| LA RIVIERE, Miss Leonora |
A film actress in Hollywood whose real name was Jane Snookson. Mauly saved her from a fire at the studio and fancied that he was in love with her.
1100 |
| LA ROCHE |
A member of a group of foreign schoolboys that visited Greyfriars and challenged the Remove to a cricket match.
19 |
| LACY |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Remove.
39 |
| LAGDEN, Abel |
A forger on the run from the police. He hijacked the hot air balloon containing the Famous Four and tried to escape on the boat the Belle-Marie that rescued them in the channel. He didn't succeed and was arrested when the boat docked in England. Later he escaped from prison and visited Greyfriars for revenge on Wharton.
111 |
| LAGDEN, Mr. Rupert |
A temporary replacement for Mr Quelch as Remove Form-master. He was a criminal known as Jimmy the One and Flip recognised him from his days in the slums. He was arrested by Inspector Brent.
1250 |
| LAGDEN, Mr Stephen |
A temporary replacement for Mr Lascelles. He was knocked down on his way to Greyfriars and the escaped convict James Loder took his clothes and joined the staff at Greyfriars in his place.
1494 |
| LAKE, Miss Alice |
A Cliff House schoolgirl.
68 |
| LAKME |
An Indian dancing girl at Inky’s palace at Bhanipur. Bunter had a crush on her until his leg was pulled.
968 |
| LAL, Achmet |
One of two kidnappers, the other being Nana Sewani, who tried to kidnap Hurree Singh from Greyfriars.
514 |
| LAMB, Mr. |
A temporary replacement for Mr Quelch as Remove Form-master. He was a burglar known as Slim Jim and was, in fact, holding Mr Quelch as a prisoner because Quelch could identify him. After a long feud with Smithy, Mr Lamb was captured by Ferrers Locke when attempting to burgle the Head’s safe.
1660 |
| LAMB, Mr. |
A former boxer known as The Lambury Lamb. He was engaged with other ruffians to put down the rebellion by the Sixth Form.
744 |
| LAMBE, Mrs. |
The wife of the Vicar of Friardale.
248 |
| LAMBE, Miss |
The daughter of the Vicar of Friardale. She had an eye for the senior pupils at Greyfriars.
248 |
| LAMBE, Mr. |
The vicar of Friardale and a close friend of both Mr Quelch and the Head.
248 |
| LAMBERT, Mr. |
A name given to Mr. Leggett by Dr. Locke when the good Doctor thought that it was his long lost nephew Percy.
357 |
| LANCASTER, Mr. |
The uncle of Dick Lancaster and a skilled safe cracker who taught Dick his trade.
1209 |
| LANCASTER, Mr. George |
The father of Dick Lancaster. He was killed in action during the First World War.
1209 |
| LANCASTER, Richard |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Sixth Form also known to the police as "The Wizard" for his exceptional safe-cracking abilities. He was sent to Greyfriars by Slimy Sugden where his cricketing talents made him extremely popular. He saved Ferrers Locke from injury and was pardoned and allowed to emigrate.
1209 |
| LANCHESTER, Sir Peter |
Due to threats upon his life, Sir Peter decided to create a phoney Lord to fool attackers. Bunter was lucky in impressing Sir Peter and was given the job.
1556 |
| LANCHESTER, Captain William |
A friend of Lord Trant. Bunter used a letter to Captain Lanchester as an invitation for himself and the Famous Five to visit Lord Trant’s home in London to view the Coronation.
1526 |
| LANE |
A schoolboy at Rylcombe school.
118 |
| LANE |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Fifth Form, he was selected for the First XI when Coker was captain.
263 |
| LANE, Mr. Jim |
A former member of Black Edgar’s gang, he travelled to Ravenspur Grange for revenge. Before he could reach the Grange he was shot and killed.
1125 |
| LANG, Dr. |
A medical doctor who attended Alan Talbot during his illness.
202 |
| LANG, Mr. Hubert |
A temporary replacement for Mr Quelch as Remove form-master. He had no idea of how to handle a class with the result that the Remove sent him to Coventry.
189 |
| LANGLEY, Arthur De Bohun |
A Highcliffe schoolboy in the Sixth Form. He is the Head of School and Captain of Games.
374 |
| LANGTON |
A St Jim's schoolboy in the Sixth Form.
436 |
| LANKESTER, Captain Gerald |
Captain Gerald A friend of Lord Cavandale. He attempted to kill Lord Cavandale when staying at Cavandale Abbey in order to prevent his horse running in the Lantham 1,000 Guineas race. He was exposed by Ferrers Locke and forced to flee the country.
1191 |
| LANTHAM |
A Greyfriars schoolboy.
36 |
| LAPIN, Monsieur |
The chief of the detectives engaged in the search for Andre Lombard.
725 |
| LARKIN |
One of the keepers on Sir Gilbert Frump’s estate at Frump Park.
1338 |
| LARKIN, Mr. |
The butler to Mr Vernon-Smith at his Courtman Square mansion.
1223 |
| LARSON, Mr. |
A German agent who was helping Ram Das in his attempts to kill Inky.
379 |
| LASALLE |
An alien schoolboy at Herr Rosenblaum's Foreign Academy.
40 |
| LASALLE, Monsieur Felix |
A French circus performer. He kidnapped the head's daughter Rosie and toured with her in the circus. When the circus reached Friardale, Rosie was discovered and rescued.
162 |
| LASCELLES, Miss Amy |
The sister of Larry Lascelles. She is confined to a wheelchair and Mr. Lascelles was caring for her. This was the reason why he didn’t join the army. When Dr. Locke discovered this he arranged for Amy to stay at the school, and Larry was free to enlist.
391 |
| LASCELLES, Lawrence |
A Greyfriars master teaching Mathematics and Sports. A very popular master amongst the boys where he’s known as “Larry”. He was a professional boxer before joining the staff at Greyfriars.
324 |
| LASKER, Herr Fritz |
A Dutch sailor on the ship "The Adler" that was wrecked in Pegg Bay.
301 |
| LATHOM, Mr. Philip G. |
A St Jim’s Form-master of the Fourth Form.
585 |
| LAUREL, Laura |
A film actress with Mr. Jamfrey’s film company. Her real name is Laura Peters.
690 |
| LAWRENCE |
A friend of Hurree Singh's before Inky came to Greyfriars.
7 |
| LAWRENCE |
A St Jim’s schoolboy in the Fourth Form.
340 |
| LAWRENCE |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Sixth Form.
744 |
| LAZAROFF, Serge |
A Russian agent working to stir trouble in India. He helped Baji Rao in his attempt to usurp the throne of Bhanipur. When the plot faied he was executed.
963 |
| LAZARUS, Mr. Isaac Solomon |
The owner of a second hand shop and pawnbroker in Courtfield. He is also very good at stage make-up and often helps Wibley with preparations for his stunts.
54 |
| LAZARUS, Solomon |
Known as Solly, he is the son of Mr Lazarus and a schoolboy at Courtfield Grammar School. He is a good friend of the Famous Five and a member of his school’s sporting teams.
146 |
| LAZENBY, Mr. |
The guardian of Sir Harry Beauclere.
329 |
| LEACH, Mr. |
A loafer at the Three Fishers who will take the occasional bet.
1329 |
| LEACHE, Mr. |
A sailor on the Spindrift who joined the mutiny against Captain Curll.
267 |
| LEARY |
A member of Two Gun Sanders’ gang in New York that tried to kidnap Smithy.
1574 |
| LEBLANC, Monsieur |
Engaged as a temporary replacement for Mossoo, he was taken to a boxroom on his arrival and locked in by Alonzo, who had been japed into thinking that he was a criminal.
169 |
| LEBON, Louis Joseph Marie Jaques |
A waiter at the Paris exhibition who was not amused at Bunter calling him “Cochon” instead of “Garcon”.
1543 |
| LECCHI, Giovanni |
A gang leader in Italy. He kidnapped the Famous Five on the orders of Dr Sin, but Bunter was able to rescue them.
1544 |
| LEDGEY, Mr. George |
A tramp and ex-member of The Dandy’s gang. He attacked Mr Devarney, and Newland was able to come to his assistance.
1127 |
| LEE, Bob |
A footballer for Friardale.
509 |
| LEE, James |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Remove. He was sent to the school so that he could make friends in order that his cousin, Ulick Driver, could rob them. He rebelled against the plan and eventually made a full confession to Inspector Grimes.
779 |
| LEECH, Mr. |
When he was dismissed from his position as footman at Popper Court, he stole the silver and hid it on Popper’s Island where it was found by Coker.
1479 |
| LEFEVRE |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Fifth Form.
424 |
| LEGGE |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Second Form.
992 |
| LEGGE, Mr. Benjamin |
The headmaster at Courtfield School.
146 |
| LEGGETT |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Second Form.
1040 |
| LEGGETT |
A Rookwood schoolboy on the Classical side, and a friend of Skinner.
453 |
| LEGGETT, Mr. |
A partner in the firm of Leggett & Teggers who supply teachers to the best schools.
1495 |
| LEGGETT, Mr. |
A thief and a drunken scoundrel. He came to Greyfriars pretending to be the Head’s nephew, Peter. Unfortunately, Peter had also returned at the same time and he was exposed.
357 |
| LEGGITT, Mr. Ned |
A longshoreman who frequents the Anchor Inn at Pegg.
264 |
| LEIGH, Cecil |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Remove. His real name was Henry Hopkins and he was allowed to join Greyfriars using his mother’s name. A real snob until his father’s unexpected visit.
188 |
| LEMBOLT, Cyril |
The rightful owner of the Towers at Courtfield. As a child he was kidnapped and given to Caleb Hemsley to raise. Meanwhile his uncle, Godfrey Lembolt, inherited the estate.
790 |
| LEMBOLT, Mr. Godfrey |
The uncle of Cyril Lembolt and the father of Leonard Lembolt. He kidnapped his nephew so that he could inherit the Towers, Courtfield but he was foiled by the Famous Five.
790 |
| LEMBOLT, Leonard |
The son of Godfrey Lembolt. A fat, obnoxious boy who was sent to Greyfriars under the name of Manson to find documents that proved his cousin Cyril was the owner of The Towers, Courtfield.
790 |
| LENNOX, Captain William |
The Scottish captain of the Aloha, a sailing ship that was part of Mr Vernon-Smith’s fleet in the South Seas. He had thirty years experience when he took the Greyfriars party on their treasure-seeking trip to Caca Island. When his ship was seized by Soames, he was pitched overboard during the night.
1022 |
| LEOPARDI, Signor |
The tiger trainer at Muller's Menagerie that visited Courtfield.
278 |
| LEROUGE, Alphonse |
An alien schoolboy at Herr Rosenblaum's Foreign Academy.
34 |
| LEROUGE, Henri |
A member of a group of foreign schoolboys that visited Greyfriars and challenged the Remove to a cricket match.
19 |
| LESTER |
The captain of Loamshire County Cricket club, of which Larry Lascelles is a member.
1322 |
| LEVINSKI, Mr. Moses |
A moneylender who nearly forced Dr. Locke into ruin. Monty Newland, a new boy, knew his shady secrets and persuaded him to agree to accepting easy payments from the Doctor.
216 |
| LEVISON, Miss Doris |
The sister of Ernest & Frank Levison. She is friendly with the girls of Cliff House.
795 |
| LEVISON, Ernest |
A schoolboy, at one time in the Greyfriars Remove where he was a bad hat and was eventually expelled for pub hunting. He joined St Jim’s and reformed his character to become a member of their Junior teams and a good friend of the Famous Five.
18 |
| LEVISON, Francis |
A St Jim’s schoolboy in the Third Form. Known as Frank, he is the younger brother of Ernest Levison. He has spent some time at Greyfriars in the Third Form.
510 |
| LEVISON, Mr. John |
Father of Ernest, Doris and Frank Levison. In order to find a will made by a former master of Greyfriars, in which he was a beneficiary, he sent his two sons to Greyfriars for a short while.
1031 |
| LICK, Sheriff |
The sheriff at Packsaddle in Texas.
1576 |
| LIDDELL |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Remove.
142 |
| LIGHTFOOT |
A member of the Tottenham Hotspur football team that played Crawley United.
312 |
| LIMBURGER |
An alien schoolboy at Herr Rosenblaum's Foreign Academy.
34 |
| LIMBURGER, Fraulein Wilhelmina |
A fat German schoolgirl at Cliff House school before Bessie Bunter arrived.
59 |
| LING, Mr. |
A deputy governor at Stoneville prison at the time that Vernon-Smith was sentenced to a term at Borstal.
933 |
| LINKY |
A village youth from Friardale who likes to cheek the Remove.
900 |
| LINLEY, Mrs. Alice |
The mother of Mark Linley of the Remove.
938 |
| LINLEY, Gerald |
The younger brother of Mark. He spent some time at Grefriars in the Third Form, where he was a snob. After the boys knocked some sense into him, he decided to return home.
468 |
| LINLEY, Miss Mabel |
A sister of Mark Linley.
65 |
| LINLEY, Mark |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Remove. He won a scholarship and earned a place at Greyfriars. Coming from a working class family, he had a battle with the bad hats to establish himself. By self determination he overcame most of the difficulties. Constantly striving to win prizes in order to help his family, he nevertheless has become a valued member of the Remove XI.
45 |
| LINLEY, Mr. Thomas |
The father of Mark Linley. A working man and proud of his son’s achievements at Greyfriars, he is often ill and is sometimes dependant on what little Mark can provide to help the family.
444 |
| LINLOW |
A Greyfriars schoolboy.
268 |
| LINX, Mr. |
The mayor of Holme who presented the prizes at the skating competition held on the frozen river Sark.
96 |
| LISLE |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Sixth Form.
77 |
| LISLE |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Upper Fourth Form.
96 |
| LIZZY, Aunt |
An aunt of the Bunter brothers. She doesn't like Billy because he ate all of her apple dumplings during one of his visits.
699 |
| LLEWELLYN |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Upper Fourth.
333 |
| LLOYD |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Upper Fourth form.
415 |
| LLOYD |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Fifth form.
370 |
| LOCKE, Mrs. Eleonora |
The wife of Dr Locke, the headmaster of Greyfriars.
5 |
| LOCKE, Mr. Ferrers |
A world famous private detective and a cousin of Dr Locke. Like all famous detectives he has his rooms in Baker Street. He is often at the school when the need arises. Sometimes he uses his assistant, Jack Drake, when he is busy or when it is more appropriate.
345 |
| LOCKE, The Rev. Herbert Henry |
The headmaster of Greyfriars School. Respected by the staff and boys, he mostly leaves the running of the school to his staff. Often seen as unworldly and sometimes taken in by rogues and criminals, he is a competent headmaster and is sorely missed on the occasions when he is absent from his duties.
1 |
| LOCKE, Miss Herpatia |
A Cliff House mistress and a graduate of Girton College, Oxford. She is a sister of Dr Locke.
28 |
| LOCKE, Miss Molly |
The youngest daughter of Dr Locke.
48 |
| LOCKE, Mr. Neville |
He is a surgeon in the Royal Navy, and a nephew of Dr. Locke. When visting his uncle he was called upon to diagnose Bunter's "illness" after he had been Professor Engersen's guinea pig.
472 |
| LOCKE, Mr. Percy |
A nephew of Dr. Locke and former pupil at Greyfriars. He was sent away by Dr. Locke for being drunk. He travelled widely as a scoundrel and a thief before becoming a reformed character and returning to Greyfriars.
357 |
| LOCKE, Mr. Ralph |
A cousin of Dr. Locke, he is the boss of the Wessex Institute in London. The institute helps ex-convicts to start a new life. Vernon-Smith got a job at the Institute as Mr. Locke’s private secretary.
623 |
| LOCKE, Miss Rosalie |
Lost at an early age, she was discovered, by Wingate, working in a circus. She was rescued and returned to Dr Locke.
162 |
| LODER, Gerald Assheton |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Sixth Form. A prefect, a bully, a smoker, a gambler, a breaker of bounds, and a liar. The worst of the bad hats at Greyfriars, he has a down on the Famous Five and will waste no opportunity to try to find against them. Usually though he comes off worst in his tussles with Harry Wharton & Co.
66 |
| LODER, Mr. James |
A cousin of Gerald Loder, he escaped from Blackmoor Prison where he had been wrongly sent for theft. He arrived at Greyfriars to take up the post of Games Master by impersonating Stephen Lagden who had been injured in a road accident. Eventually the real culprit was discovered and Convict 22 was cleared, but not until after some embarassing moments for the prefect.
1493 |
| LODER, Major |
The father of Gerald Loder and owner of Loder Park.
1493 |
| LODER, Major William |
An uncle of Gerald Loder and owner of Thames Nook on the Thames near Henley.
275 |
| LODGEY, Mr. Bill |
Known as Bill, he is a horse dealer who stays at the Cross Keys Inn. He deals extensively in off course betting with anybody who wants a flutter including the bad hats at Greyfriars.
579 |
| LONG |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Sixth Form.
50 |
| LONGLEY |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Sixth Form.
50 |
| LONSDALE |
A Rookwood schoolboy in the Sixth Form, and a member of the First XI.
1154 |
| LOO, Foo |
An aircraft pilot working for Dr Sin who flew the “Ancient And Honourable Pigeon” when the Famous Five and Wun Lung were aboard.
1544 |
| LORING, Sir John |
The magistrate for Storm Island. He looked after the Remove football team after they had foiled the raid on the island by Captain Donovan.
712 |
| LORNE |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Upper Fourth.
10 |
| LORRAINE, Monsieur Jean |
A thief who framed Dupont's cousin Andre Lombard for his crime. Eventually he confessed his guilt to detectives.
725 |
| LOTHROP, Mr. |
Another temporary headmaster, appointed when Dr. Locke had to leave Greyfriars to look after his daughter Rosie, who was ill. He was a sadist, and quickly lost the respect of the Remove. They went on strike in the Gym and held out until Dr. Locke returned.
171 |
| LOTHROP, Mr. Henry |
Appointed Headmaster during Dr. Locke's absence, Mr. Lothrop was siezed and imprisoned in the ruins of the old Priory on his way to the school by an escaped lunatic, Valence. The lunatic then arrived at the school posing as Mr. Lothrop.
82 |
| LOUIS |
A longshoreman who was paid to kidnap the Famous Five during a trip to Marseilles.
1508 |
| LOUIS |
A ruffian in Paris who kidnapped Bunter on the orders of Tiger Bronx.
1385 |
| LOUIS, Monsieur |
The head waiter at a hotel in Monte Carlo. He served the Famous Five during their stay there.
270 |
| LOUISE |
A niece of Monsieur Charpentier
951 |
| LOVELACE |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Sixth Form in the nineteenth century. He was head boy of Greyfriars and led the famous rebellion against the tyrannical Headmaster, Dr Trumpington.
1043 |
| LOVELACE, Lord Charles |
He persuaded his tutor to let him join Greyfriars as a temporary Form-Master in place of the tutor.
289 |
| LOVELL, Arthur Edward |
A Rookwood schoolboy in the Fourth Form on the Classical side.
382 |
| LOVELL, Lord |
The son of Lord Ferndale. He joined the Remove in place of Tom Lynn to find out what reception Tom might get.
261 |
| LOWNDES, Mr. |
Presumably a master at Greyfriars. When Wharton & Co. were preparing to perform the opera Carmen, they borrowed a large mirror from his bedroom whilst he was "away for a few days".
15 |
| LOWTHER, Montague |
A St Jim’s schoolboy in the Shell and a close friend of Tom Merry.
39 |
| LUCAS |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Sixth Form.
81 |
| LUCAS |
A Redclyffe schoolboy and captain of their junior football team.
295 |
| LUCAS, Inspector |
A Police inspector from Courtfield. He was called to the school to investigate the possible drowning of Smithy.
298 |
| LUCAS, Mr. |
The private secretary to Mr Skelton. He disliked Bunter, and managed to evict the junior from his employer’s Park Lane mansion when Mr Skelton took a holiday abroad.
1037 |
| LUGG, Theodore |
An alias used by Gadsby when he visited Greyfriars as a dentist. In disguise, he removed and filled teeth until Smithy spotted his plot.
353 |
| LUIGI |
The head waiter at the Hotel Superbo, where the Famous Five & Bunter stayed during their visit to Rome.
1388 |
| LUNN |
A St Jude’s schoolboy and Junior Captain.
439 |
| LUNN, Harold |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Third Form.
604 |
| LUSCOMBE, Squire |
The owner of Lantham Chase, he was forced to rent the property to Captain Vernon and live abroad due to high taxation.
1632 |
| LUTZ, Karl |
One of the alien schoolboys at Herr Rosenblaum’s Foreign Academy.
6 |
| LYLE |
A Greyfriars schoolboy in the Remove.
75 |
| LYNN |
The captain of the Trojans cricket team.
325 |
| LYNN, Miss Mabel |
Mabel A Cliff House schoolgirl.
575 |
| LYNN, Thomas |
Thomas A workhouse boy who saved the life of Lord Lovell. As a reward he was sent to Greyfriars. Afraid of the reception he would find, he allowed Lord Lovell to join the Remove in his place to test the waters.
261 |
| LYTTON, Mr. |
One of two crooks that stole the Head’s silver plate, Having hidden the plunder in the old priory, they were discovered when they returned for it. The Famous Five, assisted by Tozer, captured them.
1006 |