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| Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne) La Fayette | 1634–1693 | 5 |
| Jean de La Fontaine | 1621–1695 | 33 |
| Paul P. de La Gironière | 1797–1862 | 1 |
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| Andrew Lang | 1844–1912 | 77 |
| Jean Lang | 1867–1932 | 3 |
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| Rosamond Langbridge | 1880–1964 | — |
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| H. H. (Hugh Hornby) Langton | 1862–1953 | 11 |
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| Otto Larssen | 1864–1910 | — |
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| André Léo | 1824–1900 | 1 |
| Éliphas Lévi | 1810–1875 | 2 |
| Honorio López | 1875–1958 | 3 |
| Elisabeth Löfgren | 1851–1931 | 7 |
| Stefan Löfving | 1689–1777 | 1 |
| Elias Lönnrot | 1802–1884 | 8 |
| Hermann Löns | 1866–1914 | 1 |
| F. (Ferdinand) Löwe | 1809–1889 | 2 |
| Kun Lü | 1536–1618 | 1 |
| Zuqian Lü | 1137–1181 | 1 |