Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Penelope Lancaster
English model and television personality
Penelope Claire Lancaster, Lady Stewartis an English model and television personality. She is married to rock singer Rod Stewart. In 2014, she joined the ITV lunchtime show Loose Women. She appeared a...

John Landis
American comedy filmmaker and actor
John Landisis an American comedy filmmaker and actor. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed, such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The B...

Ruth Langsford
English television presenter
Ruth Langsfordis an English television presenter with a long-standing career in British daytime television. Born Ruth Wendy Langsford, formerly known as Ruth Holmes, she has become one of ITV’s most r...

Joe Lansdale
American writer
Joe Richard Lansdaleis an American writer and martial arts instructor. A prose writer in a variety of genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense, he has also written com...

Andrew Lansley
British Conservative politician
Andrew David Lansley,Baron Lansley, is a British Conservative politician who previously served as Secretary of State for Health and Leader of the House of Commons. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for...

Yorgos Lanthimos
Greek filmmaker
Yorgos Lanthimosis a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for five Academy Awards. Lanthimos started his career ...

James Larkin
American musician
James Shannon Larkinis an American musician, best known as the drummer of rock band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002. Prior to Godsmack, he was a member of Amen, C...

Pablo Larrain
Chilean filmmaker
Pablo Larraín Matteis a Chilean filmmaker. He is known for films such as No (2012), Neruda (2016), Jackie (2016), and Spencer (2021). In 2017, Larraín and his brother Juan de Dios co-produced Sebastiá...

David, 8th Earl of Harewood Lascelles
British hereditary peer and film and television producer
David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood(born 21 October 1950), styled asViscount Lascellesuntil July 2011, is a British hereditary peer and film and television producer. Career and other ac...

Jack Latus
Managing Director of Latus Health
Jack Latusis the Managing Director of Latus Health.

Cyndi Lauper
American singer
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauperis an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album She's So Unusual (1983) was the first debut album by a female arti...

Yves Laurent
French fashion designer
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, better known asYves Saint LaurentorYSL, was a French fashion designer who, in 1962, founded his eponymous fashion label. He is regarded as being among the forem...

Romeo Lavia
Belgian professional footballer
Roméo Laviais a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Belgium national team. A product of Anderlecht's academy, he made his profes...

Avril Lavigne
Canadian singer and songwriter
Avril Ramona Lavignis a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has released seven studio albums and has received several accolades and nominations, including eight Grammy Award nominations. At age 16, La...

Jude Law
English actor
David Jude Heyworth Lawis an English actor. He began his career in theatre before landing small roles in various British television productions and feature films. Law gained recognition for his role i...

Doreen Lawrence
British Jamaican campaigner
Doreen Delceita Lawrence,Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon, is a British Jamaican campaigner and the mother of Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager who was murdered in a racist attack in South East...

Thriston Lawrence
South African professional golfer
Thriston Lawrenceis a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won four times on the European Tour. Career Lawrence turned professional ...

Doreen Lawrence
Member of the House of Lords
Doreen Delceita Lawrence, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendonis a British Jamaican campaigner and the mother of Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager who was murdered in a racist attack in South East ...

Matthew Lawrence
American actor
Matthew Lawrenceis an American actor, podcaster and singer, widely known for his roles in Mrs. Doubtfire and Boy Meets World. Lawrence also starred in the series Brotherly Love with his real-life brot...

Mark Lawrenson
former professional footballer
Mark Thomas Lawrensonis a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool, among others, during the 1970s and 1980s. After a short career as a manager, he then became a radio, te...