Leandro is a masculine Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
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 fa ...
. The name is a variant of two other names: Leander, a character in the Greek myth Hero and Leander, and Lysander, a relative of the Greek name Alexander. There's also a variation of the name in French:
Léandre Léandre is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Antoine Léandre Sardou (1803–1881), French philologist
*Didier Léandre Tsiajotso, Malagasy politician
*Léandre Dumouchel (1811–1882), Quebec docto ...
* Leandro de Sevilla (534–600), a bishop of Seville honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church
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Leandro Alem
Leandro Nicéforo Alem (born Leandro Alén; 11 March 1841 – 1 July 1896) was an Argentine politician, founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. He was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen. He was also an active Freemas ...
(1841–1896), an Argentine politician and founder of the Radical Civic Union
* Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida (1982–), a Brazilian-Hungarian footballer
* Leandro Augusto (1977–), a Brazilian footballer
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Leandro Lessa Azevedo
Leandro Lessa Azevedo, (born 13 August 1980), simply known as Leandro, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker
Striker or The Strikers may refer to:
People
*A participant in a strike action
*A participant in a hunger strike
*B ...
(1980–), a Brazilian footballer
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Leandro Baccaro
Leandro Martín Baccaro Coll (born April 17, 1973) is a former field hockey player from Argentina. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known ...
(1973–), an Argentine field hockey player
* Leandro Barbosa (1982–), a Brazilian basketball player
* Leandro Bassano (1557–1622), an Italian artist
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Leandro Bottasso
Leandro Hernán Bottasso (born April 23, 1986) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Argentina. In 2009 he was a member of the Colavita–Sutter Home cycling team.
Career
;2007
: in Pan American Games
The Pan American Games ...
(1986–), an Argentine track and road cyclist
* Leandro Campagna (1994–), an Italian footballer.
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Leandro Chaparro
Leandro Nery Chaparro, better known as Leandro Chaparro (born January 7, 1991), is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Centro Español.Leandro Damião (1989-), a Brazilian footballer
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Leandro Gomes
Leandro Melino Gomes ( az, Leandro Melino Qomeş; born 24 August 1976 in Casimiro de Abreu known as Leandro Gomes, is a Brazilian-born former Azerbajiani football striker, who is currently the assistant manager of Sampaio Corrêa-RJ.
Internati ...
(1976–), an Azerbaijani footballer
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Leandro Grimi
Leandro Damián Marcelo Grimi (born 9 February 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Club career Early years and Milan
Born in San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, Grimi played for Club Atlético Huracán and Racing Club de A ...
(1985–), an Argentine footballer
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Leandro Joaquim Ribeiro
Leandro Joaquim Ribeiro (born 13 January 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Daejeon Hana Citizen of K League 2.
Club career
Leandro Ribeiro is a youth product from Sport Club Internacional. He made his Série A debut at ...
(1995–), a Brazilian footballer
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Leandro de Oliveira da Luz
Leandro de Oliveira da Luz (born 3 March 1983), known as simply Leandro, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Hải Phòng FC
Although Leandro played as a left-back in Brazil and Russia, he played as a creativ ...
(1983–), a Brazilian footballer
* Leandro Ruiz Machado (1977–), a Brazilian water polo player
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Leandro Moldes
Leandro Moldes is a Swiss former singer, born 26 May 1986 in Spain to Rita and Manuel. He has a sister, Riwana.
In 2000, Leandro released a CD titled ''Leandro'' and a 6-track maxi single titled ''Girl'', under the BMG Berlin label.
He currentl ...
(1986–), a German/Swiss singer
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Leandro Montagud
Leandro Montagud Balaguer (born 28 February 1989), known simply as Leandro, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Club career
A product of Elche CF's youth academy, Leandro was born in Alzira, Valencia, and was promoted to the first ...
Leandro de Deus Santos Leandro may refer to:
* Leandro (given name), a male name, including a list of people with the name
* ''Ero e Leandro'', a 1707 cantata by George Frideric Handel
* San Leandro, California
* San Leandro Creek
See also
*Leandra (disambiguation) Lean ...
(1977–), a Brazilian footballer
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Leandro da Silva (disambiguation) Leandro da Silva is a Portuguese name and may refer to:
Football players Brazil
* Leandro Almeida Silva (footballer, born 1987) (born Leandro Almeida da Silva)
*Leandro Castán (born Leandro Castán da Silva in 1986)
* Leandro Cuca (born Leandro ...
, multiple persons
* Leandro Dos Santos (born 1986), a Brazilian footballer known by the mononym Leandro
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José Leandro Ferreira
José Leandro de Souza Ferreira (born 17 March 1959), known as Leandro, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender.
He played for Flamengo during his whole professional career, first as a right-sided full-back and, from 1983 on ...
(1959–), a Brazilian footballer
* Leandro V. Locsin, Philippine National Artist for Architecture
* Leandro (Leandro Bernardi Silva), a Brazilian footballer
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Leandro Verì
Leandro Verì (San Vito Chietino, 10 November 1903 – Laigueglia, 13 December 1938) was an Italian carabiniere.
Biography
Born in San Vito Chietino, Chieti, on 10 November 1903, Verì attended the carabiniere student walking course at the ...
(1903–1938), an Italian carabiniere
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Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura
Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura (born 12 May 1993), more commonly known as Leandro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Japanese club FC Tokyo as a winger or a forward.
Club career
Born in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Leandro joined Grê ...
(born 1993), known as Leandro, a Brazilian footballer who plays in Japan