List of Famous Leos
Karl, Prince of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein
Karl, Prince of Isenburg-Büdingen was head of the mediatised German house of Isenburg and Büdingen.
Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach, was a German prince and member of the House of Hohenzollern and nominal Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach.
Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg
Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1963 until his death.
Dennis Ralston
Richard Dennis Ralston was an American professional tennis player whose active career spanned the 1960s and 1970s.
Hermann Leopoldi
Hermann Leopoldi was an Austrian composer and cabaret star who survived Buchenwald. Einzi Stolz, wife of composer Robert Stolz, remembered him thus:
- "Leopoldi was for us all some sort of creature from a different planet. Through a salvation bordering on a wonder he had survived the horrors of concentration camps Buchenwald and Dachau. He maintained his belief in the good in humanity and remained an optimist, who gave courage and confidence to many in times of difficulty."
Jean-Luc Dehaene
Jean Luc Joseph Marie "Jean-Luc" Dehaene was a Belgian politician who served as Prime Minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1999. During his political career, he was nicknamed "The Plumber" and "The Minesweeper" for his ability to negotiate political deadlocks. A member of the Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) party and its antecedents, Dehaene gained his first ministerial appointment in 1981. Dehaene's first government (1992–1995) included both Christian and Social Democrats and presided over the creation of a new constitution, effectively transforming Belgium into a federal state. His second government (1995–1999) coincided with a number of crises in Belgium including the Dutroux scandal. The Dioxin Affair, occurring shortly before the 1999 election, led to a swing against the major parties and Dehaene's government fell. Following his final term as Prime Minister he was active in both Belgian and European politics. He was also on UEFA's financial fair play regulatory body and managed Dexia Bank during the financial crisis. He was the last prime minister of King Baudouin's reign.
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Princess Adelaide "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen was a daughter of Prince Frederick John of Saxe-Meiningen and his wife Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
Arthur Peel
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, was a British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1895. He was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1884 until 1895 when he was raised to the peerage.
Giuseppe Garibaldi II
Brigadier-General Giuseppe Garibaldi II, better known as Peppino, was an Italian soldier, patriot and revolutionary, grandson of Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Lord Nicholas Windsor
Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor is a relative of the British royal family, youngest child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. As a Catholic convert, he has forfeited his right of succession. Lord Nicholas has voiced strong views on the issue of abortion, and actively promotes the protection of the unborn child.