Lesley

Lesley is a placename, given name and surname, a variant of Leslie that can be male or female name and is ultimately an anglicization of a Scottish (Gaelic) placename.

Places edit

Fort Lesley J. McNair, American army facility
Lesley University, American academic institution
Lesley, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth

People edit

Given name edit

Lesley J. McNair (1883–1944), American military officer
Lesley Blanch (1904–2007), British writer and editor
Lesley Gill, American anthropology professor
Lesley Stahl (b. 1941), American broadcast journalist
Lesley Turner Bowrey (b. 1942), Australian tennis player
Lesley Mahmood (b. 1942), British politician
Lesley Duncan (1943–2010), British singer-songwriter
Lesley Baker (b. 1944), Australian actress
Lesley Joseph (b. 1945), British actress
Lesley Langley (b. 1944/5), Miss World 1965 from Britain
Lesley Judd (b. 1946), British actress
Lesley Ann Warren (b. 1946), American actress
Lesley Gore (1946–2015), American singer-songwriter
Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby, 1949), British model and actress
Lesley Choyce (b. 1951), American-born writer based in Canada
Lesley Visser (b. 1953), American sports broadcaster
Lesley-Anne Down (b. 1954), British actress
Lesley Soper (b. 1954), New Zealand politician
Lesley Ann Downey (1954–1964), British murder victim
Lesley Garrett (b. 1955), British soprano
Lesley Dunlop (b. 1956), British actress
Lesley Hinds (b. 1956), Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland
Lesley Jean Murdoch (b. 1956), New Zealand cricketer
Lesley Manville (b. 1956), British actress
Lesley Whittle (1957–1975), British murder victim
Lesley Waters (b. 1960), British celebrity chef
Lesley Douglas (b. 1963), British radio executive
Lesley Sharp (b. 1964), British actress
Lesley Molseed (1964–1975), British murder victim
Lesley Bamberger (born 1965/1966), Dutch billionaire, owner of Kroonenberg Groep
Lesley Rumball (b. 1973), New Zealand netball player
Lesley M. M. Blume (b. 1975), American author
Lesley Magnus (b. 1977), Canadian field hockey player
Lesley Vainikolo (b. 1979), New Zealand rugby player
Lesley-Ann Brandt (b. 1981), South African-born actress
Lesley Hawker (b. 1981), Canadian figure skater
Lesley Sanderson (b. 1985/6), contestant on the British Big Brother TV series
Lesley Elliott (disambiguation), multiple people
Lesley Head, Australian geographer
Lesley Scott, contributing writer to Doctor Who
Lesley Ward, Australian mathematician

Surname edit

John Lesley (1527–1596), Scottish bishop and historian
Peter Lesley (1819–1903), American geologist
Brad Lesley (1958–2013), American baseball player
Caroline Lesley (b. 1978), Canadian actress

Fictional characters edit

Lesley May, character in the novel series Rivers of London
Lesley Smiles, character in the animated television series CJ the DJ
Lesley Webber, character in American soap opera General Hospital
Lesley, playable character in the mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Lesley, the female antagonist of the British puppet series Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared