Leland may refer to:

Places

United States

* Leland, Illinois, a village * Leland, Iowa, a city * Leland, Michigan, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Leland, Mississippi, a city * Leland, North Carolina, a town * Leland, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Leland, Utah, an unincorporated community *

Leland, Washington Leland is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington, Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. History A post office called Leland was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1959. The com ...

, an unincorporated community *

Leland, Wisconsin Leland is an unincorporated community in the town of Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. Leland is located on County Highway C south of Natural Bridge State Park, west-northwest of Prairie du Sac. The community was named for ...

, an unincorporated community *

Leland Township, Michigan Leland Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the early 2000s, the unincorporated community of Leland, which lies totally within the township, was the county seat of Leelanau County. However, county vo ...

Leland River The Leland River is a short river in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in the unincorporated community of Leland, the river is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed Nov ...

, Michigan *

Leland Pond Leland Pond consists of Upper Leland Pond and Lower Leland Pond which are connected by a short channel. The Pond is located by Pine Woods, New York. Fish species present in the pond include pumpkinseed sunfish, walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow ...

, New York

Elsewhere

* Leland, Norway, a village *

Mount Leland Mount Leland () is a rock peak west of Victoria Upper Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Bainbridge B. Leland, Commanding Officer of during Operation Deep Freeze Operat ...

, Victoria Land, Antarctica

People

Given name

* Leland Austin (born 1986), American rapper under the stage name Yung L.A. *

Leland Bardwell Constan Olive Leland Bardwell (25 February 1922 – 28 June 2016) was an Irish poet, novelist, and playwright. She was part of the literary scene in London and later Dublin, where she was an editor of literary magazines ''Hibernia'' and ''C ...

(1922–2016), Irish poet, novelist and playwright * Leland Chapman (born 1976), American bounty hunter on the reality television series ''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' * Leland Christensen (1959–2022), American politician *

Leland D. Melvin Leland Devon Melvin (born February 15, 1964) is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut. He served on board the Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' as a mission specialist on STS-122, and as mission specialist 1 on STS-129. Melvin was named t ...

(born 1964), American engineer and retired astronaut * Leland Irving (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey goaltender * Leland Orser (born 1960), American actor * Leland Palmer (actress) (born 1945), American actress, dancer, and singer * Leland Rayson (1921–2001), American lawyer and politician * Leland Sklar (born 1947), American bassist and session musician *

Leland Stanford Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824June 21, 1893) was an American industrialist and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 8th governor of California from 1862 to 1863 and represented California in the United States Se ...

(1824–1893), American industrialist and politician, founder of Stanford University, Governor of California *

Leland Stanford Jr. Leland Stanford Jr. (May 14, 1868 – March 13, 1884), known as Leland DeWitt Stanford until he was nine, was the only son of American industrialist and politician Leland Stanford and his wife Jane. Following his death from typhoid at age 15, h ...

(1868–1884), namesake of Stanford University, only son of Leland Stanford *

E. Leland Taylor Edward Leland Taylor (April 10, 1885 – February 16, 1948) was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1945 to 1948. Life E. Leland Taylor was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and moved to Louisville with his family when he was 13. He graduated from Lo ...

(1885–1948), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky * Leland Wilkinson (1944–2021), American statistician and computer scientist * Leland Yee (born 1948), former State Senator of California and convicted criminal

Surname

Note: ''Leland'' is a traditional Irish surname. * Burton Leland (1948–2018), American social worker and businessman * Charles Godfrey Leland, American humorist and folklorist *

David J. Leland David J. Leland (born September 18, 1953) is a judge of the Ohio District Court of Appeals for the 10th District ( Franklin County), elected in 2022. He was formerly a member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 22nd House dist ...

, American politician from Ohio * David Leland, British director, screenwriter and actor *

Evelyn Leland Evelyn Frances Leland (c. 1870 - c. 1930) was an American astronomer and "Harvard Computers, Harvard computer", one of the women who worked at the Harvard College Observatory with Edward Charles Pickering, Edward Pickering. She worked there from 18 ...

(c. 1870–c. 1930), American astronomer * Frank Leland, Negro league baseball team owner of the Leland Giants * Gabe Leland (born 1982), American politician * George W. Leland, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *

Hayne Leland Hayne Leland is an economist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to becoming emeritus, he was the Arno Rayner Professor of Finance at the Haas School of Business. Before joining Berkeley, Leland was an assistan ...

, economist *

Henry M. Leland Henry Martyn Leland (February 16, 1843 – March 26, 1932) was an American machinist, inventor, engineer and automotive entrepreneur. He founded the two premier American luxury automotive marques, Cadillac and Lincoln. Early years Henry M. Lela ...

, automotive pioneer and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln brands *

John Leland (antiquary) John Leland or Leyland (13 September, – 18 April 1552) was an English poet and antiquary.Carley (2006), "Leland, John (''ca''. 1503–1552)" Leland has been described as "the father of English local history and bibliography". His ''Iti ...

, 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) John Leland (1691–1766) was an English Presbyterian minister and author of theological works. Leland was born in Wigan, Lancashire, on 18 October 1691. He was educated in Dublin, Ireland and went into the ministry there. He was ordained co-p ...

, English Presbyterian minister *

John E. Leland John E. Leland is vice president for Research and Executive Director of the University of Dayton Research Institute. He previously served as the institute's director of operations and a division head and as the University of Dayton's director for ...

, American engineer and Director of the University of Dayton Research Institute * Mabel Johnson Leland (1871-1947), American lecturer, translator * Mickey Leland, United States Congressman from Texas * Sara Leland, American ballet dancer and ''répétiteur'' *

Sherman Leland Sherman Leland (March 29, 1783 – November 19, 1853) was a Massachusetts lawyer who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, th ...

, President of the Massachusetts Senate *

Simeon Leland Simeon Leland was a prominent New York businessman and hotelier during the late 1800s. He made his wealth while operating the Metropolitan Hotel located on fashionable Broadway in lower Manhattan. Opened in 1852 to cater to travelers and residents ...

, American businessman, hotelier * Thomas Leland, Irish historian *

Waldo Leland Waldo Gifford Leland (July 17, 1879 in Newton, Massachusetts – October 19, 1966) was an American historian and archivist whose work for the Carnegie Institution and the Library of Congress was instrumental in the founding of the National Archive ...

, American historian and archivist

Stage name

* Leland (musician) (real name Brett Leland McLaughlin; born 1991), American singer

Fictional characters

* Joe Leland, protagonist in '' The Detective'' novel (1966) and movie adaptation (1968) * Lee Adama (Leland Joseph Adama), in the TV series ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004) * Leland Gaunt, in the Stephen King book '' Needful Things'' *

Leland Owlsley The Owl (Leland Owlsley) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted usually as an enemy of the superheroes Daredevil, Spider-Man and Black Cat. Created by writer Stan Lee and ar ...

, a.k.a. Owl, a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *

Leland Palmer Leland Palmer is a fictional character from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. He also appears in the prequel, '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''. He is portrayed in all his appearances by Ray Wise. Le ...

, in the TV series ''Twin Peaks'' * Leland Stottlemeyer, in the TV series ''Monk''

Schools in the United States

* Leland College, a former college for blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the National Register of Historic Places * Leland High School (San Jose, California) * Leland High School (Leland, Illinois) * Leland High School (Leland, Mississippi)

Other uses

* Leland Corporation, an arcade game manufacturer * Leland Hotel (disambiguation) *

Leland Initiative The Leland Initiative was a five-year program of USAID to improve internet connectivity in Africa. It was named after Mickey Leland George Thomas "Mickey" Leland III (November 27, 1944 – August 7, 1989) was an anti-poverty activist who later b ...