Biographies for Kids

Ma Jun is a Chinese Name. Ma is the Family Name of this Chinese environmentalist, non-fiction writer, environmental consultant, and journalist. He was born in 1968. In 1993, the Ma Jun, graduated from the Institute of International Relations, to a newspaper as a reporter. He became known as an investigative journalist while working with South China Morning Post(1993 – 2000). …

Lushin Dubey is an Indian stage actor and director. She directed, acted and scripted many drama productions for over twenty years. Lushin is also known for her Solo plays Untitled and Pinki Virani’s Bitter Chocolate with theatre director Arvind Gaur. She also acted in film like Partition (2007), Murder Unveiled (2005) for which she won 2006 Gemini Award for Best …

Luke Adams — Luke was born in Tanzania where his parents were medical missionaries. Shaving down before competition is a ritual Luke religiously adheres to. Competition Stats Australian Championships 5000 m walk: 1996 – 1st (U20) 10,000 m walk: 1996 – 2nd (U20) 20 km walk: 1995 – 1st (U20), 1999 – 3rd, 2000 – 4th, 2001 – 2nd, 2002 …

Lukas Podolski, born as Lukasz Podolski on 4 June 1985) is a Polish-born naturalized German footballer who plays as a striker for Koln and is a member of the German national football team. He joined 1. FC Koln in 1995 where he broke into the first team in 2003 and made 81 appearances for the club before moving to Bayern Munich. …

Luis Suarez, is one of the stars of the Uruguay team for obvious reasons: he is a world-class finisher with remarkable technical ability, is blessed with a powerful shot and has the ability to out-jump opponents, which means he also poses a serious aerial threat. Suarez was only 11 when he left his native city of Salto to travel nearly 500 …

Ludwig Wittgenstein — Biography Born: 26 April 1889 in Vienna, Austria 1912: Moves to Cambridge to study with Bertrand Russell 1918: Completes the Tractatus during active service in World War I 1920: Works first as a schoolteacher, then as a gardener 1929: Returns to Cambridge as a lecturer and begun work on Philosophical Investigations Died: 29 April 1951 in Cambridge, England If You Would Like To …

Luis Fabiano — Luis Fabiano Clemente (born 8 November 1980 in Campinas, Sao Paulo), commonly known as Luis Fabiano is a Brazilian football player, who currently plays for Sevilla FC as a striker. There was a time when Luis Fabiano seemed destined to have a career that flattered to deceive. That time has positively passed, though, and he is now …

Luciano Pavarotti (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor, who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, and established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century. He was one of …

Loretta Napoleoni is an Italian economist, author, journalist and political analyst, well known for having calculated the size of the terror economy. Napoleoni was born in Rome, and was an active member of the feminist movement in the 1970s. She has a Masters in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, and an M.Phil. in Terrorism from the …

Lord Swaraj Paul — Born: 1931; Achievement: Knighted by British Queen in 1978; Awarded Padma Bhushan in 1983. Lord Swaraj Paul is one of the most famous Indian origin entrepreneurs, based in Britain. He is the founder of multinational company Caparo-the UK-based steel and engineering group. Swraj Paul was born in Jalandhar in 1931. His father ran a small foundry and used …