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Leizhou Peninsula (peninsula of southern China)
Lematre, Georges (Belgian astrophysicist, mathematician & theologian)
LeMay, Curtis E(merson) (American military leader)
Lemieux, Mario (Canadian hockey player)
lemming (rodent)
Lemmon, Jack (Actor)
lemon (fruit, citrus, plant)
lemur (primate, mammal)
Len (city, Spain)
Len (city, Nicaragua)
lend-lease (in economics)
Leniewski, Stanisaw (Philosophy)
Lenin, Vladimir (Ilich) (Revolutionary / Political Leader)
Leninism (theory and practice of proletarian revolution)
Lennon, John (Winston) (Rock Musician / Songwriter)
lens (in optics)
Lent (holy day)
lentil (vegetable, plant)
Lenya, Lotte (Austrian actress & musician)
Leo (constellation)
Leo III (Medieval)
Leo X (Pope / Religious Figure)
Leo XIII (pope)
Leochares (Ancient Greek sculptor)
Leon (region and former kingdom, Spain)
Leonard, Buck (baseball Hall of Famer)
Leonard, Sugar Ray (American boxer)
Leonardo da Vinci (Artist / Scientist)
Leone, Sergio (Filmmaker)
Leonidas (Spartan king)
Leonov, Aleksey (Arkhipovich) (Russian astronaut)
Leontief, Wassily (American economist)
leopard (cat)
Leopardi, Giacomo (Italian poet & scholar)
Leopold I (king of the Belgians)
Leopold I (Holy Roman emperor)
Leopold II (Royalty)
Leopold II (Holy Roman emperor, king of Bohemia and Hungary)
Leopold III (king of the Belgians)
Leopold, (Rand) Aldo (American ecologist)