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Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips (born Lou Diamond Upchurch, 1962, Subic Bay, Philippines) is an American actor known for La Bamba, Stand and Deliver (Independent Spirit Award), Young Guns, the Tony-nominated The King and I, and Longmire.
Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs (Louis Carl Dobbs, 1945–2024), American cable news anchor, founding CNN business anchor of Moneyline and Lou Dobbs Tonight, later Fox Business host and Trump ally, defendant in Smartmatic election-fraud defamation suit.
Lou Doillon
Lou Doillon (born 1982) is a French actress, model, and singer-songwriter, daughter of Jane Birkin and Jacques Doillon, half-sister of Charlotte Gainsbourg. Known for Kung-Fu Master (1988) and her 2012 debut album Places, which won the Victoires de la Musique Best Female Artist award.
Lou Ferrigno
Lou Ferrigno (born 1951, Brooklyn) is an American bodybuilder and actor, two-time Mr. Universe, star of the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron, and the original Hulk of CBS's The Incredible Hulk (1977–1982), later voicing the Hulk in Marvel films.
Lou Ferrigno Jr.
Lou Ferrigno Jr. (Louis Jude Ferrigno Jr., born 1984) is an American actor, eldest son of Hulk star Lou Ferrigno, known for S.W.A.T. (Donovan Rocker), 9-1-1 (Tommy Kinard), Outer Banks, and Stargirl.
Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig (Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig, 1903–1941), Yankees first baseman nicknamed the Iron Horse, played 2,130 consecutive games, hit .340 with 493 home runs, was diagnosed with ALS in 1939, and gave the Luckiest Man speech.
Lou Gengshen
Lou Gengshen (楼更深) is the legal representative of Genka Catering Management (Shanghai), the company that operates 1点点 (A Little Tea), a bubble-tea chain descended from Taiwan's 50岚 brand.
Lou Gerstner
Lou Gerstner, born Louis V. Gerstner Jr., was an American business executive who served as IBM's chairman and CEO from 1993 to 2002, leading its turnaround.
Lou Goossens
Lou Goossens, Belgian actor born 2009 in Opdorp, also known as Lou Goossens (actor), debuted in Alleen Ik and won festival awards for his lead role as Elias in Young Hearts (2024).
Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm, born Louis Andrew Grammatico in 1950, is an American rock singer best known as the original lead vocalist of Foreigner and for solo hits like "Midnight Blue."
Lou Grant (TV series)
Lou Grant (TV series), CBS drama 1977-1982, spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show created by Gene Reynolds, James L. Brooks, and Allan Burns; Ed Asner as Los Angeles Tribune city editor, 114 episodes, 13 Emmys, Peabody Award, canceled amid the Asner El Salvador controversy.
Lou Handley
Lou Handley (Luigi de Breda Handley, 1874-1956), Italian-born American swimmer and water polo player with the New York Athletic Club, won two golds at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics and became the first official coach of a U.S. women's Olympic swim team.
Lou Henry Hoover
Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944), First Lady 1929-1933, wife of Herbert Hoover; first woman geology graduate of Stanford, Mandarin speaker, De Re Metallica translator, Girl Scouts president, first First Lady to speak on radio.
Lou Hirsch
Lou Hirsch, born 1955 in Brooklyn, is an American actor known as the voice of Baby Herman in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and as Uncle Arnie in the BBC series My Hero; not the CoStar journalist Lou Hirsh or the Kentucky plant pathologist.
Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz (1937-2026), American college football coach, only coach to take six programs to bowl games; won 1988 national title at Notre Dame (12-0), career 249-132-7, Hall of Fame 2008, Presidential Medal of Freedom 2020.
Lou Hudson
Lou Hudson refers to two athletes: Henry Dewey Louis Hudson (1898-1975), Canadian ice hockey captain and 1928 Olympic gold medalist, and Louis Clyde Hudson (1944-2014), NBA six-time All-Star and 2022 Hall of Fame inductee.
Lou Hunter
Lou Hunter (Joseph Garvin Hunter, 1899-1984), American rugby union player from Mountain View, California, Santa Clara University; won 1920 Olympic gold, scoring the only try in the 8-0 final win over France at Antwerp.
Lou Jeanmonnot
Lou Jeanmonnot (born 1998, Pontarlier) is a French biathlete, 2025/26 World Cup overall crystal globe winner, two-time 2026 Olympic relay champion, and silver medalist in the 15 km individual at Milan-Cortina.
Lou Jiwei
Lou Jiwei (楼继伟), born in 1950, is a Chinese technocrat who was the founding chairman of sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation and later Minister of Finance.
Lou Jones
Lou Jones (Louis Woodard Jones III, 1932-2006), American 400 m sprinter; twice world record holder (45.4 in 1955, 45.2 in 1956) and 1956 Melbourne Olympic 4x400 m relay gold medalist; later a New York educator.
Lou Koller
Lou Koller, co-founder and vocalist of New York hardcore band Sick of It All (formed 1986 in Queens with brother Pete, Armand Majidi, Rich Cipriano), fronted the band for four decades, sang on eleven studio albums including Scratch the Surface, battled esophageal cancer from 2024, and died July 24, 2026, reported at age 59.
Lou Kuehn
Lou "Hap" Kuehn (Louis Edward Kuehn, 1901-1981), American springboard diver; won gold at Antwerp 1920 (675.40 points) in a US sweep over Pinkston and Balbach; later an Oregon lawyer and court clerk.
Lou Lamoriello
Lou Lamoriello (born 1942) is an American hockey executive, Hockey Hall of Fame Builder (2009), and three-time Stanley Cup-winning GM of the New Jersey Devils, later GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders until 2025.
Lou Leon Guerrero
Lou Leon Guerrero, born Lourdes Aflague Leon Guerrero, is a Democratic politician and the ninth Governor of Guam, in office since 2019 as the territory's first female governor.
Lou Macari
Lou Macari (Luigi Macari), Scottish footballer and manager born in Edinburgh in 1949; Celtic and Manchester United player (401 games, 97 goals, 1977 FA Cup winner), 24 Scotland caps, later managed Swindon, West Ham, Stoke, Celtic, and Huddersfield.
Lou Majaw
Lou Majaw is a Khasi guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Shillong, Meghalaya, best known for organizing an annual Bob Dylan birthday tribute concert since 1972.
Lou Pai
Lou Pai is an American energy executive who led Enron Energy Services, sold more Enron stock than any insider, and settled with the SEC for $31.5 million in 2008.
Lou Pearlman
Lou Pearlman (Louis Jay Pearlman), American talent manager who created Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and O-Town via Trans Continental Records, and was convicted in 2008 of a $300 million Ponzi scheme, dying in prison in 2016.
Lou Piniella
Lou Piniella, born 1943 in Tampa, Florida, nicknamed Sweet Lou, is a former MLB outfielder and manager. He won 1969 AL Rookie of the Year, the 1990 World Series with Cincinnati, 116 games with the 2001 Mariners, and 1,835 games overall.
Lou Rawls
Lou Rawls (Louis Allen Rawls) was an American soul and jazz baritone from Chicago, known for "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine," three Grammy wins, the Capitol and Philadelphia International years, and the UNCF Parade of Stars telethon.