe Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson is the spokesperson for the Liberal Democra
- Liberal Democrat Treasury spokespersonThe Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson is the spokesperson for the United Kingdom Libe
- Liberal government, 1905–1915Government of the United Kingdom
- Liberius (praetorian prefect)Petrus Marcellinus Felix Liberius (c. 465 – c. 554) was a Late Roman aristocrat and offici
- Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)Lieutenant (; Lt) is a junior officer rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks
- Lieutenant Governor of New YorkSecond-highest constitutional office in New York State
- Lieutenant of the Duchy of AquitaineThe Lieutenant of the Duchy of Aquitaine was an officer charged with governing the Duchy o
- Life, Liberty and the pursuit of HappinessPhrase in the United States Declaration of Independence
- Lij IyasuUncrowned Emperor of Ethiopia from 1913 to 1916
- LiliʻuokalaniQueen of Hawaii from 1891 to 1893
- Limestone, TennesseeLimestone is an unincorporated community on the western border of Washington County and th
- Lin SenChairman of the National Government of China from 1931 to 1943
- Lin ZexuChinese scholar-official (1785–1850)
- Lincoln's InnInn of Court in London, England
- Lisnagarvey54°28′34″N 6°02′10″W / 54.476°N 6.036°W Lisnagarvey or Lisnagarvy (from Irish Lios na gCea
- Liu BeiEmperor of Shu Han from 221 to 223
- Liutprand, King of the LombardsKing of the Lombards from 712 to 744
- Lizardo GarcíaLizardo García Sorroza (26 April 1844 – 29 May 1937) was President of Ecuador from 1 Septe
- Llywelyn ab IorwerthPrince of Gwynedd from 1199 to 1240
- Llywelyn ap GruffuddPrince of Gwynedd from 1255 to 1282
- LobengulaKing of Matabeleland (reigned 1868-1894)
- Loki SchmidtHannelore "Loki" Schmidt (née Glaser; 3 March 1919 – 21 October 2010) was a German teacher
- LomagnaLomagna (Brianzöö: Lumàgna) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Ita
- Lomawa NdwandwelaNgolotsheni (Lomawa) Ndwandwe (died September 1938) was the Ndlovukati (queen mother) of
- Lon NolPrime Minister of Cambodia (1966–1967; 1969–1971)
- London Forum (far-right group)The London Forum is a loose organisation of far-right individuals based in London but with
- London Liberal DemocratsLondon branch of the Liberal Democrats
- LongavíLongaví (in Mapudungun: snake's head) is a Chilean city and commune located in Linares Pro
- Lord Balfour of BurleighLord Balfour of Burleigh, in the County of Kinross, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.
- Lord Privy SealSinecure office of state in the UK
- Lorenzo de' MediciRuler of Florence from 1469 to 1492
- Lost portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of BuckinghamThe "lost portrait" of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham is a portrait of English co
- Lothair ICarolingian Emperor from 817 to 855
- Lothair III, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137
- Louis Botha1st prime minister of South Africa from 1910 to 1919
- Louis I of HungaryKing of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 to 1382
- Louis II of ItalyRuler of the Carolingian Empire from 844 to 875
- Louis IV, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1328 to 1347
- Louis IX of FranceKing of France from 1226 to 1270
- Louis Juchault de LamoricièreChristophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière (5 September 1806 – 11 September 1865) was a
- Louis Philippe IKing of the French from 1830 to 1848
- Louis St. LaurentPrime Minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957
- Louis the PiousEmperor of the Carolingian Empire from 813 to 840
- Louis VI of FranceKing of the Franks from 1108 to 1137
- Louis VII of FranceKing of the Franks from 1137 to 1180
- Louis VIII of FranceKing of France from 1223 to 1226
- Louis X of FranceKing of France (1314–1316) and Navarre (1305–1316)
- Louis XIKing of France from 1461 to 1483
- Louis XIIKing of France from 1498 to 1515
- Louis XIVKing of France from 1643 to 1715
- Louis XVKing of France from 1715 to 1774
- Louis XV styleThe Louis XV style or Louis Quinze (, French: ) is a style of architecture and decorative
- Louis XVIKing of France from 1774 to 1792
- Louis XVIIHeir and claimant to the French throne (1785–1795)
- Louis-Eugène CavaignacFrench general and politician (1802–1857)
- Louis-Jules TrochuFrench head of state
- Louis, Count of ÉvreuxLouis of Évreux (3 May 1276 – 19 May 1319) was a Capetian prince and count of Évreux. He w
- Louis, Dauphin of France (born 1729)Heir to the French throne (1729–1765)
- Louise TaftLouisa Maria "Louise" Torrey (September 11, 1827 – December 8, 1907) was the second wife o
- Lucius Junius BrutusSemi-legendary 6th-century BC founder of Roman Republic
- Lucius Mussius AemilianusLucius Mussius Aemilianus signo Aegippius (died 261 or 262) was a Roman who held a number
- Lucius Quinctius CincinnatusRoman politician and military figure (c. 519 – c. 430 BC)
- LuçonLuçon (pronounced ) is a commune in the Vendée department, Pays de la Loire region, wester
- Lucrezia TornabuoniLucrezia Tornabuoni (22 June 1427 – 28 March 1482) was an Italian noblewoman, wife of Pier
- Ludwig II of BavariaKing of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886
- Lugal-zage-siSumerian King
- Luigi, Count CibrarioLuigi, Count Cibrario (23 February 1802 in Usseglio, Piedmont – 1 October 1870) was an Ita
- Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of CaxiasBrazilian army officer and politician
- Luís CabralPresident of Guinea-Bissau from 1974 to 1980
- Luis Carlos GalánColombian politician (1943–1989)
- Luis EcheverríaPresident of Mexico from 1970 to 1976
- Luis Herrera CampinsPresident of Venezuela from 1979 to 1984
- Luis Miguel Sánchez CerroPeruvian politician (1889–1933)
- Luis Muñoz MarínFirst elected governor of Puerto Rico (1949–1965)
- Lusaka ManifestoThe Lusaka Manifesto (originally the Manifesto on Southern Africa) is a document created b
- Luxor MuseumLuxor Museum is an archaeological museum in Luxor (ancient Thebes), Egypt. It stands on th
- LycurgusTraditional founder of Sparta's institutions
- Lydia Ellen TrittonLydia "Nellé" Tritton (Russian: Лидия Тереза ("Нелль") Керенская (Триттон), 19 September 1
- Lygdamid dynastyThe Lygdamid dynasty (c. 520–450 BCE) was a dynasty of tyrants in the region of Caria, who
- Lynden PindlingBahamian politician (1930–2000)
- Lyndon B. JohnsonPresident of the United States from 1963 to 1969
- LysimachusMacedonian officer of Thessalian origin (c. 360–281 BCE)