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Loughborough College Loughborough College is a college of Further Education in the United Kingdom. It is located opposite Loughborough University on Epinal Way, and adjacent to the Loughborough University School of Art and Design, situated next to the main entrance of the college.
Loughborough Echo The Loughborough Echo is a paid-for local newspaper based in the town of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England, circulating in the town and the surrounding area. There is also a special edition serving the nearby town of Shepshed.
Loughborough Endowed Schools Loughborough Endowed Schools is a collective of three independent, fee-paying schools in the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. It comprises Loughborough Grammar School, a boys' secondary school, Loughborough High School, a girls' secondary school, and Fairfield Preparatory School, a mixed primary school.
Loughborough Gap The Loughborough Gap (popularly called "The Gap") is a short, disused section of the former Great Central Main Line in the northwestern corner of Loughborough, England, between the northern and southern sections of the present-day Great Central Railway. The formation originally consisted of an embankment and three bridges, although nearly all of this alignment has been removed.
Loughborough Inlet Loughborough Inlet is one of the lesser principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. It penetrates the Coast Mountains on the north side of the Desolation Sound archipelago, running about 35 km from its head at the mouth of the Stafford River to Chancellor Channel, which is on the north side of Thurlow Island.
Loughborough Junction railway station Loughborough Junction railway station is in Brixton, in the London Borough of Lambeth, between Elephant & Castle and Herne Hill, and is served by Southeastern and the First Capital Connect line on the Sutton Loop.
Loughborough railway station Loughborough railway station serves the town of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England. Situated on the Midland Main Line, 20 km (12½ miles) north of Leicester, the station lies to the north-east of the town centre.
Loughborough Rugby Football Club Loughborough Rugby Football Club is a rugby football club in Loughborough, United Kingdom that has been in existence since 1891, when it was known as the Loughborough Corinthians Football Club and later Loughborough Football Club. Their nickname remains 'The Corinthians'.
Loughborough Rural District The Loughborough Rural District was a rural district of Leicestershire, England, from 1894 to 1935/1936. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 and covered that part of the Loughborough Rural Sanitary District in Leicestershire.
Loughborough Students Union Gliding Club Loughborough Students' Union Gliding Club (LSUGC) is an Athletic Union Sports Club to the Students' Union of Loughborough University. Membership is open to Students, Staff and Alumni of the institutions within the University.
Loughnan St Lawrence Pendred Loughnan St Lawrence Pendred was a UK mechanical engineer and editor of The Engineer, a weekly newspaper for engineers, from 1906 to 1946. He was born in 1870, the son of Vaughan Pendred, who preceded him as editor, and he died in 1953, by which time the editorship had passed to his own son, Benjamin Pendred.
Loughor bridge The Loughor bridge is a road bridge crossing over the River Loughor, providing a convenient link between the towns of Loughor and Llanelli, south Wales. The road bridge is adjacent to the Loughor railway viaduct.
Loughrea Loughrea (Baile Locha Riach in Irish) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies on Loch Riach, "the grey lake" although some say the name derives from Loch Riabhach which means "speckled lake" which seems more appropriate given its beauty.
Loughton, Milton Keynes Loughton is an ancient village, modern district and civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The village spreads between Watling Street and the modern A5 road, to the west of, and about 1 mile from, the city centre.
Loui Eriksson Loui Eriksson (born July 17, 1985, in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an ice hockey left winger, currently a prospect under contract with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He spent his entire 2005-2006 season with the Iowa Stars, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Stars.
Louie Aguiar Louis Raymond Aguiar (born July 30, 1966 in Livermore, California), is a former American football punter. In his career, he has played for the New York Jets (1991–1993), Kansas City Chiefs (1994–1998), Green Bay Packers (1999), and the Chicago Bears (2000).
Louie Alas Francisco Luis "Louie" Alas (born October 10, 1963) is a multi-titled Filipino basketball head coach. He now handles Colegio de San Juan de Letrán's Letran Knights in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Louie Anderson Louie Perry Anderson (Born March 24, 1953) is an American stand-up comedian. Louie has also created the cartoon series Life with Louie, has authored three books and was the third host of the game show Family Feud from 1999-2002.
Louie B. Nunn Louie Broady Nunn, (March 8, 1924-January 29, 2004) a native of Park in Barren County was Governor of Kentucky from 1967 to 1971. Nunn was the first and only Republican party elected Governor of Kentucky subsequent from 1943 until Ernie Fletcher's election in 2003.
Louie Bellson Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni (born in Rock Falls, Illinois 1924), who performs as Louie Bellson, is an American jazz drummer. He is one of the few jazz drummers to be considered a worthy rival for Buddy Rich.
Louie Carrisalez Louie Carrisalez was Death's drum tech, who, together with Walter Trachsler, was picked up to assume the vocals by the remaining angried Death members for the infamous 1990s "Fuck Chuck" European tour, after Chuck Schuldiner announced he would not participate on the tour.
Louie Crew Louie Crew is an English professor emeritus at Rutgers University in Newark. He is best known for his long and increasingly successful campaign for the acceptance of gay and lesbian people by Christians in general, and the Episcopal Church in particular.
Louie del Carmen Louie del Carmen (born Manuel Luis Gonzales del Carmen , August 19, 1967 in Cavite City, Republic of the Philippines) is an American animation storyboard artist/director and illustrator. He is credited on numerous animated programs from the mid 1990's until today including Rugrats, Rocket Power, Invader Zim, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Disney's Kim Possible.
Louie DeBrusk Louie DeBrusk (born March 19, 1971 in Cambridge, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 401 NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks after being drafted from the London Knights. DeBrusk was renowned for his fighting skills and racked up 1161 penalty minutes over the course of his career.
Louie Knight The Louie Knight novels are a series of detective novels written by Malcolm Pryce set in an alternate universe of the Welsh town of Aberystwyth, and centering on Aberystwyth's one private eye Louie Knight. While rich in black humour, and Chandleresque dialogue, the stories contain serious elements - humour is derived from the Welsh flavour of what is essentially an American style, with nods to the Vietnam war and gangster movies.
Louie Pounds Louisa Emma Amelia "Louie" Pounds (February 12 1872 – September 6 1970) was an English singer and actress, known for her performances in musical comedies and in mezzo-soprano roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. She was the youngest of five siblings who appeared with D'Oyly Carte.
Louie the Laker Louie the Laker is the mascot of Grand Valley State University, located in Allendale, Michigan. The costume of Louie consists of a large cartoonish face with a scowl, a blue and white striped shirt, blue pants and large foam boots.
Louie Weaver Louie Weaver III (born July 13 1951 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA) is a Christian drummer most famous for being the long-time drummer of legendary Christian rock band Petra for 22 years. Weaver was controversially dismissed from the band in 2003.
Louie Yim-Qun 'Clifford' Louie Yim-Qun (1914-1999) was born in Seattle, Washington; his father was from Taishan county, Guangdong Province, China. He obtained a private pilot's license at the Portland Flying School, Oregon, and went to China in 1933.
Louiche Mayorga Louiche Mayorga was one of the first bassists for Suicidal Tendencies, playing with the band from 1982 to 1987. He played on the albums Suicidal Tendencies and Join the Army, but was fired in 1987 when Mike Muir told him he "wasn't good enough", in a move to switch Suicidal's musical style from punk to metal (he was replaced by ex-No Mercy bassist Ric Clayton, who was quickly replaced by Bob Heathcote).
Louina, Alabama Louina, Alabama, sometimes Ole Louina is a ghost town located 14 miles west of Roanoke and about one mile east of Wadley. Ole Louina was a community during early settlement of Randolph County which was settled after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814 when the Creek Indians were defeated by Gen Andrew Jackson.
Louis "Red" Deutsch Louis "Red" Deutsch (1890-1983) was a heavyweight boxer and later the owner of the "Tube Bar", a tavern in Jersey City, New Jersey that he started in 1933 after the repeal of Prohibition. The bar, named for its proximity to a subway station, became a popular watering hole, especially with Deutsch's fellow boxers.
Louis (coin) The Louis is any number of French coins first introduced by Louis XIII in 1640. The name derives from the depiction of the portrait of King Louis on one side of the coin; the French royal coat of arms is on the reverse.
Louis (name) Louis /LOO-ee/ is the French form of the Germanic name Hlodwig. The name is composed of the words for "fame" (hlod) and "war" (wig) which may be translated to famous warrior or "famous in battle".
Louis A. Frothingham Louis Adams Frothingham, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Jamaica Plain, Mass., July 13, 1871; attended the public schools and Adams Academy; was graduated from Harvard University in 1893 and from Harvard Law School in 1896; admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Boston; second lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, in the Spanish-American War in 1898; member of the State house of representatives 1901-1905, and served as speaker in 1904 and 1905; Lieutenant Governor 1909-1911; unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1911; lecturer at Harvard University 1913-1916; moved to North Easton, Mass.
Louis A. McMillen Louis Albert McMillen (1916 - 1998) was an American architect who was one of the original founding partners of The Architects Collaborative with Walter Gropius and six other architects. McMillen was part of TAC from its founding in 1945 until its demise in 1995.
Louis Adolphe le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant Louis Adolphe le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant (1794-1882) was a French soldier and musicologist. He was the son of Louis Gustave le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant and the older brother of Philippe Gustave le Doulcet.
Louis Agassiz Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (May 28 1807-December 14 1873) was a Swiss-American zoologist, glaciologist, and geologist, the husband of educator Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, and one of the first world-class American scientists.
Louis Age Louis Theodore Age, III (born February 1, 1970 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was selected in the 11th round of the 1992 NFL Draft out of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Louis Alméras Baron Louis Alméras (15 March 1768 in Vienna — 7 January 1828 in Bordeaux) was a French general of the humblest origin. He distinguished himself under Napoleon in Italy and Egypt, and was taken prisoner by the Russians in the retreat from Moscow.
Louis Alterie Louis "Two Gun" Alterie (2 August, 1886-18 July, 1935) was a Chicago mobster and member of Dion O'Bannion's North Side Gang during the early years of Prohibition. He also went by "Diamond Jack Alterie" among other aliases.
Louis Althusser Louis Pierre Althusser (Pronunciation: altuˡseʁ) (October 16, 1918 – October 23, 1990) was a Marxist philosopher. He was born in Algeria and studied at the prestigious École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he eventually became Professor of Philosophy.
Louis Amberg Louis "Pretty" Amberg (1897-October 23, 1935) was a New York mobster and labor racketeer who led a criminal organization with his brothers Joseph and Hyman Amberg competing against Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and the Shapiro Brothers for control of Brooklyn's racketeering activities during the 1920s and early 30s. He was the sole surving brother following the suicide of his brother Hyman during a failed jail break in 1926 and the gangland murder of Joseph only a month before his own when his body was found in a burning car after being hacked with an ax and shot by a shotgun blast on October 23, 1935.
Louis Anderson Louis Anderson (born June 27 1985 in Dargaville, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition. He has represented the New Zealand national side on four occasions to date and is brother of fellow international Vinnie Anderson and Brisbane Broncos winger Frazer Anderson.
Louis Andriessen Louis Andriessen (born Utrecht: June 6, 1939) is a Dutch composer based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and his music is published by Donemus in the Netherlands and Boosey & Hawkes in the United Kingdom.
Louis Antoine Godey Louis Antoine Godey (born June 6, 1804, New York City; died November 29, 1878, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American editor and publisher, known as the founder of Godey's Lady's Book, the first successful American women's fashion magazine.
Louis Appia Louis Paul Amédée Appia (October 13, 1818 - May 1, 1898) was a surgeon with special merit in the area of military medicine. In 1863 he became a member of the Geneva "Committee of Five", which was the precursor to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Louis Armand Louis Armand was born in Cruseilles (Haute-Savoie) on January 17 1905 and died on August 30 1971 in Villers-sur-Mer. He was a French engineer who managed several public companies and had a significant role during the World War II as an officer in the Resistance.
Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901Armstrong said he was not sure exactly when he was born, but celebrated his birthday on July 4. He usually gave the year as 1900 when speaking in public (although he used 1901 on his Social Security and other papers filed with the government).
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven was a jazz studio group organized to make a series of recordings for Okeh Records in Chicago, Illinois in May 1927. Some of the personnel also recorded with Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, including Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Lil Armstrong (piano), Johnny St.
Louis Armstrong Park Louis Armstrong Park is a 32-acre park located in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street from the French Quarter. The park contains the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, the Mahalia Jackson Center for the Performing Arts, Congo Square, and part of the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.
Louis Arsene Delaunay Louis Arsene Delaunay (1826-1903), French actor, was born in Paris, the son of a wine-seller. He studied at the Conservatoire, and made his first formal appearance on the stage in 1845, in Molière's Tartuffe at the Odon.
Louis August le Clerc Louis August le Clerc (1688-March 8, 1771), also known as Louis-Augustin le Clerc, was a French-born sculptor working in Denmark. He was born in Metz, France to copperplate engraver Sebastian le Clerc and his wife Charlotte van den Kerckhove.
Louis Auguste Sabatier Louis Auguste Sabatier (October 22, 1839 - April 12, 1901), French Protestant theologian, was born at Vallon (Ardèche), in the Cévennes, and was educaled at the Protestant theological faculty of Montauban and the universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg.
Louis Auchincloss Louis Stanton Auchincloss (born September 27, 1917) is a prolific American novelist, historian, and essayist. Born in New York City, he grew up in the privileged classes about whom he would write, attending Groton, and Yale University, where he was editor of the Yale Literary Magazine, and a member of Scroll and Key Society.
Louis Babel Louis Babel, (23 June 1826 – 1 March 1912), was an Oblate priest who might be considered multi-faceted in his career. He was born in Veyrier, Switzerland and received his formal training in Europe before coming to Canada in 1851.
Louis Bacon Louis Moore Bacon (born 1956) is a hedge fund manager and commodities trader who uses a global macro strategy to invest in the markets. Louis has been at the top 20 ranking of Top 100 money earners since the 1990s.
Louis Bachelier Louis Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Bachelier (March 11, 1870 - April 28, 1946) was a French mathematician at the turn of the 20th century. He is credited with being the first person to model Brownian motion, which was part of his PhD thesis The Theory of Speculation, (published 1900).
Louis Bamberger Louis Bamberger (1855-1944) was Newark, New Jersey's leading citizen from the early 1900s until his death in 1944. He was a businessman and philanthropist and at his death all flags in Newark were flown at half-mast for three days, and his large department store closed for a day.
Louis Barbier Louis Barbier (1593 - 1670) was a French bishop, born in Vaudelain court, near Compiègne, France. He entered the church and made his way until he was appointed tutor and then became the friend and adviser of Gaston d'Orléans, brother of Louis XIII.
Louis Bastien Louis Bastien was a French cyclist who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the men's 25 kilometre race.
Louis Berkhof Louis Berkhof (1873 - 1957) was a Reformed systematic theologian whose written works have been influential in seminaries and Bible colleges in the United States and Canada and with individual Christians in general throughout the 20th century. He was born in the Netherlands and moved to the United States when still a child.
Louis Berlinquette Louis Berlinquette (Born - in Papineau, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian professional ice hockey Left Winger who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Louis Bertignac Louis Bertignac (born February 23 1954 in Oran, Algeria) is a French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. A founding member in 1976 of the rock band Téléphone, he formed Bertignac et les Visiteurs after Téléphone split in 1986.
Louis Bertrand Castel Louis Bertrand Castel (15 November 1688 - 9 January 1757) was a French mathematician born in Montpellier, and entered the order of the Jesuits in 1703. Having studied literature, he afterwards devoted himself entirely to mathematics and natural philosophy.
Louis Biancaniello Louis Biancaniello is a songwriter and record producer who often works with his partner Sam Watters. The pair have written and produced hits for Jessica Simpson, but are most known for their one and only #1 single, 2004's "I Believe" performed by Fantasia Barrino.
Louis Billouart Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlerec (1704-1770) was the governor of the French colony of Louisiana from 1753 to 1763. After the former governor, Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, was promoted to the post of Governor of New France, Kerlerec, a naval officer originally from Quimper, France with twenty-five years of service, was chosen to replace him.
Louis Black Louis Black co-founded The Austin Chronicle, an alternative weekly newspaper published in Austin, Texas, and has been the newspaper's editor since its inception. Black is also one of the founders of the South by Southwest Festival, also located in Austin, although the festival operates as a separate company from that of the Chronicle.
Louis Bolk Lodewijk 'Louis' Bolk (Dec 10 1866, Overschie – Jun 17 1930, Amsterdam) was a Dutch anatomist who created the fetalization theory, about the human form. Gavin de Beer and Stephen Jay Gould wrote about him and further developed this theory, which is sometimes called neoteny.
Louis Bonaparte Louis I Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Holland, Count of Saint-Leu (Lodewijk Napoleon in Dutch) (September 2, 1778 – July 25, 1846) was the fifth surviving child and fourth surviving son of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino.
Louis Braille Louis Braille (January 4, 1809 – January 6, 1852) was the inventor of brailleTo prevent confusion the proper noun "Braille" is written in lower case ("braille") when referring to the writing system., a world-wide system used by blind and visually impaired people for reading and writing.
Louis Brain Louis Karl Brain (born May 9, 1982 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is an English-Australian football (soccer) player who plays as an attacking midfielder. He played for Adelaide United in the newly formed Hyundai A-League's inaugural season, but was delisted in the close season.
Louis Brandeis Louis Dembitz Brandeis (November 13, 1856 – October 5, 1941) was an American litigator, Supreme Court Justice, advocate of privacy, and developer of the Brandeis Brief. In addition, he helped lead the American Zionist movement.
Louis Brennan Louis Brennan (28 January 1852 – 17 January 1932) was an Irish-Australian inventor. He was born in Castlebar, Ireland, moving to Melbourne, Australia in 1861 and starting his career as a watchmaker and a few years later was articled to Alexander Kennedy Smith, a renowned civil and mechanical engineer of the period.
Louis Bromfield Louis Bromfield (December 27, 1896 – March 18, 1956) is one of Mansfield, Ohio's most famous natives, a man who became internationally renowned both as a prize-winning author and as an innovative conservationist and scientific farmer. He was a friend with some of the most celebrated personalities of his era.
Louis Brown Athletic Center The Louis Brown Athletic Center, more commonly known as the "RAC" (for Rutgers Athletic Center), is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Piscataway, New Jersey on the University's Livingston Campus. The arena opened on November 30, 1977 with a win against rival Seton Hall.
Louis Buchalter Louis "Lepke" Buchalter (12 February, 1897 - 4 March, 1944) was an American mobster of the 1930s. He is the only major mob boss to ever have been executed by state or federal authorities for his crimes.
Louis C. Shepard Lewis Capet Shepard (September 2, 1841 – April 27, 1919) was a sailor in the United States Navy and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher during the American Civil War. He is the only Medal of Honor winner from Ashtabula County, Ohio.
Louis Cafora Louis Cafora (died 1979) was an American criminal from Brooklyn, New York. He was an associate of the Lucchese crime family and a member of the Robert's Lounge Crew, a gang of low-level criminals headed by Jimmy Burke.
Louis Calder Center The Louis Calder Center is Fordham University's biological field station. The Calder Center is a protected forest preserve located 30 miles north of New York City in Armonk, New York, and is the only full-time ecological research field station in the New York metropolitan area.
Louis Campau Louis Campau (August 11, 1791–April 13, 1871) was an important figure in the early settlement of two important Michigan cities. He established the first trading post at what is today Saginaw, Michigan as early as 1815 and played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Saginaw in 1819.
Louis Cartier The most important steps in Cartier's family business were made by several generations: Louis Francois Cartier, his son Alfred Cartier and three grandsons - Pierre, Jacque and Louis Francois. Louis Cartier (1875-1942), the son of Alfred Cartier, was passionate about mechanical pocket watches and had the goal of creating Cartier's own line of timepieces Although Patek Phillipe created the first wristwatch in 1868, Louis Cartier is responsible for helping to popularize it over the traditional pocket watch.
Louis Casabianca Louis Casabianca (1755 — 1798) was a French naval officer, born in Corsica, who, at the battle of Aboukir, after securing the safety of his crew, blew up his ship and perished along with his son, who would not leave him.
Louis Castle Louis Castle co-founded Westwood Studios (the creator of the popular Command & Conquer real-time strategy video games) with Brett Sperry in 1985. Castle remained with Westwood when it was bought by Electronic Arts in 1998 and now is a vice president of EA Los Angeles.
Louis Côté Louis Côté (September 13 1890 – February 2 1943) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Ottawa East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1929 to 1934 and was also a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada for Ottawa East division from 1933 to 1943.
Louis Cohen Louis Cohen (January 1, 1904-January 28, 1939) was a New York mobster who murdered labor racketeer "Kid Dropper" Nathan Kaplan and was an associate of labor racketeer Louis "Lepke" Buchalter. Becoming an informant during the late 1930s, he was killed along with Isadore Friedman shortly before they were to testify against Buchalter.
Louis Colaianni Louis Colaianni (born April 29, 1959 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a prominent voice, speech, dialect and text director in the professional theatre, and teacher of voice, speech, phonetics, acting and Shakespeare performance. He has taught in many actor-training programs and served as voice and text coach for productions at theatres throughout the United States, including, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Shakespeare Festival of St Louis, Trinity Repertory Theatre and Seattle Repertory Theatre.
Louis Comfort Tiffany Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who is best known for his work in stained glass and is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. Tiffany was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Thurber Wheeler, and Samuel Colman.
Louis Coulon de Villiers Sieur Louis Coulon de Villiers (17 August 1710 – 2 November 1757) was a French Canadian military officer during the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War). Perhaps his greatest claim to fame is the fact that he is the only military opponent to force George Washington to surrender.
Louis d'Elbée Maurice-Joseph-Louis Gigot d'Elbée (March 21, 1752—January 6, 1794) was a French politician, the second commander in chief of the Royal and Catholic Army formed by Royalist forces of the Vandean insurrection against the Republic and the French Revolution.
Louis d'Or Louis d'Or was a French gold coin first struck in 1640 when Louis XIV was at the height of his power as the king of France. It was accepted as currency in England during the 18th century, when it had a face value of 17 shillings.
Louis de Beaufront Marquis Louis de Beaufront (1855 – 1935) was a major influence in the development of Ido, an international auxiliary language. Beaufront was initially an advocate of Esperanto and was almost solely responsible for its early diffusion in western Europe as well as its first French proponent.
Louis de Bernières Louis de Bernières (born London, UK on December 8, 1954) is a British novelist most famous for his book Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In 1993, de Bernières was selected as one of the 20 Best of Young British Novelists, part of a promotion in Granta magazine.
Louis de Buade de Frontenac [de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau (May_12], [[1622 – November_28, 1698) was a French courtier and Governor General of New France from 1672 to 1682 and from 1689 to his death in 1698. He established a number of forts on the Great Lakes and engaged in a series of battles against the English and the Iroquois.
Louis de Cahusac Louis de Cahusac (Montauban, 6 April 1706 - Paris, 22 June 1759) was a French playwright and librettist, most famous for his work with the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau. He provided the libretti for several of Rameau's operas, namely Les fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour (1748), Zaïs (1748), Naïs (1749), Zoroastre (1749; revised 1756), La naissance d'Osiris (1754), and Anacréon (the first of Rameau's operas by that name, 1754).
Louis de Cartier de Marchienne Baron Louis de Cartier de Marchienne was a Belgian businessman. He was managing director of the company Eternit in the sixties, and in 1971 he he became Chairman of the Board of the printing company Brepols and lead the company through a period of change.
Louis de Deyster Louis de Deyster (1656–1711) was a Flemish painter, born in Bruges. He was of a deeply religious temper, and his character was reflected in his choice of subjects, such as the "Death of the Virgin," "The Resurrection of Christ," &c.
Louis de Funès Louis de Funès de Galarza (fyˈnɛs) (July 31 1914, Courbevoie, France, – January 27 1983) was a French actor who is considered by many to be one of the giants of French comedy. His acting style is remembered for its high energy performance, a wide range of facial expressions and an engaging, snappy impatience.
Louis de Gonzague Baillairgé Louis de Gonzague Baillairgé, (18 February 1808 – 20 March 1896), was the son of Pierre-Florent Baillairgé and grandson of Jean Baillairgé. As a descendant of this famous Quebec family, he chose instead to go into law.
Louis de Guiringaud Louis de Guiringaud (october 12, 1911 - April 15, 1982) was a French politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Raymond Barre between 1976 and 1978. Previous to his appointment as a French Minister, de Guiringuad served as France's permanent representative to the United Nations from 1972 to 1976, also presiding as a member of the United Nations Security Council.

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