page_title: List of people on the postage stamps of the United States
section_title: L
hierarchical_section_title: List of people on the postage stamps of the United States / L
caption_attribution_description: English: US stamp honoring Robert E. Lee
context_page_description: Since the United States Post Office issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and over 800 people featured. Many of these people have been featured on multiple stamps. Every one was deceased at the time their face appeared on a stamp.
  For the purpose of this list, "featured" may mean:
  The likeness of a person,
  The name of a person, or
  People who have neither their likeness nor name on a stamp, but are documented by the United States Postal Service as being the subject of a stamp.
context_section_description: Marquis de Lafayette (1952) Revolutionary War General
  Fiorello H. La Guardia (1972) New York City Mayor
  Dorothea Lange (2002) Photographer
  Samuel Pierpont Langley (1988) Aviation pioneer
  Sidney Lanier (1972) Poet
  Mary Lasker (2009) Philanthropist
  Benjamin Latrobe (1979) Architect
  Frank C. Laubach (1984) Educator
  Stan Laurel (1991) Comedian
  John Laurens (1976) Revolutionary War soldier
  Elmer Layden (1998) Football coach
  Huddie Ledbetter (1998) Blues singer, musician, and songwriter
  Jason Lee (1948) Oregon Territory missionary
  Richard Henry Lee (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  Robert E. Lee (1937) Confederate Army General
  Vivien Leigh (1990) Actress
  Lillian Leitzel (2014) Circus gymnast
  John A. Lejeune (2005) Marine Corps Commandant
  John Lennon (2019) Composer, singer
  Ponce de León (1982) Explorer
  Alan Jay Lerner (1999) Lyricist
  Emanuel Leutze (1976) Painter
  Denise Levertov (2012) Poet
  Edna Lewis (2014) Chef, cookbook author
  Francis Lewis (1976) Declaration of Independence signatory
  Meriwether Lewis (1954) Explorer
  Sinclair Lewis (1985) Author
  Joseph Christian Leyendecker (2001) Illustrator
  José Limón (2012) Choreographer
  Abraham Lincoln (1866, 1954) 16th President
  Benjamin Lincoln (1976) Revolutionary War General
  Tad Lincoln (1984) son of Abraham Lincoln
  Charles Lindbergh (1927) Aviator
  Jean-Étienne Liotard (1974) Painter
  Fra Filippo Lippi (1984) Painter
  Walter Lippmann (1985) Journalist
  Sarah Lipsey (2000) Child stamp design contest winner
  Philip Livingston (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  Robert R. Livingston (1904) Declaration of Independence drafter
  Harold Lloyd (1994) Actor
  Belva Ann Lockwood (1986) Lawyer, feminist
  Frank Loesser (1999) Composer
  Frederick Loewe (1999) Composer
  Raymond Loewy (2011) Industrial designer
  Vince Lombardi (1997) Football coach
  Jack London (1986) Author
  Crawford W. Long (1940) Physician
  Hillary Long (2014) Circus performer
  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1940) Poet
  Lorenzo Lotto (1970) Painter
  Joe Louis (1993) Boxer
  Louis XVI of France (1978) King of France, Revolutionary War supporter
  Juliette Gordon Low (1948) Girl Scouts of the USA founder
  James Russell Lowell (1940) Poet
  Henry R. Luce (1998) Publisher
  Sybil Ludington (1975) Revolutionary War heroine
  Bela Lugosi (1997) Actor
  Bernardino Luini (2007) Painter
  Alfred Lunt (1999) Actor
  Martin Luther (1983) Protestant reformer
  Thomas Lynch, Jr. (1976) Declaration of Independence signer
  Mary Lyon (1987) Educator
caption: Robert E. Lee on a 1955 stamp
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