Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: L

 

La Frenais, Ian
Born 7 January 1937  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England)
Comedy scriptwriter - created 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet', 'Porridge', 'The Likely Lads' with Dick Clement.
[Picture of Ian La Frenais]

 

La Plante, Lynda
Born 15 March 1946  (Formby, Lancashire, England)
Author & screenwriter (and occasional actress), best known for her 'Prime Suspect' TV series.
[Picture of Lynda La Plante]

 

La Russa, Tony
Born 10 April 1944  (Tampa, Florida, USA)
One of the most successful managers in MLB history, retired in 2022 due to health concerns.
[Picture of Tony La Russa]

 

Labelle, Patti
Born 24 May 1944  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Singer of R 'n' B, disco & soul music.
[Picture of Patti Labelle]

 

Labeouf, Shia
Born 11 June 1986  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Young actor, whose looking well on the way to becoming another Hollywood casualty.
[Picture of Shia Labeouf]

 

Laborde, Catherine
Born 5 August 1951  (Bordeaux, France)
Television actress and journalist.
[Picture of Catherine Laborde]

 

Labritain, Pablo
Born in Great Britain  (exact date unknown)
Longtime drummer with 999, born in the early 50s
[Picture of Pablo Labritain]

 

Lacey, Jerry
Born 27 March 1936  (Sioux City, Iowa, United States)
Actor best known for appearing in Dark Shadows
[Picture of Jerry Lacey]

 

Lacey, Martin
Born in England  (exact date unknown)
Former owner of the now redundant Great British Circus, born 1947
[Picture of Martin Lacey]

 

Ladd, Diane
Born 29 November 1935  (Meridian, Mississippi, USA)
Oscar-nominated A-List actress with an impressive amount of TV guest roles. Married to Bruce Dern, mother to Laura Dern.
[Picture of Diane Ladd]

 

Lafayette, Bernard
Born 29 July 1940  (Tampa, Florida, USA)
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s.
[Picture of Bernard Lafayette]

 

Laffite, Jacques
Born 21 November 1943  (Paris, France)
F1 driver and later presenter, achieved six wins in his career for the Ligier team
[Picture of Jacques Laffite]

 

Lagos, Ricardo
Born 3 February 1938  (Santiago, Chile)
President of Chile from 2000-06, a prominent Pinochet opponent of the 1980s.
[Picture of Ricardo Lagos]

 

Lagus, Charles
Born 8 September 1928  (Prague, Czechia)
Photographer and filmmaker known for his work on nature documentaries.
[Picture of Charles Lagus]

 

Laidley, Danielle
Born 27 March 1967  (Balga, Australia)
Australian football coach best known for stint with North Melbourne
[Picture of Danielle Laidley]

 

Lain, Chasey
Born 7 December 1971  (Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA)
Porn actress immortalised in the hit 'The Ballad of Chasey Lain' by the Bloodhound Gang.
[Picture of Chasey Lain]

 

Laine, Cleo
Born 28 October 1927  (Southall, Middlesex, England)
Possibly Britain's most famous jazz singer, famed for her partnership with late husband Johnny Dankworth.
[Picture of Cleo Laine]

 

Laing, Eleanor
Born 1 February 1958  (Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland)
Former MP, one of the longest serving female MPs in history, when she stood down in 2004. Subsequently given a peerage.
[Picture of Eleanor Laing]

 

Lamarche, Maurice
Born 30 March 1958  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Voice actor, instantly recognisable as the scheming mouse hell bent on world domination from 'Pinky and the Brain'.
[Picture of Maurice Lamarche]

 

Lamaze, Eric
Born 17 April 1968  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Canadian showjumper and Olympic champion
[Picture of Eric Lamaze]

 

Landis, Monte
Born 20 April 1931  (Glasgow, UK)
Scottish-born but American-raised actor, most famous as the stuffy square in episodes of "The Monkees".
[Picture of Monte Landis]

 

Landsbergis, Vytautas
Born 18 October 1932  (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Lithuanian conservative politician.
[Picture of Vytautas Landsbergis]

 

Lane, Abbe
Born 14 December 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
American singer and actress.
[Picture of Abbe Lane]

 

Langdon, Sue Ann
Born 3 August 1936  (Paterson, New Jersey, USA)
US TV and film actress best known for spunky comedic roles.
[Picture of Sue Ann Langdon]

 

Langella, Frank
Born 1 January 1940  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA)
Actor, mainly on stage, but with many memorable roles in film & TV to boot.
[Picture of Frank Langella]

 

Langevin-Joliot, Helene
Born 19 September 1927  (Paris, France)
Nuclear physicist, advisor to the French government.
[Picture of Helene Langevin-Joliot]

 

Langhans, Rainer
Born 19 June 1940  (Oschersleben, Germany)
German writer/filmmaker known for Kommune 1.
[Picture of Rainer Langhans]

 

Langley, Lesley
Born 26 March 1944  (Weymouth, Dorset, England)
Miss United Kingdom and Miss World, both in 1965.
[Picture of Lesley Langley]

 

Lappe, Frances Moore
Born 10 February 1944  (Pendleton, Oregon, USA)
Author on food and democracy policy.
[Picture of Frances Moore Lappe]

 

Laroi, The Kid
Born 17 August 2003  (waterloo, Australia)
Australian rapper, singer and songwriter.
[Picture of The Kid Laroi]

 

Larter, David
Born 24 April 1940  (Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland)
Scottish English-side national team cricketer.
[Picture of David Larter]

 

Lasker-Wallfisch, Anita
Born 17 July 1925  (Breslau, Germany)
Acclaimed cellist who survived Auschwitz.
[Picture of Anita Lasker-Wallfisch]

 

Lasser, Louise
Born 11 April 1939  (New York City, New York, USA)
An early wife to Woody Allen, she appeared in several of his films and performed her own stage show, then accumulated an absolutely terrible reputation of being a nervous wreck and coke addict. Could have been her playing a character though.
[Picture of Louise Lasser]

 

Latchford, Dave
Born 9 April 1949  (Birmingham, England)
Footballer and brother of Bob and the Mighty Peter who played for the Glorious Glasgow Celtic. He made over 200 appearances for Birmingham City.
[Picture of Dave Latchford]

 

Latta, Nigel
Born in Oamaru, New Zealand  (exact date unknown)
Psychologist. Author, TV presenter, film producer, and consultant to government agencies. He was given 6-12 months to live following an "inoperable and incurable" cancer disnosis in September 2024. (So probaby good for 2026 and beyond). Born 1967.
[Picture of Nigel Latta]

 

Latynina, Larisa
Born 27 December 1934  (Kherson, Ukraine)
A former Soviet gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a gymnast, male or female, with 9.
[Picture of Larisa Latynina]

 

Lauer, Matt
Born 30 December 1957  (New York, New York, USA)
Co-host of the American TV show "Today" for 20 years before he got Weinstein'd in late 2017.
[Picture of Matt Lauer]

 

Lauper, Cyndi
Born 22 June 1953  (New York City, New York, USA)
Kookie singer who had a number of hits in the 1980s - 'Girls Who Want to Have Fun', 'True Colors' and 'I Drove All Night' amongst others.
[Picture of Cyndi Lauper]

 

Lavallade, Carmen de
Born 6 March 1931  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Dancer who appeared in the film Carmen Jones.
[Picture of Carmen de Lavallade]

 

Laver, Rod
Born 9 August 1938  (Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia)
Australian tennis player who enjoyed his greatest successes in the '60s.
[Picture of Rod Laver]

 

Law, Denis Denis Law is no longer with us
Born 24 February 1940  (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Died 17 January 2025  (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Age at death: 84  (read death notice)
Former ace striker with Scotland, Manchester United & Manchester City.
[Picture of Denis Law]

 

Law, Phyllida
Born 8 May 1932  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Scottish actress, mother of both Emma and Sophie Thompson.
[Picture of Phyllida Law]

 

Law, Roger
Born 6 September 1941  (Ely, Cambridgeshire)
Caricaturist and with Peter Fluck created the 1980s satircal puppet series 'Spitting Image'.
[Picture of Roger Law]

 

Lawler, Jerry
Born 29 November 1949  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
Wrestler, with some pop songs and film credits also to his credit.
[Picture of Jerry Lawler]

 

Lawley, Sue
Born 14 July 1946  (Sedgley, Staffordshire, England)
English broadcaster and former presenter of "Desert Island Discs" on BBC Radio 4.
[Picture of Sue Lawley]

 

Lawrence, Andria
Born 20 June 1936  (London, UK.)
Thespian who has starred in notable works such as Ken Loachs critically acclaimed Cathy come home
[Picture of Andria Lawrence]

 

Lawrence, David "Syd"
Born 28 January 1964  (Gloucester, England)
Retired cricketer for Gloucestershire and briefly for England
[Picture of David

 

Laws, John
Born 8 August 1935  (Wau, Papua New Guinea)
Australian media personality, a former radio presenter
[Picture of John Laws]

 

Lax, Peter
Born 1 May 1926  (Budapest, Hungary)
Hungarian-born American mathematician who specializes in fluid dynamics and scientific computing.
[Picture of Peter Lax]

 

Layden, Frank
Born 5 January 1932  (Brooklyn, NY, USA)
Former NBA head coach and general manager of the Utah Jazz.
[Picture of Frank Layden]

 

Lazar, Aaron
Born 21 June 1976  (Cherry Hill, NJ, USA)
Actor in theatre mostly, released album called "Impossible Dream"
[Picture of Aaron Lazar]

 

Lazenby, George
Born 5 September 1939  (Queanbeyan, Australia)
The "forgotten" Bond - did just one film as Jimbo B - 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'.
[Picture of George Lazenby]

 

Le Bon, Simon
Born 27 October 1958  (Bushey, Hertfordshire, England)
Lead singer of New Romantic stars Duran Duran.
[Picture of Simon Le Bon]

 

Le Mat, Paul
Born 22 September 1946  (Rahway, New Jersey, USA)
American film actor.
[Picture of Paul Le Mat]

 

Le Pen, Jean-Marie Jean-Marie Le Pen is no longer with us
Born 20 June 1928  (La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France)

Died 7 January 2025  (Garches, France)

Age at death: 96  (read death notice)
Founder (and still president) of the right-wing Front National party, who has courted controversy throughout his life. Some of his "achievements" have included practising torture in Algeria (allegedly), and losing his seat in the European Parliamen
[Picture of Jean-Marie Le Pen]

 

Leahy, Pat
Born 31 March 1940  (Montpelier, Vermont, USA)
Batman fanboy who has been one of the longest-serving US senators in history, representing Vermont as a Democrat.
[Picture of Pat Leahy]

 

Leakey, Meave
Born 28 July 1942  (London, England)
Palaeoanthropologist who discovered the early human fossil "flat-faced man of Kenya".
[Picture of Meave Leakey]

 

Least Heat-Moon, William
Born 27 August 1939  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
American travel writer and historian.
[Picture of William Least Heat-Moon]

 

Léaud, Jean-Pierre
Born 28 May 1944  (Paris, France)
French actor in artistic movies
[Picture of Jean-Pierre Léaud]

 

Lee, Andrew Daulton
Born 3 January 1952  (California, United States)
American criminal convicted of espionage during the Cold War
[Picture of Andrew Daulton Lee]

 

Lee, Brenda
Born 11 December 1944  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Singer who was a star at a young age in the 1950s.
[Picture of Brenda Lee]

 

Lee, Dave
Born 8 December 1926  (Newington, London, England)
Jazz musician who worked on 'That Was the Week That Was' and 'The Avengers', parlaying the latter into writing "Kinky Boots".
[Picture of Dave Lee]

 

Lee, David M.
Born 20 January 1931  (Rye, New York, USA)
American physicist, joint winner of the 1996 Nobel prize in the field.
[Picture of David M. Lee]

 

Lee, Elle
Born 10 April 1999  (place of birth unknown)
Porn star.
[Picture of Elle Lee]

 

Lee, Geddy
Born 29 July 1953  (Willowdale, Ontario, Canada)
Lead singer and bassist for Canadian rock giants Rush.
[Picture of Geddy Lee]

 

Lee, Jackie
Born 29 May 1936  (Dublin, Ireland)
Irish singer best known for singing the theme tunes to the children's TV programmes White Horses and Rupert The Bear.
[Picture of Jackie Lee]

 

Lee, Jeanette
Born 9 July 1971  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Pool player nicknamed "Black Widow" for her vicious playstyle, albeit Lee herself is an arachnophobe!
[Picture of Jeanette Lee]

 

Lee, Michele
Born 24 June 1942  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actress, one of the stars of 1980s soap 'Knots Landing'.
[Picture of Michele Lee]

 

Lee, Opal
Born 7 October 1926  (Marshall, Texas, USA)
An American retired teacher, counselor, and activist, she became widely known in the 21st century as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” for her role in having the date — when Union soldiers arrived in Texas in 1865 to tell the enslaved people of the state of
[Picture of Opal Lee]

 

Lee, Philomena
Born 24 March 1933  (Newcastle West, Limerick, Rep of Ireland)
Adoption rights activist who was packed off to a nunnery at 18 for getting pregnant. Her story of being forced to give up her son was dramatized in the film 'Philomena', to wide-spread acclaim. Didn't go down too well with the Catholic church mind…
[Picture of Philomena Lee]

 

Lee, Ruta
Born 30 May 1935  (Montreal, Canada)
Canadian actress and dancer who appeared as one of the brides in the film 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'.
[Picture of Ruta Lee]

 

Lee Jones, Tommy
Born 15 September 1946  (San Saba, Texas)
Film actor, who spent years as a character actor before hitting the big-time in the mid 90s onwards.
[Picture of Tommy Lee Jones]

 

Lee-McNelis, Joye
Date and place of birth unknown
American basketball coach of Southern Michigan university's women's team.
[Picture of Joye Lee-McNelis]

 

Leeming, Jan
Born 5 January 1942  (Kent, England)
Former BBC newsreader.
[Picture of Jan Leeming]

 

Leeson, John
Born 16 March 1943  (Leicester, England)
English actor, voice of the ridiculous K-9 in 'Doctor Who'.
[Picture of John Leeson]

 

Leeuwen, Robbie van
Born 29 October 1944  (The Hague, the Netherlands)
He's got it, baby he's got it, the only one left of the Shocking Blue incarnation that did "Venus".
[Picture of Robbie van Leeuwen]

 

Legrand, Mirtha
Born 23 February 1927  (Villa Canas, Argentina)
Argentine actress and TV star well known in her own country…
[Picture of Mirtha Legrand]

 

Lehner, Robin
Born 24 July 1991  (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Ice hockey goaltender whose career's on hiatus after suffering from mental illness and legal issues.
[Picture of Robin Lehner]

 

Lehrer, Tom
Born 9 April 1928  (New York City, New York, USA)
Mathematician & musician, a singer of satirical songs.
[Picture of Tom Lehrer]

 

Leitch, Donovan
Born 10 May 1946  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Scottish folk singer, popular in the 1960s. Once had Shaun Ryder as a son-in-law…
[Picture of Donovan Leitch]

 

Lennon, Dianne
Born 1 December 1939  (Venice, California, USA)
American singer and one quarter of the Lennon Sisters
[Picture of Dianne Lennon]

 

Leno, Jay
Born 28 April 1950  (Natick, Massachusetts, USA)
Big-chinned comedian & talk show host.
[Picture of Jay Leno]

 

Leno, Mavis
Born 5 September 1946  (San Francisco, California, USA)
She has been the chair of the Feminist Majority Foundation's Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan since 1997. She is also married to JAY LENO who was recently granted conservatorship of her estate and financial assets as she suffers with demen
[Picture of Mavis Leno]

 

Leonard, Herbert
Born 25 February 1945  (Strasbourg, France)
French singer who has also found the time to write books on WWII-era Russian planes.
[Picture of Herbert Leonard]

 

Leonard, Keith
Born 10 November 1950  (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Aston Villa striker and youth coach
[Picture of Keith Leonard]

 

Lester, Ketty
Born 16 August 1934  (Hope, Arkansas, USA)
Singer and actress best known for her hit 'Love Letters', later covered by Elvis Presley.
[Picture of Ketty Lester]

 

Letterman, David
Born 12 April 1947  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)
Famed US entertainer, talk show host & businessman.
[Picture of David Letterman]

 

Leuchtenburg, William William Leuchtenburg is no longer with us
Born 28 September 1922  (New York City, New York, USA)

Died 28 January 2025  (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)

Age at death: 102  (read death notice)
Lecturer and the leading expert on Franklin D. Roosevelt
[Picture of William Leuchtenburg]

 

Levene, John
Born 24 December 1941  (Salisbury, Wiltshire, England)
Actor, best known as the ever reliable Sergeant Benton of UNIT, from 'Doctor Who'.
[Picture of John Levene]

 

Lever, Peter
Born 17 September 1940  (Todmorden, Yorkshire, England)
English national team cricketer.
[Picture of Peter Lever]

 

Levin, Sander
Born 6 September 1931  (Detroit, MI, USA)
US Congressman representing Michigan (1983-2019), was also chairman of the House Ways & Means committee
[Picture of Sander Levin]

 

Levine, Rachel
Born 28 October 1957  ()
American pediatrician currently serving as the United States Assistant Secretary for Health.
[Picture of Rachel Levine]

 

Levinson, Barry
Born 6 April 1942  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Award winning (Rain Man) film director, producer & screenwriter.
[Picture of Barry Levinson]

 

Levy, Marv
Born 3 August 1925  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Former American Football coach. Led the Buffalo Bills to 4 consecutive AFC championships.
[Picture of Marv Levy]

 

Lewis, Ananda
Born 21 March 1973  (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Former MTV veejay, later hosted her own show, the Ananda Lewis Show.
[Picture of Ananda Lewis]

 

Lewis, Bernard
Born 10 February 1926  ()
English entrepreneuer behind the River Island fashion brand
[Picture of Bernard Lewis]

 

Lewis, Huey
Born 5 July 1950  (New York City, New York, USA)
Born Hugh Anthony Cregg III. Lead singer with Huey Lewis and the News. Made a cameo appearance as a music teacher in 'Back To The Future' (1985).
[Picture of Huey Lewis]

 

Lewis (cricket), Tony
Born 7 June 1938  (Swansea, Wales)
Cricketer. Later a journalist and a face of BBC cricket coverage.
[Picture of Tony Lewis (cricket)]

 

Lewis (headmaster), John
Born 23 February 1942  (New Zealand)
Former Headmaster at historic UK elite school Eton
[Picture of John Lewis (headmaster)]

 

Leyton, John
Born 17 February 1936  (Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England)
Singer and actor best known for the haunting "Johnny Remember Me", one of the finest instances of the death disc genre that permeated the early 1960s.
[Picture of John Leyton]

 

L'Huillier, Anne
Born 16 August 1958  (Paris, France)
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Phsyics in 2023, deals in attoseconds
[Picture of Anne L'Huillier]

 

Lifton, Robert Jay
Born 16 May 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
American psychiatrist and researcher specializing in the cheery subject of human behaviour in warfare and political violence.
[Picture of Robert Jay Lifton]

 

Lime, Yvonne
Born 7 April 1935  (Glendale, California, USA)
TV sitcom regular of the 50s and 60s before turning to philanthropy.
[Picture of Yvonne Lime]

 

Lina, Ria
Born in High Wycombe, England  (exact date unknown)
Comedian who hosted Pointless that one time
[Picture of Ria Lina]

 

Linden, David
Born 3 November 1961  (Santa Monica, California, USA)
Neuroscience professor, known for making his field more easily understandable to the masses.
[Picture of David Linden]

 

Linden, Hal
Born 20 March 1931  (New York City, New York, USA)
Actor of stage and television who saw the most success as the eponymous lead in 'Barney Miller'. Understandably didn't use his birthname of Harold Lipshitz for his career.
[Picture of Hal Linden]

 

Lindsay, Mark
Born 9 March 1942  (Eugene, Oregon, USA)
Lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders, though the drummer was the band namesake instead as the name Paul Revere was too good a hook to pass up on!
[Picture of Mark Lindsay]

 

Lindsay, Robert
Born 13 December 1949  (Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England)
Born Robert Lindsay Stevenson. BAFTA, Tony & Olivier award winning actor but will be known to most people from his sitcom work: 'Citizen Smith', 'Nightingales' or 'My Family' depending on your vintage.
[Picture of Robert Lindsay]

 

Linehan, Graham
Born in Dublin, Ireland  (exact date unknown)
Good: created "Father Ted". OK: created "Black Books". Bad: created "The IT Crowd", is a TERF.
[Picture of Graham Linehan]

 

Lineker, Gary
Born 30 November 1960  (Leicester, England)
Former England striker turned TV presenter.
[Picture of Gary Lineker]

 

Linnehan, Richard M.
Born 19 September 1957  ( Lowell, Massachusetts, USA)
American Army veterinarian and astronaut.
[Picture of Richard M. Linnehan]

 

Linsley, Jonathan
Born 17 January 1956  (Bradford, UK)
Actor, played Ogilvey in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.
[Picture of Jonathan Linsley]

 

Linton, Ivor
Born 20 November 1959  (West Bromwich, West Midlands, England)
Part of the 1982 European Cup winning Aston Villa team whose only notable contribution to the campaign was conceding a penalty with his first touch in the second round.
[Picture of Ivor Linton]

 

Lipman, Maureen
Born 10 May 1946  (Kingston-upon-Hull, England)
British film, theatre and television actress, columnist and comedian.
[Picture of Maureen Lipman]

 

Lipponen, Paavo
Born 23 April 1941  (Turtola, Finland)
38th Prime Minister of Finland and speaker of the Finnish parliament.
[Picture of Paavo Lipponen]

 

Lister, Renny
Born 24 May 1934  (Manchester, England)
British film and TV actress, the widow of Kenneth Cope.
[Picture of Renny Lister]

 

Little, Rich
Born 26 November 1938  (Ottawa, Canada)
Richard Caruthers "Rich" Little is a Canadian-American impressionist and voice actor, nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Voices" by voice actor Mel Blanc.
[Picture of Rich Little]

 

Livanov, Vasily
Born 19 July 1935  (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Notable for portraing Sherlock Holmes on Russian TV
[Picture of Vasily Livanov]

 

Lively, Penelope
Born 17 March 1933  (Cairo, Egypt)
Booker Prize-winning novellist who took the award in 1987 for her book "Moon Tiger". Also writes children's fiction.
[Picture of Penelope Lively]

 

Livgren, Kerry
Born 18 September 1949  (Topka, Kansasm USA)
Founder member and songwriter for Kansas (the rock band, not the state). Had a stroke in 2009, but has recovered "partially" - enough to resume work.
[Picture of Kerry Livgren]

 

Livingstone, Dandy
Born 14 December 1943  (Kingston, Jamaica)
British-Jamaican ska musician.
[Picture of Dandy Livingstone]

 

Livingstone, Ken
Born 17 June 1945  (London, England)
AKA "Red Ken", charismatic leader of the GLC from 1981 until it's dissolution in 1986. Then Mayor of London from 2000-2008.
[Picture of Ken Livingstone]

 

Lloyd, Charles
Born 15 March 1938  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
Jazz saxophonist and band leader
[Picture of Charles Lloyd]

 

Lloyd, Christopher
Born 22 October 1938  (Stamford, Connecticut, USA)
Actor, best known for his roles in 'Addams Family' & as Doc Brown in the 'Back to the Future' films.
[Picture of Christopher Lloyd]

 

LLOYD, Jake
Born 5 March 1989  ()
Also known as Jake Broadbent. He is an American former actor who gained fame when he was chosen by George Lucas to play young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film 'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace', the first in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He re
[Picture of Jake LLOYD]

 

Lloyd Webber, Andrew
Born 22 March 1948  (London, England)
Started composing music when still at school, and met Tim Rice in 1965. Together they wrote the scores for, among others, 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Evita', 'Cats' and 'Phantom of the Opera'. Three times married, most famously to Sarah Brightman, and ol
[Picture of Andrew Lloyd Webber]

 

Loach, Ken
Born 17 June 1936  (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England)
Left-wing filmmaker whose often improvised films include 'Kes', 'Riff-Raff' and 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley'.
[Picture of Ken Loach]

 

Lochte, Ryan
Born 3 August 1984  (Rochester, New York, USA)
American competitive swimmer, a 12-time Olympic medalist, which ranks him second in swimming behind Michael Phelps.
[Picture of Ryan Lochte]

 

Lockhart, June
Born 25 June 1925  (New York City, New York, USA)
Regular US TV actress, mainly on soap operas.
[Picture of June Lockhart]

 

Lockie, Ken
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England  (exact date unknown)
English singer-songwriter and member of Cowboys International.
[Picture of Ken Lockie]

 

Lodders, Catharina
Born 18 August 1942  (Haarlem, Netherland)
Dutch Miss World 1962. The longtime Mrs. Chubby Checker, he wrote the song "Loddy Lo" about her.
[Picture of Catharina Lodders]

 

Lodge, David David Lodge is no longer with us
Born 28 January 1935  (London, England)

Died 1 January 2025  (Birmingham, England)

Age at death: 89  (read death notice)
Author of the books 'Small World' and 'Nice Work', which was later adapted for television.
[Picture of David Lodge]

 

Loe, Judy
Born 6 March 1947  (Urmston, Lancashire, England)
TV actress and mum to Kate Beckinsdale.
[Picture of Judy Loe]

 

Lohan, Lindsay
Born 2 July 1986  (New York, New York, USA)
Apparently, she's an actress. However, much better known for her partying, car accidents, arguments, crash dieting, smoking, drug taking, going in & out of rehab etc etc.
[Picture of Lindsay Lohan]

 

Lolich, Mickey
Born 12 September 1940  (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Former baseball pitcher and World Series champion with the Detroit Tigers in 1968.
[Picture of Mickey Lolich]

 

Long, Loretta
Born 4 October 1938  (Paw Paw, MI, USA)
Actress who played Susan Robinson on Sesame Street.
[Picture of Loretta Long]

 

Long, Shelley
Born 23 August 1949  (Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA)
Actress - Diane Chambers in 'Cheers'.
[Picture of Shelley Long]

 

Longo, Robert
Born 7 January 1953  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
American NY-based artist.
[Picture of Robert Longo]

 

Lonsbrough, Anita
Born 10 August 1941  (York, Great Britain)
UK Swimmer and flag carrier at the 1964 Olympics
[Picture of Anita Lonsbrough]

 

Lord, Barbara
Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown)
British dancer and member of Pan's People, born 1945.
[Picture of Barbara Lord]

 

Lordan, Elaine
Born 15 December 1966  (Islington, London, England)
Ex-'EastEnders' actress.
[Picture of Elaine Lordan]

 

Loren, Sophia
Born 20 September 1934  (Pozzuoli, Italy)
Glamorous actress, born Sofia Villani Scicolone.
[Picture of Sophia Loren]

 

Louganis, Greg
Born 29 January 1960  (El Cajon, California, USA)
Olympic diver with 4 gold medals, a sore head and AIDS.
[Picture of Greg Louganis]

 

Louis-Dreyfus, Julia
Born 13 January 1961  (New York City, New York, USA)
Elaine in "Seinfeld", Selina Meyer in "Veep" and still sponge-worthy in her 50s.
[Picture of Julia Louis-Dreyfus]

 

Louise, Tina
Born 11 February 1934  (New York City, New York, USA)
American actress, best known as Ginger Grant from 'Gilligan's Island', and one of only two surviving cast members.
[Picture of Tina Louise]

 

Lousma, Jack
Born 29 February 1936  (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA)
Astronaut, pilot on the Skylab 3 mission
[Picture of Jack Lousma]

 

Lovato, Demi
Born 20 August 1992  (Dallas, Texas, USA)
Young singer-songwriter and actress.
[Picture of Demi Lovato]

 

Love, Darlene
Born 26 July 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
American singer and occasional actress, most remembered for the single 'He's a Rebel'.
[Picture of Darlene Love]

 

Love, Mia
Born 6 December 1975  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
American congresswoman and political commentator.
[Picture of Mia Love]

 

Love, Mike
Born 15 March 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Singer and lyricist with 1960s pop-rock legends The Beach Boys.
[Picture of Mike Love]

 

Lovejoy, Tim
Born 28 March 1968  (Northwood, United Kingdom)
British TV show host of Soccer AM
[Picture of Tim Lovejoy]

 

Lovell, Jim
Born 25 March 1928  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Astronaut, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 space mission in 1970. Later became a businessman.
[Picture of Jim Lovell]

 

Lowe, John
Born 21 July 1945  (New Tupton, Derbyshire, England)
Stone-faced darts legend, BDC World champion three times and the first player to achieve the "nine dart finish" on television in 1984.
[Picture of John Lowe]

 

Lowe, Rob
Born 17 March 1964  (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA)
Actor who's had an up and down career since first emerging as a member of the so-called "Brat Pack" of the 1980s.
[Picture of Rob Lowe]

 

Lowenstein, Inge
Born in Germany  (exact date unknown)
Miss Germany 1949. Born 1923.
[Picture of Inge Lowenstein]

 

Lowry, Lois
Born 20 March 1937  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)
Children's author who uses works like The Giver to focus on racism, terminal illness and the Holocaust.
[Picture of Lois Lowry]

 

Lu, Lisa
Born 19 January 1927  (Beijing, China)
Chinese actress who won the Golden Horse Awards three times.
[Picture of Lisa Lu]

 

Lucas, William R.
Born 1 March 1922  (Newbern, Tennessee, USA)
Former Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
[Picture of William R. Lucas]

 

Luckinbill, Laurence
Born 21 November 1934  (Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA)
American stage actor and playwright.
[Picture of Laurence Luckinbill]

 

Luft, Lorna
Born 21 November 1952  (Santa Monica, California, USA)
Judy Garland's other daughter. Like Liza, a singer and actress on both screen and stage.
[Picture of Lorna Luft]

 

Luger, Lex
Born 2 June 1958  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
WCW wrestler (real name Lawrence Pfohl), whose finishing move is, apparently, the "Torture Rack". His partner and manager, Miss Elizabeth, was found dead at his home in May 2003; during the subsequent investigation the police found banned bodybuilding dru
[Picture of Lex Luger]

 

Lugovoi, Andrei
Born 19 September 1966  (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Named as the leading suspect in the murder of Alexander Litivienko. Now a politician, which saves him from any extradition attempts by the UK.
[Picture of Andrei Lugovoi]

 

Lukas, D. Wayne
Born 2 September 1935  (Antigo, WI, USA)
Horse trainer and member of the US Racing Hall of Fame having won twenty Breeders' Cup races.
[Picture of D. Wayne Lukas]

 

Lulu, (singer)
Born 3 November 1948  (Lennoxtown, Glasgow, Scotland)
Scots pop singer who wisely shortened her name from Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie. Although she had a string of hits in the 1960s, the only one anyone can remember is "Shout". Unless you count the Eurovision entry "Boom Bang-A-Bang". It was only in 199
[Picture of (singer) Lulu]

 

Lumley, Joanna
Born 1 May 1946  (Srinagar, Kashmir, India)
Model-turned-actress who has appeared in countless British TV series, notably 'The New Avengers' and, most famously, 'Absolutely Fabulous'. Was a thorn in Gordon Brown's side in 2009 over her campaign for rights for retired Ghurkhas.
[Picture of Joanna Lumley]

 

Lundgren, Dolph
Born 3 November 1957  (Stockholm, Sweden)
Athlete who became an actor (of sorts), including a rather disastrous stint as 'He-Man' in the live action film of the same name.
[Picture of Dolph Lundgren]

 

LuPone, Patti
Born 21 April 1949  (Northport, New York, USA)
Reputed theatre actress, mainly in musicals.
[Picture of Patti LuPone]

 

Luxmoore, Simon
Date and place of birth unknown
Disgraced former chairman of UK Kennel club ousted in 2018, born c.1951
[Picture of Simon Luxmoore]

 

Luzita, Sara
Born 11 August 1922  (Hanley, Staffordshire, England)
Ballet dancer who appeared in 'Moulin Rouge' and was married to the actor who played the fiddler in the film version of 'Fiddler on the Roof'.
[Picture of Sara Luzita]

 

Lynam, Des
Born 17 September 1942  (Ennis, County Clare, Rep of Ireland)
Venerable sports anchorman, presenter of 'Grandstand' and 'Match of the Day'. The less said about 'Countdown' the better...
[Picture of Des Lynam]

 

Lynch, David David Lynch is no longer with us
Born 20 January 1946  (Missoula, Montana, USA)

Died 15 January 2025  ()

Age at death: 78  (read death notice)
One of the most acclaimed film makers alive, thanks to works like Blue Velvet and Mulhulland Drive, and fan favourite mindfuck TV show Twin Peaks.
[Picture of David Lynch]

 

Lyngstad, Anni-Frid
Born 15 November 1945  (Ballangen, Norway)
One quarter member of Europop megagods ABBA. Born to a single mother in Norway to an occupying German father.
[Picture of Anni-Frid Lyngstad]

 

Lynk, Roy
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Founder of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers (UDM) that disagreed with Arthur Scargill during the 1984-5 miner's strike and allowed the Thatcher government to face down the NUM.
[Picture of Roy Lynk]

 

Lynn, Ernest Ray
Born 27 May 1951  (Washington DC, USA)
Loretta Lynn's son, who has had some success of his own (opening shows for his mother, for example). Underwent life-saving surgery for kidney failure early in 2024, and has also had numerous DUI citations. Hmmmm.
[Picture of Ernest Ray Lynn]

 

Lyons, Mick
Born 8 December 1951  (Liverpool, Lancashire, England)
English footballer who appeared in nearly 400 matches with Everton.
[Picture of Mick Lyons]

 

Lyubshin, Stanislav
Born 6 April 1933  (Moscow, Russia)
Russian actor, screenwriter and movie director.His debut movie was Shchit i mech (1968). I didn't think it was THAT bad !!! From 1964 to 1967, he was member of the Taganka Theatre company in Moscow. Since 1981 he has been a permanent member of the Moscow
[Picture of Stanislav Lyubshin]

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