List of Famous Leos

Arthur Rosenheim was a German chemist. His main work was on heteropolymetalate, colloids and complex ion chemistry.

Conrad Moench was a German botanist, professor of botany at Marburg University from 1786 until his death.

Harry Siddons Mowbray was an American artist. He executed various painting commissions for J.P. Morgan, F.W. Vanderbilt, and other clients. He served as director of the American Academy in Rome from 1902–1904.

Johann Nepomuk Maelzel was a German inventor, engineer, and showman, best known for manufacturing a metronome and several music-playing automatons, and displaying a fraudulent chess machine. He worked with Beethoven to compose a piece of music for one of his inventions.

Arthur Whitty Cotton, also known as Don Arturo, was a footballer, club president and businessman. Whitty played for FC Barcelona in the first Copa del Rey final and later served as club president between 1903 and 1905. He was also a successful trader and his family company, the Witty Group, continues to operate today. He is the older brother of Ernest Whitty.

Emily Mary Jane Ward, née Lord, was a pioneer of childcare education in England. She founded several institutions including Norland Place School and, most notably, the Norland Institute.

James Brown was an English footballer of the Victorian era.

Theodor Johan Christian Ambders Brorsen was a Danish astronomer. He is best known for his discovery of five comets, including the lost periodic comet, 5D/Brorsen, and the periodic comet 23P/Brorsen-Metcalf.