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, an unincorporated community * Leland, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Leland Township, Michigan * Leland River, Michigan * Leland Pond, New York

Elsewhere

* Leland, Norway, a village * Mount Leland, Victoria Land, Antarctica

People

Given name

* Leland Austin (born 1986), American rapper under the stage name Yung L.A. * Leland Bardwell (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 (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 (1824–1893), American industrialist and politician, founder of Stanford University, Governor of California * Leland Stanford Jr. (1868–1884), namesake of Stanford University, only son of Leland Stanford * E. Leland Taylor (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, American politician from Ohio * David Leland, British director, screenwriter and actor * Evelyn Leland (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, economist * Henry M. Leland, automotive pioneer and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln brands * John Leland (antiquary), 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), English Presbyterian minister * John E. Leland, 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, President of the Massachusetts Senate * Simeon Leland, American businessman, hotelier * Thomas Leland, Irish historian * Waldo Leland, 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), 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, a.k.a. Owl, a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain * Leland Palmer, 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