List of Famous Leos

Karl Kobelt was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council.

Kenji Doihara was a Japanese army officer. As a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, he was instrumental in the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

Allen Boozer is an American physicist, full professor, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University and co-recipient of the 2010 Hannes Alfvén Prize. He is noted for work in plasma physics.

Tom Barry was a vaudeville sketch writer, playwright and screenwriter. He was nominated for two Oscars for Best Screenplay, for In Old Arizona and The Valiant at the 2nd Academy Awards.

František Jiránek was a Czech (Bohemian) Baroque composer, musician and very likely a student of Antonio Vivaldi.

Joel Aldrich Matteson was the tenth Governor of Illinois, serving from 1853 to 1857. In 1855, he became the first governor to reside in the Illinois Executive Mansion. After his term as governor ended he was for many years the president of the Chicago and Alton Railroad.

Peter Benoit was a Flemish composer of Belgian nationality.