| L L Cool J | American Musician |
| Louis L'Amour | American Author |
| Madeleine L'Engle | American Novelist |
| Robert M. La Follette | American Politician |
| Henri La Fontaine | Belgian Lawyer |
| Eriq La Salle | American Actor |
| Patti LaBelle | American Musician |
| Shia LaBeouf | American Actor |
| Stephen LaBerge | American Psychologist |
| William Labov | American Writer |
| Neil LaBute | American Director |
| Jacques Lacan | French Psychologist |
| Nick Lachey | American Musician |
| Mercedes Lackey | American Author |
| Christian Lacroix | French Designer |
| Lactantius | |
| Steve Lacy | American Musician |
| Alan Ladd | American Actor |
| Cheryl Ladd | American Actress |
| John LaFarge | American Artist |
| James Lafferty | American Actor |
| Guy Lafleur | Canadian Athlete |
| Carmen Laforet | Spanish Author |
| Jules Laforgue | French Poet |
| Emeril Lagasse | American Celebrity |
| Karl Lagerfeld | German Designer |
| Selma Lagerlof | Swedish Author |
| Ricardo Lagos | Chilean Politician |
| Fiorello LaGuardia | American Politician |
| Tim LaHaye | American Clergyman |
| Jhumpa Lahiri | American Author |
| Emile Lahoud | Lebanese Statesman |
| Bert Lahr | American Actor |
| John Lahr | American Critic |
| Christine Lahti | American Actress |
| Emile Lahud | Lebanese Statesman |
| Bill Laimbeer | American Coach |
| R. D. Laing | Scottish Psychologist |
| Imre Lakatos | Hungarian Philosopher |
| Greg Lake | British Musician |
| Handsome Lake | Seneca Clergyman |
| Ricki Lake | American Entertainer |
| Veronica Lake | American Actress |
| Alan Lakein | American Businessman |
| Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | Indian Diplomat |
| Jack LaLanne | American Athlete |
| Dalai Lama | |
| Hedy Lamarr | Austrian Actress |
| Fernando Lamas | Argentinian Actor |
| William Lamb Melbourne | British Politician |
| Brian Lamb | American Businessman |
| Charles Lamb | English Critic |
| Wally Lamb | American Author |
| Willis Lamb | American Scientist |
| Christopher Lambert | American Actor |
| Johann H. Lambert | German Mathematician |
| Norman Lamm | American Educator |
| Richard Lamm | American Politician |
| George Lamming | Barbadian Novelist |
| Corliss Lamont | American Philosopher |
| Anne Lamott | American Author |
| Dorothy Lamour | American Actress |
| Frank Lampard | English Athlete |
| Jim Lampley | American Celebrity |
| Nick Lampson | American Politician |
| Burt Lancaster | American Actor |
| Joseph Lancaster | English Educator |
| Osbert Lancaster | English Cartoonist |
| Bert Lance | American Politician |
| Elsa Lanchester | American Actress |
| Edwin Land | American Inventor |
| Martin Landau | American Actor |
| David L. Lander | American Actor |
| Ann Landers | American Journalist |
| Sonny Landham | American Actor |
| John Landis | American Actor |
| Joe Lando | American Actor |
| Alf Landon | American Politician |
| Michael Landon | American Actor |
| Wanda Landowska | Polish Musician |
| Mary Landrieu | American Politician |
| Ali Landry | American Model |
| Tom Landry | American Coach |
| Karl Landsteiner | Austrian Scientist |
| James Lane Allen | American Author |
| Burton Lane | American Composer |
| Diane Lane | American Actress |
| Dick Lane | American Athlete |
| Frank Lane | American Businessman |
| Judge M. Lane | |
| Nathan Lane | American Actor |
| Ralph Lane | English Explorer |
| Andrew Lang | Scottish Poet |
| Fritz Lang | Austrian Director |
| Jonny Lang | American Musician |
| K. D. Lang | Canadian Musician |
| Serge Lang | |
| Walter Lang | |
| John Langdon | American Politician |
| Artie Lange | American Actor |
| Christian L. Lange | |
| Dorothea Lange | American Photographer |
| Dorthea Lange | American Photographer |
| Jessica Lange | American Actress |
| Ted Lange | American Actor |
| Frank Langella | American Actor |
| Bernhard Langer | German Athlete |
| Susanne K. Langer | American Philosopher |
| John Langhorne | English Poet |
| Irving Langmuir | American Scientist |
| Brooke Langton | American Actress |
| Lillie Langtry | British Actress |
| Jaron Lanier | American Artist |
| Sidney Lanier | American Poet |
| Angela Lansbury | American Actress |
| Robert Lansing | American Politician |
| Meyer Lansky | Russian Criminal |
| Paul Lansky | American Composer |
| Tom Lantos | American Diplomat |
| Laotse | Chinese Philosopher |
| Lewis H. Lapham | American Editor |
| Pierre Laplace | French Mathematician |
| Lucy Larcom | American Poet |
| Ring Lardner | American Comedian |
| Steve Largent | American Athlete |
| James Larkin | Irish Activist |
| Philip Larkin | English Poet |
| John Larroquette | American Actor |
| Don Larsen | American Athlete |
| Rick Larsen | American Politician |
| Doug Larson | American Cartoonist |
| Gary Larson | American Cartoonist |
| John Larson | American Politician |
| John B. Larson | American Politician |
| Jonathan Larson | American Composer |
| Ali Larter | American Model |
| Jacques-Henri Lartigue | French Photographer |
| Harold Larwood | English Athlete |
| Christopher Lasch | American Historian |
| Tommy Lasorda | American Coach |
| Ferdinand Lassalle | German Politician |
| Harold D. Lasswell | American Psychologist |
| Bill Laswell | American Musician |
| Yusef Lateef | American Musician |
| Aaron Latham | American Journalist |
| Peter Latham | English Athlete |
| Tom Latham | American Politician |
| Sanaa Lathan | American Actress |
| Queen Latifah | American Musician |
| Hugh Latimer | English Clergyman |
| Benjamin Latrobe | British Architect |
| Andy Lau | Chinese Actor |
| Charlie Lau | American Athlete |
| William Laud | English Clergyman |
| Niki Lauda | Austrian Athlete |
| Estee Lauder | American Businessman |
| Harry Lauder | Scottish Entertainer |
| Matt Lauer | American Celebrity |
| James Laughlin | American Poet |
| Robert B. Laughlin | American Physicist |
| Charles Laughton | English Actor |
| Cyndi Lauper | American Musician |
| Stan Laurel | English Actor |
| Joey Lauren Adams | American Actress |
| Ralph Lauren | American Designer |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar | American Poet |
| Margaret Laurence | Canadian Novelist |
| Marie Laurencin | French Artist |
| Henri Laurens | French Sculptor |
| Henry Laurens | American Politician |
| Robert Laurent | American Sculptor |
| Arthur Laurents | American Playwright |
| Hugh Laurie | British Comedian |
| Piper Laurie | American Actress |
| Wilfrid Laurier | Canadian Statesman |
| Frank Lautenberg | American Politician |
| Pierre Laval | French Politician |
| David Lavender | American Historian |
| Rod Laver | Australian Athlete |
| Avril Lavigne | Canadian Musician |
| Christine Lavin | American Musician |
| Linda Lavin | American Actress |
| Lynn Lavner | American Comedian |
| Antoine Lavoisier | French Scientist |
| Bernard Law Montgomery | British Soldier |
| Frederick Law Olmsted | American Architect |
| Andrew Law | American Composer |
| Denis Law | Scottish Athlete |
| Jude Law | British Actor |
| Vernon Law | American Athlete |
| William Law | English Clergyman |
| Jerry Lawler | American Entertainer |
| Lucy Lawless | |
| Herbert Lawrence Block | American Cartoonist |
| Abbott Lawrence Lowell | American Educator |
| Charles Lawrence | British Politician |
| Ernest Lawrence | American Scientist |
| Jacob Lawrence | American Artist |
| Jerome Lawrence | American Playwright |
| Martin Lawrence | American Comedian |
| Matthew Lawrence | American Actor |
| Stephen Lawrence | British Celebrity |
| Vicki Lawrence | American Comedian |
| Mark Lawrenson | English Athlete |
| Edward Lawrie Tatum | American Scientist |
| Henry Lawson | Australian Writer |
| John Lawson | British Explorer |
| Nigel Lawson | British Politician |
| Nigella Lawson | British Journalist |
| Paul Laxalt | American Politician |
| Kenneth Lay | American Businessman |
| Layamon | English Poet |
| Irving Layton | Canadian Poet |
| Paul Lazarsfeld | American Educator |
| Emma Lazarus | American Poet |
| Barbara Lazear Ascher | |
| George Lazenby | Australian Actor |
| Matt Le Blanc | American Actor |
| Simon Le Bon | English Musician |
| John Le Carre | English Author |
| Richard Le Gallienne | English Poet |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | American Writer |
| Jean-Marie Le Pen | French Politician |
| Graeme Le Saux | English Athlete |
| Nicholas Lea | Canadian Actor |
| Edmund Leach | British Scientist |
| James A. Leach | American Politician |
| Robin Leach | English Writer |
| Cloris Leachman | American Actress |
| Stephen Leacock | Canadian Economist |
| Frank Leahy | American Coach |
| Patrick Leahy | American Politician |
| William D. Leahy | American Soldier |
| William P. Leahy | American Educator |
| Louis Leakey | British Scientist |
| Mary Leakey | British Scientist |
| Richard Leakey | Kenyan Environmentalist |
| David Lean | British Director |
| Amanda Lear | French Musician |
| Bill Lear | American Inventor |
| Edward Lear | English Artist |
| Norman Lear | American Producer |
| Denis Leary | American Actor |
| Timothy Leary | American Educator |
| William Least Heat Moon | American Writer |
| David Leavitt | American Novelist |
| Aleksandr Lebed | Russian Politician |
| Matt LeBlanc | American Actor |
| Romeo LeBlanc | Canadian Politician |
| Michael LeBoeuf | American Businessman |
| Simon LeBon | English Musician |
| Fran Lebowitz | American Journalist |
| Kelly LeBrock | British Actress |
| Stanislaw Lec | Polish Poet |
| John LeCarre | English Writer |
| Patrice Leconte | French Director |
| Huddie Ledbetter | American Musician |
| Michael Ledeen | American Writer |
| Joshua Lederberg | American Scientist |
| Heath Ledger | Australian Actor |
| Chris LeDoux | American Musician |
| Virginie LeDoyen | French Actress |
| Alexandre Ledru-Rollin | French Revolutionary |
| Violette Leduc | French Author |
| Jon Lee Anderson | |
| Katharine Lee Bates | American Author |
| James Lee Burke | American Author |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | American Actress |
| Kathie Lee Gifford | American Entertainer |
| John Lee Hooker | American Musician |
| Ray Lee Hunt | American Businessman |
| Rickie Lee Jones | American Musician |
| Tommy Lee Jones | American Actor |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | American Musician |
| Henry Lee Lucas | American Criminal |
| Edgar Lee Masters | American Poet |
| Jonny Lee Miller | British Actor |
| Gena Lee Nolin | American Actress |
| Dixie Lee Ray | American Politician |
| David Lee Roth | American Musician |
| Alvin Lee | English Musician |
| Amy Lee | American Musician |
| Ang Lee | Chinese Director |
| Anna Lee | English Actress |
| Barbara Lee | American Politician |
| Bill Lee | |
| Brandon Lee | American Actor |
| Brenda Lee | American Musician |
| Bruce Lee | American Actor |
| Christopher Lee | English Actor |
| Coco Lee | Chinese Musician |
| Francis Lee | English Athlete |
| Geddy Lee | Canadian Musician |
| Harper Lee | American Novelist |
| Ivy Lee | American Writer |
| Jason Lee | American Actor |
| Laurie Lee | English Poet |
| Nathaniel Lee | English Dramatist |
| Peggy Lee | American Musician |
| Robert E. Lee | American Soldier |