List of Famous Leos

Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet, was an Anglo-Irish physicist and mathematician. Born in County Sligo, Ireland, Stokes spent all of his career at the University of Cambridge, where he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1849 until his death in 1903. As a physicist, Stokes made seminal contributions to fluid mechanics, including the Navier–Stokes equations and to physical optics, with notable works on polarization and fluorescence. As a mathematician, he popularised "Stokes' theorem" in vector calculus and contributed to the theory of asymptotic expansions. Stokes, along with Felix Hoppe-Seyler, first demonstrated the oxygen transport function of hemoglobin and showed color changes produced by aeration of hemoglobin solutions.

Gustav Ferdinand Hertz was a German lawyer and senator of the Free Imperial City of Hamburg. He was the father of the pioneering physicist Heinrich Hertz.

Barbara Laage was a French film actress who flourished in the 1950s.

Louisine Waldron Elder Havemeyer was an art collector, feminist, and philanthropist. In addition to being a patron of impressionist art, she was one of the more prominent contributors to the suffrage movement in the United States. The impressionist painter Edgar Degas and feminist Alice Paul were among the renowned recipients of the benefactor's support.

Ricardo Ferraço is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He has represented the state of Espírito Santo in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was a Deputy for Espírito Santo from 1999 to 2003. He is a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.

Kathleen Lockhart was a British-American actress.

Robert Marjolin was a French economist and politician involved in the formation of the European Economic Community.

Marie Wilson was an American radio, film, and television actress. She may be best remembered as the title character in My Friend Irma.