American Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a Grammy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, author, playwright and actor. He is known for

Is a Grammy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, author, playwright and actor. He is known for his comedy style which often simulates a mental breakdown or rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena. He hosts Comedy Central's The Root of All Evil and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show delivering his

Was an American politician and the 57th Governor of Maine.Barrow was nominated by the Republican Par

Was an American politician and the 57th Governor of Maine.Barrow was nominated by the Republican Party for the governorship of Maine in 1936. He won the general election by a popular vote. He was also successful in his re-election bid in 1938. He held the

Served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1952. He was usually known as L. Preston Coll

Served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1952. He was usually known as L. Preston Collins or Pat Collins.

Is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 4th District since 1988.

Is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 4th District since 1988.

Is a lacrosse player who plays for the Washington Stealth in the National Lacrosse League. Ratcliff

Is a lacrosse player who plays for the Washington Stealth in the National Lacrosse League. Ratcliff was drafted 49th overall by the Calgary Roughnecks in the 2001 NLL entry draft. In 2004, the Roughnecks won the Champion's Cup, defeating the Buffalo Bandi

Was an American politician. He was the 2nd Governor of Nevada in the United States from 1871 to 1879

Was an American politician. He was the 2nd Governor of Nevada in the United States from 1871 to 1879. He was a member of the Democratic Party.He served two terms as governor, but was narrowly defeated for the third time he ran as governor.

Was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Griggsville, Illinois.A 6'8" forward/

Was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Griggsville, Illinois.A 6'8" forward/center from Kansas State University, Hitch played six seasons (1951-1957) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, and Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 5.0 points per game in his career and won two championships with the Lakers.

Was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wentworth South in the Canadian

Was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wentworth South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887 as a Liberal member. He was born in Hamilton, Upper Canada, a descendant of United Empire Loyalists, and was educated at Victoria College in Cobourg.

Was a physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researche

Was a physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher.He was invited to write regular essays in the New England Journal of Medicine, and won a National Book Award for the 1974 collection of those essays, The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher. He also won a Christopher Award for this book. Two other collections of essays (from NEJM and other sources) are The Medusa and the Snail and Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony. His autobiography, The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine Watcher is a record of a century of medicine and the changes which occurred in it. He also published a book on etymology entitled Et Cetera, Et Cetera, poems, and numerous scientific papers.

Was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.Drummond, a supporter of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine,

Was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.Drummond, a supporter of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the city of Montreal in an 1844 by-election, but was defeated in the general election that followed. However, he was elected in Portneuf. In 1848, he was named Queen's Counsel and, in the same year, was elected to represent Shefford in the assembly. Drummond was a director of the Montreal City and District Savings Bank, president of the Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly Railroad and helped found the Garden River Mining Company. He was solicitor general for Canada East from 1848 to 1851, a post that was not part of the cabinet at the time.

Was a politician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the

Was a politician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 61st district, which included parts of Amelia, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties. He held the seat from his first el

Served as Mayor of Houston, Texas from 1957-1963. Among his chief accomplishments while in office we

Served as Mayor of Houston, Texas from 1957-1963. Among his chief accomplishments while in office were the construction of Houston Intercontinental Airport (now George Bush Intercontinental Airport) and the Lake Livingston development project.

Was an American photographer. For Hine, the camera was both a research tool and an instrument of soc

Was an American photographer. For Hine, the camera was both a research tool and an instrument of social reform.In 1907, he became the photographer for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC). Over the next decade, Hine documented child labor in American

Was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May

Was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels.In Tarzan's Magic Fountain, Barker became the tenth official Tarzan of the movies. His handsome and intelligent appearance, as well as his athletic, now 6'4" frame, helped make him popular in the role Johnny Weissmuller had made his own for sixteen years. Barker made only five Tarzan films, but he remains one of the actors best known for the role.

Was born August 9th, 1984. Lexi is known for being an American professional surfer. In 2004, Lexi be

Was born August 9th, 1984. Lexi is known for being an American professional surfer. In 2004, Lexi became a Professional Surfer and has been ranked on the Association of Surfing Professionals Tour since that time. Lexi Vonderlieth was born and raised in Ma

He started to act in adult movies in the latter part of 1997, in New York City. He moved to Los Ange

He started to act in adult movies in the latter part of 1997, in New York City. He moved to Los Angeles and joined the industry full-time in March 1998.Initially he shot mainly for the companies West Coast Productions and director Spunky. Later, he appear

December 28, 1920 - October 13, 1999) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for t

December 28, 1920 - October 13, 1999) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1947 season. Aulds batted and threw right-handed.

A Mexican American singer and songwriter who was raised in Mexico and the United States and now live

A Mexican American singer and songwriter who was raised in Mexico and the United States and now lives in Canada.Lhasa was born in Big Indian, New York, of a Mexican father and an American mother. Her first decade was spent criss-crossing the United States

Li-Young Lee was born in 1957 in Jakarta, Indonesia, of Chinese parents. His father, who was a perso

Li-Young Lee was born in 1957 in Jakarta, Indonesia, of Chinese parents. His father, who was a personal physician to Mao Zedong while in China, relocated his family to Indonesia, where he helped found Gamaliel University. His father spent a year in an Ind

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 500 m events.

Is a Canadian ice dancer. He has competed with partners Mylene Girard, Terra Findlay and Melissa Pip

Is a Canadian ice dancer. He has competed with partners Mylene Girard, Terra Findlay and Melissa Piperno.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m eve

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Sullivan has made several guest appearances on television programs û including Gilmore Girls, 8 Sim

Sullivan has made several guest appearances on television programs û including Gilmore Girls, 8 Simple Rules, and Alias û but is best known for his internet videos. He won a 2008 People's Choice Award in the user generated video category for "Shoes.He currently stars in the VH1 series I Hate My 30'sKelly, a stereotypical blond teenage American girl. She doesn't care about much besides her mundane desires and often has intense (even violent) mood swings. She is also a musician, and it is implied that the family is aware of the music videos.[2

He co-created, co-wrote, played the music for, directed, and produced the MTV's Sifl and Olly Show.L

He co-created, co-wrote, played the music for, directed, and produced the MTV's Sifl and Olly Show.Lynch also made the album Fake Songs, released in 2002, produced by his own company, 111 Productions. This album featured the song "United States of Whateve

An American actor who has starred in a number of films, such as Stepmom and Good Boy!. He more recen

An American actor who has starred in a number of films, such as Stepmom and Good Boy!. He more recently starred as Klaus Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, based on the series of books.Aiken's first major film role was playing Susan Sarandon's young son in Stepmom in 1998, which also starred Julia Roberts and Jena Malone. He appeared as Tom Hanks' younger son in the 2002 film Road to Perdition. He starred in the family film about dogs from space,Good Boy! playing the lead, Owen Baker, in 2003. He turned down the role of Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense (1999) because his mother felt he was too young for the death-fixated role; the role went instead to Haley Joel Osment. Liam was also considered for the role of Harry Potter, as he had previously worked with director Chris Columbus on Stepmom.