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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 ...

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...

Arthur Levitt

Financial expert Born Arthur Levitt Jr. in 1931, in New York, NY; son of Arthur Sr. (a government official) and Dorothy (a teacher) Levitt; married Marylin Blauner (a psychi...

Eugene Levy

Actor, writer, and director Born December 17, 1946, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; married Deborah Devine, 1977; children: Dan, Sarah. Education: Grad...

Sinclair Lewis

Born: February 7, 1885 Sauk Centre, Minnesota Died: January 10, 1951 Rome, Italy American writer Although Sinclair Le...

C. S. Lewis

Born: November 29, 1898 Belfast, Ireland Died: November 24, 1963 Oxford, England Irish writer, novelist, and essayist ...

Harbottle & Lewis

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Harbottle & Lewis is a law firm based in London, United Kingdom which advises clients across the media, communications and entertainment industries. Harbottle & L

Carl Lewis

Born: July 1, 1961 Birmingham, Alabama African American track and field athlete One of track and field's greatest performers, Carl Lewis in 1984 ...

William Arthur Lewis

Sir William Arthur Lewis (1915–1991), born on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, virtually founded the entire discipline of development economics. Entering the fi...

Bella Lewitzky

Born January 13, 1916, in Los Angeles, CA; died from complications of a stroke, July 16, 2004, in Pasadena, CA. Dancer and choreographer. Widely acclaimed dancer and choreographer Bella Le...

Juan Ponce de LeÓn

Born: c. 1460 San Servas, Spain Died: July 1521 Havana, Cuba Spanish explorer and conqueror The Spanish conqueror and...

Monique Lhuillier

Fashion designer Born Diane Monique Lhuillier, c. 1971, in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines; daughter of Michel (a jeweler and real estate investor) and Amparito (a real estate ...

Jet Li

Actor Born Li Lian Jie, April 26, 1963, in Hebei, China; married Qiuyan Huang, 1987 (divorced, 1990); married Nina Chi Li, September 19, 1999; children: two daughters (from ...