Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Dua Lipa
English and Albanian singer and songwriter
Dua Lipais an English and Albanian singer and songwriter. Her mezzo-soprano vocal range and disco-influenced production have received critical acclaim and media coverage. She has received numerous acc...
Maureen Lipman
English actress
Dame Maureen Diane Lipmanis an English actress, writer and comedian. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and her stage work has included appearances with the National Theatre a...
Miguel Lira
Director Innovation & Development of Urban Control
Miguel Liraleads the Innovation & Development Centre for Urban Control’s Porto Office. He has over 25 years of experience in the electronic and control industry with the last 15 focused on exterior li...
John Lithgow
American actor
John Arthur Lithgowis an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his diverse work on stage and screen. He has receiv...
Derren Litten
English comedy writer
Derren Ronald Littenis an English comedy writer, actor and director, best known as the creator and writer of the sitcom Benidorm. He co-wrote The Catherine Tate Show, in which he plays several charact...
Ralf Little
English actor
Ralf Alastair John Littleis an English actor, writer, presenter, narrator and former semi-professional footballer. He has worked mainly in television comedy, including playing Antony Royle in The Royl...
Emma Little-pengelly
Northern Irish barrister and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician
Emma Little-Pengellyis a Northern Irish barrister and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician serving as the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland since February 2024. She has been a Member of ...
Luke Littler
English professional darts player
Luke Littleris an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the current PDC World Youth Champion, the current Bahrain Masters Champion, and the ...
Mark Littlewood
Director of Popular Development Partners Limited
Mark James Littlewoodis a director of Popular Development Partners Limited. He was formerly the director general of the libertarian free market Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), and before that the...
Simu Liu
Canadian actor
Simu Liuis a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He also played Jung Kim in the CBC Television si...
Cheshire Live
Advertising and media
CheshireLive is a county-wide news, traffic and travel, what’s on and weather online service. It is also the digital news channel of the Chester Chronicle, Crewe Chronicle and Macclesf
BBC Radio 5 Live
Advertising and media
BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins. It is the principal BBC radio stat
Blake Lively
American actress
Blake Ellender Livelyis an American actress. Born in Los Angeles, Lively is the daughter of actor Ernie Lively, and made her professional debut in his directorial project Sandman (1998). She starred a...
Robyn Lively
American actress
Robyn Elaine Lively Johnsonis an American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1989 films Teen Witch and The Karate Kid Part III, as well as the TV shows Doogie Howser, M.D., Twin Peaks, Savanna...
Liam Livingstone
English cricketer
Liam Stephen Livingstoneis an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England. Livingstone is a right-handed batter and spin bowler, capable of bowling both right-arm leg and off spin. He made ...
Phyllida Lloyd
English film and theatre director and producer
Phyllida Christian Lloyd, is an English film and theatre director and producer. She has been nominated for a British Academy Film Award, a European Film Award, a Laurence Olivier Award and two Tony Aw...
Benjamin Lloyd
American attorney
Benjamin Lloyd Crumpis an American attorney who specializes in civil rights and catastrophic personal injury cases such as wrongful death lawsuits. His practice has focused on cases such as Trayvon Ma...
Anthony Lloyd
Member of Parliament (MP)
Sir Anthony Joseph Lloydis a British Labour Party politician who has discontinuously served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1983, currently as the MP for Rochdale since 2017. He was MP for Stretf...
Jamie Lloyd
British director
Jamie Lloydis a British director, best known for his work with his eponymous theatre company (The Jamie Lloyd Company). He is known for his modern minimalism and expressionist directorial style. He is...
LloydsPharmacy
Healthcare
LloydsPharmacy is the trading name of Lloyds Pharmacy Ltd, a British pharmacy company. It has around 17,000 staff and dispenses over 150 million prescription items annually. It is