People

Fosters Law

Audit and Consulting

Fosters Law LLP is above all else an insurance litigation firm, and Damn Fine Lawyers at that. its insurance defence law firm provides litigation and advisory services to insurers across the province

Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis

Co-heads of Research in Motion Born Jim L. Balsillie, February 3, 1961, in Seaforth, Ontario, Canada; son of Raymond (an electronics technician) and Laurel Balsillie; married ...

Shelly Lazarus

As chairman and CEO of advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather, American businesswoman Shelly Lazarus (born 1947) has been described as one of the most powerful executives in adverti...

Emma Lazarus

Born: July 22, 1849 New York, New York Died: November 19, 1887 New York, New York American poet Emma Lazarus, an Amer...

Tanaquil LeClercq

Dancer Tanaquil LeClercq (1929–2000) was affectionately called Tanny by all who knew her. Jerome Robbins, the choreographer who cast her in his "Afternoon of a Faun," told the New ...

Japan Rugby League One (the Top League)

Other

Japan Rugby League One (formerly the Top League) is a rugby union competition in Japan. It is the highest level of professional rugby competition in the country. The Japan Rug

Mary Leakey

Born: February 6, 1913 London, England Died: December 9, 1996 Nairobi, Kenya English archaeologist Mary Leakey was a ...

Vote Leave

Politics and Administration

Vote Leave was a campaigning organisation that supported a "Leave" vote in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. On 13 April 2016 it was designated by the Electo

Heath Ledger

Actor Born Heathcliff Andrew Ledger, April 4, 1979, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; son of Kim Ledger (an engineer and auto racer) and Sally Bell (a teacher); stepso...

Tsung-Dao Lee

Born: November 24, 1926 Shanghai, China Chinese-born American physicist Chinese-born physicist (specialist in the relationship between matter and ...

Bruce Lee

Born: November 27, 1940 San Francisco, California Died: July 20, 1973 Hong Kong American actor and martial arts master ...

Chang-rae Lee

Author and professor Born July 29, 1965, in Seoul, South Korea; immigrated to the United States, 1968; son of Young Yong (a psychiatrist) and Inja (Hong) Lee; married Michel...

Spike Lee

Born: March 20, 1957 Atlanta, Georgia African American filmmaker, actor, and author/poet Controversial (arousing opposing viewpoints) filmmaker Spike L...

Jason Lee

Actor Born April 25, 1970, in Orange, CA; son of Greg (a car dealership manager) and Carol (a homemaker) Lee; married Carmen Llywellyn (an actress and photographer), 1995 (d...

John Legend

Singer and songwriter Born John Stephens, December 28, 1978, in Springfield, OH. Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1999. Addresse...

Stanislaw Lem

With the possible exception of France's Jules Verne, Polish author Stanislaw Lem (1921–2006) has been the best-known science fiction writer to work in a language other than English...

Vladimir Lenin

Born: April 10, 1870 Ulianovsk, Russia Died: January 21, 1924 Moscow, Russia Russian statesman The Russian statesman ...

Luna Leopold

Born Luna Bergere Leopold, October 8, 1915, in Albuquerque, NM; died of emphysema and congestive heart disease, February 23, 2006, in Berkeley, California. Scientist. Luna Leopold transfor...

Nanette Lepore

Fashion designer Born c. 1964, in Youngstown, OH; married Robert Savage (a company president); children: Violet. Education: Earned undergraduate degr...

Sandy Lerner

Founder of Urban Decay and philanthropist Born c. 1955; married Leonard Bosack, 1980 (divorced). Education: Earned undergraduate degree from California Sta...