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Famous People Named Leo
Take a look at famous people named Leo, such as Leo McCarey, St Leo I, and Leo Durocher.
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Leo Tolstoy
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Leo Tolstoy
Author / 1828 - 1910
Russian author Leo Tolstoy wrote the acclaimed novels War and Peace, Anna Karenina and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and still ranks among the world's top writers.
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St Leo I
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St Leo I
Pope, Saint / 400 - 461
During his papacy, St. Leo I strove to suppress heresy and presented a clear doctrine of Christ’s incarnation that successfully promoted orthodoxy.
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Leo Durocher
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Leo Durocher
Baseball Player, Coach / 1905 - 1991
Biography.com profiles baseball player and manager Leo Durocher, who played managed the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros.
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Leo Szilard
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Leo Szilard
Physicist / 1898 - 1964
A student of such famed physicists as Albert Einstein and Max Planck, Leo Szilard was key in getting the United States to work on the atomic bomb.
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Leo McCarey
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Leo McCarey
Director / 1898 - 1969
Leo McCarey was an American movie director, writer and producer who specialized in light comedy and nostalgia. -
Leo Strauss
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Leo Strauss
Scholar, Political Scientist, Academic Author / 1899 - 1973
Leo Strauss was a German-born American political philosopher and interpreter of classical political theory.
profile name: Leo Tolstoy profile occupation: Author
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profile name: Leo Durocher profile occupation: Baseball Player, Coach
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profile name: Leo Szilard profile occupation: Physicist
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profile name: St Leo I profile occupation: Pope, Saint
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profile name: Leo McCarey profile occupation: Director
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profile name: Leo Strauss profile occupation: Scholar, Political Scientist, Academic Author
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