Authors by L

Abraham Lincoln 618

16th President of the United States 1809–1865

Martin Luther 214

seminal figure in Protestant Reformation 1483–1546

John Lennon 228

English singer and songwriter 1940–1980

H.P. Lovecraft 203

American author 1890–1937

Bruce Lee 193

Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and f… 1940–1973

John Locke 144

English philosopher and physician 1632–1704

Vladimir Lenin 336

Russian politician, led the October Revolution 1870–1924

Laozi 79

semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th centur… -604

Karl Lagerfeld 57

German fashion designer 1933–2019

Stan Lee 21

American comic book writer 1922–2018

Madeleine L'Engle	American writer	1918–2007
Vladimir Lenin	Russian politician, led the O…	1870–1924
Florence Becker Lennon
John Lennon	English singer and songwriter	1940–1980
John Lennox	British mathematician and phi…	1943
Jay Leno	American comedian, actor, wri…	1950
William Lenthall	English politician, died 1662	1591–1662
Daniel De Leon	American newspaper editor	1852–1914
Harmon Leon
Valerie Leon	English actress	1943
Mónica Esmeralda León	actress	1991
Elmore Leonard	American novelist and screenw…	1925–2013
John Leonard	American critic, writer, and …	1939–2008
Sugar Ray Leonard	American boxer	1956
Vittorio Leonardi	South African stand-up comedi…	1977
Nathan Leone	American musician	1981
Sergio Leone	Italian film director, screen…	1929–1989
Wassily Leontief	Russian economist	1906–1999
Mikhail Leontyev	Russian television pundit	1958
Giacomo Leopardi	Italian poet, philosopher and…	1798–1837
Aldo Leopold	American writer and scientist	1887–1948
John R. Leopold	politician	1943
Warren Leopold		1920–1998
Paul LePage	American businessman, Republi…	1948
Jill Lepore	American historian	1966
Lois Gladys Leppard	American writer	1924–2008
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon	Canadian writer	1829–1879
Peter Lerangis	American writer	1955
Rasmus Lerdorf	Danish programmer and creator…	1968
Mikhail Lermontov	Russian writer, poet and pain…	1814–1841
Abba Lerner	American economist	1903–1982
Alan Jay Lerner	lyricist and librettist from …	1918–1986
Gerda Lerner	Austrian-American women's his…	1920–2013
Harriet Lerner	American psychologist	1944
Max Lerner	American journalist and educa…	1902–1992
Penny Lernoux	American writer and journalist	1940–1989
Gaston Leroux	French writer	1868–1927
Xavier Leroy	French computer scientistand …	1968
Menotti Lerro	Italian poet	1980
Alain-René Lesage	French writer	1668–1747
John Lescroart	Novelist, screenwriter	1948
Charles Robert Leslie	British painter (1794-1859)	1794–1859
Desmond Leslie	British pilot, film maker, wr…	1921–2001
Lawrence Lessig	American academic, political …	1961
Doris Lessing	British novelist, poet, playw…	1919–2013
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing	writer, philosopher, publicis…	1729–1781
Jason P. Lester	American triathlete and dista…	1974
Julius Lester	American author	1939–2018
Larry LeSueur	American journalist	1909–2003
Stanisław Leszczyński	king of Poland	1677–1766
Thomas Charles Lethbridge	British explorer and archaeol…	1901–1971
Jonathan Lethem	Novelist, essayist, short sto…	1964
Jared Leto	American actor and musician	1971
Shannon Leto	American musician and songwri…	1970
Kathy Lette	Australian author	1958
David Letterman	American comedian and actor	1947
Billie Letts	American novelist and educator	1938–2014
Graeme Leung	Fijian lawyer
Katie Leung	Scottish actress	1987
Tony Leung	Hong Kong actor	1962
Wong Shun Leung	martial artist	1935–1997
Michael Leunig	Australian artist	1945
Jacob Leupold	German multidisciplinary scie…	1674–1727
Jiri Lev		1979
Oscar Levant	American comedian, composer, …	1906–1972
Simon LeVay	American neuroscientist	1943
Jon D. Levenson	American biblical scholar	1949
Sam Levenson	American journalist	1911–1980
William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme	English industrialist, philan…	1851–1925
Ada Leverson	British writer	1862–1933
Denise Levertov	Poet	1923–1997
René Lévesque	Quebec politician	1922–1987
Carlo Levi	Italian painter	1902–1975
Eliphas Levi	French writer	1810–1875
Peter Levi	writer, archaeologist, someti…	1931–2000
Primo Levi	Italian chemist, memoirist, s…	1918–1987
Lev Leviev	Soviet-born Israeli businessm…	1956
Rita Levi-Montalcini	Italian neurologist	1909–2012
Carl Levin	American politician	1934
Gail Levin	art historian	1948
Ira Levin	Novelist, playwright	1929–2007
Janna Levin	American theoretical cosmolog…	1967
Emmanuel Levinas	French philosopher	1906–1995
Adam Levine	singer, songwriter, actor, an…	1979
Bruce E. Levine	American psychologist
David D. Levine	science fiction writer	1961
Donald N. Levine	sociologist	1931–2015
Gail Carson Levine	American writer	1947
Jack Levine	American artist	1915–2010
Montague Levine	British surgeon	1922–2013
Noah Levine	American Buddhist teacher	1971
Peter A. Levine	American psychologist	1942
Philip Levine	Poet	1928–2015
Stephen Levine	American poet and author	1937–2016
Yasha Levine	journalist
Jay Conrad Levinson	American business writer	1933–2013
Claude Lévi-Strauss	French anthropologist and eth…	1908–2009
Isaac Levitan	Russian artist	1860–1900
Timothy Levitch	American actor	1970
David Levithan	American author and editor	1972