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• Colin Luther Powell (noun)
  1. born 1937 united States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush
• Eugene Luther Vidal (noun)
  1. born in 1925 united States writer
• John Luther Jones (noun)
  1. 1864-1900 united States railway engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident
• King, Martin Luther
  1. (1929-68) a black US religious leader who became the most important leader of the civil rights movement and worked hard to achieve social changes for black people. He was a great public speaker, and many people remember his famous speech that starts with the words "I have a dream". He encouraged people to try to achieve changes without using violence, and in 1964 he won the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE . In 1968 he was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. In the US there is a national holiday in January to celebrate his birthday.
• Luther Burbank (noun)
  1. 1849-1926 united States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers
• Luther, Martin
  1. (1483-1546) a German religious leader whose ideas have had great influence on religion in Europe. In 1517, he started the REFORMATION (=the time when many Christians in Europe left the Catholic religion and started the Protestant religion) by writing his 95 Theses, in which he criticized the Catholic religion. He also translated the Bible from Latin into German.
• Martin Luther (noun)
  1. 1483-1546 german theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds
• Martin Luther King (noun)
  1. 1929-1968 united States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks
• Martin Luther King Day
  1. an American holiday on the third Monday in January to remember the day that Martin Luther King Jr. was born
• Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday (noun)
  1. observed on the Monday closest to January 15
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