List of Famous Leos

Giambattista Spinola Jr. (1646–1719) was the nephew of Giambattista Spinola (seniore) and like his uncle a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Rudolf Schottlaender was a German philosopher, classical philologist, translator and political publicist of Jewish descent.

Father Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe (雷鳴遠) was a Roman Catholic missionary to China whose advocacy led Pope Pius XI to appoint the first native Chinese bishops. Born in Belgium, he chose to become a Chinese citizen at a time when missionaries, like all Westerners, enjoyed legal privileges in China, including immunity from Chinese law. He was captured by the Chinese Communists in 1940 and died later that year.

William Williams Chapman was an American politician and lawyer in Oregon and Iowa. He was born and raised in Virginia. He served as a United States Attorney in Iowa when it was part of the Michigan and Wisconsin territories, and then represented the Iowa Territory in the United States House of Representatives. He later immigrated to the Oregon Country, where he served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature.

Egide Charles Gustave, Baron Wappers was a Belgian painter. His work is generally considered to be Flemish and he signed his work with the Dutch form of his name, Gustaaf Wappers.

Sándor Jemnitz, also known as Alexander Jemnitz, was a Hungarian composer, conductor, music critic and author.

Francesco di Paola Cassetta was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Council from 1914 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1899.