Leslie (name)

Leslie (/ˈlɛsli/ or /ˈlɛzli/) is a surname and given name, derived the name of Clan Leslie, ultimately from the placename of Castle Leslie, the clan's historical seat. The name of the castle is probably an anglicization of an originally Gaelic name, perhaps leas celyn "holly-garden".^[1]

First name

The following people bear the first name Leslie:

Female

• Leslie (singer), French pop-R&B singer
• Leslie Bibb, American actress
• Leslie Caron, French actress
• Leslie Carter, 2000s pop and later, pop/rock singer
• Mrs. Leslie Carter, American stage actress
• Leslie Erganian, American artist
• Leslie Feist, Canadian singer
• Leslie Crocker Snyder, American lawyer and former judge
• Leslie Mann, American actress
• Leslie Uggams, American actress
• Leslie "Sam" Phillips, American singer and songwriter
• Leslie Mahaffy (1976-1991), Canadian homicide victim
• Leslie Ann Warren, American actress

Male

• In Hungarian , its correspondent is László pron. "Laslou", it is a well-known and popular male first name and is also a surname. Its popularity traces back to king Szent László ( Saint Laslou) who was declared saint by the Pope in the XI. century and on his (the king) proposal became declared saint the first Catholic king of Hungary, Szent István ( Saint Steven).

Les Aspin, American politician

• Leslie Bohem, a screenwriter who wrote Dante's Peak and Taken, among others
• Leslie Cauchi, backup singer with The Del-Satins and Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge
• Leslie Charteris, half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction
• Leslie Duncan, Australian journalist and politician
• Leslie Martinez, half Gibraltarian, half Turkish comedian and author of various works of robotic-chicken adult fiction
• Leslie Cheung (1956—2003), Hong Kong actor-singer
• Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool, lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus
• Leslie Cochran (1951-2012), vagrant cross-dresser of Austin, Texas
• Les Ferdinand, English footballer
• Leslie Frazier, American NFL head coach and former player
• Leslie Glasgow (1914-1980), American conservationist
• Leslie Groves, American general in command of the Manhattan Project
• Leslie Bob Hope (1903–2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, British-born American actor-comedian
• Leslie Howard (actor), British actor
• Leslie Howard (musician), Australian pianist and composer
• Leslie Lamport, American computer scientist
• Leslie Lynch King, Jr., birth name of 38th U.S. President Gerald Ford
• Leslie Manigat, President of Haiti
• Les Miles, American college football coach and former player
• Leslie Miller (disambiguation)
• Leslie Moonves, President and CEO of CBS
• Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010), Canadian-American actor and comedian
• Leslie Odom Jr. (born 1981), American actor and singer
• Leslie O'Neal (born 1964), American football player
• Leslie Phillips, British actor
• Leslie Pridgen, American rapper who goes by the name of Freeway
• Leslie Sears (1901-1992), English cricketer
• Leslie Stephen, English author and critic
• Leslie Thomas, British author
• Leslie Valiant, British computer scientist
• Leslie Benzies, Scottish video game producer and former president of Rockstar North

Surname

The following people bear the surname of Leslie:

• Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross (died 1402)
• Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven (c.1580–1661)
• Andrew Leslie (general) (born 1957), retired Canadian Forces general
• Andrew Leslie (shipbuilder) (1818–?), Scottish shipbuilder
• Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes (died 1611), Scottish nobleman
• Ann Leslie (born 1941), British journalist
• Austin Leslie (1934–2005), New Orleans chef
• Bethel Leslie (1929–1999), American actress and screenwriter
• Cameron Leslie (swimmer) (born 1990), New Zealand paralympics gold medal winner
• Charles Leslie (nonjuror) (1650–1722), British Jacobite nonjuror and controversialist
• Charles Robert Leslie (1794–1859), American genre painter
• Chris Leslie (folk musician) (born 1956), English electric folk musician
• Chris Leslie (politician) (born 1972), British Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East, formerly MP for Shipley
• David Leslie, Lord Newark (c. 1600–1682), Scottish Civil War general
• David Leslie (c. 1797–1869), American missionary and pioneer in Oregon
• David Leslie (racing driver) (1953–2008), Scottish Touring Car racing driver
• Delroy Leslie (born 1970), Jamaican boxer
• Desmond Leslie (1921–2001), Irish writer and film-maker
• Donald Leslie, (1911-2004), created and manufactured the Leslie speaker
• Ed Leslie (1921–1995), American racing driver. Drove for Carroll Shelby Cobra, Jim Hall, Roger Penske, Bud Moore
• Edgar Leslie (1885–1976), American songwriter, lyricist, charter member of ASCAP
• Edward Leslie (born 1957), American professional wrestler
• Frank Leslie (1821–80), publisher of Frank Leslie's Weekly
• Frank Leslie (Medal of Honor), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
• Franklin Leslie (C. 1848 – c. 1930), western gunfighter
• Frederick W. Leslie (born 1951), NASA payload specialist
• George Dunlop Leslie (1835–1921), English artist
• Henry David Leslie (1822–1896), English composer and conductor
• Jim Leslie (1937-1976), American public relations executive
• Joan Leslie (1925–2015), American actress
• John Leslie (disambiguation), several people including
  • John Leslie (physicist) (1766–1832), Scottish mathematician and physicist
  • John A. Leslie (born 1940), Canadian philosopher
  • John Leslie (rugby union) (born 1970), former New Zealand rugby union player
• Lawrie Leslie (born 1935), retired Scottish footballer
• Lew Leslie (1886–1963), Broadway producer
• Lisa Leslie (born 1972), female basketball player
• Martin Leslie (Australian rules footballer) (born 1962), former Australian rules footballer
• Martin Leslie (rugby union) (born 1971), former New Zealand rugby union player
• May Sybil Leslie (1887–1937), British chemist
• Megan Leslie, a Member of Parliament in the riding of Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Miriam Leslie (1828–1914), wife of Frank Leslie
• Patrick Leslie (1815–1881), early settler in Australia
• Preston Leslie (1819–1907), governor of Kentucky (1871–75)
• Rose Leslie (born 1987),Scottish actress
• Ryan Leslie (born 1978), American record producer and singer
• Shane Leslie, Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet (1885–1971)
• Shelia leslie (born 1955), American politician
• Stefan Leslie (born 1987), Canadian soccer player
• Steve Leslie (footballer, born 1976), Scottish footballer
• Steve Leslie (footballer, born 1987), Scottish footballer
• Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie (1825–82), Irish economist
• Walter Leslie, Lord of Ross (died 1382)
• Walter Leslie (1607–1667), Imperial Field Marshalj
• William Leslie (disambiguation) or Bill Leslie, several people including
  • William Leslie (rugby league), rugby league player in the New South Wales Rugby League's foundation season of 1908
  • William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes (died 1513), Scottish nobleman, briefly Earl of Rothes in 1513, killed at Flodden Field
  • Sir William Leslie, 3rd Baronet (died c. 1680), one of the Leslie Baronets
  • Wilhelm von Leslie (1718–1727), bishop of Laybach
  • William Leslie (British Army officer) (1751–1777), son of Earl of Leven, killed at the Battle of Princeton
  • William Leslie (of Nethermuir) (1802–1879), Lord Provost of Aberdeen
  • William Leslie (MP) (1814–1880), Scottish politician and MP for Aberdeenshire
  • William Leslie (actor), American actor, played Dr. David Conway in The Night the World Exploded
  • Bill Leslie (journalist) (born 1952), American journalist and musician
  • Bill Leslie (commentator), British football commentator
  • William Leslie (footballer), Scottish footballer of the late 19th century
  • William Leslie (born 1937), Canadian - North American Chieftain, Clan Leslie Society

People in fiction

• Leslie Burke, one of the protagonists of the Katherine Paterson novel Bridge to Terabithia
• Leslie Lynnton, the socialite played by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1956 film Giant
• Lieutenant Leslie, a character from Star Trek, played by Eddie Paskey
• Leslie Jake Ryan (Hannah Montana), a recurring character on the Disney Channel program Hannah Montana, played by Cody Linley
• Leslie Chow, Chinese character in The Hangover
• The Great Leslie, a character played by Tony Curtis in the 1965 film The Great Race
• Leslie Knope, the main character on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, played by Amy Poehler

See also

• Leslie (disambiguation)
• Lesley (disambiguation)

References

1. ↑ behindthename.com