Arts and Music

• Louis Armstrong (born 1900, died 1971)

  American jazz musician.

  • Trumpeter and vocalist who originated scat singing; known as ''''Satchmo'''' (see list of Readers' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
  • 1964 Grammy winner for best male vocal performance, for ''''Hello, Dolly!'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
• Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (born 1787, died 1851)

  French Realist painter and inventor of the daguerreotype.

  • Painted Paris Boulevard (see list of Artists of the Realism Period)
  • A member of the International Photography Hall of Fame (see list of International Photography Hall of Fame)
• Louis Johnson

  American singer.

  • Performed on ''''We Are the World'''' (see list of Performers on ''We Are the World'')
• Louis Marshall ''Grandpa'' Jones (born 1913, died 1998)

  American musician and television personality.

  • Country Music Hall of Fame (see list of Country Music Hall of Fame)
• Louis I. Kahn
  • 1971 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)
• Louis Skidmore
  • 1957 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)
• Louis Henri Sullivan (born 1856, died 1924)

  American architect.

  • Designed the Chicago Auditorium (see list of Miscellaneous Architects)
  • 1944 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)

Leadership

• Louis Allen
  • Killed in civil rights movement January 31, 1964 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)
• Louis Armstrong (born 1900, died 1971)

  American jazz musician.

  • The leading jazz musician of the 20th century (see list of Twenty pioneers of human expression who enlightened and enlivened the people of the 20th century)
• Louis Alexandre Berthier (born 1753, died 1815)

  French nobleman and marshal. Napoleon's chief of staff.

  • His death upon the emperor''s return from Elba still puzzles historians -- was it murder or suicide? (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)
• Louis D. Brandeis

  American jurist.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1916-39 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
• Louis Nicholas Davout (born 1770, died 1823)

  French nobleman and marshal.

  • Minister of war during Napoleon''s brief restoration; sorely missed on the field at Waterloo (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)
• Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company International Business Machines (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company International Business Machines (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company International Business Machines (see list of 1998 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company International Business Machines (see list of 1997 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company International Business Machines (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Louis B. Mayer

  Canadian studio executive and producer.

  • Founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in Hollywood (see list of Twenty innovators who changed the 20th century)
• Louis de Montcalm (born 1712, died 1759)

  French field marshal.

  • Leader of the French forces in Canada; defeated by the English, and mortally wounded, in the Battle of Quebec (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
• Louis Mountbatten (born 1900, died 1979)

  British naval and military leader.

  • Supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia during WWII (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
• Louis Renault (born 1843, died 1918)

  French jurist and educator. An expert in international law and a prominent arbitrator.

  • 1907 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
• Louis XIV (born 1638, died 1715)

  France's most powerful and longest-ruling monarch. Known as ''the Sun King.''

  • King of France, 1643-1715 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Miscellaneous

• Louis L'Amour (born 1908, died 1988)

  American Western writer.

  • 1984 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Louis Philippe
  • Variety of rose (see list of Rose Names)
• Louis T. Wright
  • 1940 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Louis Blanc (born 1811, died 1882)

  French socialist.

  • Considered the founder of state socialism (see list of Economists)
  • Considered the founder of state socialism (see list of Miscellaneous Social Scientists)
• Louis Blériot (born 1872, died 1936)

  French engineer and aviator.

  • First to fly across the English Channel, making the trip in a plane he designed and built (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
• Louis-Victor de Broglie

  French physicist who discovered the wave nature of electrons.

  • 1929 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
  • Noted for his work on quantum theory (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
• Louis P. Hammett
  • 1967 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Loius J. Ignarro (born 1941)

  1998 Nobel Laureate in Medicine co-winner with Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad ''for their discovery concerning nitric oxide as a signalling.''

  • 1998 Nobel Laureate in Medicine (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (born 1903, died 1972)

  British anthropologist and archaeologist. Husband of Mary Leakey; father of Richard.

  • With his wife, studied early humanoid remains and artifacts at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania (see list of Miscellaneous Physical Scientists)
• Louis Jean Lumière (born 1864, died 1948)

  French chemist and industrialist.

  • With his brother Auguste, invented a color photography process and a movie camera (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
• Louis-Eugène-Félix Néel (born 1904)

  French physicist known for his discoveries in magnetism and solid-state physics.

  • 1970 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Hannes Alfven (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
• Louis Nirenberg
  • 1995 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Louis Pasteur (born 1822, died 1895)

  French chemist.

  • Studied the transmission of disease and developed modern vaccine therapy (see list of Chemists)

Sports

• Louis Hostin

  French athlete.

  • 1932, 1936 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 82.5kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)
• Louis Kuehn

  American athlete.

  • 1920 Olympic gold medal winner for Springboard Diving (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Springboard Diving)
• Louis Lipps

  American football player.

  • 1984 National Football League Rookie of the Year (see list of NFL Rookies of the Year)
• Louis Meyer

  Race-car driver.

  • 1928, 1933, 1936 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)
• Louis Schneider

  Race-car driver.

  • 1931 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)
• Louis Schutte
  • Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
• Louis Sielaff
  • Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
• Louis Trousselier
  • 1905 Tour de France champion (see list of Tour de France Winners)
• Louis Zutter

  Swiss athlete.

  • 1896 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Pommel Horse (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)

Stage and Screen

• Louis Armstrong (born 1900, died 1971)

  American jazz musician.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Louis Hayward (born 1909, died 1985)

  South African-born American actor known for his swashbuckling roles.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Louis Jourdan (born 1920)

  French actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Louis Gossett, Jr. (born 1936)

  American actor and producer.

  • 1982 Academy Award winner for his performance in An Officer and a Gentleman (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Portrayed Fiddler (see list of Actors on ''Roots'')
• Cpl. Louis LeBeau

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Robert Clary (see list of Characters on ''Hogan's Heroes'')
• Prof. Louis Levy

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Martin Bergmann (see list of Characters in the film Crimes and Misdemeanors)
• Louis Jean Lumière (born 1864, died 1948)

  French chemist and industrialist.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Louis Auchincloss (born 1917)

  American novelist.

  • Wrote The Indifferent Children (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• Louis Bromfield (born 1896, died 1956)

  American novelist.

  • 1927 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for Early Autumn (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
• Louis Fisher
  • 1965 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for The Life of Lenin (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
• Louis R. Harlan
  • 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee, 1901-1915 (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
• Louis Isaac Jaffe
  • 1929 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
• Louis M. Kohlmeier
  • 1965 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• Louis LaCoss
  • 1952 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
• Louis P. Lochner
  • 1939 Pulitzer Prize winner for Correspondence (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence)
• Louis MacNeice (born 1907, died 1963)

  Irish poet.

  • Wrote ''''Bagpipe'''' (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
• Louis Sachar (born 1954)

  American author

  • 1999 Newbery Medal award winner for Holes (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)
  • 1998 National Book Award winner for Young People''s Literature for Holes (see list of Winners of the NBA for Young People's Literature)
• Louis Seibold
  • 1921 Pulitzer Prize winner for Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting)
• Louis Sheaffer
  • 1974 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for O''Neill, Son and Artist (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
• Louis Simpson (born 1923)

  American poet.

  • 1964 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for At the End of the Open Road (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
• Louis Stark
  • 1942 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• Louis ''Studs'' Terkel (born 1912)

  American historian, writer, radio host, and actor.

  • 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for The Good War: An Oral History of World War II (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)