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Lewis Burton
Lewis Burton (born 1992), British former pro tennis player, model, entrepreneur; Wimbledon 2010 boys' doubles finalist with George Morgan; career-high ATP rankings 626 singles, 218 doubles.
Lewis chessmen
Lewis chessmen, medieval walrus-ivory chess pieces from a 93-piece hoard found 1831 at Uig, Isle of Lewis; made in Norway around 1200, probably Trondheim; 82 in the British Museum, 11 in National Museums Scotland.
Lewis Clive
Lewis Clive (1910–1938), British rower and Labour politician; won Olympic gold in the coxless pairs with Hugh Edwards at Los Angeles 1932, later killed fighting for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.
Lewis Cook (footballer, born 1997)
Lewis John Cook is an English midfielder for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth who captained England to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and debuted for the senior team in 2018.
Lewis Dunk
Lewis Carl Dunk (born 1991, Brighton), Brighton & Hove Albion captain and centre-back since 2010; 500+ club appearances, two promotions, first European campaign, 6 England caps and Euro 2024 finalist.
Lewis Ferguson
Lewis Ferguson (born 1999, Hamilton, Scotland) is a Scottish midfielder and Bologna captain, formerly of Hamilton Academical and Aberdeen; Serie A midfielder of the year 2023/24, Coppa Italia winner 2025, and Scotland international with 31 caps.
Lewis Grabban
Lewis Grabban, English striker born 1988 in Croydon; Crystal Palace, Millwall, Brentford, Rotherham, Bournemouth, Norwich, Sunderland, Villa, Forest. 138 goals in 414 games, 111 in the Championship, 1 in 24 Premier League games.
Lewis Hall (footballer)
Lewis Hall (born 2004, Slough) is an English left-back for Newcastle United and England, a former Chelsea academy player signed permanently in 2024 for about £35m, a 2024/25 Carabao Cup winner, with 7 senior England caps.
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton, born 1985 in Stevenage, is a British F1 driver with seven world titles, record 106 wins and 104 poles, racing for McLaren, Mercedes, and now Ferrari, and founder of Mission 44.
Lewis Holtby
Lewis Harry Holtby, born 1990, is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Schalke 04, Tottenham Hotspur, and Hamburger SV, retiring in 2026.
Lewis Moody
Lewis Moody (born 1978), nicknamed Mad Dog, English rugby union flanker, 71 England caps, 2003 World Cup winner, Leicester Tigers and Bath, Lions 2005; diagnosed with MND in 2025 and fundraising for the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation.
Lewis Morgan (footballer)
Lewis Morgan (born 1996) is a Scottish forward or left winger at Toronto FC, formerly St Mirren, Celtic, Sunderland, Inter Miami, New York Red Bulls, and San Diego FC; 7 Scotland caps, 34 MLS goals.
Lewis Orford (footballer)
Lewis Orford (Lewis William Orford, born 2006) is an English central midfielder for West Ham United, an academy product who debuted in the Premier League in January 2025, won the 2022/23 FA Youth Cup, and has England U16-U20 youth caps.
Lex Luger
Lex Luger, ring name of Lawrence Pfohl, is an American retired professional wrestler known for NWA, WCW, and WWF runs, inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2025.
Lexi Rodriguez
Lexi (Alexis) Rodriguez, born 2003, is an American libero from Sterling, Illinois, for LOVB Nebraska and the USA Women's National Team; four-time All-American at Nebraska and its all-time digs leader (1,897).
Lexi Thompson
Lexi Thompson (Alexis Thompson), American professional golfer, youngest LPGA winner at 2011 Navistar Classic, 2014 Chevron/Kraft Nabisco major champion, 11 LPGA wins, seven Solheim Cups, retired from full-time play in 2024.
Lexie Adzija
Allexis "Lexie" Adzija (born 2000, St. Thomas, Ontario) is a Canadian PWHL forward for Seattle Torrent; drafted 65th overall by Ottawa in 2023, Quinnipiac alum, 2018 U18 bronze medalist.
Leyden
Leyden (Leiden) is a two-player domino game, a cross-layout version of Matador using a double-six set, rule of seven, four matador wild tiles, and reverse scoring where 100 points loses.
Leydi Moya
Leydi Moya (Leydi Laura Moya López, listed by UIPM as Leidis Laura Moya), Cuban modern pentathlete born 1992 in Havana; 2010 Youth Olympic gold medalist, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympian, 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalist who retired and moved to Las Vegas.
Leyla
Leyla (Wegi) is a two-row mancala board game played near Jigjiga, Ethiopia, on a 2x6 board with four counters per hole; its distinctive goal is capturing opponent's holes, per Pankhurst 1971.
Leylah Fernandez
Leylah Annie Fernandez (born 2002, Montreal) is a Canadian left-handed tennis player, 2021 US Open finalist, six-time WTA singles titlist (Monterrey, Hong Kong, Washington DC, Osaka, Singapore), and 2023 Billie Jean King Cup champion with Canada.
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. (the O's), East London professional football club founded 1881, playing at Brisbane Road since 1937; League One side owned by David Gandler since 2025, National League champions 2019, 2025 play-off finalists.
LGBT themes in video games
LGBT themes in video games are depictions of queer people, relationships, and experiences, from same-sex romance mechanics to coded subtext, appearing in games since the 1980s.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (born 2006, Potchefstroom) is a South African left-handed wicketkeeper-batter. Youngest SA Test centurion (153 on debut, 2025); SA20 2025 top scorer; maiden T20I century 101 off 53 balls in 2026.
Li Bingjie
Li Bingjie (李冰洁, born 2002) is a Chinese competitive swimmer from Baoding, Hebei, specializing in freestyle events across distances ranging from 200 m to 1,500 m.
Li Duihong
Li Duihong (李對紅), born 1970 in Daqing, China, is a sport shooter, twin sister of Li Shuanghong, who won 25 m sporting pistol silver at Barcelona 1992 and gold with an Olympic-record 687.9 at Atlanta 1996.
Li Fabin
Li Fabin (李发彬), Chinese weightlifter born 1993 in Quanzhou, Fujian; two-time Olympic 61 kg gold medalist (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024) and world record holder in snatch (146 kg) and total (318 kg).
Li Feng Ying
Li Feng Ying (黎鋒英, born 1975) is a Taiwanese weightlifter from Hunan, China; 2000 Sydney Olympic silver medallist at 53 kg (212.5 kg total), 1999 world champion, and former snatch and clean & jerk world record holder.
Li Guangyuan
Li Guangyuan (李广源), Chinese backstroke and butterfly swimmer born 1997 in Taizhou; three golds and a bronze at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics, sixth in the 200 m backstroke at Rio 2016, and world and Asian Games relay medals.
Li Hak Son
Li Hak Son (리학선, Ri Hak-son), born 1969, North Korean freestyle wrestler, 160 cm/56 kg. Won unexpected 52 kg flyweight gold at Barcelona 1992, beating Valentin Yordanov and Zeke Jones 8-1; 1989 world silver at 48 kg.