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Louis Feuillade Author · Director 1873–1925 Louise Bennett-Coverley Poet · Actor 1919–2006 Louise Otto-Peters Activist · Journalist 1819–1895 Lu Xun Author 1881–1936 Lubomyr Romankiw Inventor 1931–2024 Luc Besson Director · Actor b. 1959 Ludwig Knoop Entrepreneur 1821–1894 Ludwik Geyer Entrepreneur 1805–1869 Luis Alberto Spinetta Musician · Author 1950–2012 Luis Carlos Sarmiento Entrepreneur b. 1933 Luo Wenzao Priest 1615–1691 Lygia Clark Entertainer 1920–1988 M. C. Rajah Politician 1883–1943 Ma Huateng Entrepreneur · Politician b. 1971 Ma Rainey Singer · Musician 1886–1939 Ma Sanli Comedian · Actor 1914–2003 Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im Pastor 1647–1672 Madeleine Renaud Actor 1900–1994 Magda Pollard Activist Magdalena Abakanowicz Entertainer 1930–2017 Mahadevi Varma Poet · Author 1907–1987 Mahamat Saleh Haroun Director · Journalist b. 1961 Mahnaz Afkhami Activist · Politician b. 1941 Mairead Maguire Activist · Politician b. 1944