Leland may refer to:

Places

United States

Leland, Illinois Leland is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 951 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office called Leland has been in operation since 1857. The village ...

, a village *

Leland, Iowa Leland is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 249 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Leland was platted in 1887, and named for one of its founders, John D. Lel ...

, a city *

Leland, Michigan Leland is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census it had a population of 377. It was the county seat of Leelanau County, Mi ...

, an unincorporated community and census-designated place *

Leland, Mississippi Leland is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. It is located within the Mississippi Delta, on the banks of Deer Creek. The population was 4,481 at the 2010 census. It was once a railway town and had long been a center of cott ...

, a city *

Leland, North Carolina Leland is the most populous town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,504 at the 2020 census, up from 13,527 in 2010. As of 2020, it is considered to be one of the fastest growing towns in North Carolina. It ...

, a town *

Leland, Oregon Leland is an unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. It lies in the Klamath Mountains The Klamath Mountains are a rugged and lightly populated mountain range in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon in ...

, an unincorporated community *

Leland, Utah Leland is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in southern Utah County, Utah, Utah County, Utah, United States. Its elevation is . Formerly a separate settlement, it has been largely absorbed into the city of Spanish Fork, Utah, Spanish ...

, 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 Leland is the administrative centre of the municipality of Leirfjord in Nordland county, Norway. it is located on the northern shore of the Leirfjorden along Norwegian County Road 17. The town of Sandnessjøen lies about southwest of Leland. T ...

, 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 Sanford Austin (born March 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Yung L.A. or Da Boi Lay, is an American hip hop recording artist from Atlanta, Georgia. He is perhaps best known for his debut single "Ain't I", which peaked at number ...

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 Leland Blane Chapman (born December 14, 1976) is an American bail bondsman and bounty hunter, known as one of the stars of the A&E Network reality television program '' Dog the Bounty Hunter''. He also starred in the Country Music Television ...

(born 1976), American bounty hunter on the reality television series ''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' *

Leland Christensen Leland G. Christensen (April 30, 1959 – February 4, 2022) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 17th district from 2011 until 2019. Life and career Christensen was born in Alta, Wyoming ...

(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 Leland Bruce Irving (born April 11, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for the HC Bolzano in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He was a first round selection of the Calgary Flames, 26th overall at the 20 ...

(born 1988), Canadian ice hockey goaltender *

Leland Orser Leland Jones Orser (born August 6, 1960) is an American actor. He has appeared in numerous film and television roles, notably as Lucien Dubenko in the television series '' ER'' (2004–2009) and Sam Gilroy in the '' Taken'' film series (2008–20 ...

(born 1960), American actor *

Leland Palmer (actress) Leland Palmer (born June 16, 1941 in Port Washington, New York) is an American actress, dancer, and singer who has appeared on stage, in motion pictures, and on television. She appeared on Broadway in ''Bajour'' (1964), ''A Joyful Noise'' (1966) ...

(born 1945), American actress, dancer, and singer *

Leland Rayson Leland Homer Rayson (August 23, 1921 – January 8, 2001) was an American lawyer and politician. Rayson was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He received his bachelor's degree from University of Rochester and his law degree from Northwestern Univers ...

(1921–2001), American lawyer and politician *

Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...

(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 Leland Wilkinson (November 5, 1944 – December 10, 2021) was an American statistician and computer scientist at H2O.ai and Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago. Wilkinson developed the SYSTAT statistical p ...

(1944–2021), American statistician and computer scientist *

Leland Yee Leland Yin Yee (, born November 20, 1948) is an American former politician who served as a member of the California State Senate for District 8, which covered parts of San Francisco and the Peninsula. In 2015, Yee pleaded guilty to felony racket ...

(born 1948), former State Senator of California and convicted criminal

Surname

Note: ''Leland'' is a traditional Irish surname. *

Burton Leland Burton Leland (November 24, 1948 – February 25, 2018) was a Democratic politician from Michigan who served on the Wayne County Commission. He also served 24 years in both houses of the Michigan Legislature. While in the Michigan House of ...

(1948–2018), American social worker and businessman *

Charles Godfrey Leland Charles Godfrey Leland (August 15, 1824 – March 20, 1903) was an American humorist and folklorist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was educated at Princeton University and in Europe. Leland worked in journalism, travelled extensivel ...

, 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 David Leland (born 20 April 1947) is an English film director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut ''Wish You Were Here'' in 1987. Life He initially trained as an actor at Central School of Speech ...

, 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 Frank C. Leland (1869 – November 14, 1914) was an American baseball player, field manager and club owner in the Negro leagues. Early life and career beginnings Leland was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Fisk University in Nashville, ...

, Negro league baseball team owner of the

Leland Giants The Leland Giants, originally the Chicago Union Giants, were a Negro league baseball team that competed independently during the first decade of the 20th century. The team was formed via a merge of the Chicago Unions and the Chicago Columbia Gian ...

Gabe Leland Gabriel Leland (born September 28, 1982) is a convicted criminal and former Democratic politician from the state of Michigan. In 2004, Leland was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 10th District, which is ...

(born 1982), American politician *

George W. Leland George W. Leland (1834 – March 18, 1880) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for helping to free his grounded ship. Born in 1834 in Savannah, Georgi ...

, 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) John Leland (May 14, 1754 – January 14, 1841) was an American Baptist minister who preached in Massachusetts and Virginia, as well as an outspoken abolitionist. He was an important figure in the struggle for religious liberty in the Unite ...

, United States Baptist minister *

John Leland (journalist) John Leland (born 1959) is an author and has been a journalist for ''The New York Times'' since 2000. Leland began covering retirement and religion in January, 2004. During a stint in 1994, he was editor in chief of ''Details'' magazine. Leland ...

, reporter, columnist, and book author *

John Leland (politician) John Leland (died 3 January 1808) was a General in the British Army and Member of Parliament serving in the House of Commons of Great Britain (later, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom) He was born the son of Ralph Leland of Dublin. H ...

, 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 Mabel Johnson Leland (September 7, 1871 – March 23, 1947) was an American lecturer on Scandinavian literature and translator from Norwegian to English. Her most notable work with the translation of Arne Garborg's ''The Lost Father'' from the New ...

(1871-1947), American lecturer, translator *

Mickey Leland George Thomas "Mickey" Leland III (November 27, 1944 – August 7, 1989) was an anti-poverty activist who later became a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a Democrat. Early years Leland w ...

, United States Congressman from Texas *

Sara Leland Sally Harrington (August 2, 1941 – November 28, 2020), known professionally as Sara Leland, was an American ballet dancer and ''répétiteur''. She started her career with the Joffrey Ballet in 1959, and was recruited to join the New York City ...

, 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 Thomas Leland (1722–1785) was an Irish Anglican priest, a historian, translator and academic and the author of the early gothic novel '' Longsword, Earl of Salisbury: An Historical Romance'', published in 1762. ''Longsword'' is set in Gascony ...

, 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) Brett Leland McLaughlin, known professionally as Leland, is an American singer and songwriter. Based in Los Angeles, California, he has worked closely with a range of popular artists, including Selena Gomez, Troye Sivan, Daya, Andy Grammer, Kels ...

(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 "Lee" Adama (callsign "Apollo") is a fictional character in the television series ''Battlestar Galactica''. He is portrayed by actor Jamie Bamber, and is one of the main characters in the series. His first appearance was in ''Batt ...

(Leland Joseph Adama), in the TV series ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004) * Leland Gaunt, in the Stephen King book ''

Needful Things ''Needful Things'' is a 1991 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is the first novel King wrote after his rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addiction. It was made into a film of the same name in 1993 which was directed by Frase ...

'' *

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 The following is a list of characters of ''Monk'', an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. Except for two changes, the principal cast ...

, in the TV series ''Monk''

Schools in the United States

Leland College Leland College was founded in 1870 as a college for blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, but was open to all races. With . The college facilities had become derelict by the time of listing. In the early 21st century, only the ruins of the two dormi ...

, 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 is a public high school located in the Almaden Valley in San Jose, California. Leland is one of the nine high schools in the San Jose Unified School District and is a STEM school. History Leland was founded in 1967. It was ...

Leland High School (Leland, Illinois) Leland High School is an American public high school located in Leland, Illinois. It serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the Leland Community School School District #1. There are currently 62 students at Leland with a demographic distribution ...

Leland High School (Leland, Mississippi) Leland Senior High School (LHS) is a public high school in Leland, Mississippi, United States. It educates approximately 336 students in grades nine through twelve. It is a part of the Leland School District. Leland Elementary and Leland Schoo ...

Other uses

Leland Corporation The Leland Corporation was a manufacturer of several arcade video games in the 1980s and early 1990s. The company was formed when Tradewest purchased the ailing Cinematronics in 1987. Notable among these were Quarterback (1987) and John Elway's ...

, an arcade game manufacturer *

Leland Hotel (disambiguation) Leland Hotel may refer to: *Leland Hotel (Springfield, Illinois), historic hotel *Leland Hotel (Richmond, Indiana), National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Indiana, listed on the NRHP in Wayne County, Indiana *The Leland Hote ...

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 ...

Places

United States

Elsewhere

People

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Fictional characters

Schools in the United States

Other uses

See also