Name
- Knight, Charles, publisher1
- Knight, Richard Payne, MP, numismatist1
- Koehler, —, of the US National Museum Washington1
- Lacaita, James Philip, Knight, scholar and politician, 1813-18951
- Lamb, William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1779-18481
- Lankester, Edwin Ray, KCB, FRS1
- Lappenberg, Johann Martin, keeper of the Hamburg archives1
- Lardner, Leopold James, Assistant in the British Museum1
- Law, Ernest, FSA, historian of Hampton Court1
- Lawrence, William, 1st Baronet, surgeon1
- Lawson, Joseph1
- Le Keux, John Henry, son of J Le Keux engraver1
- Leake, William Martin, classical topographer and numismatist1
- Lee, John, formerly Fiott; antiquary and astronomer, 1783-18661
- Lee, Stephen, astronomer1
- Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-18701
- Lennox, Henry Charles George, politician and son of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, 1821-18861
- Levy-Lawson, Edward, 1st Baron Burnham1
- Libri, Guglielmo, scientist, book collector, and thief, 1802-18691
- Lindley, John, botanist and horticulturist, 1799-18651