Persons

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

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 ...

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...

Jason Leitch

National Clinical Director of the Scottish Government

Jason Andrew Leitchis the National Clinical Director of the Scottish Government. He is a Senior Clinical Advisor to the Scottish Government and a member of the Health and Social Care Management Board....

Prudence Leith

Television presenter and broadcaster

Dame Prudence Margaret Leithis a South African restaurateur, television presenter/broadcaster, cookery writer and novelist. She is Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. She was a judge o...

Don Lemon-clark

American television journalist

Don Renaldo Lemon-Clarkis an American television journalist best known for being a host on CNN from 2014 until 2023. He anchored weekend news programs on local television stations in Alabama and Penns...

Monica Lennon

Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region

Monica Lennonis a Scottish politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region since 2016. A member of the Scottish Labour Party, she has served in v...

John Lennon

Musician

John Winston Ono Lennonwas an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as the founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. L...

Ann Lennox

Scottish singer-songwriter

Ann Lennoxis a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician ...

Diletta Leotta

Italian television presenter

Giulia Diletta Leottais an Italian television presenter, model and celebrity from Catania, Sicily. Leotta currently presents the Serie A broadcasts for DAZN since the 2018–2019 season. Earlier, she ha...

David Letterman

American television host

David Michael Lettermanis an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late-night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night ...

Tracy Letts

American actor

Tracy S. Lettsis an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He started his career at the Steppenwolf Theatre before making his Broadway debut as a playwright for August: Osage County (2007), for...

Barry Letts

English actor and television director

Barry Leopold Letts was an English actor, television director, writer and producer, best known for being the producer of Doctor Who from 1969 to 1974. Born in Leicester, he worked as an actor in theat...

Harvey Levin

American television producer

Harvey Robert Levin is an American television producer, legal analyst, journalist, and lawyer best known for reshaping modern celebrity news coverage. Career Trained as an attorney, Levin began his me...

Benjamin (Benny Blanco) Levin

American record producer

Benjamin Joseph Levin, known professionally asBenny Blanco, is an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwri...