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Liu Ji Author · Philosopher 1311–1375 Liu Xiaobo Activist · Author 1955–2017 Liubov Popova Entertainer 1925–1996 Liv Ullmann Actor · Director b. 1938 LL Cool J Rapper · Actor b. 1968 Lloyd Cowan Athlete 1962–2021 Lloyd Valberg Athlete 1922–1997 Lo Ta-yu Musician · Singer b. 1954 Lola Beltrán Singer · Actor 1935–1996 Lorenzo Zambrano Entrepreneur · CEO 1944–2014 Lorne Main Athlete 1930–2019 Louis Blériot Inventor 1872–1936 Louis Feuillade Author · Director 1873–1925 Louise Bennett-Coverley Poet · Actor 1919–2006 Louise Otto-Peters Activist · Journalist 1819–1895 Lowell Lo Musician · Actor b. 1950 Lu Xun Author 1881–1936 Lubomyr Romankiw Inventor 1931–2024 Luc Besson Director · Actor b. 1959 Luchino Visconti Director 1906–1976 Lucian Freud Entertainer 1922–2011 Lucille Ball Actor · Comedian 1911–1989 Lucio Tan Entrepreneur b. 1934 Ludwig Knoop Entrepreneur 1821–1894