The life story of musician Leon Majcen is one of tenacity and willpower. Born into a family of Bosnian war refugees who left their country to provide a better life for their kids, he grew up on Florida's Gulf Coast. Leon had always been captivated by the storytelling potential of music, especially that of musicians such as Townes Van Zandt,... read full bio
When Leon was with the group Santana, he would look out into the enormous, faceless throngs that crowded the auditorium. Some were there for the show, some were there to party, and some were there just to be entertained. However, Leon sensed that others were arriving with sorrowful hearts, doubting their existence and looking for explanations. Leon departed the group during the... read full bio
Leon Spinks, also known as “Neon”, is an American former professional boxer who has competed in cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Spinks has previously won the undisputed heavyweight championship after defeating Muhammad Ali. Spinks was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and during his amateur career, Spinks was a three-time National AAU light heavyweight champion. Spinks represented the United States in the... read full bio
Leon Thomas III is an American actor, record producer, and singer-songwriter who rose to fame playing Andre Harris on the Nickelodeon television series “Victorious,” and for voicing Tyrone on the series “The Backyardigans.” Thomas was born in Brooklyn, New York, and he began his musical career after making his Broadway debut playing Young Simba in the production of ‘The Lion... read full bio
Leon Vynehall is a British electronic musician and producer from Pembury. His genre of music is known for being house, deep house and downtempo and Vynehall performs with instruments such as the piano, drums and synthesizer. Vynehall gained fame in Brighton after being a resident DJ at the local club Akaakaroar. From there, he released his debut EP, “Gold Language”.... read full bio
Leon Washington is an American former professional football running back and return specialist who is currently a WCF Minority Coaching Assistantship and Offensive and Special Teams coach for the Detroit Lions of the NFL. Washington was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and he began his career playing football in high school where he exceled as a running back, cornerback, and wide... read full bio
Leona Louise Lewis is a highly celebrated pop singer who won the third series of the British television series The X Factor. Lewis has become a multi-platinum selling artist and three time Grammy Award nominee. Her five albums, “Spirit”, “Echo”, “Glassheart”, “Christmas with Love”, and “I Am” have collectively sold in excess of 20 million copies worldwide and topped the... read full bio
Leonard Brody is an exclusive keynote speaker, who covers entrepreneur and venture capitalistic aspects. Leonard co-found NowPublic.com, a platform for citizen journalism, and was CEO. TIME Magazine named the company one of the top 50 websites in the world, and was later acquired by Anschutz Corporation. Brody has been the President of the Clarity Digital Group which is responsible for... read full bio
Leonard Marshall is an American former professional football defensive lineman who has played in the NFL. Marshall was born in Franklin, Louisiana, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at Louisiana State University where he was named the defensive MVP, played in the Orange Bowl, and has since been inducted... read full bio
Leonard Ouzts is an actor and comedian. He started his career in stand-up and has been seen on “Gotham Comedy Live”, “Conan”, “Adam Devine’s House Party”, “Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle”, “Joking Off”, “Wild ‘N Out” and “All Def Comedy”. Ouzts has been named a New Face at the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival and has been featured in... read full bio
Leonard Weaver is an American former professional football fullback who has played in the NFL. Weaver was born in Cocoa, Florida, and he began his career playing football in high school where he was a running back and quarterback. From there, he went on to play college football at Carson-Newman College where he earned Division II All-American honors and led... read full bio
Leonar Tyrone Wheeler is a retired American Football player who played as a safety for the NFL. He originally played college football at Mississippi and also at Troy. He was drafted in the third round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals and stayed on that team from 1992 until 1996. After that he played with the Minnesota... read full bio
"Leonardo Aguilar is a Mexican artist whose grandparents are two Mexican legends, Antonio Aguilar, and Flor Silvestre. His father is also Pepe Aguilar, their family are known are the ‘Aguilar Dynasty’. Given how popular his family is, Aguilar gained so much knowledge and love of music since he was born, it was only natural that he was born to shine... read full bio
Leonardo Dicaprio is one of the brightest stars in the entertainment industry. He had staring roles in films such as Eating Gilbert Grape and Romeo+Juliet, but became a household name with his turn as Jack in the film Titanic. More recently he has taken roles in Inception, The Wolf of Wallstreet, and The Revenant. Dicaprio has been nominated and won... read full bio
Leonardo Nam is an actor. Nam grew up in Australia where he attended Sydney Technical High School and the University of New South Wales. After deciding to leave Sydney to pursue acting at the age of 19, Nam worked hard to find success. He studied with acting teachers at the HB Studio like Austin Pendleton and William Carden. Nam eventually... read full bio
Leonid and Friends is a rock tribute band to Chicago that consists of members Leonid Vorobyev, Vasilii Akimov, Igor Javad-Zade, Serge Tiagniryadno, Sergey Kurmaev, Maxim Likhachev, Andrey Zyl, Oleg Kudryavtsev, and Ksenia Buzina. Leonid and Friends is based out of Moscow, Russia, and the band gained attention after having a video of theirs go viral after Chicago the band posted... read full bio
Originally formed as an outlet for Daniel to exercise his virtues gained from years living in Detroit, Leopold and his Fiction absorbed pieces of the Motown catalog along with the protopunk resonance of Iggy's Stooges and molded them into a personal version of the rock ‘n’ roll dream. It’s as if they, themselves, are connected directly into an electrical outlet.... read full bio
These Norwegian mavericks began as passionate prog metal explorers and have now become one of the most distinctive and captivating bands in contemporary heavy music and created some of the deepest and most gratifying music conceivable during the past 20 years. Leprous have always displayed a genuine ambition to create music that sounds unlike anything else on Earth, beginning their creative account with their... read full bio
Lera Boroditsky is a cognitive researcher and professor. She currently works at UCSD and is the Editor in Chief of Frontiers in Cultural Psychology. Prior to her recent roles, Boroditsky was a professor at MIT and Stanford. Boroditsky’s innovative research answers questions about the mind, world, and language. She has won several awards for her work, including the NSF Career... read full bio
Writer and social historian Lerone Bennett, Jr. has served as the executive editor of Ebony for almost 40 years. His written work deftly explores the history of race relations in the United States as well as the current environment in which African Americans strive for equality. Lerone Bennett attended Morehouse College, earning a B.A. in 1949. He has always... read full bio
