Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
James Lowe
professional rugby union player
James Francis Rawiri Loweis a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Leinster. Born in New Zealand, he represents Ireland at international level after q...
Corey Lowery
American musician
Corey French Loweryis an American musician, songwriter, record producer and engineer. He is the guitarist and backing vocalist for South African rock band Seether, and a former member of Saint Asonia,...
James Lowman
Chief Executive of the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS)
James Lowmanhas served as Chief Executive of the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) since November 2006. Under his leadership, ACS has advanced its political and policy influence, developed a dis...
George Lucas
American filmmaker
George Walton Lucas Jr.is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Ma...
Matthew Lucas
English actor
Matthew Richard Lucasis an English actor, comedian, writer and television host. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fl...
Caroline Lucas
British politician
Caroline Patricia Lucasis a British politician who has twice led the Green Party of England and Wales and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Pavilion since the 2010 general election. ...
Mark Luhrmann
Australian film director
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmannis an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor whose various projects extend from film and television into opera, theatre, music and the recording industries. He...
Douglas Luiz
Brazilian professional footballer
Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo, known asDouglas Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Aston Villa and the Brazil national team. Douglas Luiz is a produc...
Joanna Lumley
British actress
Dame Joanna Lamond Lumleyis a British actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer and activist. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom Absolute...
Mark (Baz) Lunhrmann
Australian film director
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmannis an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor. With projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music and recording industries, he is regarded by some a...
Joe Lycett
English comedian
Joe Harry Lycett, also known by the self-given moniker Mummy, and briefly legally known as Hugo Boss, is an English comedian, painter and television presenter. Known for his sardonically camp style, w...
Kevin Lygo
Director of Television at ITV
Kevin Lygois a British television executive, presently Director of Television at ITV. Career After August 1981 he was one of three trainees to join the BBC, alongside Peter Salmon (former BBC head of ...
Michael Lynch
British technology entrepreneur
Michael Richard Lynchis a British technology entrepreneur, known as the co-founder of Autonomy Corporation and the founder of Invoke Capital. Lynch additionally became a co-founder, alongside Invoke C...
Mick Lynch
Trade unionist
Mick Lynch(born 1962) is a British trade unionist. Born in London, to parents from Ireland, Lynch grew up in Paddington. He left school at the age of 16, and qualified as an electrician. He later move...
Stanley Lynch
American musician
Stanley Joseph "Stan" Lynchis an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 1994. Early year...
Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad
Swedish singer
Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad, also known simply asFrida, is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer who is best known as one of the founding members and lead singers of the pop band ABBA. Courtesy titles Princess...
Gerard Lyons
British economist
Gerard Patrick Lyonsis a British economist. Gerard Lyons belongs to an immigrant Irish Catholic family from Kilburn, North West London. Lyons attended St Mary's Primary School in Kilburn and Cardinal ...
Otlile Mabuse
Television personality
Otlile "Oti" Mabuseis a South African talent show judge, presenter, dancer and Latin dance champion currently based in the United Kingdom. She is best known for being a professional dancer on the Brit...
Joshua Macalister
British Labour politician
Joshua MacAlisteris a British Labour politician and former teacher who has been Member of Parliament for Whitehaven and Workington since 2024. He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State f...
Kenneth Macaskill
Scottish politician
Kenneth Wright MacAskillis a Scottish politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian from 2019 to 2024. He previously served as Cabinet Secretary for Justice from 2007 to 2014 and was a...