Leander is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. The most famous bearer of the name is mythological, from the story of

Hero and Leander Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero ( grc, Ἡρώ, ''Hērṓ''; ), a priestess of Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology) who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont, and Leander ( grc, Λέ ...

. People named Leander include: *

Leander of Seville Leander of Seville ( es, San Leandro de Sevilla; la, Sanctus Leandrus; 534 AD, in Cartagena – 13 March 600 or 601, in Seville) was the Bishop of Seville. He was instrumental in effecting the conversion of the Visigothic kings Hermengild and ...

(c. 534–600 or 601), Catholic saint and bishop who converted the son of the Visigothic king from Arianism *

Leander Babcock Leander Babcock (March 1, 1811 – August 18, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Democratic United States Representative for the 23rd district of New York from 1851 to 1853. Biography Babcock was born in Pa ...

(1811–64), United States Representative from New York *

Leander Clark Leander Clark (July 17, 1823 - December 22, 1910) was an American businessman, Iowa state legislator, Union Army officer during the Civil War, and Indian agent who was the namesake for Leander Clark College.Henry W. Ward (1911), Western, Leander ...

(1823–1910), American businessman, politician and Union Army officer during the American Civil War * Leander Cox (1812–65), United States Representative from Kentucky * Leander Czerny (1859–1944), Czech entomologist * Leander Dendoncker (born 1995), Belgian footballer * Leander Ditscheiner (1839–1905), Austrian physicist and mathematician * Leander F. Frisby (1825–89), American politician, lawyer and Wisconsin Attorney General *

Leander Haußmann Leander Haußmann (sometimes Haussmann) (; born 26 June 1959, Quedlinburg) is a German theatre and film director. The son of actor Ezard Haußmann and costume designer Doris Haußmann, he attended the Ernst Busch theatre school in Berlin. Hau ...

(born 1959), German theatre and film director *

Leander Starr Jameson Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st Baronet, (9 February 1853 – 26 November 1917), was a British colonial politician, who was best known for his involvement in the ill-fated Jameson Raid. Early life and family He was born on 9 February 1853, o ...

(1853–1917), British colonial statesman best known for the Jameson Raid on the Transvaal Republic in Africa *

Leander Jordan Leander Jordan (born September 15, 1977) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indi ...

(born 1977), American National Football League offensive tackle * Leander Kahney (born 1965), American journalist and author * Leander J. McCormick 1819–1900), American inventor, manufacturer, philanthropist and businessman * L. Hamilton McCormick (1859–1934), American author, inventor, art collector and sculptor, son of the above * Leander H. McNelly (1844–1877), Confederate officer and Texas Ranger captain *

Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes ( ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players ever. He holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. Paes won eight men's ...

(born 1973), Indian tennis player * Leander Perez (1891–1969), American Democratic Party political boss in Louisiana * Leander Richardson (1856–1918), American journalist, playwright and theatrical writer * Leander J. Talbott (1849–1924), American realtor and politician, former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri * Lee Talbott (Leander James Talbott, Jr.) (1887–1954), American track and field athlete * Leander Tomarkin (1895–1967), Swiss imposter who claimed to have invented a miracle medicine * Leander Watts, author of young adult literature Fictional characters include: *

Leander Sydnor Leander Sydnor is a fictional character on the HBO drama ''The Wire'', played by actor Corey Parker Robinson. Sydnor is a young, married Baltimore Police detective who is a member of the Barksdale detail and later works in the Major Crimes Unit. ...

, in the television series ''The Wire'' * Leander Wapshot, in the novel '' The Wapshot Chronicle'' and its sequel by John Cheever

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