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TE Lawrence (1888 - 1935) - British writer, soldier, mobilised the Arab Revolt of World War One
Vladimir Lenin (1870 - 1924) - Russian revolutionary, leader of the Soviet Union
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) - 19th century US president, won the American Civil War
James Lind (1716 - 1794) - 18th century physician, developed treatments for scurvy
David Livingstone (1813 - 1873) - Victorian missionary, explorer in Africa
Louis XIV (1638-1715) - king of France, made France dominant on the continent
Louis XV (1710-1774) - king of France whose policies precipitated revolution
Louis XVI (1754-1793) - king of France, executed during the French Revolution
Erich Ludendorff (1865 - 1937) - German World War One general, Nazi sympathiser
Martin Luther (1483-1546) - German theologian, inspired the Protestant Reformation

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