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Louis Klotz Louis "Red" Klotz was an NBA point guard with the Baltimore Bullets, who is probably best known for forming the teams that play against and tour with the Harlem Globetrotters; the Washington Generals and the New York Nationals.
Louis Koen (rugby player) Louis Johannes Koen (born 7 July 1975 in Cape Town, South Africa) played for the Springboks, up until 2003, when he moved abroad following the World Cup. Effective at either fly half or full back, his career began with the Lions, before his move to Western Province brought to an end their eight year drought in the Currie Cup in 1997, with a typically calm conversion of Breyton Paulse's try in the dying minutes.
Louis Kravits Louis "Shadows" Kravits [Kravitz] was a New York labor racketeer and drug trafficker who was involved in a major heroin operation with Jack Lvovsky and Yasha Katzenberg during the early 1930s (although accounts differ between the Bureau of Narcotics, who claimed the operation was organized by mobster Louis "Lepke" Buchalter in 1933, and the FBI who claim the syndicate was run by Lvovsky, Katzenberg and Samuel Gross).
Louis Kronberg Louis Kronberg (1872-1965) was an American figure painter. He was born in Boston, studied at the Boston Museum School, at the Art Students' League, New York, and at the Académie Julian under Laurens and Constant.
Louis Lachenal Louis Lachenal (17 July 1921–25 November 1955), a French climber born in Annecy, was one of the first to climb a summit of more than 8,000 meters. On 3 June 1950, along with Maurice Herzog, he reached the summit of Annapurna I in Nepal at a height of 8,091 m (26,545 ft).
Louis Lambert Louis Joseph Lambert, Jr. (born December 21, 1940), is a Louisiana attorney and businessman who is best remembered for having been the first Democrat since Reconstruction to have lost a contested gubernatorial general election to a Republican candidate.
Louis Lansana Beavogui Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923–19 August 1984) was a Guinean politician. During the rule of President Ahmed Sékou Touré, he served as foreign minister from 1961 to 1969 and was Prime Minister from 26 April 1972 to 3 April 1984.
Louis Lavelle Louis Lavelle (July 15, 1883—September 1, 1951) was a French philosopher. His magnum opus is La Dialectique de l'éternel présent, a metaphysical work in four volumes: De l'Être (1928), De l'Acte (1937), Du Temps et de l'Eternité (1945), and De l'Âme Humaine (1951).
Louis Lebèque Duportail Louis Lebèque Duportail (1743–1802) was a French military leader who served as a volunteer and the chief engineer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also served as the French Minister of Defense during the beginning of the French Revolution.
Louis Legrand (photographer) Louis Legrand (19th century) was a French photographer based in Shanghai who may have been commissioned to accompany French forces and photographically document their participation in the Anglo-French military expedition to northern China during the Second Opium War in 1860. No evidence has yet been found that Legrand actually joined the expedition or took photographs on it.
Louis Leo Snyder Louis Leo Snyder (1907-1993) was an American-born German scholar who witnessed the Nazi mass meetings and wrote about them in Hitlerism, the Iron Fist in Germany. He successfully predicted Adolf Hitler's rise to power, alliance with Mussolini, and war upon the French and the Jews.
Louis Leroy Louis Leroy was a French 19th century engraver, painter, and successful playwright. However, he is remembered as the journalist and art critic for the French satirical newspaper Le Charivari, who coined the term "impressionism" to satirise the artists now known by the word.
Louis Leterrier Louis Leterrier (born June 17, 1973) is a Hollywood film director whose most notable films include The Transporter and Transporter 2, starring Jason Statham, as well as Danny the Dog, a thriller starring Jet Li and Morgan Freeman. He's a friend of Luc Besson.
Louis Lucien Bonaparte Louis Lucien Bonaparte (January 4, 1813 – November 3, 1891), was a French anglophile linguist, and the third son of Napoleon's second surviving brother, Lucien Bonaparte. He is particularly noted for his scholarly work with regard to the Basque language, his dialectical classification of which is still used today.
Louis M. Goldsborough Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough (February 18 1805 – February 20 1877) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the early 1800s. He held several sea commands during the Civil War, including the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
Louis Majorelle Louis Majorelle (Toul, 26 September 1859 – Nancy, 15 January 1926) was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste. He was one of the outstanding designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style, and after 1901 formally served as one of the vice-presidents of the Ecole de Nancy.
Louis Malcolm Holley Louis Malcolm Holley (1949–) was a post office employee in Phoenix, Arizona who had accumulated millions of stolen funds from a Phoenix post office. In June 2, 2001, he disappeared with a large amount of cash, checks, and money orders.
Louis Manzo Louis Manzo (born February 28, 1955, Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2004, where he represents the 31st legislative district.
Louis Maratier Louis Maratier (3 March 1922 - 21 April 1998) was a French post-impressionist artist and painter who specialised in austere still life and static depictions of animals. His best known work is, however, a Landscape; Les Atlanteans (Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne).
Louis Marcoussis Louis Marcoussis, formerly Ludwik Kazimierz Wladyslaw Markus or Ludwig Casimir Ladislas Markus, (born 1878 or 1883November 10, 1878 is the date preferred by the Grove Dictionary of Art among others, but some reputable sources, for instance the French National Library, suggest 1883., Warsaw - died October 22, 1941, Cusset) was a painter and engraver of Polish origin who lived in Paris for much of his life and became a French citizen.
Louis Marie de la Haye, Vicomte de Cormenin Louis Marie de la Haye, Vicomte de Cormenin (January 6 1788, Paris - May 6 1868, Paris) was a French jurist and political pamphleteer. His father and his grandfather both held the rank of lieutenant-general of the admiralty.
Louis Martinie' Louis Martinie' is an advocate for the uniqueness and importance of New Orleans style Voodoo in the spectrum of New World religious practices. Presently his work focuses on preserving the rituals, practices and documents of pre-Katrina New Orleans Voodoo.
Louis Marx Louis Marx (August 11, 1896 - February 5, 1982) was an American toy maker and businessman whose company, Louis Marx and Company was the largest toy company in the world in the 1950s. Marx was described as an intense, hard-driving, and energetic man, who "[T]alks, walks, and gestures tirelessly, like one of his own wound-up toys.
Louis Massignon Louis Massignon (July 25 1883–October 31 1962) was a French scholar of Islam and its history. Although a Catholic himself, he tried to understand Islam from within and thus had a great influence on the way Islam was seen in the West; among other things, he paved the way for a greater openness inside the Catholic Church towards Islam as it was documented in the pastoral Vatican II declaration Nostra Aetate.
Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds better known as Linant Pasha (Lorient, France, November 23, 1799 – Cairo July 9, 1883 was an explorer of Egypt and, as the chief engineer of Egypt's public works, 1831–1869, the chief engineer of the Suez Canal.
Louis Mérante Louis Alexandre Méranté (July 23, 1828–Courbevoie, July 17, 1887) was a dancer and choreographer, the Maître de Ballet (First Balletmaster/Chief Choreographer) at the Académie Royale de Musique until it's destruction by fire in 1873, and subsequently the first Ballet Master of the Palais Garnier, Paris. He is best remembered as the choreographer of Léo Delibes' Sylvia, ou la nymphe de Diane (1876).
Louis McGuffie Louis McGuffie (15 March 1893- 4 October 1918) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Louis McKee Louis McKee has been a fixture of the Philadelphia poetry scene for more than a quarter-century. The author of Schuylkill County (Wampeter, 1982), The True Speed of Things (Slash & Burn, 1984) and nine other collections, his most recent books are River Architecture: Poems from Here & There 1973-1993 (Cynic, 1999), Right as Rain (Nova House, 2000), Loose Change (Marsh River Editions, 2001) and a volume in the Pudding House Greatest Hits series.
Louis McLane Louis McLane (May 28, 1786 – October 7, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party, who served as the U.
Louis McManus Louis McManus is an Emmy award-winning American television engineer, film editor, and designer of the 1930s and 1940s. He is best known as the designer for the appearance of the Emmy award and symbol for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Louis Meldon Louis Albert Meldon (born 10 October 1886 in Dublin, Ireland; died 21 February 1956 in County Dublin) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who played four first-class matches for Ireland, all against Scotland, between 1909 and 1912.
Louis Menand Louis Menand (born January 21, 1952) is a prominent American writer and academic, best known for his book The Metaphysical Club (2001), an intellectual and cultural history of late 19th and early 20th century America.
Louis Mermaz Louis Mermaz, born on august the 20th, 1931, in Paris, is a french politician. He became an ally of François Mitterrand in the late 1950s and became in 1971 a member of Mitterrand's staff in the french socialist party.
Louis Michel Louis Michel (born 2 September 1947) is a Belgian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid. A prominent member of the French-speaking liberal party, the Mouvement RĂ©formateur, he was Belgium's foreign minister until July 2004.
Louis Moilliet Louis Moilliet (October 6, 1880 – August 24, 1962) was an artist from Switzerland who was noted as a painter and stained glass designer. He was lifelong friends with fellow artists Paul Klee and August Macke, spending time painting and traveling with them in Tunisia 1914 and introducing Klee into the group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) earlier in 1911.
Louis Montrose Louis Adrian Montrose is an American literary theorist and academic scholar. His scholarship has addressed a wide variety of literary, historical, and theoretical topics and issues, and has significantly shaped contemporary studies of Renaissance poetics, English Renaissance theatre, and Elizabeth I.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk Louis Moreau Gottschalk (May 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869) was an American composer and pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano pieces. Although he is regarded as an American composer and musician, he spent most of his working career outside of the United States.
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was the last Viceroy and first Governor-General of independent India, and First Sea Lord, as was his father, Prince Louis of Battenberg.
Louis Nashelsky Louis Nashelsky, is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Technology at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY). He is also Chairman of the Department of Electrical and Computer Technology.
Louis Nicolas Davout Louis Nicolas d'Avout (May 10, 1770 – June 1, 1823), better known as Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt, prince d'Eckmühl, was a Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Era. Because of his prodigious talent for war and his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, he was also known as the "Iron Marshal".
Louis Nowra Louis Nowra (12 December 1950 - ) is one of Australia's most acclaimed and prolific writers. Playwright, screenwriter and librettist, Nowra is famous for such plays as Così, Byzantine Flowers, Summer of the Aliens, Radiance, and The Golden Age.
Louis of Toulouse Saint Louis of Toulouse (February 1274 – August 19, 1297) was a cadet of the royal French house of Anjou who was made a Catholic bishop. The California mission and city of San Luis Obispo, California, are named after him.
Louis Oliver Louis Oliver (born March 9, 1966 in Belle Glade, Florida) is an American former professional football player who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 1st round (25th overall) in the 1989 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 226-lb.
Louis Owens Louis Owens (Lompoc 1948 - Albuquerque, July 25th, 2002) was a novelist and scholar of Choctaw, Cherokee and Irish descent. He is best-known for a series of Native-themed mystery novels, and for his contributions to the then-fledgling field of Native American Studies.
Louis Pasteur University The Université Louis Pasteur, also known as Strasbourg I or ULP is a large university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. As of 2006, there were approximately 18,500 students enrolled at the university, including around 3,000 foreign students.
Louis Paul Boon Louis Paul Boon (15 March 1912 - 10 May 1979) was a Flemish journalist and novelist who is considered one of the major 20th century writers in the Dutch language. He forsook the literary Dutch of the Netherlands for regional Flemish words and expressions with which he colored his writing.
Louis Pendleton Louis Christopher Pendleton (October 13, 1931 - January 14, 2007) was an African American dentist, businessman, and civic leader in Shreveport, Louisiana, who organized the civil rights movement in his city through the formation of the interest group known as "Blacks United for Lasting Leadership", which successfully lobbied for racial justice.
Louis Pergaud Louis Pergaud (January 22 1882 – April 8 1915) was a French writer and soldier, whose principal works were known as "Animal Stories" due to their rooting in the flora and fauna of the Franche-Comté. His most famous work was the humorous yet powerful novel La Guerre des boutons (English: "War of the Buttons"), written in 1912.
Louis Petit de Bachaumont Louis Petit de Bachaumont (1690-1771), French litterateur, was of noble family and was brought up at the court of Versailles. He passed his whole life in Paris as the Centre of the salon of Madame Doublet de Persan (1677-1771), where criticism of art and literature took the form of malicious gossip.
Louis Philippe Louis Philippe (real name: Philippe Auclair) is a London-based French singer, songwriter, arranger and producer who has been active from the mid-80's onwards. His name is associated with the short-lived, but very influential Ă©l record label; since this label's demise (1989), he has grown into one of the 'elder statesmen' of indiepop.
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans Louis Philippe Joseph II, Duke of Orléans (April 13, 1747 – November 6, 1793), called Philippe Égalité, was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the dynasty then ruling France. He actively supported the French Revolution, but was nonetheless guillotined during the Reign of Terror.
Louis Pierre, Count Montbrun Louis Pierre, Count Montbrun (1770-1812), French cavalry general, served with great distinction in the cavalry arm throughout the wars of the Revolution and the Consulate, and in 1800 was appointed to command his regiment, having served therein from trooper upwards.
Louis Pilot Louis Pilot (born November 11, 1940 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a former Luxembourgian football (soccer) player and head coach of Luxembourg's national team. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's jubilee, he was selected by the Luxembourg Football Federation as the country's Golden Player - the greatest player of the last 50 years.
Louis Pioggi Louis "Louie the Lump" Pioggi [Poggi] (1889 - ?) was a New York criminal and member of the Five Points Gang, known most prominently for the murder of Eastman Gang leader Max "Kid Twist" Zwerbach and Vach "Cyclone Louie" Lewis.
Louis Price Louis Bernhardt Price (born on March 29, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American R&B and soul singer, notable for being the lead singer of the first post-Dennis Edwards led version of The Temptations from 1977 to 1980.
Louis Quinze Louis Quinze is a term used to describe the style of architecture, interior decoration, and furniture which characterized the period of Louis XV of France, marked by the culmination of the rococo as expressed in flowing lines, rounded forms, and gracefully shell, flower, and other ornaments.
Louis R. Rocco Chief Warrant Officer Louis R. Rocco (November 19, 1938-October 31, 2002) born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was a United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor—the United States' highest military decoration—for his actions near the village of Katum, in the Republic of Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.
Louis Remacle Louis Remacle (Gleize, 30 September 1910- 1999 ), was a professor at the University of Liege. From a linguistic point of view, Louis Remacle has shown that a good number of the developments that we now consider typical of the Walloon language appeared between the 8th and 12th centuries.
Louis Renaud Louis Renaud (October 3 1818 – November 13 1878) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative Party of Canada member of the Senate of Canada representing De Salaberry division from 1867 to 1873.
Louis René Édouard, cardinal de Rohan Louis René Édouard, cardinal de Rohan (September 25, 1734 – February 16, 1803), prince de Rohan-Guemenée, was a French bishop of Strasbourg (then Strassburg), politician, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and cadet of the Rohan family (which traced its origin to the kings of Brittany). He was born in Paris.
Louis Riel Louis "David" Riel (October 22, 1844 – November 16, 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government that sought to preserve Métis rights and culture as their homelands in the Northwest Territories came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence.
Louis Riel School Division The Louis Riel School Division (In French: Division Scolaire Louis Riel) is a school division in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada offering both English-language and French immersion education to its students. It was formed through the amalgamation of the Saint Vital School Division and the Saint Boniface School Division.
Louis Richardet Louis Richardet was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medal with the Military pistol and rifle teams for Switzerland.
Louis Robert Louis Robert (Laurière, 15 February 1904 - Paris, 31 May 1985) was a professor of Greek history and Epigraphy at the College de France, and author of many volumes and articles on Greek and Roman epigraphy. Robert studied at the Ecole Normale Supérieure from 1924-1927, was a member of the Ecole Française d'Archéologie à Athènes from 1927-1932, and taught at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes in Paris from 1932.
Louis Robichaud Louis Joseph Robichaud, PC , CC , QC , BA , LL.D (October 21, 1925 - January 6, 2005), popularly known as "Little Louis" or "Ti-Louis" (due both for his short height and his sharing a name with "Uncle Louis" St.
Louis Robitaille (ice hockey) Louis Robitaille (born March 16, 1982 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Washington Capitals organization. Signed as a free agent in 2003 by the Capitals, Robitaille most recently played on the Calder Cup-winning Hershey Bears.
Louis Rougier Louis Auguste Paul Rougier (1889 - 1982) was a French philosopher. Rougier made many important contributions to epistemology, philosophy of science, political philosophy and the history of Christianity, but these were overshadowed during his lifetime by his political activities on behalf of neoliberalism, Vichy France and the Nouvelle Droite.
Louis Rove Louis Rove (died 2004) was best known for having adopted American political strategist Karl Rove and raising him from a young age. He lived the second half of his life as an openly gay man in southern California.
Louis Saladin Louis Saladin was a sixteenth-century composer from Provence, France. He wrote in the Baroque style and is most remembered for his association with the Provençal Jewish community and the commissioned works he composed for that community.
Louis Sévèke Jean Louis Bernhard Sévèke (Venray, April 28,1964 - Nijmegen, November 15, 2005) was a Dutch activist, journalist and writer. He was known for his legal action against the Police and the Dutch secret service.
Louis Serrurier Louis Roy Serrurier (7 February 1905 - 16 January 1990) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket in England and South Africa in the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in Sea Point, Cape Town, and died aged 84 in Hermanus, Cape Province.
Louis Siciliano Louis Siciliano is a composer and conductor. Representative of a musical poetic "Panmediterranea" and author of a new school of composing thinking named: "Management Surround Composing" that puts the spatialization of the sound to the centre in making music.
Louis Siminovitch Louis (Lou) Siminovitch, CC (born May 1, 1920) is a Canadian molecular biologist. He was a pioneer in human genetics, researcher into the genetic basis of muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis, and helped establish Ontario programs exploring genetic roots of cancer.
Louis Slobodkin Louis Slobodkin (February 19, 1903–May 1975), born in Albany, New York was an author and illustrator of numerous children's books. With writer James Thurber, he won the Caldecott Medal for the book Many Moons.
Louis Sparre Count Louis Sparre (August 3, 1863 in Gravellona, Italy–October 26, 1964 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish painter, designer and draughtsman, most noted for his early work in the Finnish national romanticism and jugend styles.
Louis Spears Major General Sir Edward Louis Spears, 1st Baronet, KBE, CB, MC (7 August 1886 – 27 January 1974) was a British army officer and Member of Parliament noted for his role as a liaison between British and French forces in two world wars.
Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp (born March 14, 1994) is the son and heir of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer and his first wife, (Catherine) Victoria Lockwood. Louis Spencer is the nephew of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
Louis Stromeyer Louis Georg Friedrich Stromeyer (1804-1876) was a German surgeon who was born in Hanover. After receiving his doctorate from Berlin in 1823, he spent his career in several European cities, but is largely known for his work done in Hanover.
Louis Sullivan Louis Henry (Henri) Sullivan (September 3, 1856–April 14, 1924) was an American architect, called the "father of modernism". He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, and was a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright.
Louis Sullivan Bungalow The Louis Sullivan Bungalow was a vacation home for noted architect Louis Sullivan on the Gulf Coast in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its association with Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, who both claimed credit for its design.
Louis the German Louis the German (also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian) (804 – August 28, 876), the third son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, was the king of Bavaria from 817, when his father partitioned the empire, and king of East Francia from the Treaty of Verdun in 843 until his death.
Louis the Child The last true Carolingian ruler of East Francia, Louis the Child (893–20 or 24 September 911) was the only legitimate son of the Emperor Arnulf. He was born in September or October 893, in Altoetting, Bavaria.
Louis the Pious Louis the Pious (also known as Louis I, Louis the Fair, and Louis the Debonaire, German: Ludwig der Fromme, French: Louis le Pieux or Louis le Débonnaire, Italian: Luigi il Pio or Ludovico il Pio, Spanish: Luis el Piadoso or Ludovico Pío) (16 April 778 – 20 June 840) was Emperor and King of the Franks from 814 to his death in 840.
Louis the Stammerer Louis the Stammerer or Louis II (November 1, 846 – April 10, 879), in French Louis le Bègue, was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. He succeeded his younger brother in Aquitaine in 866 and his father in France in 877, though he was never crowned Emperor.
Louis T. Wright Louis Tompkins Wright (born 1891 in LaGrange, Georgia; died 1952) was a Spingarn Medal winning surgeon noted for his work in Harlem. He received his advanced degrees from Harvard Medical School and played an important role in investigating the use of Aureomycin as a treatment on humans.
Louis Tapardjuk Louis Tapardjuk was born 30 January 1957 in an igloo northwest of Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. Tapardjuk is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Amittuq having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election.
Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy (March 27, 1845 - May 10, 1917) was a French neurologist from Reims, and whose father and grandfather were also physicians. He studied medicine in Reims and Paris, earning his doctorate in 1876.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends is a television documentary series, in which Louis Theroux gives viewers the chance to get brief glimpses of things they wouldn't normally come into contact with. In most cases this means interviewing people with extreme beliefs of some kind, or just generally belonging to subcultures not known to exist by most or just frowned upon.
Louis Tsomaropoulos Louis Tsomaropoulos is a netball player representing Victoria. He made his debut representing the state at the AAMMNA National Championships in 2006 and was selected for the 17 and under All Australian Carnival Team.
Louis van Amstel Louis van Amstel, born 1972 in Holland, is a professional dancer, choreographer, and a dance coach. He is a world championship dancer, and also known in American pop culture for partnering with actress Lisa Rinna in the second season of the American program Dancing with the Stars.
Louis V, Duke of Bavaria Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, called the Brandenburger (May 1315 – 18 September 1361 in Zorneding near Munich) (German: Ludwig V der Brandenburger, Herzog von Bayern, Markgraf von Brandenburg) was Duke of Bavaria and as Louis I also Margrave of Brandenburg and Count of Tyrol. Louis V was the eldest son of Emperor Louis IV and a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
Louis VI of France Louis VI the Fat (French: Louis VI le Gros) (December 1, 1081 – August 1, 1137) was King of France from 1108 to 1137. The first member of the Capetian Dynasty to make a lasting contribution to the centralizing institutions of royal powerNorman F.
Louis VI the Roman Louis VI the Roman (May 7, 1328 Rome – May 17, 1365 Berlin), (German: Ludwig VI der Römer) was the first son of the emperor Louis IV the Bavarian from his second wife Margaret of Holland and a memeber of the Wittelsbach dynasty. Louis VI was duke of Bavaria (1347-1365) and from 1351 to 1365 margrave, since 1356 also elector of Brandenburg.
Louis VI, Elector Palatine Louis VI, Elector Palatine (4 July 1539, Simmern – 22 October 1583, Heidelberg) was an Elector from the branch of Palatinate-Simmern of the house of Wittelsbach. He was the elder son of Frederick III, Elector Palatine and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria Louis VIII (1 September 1403 –7 April 1445) (German: Ludwig VIII der Höckrige, Louis the Hunchback), was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1443 until his death. He was born in Paris, a son of Louis VII and died in 1445 at Ingolstadt.
Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig VIII Landgrave of Hessen-Darmstadt (5 April 1691 - 17 October 1768) was the son of Ernest Louis of Hessen-Darmstadt and Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Louis was born 5 April 1691 in Darmstadt and died 17 October 1768.
Louis Vuitton Cup The Louis Vuitton Cup is one of the most famous and prestigious competitions in the sport of yachting simply because of its relationship to the America's Cup. For a challenger to win the America's Cup, the challenger must first win the Louis Vuitton Cup by defeating other challengers to earn the right for a match against the defender of the Cup.
Louis W. Menk Louis Wilson Menk was the last president of Northern Pacific Railway 1966-1970, before the railroad was merged into Burlington Northern Railroad. Menk was also selected as Modern Railways magazine's Man of the Year for 1967, an award that has continued annually and is now known as Railroader of the Year.
Louis Wain Louis Wain (1860-1939) was an English artist best known for his drawings, which consistently featured anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. In his later years he suffered from schizophrenia, which, according to some psychologists, can be seen in his works.
Louis Willett Private First Class Louis Edward Willett (June 19 1945 - February 15 1967) was a soldier in the United States Army who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division.

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