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Luigi Segre Luigi «Gigi» Segre (1919 - 1963) was an italian automotive designer and engineer, leading the Carrozzeria Ghia from 1953, when Mario Boano left, until his death. His most famous design was the Karmann-Ghia (1953).
Luigi Serafini Luigi Serafini is an Italian graphic artist famous for his unusual and obscure works such as the Codex Seraphinianus. Born in Rome in 1949, Serafini began his career as an architect before creating the Codex Seraphinianus; he also authored the Pulcinellopedia Piccola.
Luigi Taparelli Luigi Taparelli D’Azeglio (1793–1862) was an Italian Catholic scholar of the Society of Jesus who coined the term social justice. He cofounded the journal Civiltà Cattolica in 1850 and wrote for it for twelve years.
Luigi Vanvitelli Luigi Vanvitelli (May 12, 1700 – March 1 1773) was an Italian engineer and architect. The most prominent 18th-century architect of Italy, he practiced a sober classicizing academic Late Baroque style that made an easy transition to Neoclassicism.
Luigi Veronelli Luigi Veronelli (Milan, February 2, 1926 – Bergamo, November 29, 2004), oenologist, gastronome and Italian intellectual, is remembered as one of the central figures in the appreciation and promotion of Italy’s rich oenogastronomic heritage. Veronelli was the first to express views that would later achieve general currency and the protagonist in stubborn battles for the preservation of diversity in the fields of agriculture and food production.
Luigino Longo Luigino Longo (born 1958), also known as Gigi, is a Norwegian-Italian trade union and socialist activist. He is currently serving jail time in Sweden following a controversial trial in which he was convicted of assaulting the police during the 2001 Gothenburg demonstrations against George W.
Luigj Gurakuqi Luigj Gurakuqi (February 19, 1879 – March 2, 1925) was an important figure of the Albanian national movement. Born in Shkodër on February 19, 1879, Gurakuqi started his studies there, and he finished them at the University of Naples in Italy, where he was also a student of Jeronim De Rada.
Luigne In Irish mythology Luigne son of Eremon was joint High King of Ireland with his brothers Muimne and Laigne for three years following the death of their father. Muimne died at Cruachan, and his brothers were killed in battle by Ir, Orba, Fearon and Ferga, the four sons of Eber Finn.
Luing Luing (An t-Eilean Luinn in Gaelic) is one of the Slate Islands, Firth of Lorn, in the west of Argyll in Scotland, about 16 miles south of Oban. It has a population of around 200 people, mostly living in Cullipool, Toberonochy (Tobar Dhonnchaidh), and Ardlarach.
Luing cattle Luing cattle are a beef breed developed on the island of Luing in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland by the Cadzow brothers; Ralph, Denis and Shane, after 1947. It was formed by breeding first cross Beef Shorthorn/Highland heifers to a Beef Shorthorn bull.
Luis "Pirata" Fuente Stadium The Luis "Pirata" Fuente Stadium named in honour of LuĂs de la Fuente, one of the best Mexican soccer players (who played in the 1950s). This facility have a capacity of near 40,000 seats and is located at the seaside in Veracruz.
Luis (Lou) Gomez Luis "Lou" Gomez is a former professional baseball player who played during the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico in 1951 and raised in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA, he attended and graduated from Belmont High School.
Luis A. Canena Marquez Stadium Luis A. Canena Marquez is a baseball stadium located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico that is the home of the Aguadilla Sharks of the Double-A Superior Baseball League that plays from mid-Feburary to late-April/early May.
Luis A. Ferré Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo (February 17, 1904 – October 21, 2003) was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. He was the third Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973, and the founding father of the New Progressive Party which advocates for Puerto Rico becoming a state of the United States of America.
Luis A. Marquez Luis Angel "Canena" Marquez Sanchez (born October 28 1925 and died March 1, 1988, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) was a professional baseball player. He was the third Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues (after Hiram Bithorn and Luis RodrĂguez Olmo).
Luis Abadiano Luis Abadiano was an eighteenth century printer and publisher in Mexico City, one in a long line of printers, publishers, booksellers and book collectors traceable back to the famous Humanist and bibliographer Juan José de Eguiara y Eguren, founder of the printing house Biblioteca Mexicana (Mexican Library) in 1753.
Luis Alberto Moore Luis Alberto Moore Perea (Born 1961 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a General of the Colombian National Police. In December 7, 2006 became the first Afro-Colombian to reach the grade of Brigadier General in the Colombian National Police Revista Semana: Luis Alberto Moore hace historia al ser el primer general negro de Colombia.
Luis Alberto Sánchez Luis Alberto Félix Sánchez Sánchez (Lima, October 12, 1900 - Lima, February 6, 1994) was a Peruvian lawyer, jurist, philosopher, historian and politician. Historic leader of the Partido Aprista Peruano, he came he be a Senator, President of the Senate, vice President of the Republic and Prime Minister.
Luis Alberto Spinetta Luis Alberto Spinetta (born January 23, 1950), is an Argentine musician. He is one of the most influential rock musicians of Latin America, and together with Charly GarcĂa is considered the father of Argentine rock.
Luis Alberto Villarreal Luis Alberto Villarreal GarcĂa (b. November 11, 1974 in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party (PAN) who currenlty serves in the upper house of the Mexican Congress representing Guanajuato.
Luis Aloma Luis Aloma Barba (July 23, 1923 - April 7, 1996), nicknamed "Witto", was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1950 through 1953. Aloma batted and threw right handed.
Luis Altamirano Division General Luis Altamirano Talavera (July 5, 1867 - July 25, 1938) was a Chilean military officer, minister, Vice President of the Republic and finally President of the Government Junta of Chile between 1924 and 1925.
Luis Alvarez Renta Luis Alvarez Renta is a wealthy businessman from the Dominican Republic who was found liable by a federal jury in Miami of civil racketeering and illegal money transfers in a conspiracy to loot Baninter bank during its final months of existence in 2003. Alvarez Renta was ordered to pay $177 million to be paid to the Dominican authorities during November 2005.
Luis Anderson McNeil Luis Anderson McNeil, the first Panamanian Secretary General of the Inter-American Regional Organization of Labor (ORIT/ILO) He was also Minister of Labor of the Republic of Panama, member of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Commission and member of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority, the entity that overseas the Panama Canal.
Luis Antonio ArgĂĽello Luis Antonio ArgĂĽello (June 21 1784-March 27 1830) was the first governor of Alta California from 1822-1825, during the period California was under Mexican rule, twelfth overall. He was the only governor to serve under the Mexican empire, and the first native Californian to hold that office.
Luis Aparicio Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel (born April 29, 1934 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. From 1956 through 1973, Aparicio played for the Chicago White Sox (1956-62, 1968-70), Baltimore Orioles (1963-67) and Boston Red Sox (1971-73).
Luis Aponte Luis Eduardo Aponte Yuripe (born June 14, 1953), better known as Luis Aponte, is a former right-handed middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1980-83) and Cleveland Indians (1984). He was born in El Tigre, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela.
Luis Aquino Luis Antonio (ColĂłn) Aquino [ah-KEE-noh] (born May 19, 1964 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1986), Kansas City Royals (1988-1992), Florida Marlins (1993-1994), Montreal Expos (1995[start]) and San Francisco Giants (1995[end]). He batted and threw right handed.
Luis Arce GĂłmez Colonel Luis Arce GĂłmez was a Bolivian military officer. Of strong conservative, anti-communist persuasion, in 1980 he backed the bloody coup (sometimes referred to as the "Cocaine Coup") that brought to power the infamous General Luis GarcĂa Meza.
Luis Argueta Luis Argueta (born November 7, 1946) is a critically acclaimed Latin American film director and producer. His film, El Silencio de Neto (The Silence of Neto) was among the best foreign films nominated in the 67th Academy Awards.
Luis Armand Garcia Luis Armand Garcia (born March 9, 1992 in LaGrange, Illinois) is an American actor, who plays George Lopez's son Max on The George Lopez Show on ABC. Acting agents quickly saw this promising young actor and advised him to move to California.
Luis Bermejo Luis Bermejo (frequently credited as Bermejo), born in 1931 in Madrid, Spain, is a Spanish illustrator known for his work in the production of comics and graphic novels in Spain, Italy, Great Britain, and the United States. He has illustrated a number of novels, and worked for a time with DC Comics.
Luis Beza Luis Beza (born January 2, 1985 in Santa Ana, California) is the trumpet player for third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. He joined the band in Summer 2005 after the departure of Aaron Bertram, replacing him on trumpet.
Luis Bográn Luis Bográn Barahona was a former President of Honduras, having served two consecutive presidential terms from November 30th, 1883 to November 30th, 1891. He was born in the northern Honduran state of Santa Barbara on June 3rd, 1849 to Saturnino Bográn Bonilla and Gertrudis Barahona Leiva.
Luis Borroto Luis Borroto Jiménez (born August 4, 1982 in Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara Province, Cuba) is a Cuban baseball player. A pitcher with Villa Clara of the Cuban National Series, Borroto played for the Cuban national baseball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Luis Brión Pedro Luis Brión (July 6, 1782, Curaçao—September 27 1821, Curaçao) was a military officer who fought in the Venezuelan War of Independence. He who rose to the rank of admiral in the navies of Venezuela and the old Republic of Colombia.
Luis Caballero Luis Caballero was a comedian and writer of Puerto Rican descent, who lived in New York City for most of his life. After performing stand-up in comedy clubs for several years, he teamed up with filmmaker Ben Model to adapt his comedy material into a film.
Luis Cardenas Luis Cardenas is an American drummer who achieved a degree of popularity in the 1980s with both solo work and as a member of rock band Renegade. Renegade were formed by a group of high school friends in Santa Fe, California, and were unusual in being ethnic Hispanics playing rock music.
Luis Cardinal Aponte MartĂnez His Eminence, Luis Cardinal Aponte MartĂnez (born August 4, 1922) is the only Puerto Rican ever to be consecrated a Cardinal of the Catholic Church, and for 34 years was the Archbishop of San Juan. Cardinal Aponte was a cardinal elector in the two conclaves of 1978.
Luis Carlos Campos Luis Carlos Campos Nieto, is a Spanish journalist, from Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He has a Bachelor in Philology from Salamanca University and a Master in Journalism from El PaĂs/Madrid Autonoma University.
Luis Carpio Luis Enrique Carpio Ascuña (born 1930 in Arequipa) is a Peruvian teacher and politician. He was National Unity's candidate for Second Vice President at the 2006 Peruvian national election, running along with Lourdes Flores.
Luis Carrero Blanco Luis Carrero Blanco (March 4, 1903, Santoña, Cantabria – December 20, 1973, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish admiral and statesman. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Spain and was thought to be the likely successor to Francisco Franco.
Luis Castro Luis Manuel Castro (November 25, 1876 - September 24, 1941) was the first Colombian to play professional baseball in the United States since Cuban player Esteban Bellán in 1871. Likewise, Castro was the first Latin American ballplayer to play in Major League Baseball.
Luis Cristaldo Luis HĂ©ctor Cristaldo Ruiz DĂaz (born August 31, 1969 in Formosa, Argentina) is a football midfielder from Bolivia. He has played 90 international matches and scored 2 goals for the Bolivia national team, including two appearances in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Luis de Benavides Carrillo, Marquis of Caracena Luis Francisco de Benavides Carrillo de Toledo, Marquis of Caracena, Marquis of Fromista (Valencia, September 20 1608 - Madrid, January 6 1668) was a Spanish general and political figure. He served as Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1659 and 1664.
Luis de CĂłrdova y CĂłrdova Luis de CĂłrdova y CĂłrdova (February 8, 1706 - 1796) was a Spanish admiral and commander of a Spanish fleet during the American Revolutionary War. His exploits included the capture of two British convoys totalling 79 ships in 1780, including a fleet of 55 merchant vessels and frigates at Santa MarĂa.
Luis de OnĂs Luis de OnĂs (1769 – 1830) Born in La Mancha, Spain was the Spanish foreign minister in Washington from 1809 to 1819 and the one who negotiated the Adams-OnĂs Treaty with United States Secretary of State John Quincy Adams in 1819.
Luis de Torres Luis de Torres (died 1493), perhaps born as יוסף בן הלוי העברי, Yosef Ben Ha Levy Haivri , ("Joseph the Son of Levy the Hebrew") was Christopher Columbus's interpreter on his first voyage and the first person of Jewish origin to settle in the New World.
Luis de Vega Luis de Vega was a 16th century Spanish architect and builder noted to have completed the Valladolid Royal Palace in 1531 in Valladolid and a number of other handsome buildings in the Castile region of western Spain.
Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas (known as Luis de Velasco, hijo to distinguish him from his father) (ca. 1534, Carrión de los Condes, Spain—September 7, 1617, Seville), Spanish nobleman, son of the second viceroy of New Spain, and himself the eighth viceroy. He governed from January 27, 1590 to November 4, 1595, and again from July 2, 1607 to June 10, 1611. In between he was viceroy of Peru for eight years (July 24, 1596 to January 18, 1604).
Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens (Barcelona, 1528 — Brussels, March 5, 1576), Spanish governor of the Netherlands, had the misfortune to succeed the Duke of Alba and to govern amid hopeless difficulties under the direction of Philip II.
Luis DelĂs Luis Mariano DelĂs (born December 6, 1957 in Guantánamo) is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. Specializing in discus throw on the international scene, he won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980 as well as medals at the two first World Championships.
Luis EnrĂquez de Guzmán, conde de Alba de Liste Luis EnrĂquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste and Marquis of Villaflor (Spanish: Luis EnrĂquez de Guzmán, noveno conde de Alba de Liste y marquĂ©s de Villaflor; also sometimes, Luis HenrĂquez de Guzmán, conde de Alba de Aliste) (born c. 1605) was viceroy of New Spain from June 28, 1650 to August 14, 1653 and thereafter viceroy of Peru, from February 24, 1655 to December 31, 1661).
Luis Enrique Sam Colop Luis Enrique Sam Colop (or Sam-Colop) is a Guatemalan linguist, lawyer, poet, newspaper columnist, and social activist. A native Quiché speaker, he is best known outside Guatemala as the author of a new edition of the Popol Vuh.
Luis Estaba Luis Alberto Estaba (born August 13, 1938) is a former boxer from Venezuela, who was born in Macuro, South American point of entry for Cristopher Columbus. He was nicknamed Lumumba, because of his resemblance to Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.
Luis Eyzaguirre Luis Eyzaguirre (born in 22 June 1939 in Santiago, Chile; known as Fifo beyond being invited by the FIFA to play in a commemorative game celebrating the centennial anniversary of football) was a Chilean football player. He occupied the position of right midfield in the Universidad de Chile football team known as the Ballet Azul, with which he won four national championships.
Luis Felipe Luis Felipe (born 1963) is a Cuban immigrant to the United States and founder of the New York chapter of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queens Nation. He was convicted of ordering multiple murders from prison by writing to his minions on the outside.
Luis Fernando Figari Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo (born July 8, 1947 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian Catholic layman and the founder and superior general of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae. He has also founded Christian Life Movement and other religious associations.
Luis Fernando Herrera Luis Fernando Herrera (born June 12, 1962 in MedellĂn) is a retired football defender who was capped 61 times and scored 1 international goal for Colombia between 1987 and 1996. Herrera played three matches at the 1994 World Cup, and four matches at the 1990 World Cup.
Luis Fernando Verissimo LuĂs Fernando VerĂssimo (Born in September 26 1936, Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian writer born in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, son of another famous writer, Erico Verissimo, and one of the most famous Brazilian columnists.
Luis Fernández Luis Fernández (born on October 2, 1959 in Tarifa, Spain) is a French former football (soccer) defensive midfielder, who retired in 1993 to become a manager. He has managed AS Cannes and Paris Saint-Germain among other clubs, and is the individual credited with bringing Ronaldinho to Europe.
Luis Fortuño Luis Guillermo Fortuño (born October 31, 1960) is a corporate lawyer and politician from Puerto Rico. He is the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States Congress since January 3, 2005, and is affiliated with the New Progressive Party and the United States Republican Party.
Luis Fuentes Luis Alberto Fuentes RodrĂguez (born August 14, 1971) is a Chilean defender, who currently plays for the Chilean club Cobreloa. Fuentes is also known as "flaco," which means "skinny" in Spanish.
Luis GarcĂa Fernández Luis GarcĂa Fernández (born Oviedo, Asturias, February 6 1981), commonly referred to as Luis GarcĂa, is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for RCD Espanyol. GarcĂa began his career as a junior at Real Madrid C.
Luis Gatica Luis Gatica (born February 25, 1961 in Veracruz) is a Mexican actor. He is the son of Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortes; he is the nephew of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortes and second cousin of Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer Paquito Cordero.
Luis GĂłmez-Montejano Luis GĂłmez-Montejano (born 24 August, 1922) was the acting President of Real Madrid from 2006. He assumed the presidency of Real Madrid after the resignation of Fernando MartĂn Ălvarez until 2 July, when RamĂłn CalderĂłn was appointed President.
Luis Gispert Luis Gispert (born Jersey City, New Jersey USA, 1972) is an American sculptor and photographer, living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Luis Gispert earned an MFA at Yale University in 2001, with a 1996 BFA in Film from Art Institute of Chicago, and attended Miami Dade College from 1990 to 1992.
Luis Gonzalez (outfielder) Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born September 3, 1967) (affectionately called Gonzo by many of his fans), is an American baseball player who plays left field for the Los Angeles Dodgers. A Cuban-American, Gonzalez spent his best years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the most popular players in that organization's history.
Luis H. Ălvarez Luis HĂ©ctor Ălvarez (Camargo, Chihuahua, October 19, 1919) He is an outstanding industralist and Mexican politician, member of the National Action Party and that went candidate to the President of Mexico in 1958, Mayor of Chihuahua, President of his party and to the date is coordinating for the dialogue of La Paz in Chiapas.
Luis Horna Luis Horna Viscari (born September 14, 1980 in Lima) is a tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Horna plays righthanded, he has a strong serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke.
Luis Chamizo Trigueros Luis Florencio Chamizo Trigueros (Guareña (Badajoz), 7 November 1894 –Madrid, 24 December 1945) was a Spanish writer in Castilian and "Castúo", a dialect in Extremadura. He was born with a humble family and he started writing poems secretly.
Luis Chávez y González Luis Chávez y González (1901 – 1987) was the seventh Bishop and third Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador, and immediate predecessor of Archbishop Óscar Romero. Unlike Romero, who served for three years before being assassinated in 1980, Msgr.
Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, cuatro conde de Chinchón (1589, Madrid—October 28, 1647, Madrid) was a Spanish nobleman and captain general and viceroy of Peru, from January 14, 1629 to December 18, 1639. His wife, Ana de Osorio Fernández de Cabrera y Bobadilla, condesa de Chinchón (1599-1625), is credited (probably incorrectly) as being one of the first Europeans to be treated with quinine, and as the person who introduced that medicine into Europe.
Luis José de Orbegoso Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada (1795 – 1847), a Peruvian soldier and politician, was President of Peru from 1833 to 1836. This was a time of profound social instability and continuing civil war which led his government to coexist with that of Pedro Pablo Bermúdez, and later with Felipe Santiago Salaverry.
Luis Laso de la Vega Luis Laso de la Vega (or Luis Lasso de la Vega) was a 17th century Mexican priest and lawyer. He is known chiefly as the author of the Huei tlamahuiçoltica ("The Great Happening"), an account in the Nahuatl language of the Virgin Mary's apparition to Saint Juan Diego, an indigenous convert to Roman Catholicism, in 1648.
Luis LĂłpez de Mesa Luis LĂłpez de Mesa (*1884 - †1967), medical doctor, psychiatrist, and pedagogue, rector of the National University of Colombia, and Minister of Education. He created the first psychological test to be administered in Colombia in 1920 and was cofounder of the Faculty (School) of Psychology at the National University of Colombia in 1947, together with Mercedes Rodrigo Bellido and JosĂ© MarĂa GarcĂa Madrid, amongst others.
Luis LĂłpez Nieves Luis LĂłpez Nieves (born in 1950) is one of the most important and best-selling Puerto Rican authors. Winner of the National Literature Prize with his book "The True Death of Juan Ponce de LeĂłn", he has published three other books which include "Seva", one of Puerto Rico's most influential short stories (soon to become a motion picture: Seva Vive), and "Writing for Rafa".
Luis Leal Luis Leal (born March 21, 1957), born Luis Enrique Leal Alvarado, is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the American League for the Toronto Blue Jays between 1980 and 1985.
Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald and Sheridan Crane Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald and Sheridan Crane Lopez-Fitzgerald Boothe are fictional characters and a supercouple on the American soap opera Passions. Luis is played by Galen Gering and Sheridan is played by McKenzie Westmore.
Luis Manuel Cornejo Luis Manuel Cornejo is a physician with specialty on Geriatrics and Internal Medicine; professor at Columbus State University, now he has got a clinic, the Hospital Paitilla localized in the capital of Panama, Panama City.
Luis Marden Luis Marden (born Annibale Luigi Paragallo) (January 25, 1913 – March 3, 2003) was an American photographer, explorer, writer, filmmaker, diver, navigator, and linguist who worked for National Geographic Magazine. He worked as a photographer and reporter before serving as chief of the National Geographic foreign editorial staff.
Luis MartĂn Santos Luis MartĂn-Santos Ribera (11 November 1924 - 21 February 1964) was a Spanish psychiatrist and author of Tiempo de silencio (Time of Silence), considered one of the greatest Spanish novels of the twentieth century.
Luis MartĂnez (boxer) Luis Felipe MartĂnez (born May 26, 1955) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (– 71 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by Rufat Riskiyev from the Soviet Union.
Luis Matos Luis David Matos (born October 30, 1978 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico) is a center fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He previousley played for the Baltimore Orioles between 2000-2006 and briefly for the Washington Nationals in late 2006.
Luis Medina (baseball) Luis Main Medina (born March 26, 1963 in Santa Monica, California) is a former first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1988-89, 1991). He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Luis Mena Luis Mena was President of Nicaragua in 1910, after the fall of the government of General Jose Santos Zelaya. Mena was a conservative, part of the coalition government which also included liberal Juan Jose Estrada and conservatives Emiliano Chamorro and Adolfo Diaz.
Luis Mena (footballer) Luis Arturo Mena Irarrázabal (born August 28, 1979) is a Chilean defender, who currently plays for Chilean club Colo-Colo. He has spent his entire career, except one season when he was with Puerto Montt, playing with Colo-Colo as a defender.
Luis Menéndez Pidal Luis Menéndez Pidal (1860–1932) was a Spanish genre painter, brother of Juan and Ramón Menéndez Pidal. He was born at Oviedo, studied in the School of Bellas Artes at Madrid, and took part in the National Exhibition held there in 1887.
Luis Miguel González Lucas Luis Miguel González Lucas (1926-1996) was a famous bullfighter from Spain, better known as Luis Miguel DominguĂn. His father was the legendary Luis Miguel DominguĂn; he adopted his father's name to gain popularity.
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889 – April 30, 1933) was a a high-ranking Peruvian army officer and President of Peru from 1931 to 1933. On August 22, 1930, as a Lieutenant-Colonel, he overturned the eleven-year dictatorship of Augusto B.
Luis Morejon Luis Adrian Morejon (born March 28, 1973 in Guayaquil) is a former tennis player from Ecuador, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round by Italy's Renzo Furlan.
Luis Muñoz MarĂn JosĂ© Luis Alberto Muñoz MarĂn (February 18, 1898 – April 30, 1980) was a poet, journalist and politician. He was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico and considered one of the most important twentieth century political figures in the Americas.
Luis NapoleĂłn Morones Luis NapoleĂłn Morones (1890–1946) was a Mexican union boss who served as secretary general of the Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers (ConfederaciĂłn Regional Obrera Mexicana, CROM) and as secretary of economy under President Plutarco ElĂas Calles.
Luis NegrĂłn LĂłpez Luis NegrĂłn LĂłpez (April 19, 1909- September 1991) was a politician from Puerto Rico. NegrĂłn was among the founding members of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and served as Senator and as candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico in the elections of 1968.
Luis Nicolao Luis Alberto Nicolao (born June 28, 1944 in Buenos Aires) is a retired butterfly swimmer from Argentina, who in 1962 twice broke the world record in the men's 100 metres butterfly (long course). He first did so on April 24, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he clocked 58.
Luis Padial Brigadier General Luis Padial (February 6, 1832-March 5, 1879, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico), was a soldier, politician and one of the most important figures who was responsible for the abolishment of slavery in Puerto Rico.
Luis Pacheco de Narváez Don Luis Pacheco de Narváez was don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza's student and later published a multitude of works based on the Destreza school of fencing. Some of his works were compendiums of Carranza's work while others were less derivative.
Luis Palau Luis Palau (born November 27, 1934) is a Christian evangelist native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, presently residing in Portland, Oregon, United States. He says that he was born again and that he had devoted his life to Christ at the age of 12, and he began preaching at 18.
Luis Parés (Caracas, September 16, 1980) Venezuelan/Italian pianist Luis Parés is in much demand as a soloist and chamber musician having performed in many countries such as the USA, UK, Spain Venezuela and Italy. He has appeared with some of the most distinguished orchestras in Venezuela including the Caracas Symphony Orchestra and Maracaibo Symphony Orchestra.
Luis Ponce de León Fray Luis Ponce de León (sometimes Luis de León) (born Belmonte, in Cuenca province, of the Castilian region of La Mancha, Spain, in 1527 – 23 August 1591) was a Spanish lyric poet and an Augustinian canon, of the Spanish Golden Age.
Luigi Serafini Luigi Serafini is an Italian graphic artist famous for his unusual and obscure works such as the Codex Seraphinianus. Born in Rome in 1949, Serafini began his career as an architect before creating the Codex Seraphinianus; he also authored the Pulcinellopedia Piccola.
Luigi Taparelli Luigi Taparelli D’Azeglio (1793–1862) was an Italian Catholic scholar of the Society of Jesus who coined the term social justice. He cofounded the journal Civiltà Cattolica in 1850 and wrote for it for twelve years.
Luigi Vanvitelli Luigi Vanvitelli (May 12, 1700 – March 1 1773) was an Italian engineer and architect. The most prominent 18th-century architect of Italy, he practiced a sober classicizing academic Late Baroque style that made an easy transition to Neoclassicism.
Luigi Veronelli Luigi Veronelli (Milan, February 2, 1926 – Bergamo, November 29, 2004), oenologist, gastronome and Italian intellectual, is remembered as one of the central figures in the appreciation and promotion of Italy’s rich oenogastronomic heritage. Veronelli was the first to express views that would later achieve general currency and the protagonist in stubborn battles for the preservation of diversity in the fields of agriculture and food production.
Luigino Longo Luigino Longo (born 1958), also known as Gigi, is a Norwegian-Italian trade union and socialist activist. He is currently serving jail time in Sweden following a controversial trial in which he was convicted of assaulting the police during the 2001 Gothenburg demonstrations against George W.
Luigj Gurakuqi Luigj Gurakuqi (February 19, 1879 – March 2, 1925) was an important figure of the Albanian national movement. Born in Shkodër on February 19, 1879, Gurakuqi started his studies there, and he finished them at the University of Naples in Italy, where he was also a student of Jeronim De Rada.
Luigne In Irish mythology Luigne son of Eremon was joint High King of Ireland with his brothers Muimne and Laigne for three years following the death of their father. Muimne died at Cruachan, and his brothers were killed in battle by Ir, Orba, Fearon and Ferga, the four sons of Eber Finn.
Luing Luing (An t-Eilean Luinn in Gaelic) is one of the Slate Islands, Firth of Lorn, in the west of Argyll in Scotland, about 16 miles south of Oban. It has a population of around 200 people, mostly living in Cullipool, Toberonochy (Tobar Dhonnchaidh), and Ardlarach.
Luing cattle Luing cattle are a beef breed developed on the island of Luing in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland by the Cadzow brothers; Ralph, Denis and Shane, after 1947. It was formed by breeding first cross Beef Shorthorn/Highland heifers to a Beef Shorthorn bull.
Luis "Pirata" Fuente Stadium The Luis "Pirata" Fuente Stadium named in honour of LuĂs de la Fuente, one of the best Mexican soccer players (who played in the 1950s). This facility have a capacity of near 40,000 seats and is located at the seaside in Veracruz.
Luis (Lou) Gomez Luis "Lou" Gomez is a former professional baseball player who played during the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico in 1951 and raised in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA, he attended and graduated from Belmont High School.
Luis A. Canena Marquez Stadium Luis A. Canena Marquez is a baseball stadium located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico that is the home of the Aguadilla Sharks of the Double-A Superior Baseball League that plays from mid-Feburary to late-April/early May.
Luis A. Ferré Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo (February 17, 1904 – October 21, 2003) was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. He was the third Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973, and the founding father of the New Progressive Party which advocates for Puerto Rico becoming a state of the United States of America.
Luis A. Marquez Luis Angel "Canena" Marquez Sanchez (born October 28 1925 and died March 1, 1988, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) was a professional baseball player. He was the third Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues (after Hiram Bithorn and Luis RodrĂguez Olmo).
Luis Abadiano Luis Abadiano was an eighteenth century printer and publisher in Mexico City, one in a long line of printers, publishers, booksellers and book collectors traceable back to the famous Humanist and bibliographer Juan José de Eguiara y Eguren, founder of the printing house Biblioteca Mexicana (Mexican Library) in 1753.
Luis Alberto Moore Luis Alberto Moore Perea (Born 1961 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a General of the Colombian National Police. In December 7, 2006 became the first Afro-Colombian to reach the grade of Brigadier General in the Colombian National Police Revista Semana: Luis Alberto Moore hace historia al ser el primer general negro de Colombia.
Luis Alberto Sánchez Luis Alberto Félix Sánchez Sánchez (Lima, October 12, 1900 - Lima, February 6, 1994) was a Peruvian lawyer, jurist, philosopher, historian and politician. Historic leader of the Partido Aprista Peruano, he came he be a Senator, President of the Senate, vice President of the Republic and Prime Minister.
Luis Alberto Spinetta Luis Alberto Spinetta (born January 23, 1950), is an Argentine musician. He is one of the most influential rock musicians of Latin America, and together with Charly GarcĂa is considered the father of Argentine rock.
Luis Alberto Villarreal Luis Alberto Villarreal GarcĂa (b. November 11, 1974 in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party (PAN) who currenlty serves in the upper house of the Mexican Congress representing Guanajuato.
Luis Aloma Luis Aloma Barba (July 23, 1923 - April 7, 1996), nicknamed "Witto", was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1950 through 1953. Aloma batted and threw right handed.
Luis Altamirano Division General Luis Altamirano Talavera (July 5, 1867 - July 25, 1938) was a Chilean military officer, minister, Vice President of the Republic and finally President of the Government Junta of Chile between 1924 and 1925.
Luis Alvarez Renta Luis Alvarez Renta is a wealthy businessman from the Dominican Republic who was found liable by a federal jury in Miami of civil racketeering and illegal money transfers in a conspiracy to loot Baninter bank during its final months of existence in 2003. Alvarez Renta was ordered to pay $177 million to be paid to the Dominican authorities during November 2005.
Luis Anderson McNeil Luis Anderson McNeil, the first Panamanian Secretary General of the Inter-American Regional Organization of Labor (ORIT/ILO) He was also Minister of Labor of the Republic of Panama, member of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Commission and member of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority, the entity that overseas the Panama Canal.
Luis Antonio ArgĂĽello Luis Antonio ArgĂĽello (June 21 1784-March 27 1830) was the first governor of Alta California from 1822-1825, during the period California was under Mexican rule, twelfth overall. He was the only governor to serve under the Mexican empire, and the first native Californian to hold that office.
Luis Aparicio Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel (born April 29, 1934 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. From 1956 through 1973, Aparicio played for the Chicago White Sox (1956-62, 1968-70), Baltimore Orioles (1963-67) and Boston Red Sox (1971-73).
Luis Aponte Luis Eduardo Aponte Yuripe (born June 14, 1953), better known as Luis Aponte, is a former right-handed middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1980-83) and Cleveland Indians (1984). He was born in El Tigre, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela.
Luis Aquino Luis Antonio (ColĂłn) Aquino [ah-KEE-noh] (born May 19, 1964 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1986), Kansas City Royals (1988-1992), Florida Marlins (1993-1994), Montreal Expos (1995[start]) and San Francisco Giants (1995[end]). He batted and threw right handed.
Luis Arce GĂłmez Colonel Luis Arce GĂłmez was a Bolivian military officer. Of strong conservative, anti-communist persuasion, in 1980 he backed the bloody coup (sometimes referred to as the "Cocaine Coup") that brought to power the infamous General Luis GarcĂa Meza.
Luis Argueta Luis Argueta (born November 7, 1946) is a critically acclaimed Latin American film director and producer. His film, El Silencio de Neto (The Silence of Neto) was among the best foreign films nominated in the 67th Academy Awards.
Luis Armand Garcia Luis Armand Garcia (born March 9, 1992 in LaGrange, Illinois) is an American actor, who plays George Lopez's son Max on The George Lopez Show on ABC. Acting agents quickly saw this promising young actor and advised him to move to California.
Luis Bermejo Luis Bermejo (frequently credited as Bermejo), born in 1931 in Madrid, Spain, is a Spanish illustrator known for his work in the production of comics and graphic novels in Spain, Italy, Great Britain, and the United States. He has illustrated a number of novels, and worked for a time with DC Comics.
Luis Beza Luis Beza (born January 2, 1985 in Santa Ana, California) is the trumpet player for third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. He joined the band in Summer 2005 after the departure of Aaron Bertram, replacing him on trumpet.
Luis Bográn Luis Bográn Barahona was a former President of Honduras, having served two consecutive presidential terms from November 30th, 1883 to November 30th, 1891. He was born in the northern Honduran state of Santa Barbara on June 3rd, 1849 to Saturnino Bográn Bonilla and Gertrudis Barahona Leiva.
Luis Borroto Luis Borroto Jiménez (born August 4, 1982 in Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara Province, Cuba) is a Cuban baseball player. A pitcher with Villa Clara of the Cuban National Series, Borroto played for the Cuban national baseball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Luis Brión Pedro Luis Brión (July 6, 1782, Curaçao—September 27 1821, Curaçao) was a military officer who fought in the Venezuelan War of Independence. He who rose to the rank of admiral in the navies of Venezuela and the old Republic of Colombia.
Luis Caballero Luis Caballero was a comedian and writer of Puerto Rican descent, who lived in New York City for most of his life. After performing stand-up in comedy clubs for several years, he teamed up with filmmaker Ben Model to adapt his comedy material into a film.
Luis Cardenas Luis Cardenas is an American drummer who achieved a degree of popularity in the 1980s with both solo work and as a member of rock band Renegade. Renegade were formed by a group of high school friends in Santa Fe, California, and were unusual in being ethnic Hispanics playing rock music.
Luis Cardinal Aponte MartĂnez His Eminence, Luis Cardinal Aponte MartĂnez (born August 4, 1922) is the only Puerto Rican ever to be consecrated a Cardinal of the Catholic Church, and for 34 years was the Archbishop of San Juan. Cardinal Aponte was a cardinal elector in the two conclaves of 1978.
Luis Carlos Campos Luis Carlos Campos Nieto, is a Spanish journalist, from Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He has a Bachelor in Philology from Salamanca University and a Master in Journalism from El PaĂs/Madrid Autonoma University.
Luis Carpio Luis Enrique Carpio Ascuña (born 1930 in Arequipa) is a Peruvian teacher and politician. He was National Unity's candidate for Second Vice President at the 2006 Peruvian national election, running along with Lourdes Flores.
Luis Carrero Blanco Luis Carrero Blanco (March 4, 1903, Santoña, Cantabria – December 20, 1973, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish admiral and statesman. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Spain and was thought to be the likely successor to Francisco Franco.
Luis Castro Luis Manuel Castro (November 25, 1876 - September 24, 1941) was the first Colombian to play professional baseball in the United States since Cuban player Esteban Bellán in 1871. Likewise, Castro was the first Latin American ballplayer to play in Major League Baseball.
Luis Cristaldo Luis HĂ©ctor Cristaldo Ruiz DĂaz (born August 31, 1969 in Formosa, Argentina) is a football midfielder from Bolivia. He has played 90 international matches and scored 2 goals for the Bolivia national team, including two appearances in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Luis de Benavides Carrillo, Marquis of Caracena Luis Francisco de Benavides Carrillo de Toledo, Marquis of Caracena, Marquis of Fromista (Valencia, September 20 1608 - Madrid, January 6 1668) was a Spanish general and political figure. He served as Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1659 and 1664.
Luis de CĂłrdova y CĂłrdova Luis de CĂłrdova y CĂłrdova (February 8, 1706 - 1796) was a Spanish admiral and commander of a Spanish fleet during the American Revolutionary War. His exploits included the capture of two British convoys totalling 79 ships in 1780, including a fleet of 55 merchant vessels and frigates at Santa MarĂa.
Luis de OnĂs Luis de OnĂs (1769 – 1830) Born in La Mancha, Spain was the Spanish foreign minister in Washington from 1809 to 1819 and the one who negotiated the Adams-OnĂs Treaty with United States Secretary of State John Quincy Adams in 1819.
Luis de Torres Luis de Torres (died 1493), perhaps born as יוסף בן הלוי העברי, Yosef Ben Ha Levy Haivri , ("Joseph the Son of Levy the Hebrew") was Christopher Columbus's interpreter on his first voyage and the first person of Jewish origin to settle in the New World.
Luis de Vega Luis de Vega was a 16th century Spanish architect and builder noted to have completed the Valladolid Royal Palace in 1531 in Valladolid and a number of other handsome buildings in the Castile region of western Spain.
Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas (known as Luis de Velasco, hijo to distinguish him from his father) (ca. 1534, Carrión de los Condes, Spain—September 7, 1617, Seville), Spanish nobleman, son of the second viceroy of New Spain, and himself the eighth viceroy. He governed from January 27, 1590 to November 4, 1595, and again from July 2, 1607 to June 10, 1611. In between he was viceroy of Peru for eight years (July 24, 1596 to January 18, 1604).
Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens (Barcelona, 1528 — Brussels, March 5, 1576), Spanish governor of the Netherlands, had the misfortune to succeed the Duke of Alba and to govern amid hopeless difficulties under the direction of Philip II.
Luis DelĂs Luis Mariano DelĂs (born December 6, 1957 in Guantánamo) is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. Specializing in discus throw on the international scene, he won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980 as well as medals at the two first World Championships.
Luis EnrĂquez de Guzmán, conde de Alba de Liste Luis EnrĂquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste and Marquis of Villaflor (Spanish: Luis EnrĂquez de Guzmán, noveno conde de Alba de Liste y marquĂ©s de Villaflor; also sometimes, Luis HenrĂquez de Guzmán, conde de Alba de Aliste) (born c. 1605) was viceroy of New Spain from June 28, 1650 to August 14, 1653 and thereafter viceroy of Peru, from February 24, 1655 to December 31, 1661).
Luis Enrique Sam Colop Luis Enrique Sam Colop (or Sam-Colop) is a Guatemalan linguist, lawyer, poet, newspaper columnist, and social activist. A native Quiché speaker, he is best known outside Guatemala as the author of a new edition of the Popol Vuh.
Luis Estaba Luis Alberto Estaba (born August 13, 1938) is a former boxer from Venezuela, who was born in Macuro, South American point of entry for Cristopher Columbus. He was nicknamed Lumumba, because of his resemblance to Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.
Luis Eyzaguirre Luis Eyzaguirre (born in 22 June 1939 in Santiago, Chile; known as Fifo beyond being invited by the FIFA to play in a commemorative game celebrating the centennial anniversary of football) was a Chilean football player. He occupied the position of right midfield in the Universidad de Chile football team known as the Ballet Azul, with which he won four national championships.
Luis Felipe Luis Felipe (born 1963) is a Cuban immigrant to the United States and founder of the New York chapter of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queens Nation. He was convicted of ordering multiple murders from prison by writing to his minions on the outside.
Luis Fernando Figari Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo (born July 8, 1947 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian Catholic layman and the founder and superior general of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae. He has also founded Christian Life Movement and other religious associations.
Luis Fernando Herrera Luis Fernando Herrera (born June 12, 1962 in MedellĂn) is a retired football defender who was capped 61 times and scored 1 international goal for Colombia between 1987 and 1996. Herrera played three matches at the 1994 World Cup, and four matches at the 1990 World Cup.
Luis Fernando Verissimo LuĂs Fernando VerĂssimo (Born in September 26 1936, Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian writer born in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, son of another famous writer, Erico Verissimo, and one of the most famous Brazilian columnists.
Luis Fernández Luis Fernández (born on October 2, 1959 in Tarifa, Spain) is a French former football (soccer) defensive midfielder, who retired in 1993 to become a manager. He has managed AS Cannes and Paris Saint-Germain among other clubs, and is the individual credited with bringing Ronaldinho to Europe.
Luis Fortuño Luis Guillermo Fortuño (born October 31, 1960) is a corporate lawyer and politician from Puerto Rico. He is the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States Congress since January 3, 2005, and is affiliated with the New Progressive Party and the United States Republican Party.
Luis Fuentes Luis Alberto Fuentes RodrĂguez (born August 14, 1971) is a Chilean defender, who currently plays for the Chilean club Cobreloa. Fuentes is also known as "flaco," which means "skinny" in Spanish.
Luis GarcĂa Fernández Luis GarcĂa Fernández (born Oviedo, Asturias, February 6 1981), commonly referred to as Luis GarcĂa, is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for RCD Espanyol. GarcĂa began his career as a junior at Real Madrid C.
Luis Gatica Luis Gatica (born February 25, 1961 in Veracruz) is a Mexican actor. He is the son of Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortes; he is the nephew of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortes and second cousin of Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer Paquito Cordero.
Luis GĂłmez-Montejano Luis GĂłmez-Montejano (born 24 August, 1922) was the acting President of Real Madrid from 2006. He assumed the presidency of Real Madrid after the resignation of Fernando MartĂn Ălvarez until 2 July, when RamĂłn CalderĂłn was appointed President.
Luis Gispert Luis Gispert (born Jersey City, New Jersey USA, 1972) is an American sculptor and photographer, living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Luis Gispert earned an MFA at Yale University in 2001, with a 1996 BFA in Film from Art Institute of Chicago, and attended Miami Dade College from 1990 to 1992.
Luis Gonzalez (outfielder) Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born September 3, 1967) (affectionately called Gonzo by many of his fans), is an American baseball player who plays left field for the Los Angeles Dodgers. A Cuban-American, Gonzalez spent his best years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the most popular players in that organization's history.
Luis H. Ălvarez Luis HĂ©ctor Ălvarez (Camargo, Chihuahua, October 19, 1919) He is an outstanding industralist and Mexican politician, member of the National Action Party and that went candidate to the President of Mexico in 1958, Mayor of Chihuahua, President of his party and to the date is coordinating for the dialogue of La Paz in Chiapas.
Luis Horna Luis Horna Viscari (born September 14, 1980 in Lima) is a tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Horna plays righthanded, he has a strong serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke.
Luis Chamizo Trigueros Luis Florencio Chamizo Trigueros (Guareña (Badajoz), 7 November 1894 –Madrid, 24 December 1945) was a Spanish writer in Castilian and "Castúo", a dialect in Extremadura. He was born with a humble family and he started writing poems secretly.
Luis Chávez y González Luis Chávez y González (1901 – 1987) was the seventh Bishop and third Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador, and immediate predecessor of Archbishop Óscar Romero. Unlike Romero, who served for three years before being assassinated in 1980, Msgr.
Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, cuatro conde de Chinchón (1589, Madrid—October 28, 1647, Madrid) was a Spanish nobleman and captain general and viceroy of Peru, from January 14, 1629 to December 18, 1639. His wife, Ana de Osorio Fernández de Cabrera y Bobadilla, condesa de Chinchón (1599-1625), is credited (probably incorrectly) as being one of the first Europeans to be treated with quinine, and as the person who introduced that medicine into Europe.
Luis José de Orbegoso Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada (1795 – 1847), a Peruvian soldier and politician, was President of Peru from 1833 to 1836. This was a time of profound social instability and continuing civil war which led his government to coexist with that of Pedro Pablo Bermúdez, and later with Felipe Santiago Salaverry.
Luis Laso de la Vega Luis Laso de la Vega (or Luis Lasso de la Vega) was a 17th century Mexican priest and lawyer. He is known chiefly as the author of the Huei tlamahuiçoltica ("The Great Happening"), an account in the Nahuatl language of the Virgin Mary's apparition to Saint Juan Diego, an indigenous convert to Roman Catholicism, in 1648.
Luis LĂłpez de Mesa Luis LĂłpez de Mesa (*1884 - †1967), medical doctor, psychiatrist, and pedagogue, rector of the National University of Colombia, and Minister of Education. He created the first psychological test to be administered in Colombia in 1920 and was cofounder of the Faculty (School) of Psychology at the National University of Colombia in 1947, together with Mercedes Rodrigo Bellido and JosĂ© MarĂa GarcĂa Madrid, amongst others.
Luis LĂłpez Nieves Luis LĂłpez Nieves (born in 1950) is one of the most important and best-selling Puerto Rican authors. Winner of the National Literature Prize with his book "The True Death of Juan Ponce de LeĂłn", he has published three other books which include "Seva", one of Puerto Rico's most influential short stories (soon to become a motion picture: Seva Vive), and "Writing for Rafa".
Luis Leal Luis Leal (born March 21, 1957), born Luis Enrique Leal Alvarado, is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the American League for the Toronto Blue Jays between 1980 and 1985.
Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald and Sheridan Crane Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald and Sheridan Crane Lopez-Fitzgerald Boothe are fictional characters and a supercouple on the American soap opera Passions. Luis is played by Galen Gering and Sheridan is played by McKenzie Westmore.
Luis Manuel Cornejo Luis Manuel Cornejo is a physician with specialty on Geriatrics and Internal Medicine; professor at Columbus State University, now he has got a clinic, the Hospital Paitilla localized in the capital of Panama, Panama City.
Luis Marden Luis Marden (born Annibale Luigi Paragallo) (January 25, 1913 – March 3, 2003) was an American photographer, explorer, writer, filmmaker, diver, navigator, and linguist who worked for National Geographic Magazine. He worked as a photographer and reporter before serving as chief of the National Geographic foreign editorial staff.
Luis MartĂn Santos Luis MartĂn-Santos Ribera (11 November 1924 - 21 February 1964) was a Spanish psychiatrist and author of Tiempo de silencio (Time of Silence), considered one of the greatest Spanish novels of the twentieth century.
Luis MartĂnez (boxer) Luis Felipe MartĂnez (born May 26, 1955) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (– 71 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by Rufat Riskiyev from the Soviet Union.
Luis Matos Luis David Matos (born October 30, 1978 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico) is a center fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He previousley played for the Baltimore Orioles between 2000-2006 and briefly for the Washington Nationals in late 2006.
Luis Medina (baseball) Luis Main Medina (born March 26, 1963 in Santa Monica, California) is a former first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1988-89, 1991). He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Luis Mena Luis Mena was President of Nicaragua in 1910, after the fall of the government of General Jose Santos Zelaya. Mena was a conservative, part of the coalition government which also included liberal Juan Jose Estrada and conservatives Emiliano Chamorro and Adolfo Diaz.
Luis Mena (footballer) Luis Arturo Mena Irarrázabal (born August 28, 1979) is a Chilean defender, who currently plays for Chilean club Colo-Colo. He has spent his entire career, except one season when he was with Puerto Montt, playing with Colo-Colo as a defender.
Luis Menéndez Pidal Luis Menéndez Pidal (1860–1932) was a Spanish genre painter, brother of Juan and Ramón Menéndez Pidal. He was born at Oviedo, studied in the School of Bellas Artes at Madrid, and took part in the National Exhibition held there in 1887.
Luis Miguel González Lucas Luis Miguel González Lucas (1926-1996) was a famous bullfighter from Spain, better known as Luis Miguel DominguĂn. His father was the legendary Luis Miguel DominguĂn; he adopted his father's name to gain popularity.
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889 – April 30, 1933) was a a high-ranking Peruvian army officer and President of Peru from 1931 to 1933. On August 22, 1930, as a Lieutenant-Colonel, he overturned the eleven-year dictatorship of Augusto B.
Luis Morejon Luis Adrian Morejon (born March 28, 1973 in Guayaquil) is a former tennis player from Ecuador, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round by Italy's Renzo Furlan.
Luis Muñoz MarĂn JosĂ© Luis Alberto Muñoz MarĂn (February 18, 1898 – April 30, 1980) was a poet, journalist and politician. He was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico and considered one of the most important twentieth century political figures in the Americas.
Luis NapoleĂłn Morones Luis NapoleĂłn Morones (1890–1946) was a Mexican union boss who served as secretary general of the Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers (ConfederaciĂłn Regional Obrera Mexicana, CROM) and as secretary of economy under President Plutarco ElĂas Calles.
Luis NegrĂłn LĂłpez Luis NegrĂłn LĂłpez (April 19, 1909- September 1991) was a politician from Puerto Rico. NegrĂłn was among the founding members of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and served as Senator and as candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico in the elections of 1968.
Luis Nicolao Luis Alberto Nicolao (born June 28, 1944 in Buenos Aires) is a retired butterfly swimmer from Argentina, who in 1962 twice broke the world record in the men's 100 metres butterfly (long course). He first did so on April 24, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he clocked 58.
Luis Padial Brigadier General Luis Padial (February 6, 1832-March 5, 1879, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico), was a soldier, politician and one of the most important figures who was responsible for the abolishment of slavery in Puerto Rico.
Luis Pacheco de Narváez Don Luis Pacheco de Narváez was don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza's student and later published a multitude of works based on the Destreza school of fencing. Some of his works were compendiums of Carranza's work while others were less derivative.
Luis Palau Luis Palau (born November 27, 1934) is a Christian evangelist native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, presently residing in Portland, Oregon, United States. He says that he was born again and that he had devoted his life to Christ at the age of 12, and he began preaching at 18.
Luis Parés (Caracas, September 16, 1980) Venezuelan/Italian pianist Luis Parés is in much demand as a soloist and chamber musician having performed in many countries such as the USA, UK, Spain Venezuela and Italy. He has appeared with some of the most distinguished orchestras in Venezuela including the Caracas Symphony Orchestra and Maracaibo Symphony Orchestra.
Luis Ponce de León Fray Luis Ponce de León (sometimes Luis de León) (born Belmonte, in Cuenca province, of the Castilian region of La Mancha, Spain, in 1527 – 23 August 1591) was a Spanish lyric poet and an Augustinian canon, of the Spanish Golden Age.
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