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Famous First Names Beginning with the Letter - L

This category is for famous people who have first names which begin with the letter L. The names include - Laurence - Lily - Lionel - Louis - Lyndon.

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Here is a random selection of famous first names beginning with L.

Laurence Stephen Lowry

(1887 - 1976), English painter. His paintings, feature thin, dark 'matchstick' figures against a background of the northern industrial life of Salford, Manchester.

Louis Daniel Armstrong

(1901 - 1971), American jazz trumpeter, singer and jazz band leader. His nickname was 'Satchmo'. One of his most successful songs was 'What a wonderful world'.

Laurence Kerr Olivier

[Baron Olivier of Brighton], (1907 - 89), English stage and film actor and director. He is regarded as the leading British actor of the modern era, played all the major Shakespeare roles and became an international film star. He was director of the National Theatre from 1962 to 1973.

Louis Bleriot

(1872-1936), French inventor and aviator. In 1909 he became the first pilot to successfully fly an aeroplane across the English Channel.

Louis Burt Mayer

[real name Eliezer Mayer], (1885 - 1957), Russian-born American movie producer. In 1924 he joined with Samuel Goldwyn to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and became one of the most powerful of the Hollywood moguls.