Leigh (name)

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

Surname

• Alex Leigh, English fashion model
• Augusta Leigh, the only daughter of John "Mad Jack" Byron
• Benjamin W. Leigh, American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia
• Carolyn Leigh, American lyricist and composer for Broadway and movies
• Chyler Leigh, American actress
• Danni Leigh, American honky tonk-style country music singer
• Dorian Leigh, one of the world's first supermodels
• Ed Leigh, British television presenter
• Edward Leigh, politician in the United Kingdom
• Edward Chandos Leigh, English cricketer
• Gustavo Leigh, Chilean general
• Howard Leigh, veteran boxing announcer from Melbourne, Australia
• Howard Leigh, Baron Leigh of Hurley, British businessman and life peer
• Jack Leigh, photographer
• James Mathews Leigh (1808–1860), art educator, writer and dramatist.
• Janet Leigh, American actress
• Jennifer Leigh, professional poker player
• Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress
• John Leigh (actor), New Zealand actor
• Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (1884–1959), British mill-owner, newspaper-proprietor and Conservative Party politician
• Julia Leigh (* 1970), Australian novelist, film director and screenwriter
• Katie Leigh, American voice actress
• Leigh Leigh, murder victim
• Megan Leigh, American actress
• Michael Leigh (disambiguation), several people
• Mike Leigh, British screenwriter and director
• Mitch Leigh, musical theatre composer
• Molly Leigh, alleged witch
• Monica Leigh, model
• Nelson Leigh, American film actor
• Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, 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) (1649–1728), English poet
• Richard Leigh (songwriter) (born 1951), American country music songwriter
• Roberta Leigh, British writer of romance fiction and children's stories
• Stephen Leigh, American science fiction and fantasy writer
• Suzanna Leigh, British film actress
• Syd Leigh, English professional footballer who played during the inter-war period
• Theophilus Leigh (died 1785), English academic administrator
• Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown, the eldest son of Thomas Pemberton
• Trafford Leigh-Mallory, air chief marshal
• Vera Leigh, milliner who died in the Nazi concentration camp at Natzweiler
• Vivien Leigh, British actress
• Walter Leigh, English composer

Given name

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

Fictional 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