| Ester Ledecká | Czech snowboarder and skier | 1995 |
| Leon M. Lederman | American mathematician and ph… | 1922–2018 |
| Heath Ledger | Australian actor | 1979–2008 |
| Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin | French politician | 1807–1874 |
| Dave Leduc | Canadian Lethwei fighter (bor… | 1991 |
| Violette Leduc | French writer | 1907–1972 |
| Ajahn Lee | | 1907–1961 |
| Albert Lee | | |
| Amy Lee | American singer-songwriter an… | 1981 |
| Ang Lee | Taiwanese-born American film … | 1954 |
| Ann Lee | English Shaker leader | 1736–1784 |
| Benjamin W. Lee | Korean American physicist | 1935–1977 |
| Blaine Lee | | |
| Brandon Lee | American actor and martial ar… | 1965–1993 |
| Bruce Lee | Hong Kong-American actor, mar… | 1940–1973 |
| Chang-rae Lee | Novelist | 1965 |
| Christopher Lee | British actor and singer | 1922–2015 |
| David Lee | politician and diplomat from … | 1949 |
| Geddy Lee | vocalist, bassist, and keyboa… | 1953 |
| Gerald Stanley Lee | Americna minister | 1862–1944 |
| Gypsy Rose Lee | American burlesque performer,… | 1911–1970 |
| Harper Lee | American author | 1926–2016 |
| Ilchi Lee | South Korean businessman | 1950 |
| James Lee | | |
| Jennifer Lee | American motion picture write… | 1971 |
| Keiran Lee | British pornographic film act… | 1984 |
| Laurie Lee | British writer | 1914–1997 |
| Li-Young Lee | American writer | 1957 |
| Martin Lee | Hong Kong politician | 1938 |
| Melissa Lee | New Zealand politician | 1966 |
| Misty Lee | Magician, voice actress, come… | 1976 |
| Nathaniel Lee | British writer | 1653–1692 |
| Newton Lee | American computer scientist | |
| Otis Hamilton Lee | American philosopher | 1902–1948 |
| Richard Henry Lee | American statesman | 1732–1794 |
| Robert E. Lee | Confederate general in the Ci… | 1807–1870 |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | American politician | 1950 |
| Sidney Lee | English biographer and critic | 1859–1926 |
| Stacey Lee | | |
| Stan Lee | American comic book writer | 1922–2018 |
| Stewart Lee | English stand-up comedian, wr… | 1968 |
| Sung-Yoon Lee | Korea and East Asia scholar, … | |
| Sunisa Lee | American artistic gymnast; fi… | 2003 |
| Tanith Lee | British writer | 1947–2015 |
| Thomas Rex Lee | Utah Supreme Court justice | 1964 |
| Tommy Lee | American drummer | 1962 |
| Witness Lee | Chinese Christian preacher | 1905–1997 |
| Young Jean Lee | American theatre director and… | 1974 |
| Daniel Leech-Wilkinson | British musicoloigst | |
| Eugene Lee-Hamilton | English poet and translator | 1845–1907 |
| Yao Leeh-ter | Taiwanese educator and politi… | 1962 |
| Henri Lefebvre | French philosopher | 1901–1991 |
| Sébastien Lefebvre | French Canadian musician | 1981 |
| Robert LeFevre | American libertarian business… | 1911–1986 |
| Edwin Lefèvre | American journalist | 1871–1943 |
| Albert Leffingwell | | |
| Solomon Lefschetz | American mathematician | 1884–1972 |
| James Matthews Legaré | American writer | 1823–1859 |
| Albert LeGatt | Catholic bishop | 1953 |
| Fernand Léger | French painter | 1881–1955 |
| James Legge | missionary in China | 1815–1897 |
| Anthony James Leggett | British physicist | 1938 |
| Stewart Leggett | Australian politician | 1944 |
| Alfred Legoyt | statistician and author | 1812–1869 |
| Victoria Legrand | singer | 1981 |
| John Leguizamo | Colombian and American actor,… | 1964 |
| Dennis Lehane | Novelist | 1965 |
| John Lehman | American banker and governmen… | 1942 |
| Wilhelm Lehmbruck | German sculptor | 1881–1919 |
| Albert L. Lehninger | American biochemist | 1917–1986 |
| Jonah Lehrer | American science writer | 1981 |
| Tom Lehrer | American singer-songwriter an… | 1928 |
| Paula Lehtomäki | Finnish politician | 1972 |
| Fritz Leiber | American writer of fantasy, h… | 1910–1992 |
| Isi Leibler | Jewish activist | 1934 |
| Gottfried Leibniz | German mathematician and phil… | 1646–1716 |
| Annie Leibovitz | American photographer | 1949 |
| Yeshayahu Leibowitz | israeli intellectual | 1903–1994 |
| John Joseph Leibrecht | Catholic bishop | 1930 |
| Jay Leiderman | lawyer | 1971 |
| Carol Leifer | American actor and comedian | 1956 |
| Edward Leigh | | |
| Lora Leigh | American writer | 1965 |
| Robert Leighton | 17th century Archbishop of Gl… | 1611–1684 |
| Robert B. Leighton | American astronomer | 1919–1997 |
| Eino Leino | Finnish poet and journalist | 1878–1926 |
| Murray Leinster | Novelist, short story writer | 1896–1975 |
| Brian Leiter | American philosopher and lega… | 1963 |
| Saul Leiter | American photographer | 1923–2013 |
| Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner | British orientalist | 1840–1899 |
| Charles Godfrey Leland | Union Army soldier | 1824–1903 |
| Henry M. Leland | American businessman | 1843–1932 |
| François Lelord | French writer | 1953 |
| Stanisław Lem | Polish science fiction author | 1921–2006 |
| Georges Lemaître | Belgian scientist and priest | 1894–1966 |
| Curtis LeMay | American general and politici… | 1906–1990 |
| Jay Lemke | American academic | 1946 |
| Mark Lemon | British magazine editor | 1809–1870 |
| Patrick Lencioni | American writer | 1965 |
| Ninon de L'Enclos | French author, courtesan, fre… | 1620–1705 |
