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which may refer to one of the following persons:

People

:''All male, unless otherwise noted.'' * Lionel (radio personality) (born 1958), an American radio talk show host *

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, (; 29 November 133817 October 1368) was the third son, but the second son to survive infancy, of the English king Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. He was named after his birthplace, at Antwerp in the Duc ...

(1338–1368), son of

King Edward III Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring ...

of England *

Lionel Aingimea Lionel Rouwen Aingimea (born 2 September 1965) is a Nauruan lawyer and politician. He served as the fifteenth president of Nauru from 2019 to 2022. He currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru. Early life Aingimea was born i ...

(born 1965), President of Nauru (2019–2022) * Lionel Algama (1935–2008), Sri Lankan Sinhala musician and composer * Lionel Antoine (born 1950), American retired National Football League player * Lionel Balagalle, general,

Commander of the Sri Lanka Army The Commander of the Army ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ යුද්ධ හමුදාපති, śrī laṁkāvē yuddha hamudāpati) is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is ...

from 2000 to 2004 * Lionel Barber (born 1955), English journalist * Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954), American actor *

Lionel Bart Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was a British writer and composer of pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's " Rock with the Caveman" and was the sole creator of the musical ''Oliver!'' (1960). With ''Oliver!'' and his wor ...

(1930–1999), British composer *

Lionel Bender Marvin Lionel Bender (August 18, 1934 – February 19, 2008) was an American linguist. Life Bender was born August 18, 1934, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He travelled throughout the world, particularly in Northeast Africa, and was an accompli ...

(1934–2008), American author and linguist *

Lionel Blair Lionel Blair (born Henry Lionel Ogus; 12 December 1928 – 4 November 2021) was a Canadian-born British actor, choreographer, tap dancer, and television presenter. From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, he made regular appearances as a danc ...

(1928–2021), British dancer and actor *

Lionel Bowen Lionel Frost Bowen, AC (28 December 1922 – 1 April 2012) was an Australian politician and senior Labor Party figure, serving in the ministries of Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 199 ...

(1922–2012), Australian politician * Lionel Bussey (1883–1969), British engineer and collector of women's shoes * Lionel Cohen (disambiguation), various people * Lionel Cox (disambiguation), various people *

Lionel Herbert Clarke Lionel Herbert Clarke (July 20, 1859 – August 29, 1921) was a Guelph-born businessman and the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada. In 1911, he was appointed the first chairman of the Toronto Harbour Commission The son of Willia ...

(1859–1921), Canadian businessman and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario * Lionel Cranfield (disambiguation), various people *

Lionel Cust Sir Lionel Henry Cust (25 January 1859 – 12 October 1929) was a British art historian, courtier and museum director. He was director of the National Portrait Gallery from 1895 to 1909 and co-edited ''The Burlington Magazine'' from 1909 to 191 ...

(1859–1929), British art historian, courtier and museum director *

Lionel Dyck Lionel Dyck SCZ, also referred to as Colonel Dyck, is a Zimbabwean mercenary and former soldier. He was born in 1944 in Southern Rhodesia and served with the Rhodesian Army and Zimbabwe Defence Forces before founding Dyck Advisory Group (DAG) to ...

(born 1944), Rhodesian-born mercenary * Lionel Fleury (1912–1997), Canadian ice hockey administrator * Lionel Henry Daiches (1911–1999) Scottish Queen's Counsel *

Lionel Deraniyagala Lionel Danthanarayana (born 24 August 1940 – died 30 July 1994 as ලයනල් දැරණියගල) inhala, popularly as stage name Lionel Deraniyagala, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and theater. One of the most popular villain a ...

(1940–1994), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema and theater actor * Lionel Dubray (1923–1944), member of French Resistance during World War II *

Lionel Dunsterville Major General Lionel Charles Dunsterville, (9 November 1865 – 18 March 1946) was a British Army officer, who led Dunsterforce across present-day Iraq and Iran towards the Caucasus and Baku during the First World War. Early life Lionel Charle ...

(1865–1946), British general * Lionel Edirisinghe (1913–1988), Sri Lankan Sinhala musicologist *

Lionel Grigson Lionel Grigson (12 February 1942 – 14 June 1994) was an English jazz pianist, cornettist, trumpeter, composer, writer and teacher, who in the 1980s started the jazz course at the Guildhall School of Music. As Simon Purcell wrote in ''The Ind ...

(1942–1994), British jazz musician and educator * Lionel Victor Gunaratna (1893–1971), Sri Lankan Sinhala army officer, educationist, municipal councilor * Lionel Hampton (1908–2002), American jazz musician, bandleader and actor *

Lionel James Lionel "Little Train" James (May 25, 1962 – February 25, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tig ...

(1962–2022), American football player *

Lionel Jeffries Lionel Charles Jeffries (10 June 1926 – 19 February 2010) was an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He appeared primarily in films and received a Golden Globe Award nomination during his acting career. Early life Jeffries was born in ...

(1926–2010), English actor, screenwriter and director * Lionel Johnson (1867–1902), English poet *

Lionel Jospin Lionel Robert Jospin (; born 12 July 1937) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002. Jospin was First Secretary of the Socialist Party from 1995 to 1997 and the party's candidate for President of France in ...

(born 1937), French politician and Prime Minister of France (1997–2002) * Lionel Logue (1880–1953), Australian speech therapist and friend of King George VI *

Lionel Manuel Lionel Manuel, Jr. (born April 13, 1962) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver. He was drafted in the 7th round (171st pick overall) of the 1984 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, and played sev ...

(born 1962), American retired National Football League player *

Lionel Mapoe Grenton Lionel Starlone Mapoe (born 13 July 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays mostly as a centre or winger. He plays for the in the United Rugby Championship and for the in the Currie Cup. He played for the in Super ...

(born 1988), South African rugby union footballer *

Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the ...

(born 1987), Argentine footballer * Lionel Morgan (footballer) (born 1983), English footballer * Lionel Morgan (rugby league) (born 1938), Australian rugby league footballer * Lionel de Moustier (1817–1869), French diplomat and politician *

Lionel Newman Lionel Newman (January 4, 1916 – February 3, 1989) was an American conductor, pianist, and film and television composer. He won the Academy Award for Best Score of a Musical Picture for '' Hello Dolly!'' with Lennie Hayton in 1969. He ...

(1916–1989), American film & television composer who worked for 20th Century Fox *

Lionel de Nicéville Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville (1852 in Bristol – 3 December 1901 in Calcutta from malaria) was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He studied the butterflies of the Indian Subcontinent and wrote a three volume mono ...

(1852–1901), English entomologist and curator * Lionel Nshole Makondi (born 1995), Belgian footballer *

Lionel Penrose Lionel Sharples Penrose, FRS (11 June 1898 – 12 May 1972) was an English psychiatrist, medical geneticist, paediatrician, mathematician and chess theorist, who carried out pioneering work on the genetics of intellectual disability. Penrose ...

(1898–1972), British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician and chess theorist * Lionel Power (–1445), English composer * Lionel Price (1927–2019), British basketball player * Lionel Ranwala (1939–2002), Sri Lankan folk musician * Lionel Richie (born 1949), American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor * Lionel Rivera (born 1956), American politician * Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins (1898–1984), British economist and academic *

Lionel Rose Lionel Edmund Rose MBE (21 June 1948 – 8 May 2011) was an Australian former professional boxer who competed from 1964 to 1976. He held the undisputed WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' bantamweight titles from 1968 to 1969, becoming the first In ...

(1948–2011), Australian boxer * Lionel Rothschild (disambiguation), various people *

Lionel Royce Lionel Royce (born Leon Moriz Reiss; March 30, 1891 – April 1, 1946) was an Austrian-American actor of stage and screen, also known during his European career as Leo Reuss. He began his career in theater in Vienna, Austria, in 1919, before ...

(1891–1946), Austrian-American actor *

Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville, GCMG (19 July 1827 – 3 September 1908), was a British diplomat. Background Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, by Lady Elizabeth, daughter of John Sack ...

(1827–1908), British diplomat * Lionel Scaloni (born 1978), Argentine footballer and current manager of the Argentina national team *

Lionel Allen Sheldon Lionel Allen Sheldon (August 30, 1828 – January 17, 1917) was appointed a brigadier general in the Ohio militia in 1858 by Governor Salmon P Chase and served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. A U.S. Representative ...

(1828–1917), American politician and Governor of New Mexico Territory *

Lionel Shriver Lionel Shriver (born Margaret Ann Shriver; May 18, 1957) is an American author and journalist who lives in the United Kingdom. Her novel '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005. Early life and education Shriver ...

(born 1957), American author *

Lionel Simmons Lionel James "L-Train" Simmons (born November 14, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. High school career Simmons led South Philadelphia High School to a Philadelphia Public League boys' championship in 1986, getting an MVP ...

(born 1968), American retired National Basketball Association player *

Lionel Stander Lionel Jay Stander (January 11, 1908 – November 30, 1994) was an American actor in films, radio, theater and television. He is best remembered for his role as majordomo Max on the 1980s mystery television series '' Hart to Hart''. Early ...

(1908–1994), American actor *

Lionel Taylor Lionel Thomas Taylor (born August 15, 1935) is a former American football wide receiver who led the American Football League (AFL) in receptions for five of the first six years of the league's existence. College football Taylor attended New ...

(born 1935), retired player in the American and National Football Leagues *

Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson Lionel Hallam Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson (7 November 1889 – 6 June 1951) was known principally as a first-class cricketer who captained Hampshire and England. The grandson of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson and the son of the Governor-Genera ...

(1889–1951), English cricketer *

Lionel Tiger Lionel Tiger (born February 5, 1937) is a Canadian-American anthropologist. He is the Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University and co-Research Director of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. Early life and education Born ...

(born 1937), British anthropologist * Lionel Tollemache (disambiguation), various earls and baronets * Lionel Trilling (1905–1975), American literary critic *

Lionel Wendt Lionel George Henricus Wendt (3 December 1900 – 19 December 1944) was a pianist, photographer, filmmaker and critic from Sri Lanka. He was the leader of ‘43 Group, a collective of Sri Lankan artists. The Lionel Wendt Art Centre is a major ...

(1900–1944), Sri Lankan pianist, photographer, literature collector, critic, and cinematographer *Lionel Wigram, people of the same name: ** Lionel Wigram (born 1962), British producer ** Lionel Wigram (1907–1944), British Second World War soldier *

Lionel Woodville Lionel Woodville (1447 – 23 June 1484) was a Bishop of Salisbury in England. Life Woodville was a fourth son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg; his siblings included Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort fr ...

(1446/1447–1484), Bishop of Salisbury

Fictional characters

*Lion El'Jonson, a character in the ''

Warhammer 40,000 ''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...

'' universe, inspired by Lionel Johnson * Lionel Hutz, a recurring character in the television series ''The Simpsons'' * Lionel Lockridge, a character in the American soap opera ''Santa Barbara'' *Lionel Shrike, a character in the '' Now You See Me'' film series *

Lionel Skeggins Lionel Skeggins is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by John Leigh. His casting on the show began in late 1993 as a guest role and ended in early 1999 as a fan favourite regular. Lionel re ...

, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' *Lionel Verney, the narrator in Mary Shelley's novel ''

The Last Man ''The Last Man'' is an apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1826. The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by a mysterious plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the enti ...

'' *

Sir Lionel Sir Lionel is the younger son of King Bors of Gaunnes (or Gaul) and Evaine and brother of Bors the Younger in Arthurian legend since the Lancelot-Grail cycle. He is a double cousin of Lancelot and cousin of Lancelot's younger half-brother He ...

, a knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend * Lionel Jefferson, a character in the American sitcom ''

The Jeffersons ''The Jeffersons'' is an American sitcom television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, to July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. ''The Jeffersons'' is one of the longest-running sitcoms in history, ...

'' *Lionel, a Lion villager from the video game series

Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inhab ...

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