the following list of names is of those New Zealanders who have biographies (and photos) on the
DICTIONARY of New Zealand BIOGRAPHY as at June 2011


La Trobe, William Sanderson
1870–1943
School principal, educational administrator

Ladd, Frederick Patrick
1908–1989
Carrier, civilian and military pilot, tourism and aviation promoter

Laidlaw, Robert Alexander Crookston
1885–1971
Businessman, evangelist, philanthropist, writer

Lamason, Ina Mabel
1912–1994
Cricketer, hockey player and umpire, secretary, sports administrator and writer

Lambert, Thomas
1854–1944
Doctor, horticulturist, journalist, writer

Lambie, Mary Isabel
1889–1971
Nurse, director of nursing

Lampila, Jean
1808–1897
Missionary

Lance, James Dupré
1829–1897
Soldier, runholder, politician

Lane, William
1861–1917
Journalist, socialist, racist, newspaper editor, militarist

Lang, Henry George
1919–1997
Public servant, economist, university professor, company director

Langbein, Fritz
1891–1967
Civil engineer, engineering administrator, company director

Lange, David Russell
1942–2005
Lawyer, politician, prime minister

Langerwerf, Adrian Cornelius
1876–1935
Catholic missionary, writer

Langley, Eve Maria
1904–1974
Poet, novelist

Langlois, Jean François
1808–?
Whaler, coloniser

Langstone, Frank
1881–1969
Restaurateur, politician

Laracy, Michael James
1871–1952
Shearer, trade unionist

Larkin, William John
fl. 1856–1885
Priest, Irish nationalist, newspaper proprietor

Larkworthy, Falconer
1833–1928
Banker, financier

Larnach, William James Mudie
1833–1898
Businessman, politician

Laughton, John George
1891–1965
Presbyterian missionary

Law, Alice Easton
1870–1942
Teachers of the blind

Law, Mary Blythe
1873–1955
Teacher of the blind

Lawlor, Patrick Anthony
1893–1979
Journalist, editor, bibliophile, writer, Catholic layman

Lawn, John
1840–1905
Goldminer, mine manager

Lawry, Samuel
1854–1933
Methodist minister and administrator

Laws, Charles Henry
1867–1958
Methodist minister and administrator

Lawson, Richard
1875–1971
Teacher, university professor, educationalist

Lawson, Robert Arthur
1833–1902
Architect

Le Cren, Frederic
1835–1902
Merchant

Le Cren, Henry John
1828?–1895
Merchant

Leahy, Mary Gonzaga
1870–1958
Catholic nun, hospital matron

Lean, Alexander
1824–1893
Runholder, architect, military volunteer, musician

Leary, Leonard Poulter
1891–1990
Lawyer, writer

Lee, John Alfred Alexander
1891–1982
Criminal, swagger, soldier, politician, hotel-keeper, writer, bookseller

Lee, Mary Isabella
1871–1939
Servant, dressmaker, coalminer, homemaker

Lee, Robert
1837?–1922
Teacher, school inspector, educationalist

Lee-Johnson, Eric Albert
1908–1993
Artist, illustrator, designer, photographer

Leigh, Samuel
1785–1852
Missionary

Lemmer, Anton Bernhardt Julius
1870/1871?–1957
Music school director, conductor

Levin, Nathaniel William
1819–1903
Merchant

Levin, William Hort
1845–1893
Merchant, politician, philanthropist

Levy, Enoch Bruce
1892–1985
Agricultural scientist, scientific administrator

Lewin, John Philip
1915–1990
Public servant, unionist, lawyer

Lewis, Edward
1831–1913
Bootmaker, Church of Christ minister

Leys, Thomson Wilson
1850–1924
Journalist, editor, newspaper proprietor, philanthropist

Lilburn, Douglas Gordon
1915–2001
Composer, professor of music, philanthropist

Lindauer, Gottfried
1839–1926
Artist

Lindsay, Alex Sylvester
1919–1974
Violinist, conductor, orchestra leader

Linton, Alister Murray
1904–1980
Surveyor, local politician, land officer, community leader,
horticulturist, broadcaster

Linton, Andrew
1893–1971
Cheesemaker, farmer, dairy board administrator

Lissaman, Elizabeth Hazel
1901–1991
Potter

Lister, Samuel
1832/1833?–1913
Printer, newspaper proprietor and editor, radical

Liston, James Michael
1881–1976
Catholic bishop

Litman, June Margaret
1926–1991
Journalist

Little, James
1834–1921
Shepherd, sheep breeder

Livingston, James
1840–1915
Soldier, community leader

Llewellyn, Stephen Peter
1913–1960
Soldier, historian, journalist, novelist

Lloyd, Trevor
1863–1937
Artist, illustrator, cartoonist

Lo Keong, Matilda
1854-1856?–1915
Storekeeper, homemaker, community worker

Lodge, Nevile Sidney
1918–1989
Cartoonist

Lofley, Edward
1838-1840?–1889
Soldier, spa proprietor, tourist guide, journalist, character

Logan, Archibald
1865–1940
Boat builder and designer

Logan, James Kennedy
1844–1912
Inspector and superintendent of telegraphs

Logan, Robert
1863–1935
Runholder, local politician, military leader, administrator

Lomas, John
1848–1933
Coalminer, trade unionist, public servant

London, Harold David
1906–1980
Public servant, philatelist, cycling administrator, editor, local
historian

Lopdell, Francis Cecil
1890–1960
Teacher, soldier, school inspector, teachers’ college principal, educational administrator

Lord, Lucy Takiora
1842?–1893
Guide, interpreter

Lorimer, Margaret
1866–1954
School principal, mountaineer

Lough, Ida Mary
1903–1985
Writer, weaver

Loughnan, Robert Andrew
1841–1934
Farmer, journalist, politician

Love, Eruera Te Whiti o Rongomai
1905–1942
Te Ati Awa; rugby player, interpreter, military leader

Love, Makere Rangiatea Ralph
1907–1994
Te Ati Awa leader, public servant, sports administrator, local politician, Maori welfare officer, land claimant

Love, Ripeka Wharawhara
1882–1953
Te Ati Awa woman of mana, community leader

Lovell, Ann
1803-1811?–1869
Homemaker, gold courier, shopkeeper

Lovell-Smith, Colin Stuart
1894–1960
Artist, art teacher and lecturer

Lovell-Smith, Hilda Kate
1886–1973
Linotype operator, shop manager, feminist, community worker

Lovell-Smith, Rata Alice
1894–1969
Artist, teacher

Lovelock, John Edward
1910–1949
Athlete, doctor

Low, Caroline Sarah
1876–1934
Teacher, social reformer, peace campaigner

Low, David Alexander Cecil
1891–1963
Cartoonist, broadcaster

Lowry, Robert William
1912–1963
Printer, publisher, typographer, teacher

Lowry, Thomas Coleman
1898–1976
Cricketer, farmer, racehorse owner

Lucas, Frederick John
1915–1993
Military and commercial aviator, farmer, tourist operator

Luck, John Edmund
1840–1896
Catholic bishop

Luckie, David Mitchell
1827–1909
Journalist, newspaper editor, politician, public servant

Lumley, Bernice
1921–1939
Athlete, shorthand typist

Lumley, Doreen
1921–1939
Athlete, shorthand typist

Lundon, John
1828?–1899
Entrepreneur, politician, diplomatist

Lupp, Sybil Audrey Marie
1916–1994
Mechanic, motor-racing driver, garage proprietor, motor vehicle dealer

Lusk, Doris More
1916–1990
Artist and art teacher, potter, university lecturer

Lusty, Wilfrid Mervyn
1907–1987
Journalist, drama critic, theatre administrator, adult educationalist

Luttrell, Alfred Edgar
1865–1924
Architect, building contractor

Luttrell, Edward Sidney
1872–1932
Architect, building contractor

Luxford, John Hector
1890–1971
Judge, local politician

Luxford, Nola
1895–1994
Actress, radio broadcaster, journalist, hostess

Lydiard, Arthur Leslie
1917–2004
Runner and running coach

Lye, Leonard Charles Huia
1901–1980
Sculptor, artist, writer, film-maker

Lynch, Margaret
fl. 1867–1868
Domestic servant

Lysaght, Averil Margaret
1905–1981
Biologist, science historian, illustrator

Lysnar, William Douglas
1867–1942
Lawyer, landowner, politician

Lyttleton, Edith Joan
1873–1945
Novelist, short story writer