Alan Lightman
American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur
Creator
Elmore Leonard
American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
Abraham Lincoln
American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy
Giacomo Leopardi
Italian philosopher, poet, essayist, and philologist
Joseph Gluckstein Links
British author, art historian, and furrier who is principally known for his expertise and works on the Venetian painter Canaletto and for Venice for Pleasure, a travel guide to Venice, Italy.
Jill Lepore
American historian and journalist
Clarice Lispector
Ukrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short story writer acclaimed internationally for her innovative novels and short stories
Doris Lessing
British-Zimbabwean novelist
Hugh Lofting
English author trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children’s literature character of Doctor Dolittle
Shirley Robin Letwin
American academic who lived in London.