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Lena Oberdorf
Lena Oberdorf, also known as Lena Sophie Oberdorf, is a German defensive midfielder for FC Bayern München and Germany, named young player of the tournament at Euro 2022.
Lena Olin
Lena Maria Jonna Olin, Swedish actress born 1955 in Stockholm; Bergman-trained Dramaten actress, breakthrough as Sabina in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Oscar-nominated for Enemies, a Love Story, Emmy-nominated for Alias, married to Lasse Hallström.
Lena Pillars Nature Park
Lena Pillars Nature Park (Ленские столбы), Yakutia, Russia: UNESCO World Heritage site since 2012 with ~100 m frost-shattered rock pillars along the Lena River and a major Cambrian fossil record; 1,387,000 ha, Sinyaya added 2015.
Lena Raine
Lena Raine (Lena Chappelle, kuraine), American composer and game developer in Seattle; scored Celeste (ASCAP Video Game Score of the Year, BAFTA-nominated), contributed Minecraft Nether Update, Caves & Cliffs Part II, and Wild Update music, and released the solo album Oneknowing.
Lena Schoneborn
Lena Schöneborn (Lena Schoneborn), German modern pentathlete born 1986 in Troisdorf; 2008 Beijing Olympic champion, 2015 world champion in Berlin, and with 34 World and European Championship medals the most successful athlete in the sport's history; retired 2018.
Lena Urzendowsky
Lena Urzendowsky (born 2000, Berlin) is a German actress and writer, sister of actor Sebastian Urzendowsky. Known for Das weiße Kaninchen, Kokon, Dark, How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast), and Cannes winner In die Sonne schauen; German Film Award Best Supporting Actress 2026.
Lena Waithe
Lena Waithe, born 1984 in Chicago, is an American writer, producer, and actor; first Black woman to win the comedy writing Emmy (2017, Master of None "Thanksgiving"), creator of The Chi, screenwriter of Queen & Slim, founder of Hillman Grad.
Lena Willikens
Lena Willikens is a German DJ, producer, and radio broadcaster known for slow, genre-fluid sets built on industrial and EBM, and her long residency at Salon des Amateurs in Düsseldorf.
Lena Yada
Lena Yada (born 1978, Honolulu) is an American actress, model, and tandem surfer, former Miss Hawaiian Tropic Japan, and 2007 WWE Diva Search finalist who worked as an ECW backstage interviewer in 2008 before her November 10, 2008 release.
Lena Zavaroni
Lena Zavaroni (Lena Hilda Zavaroni; 1963–1999) was a Scottish singer and television host who won Opportunity Knocks five weeks running in 1973 with "Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me)".
Lenabasum
Lenabasum (ajulemic acid, JBT-101, anabasum, Resunab) is a synthetic oral CB2 receptor agonist, nonpsychoactive, developed by Corbus for inflammatory and fibrotic diseases; Phase 2 trials in systemic sclerosis and dermatomyositis were positive, but Phase 3 dermatomyositis and CF programs failed, and it is unapproved.
LENABC trial
LENABC (NCT04656249) is a completed phase 2 trial of lenvatinib in previously treated advanced biliary tract cancer, sponsored by Peking Union Medical College Hospital; no results have been posted on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Lenacil
Lenacil (CAS 2164-08-1) is a uracil herbicide, a photosystem II inhibitor (HRAC 5) used in sugar beet, fodder beet and spinach. EU approval renewed in 2025 until 30 June 2040; classified Carc 2 (H351), not an endocrine disruptor.
Lenaeus (regent of Egypt)
Lenaeus (Greek Lenaios) was a former Syrian slave who, with the eunuch Eulaeus, governed Ptolemaic Egypt as regent for the boy king Ptolemy VI from 176 BC.
Lenalidomide
Lenalidomide (Revlimid), an oral thalidomide-analogue IMiD, treats multiple myeloma, del(5q) MDS, and lymphomas by binding cereblon to degrade IKZF1/IKZF3; US approval 2005, REMS-restricted, with resistance via CRBN lesions.
Lenalidomide/low-dose dexamethasone regimen
The lenalidomide/low-dose dexamethasone regimen (Rd) is an oral, chemotherapy-free doublet for multiple myeloma, pairing lenalidomide with once-weekly dexamethasone, established as standard first-line therapy by the FIRST trial.
Lenape
The Lenape, also called Lenni Lenape or the Delaware tribe, are an Indigenous people of the northeastern United States whose homeland became eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Lenape oral literature
Lenape oral literature is the traditional body of stories, chants, and historical narratives of the Lenape (Delaware), an Eastern Algonquian people originally of the New York and Philadelphia region.
Lenco BearCat
The Lenco BearCat is an armored rescue vehicle built by Lenco Armored Vehicles of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and used by SWAT units across the United States.
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses), created 1981 in Maranhão, Brazil: 156,562 ha of white barchan dunes, the largest dune field in South America, with rain-fed temporary lagoons; UNESCO World Heritage site since 2024.
Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease, or the Lend-Lease Act, was the US program created by Congress on March 11, 1941, lending or leasing war supplies to over 40 Allied nations, worth about $50 billion.
LenDale White
LenDale White (Anthony LenDale White, born 1984) is a former NFL running back from USC, drafted 45th overall by the Tennessee Titans in 2006; 2,349 rushing yards, 24 TDs, 'Thunder' to Reggie Bush's 'Lightning'.
Lender of last resort
A lender of last resort is a central bank that provides liquidity to financial institutions during a panic, when no other source is willing or able to lend.
Lenderwize
Lenderwize, operating as Lenderwize Limited, is a London-based fintech that factors telecom receivables through an investor marketplace; founded by Augusto Pellegrini and Lawrence Gilioli, it secured a €100 million debt facility from Fasanara Capital in 2021.
Lendingkart
Lendingkart is an Ahmedabad-based fintech lender founded in 2014 by Harshvardhan Lunia that makes unsecured working-capital loans to Indian small businesses through an NBFC, majority-owned by Fullerton since 2025.
Lendis
Lendis is a Berlin-based startup founded in 2018 by Stavros Papadopoulos and Julius Bolz that rents laptops, office furniture, and software by subscription, raising over €100 million.
Lendo
Lendo is a Saudi Arabian fintech company, founded in 2019 by Osama Alraee and Mohamed Jawabri, operating a Shariah-compliant debt crowdfunding marketplace that finances invoices for small and medium-sized businesses.
Lene Lovich
Lene Lovich (Lili-Marlene Premilovich), British-American new wave singer born 1949 in Detroit, known for "Lucky Number" (UK No. 3), her yodeling soprano, Stiff Records albums, and 2025 live return.
Lene Nystrøm
Lene Grawford Nystrøm (born 1973, Tønsberg) is a Norwegian pop singer and actress, lead vocalist of Danish-Norwegian band Aqua of "Barbie Girl" fame, with nearly 30 million records sold, a 2003 solo album Play With Me, and acting roles including Varg Veum films.
Lene Rantala
Lene Rantala, born 1968 in Gladsaxe, is a Danish handball goalkeeper, two-time Olympic champion (1996, 2000), three-time European champion, 1997 world champion, and a 17-season Larvik HK legend later a goalkeeper coach.