Polish film director and screenwriter (1941–1996)
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Krzysztof Kieślowski was a Polish film director and screenwriter.
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American author (1922–2007)
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels.
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American writer and social activist (1901–1967)
Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.
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6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
Laozi
Laozi is the name traditionally given to an ancient Chinese philosopher, also identified as Li Er or Lao Dan, who is regarded as the author or originating teacher associated with the Tao Te Ching, one of the foundational texts of Taoism.
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Danish film director and screenwriter (born 1956)
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter.
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Hungarian novelist and screenwriter
László Krasznahorkai
László Krasznahorkai is a Hungarian writer, novelist and screenwriter.
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First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Laura Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush is an American educator who was the first lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of George W.
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Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric (1713–1768)
Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric.
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4th President of Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo
Koudou Laurent Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician who served as the president of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 until his arrest in April 2011.
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