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Luhun Rong
Luhun Rong (陆浑之戎) was a Rong pastoral people of the Spring and Autumn period, living south of Luoyang and attacked by Chu Zhuangwang, who asked about the Nine Tripods.
Luhuti
Luhuti, also known as Lu'ash, was an Iron Age Aramaean kingdom in northern Syria, with its capital Hazrek usually identified with Tell Afis near Aleppo.
Luhya people
The Luhya (Luyia, Abaluhya) are Kenya's second-largest ethnic group, about 5.3 million Bantu-speaking people in western Kenya, comprising roughly 17-18 sub-groups such as the Bukusu and Maragoli, with no single Luhya language.
Luhyny Raion
Luhyny Raion (Лугинський район) was a district of Zhytomyr Oblast in northern Ukraine, centered on Luhyny, with about 15,700 residents before its abolition in 2020.
Lūʻau (food)
Lūʻau is the Hawaiian dish of young taro leaves cooked in coconut cream, the namesake of the Hawaiian feast; related to laulau, it requires long cooking to neutralize calcium oxalate in raw taro leaves.
Luidia senegalensis
Luidia senegalensis, the nine-armed sea star (Estrela-de-nove-braços), is a Luidiidae starfish of the western Atlantic from Florida to southern Brazil, with 7-9 arms, living at 1-64 m on soft bottoms and preying on bivalves.
Luighi
Luighi (Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos, born 2006) is a Brazilian centre-forward from Palmeiras' academy, a 2024 first-team goal scorer vs Flamengo, Brazil U-17/U-20 international, on loan at New York City FC in 2026.
Luigi
Luigi is Nintendo's Mario franchise character, Mario's younger brother created by Shigeru Miyamoto, debuting in 1983's Mario Bros. as a green palette swap; known for higher jumps, cowardly personality, and the Luigi's Mansion series.
Luigi Ambrosio
Luigi Ambrosio, born in Alba, Italy, in 1963, is an Italian mathematician at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, known for calculus of variations, geometric measure theory, and optimal transport.
Luigi Arienti
Luigi Arienti was an Italian track cyclist who won gold in the men's 4,000-meter team pursuit at the 1960 Rome Olympics, then rode professionally until retiring in 1972.
Luigi Bartalena
Luigi Bartalena is an Italian physician-scientist in endocrinology, Emeritus Professor at the University of Insubria in Varese, known for randomized trials of Graves' hyperthyroidism treatment and its eye complications.
Luigi Beccali
Luigi Beccali (Nini), Italian middle-distance runner, 1932 Los Angeles Olympic 1500 m champion in 3:51.2, first Italian track-race Olympic gold, 1500 m world record holder 3:49.0 (1933), European champion 1934.
Luigi Cambiaso
Luigi Cambiaso (1895–1975) was an Italian artistic gymnast from Genova who won Olympic team gold at Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924, placed 17th in the 1924 individual all-around, and later coached Andrea Doria.
Luigi Carpaneda
Luigi Carpaneda (Luigi Arturo Carpaneda, 1925–2011), Italian foil fencer: Olympic team gold Melbourne 1956, silver Rome 1960, world team titles 1955 and 1957; later world-champion yachtsman.
Luigi Cavallo
Luigi Cavallo is an Italian computational chemist and professor at KAUST in Saudi Arabia, known for the percent buried volume descriptor and computer-aided design of catalytic pockets.
Luigi Cherubini (footballer)
Luigi Cherubini, Italian footballer born 2004 in Tivoli, Roma academy winger; debuted in Europa League 2023, Serie B loans at Carrarese and Sampdoria, Benevento 2026, one Italy cap.
Luigi Colani
Luigi Colani, born Lutz Colani (1928–2019), was a German industrial designer known for aerodynamic, biomorphic "biodesign," seen in the Canon T90 camera, streamlined trucks, and the Rosenthal Drop tea service.
Luigi Contessi
Luigi Contessi (1894-1967), Italian artistic gymnast from Brescia, gold medalist with Italy in the men's team event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics; reserve at Paris 1924, later coach of Forza e Costanza Brescia.
Luigi Costigliolo
Luigi Edilio Costigliolo (1892-1939, also given as 1940), Italian artistic gymnast from Genoa; won team gold at Antwerp 1920 with brother Carlo and placed 8th in the individual all-around.
Luigi Cremona
Luigi Cremona (1830–1903) was an Italian mathematician who gave his name to the Cremona transformation and Cremona group, and founded the Italian school of geometry.
Luigi Crocco
Luigi Crocco (1909–1986) was an Italian aerospace engineer, son of rocketry pioneer Gaetano Arturo Crocco, who taught at Rome and Princeton and whose combustion-instability research helped make the Saturn V's F-1 engine flyable.
Luigi D. Notarangelo
Luigi D. Notarangelo, also known as Luigi Daniele Notarangelo, is an Italian-born immunologist who studies the genetic causes of primary immune deficiencies at the NIH.
Luigi d'Aragona
Luigi d'Aragona (1474–1519) was a Neapolitan prince, natural grandson of King Ferrante of Naples, who was a cardinal from 1494 and took part in the conclaves of 1503 and 1513.
Luigi D'Eramo
Luigi D'Eramo is an Italian politician of Lega who has served as Undersecretary of State for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests since 2022, appointed under Giorgia Meloni and previously a Deputy in the Italian Parliament.
Luigi De Manincor
Luigi De Manincor (1910–1986), Italian Olympic sailor from Rovinj or Trieste; won 8-metre class gold aboard Italia at Berlin 1936, Italy's first sailing gold, and placed fifth in Dragon at London 1948.
Luigi De Sanctis
Luigi De Sanctis (1808–1869) was a Roman-born Catholic priest who converted to Protestantism, becoming an evangelical minister, polemical writer, and Waldensian theology professor in Florence.
Luigi Di Maio
Luigi Di Maio, born 1986 in Avellino, is an Italian politician and first EU Special Representative for the Gulf region (2023–2027); formerly Five Star Movement leader, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister until 2022.
Luigi Einaudi
Luigi Einaudi (1874-1961), Italian liberal economist, journalist, Governor of the Banca d'Italia 1945-48, Budget minister 1947-48, and second President of the Italian Republic 1948-1955.
Luigi Fantini
Luigi Fantini (1895–1978) was an Italian archivist and speleologist who founded the Gruppo Speleologico Bolognese, explored the gypsum caves of the Bolognese Apennines, and left about 1,300 photographic plates.
Luigi Ferrucci
Luigi Ferrucci is an Italian geriatrician and epidemiologist, Scientific Director of the National Institute on Aging's intramural research program since 2011, studying physical and cognitive decline in older people.