- Laderman, Ezra2
- Lamoree, Valarie6
- Lancaster, Lisa1
- Lancman, Deborah1
- Laneri, Roberto, 1945-1
- Lanza, Alcides1
- Lark Woodwind Quintet1
- Lash, Warren1
- Laske, Otto E. (Otto Ernst), 1936-1
- Lateiner, Isidor, 1930-20052
- Laufer, Edward, 1938-20141
- Lavanne, Antonia5
- Lawergren, Bo1
- Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-19302
- Lawton, David1
- Layton, Billy Jim, 1924-20041
- Lazarof, Henri1
- Le Caine, Hugh, 1914-19772
- LePage, Pierrette, 1939-1
- Lee, Noël, 1924-20131
- Lees, Benjamin, 1924-20101
- Leichtling, Avrohom1
- Leifur Thórarinsson, 1934-19981
- Lein, David2
- Lenel, Ludwig1
- Lentz, Daniel, 1942-1
- Leonards, Francis2
- Leopardi, Giacomo, 1798-18372
- Lerew, Donna1
- Lerner, Bennett1
- Lesbines, Tele1
- Lessard, John, 1920-20032
- Levenson, Emanuel1
- Levenson, Michael6
- Levertov, Denise, 1923-19971
- Levey, Lauren1
- Levi, Nannette, 1926-20072
- Levin, Monroe, 1923-1
- Levin, Robert D1
- Levine, Gilbert, 1948-1
- Levine, Jeffrey1
- Levine, Jesse, 1940-20081
- Levine, Julius2
- Levitan, Sam, 1913-20031
- Levy, Edward, 1929-20021
- Levy, Frank, 1930-20171
- Levy, Gerardo5
- Levy, Marvin David3
- Lewin, David, 1933-20031
- Lewis, Peter Tod1
- Lewis, Robert Hall, 1926-19961
- Ley, Salvador, 1907-19852
- Li, Bai, 701-7621
- Libove, Charles, 1926-1
- Lichter, Bonnie1
- Lidov, David, 1941-2
- Lieberman, Barbara1
- Liebling, Joseph1
- Lightner, Helen, 1917-20031
- Ligotti, Albert1