People
- Bernard Elgey Leake (1932–), British geologist
- George Leake (1856–1902), Australian politician
- John Leake (1656–1720), British Admiral
- John George Leake (1752–1827), lawyer who founded the Leake and Watts Children's Home
- Joseph Bloomfield Leake (1828–1918), American Civil War Brevet Brigadier General and U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
- Walter Leake (1769–1825), US politician
- William Leake (disambiguation), several people
- Arthur Martin-Leake, awarded two Victoria Crosses
- Mike Leake (1987–), a baseball player
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