Leigh (name)

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Leigh is both a surname and a given name meaning meadow. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Alex Leigh (born 1978), English fashion model
• Augusta Leigh (1783–1851), only daughter of John "Mad Jack" Byron
• Benjamin W. Leigh (1781–1849), American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia
• Carolyn Leigh (1926–1983), American lyricist and composer for Broadway and movies
• Chyler Leigh (born 1982), American actress
• Danni Leigh (born 1970), American honky tonk-style country music singer
• Dorian Leigh (1917–2008), one of the world's first supermodels
• Ed Leigh (born 1975), British television presenter
• Edward Leigh (born 1950), politician in the United Kingdom
• Edward Chandos Leigh (1832–1915), English cricketer
• Gustavo Leigh (1920–1999), Chilean general
• Howard Leigh (born 1951), veteran boxing announcer from Melbourne, Australia
• Howard Leigh, Baron Leigh of Hurley (born 1959), British businessman and life peer
• Jack Leigh (1948–2004), photographer
• James Mathews Leigh (1808–1860), art educator, writer and dramatist
• Janet Leigh (1927–2004), American actress
• Jennifer Leigh (born 1983), professional poker player
• Jennifer Jason Leigh (born 1962), American actress
• John Leigh (actor) (born 1965), New Zealand actor
• Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (1884–1959), British mill-owner, newspaper-proprietor and Conservative Party politician
• Julia Leigh (born 1970), Australian novelist, film director and screenwriter
• Katie Leigh (born 1958), American voice actress
• Leigh Leigh, murder victim
• Megan Leigh (1964–1990), American actress
• Michael Leigh (disambiguation), several people
• Mike Leigh (born 1943), British screenwriter and director
• Mitch Leigh (1928–2014), musical theatre composer
• Molly Leigh (1685–1746), alleged witch
• Monica Leigh, model
• Nelson Leigh (1905–1985), American film actor
• Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown (1926–2013), cross-bencher on the House of Lords
• Richard Leigh (author) (1943–2007), co-author of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
• Richard Leigh (martyr) (1561–1588), Catholic martyr
• Richard Leigh (poet) (1649/50–1728), English poet
• Richard Leigh (songwriter) (born 1951), American country music songwriter
• Roberta Leigh (1926–2014), British writer of romance fiction and children's stories
• Stephen Leigh (born 1951), American science fiction and fantasy writer
• Suzanna Leigh (born 1945), British film actress
• Syd Leigh (1893–?), English professional footballer who played during the inter-war period
• Theophilus Leigh (died 1785), English academic administrator
• Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown (1793–1867), eldest son of Thomas Pemberton
• Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892–1944), air chief marshal
• Vera Leigh (1903–1944), milliner who died in the Nazi concentration camp at Natzweiler
• Vivien Leigh (1913–1967), British actress
• Walter Leigh (1905–1942), English composer

Given name

• Leigh Broxham (born 1988), Australian footballer
• Leigh Diffey (born 1971), Australian-American commentator
• Leigh Francis (born 1973), English comedian
• Leigh Griffiths (born 1990), Scottish footballer
• Leigh Halfpenny (born 1988), Welsh rugby union player
• Leigh Ann Hester (born 1982), American soldier and Silver Star recipient
• Leigh G. Kirkland (1873–1942), New York politician
• Leigh Lawson (born 1945), English actor and director
• Leigh Leigh, murder victim
• Leigh McCloskey (born 1955), American actor
• Leigh Nash (born 1976), American singer-songwriter
• Leigh Taylor-Young (born 1945), American actress
• Leigh Daniel Avidan, lead singer of Ninja Sex Party, and co-host of Game Grumps

Characters

• Amyas Leigh, fictional character
• Sir Leigh Teabing, fictional character in the popular 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code and the 2006 film based on it
• Brenda Leigh Johnson, fictional character in the American television police procedural The Closer