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Lin-Manuel Miranda
(Actor, Singer-songwriter)
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110
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 16, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
2
Lauren Graham
(Actress and Author Best Known for Her Role as ‘Lorelai Gilmore’ in the TV Series ‘Gilmore Girls’)
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43
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 16, 1967
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
3
Leo Tolstoy
(One of the Greatest Authors of All Time)
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26
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 9, 1828
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
Died: November 20, 1910
4
Leonard Cohen
(One of the Most Accomplished Canadian Folk-Rock Singer-Songwriters of His Generation)
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24
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 21, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Westmount, Canada
Died: November 7, 2016
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
5
Laura Ingalls Wilder
(American Author Known for Her Children's Book Series ‘Little House on the Prairie’)
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16
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 7, 1867
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States
Died: February 10, 1957
6
Larry David
(Best Known as The Cocreator of The Television series 'Seinfeld' & as The Star of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm')
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36
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 2, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
7
Lewis Carroll
(English Author Best Known for His Works: ‘Alice's Adventures in Wonderland’ & Its Sequel ‘Through the Looking-Glass’)
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21
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 27, 1832
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: January 14, 1898
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
8
Louisa May Alcott
(Writer)
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29
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 29, 1832
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 6, 1888
9
Lea Michele
(Actress and Singer Known for Role as ‘Rachel Berry’ on the Fox Series ‘Glee’)
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35
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 29, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
10
Langston Hughes
(One of the Earliest Innovators of the Literary Art Form Called Jazz Poetry)
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33
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 1, 1901
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri, United States
Died: May 22, 1967
11
Leslie Jordan
(Writer and TV actor who received an Emmy Award for his role as Beverley Leslie on the hit series Will & Grace in 2006)
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11
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 29, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)
12
Linda McCartney
(American Photographer, Musician, Animal Rights Activist and Vegetarian Cook Book Author)
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24
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Scarsdale, New York, United States
Died: April 17, 1998
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
13
Lord Byron
(One of the Greatest English Poets of the 19th Century and a Leading Figure of the Romantic Movement)
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42
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 22, 1788
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 19, 1824
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
14
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
(Daughter of ‘Apple’ Co-Founder Steve Jobs)
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37
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
(Author)
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8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 30, 1874
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New London, Canada
Died: April 24, 1942
16
Laura Bush
(Wife of Former US President George W. Bush and First Lady of the United States (2001 - 2009))
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21
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 4, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Midland, Texas, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
17
Lucy Hawking
(Journalist, Novelist, Writer)
26
12
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 2, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: England
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
18
Leigh Anne Tuohy
(Interior Designer, Entrepreneur, Writer)
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8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 9, 1960
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
19
Lady Colin Campbell
(British Jamaican Socialite, TV Personality and Author Who Has Published Books About the British Royal Family)
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6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 17, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica
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L. Frank Baum
(Best Known for His Children's Books Like 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' and its Sequels)
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7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 15, 1856
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chittenango, New York, United States
Died: May 6, 1919
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
21
Louis Theroux
(Documentary Filmmaker, Journalist, Broadcaster and Podcaster)
16
10
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: May 20, 1970
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Singapore
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
22
Lewis Black
(Comedian)
22
11
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 30, 1948
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
23
Les Gold
(Pawnbroker)
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6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 20, 1950
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Liu Xiaobo
(Chinese Human Rights Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate)
20
6
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: December 28, 1955
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Changchun, China
Died: July 13, 2017
25
Louis L’Amour
(Novelist)
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7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 22, 1908
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jamestown, North Dakota, United States
Died: June 10, 1988
26
Lee Child
(Author)
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Les Claypool
(Bassist, Singer, Songwriter)
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0
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Lorraine Hansberry
(Writer, Theatre director, Screenwriter, Playwright, Human rights activist)
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6
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 19, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: January 12, 1965
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Larry Elder
(Radio Host)
13
10
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 27, 1952
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Louis L'Amour
(Novelist)
15
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 22, 1908
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jamestown, North Dakota, United States
Died: June 10, 1988
31
Louise Hay
(Writer)
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3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 8, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: August 30, 2017
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Lilli Palmer
(Actress)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 24, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: January 27, 1986
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Lillian Hellman
(Dramatist and Screenwriter)
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3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 20, 1905
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Died: June 30, 1984
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Li Bai
(Poet)
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13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 19, 0701
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Suiye, Tang Empire (now Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan)
Died: November 30, 0762
35
Larry McMurtry
(Novelist)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 3, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Archer City, Texas, U.S.
Died: March 25, 2021
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Lois Lowry
(Writer)
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2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 20, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Lee Israel
(American Author Known for Committing Literary Forgery)
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3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 3, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: December 24, 2014
38
Luchino Visconti
(Theatre director, Film director, Screenwriter, Writer)
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1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 2, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Milan
Died: March 17, 1976
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Lorenzo Music
(Actor, Producer)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 2, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: August 4, 2001
41
Louise Penny
(Canadian Author of Mystery Novels Set in the Canadian Province of Quebec)
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4
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Lawrence Durrell
(Novelist)
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4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 27, 1912
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Jalandhar
Died: November 7, 1990
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Luigi Pirandello
(Italian Playwright and Novelist & Winner of 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 28, 1867
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Agrigento, Italy
Died: December 10, 1936
44
Luis Buñuel
(Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Film editor, Writer)
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8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 22, 1900
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Calanda, Spain
Died: July 29, 1983
45
Leonard Maltin
(Journalist, Art historian, Film critic, Screenwriter, Writer, University teacher)
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0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: December 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City
46
Leslie Cockburn
(Journalist)
5
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: September 2, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Mateo, California, USA
47
Lu Xun
(Chinese Writer, Essayist, Poet & Literary Critic)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 25, 1881
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Died: October 19, 1936
48
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
(Poet)
15
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 13, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: September 14, 1959
49
Lester Bangs
(American music critic)
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6
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 13, 1948
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Escondido
Died: April 30, 1982
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Lucretius
(Roman Poet and Philosopher)
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