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Liam Coen

Liam Coen, NFL head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars since January 24, 2025; former UMass quarterback, Rams and Buccaneers offensive coordinator, Kentucky OC; led Jacksonville to a 13-4 2025 season and AFC South title.

Liam Cooper

Liam Cooper (born 1991, Hull) is a Scottish centre-back, Leeds United captain 2014-2024 with 284 appearances and the 2019/20 Championship title, 19 Scotland caps, later CSKA Sofia and Sheffield Wednesday.

Liam Corrigan

Liam Corrigan (born 1997, Toronto) is an American rower, stroke of the US men's coxless four that won gold at Paris 2024 in 5:49.03, the first US win in the event since 1960; Harvard and Oxford educated.

Liam de Young

Liam de Young (Liam Andrew De Young), Australian field hockey player, won Olympic gold 2004 and bronze 2008 and 2012 with the Kookaburras, plus three Commonwealth golds, in 312 caps.

Liam Delap

Liam Delap, full name Liam Rory Delap, is an English forward born in 2003 who came through Manchester City's academy and stars for Nottingham Forest.

Liam Heath

Liam Heath (Liam Nicholas Heath), British sprint canoeist born 1984 in Guildford, Wey Kayak Club; four Olympic medals (K2 bronze 2012, K1 gold and K2 silver 2016, K1 bronze 2020), Britain's most successful Olympic canoeist, MBE, retired April 2022.

Liam Hendriks

Liam Hendriks (Slydah), Australian MLB relief pitcher born 1989 in Perth; three-time All-Star, 2020-21 AL Reliever of the Year, 2021 K/BB record 16.14; overcame Stage 4 lymphoma and Tommy John surgery; free agent after 2026 minor league stints.

Liam Hicks

Liam Hicks (Liam John Sherwood Hicks), born 1999 in Toronto, is a Canadian MLB catcher, left-handed batter, for the Tampa Bay Rays; drafted by Texas in 2021, debuted with Miami in 2025, traded to the Rays in 2026.

Liam Lawson

Liam Lawson (born 2002, Hastings, New Zealand) is a Formula 1 driver for Visa Cash App Racing Bulls; Red Bull junior, 2019 Toyota Racing Series champion, briefly Verstappen's Red Bull teammate in 2025.

Liam Lindsay

Liam Lindsay (Liam James Lindsay, born 1995, Glasgow) is a Scottish centre-back for Preston North End in the EFL Championship; formerly Partick Thistle, Barnsley, and Stoke City, with a 2024 Scotland call-up and 0 caps.

Liam Livingstone

Liam Livingstone is an English cricketer and all-rounder, born in 1993 in Barrow-Furness, Cumbria; he is known for winning the 2022 T20 World Cup with his team.

Liam McGeary

Liam McGeary, English light heavyweight MMA fighter (born 1982, Norfolk), Bellator light heavyweight champion Feb 2015 to Nov 2016, first British MMA world champion, 13-4 record, Team Renzo Gracie.

Liam McNeeley

Liam McNeeley (born 2005) is an American NBA forward, 29th pick of the 2025 draft by Phoenix and traded to Charlotte, formerly a UConn one-and-done, Big East Freshman of the Year.

Liam Millar

Liam Millar (born 1999, Toronto) is a Canadian left winger raised in Brampton, ex-Liverpool Academy, Basel, Preston, and Hull City, on loan at Birmingham City; Canada international at the 2022 and 2026 World Cups.

Liam Miller

Liam Miller (1981-2018), Irish central midfielder from Ovens, Cork: Celtic SPL winner and Champions League scorer, Manchester United 2004 (22 apps), Sunderland 2006-07 Championship winner, 21 Ireland caps, A-League and Cork City; died of pancreatic cancer aged 36.

Liam Rosenior

Liam Rosenior (born 1984) is an English football coach and former defender, son of Leroy Rosenior. Managed Hull City, Strasbourg, Chelsea (106 days, sacked April 2026), and Paris FC; possession-based 3-4-3 style.

Liam Ruck

Liam Ruck (born 2008, Osoyoos, BC) is a Canadian forward, twin of Markus Ruck, drafted 22nd overall by Pittsburgh in 2026 after 104 points in 68 WHL games for Medicine Hat.

Liam Smith (boxer)

Liam 'Beefy' Smith, Liverpool boxer (born 1988), WBO light middleweight champion 2015-2016; beat Chris Eubank Jr by fourth-round TKO in 2023, lost rematches to Canelo Alvarez, Munguia, and Eubank Jr.

Liam Tancock

Liam Tancock (born 1985, Exeter) is an English former backstroke swimmer, two-time 50m backstroke world champion (Rome 2009, Shanghai 2011) whose 24.04 world record stood from 2009 to 2018, and an Olympian for Great Britain.

Liam Walsh (footballer)

Liam Walsh (born 1997, Huyton) is an English central midfielder from Everton's academy who won the 2019-20 League One title on loan at Coventry, played for Bristol City and Swansea City, and joined Luton Town in August 2024.

Lian Qi (A-Type)

Lian Qi, also called Lian Huan Ma Qi or Zhi Qi, is a medieval Chinese alignment board game, documented from the tenth century and the most-played variant.

Lianbofan Su

Su Lianbofan (苏连博凡), Chinese rapid fire pistol shooter born 2004 in Fujian; world record 35 hits and gold at 2026 Munich World Cup, 2025 Asian champion, 2026 Asian Games silver.

Liane Tooth

Liane Tooth (Liane Marianne Tooth, OAM, born 1962, Sydney) is a retired Australian field hockey defender, the first woman hockey player in four Olympics (1984-1996), winning gold with the Hockeyroos at Seoul 1988 and Atlanta 1996.

Liane Weigelt Buhr

Liane Weigelt Buhr (Liane Buhr, born 1956, Pritzwalk) is a German rowing coxswain who won Olympic gold in the women's coxed quadruple sculls for East Germany at Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980, plus world titles in 1974, 1975, and 1979.

Liang Xiaojing

Liang Xiaojing (梁小静), born 1997 in Zhaoqing, China, is a sprinter; 2014 Youth Olympic 100 m champion, 2018 Asian Indoor 60 m champion, and Asian Games and Asian Championships 4x100 m relay gold medallist.

Liang Yan

Liang Yan (梁艳), Chinese volleyball player born 1961 in Chengdu, 1984 Olympic gold medalist and the only member of China's 1981–1986 five-consecutive-championships women's volleyball team; distinct from Paralympic thrower Liwan Yang and a bodybuilder of the same name.

LiAngelo Ball

LiAngelo Ball (born 1998), middle brother of Lonzo and LaMelo Ball, is a rapper (G3) and former basketball player; UCLA shoplifting incident, Lithuania, G League Swarm, unplayed NBA, 2025 Def Jam deal for 'Tweaker'.

Liao Hui

Liao Hui (廖辉) is a retired Chinese weightlifter who won gold in the 69 kg class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and held world records.

Liao Qiuyun

Liao Qiuyun (廖秋云), Chinese weightlifter born 1995 in Yongzhou, Hunan; women's 55 kg. Silver at Tokyo 2020 (223 kg total); 2019 world champion; held 55 kg clean & jerk (129 kg) and total (227 kg) world records 2019–2023.

Liar's Bar

Liar's Bar (Curve Animation) is a first-person online multiplayer bluffing game on Steam Early Access since October 2, 2024, where four players play Liar's Dice and Liar's Deck with Russian roulette and poison penalties.