Leland - People

People

Given name
  • Leland Bardwell, author
  • Leland Chapman, bounty hunter
  • Leland Irving, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
  • Leland Orser, actor
  • Leland Stanford, founder of Stanford University, former Governor of California
  • Leland Stanford, Jr., namesake of Stanford University
  • Leland Taylor, former mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
  • Leland Yee, State Senator of California
Surname
  • Charles Godfrey Leland, American humorist and folklorist
  • David Leland, British director, screenwriter and actor
  • Frank Leland, Negro League baseball team owner of the Leland Giants
  • George W. Leland, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
  • Henry M. Leland, automotive pioneer and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln brands
  • John Leland (antiquary), English antiquary
  • John Leland (Baptist), United States Baptist minister
  • John Leland (journalist), reporter, columnist, and book author
  • John Leland (politician), English Member of Parliament for Stamford, 1796–1808
  • John Leland (Presbyterian), English Presbyterian minister
  • John E. Leland, American engineer and Director of the University of Dayton Research Institute
  • Mickey Leland, United States Congressman from Texas
  • Simeon Leland, American businessman, hotelier
  • Waldo Leland, American historian and archivist
Fictional
  • Leland Stottlemeyer, character in the TV series Monk
  • Leland Palmer, character in the TV series Twin Peaks
  • Lee Adama (short for Leland Joseph Adama), character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004)

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