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Who Is The Most Famous Leo Or Leonardo In The World?

Updated November 19, 2020 732 votes 44 voters 29.5k views87 items

List RulesVote up all of the Leos and Leonardos you've hard of.

How many celebrities named Leo can you think of? The famous Leos and Leonardos below have many different professions, including notable actors named Leonardo, famous authors named Leo, and even great artists named Leonardo.

Leonardo DiCaprio is certainly one of the most famous Leos on this list. One of the famous actors named Leonardo, he had his first major film role in 1993's This Boy's Life. He has appeared in many notable films including Titanic, The Revenant, and Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood.

Another of the famous people with the first name Leo is Leo Tolstoy. The Russian author is considered to be the greatest novelist of all time. He has written such classics as War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

Did we forget one of your favorite famous men named Leonardo? Just add them to the list!

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Leonardo DiCaprio
1974-11-11
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Gender: Male
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (, Italian: [diˈkaːprjo]; born November 11, 1974) is an American... more
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Leonardo da Vinci
1452-04-15
Birthplace: Vinci, Italy
Gender: Male
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Leo McCarey
1898-10-03
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Gender: Male
Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director,... more
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Leo Tolstoy
1828-09-09
Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
Gender: Male
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (; Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой, tr. Lev Nikoláyevich... more
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Leonardo Favio
1938-05-28
Birthplace: Luján de Cuyo, Argentina
Gender: Male
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Leo Gregory
1978-11-22
Birthplace: England
Gender: Male
Leo Gregory (born 22 November 1978) is an English film television actor.... more
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Leo G. Carroll
1882-10-25
Birthplace: Weedon Bec, United Kingdom
Gender: Male
Leo Gratten Carroll (25 October 1886 – 16 October 1972) was an English actor. He was best... more
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Leo Howard
1997-07-13
Birthplace: Newport Beach, California, United States of America
Gender: Male
Leo Howard (born July 13, 1997) is an American actor and martial artist. He began his acting... more
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Leo Rossi
1946-06-26
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States of America
Gender: Male
Leo Rossi (born June 26, 1946) is an American actor, writer and producer. A character actor... more
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Leo Gorcey
1917-06-03
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Gender: Male
Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917– June 2, 1969) was an American stage and movie actor who... more
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Leo McKern
1920-03-16
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Gender: Male
Reginald McKern, AO (16 March 1920 – 23 July 2002), known professionally as Leo McKern, was an... more
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Leonardo Bonucci
1987-05-01
Birthplace: Viterbo, Italy
Gender: Male
Leonardo Bonucci (Italian pronunciation: [leoˈnardo boˈnuttʃi]; born 1 May 1987) is an Italian... more
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Leo Komarov
1987-01-23
Birthplace: Narva, Estonia
Gender: Male
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Leo Sayer
1948-05-21
Birthplace: Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Gender: Male
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Leo Durocher
1905-07-27
Birthplace: West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Gender: Male
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Leo Kottke
1945-09-11
Birthplace: Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Gender: Male
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Leo Gordon
1922-12-02
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Gender: Male
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Leo Baekeland
1863-11-14
Birthplace: Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium
Gender: Male
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Leo Ornstein
1893-12-02
Birthplace: Kremenchuk, Ukraine
Gender: Male
Leo Ornstein (born Лев Орнштейн, Lev Ornshteyn) (c. December 11, 1895 – February 24, 2002) was... more
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Leo Ryan
1925-05-05
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Gender: Male
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Leo Kruger
1979-07-20
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Gender: Male
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Leo Strauss
1899-09-20
Birthplace: Kirchhain, Germany
Gender: Male
Leo Strauss (; German: [ˈleːo ˈʃtʁaʊs]; September 20, 1899 – October 18, 1973) was a... more
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Leonardo Fibonacci
Fibonacci (, also US: , Italian: [fiboˈnattʃi]; c. 1170 – c. 1240–50) was an Italian... more

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Leo Carrillo
1881-08-06
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Gender: Male
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Leonardo Cimino
1917-11-04
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America
Gender: Male
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