List of Famous Leos

Alfonso IX was king of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death.

Djan Faridz is once a Minister of Public Housing of Indonesia and owner of PT Dizamatra Powerindo.

James Henry Ladson was an American politician, wealthy plantation owner from Charles Town and officer of the American Revolution. He served as the Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 1792 to 1794, and was a member of the South Carolina state Senate from 1800 to 1804.

José Manuel García Naranjo is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot side AEK Larnaca FC, on loan from CD Tenerife.

Mohamed Gueddiche was a Tunisian cardiologist, who also held a senior military rank. His national significance in Tunusia was based in part on his position as the personal physician to President Ben Ali, and previous to that as a physician for Ben Ali's predecessor, Habib Bourguiba.

George Gerbner was a professor of communication and the founder of cultivation theory. He taught at Temple University, Villanova University, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, nicknamed Charles with the bag, governed the Margravate of Durlach from 1552 to 1577. On June 1, 1556, Charles issued a new Church Order, which made Lutheranism the official religion in Baden-Durlach.

Emma Mashinini was a South African trade unionist and political leader. Living in Johannesburg, her family was forcibly displaced several times during her childhood. She started working at age 14 and soon became a union organiser at her garment factory. She became active with the African National Congress (ANC) in 1956. Mashinini served for 12 years on the executive board of the National Union of Clothing Workers (NUCW) and founded the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) in 1975. She was arrested and detained without charges for six months in 1981–82.

Ferdinand Maria Innocenz Michael Joseph of Bavaria was a Bavarian prince and an Imperial Field marshal.

Chen Chusheng is a Chinese singer.