Louis Armstrong was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star and comedian. Considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history, he is known for songs like "Star Dust," "La Via En Rose" and "What a Wonderful World."
1901-1971
1811-1882
Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon I's third surviving brother, was king of Holland from 1806 to 1810.
1778-1846
Louis Braille was a French educator who developed the Braille system of printing and writing for the blind.
1809-1852
Louis Brandeis was the first Jew to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. His decisions affirmed individual liberty and privacy and opposed unchecked governmental power.
1856-1941
1896-1956
Louis C.K. is a comedian and star of the cable television show Louie. His comedy draws from his life as a single, aging dad.
1967-
France's Louis de Funès was a celebrated comedic actor of stage and film known for roles like Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez and La Grande Vadrouille.
1914-1983
Louis Farrakhan has led the Nation of Islam, an African American movement that combined elements of Islam with black nationalism since 1978.
1933-
1936-
Louis Joliet was a 17th century Canadian explorer who, aided by Native American communities, explored the origins of the Mississippi River.
1645-1700
1908-1975
1901-1974
Louis L'Amour was a prolific and hugely popular writer of mostly Western novels and short stories.
1908-1988
King Louis XIV of France led an absolute monarchy during France’s classical age. He revoked the Edict of Nantes and is known for his aggressive foreign policy.
1638-1715
1932-1995
Louis B. Mayer was a film mogul and the most influential person in Hollywood from the mid-1920s to the late-1940s.
1885-1957
Scientist Louis Pasteur came up with the food preparing process known as pasteurization; he also developed a vaccination for anthrax and rabies.
1822-1895
Louis Prima was an influential jazz trumpeter, singer and composer known for songs like "Sing, Sing, Sing," "Angelina," "Buona Sera" and "Jump, Jive an' Wail."
1911-1978
Louis Renault was a French jurist and educator and co-winner in 1907 of the Nobel Prize for Peace.
1843-1918
Louis Riel was the leader of the Métis in western Canada who led his people in revolt against Canadian sovereignty.
1844-1885
Louis H. Sullivan was an architect dubbed the "father of modern American architecture."
1856-1924
Son of Tiffany & Co. founder Charles Tiffany, Louis Tiffany was an internationally renowned glass maker and a leader of the Art Nouveau movement.
1848-1933
1821-1892