Top Celebrity Names Starting With Le

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   Le Duan

   1907 - 1986 Male
   

   Boss of North Vietnam

   
   

   Lê Duẩn was a Vietnamese communist politician. He became North Vietnam's acting party chief in late 1956. By 1958, he was the country's top policy maker, although nominally number two behind figurehead Hồ Chí Minh. He officially became the top leader upon the death of Hồ in 1969. Duẩn led a unified Vietnam from 1975 until his death in 1986.… read more

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   Le Corbusier

   1887 - 1965 Male
   

   Architect, Designer, Writer

   
   

   Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier, was an architect, designer, urbanist and writer, famous for being one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. His career spanned five decades, with his buildings constructed throughout Europe, India and America.… read more

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   Lê Văn Duyệt

   1763 - 1832 Female
   

   General, Emperor, Mandarin

   
   

   Lê Văn Duyệt was a Vietnamese general who helped Nguyễn Ánh—the future Emperor Gia Long—put down the Tây Sơn rebellion, unify Vietnam and establish the Nguyễn Dynasty. After the Nguyễn came to power in 1802, Duyệt became a high-ranking mandarin, serving under the first two Nguyễn emperors Gia Long and Minh Mạng. Born into a family of peasants near Tiền Giang, Duyệt joined Prince Nguyễn Ánh in fighting the Tây Sơn rebellion.… read more

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   Le Loi

   1433 Male
   

   Emperor of Vietnam

   
   

   Lê Lợi, posthumously known with the temple name Lê Thái Tổ, was Emperor of Vietnam and founder of the Later Lê Dynasty. Lê Lợi is among the most famous figures of Vietnamese history and one of its greatest heroes.… read more

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   Le Quang Tung

   1923 - 1963 Male
   

   Commander of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces

   
   

   Colonel Lê Quang Tung was the commander of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces under the command of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of South Vietnam's president, Ngô Đình Diệm. A former servant of the Ngô family, Tung's military background was in security and counterespionage. During the 1950s, Tung was a high-ranking official in Nhu's Cần Lao Party, the secret Roman Catholic organisation which maintained the Ngô family's grip on power, extorting money from wealthy businessmen.… read more