Leslie is a surname and given name, derived from the name of Clan Leslie . The name may also be spelled Lesley . The name derives from a placename in Aberdeenshire ,[ 1] leas celyn [ 2] Ladislaus , or its variant László .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Lesley .[citation needed
Notable people and characters with the name include:
Given name
Female
Leslie (singer) (born 1985), French pop-R&B singerLeslie Cohen Berlowitz (1944–2020), American academicLeslie Bibb (born 1974), American actressLeslie Caron (born 1931), French actressLeslie Carrara-Rudolph , American puppeteer, also known as Abby Cadabby, on Sesame Street Leslie Carter (1986–2012), American pop/rock singerMrs. Leslie Carter (1857–1937), American stage actressLeslie Cheng , American mathematicianLeslie Erganian , American artistLeslie Feist (born 1976), Canadian singerLeslie Fish , American musician and songwriterLesley Gore (1946–2015), American singer, songwriter, actress, and activistLeslie Graves (1959–1995), American actressLeslie Herson (1942–2008), American businesswoman and artistLeslie Hogben , American mathematicianAnnette "Leslie" Jones (born 1967), American comedian and actressLeslie Ann Jones , American recording engineerLeslie Liao , American comedianLeslie Mahaffy (1976–1991), Canadian homicide victimLeslie Mann (born 1972), American actressLesley Manville (born 1956), English actressLeslie Marshall (journalist) , American journalistLeslie Marshall (writer) , American novelist, magazine editor and journalistLeslie "Sam" Phillips (born 1962), American singer and songwriterLeslie Pope (1954–2020), American set decoratorLesley Stahl (born 1941), American television journalistLesley Sharp (born 1960), English stage, film, and television actressLeslie Silva (born 1968), American actressLeslie Crocker Snyder (born 1942), American lawyer and former judgeLeslie Uggams (born 1943), American actressLeslie Van Houten (born 1949), American murderer and member of the Manson FamilyLesley Ann Warren (born 1946), American actress
Male
Les Aspin (1938–1995), American politicianLeslie Banks (1890–1952), English actorLeslie Benzies (born 1971), Scottish video game producer and former president of Rockstar NorthLeslie Bohem (born 1951), screenwriter who wrote Dante's Peak and Taken , among othersLeslie Cauchi, backup singer with The Del-Satins and Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge
Leslie Charteris (1907–1993), half-Chinese, half-English author of primarily mystery fictionLeslie Cheung (1956–2003), Hong Kong actor-singerLeslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born 1963), lead vocalist and bassist in the band PrimusLeslie Cochran (1951–2012), vagrant cross-dresser of Austin, TexasLeslie Claudius (1927–2012), Indian Olympic hockey playerLeslie Crowther (1933–1996), English comedian and TV presenterLeslie Duncan (1880–1952), Australian journalist and politicianLeslie J. Edhlund (1911–1994), American mechanical engineer and politicianLes Ferdinand (born 1966), English footballerLeslie Frazier (born 1959), American NFL head coach and former playerLes Gleadell (1921–2009), Falkland Islands civil servantLeslie Grade (1916–1979), born Laszlo Winogradsky, British theatrical talent agent Leslie Groves (1896–1970), American general in command of the Manhattan ProjectLeslie Groves (cricketer) (1911–1990), New Zealand cricketerLeslie Hardman (1919–2008), Orthodox rabbi , British Army chaplain at Bergen-Belsen Leslie Bob Hope (1903–2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, British-born American actor-comedian
Leslie Howard (actor) (1893–1943), British actorLeslie Howard (musician) (born 1948), Australian pianist and composerLeslie Mervyn Jayaratne , Sri Lankan Sinhala judge, author, 2nd Governor of Southern Province, Sri LankaLeslie Peter Johnson (1930–2016), English philologistLeslie Jones (disambiguation) , several peopleLeslie Jordan (1955–2022), American actorLeslie Lam , Chinese-Canadian former ParalympianLeslie Lamport (born 1941), American computer scientistLes Locke (1934 – c. 1996), Scottish footballer with Queens Park RangersLeslie Khoo Kwee Hock , Singaporean convicted murderer and life convictLeslie Lynch King, Jr. (1913–2006), birth name of 38th U.S. President Gerald FordLeslie Manigat (1930–2014), President of HaitiLes Miles (born 1953), American college football coach and former playerLeslie Miller (disambiguation) , several peopleLes Mills (born 1934), New Zealand track and field athlete and politicianLeslie Moonves (born 1949), President and CEO of CBSLeslie Nielsen (1926–2010), Canadian-American actor and comedianLeslie Odom Jr. (born 1981), American actor and singerLeslie O'Neal (born 1964), American football playerLeslie Parnas (1931–2022), American musicianLeslie Phillips (1924–2022), English actorLeslie Pridgen (born 1978), American rapper who goes by the name of Freeway
Leslie E. Robertson (1928–2021), American engineerLeslie Sears (1901–1992), English cricketerLeslie Stephen (1832–1904), English author and criticLeslie Thomas (1931–2014), British authorLeslie Valiant (born 1949), British computer scientistLeslie L. Westin (1917–1985), American businessman, educator, and politicianLeslie West (1945–2020), American musicianLes Wexner (born 1937), American businessman, founder of L BrandsLeslie D. Zettergren (born 1943), American biomedical researcherLeslie Patrick Bailey (1953–1993), British serial killer and member of the 'Dirty Dozen'Leslie Mándoki (born 1953), German-Hungarian singer
Surname
Alan M. Leslie , Scottish psychologistAlexander Leslie, Earl of Ross (died 1402)Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven (c. 1580 – 1661)Alexander Leslie of Auchintoul (died 1663)Andrew Leslie (Canadian Army officer) (born 1957), Canadian Forces general and politicianAndrew Leslie (shipbuilder) (1818–?), Scottish shipbuilderAndrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes (died 1611), Scottish noblemanAnn Leslie (1941–2023), British journalistAustin Leslie (1934–2005), New Orleans chefBethel Leslie (1929–1999), American actress and screenwriterCameron Leslie (born 1990), New Zealand paralympics gold medal winnerCharles Leslie (nonjuror) (1650–1722), British Jacobite nonjuror and controversialistCharles Leslie (priest) (1718–1781), Irish Anglican priestCharles Robert Leslie (1794–1859), American genre painterChris Leslie (born 1972), British Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament for Shipley and for Nottingham EastChris Leslie (musician) (born 1956), English electric folk musicianConor Leslie (born 1991), American actressCory Leslie (born 1989), American steeplechase runnerDavid Leslie, 1st Lord Newark (c. 1600–1682), Scottish Civil War generalDavid Leslie (Oregon politician) (c. 1797–1869), American missionary and pioneer in OregonDavid Leslie (racing driver) (1953–2008), Scottish Touring Car racing driverDelroy Leslie (born 1970), Jamaican boxerDesmond Leslie (1921–2001), Irish writer and film-makerDonald Leslie , (1911–2004), American musician, created and manufactured the Leslie speakerEdgar Leslie (1885–1976), American songwriter, lyricist, charter member of ASCAPEdward Leslie (born 1957), American professional wrestlerFrank Leslie (1821–80), English-American publisher of Frank Leslie's Weekly Frank Leslie (Medal of Honor) , American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientFranklyn Leslie (c. 1848 – c. 1930), Western gunfighterFrederick W. Leslie (born 1951), NASA payload specialistGeorge Dunlop Leslie (1835–1921), English artistGeorge Leonidas Leslie (1842–1878), American bank robber and architectHenry David Leslie (1822–1896), English composer and conductorJavicia Leslie , (born 1987), American actressJim Leslie (journalist) (1937–1976), American public relations executiveJim Leslie (businessman) (1922–2012), Australian businessmanJoan Leslie (1925–2015), American actressJohn Leslie (disambiguation) , several peopleJordan Leslie (born 1991), American football playerLawrie Leslie (1935–2019), Scottish footballerLew Leslie (1886–1963), Broadway producerLisa Leslie (born 1972), American basketball playerMartin Leslie (Australian footballer) (born 1962), Australian rules footballerMartin Leslie (rugby union) (born 1971), New Zealand rugby union playerMay Sybil Leslie (1887–1937), British chemistMegan Leslie , a Member of Parliament in the riding of Halifax, Nova ScotiaMelanie Leslie , dean of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawMichael Leslie (born 1993), Scottish snooker playerMichael Leslie (dancer) , Indigenous Australian dancer and choreographerMiriam Leslie (1828–1914), American publisher, author, and suffragist, wife of Frank LesliePatrick Leslie (1815–1881), early settler in AustraliaPreston Leslie (1819–1907), governor of Kentucky (1871–75)R. Conrad Leslie , American businessmanRose Leslie (born 1987), Scottish actressRyan Leslie (born 1978), American record producer and singerShane Leslie, Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet (1885–1971)Sheila Leslie (born 1955), American politicianStefan Leslie (born 1987), Canadian soccer playerSteve Leslie (footballer, born 1976) , Scottish footballerSteve Leslie (footballer, born 1987) , Scottish footballerThomas Edward Cliffe Leslie (1825–1882), Irish economistWalter Leslie , Lord of Ross (died 1382)Walter Leslie (field marshal) (1607–1667), Imperial field marshalWilliam Leslie (disambiguation) or Bill Leslie, several people
Fictional characters
Leslie Burke , the female protagonist of the Katherine Paterson novel Bridge to Terabithia Leslie Crambottom, a character In the American sitcom Silver Spoons
Leslie Lynnton, the socialite played by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1956 film Giant
Lieutenant Leslie , a character from Star Trek , played by Eddie Paskey (spelled Lesley in the show's credits, but has come to be written more often as Leslie by the fandom)Leslie "Jake" Ryan (Hannah Montana ) , a recurring character on the Disney Channel program Hannah Montana , played by Cody LinleyLeslie Chow, Chinese character in The Hangover
Leslie Knope , the main character on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation Amy Poehler Leslie Winkle, a recurring character on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory Sara Gilbert
Leslie, a flower from The Amazing World of Gumball
Leslie Meyers, a character in South Park
Nurse Leslie, a character in Camp Lazlo
Leslie Withers, a character from the survival horror video game The Evil Within
Leslie P. Lilylegs, an antagonist in the Looney Tunes
Leslie Kyle, a character in the video game, Final Fantasy VII Remake Final Fantasy VII The Kids Are Alright: A Turks Side Story , voiced by Mark Whitten
Lesley is a playable character in the mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Captain Leslie Hero , a main character from the adult animated television sitcom Drawn Together Superman and other superheroesLeslie Vernon, the main character of the 2006 horror-comedy "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon ", played by Nathan Baesel
Leslie Noodman, a character from Sanjay and Craig
The Great Leslie , a character played by Tony Curtis in the 1965 film The Great Race Leslie, a lesbian from adult animated series Brickleberry
Leslie, a student in the Wayside animated TV series
Leslie Bloomberg, protagonist of upcoming webcomic series 8th Grade.
Lezly "Big Lez" Mackerel, main character of Australian comedy web series, The Big Lez Show
See also
References
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