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Last Updated 04-04-2018

Robert Marin LaFollette -- b.6/14/1855 d.6/18/1925 (70)
Senator, Governor, Attorney/Lawyer

Henri-Marie Lafontaine -- b.4/22/1854 d.5/14/1943 (89)
Judge/Jurist, British

Christine Lagarde -- b.1/1/1956
Government Official
Misc: The Head of the International Monetary Fund

Fiorello Henry La Guardia -- b.12/11/1882 d.9/20/1947 (64)
Congressperson, Mayor
Names/Places: NN:Little Flower
Misc: mayor of New York 1933-45

Ray LaHood -- b.12/6/1945
Government Official
Misc: former Transportation Secretary

Tomi Lahren -- b.8/11/1992 N.S.
Political Commentator

Bruce Laingen -- b.8/6/1922
Diplomat
Misc: highest-ranking diplomat among the 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days

Melvin R. Laird -- b.9/1/1922 d.11/16/2016 N.S. (94)
Writer, Congressperson, Government Official
Misc: Secretary of Defense 1969-73

Joseph R. Lamar -- b.10/14/1857 d.1/2/1916 (58)
Supreme Court Justice

Lucius Q. C. Lamar -- b.9/17/1825 d.1/23/1893 (67)
Supreme Court Justice, Senator

Mirabeau Lamar -- b.8/16/1798 d.12/19/1859 (61)
Head of State
Misc: Second president of the Republic of Texas.

Carlos Saavedra Lamas -- b.11/1/1878 d.5/5/1959 (80)
Politician, Argentine

Richard Lamm -- b.9/12/1935
Writer, Governor
Names/Places: RFMN:Richard Douglas, NN:Dick

Bert Lance -- b.6/3/1931 d.8/15/2013 (82)
Government Official
Misc: the former state highway director who helped Jimmy Carter climb to the presidency and then joined his White House administration.

Thomas B. Lance -- b.6/3/1931
Presidential Aide
Names/Places: NN:Bert

Bertha Landes -- b.10/19/1868 d.11/29/1943 (75)
Mayor
Misc: first woman elected mayor of a major US city (Seattle)

Sonny Landham -- b.2/11/1941 d.8/17/2017 N.S. (76)
Politician, Actor
Movie Titles: Lock Up, Poltergeist, 48 Hours, Predator

Kenesaw Mountain Landis -- b.11/20/1866 d.11/25/1944 (78)
Judge/Jurist, Sports Executive
Misc: federal judge who, as the first commissioner of organized professional baseball, was noted for his uncompromising measures against persons guilty of dishonesty or other conduct he regarded as damaging to the sport.; 1920-44

Alfred M. Landon -- b.9/9/1887 d.10/12/1987 (100)
Politician, Governor
Names/Places: NN:Alf
Misc: Big loser to Franklin Delanor Roosevelt in 1936

Mary Landrieu -- b.11/23/1955
Senator

Mark Lane -- b.2/24/1927 d.5/10/2016 N.S. (89)
Attorney, Civil Rights Leader
Misc: Vietnam war crimes investigator

Mills Lane -- b.11/12/1936
Judge/Jurist, Boxer
Misc: retired boxing referee
TV Shows: Judge Mills Lane

John Langdon -- b.6/26/1741 d.9/18/1819 (78)
Revolutionary, Senator, Governor

Christian Lange -- b.9/17/1869 d.12/11/1938 (69)
Historian, Diplomat, Pacifist, Norweigan

David Russell Lange -- b.8/4/1942 d.8/13/2005 (63)
Prime Minister, New Zealand

John Mercer Langston -- b.12/14/1829 d.11/15/1897 (67)
Diplomat, Educator
Misc: U.S. black jurist, first black to hold US political office.

James Lankford -- b.3/4/1968 N.S.
Senator

Steve Largent -- b.9/28/1954
Congressperson, NFL Wide Receiver
Misc: caught 128 consecutive passes, career 101 TDs, gained 13,089 yards; retired in 1989 after 14 years in Seattle with then NFL records in passes caught (819); Seahawks #80 retired
Sports Teams: Seattle Seahawks (1976-1989)

Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. -- b.9/8/1922
Politician, Political Activist
Misc: ultra Conservatist; keeps wishing for presidency

Ferdinand Lassalle -- b.4/11/1825 d.8/31/1864 (39)
Politician, Socialist, German

Henry Laurens -- b.2/24/1723 O.S. or 3/6/1724 N.S. d.12/8/1792 (68)
Revolutionary, Statesman
Misc: President of Continental Congress

Sir Wilfred Laurier -- b.11/20/1841 d.2/17/1919 (77)
Prime Minister, Canadian
Misc: 7th Canadian P.M. 1896-1911

Frank R. Lautenberg -- b.1/23/1924 d.6/3/2013 (89)
Senator

Pierre Laval -- b.6/28/1883 d.10/15/1945 (62)
Politician, Statesman, French

Andrew Bonar Law -- b.9/16/1858 d.10/30/1923 (65)
Prime Minister, Politician, English
Misc: P.M. 1922-23

Niguel Lawson -- b.3/11/1932
Journalist, Government Official, English

Paul Laxalt -- b.8/2/1922
Senator, Governor
Misc: Governor of Nevada 1967-1971, U.S. Senator 1974-1987

Patrick J. Leahy -- b.3/31/1940
Senator

Richard E. Leakey -- b.12/19/1944
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Politician, Kenyan
Names/Places: Louis & Mary's son

Mike Leavitt -- b.2/11/1951
Governor, Government Official
Misc: Health and Human Services Secretary 2005-2009

Albert Lebrun -- b.8/29/1871 d.3/6/1950 (78)
Head of State
Misc: of France 1932-40

Francis Lightfoot Lee -- b.10/14/1734 d.1/11/1797 (62)
Revolutionary, Statesman
Misc: Declaration of Independence signer

James Lee -- b.3/26/1937
Head of State, Canadian
Misc: Prince Edward Island premier

Kuan Yew Lee -- b.9/16/1923 d.3/23/2015 (91)
Prime Minister

Richard Henry Lee -- b.1/20/1732 d.6/19/1794 (62)
Statesman
Misc: Declaration of Independence signer

Robert E. (FCC) Lee -- b.3/31/1912 d.4/5/1993 (81)
Presidential Aide
Misc: FCC member 1953-81

Herbert H. Lehman -- b.3/28/1878 d.12/5/1963 (85)
Senator, Statesman
Misc: 45th Governor of New York from 1933-1942

John Lehman -- b.9/14/1942
Presidential Aide
Misc: Secretary of the Navy 1981-87

Mickey Leland -- b.11/27/1944 d.8/10/1989 (44)
Congressperson
Misc: headed House Select Committee on Hunger

Paul LeMat -- b.9/22/1945
Congressperson, Movie Actor, Producer
Movie Titles: American History X, Puppetmaster, Melvin and Howard, American Graffiti

Lyman Louis Lemnitzer -- b.8/29/1899 d.11/12/1988 (89)
General, Presidential Aide
Misc: WWII hero, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman

Pierre Le Moyne -- b.7/16/1661 d.7/9/1706 (44)
Soldier, Explorer, Governor, French
Misc: sieur d'Iberville; Louisiana Territory founder 1703; death date of July 9, 1706 is probable

Nikolai Lenin -- b.4/9/1870 Ju-1 or 4/22/1870 N.S. d.1/21/1924 (53)
Revolutionary, Head of State, Russian
Names/Places: RN:Vladimir Ilyitch Ulyanov; NN: The Father of Soviet Communism; d. stroke in Moscow
Misc: Soviet leader 1917-1924

Jean-Marie Le Pen -- b.6/20/1928
Politician, French

Gérard Lévesque -- b.5/2/1926 d.11/17/1993 (67)
Politician, Canadian

René Lévesque -- b.8/24/1922 N.S. d.11/1/1987 N.S. (65)
Head of State, Canadian
Misc: Quebec Premier 1976-85

Carl Levin -- b.6/28/1934
Senator

Elliott Levitas -- b.12/26/1930
Congressperson

Jacob Lew -- b.8/29/1955
Government Official
Names/Places: RN: Jacob Joseph Lew; NN: Jack
Misc: former Treasury Secretary; White House Chief of Staff

Jerry (Politician) Lewis -- b.10/21/1934
Congressperson

John Lewis -- b.2/21/1940
Congressperson

Morgan Lewis -- b.10/16/1754 N.S. d.4/7/1844 N.S. (89)
Revolutionary, Governor, Lawyer, American

Isaac Lidsky -- b.7/30/1979
Author, Attorney, Actor
TV Shows: Saved By The Bell (as Barton "Weasel" Wyzell)

Trygve Halvdan Lie -- b.7/16/1896 d.12/30/1968 (72)
Semi Head Of SemiState, Statesman
Misc: the first Secretary-General of the UN (1946-52).

Joseph A. Lieberman -- b.2/24/1942
Jewish, Senator

Arthur Lawrence Liman -- b.11/5/1932 d.7/17/1997 (64)
Attorney/Lawyer

Abraham Lincoln -- b.2/12/1809 d.4/15/1865 (56)
President
Misc: 16th U.S. President 1861-65; born in a log cabin in what is now Larue County, Kentucky; on a $5 bill & penny; the tallest president at six feet

Blanche Lincoln -- b.9/30/1960
Senator

Mary Todd Lincoln -- b.12/13/1818 d.7/16/1882 (63)
First Lady
Names/Places: Abraham's wife

Robert Todd Lincoln -- b.8/1/1843 d.7/26/1926 (82)
Attorney/Lawyer
Names/Places: Abraham's son

John Viet Lindsay -- b.11/24/1921 d.12/19/2000 (79)
Mayor
Misc: ex-N.Y.

Ling-Ergh La-Mu-Tan-Chu -- b.12/17/1933
Politician
Misc: the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet; NN:The Divine Child

Robert J. Lipshutz -- b.12/27/1921 d.11/6/2010 (88)
Government Official
Misc: White House cousel to Jimmy Carter

Liu Shao-ch'i -- b.11/24/1898 d.11/12/1974 (75)
Communist, Chinese

Henry B. Livingston -- b.11/25/1757 d.3/18/1823 (65)
Supreme Court Justice
Misc: Associate Justice 1806-23

Robert Livingston -- b.11/27/1746 N.S. or 11/16/1746 J-LD d.2/26/1813 (66)
Congressperson, Statesman, Diplomat, Lawyer
Names/Places: NN: The Chancellor
Misc: Continental Congress; delivered oath of office to George Washington

Robert L. "Bob" Livingston Jr. -- b.4/30/1943
Congressperson

William Livingston -- b.11/30/1723 d.7/25/1790 (66)
Governor
Misc: Governor of New Jersey

Jamie Lloyd -- b.4/18/1910 d.9/9/1995 (85)
Congressperson

Gary Locke -- b.1/21/1950
Ambassador, Government Official
Misc: former Commerce secretary

Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart -- b.9/2/1887 d.2/27/1970 (82)
Author, Diplomat, Scotish

Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood -- b.10/24/1830 d.5/19/1917 (86)
Attorney/Lawyer, Social Reformer
Misc: first woman admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court

Henry Cabot Lodge -- b.5/12/1850 d.11/9/1924 (74)
Author, Senator, Diplomat

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. -- b.7/5/1902 d.2/27/1985 (82)
Ambassador, Diplomat
Misc: had served three terms as a U.S. senator and ran as the 1960 Republican vice presidential nominee

John Davis Lodge -- b.10/20/1903 d.10/29/1985 (82)
Governor, Ambassador, Actor

James Logan -- b.10/20/1674 J-LD d.10/31/1751 J-LD (77)
Author, Statesman, Irish

John A. Logan -- b.2/9/1826 d.12/26/1886 (60)
General, Congressperson

Stephen Logan -- b.2/24/1800 d.7/17/1880 (80)
Judge/Jurist

Clarence D. Long -- b.12/11/1908 d.9/18/1994 (85)
Congressperson

Earl Long -- b.8/26/1895 d.9/5/1960 (65)
Governor

Huey Pierce Long -- b.8/30/1893 d.9/10/1935 (42)
Senator, Governor
Names/Places: NN:Kingfish of Louisiana politics

Russell B. Long -- b.11/3/1918 d.5/9/2003 (84)
Senator
Names/Places: Huey's son

James Longley -- b.4/22/1924 d.8/16/1980 (56)
Governor

Alfred Lee Loomis -- b.11/4/1887 d.8/11/1975 (87)
Scientist, Physicist, Physicist, Attorney/Lawyer, Philanthropist, Banker
Misc: a pioneer in military radar usages

Lord Callaghan -- b.3/27/1912 d.3/26/2005 (92)
Prime Minister
Names/Places: RFN:James
Misc: Great Britian Prime Minister 1976-79

Lord Morley -- b.12/24/1838 d.9/23/1923 (84)
Editor, Statesman, English

Pál Losonczi -- b.9/18/1919 d.3/28/2005 (85)
Head of State, Hungarian

Trent Lott -- b.10/9/1941
Senator

Jack Lousma -- b.2/29/1936
Astronaut, Politician
Misc: ex-space shuttle

James Lovell -- b.10/31/1737 d.7/14/1814 (76)
Revolutionary, Congressperson

James Russell Lowell -- b.2/22/1819 d.8/12/1891 (72)
Essayist, Poet, Editor, Diplomat, Abolitionist

John Lowell -- b.6/17/1743 d.5/6/1802 (58)
Revolutionary, Judge/Jurist

Allard Lowenstein -- b.1/16/1929 d.3/14/1980 (51)
Politician, Political Activist
Misc: radical

Bill Lowery -- b.5/2/1947
Congressperson

Mike Lowry -- b.3/8/1939 d.5/1/2017 N.S. (78)
Governor
Misc: Governor of Washington 1993-1997

Clare Boothe Luce -- b.4/10/1903 d.10/9/1987 (84)
Author, Dramatist/Playwright, Journalist, Congressperson, Ambassador, Diplomat, Actress
Misc: wikipedia says b. Mar 10; UPI says b. Apr 10

Patrick Lucey -- b.3/21/1918 d.5/10/2014 (96)
Governor

Richard Green Lugar -- b.4/4/1932
Senator
Misc: influential Hoosier politician

Manuel Lujan Jr. -- b.5/12/1928
Politician, Government Official
Misc: secretary of interior

Horace H. Lurton -- b.2/26/1844 d.7/12/1914 (70)
Supreme Court Justice
Misc: Associate Justice 1910-14

A. P. Lutali -- b.12/24/1919 d.8/1/2002 (82)
Governor
Misc: of American Samoa 1985-89 and 1993-97

Rosa Luxemburg -- b.3/5/1871 d.1/15/1919 (47)
Revolutionary, Politician, Socialist, Polish

Gary Lynch -- b.7/25/1950
Attorney
Misc: SEC enforcer

John R. Lynch -- b.9/10/1847 d.11/2/1939 (92)
Congressperson
Names/Places: MN:Roy

Enid Lyons -- b.7/9/1897 d.9/2/1891 (250)
Politician, Australian