Persons

Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Nigella Lawson

English food writer and television cook

Nigella Lucy Lawsonis an English food writer and television cook. After graduating from Oxford, Lawson worked as a book reviewer and restaurant critic, later becoming the deputy literary editor of The...

Bartholomew Layton

English documentary filmmaker

Bartholomew Nicholas Laytonis an English documentary filmmaker. He is the writer and director of the films The Imposter and American Animals. Career He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the true...

Miles Leaburn

English professional footballer

Miles Lester Leaburnis an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Charlton Athletic. Career Coming through the youth system of Chelsea, Leaburn moved to Charlton Ath...

Andrea Leadsom

Member of Parliament (MP) for South Northamptonshire

Dame Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom DBEis a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Northamptonshire since 2010. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Secretary of Sta...

Karoline Leavitt

American political spokesperson

Karoline Claire Leavittis an American political spokesperson who has served since 2025 as the 36th White House press secretary under the second Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, ...

James Lebron

Professional basketball player

LeBron Raymone James Sr.is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is widely considered one of th...

Charles Leclerc

Monégasque racing driver

Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclercis a Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in...

Daniel Lee

English fashion designer

Daniel Leeis an English fashion designer. He was the creative director of the Italian luxury fashion house Bottega Veneta from 2018 to 2021, subsequently being appointed as Riccardo Tisci's replacemen...

Jonathan Lee

English singer and actor

Jonathan Leeis an English singer and actor with a versatile career in both pop music and musical theatre. He rose to fame as the youngest member of the pop group S Club, which enjoyed global success b...

Graham Lee

Irish jockey

Graham Leeis an Irish jockey, operating in Great Britain and Ireland. He was initially a National Hunt jockey, but changed codes mid-career and now operates as a flat jockey. National Hunt career Lee ...

Jason Lee

American actor

Jason Michael Leeis an American actor, filmmaker, photographer, and former professional skateboarder. He is known for playing Earl Hickey in the television comedy series My Name Is Earl, for which he ...

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Leewas an English actor and singer. In a long career which spanned over 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror fil...

Ang Lee

Taiwanese filmmaker

Ang Leeis a Taiwanese filmmaker. Born in Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. As a filmmaker Lee's work is known for its emotional charge and ...

Francis (Franny Lee) Lee

English professional footballer and businessman

Francis Henry Lee, also known as Franny Lee, was an English professional footballer and businessman. He was also later the chairman and main shareholder of Manchester City, as well as briefly a raceho...

Pui Lee

British-Hong Konger actress and presenter

Pui Fan Leeis a British-Hong Konger actress and presenter. Along with Sue Monroe, Chris Jarvis, and Sidney Sloane she was one of the first presenters on CBeebies, the BBC television channel for younge...

Thomas Leech

British High Court judge

Sir Thomas Alexander Crispin Leech, styledMr Justice Leech, is a British High Court judge. Career In 1988 Leech was called to the Bar by Middle Temple and joined Maitland Chambers. Leech was appointed...

Robert Legato

American visual effects supervisor

Robert Legatois an American visual effects supervisor, second unit director, and second unit director of photography. Raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Legato graduated from Ocean Township High Schoo...

George Leggatt

Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

George Andrew Midsomer Leggatt,Lord Leggatt, PC is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the highest court of law in the United Kingdom. Education Leggatt's father is the former Lord J...

Jiri Lehecka

Czech professional tennis player

Jiří Lehečkais a Czech professional tennis player. Lehečka has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 23 achieved on 15 January 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 144 a...

Mike Leigh

English writer-director

Mike Leighis an English writer-director with a career spanning film, theatre and television. He has received numerous accolades, including prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film...