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- TE Lawrence (1888 - 1935) - British writer, soldier, mobilised the Arab Revolt of World War One
- Vladimir Lenin (1870 - 1924) - Russian revolutionary, leader of the Soviet Union
- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) - 19th century US president, won the American Civil War
- James Lind (1716 - 1794) - 18th century physician, developed treatments for scurvy
- David Livingstone (1813 - 1873) - Victorian missionary, explorer in Africa
- Louis XIV (1638-1715) - king of France, made France dominant on the continent
- Louis XV (1710-1774) - king of France whose policies precipitated revolution
- Louis XVI (1754-1793) - king of France, executed during the French Revolution
- Erich Ludendorff (1865 - 1937) - German World War One general, Nazi sympathiser
- Martin Luther (1483-1546) - German theologian, inspired the Protestant Reformation
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