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. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German ''Leonhard'' containing the prefix ''levon'' ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin ''

Leo Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts an ...

,'' and the suffix ''hardu'' ("brave" or "hardy"). The name has come to mean "lion strength", "lion-strong", or "lion-hearted". Leonard was the name of a Saint in the Middle Ages period, known as the patron saint of prisoners. Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

''O'Leannain'' also found as O'Leonard, but often was anglicised to just Leonard, consisting of the prefix ''O'' ("descendant of") and the suffix ''Leannan'' ("lover"). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany.

Variations

The name has variants in other languages: * Leen, Leendert, Lenard (Dutch) * Lehnertz, Lehnert (Luxembourgish) *

Len Len or LEN may refer to: People and fictional characters * Len (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lén, a character from Irish mythology * Alex Len (born 1993), Ukrainian basketball player * Mr. Len, American hip hop DJ *Le ...

(English) * :hu:Lénárd (Hungarian) *

Lenart (disambiguation) Lenart may refer to: * Municipality of Lenart, Slovenia * Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah, the seat of the Municipality of Lenart, Slovenia * Lenart Regional Gifted Center, United States, school * Lénárt sphere, an educational model for spherical geo ...

(Slovene) * Linhart (Czech) *

Lennard Lennard may refer to: *Lennard Freeman (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *Lennard Pearce (1915–1984), English actor *Dave Lennard (born 1944), English footballer *Henry Lennard (16th–17th century ...

, diminutive forms Lenny * Lennart (Swedish, Estonian, Dutch) * Lennert (German, Dutch) * Lev (Ukrainian) * Lenni (Finnish) * Lenno (

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

) * Lenny (English) *

(many languages) * Leon (English, German, Dutch, Russian) * Léon (French), León (Spanish) * Léonard (; French) * Leonard = "Renata" in Māori, Waitaha *

Leonardo Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate ...

(Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese) * Leonhard, Leonhardt (German) * Leontxo (Basque) * O'Leannáin * O'Lionaird

In other languages

* Armenian: Լեոնարդ (Leonard) * Croatian: Leonard * Czech: Leonard *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Léonard * Georgian: ლეონარდ (Leonard) * German: Leonard, Leonhard, Leonhardt, Lennart * Greek: Λεονάρδος (Leonárdos) * Hebrew: לֵב־אֲרִי (Lév-Ari) * Hungarian: Lénárd, Leonárd * Italian: Leonardo * Latvian: Linards *

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

: Leonardas * Māori: Renātā *

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...

: Nardu * Polish: Leonard * Portuguese: Leonardo * Romanian: Leonard * Russian: Леонард (Leonard) *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

: Леонард (Leonard) * Spanish: Leonardo *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Lennart *

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

: לעאָנאַרד (Leonard) * Ukrainian: Лев

Given name

* Leonard Adleman (born 1945), American computer scientist *

Léonard Autié Léonard-Alexis Autié, also Autier (c. 1751 – 20 March 1820), often referred to simply as Monsieur Léonard, was the favourite hairdresser of Queen Marie Antoinette and in 1788–1789 founded the Théâtre de Monsieur, "the first resident ...

(1751–1820), French hairdresser * Leonard Baskin (1922–2000), American artist *

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

(1918–1990), American conductor and composer *

Leonard Burton Leonard Bernard Burton (born June 18, 1964) is a former American football Center (American football), center who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. He was drafted by the Bills in th ...

(born 1964), American football player *

Leonard of Chios Leonard of Chios ( el, Λεονάρδος ο Χίος; it, Leonardo di Chio) was a Greek scholar of the Dominican Order and Latin Archbishop of Mytilene, best known for his eye-witness account of the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, which is one o ...

(died 1458), Catholic archbishop * Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), Canadian singer-songwriter * Leonard Cheshire (1917–1992), British philanthropist * Leonard Doroftei (born 1970), Romanian boxer * Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), Swiss mathematician * Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170 – after 1240), Italian mathematician * Leonard Fairley (born 1951), American football player *

Leonard Fournette Leonard Joseph Fournette III (born January 18, 1995) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was drafted by the Jacksonville Ja ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Leonhard Fuchs Leonhart Fuchs (; 17 January 1501 – 10 May 1566), sometimes spelled Leonhard Fuchs and cited in Latin as ''Leonhartus Fuchsius'', was a German physician and botanist. His chief notability is as the author of a large book about plants and th ...

(1501–1566), German physician and natural historian * Leonard Hackney (1855–1938), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court *

Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann Leonard Hubert "Lennie" Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann (born 8 May 1934) is a retired senior South African–British judge. He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1995 to 2009. Well known for his lively decisions and willingness to break w ...

(born 1934), British judge * Leonard Humphries (born 1970), American football player * Leonard Labatt (1838–1897), Swedish tenor * Leonard Lance (born 1952), American politician * Leonard Lansink (born 1956), German actor * Leonard "Lenny" Kravitz (born 1964), American singer and songwriter * Leonard M. Kravitz (1931–1951), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

Leonard Francis Lindoy Leonard Francis Lindoy, FAA, is an Australian chemist with interests in macrocyclic chemistry and metallo- supramolecular chemistry, and an Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney and James Cook University. He mo ...

(born 1937), Australian chemist * Leonard Livingston (1920–1998), Australian cricketer * Leonard Maltin (born 1950), American film critic and film historian * Leonard Mlodinow (born 1954), American physicist and writer * Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015), American actor and film director * Leonard of Noblac (died 559), Frankish nobleman * Leonard Peikoff (born 1933), Canadian philosopher * Leonard Peltier(born 1944), American Activist * Leonard Pitts (born 1957), American journalist * Leonard of Port Maurice (1676–1751), Italian saint * Abeyratne Cudah Leonard Ratwatte (1909-1971), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and diplomat * Leonard Roberts (born 1972), American actor * Leonard "Lennie" Rosenbluth (born 1933), American basketball player * Leonard Rosenman (1924–2008), American composer * Leonard Rossiter (1926–1984), English actor * Leonard Alfred Schneider (1925–1966), AKA Lenny Bruce, American stand-up comedian, social critic, & satirist *

Leonard Silverman Leonard Silverman (November 10, 1930 – September 7, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was born on November 10, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York City. He graduated from New York University, and in 1954 from Brooklyn L ...

(1930–2015), New York politician and judge * Leonard Slatkin (born 1944), American conductor *

Leonard Steinberg, Baron Steinberg Leonard Steinberg, Baron Steinberg (1 August 1936 – 2 November 2009) was a British life peer and multi-millionaire businessman. Born in Belfast on 1 August 1936, he was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. Steinberg was the ...

(1936–2009), British businessman * Leonard Stone (1923–2011), American actor *

Leonard Sumner Leonard Sumner is an Anishinaabe singer-songwriter from Canada, whose music blends aspects of country, folk and hip hop music.Leonard Susskind (born 1940), American theoretical physicist *

Leonard Thompson (footballer) Leonard Thompson (18 February 1901 – 26 August 1968) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Sheffield as the next to youngest child of Arthur William Thompson and Annie Willy. Too young to go to war, Thompson was encouraged to ...

(1901–1968), British football player * Leonard Merlyn Wickramasuriya (1916-2002), Sri Lankan Sinhala army brigadier *

Leonard Woolley Sir Charles Leonard Woolley (17 April 1880 – 20 February 1960) was a British archaeologist best known for his Excavation (archaeology), excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia. He is recognized as one of the first "modern" archaeologists who excavat ...

(1880–1960), British archaeologist * Leonard Wong, American military writer * Leonard Wu, American actor, writer and producer

Surname

A–F

* Ada Leonard (1915–1997), American bandleader * Adam Leonard (singer-songwriter), English singer-songwriter *

Adna Wright Leonard Bishop Adna Wright Leonard I (November 2, 1874 – May 3, 1943) was a Methodist bishop in Buffalo, New York, and the first chairman of the Methodist Commission on Chaplains. He was killed in 1943 in a plane crash on his way to Iceland to vis ...

, Methodist Bishop of Buffalo NY *

André-Joseph Léonard André-Joseph Léonard (born 6 May 1940) is a Belgian prelate who served as the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and Primate of Belgium after his installation on 27 February 2010. He had previously served as Bishop of Namur from 1991 until 2010 u ...

, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels * Andrew Leonard, American technology journalist *

Andy Leonard Andrew Jackson Leonard (June 1, 1846 – August 21, 1903) was a professional baseball player of the 19th century, who played outfield and was also a utility infielder. He played left field for the original Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first fully ...

, baseball * Benny Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; "The Ghetto Wizard", 1896–1947), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight boxer *

Bill Leonard (politician) William R. Leonard (born October 29, 1947) is a Republican U.S. politician who served as a member of the California State Board of Equalization from 2002 until his resignation in March 2010. Early life After earning his B.A. in history from the ...

, American politician * Bobby Leonard (1932–2021), American basketball coach * Brendon Leonard, rugby union * Brian Leonard, American football * Buck Leonard, baseball *

Cecil Leonard Cecil Leonard (July 20, 1946August 5, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for two seasons with the New York Jets of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He was drafted ...

, American football *

Chuck Leonard Charles Wesley Leonard (March 30, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois – August 12, 2004, in New York City, New York, New York) was an Americans, American radio personality at WABC (AM) in New York City during the 1960s and 1970s. His deep voice and smoo ...

(1937–2004), radio * Conrad Leonard (1898–2003), pianist *

Cynthia Leonard Cynthia Hicks Van Name Leonard (February 28, 1828 – 1908) was a suffragist, aid worker, and writer, notable for her pioneering efforts toward social reform. In 1888, she became the first woman to run for mayor of New York City. Biography Born ...

, suffragist * Deane Leonard (born 1999), American football player * Dennis Leonard, baseball * Dick Leonard, British politician * Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher) (Hubert Benjamin Leonard), baseball * Dutch Leonard (right-handed pitcher) (Emil John Leonard), baseball *

Edwin Leonard Edwin Leonard (November 17, 1823 – April 5, 1900) was a Sergeant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War. He is buried in the Elm Street Cemetery in West Springfield, Massachusetts West Sprin ...

, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient * Ego Leonard, anonymous Dutch sculptor, painter, guerrilla artist * Elijah Leonard, Canadian politician *

Elizabeth Weeks Leonard Elizabeth Weeks Leonard is an American lawyer, who is currently the J. Alton Hosch Professor at University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without ...

, American professor *

Elmore Leonard Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thri ...

(1925–2013), American novelist *

Emery Clarence Leonard Emery Clarence Leonard (1892–1968) was an American botanist known for his work on the Acanthaceae Acanthaceae is a family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are t ...

, American botanist *

Fred Churchill Leonard Fred Churchill Leonard (February 16, 1856 – December 5, 1921) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Fred C. Leonard was born in Elmer, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, the State normal s ...

, American politician * Frederick C. Leonard, American astronomer

G–L

Gary Leonard Gary Francis Leonard (born February 16, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. At 7'1" and 295 lbs, he played center (basketball), center. Leonard played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers men's basketball, Miss ...

, basketball * George Leonard (1923–2010), American author * Glenn Leonard (born 1947), American musician * Gloria Leonard (1940–2014), actress * Graham Leonard, Anglican Bishop converted to Catholicism *

Gustav Leonhardt Gustav Maria Leonhardt (30 May 1928 – 16 January 2012) was a Dutch keyboardist, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. He was a leading figure in the historically informed performance movement to perform music on period instruments. Leo ...

(1928–2012), Dutch musician, conductor, musicologist * Harlan Leonard (1905–1983), American jazz musician * Harry Ward Leonard, inventor * Herman Leonard, photographer * Hookey Leonard, Scottish professional footballer * Hubert Léonard (1819–1890), Belgian violinist * Hugh Leonard (1926–2009), Irish playwright * Isabel Leonard (born 1982), American operatic mezzo-soprano * J. Paul Leonard (1901–1995), American university president, educator *

J. Rich Leonard J. Rich Leonard (born 1949) is the dean of the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law since July 2013. He previously served as a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina and was chief judge from 1998 until 2005. Leonard was a ...

, American judge * Jack E. Leonard, comedian * Jacqueline Leonard, Scottish actress * James A. Leonard, American chess player * Jason Leonard (born 1968), English rugby union player * Jeffrey Leonard (born 1955), American baseball player *

Jerris Leonard Jerris Leonard (January 17, 1931July 27, 2006) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served 8 years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1961–1969) and four years in the State Assembly (1957–1961), representing northern Mi ...

, American politician * Jim Leonard, American football * Jimmy Leonard, Irish politician * Joe Leonard, motorsports *

John J. Leonard John J. Leonard is an American roboticist and Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A member of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Leonard is a researcher ...

, mayor of Bolingbrook, Illinois * John Leonard (critic) (1939–2008), American critic, pen name Cyclops *

John Leonard (Gaelic footballer) John Leonard (born 20 October 1976 in Dublin, Ireland) is a Gaelic footballer from Dublin. As a child he played for Na Phiarsaigh in Baldoyle and later for St Sylvester's, where he remains. In his early 20s he was also called up and played for t ...

(born 1976), Gaelic football goalkeeper *

John Leonard (poet) John Leonard (born 1965) is an Australian poet. He was born in the UK, and from 1984 to 1987 studied at the University of Oxford. In 1991 he moved to Australia. He currently lives in Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Au ...

(born 1965), Australian poet *

Johnny Leonard John James Leonard (8 June 1903 – 3 May 1995) was a player and coach of Australian rules football in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and the Victorian Football League (later renamed to Australian Football League) in the period ...

, Australian rules football *

Joseph John Henry Leonard Joseph John Henry Leonard (c. 1863 – 19 November 1929) was an Australian newspaper illustrator, whose work first appeared in the Adelaide satirical weeklies, signed variously as "J. H. Leonard", "Leo", or simply "JL". History Leonard was born in ...

(1863–1929), Australian illustrator * Joshua Leonard (born 1975), actor * Justin Leonard (born 1972), American golfer * Kawhi Leonard (born 1991), American basketball player * Larry Leonard, American politician * Lee Leonard (born 1929), US TV personality * Louise Wareham Leonard, American author

M–Z

* Marion Leonard (1881–1956), actress *

Mark Leonard (footballer) Mark Anthony Leonard (born 27 September 1962) is an English former professional footballer who was a striker for a number of Football League clubs. Leonard was born in St Helens. He started his career with non-league side Witton Albion in 1 ...

, association football * Marshall Leonard, soccer player *

Matthew Leonard Matthew Leonard (November 26, 1929–February 28, 1967) was a United States Army sergeant who posthumously received America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. Biography Leonard was born in ...

(1929–1967), Medal of Honor recipient * Meyers Leonard (born 1992), American basketball player *

Michael Leonard (disambiguation) Michael Leonard is the name of: * Michael Leonard (field hockey) (born 1974), Scottish field hockey player * Mike Leonard (journalist) (born 1947), American television journalist * Mick Leonard (Australian footballer) (1914–1984), Australian fo ...

, several people * Miriam Leonard, British professor of Greek literature *

Patricia Leonard Patricia Leonard (9 March 1936 – 28 January 2010) was an English opera singer, best known for her performances in mezzo-soprano and contralto roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. After working as a secretary, Leo ...

(1936–2010), English opera singer *

Patrick James Leonard Patrick James Leonard (May 19, 1847 – January 1, 1899) was a United States Army Sergeant#Army 13, sergeant who received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars. Until 1984, it was believed that Leonard was a double recipient of the Medal of H ...

, Medal of Honor recipient * Patrick Leonard (born 1956), American songwriter *

Patrick Thomas Leonard Patrick Thomas Leonard (1828 – March 1, 1905) was a United States Army sergeant who received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars. Until 1984, it was believed that Leonard was a double recipient of the Medal of Honor. However, another ...

, Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient *

Paul Leonard (politician) Paul R. Leonard (born July 3, 1943) is an American politician who is a member of the Ohio Democratic Party. He served as the mayor of Dayton from 1982 to 1986 and as the 58th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1987 to 1991. Education Leonard gradu ...

, American politician *

Paul Leonard (writer) Paul J. Leonard Hinder, better known by his pseudonym of Paul Leonard and also originally published as PJL Hinder, is an author best known for his work on various spin-off fiction based on the long-running British science fiction television seri ...

, UK author * Philippe Léonard, soccer * Priscilla Leonard, pen name for Emily Perkins Bissell, an American social worker and activist * Rick Leonard, American football *

Robert A. Leonard Robert Andrew Leonard is an American linguist. He is best known for his work in forensic linguistics, which relates to investigating problems of the law by using the study of language. This includes analyzing legal material work such as notes, au ...

, American linguist known for his forensic work and former singer for Sha Na Na * Robert Maynard Leonard (1869–1941), English journalist and editor * Robert Sean Leonard (born 1969), actor * Robert Z. Leonard (1889–1968), director * Ronald Leonard, cellist * Sarah Leonard (archer), archery *

Scott Leonard Charles Scott Leonard IV (born October 11, 1965) is an American singer and a member of the cappella group Rockapella, the former house band on the PBS children's geography game show '' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' Biography Leonard w ...

(born 1965), American musician * Shaquille Leonard, American football * Sheldon Leonard (1907–1997), American film and TV producer *

Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull (born September 20, 1955 in Cienfuegos) is a former sprinter from Cuba. Career Leonard first announced his talent when he set a new Cuban 100 metres national junior record in 197 ...

(born 1955), Cuban sprinter * Sonny Leonard (1943–2021), American businessman * Stan Leonard (1915–2005), Canadian golfer * Stephen B. Leonard, American politician *

Steve Leonard Stephen Leonard (born 4 September 1972 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish veterinarian and television personality. Early life Leonard's family moved to Cheshire from Northern Ireland when he was six weeks ol ...

(born 1972), English TV personality * Sugar Ray Leonard (born 1956), American boxer *

Thomas Arthur Leonard Thomas Arthur Leonard (12 March 1864 – 19 July 1948) was a British social reformer. He was a pioneer in developing organised outdoor holidays for working people through the Co-operative Holidays Association and the Holiday Fellowship. He also ...

, English pioneer of outdoor holidays *

Tom Leonard (Irish politician) Thomas Leonard (30 May 1924 – 5 March 2004) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Biography Leonard was born in Dublin, and worked much of his life in a family business in the Dublin Corporation Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Markets. The bu ...

* Tom Leonard (poet) (born 1944), Scottish poet *

Tony Leonard Anthony Leonard (born 19 December 1955) is an Australian radio presenter. Career In 1982, he joined the radio comedy team Coodabeen Champions, who were then on 3RRR. Following them to 3LO and 3AW he stayed with this team until 2002. He bega ...

(born 1947), Australian radio presenter * Turney W. Leonard, Medal of Honor recipient *

Vincent Leonard Vincent Martin Leonard (December 11, 1908 – August 28, 1994) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1983. Biography Early life Vincent Leonard was bo ...

, Bishop of Pittsburgh *

William E. Leonard William E. Leonard (c. 1836–February 8, 1891) was a Private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War. He is buried at Jacksonville Cemetery Wind Ridge, Pennsylvania. Medal of Honor citatio ...

, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient * William Ellery Leonard (1876–1944), American poet * William J. Leonard, American football * William Leonard (Scottish politician) *

Wrexie Leonard Wrexie Leonard (September 15, 1867 – November 9, 1937), also known as Louise Leonard, was an American astronomer who worked as an assistant to Percival Lowell and published her observations of Mars. A crater on Venus is named for her. Bio ...

, American astronomer *

Leonard (baseball) Thirty-three individuals who played professional baseball at the major league level before 1900 lack identified given names (there are hundreds of other players of which this is true from the twentieth-century Negro leagues). All 33 played between ...

, first name unknown, played in one Major League Baseball game in 1892

Fictional characters

Anatole Leonard ''Robotech'' is the American adaptation of three Japanese animated series: ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', ''The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross'', and ''Genesis Climber MOSPEADA'', as a single TV series. The series is divided i ...

, in the ''Robotech'' series *

Leonard (demon) Leonard or "Master Leonard" is a demon or spirit in the ''Dictionnaire Infernal'', grand-master of the nocturnal orgies of demons. He is represented as a three-horned goat, with a black human face. He marks his initiates with one of his horns. Infe ...

, in the ''Dictionnaire Infernal'' *

Léonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German ''Leonhard'' containing the prefix ''levon'' ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin '' L ...

, title character in the Belgian comic of the same name * Leonard, a character from '' Total Drama: Pahkitew Island'' and '' The Ridonculous Race'' * Leonard W. "Lennie" Briscoe, a detective in ''Law & Order'' * Private Leonard Church, from ''Red vs. Blue'' * Leonard Hofstadter, in ''The Big Bang Theory'' *

Leonard von Lahnstein ''Verbotene Liebe'' (, "Forbidden Love") was a German television soap opera created by Reg Watson for Das Erste. The show was set primarily in the German city of Düsseldorf although, at times, the city of Cologne and the Spanish island of ...

, character from German soap opera ''Forbidden Love'' * Lenny Leonard, in ''The Simpsons'' *

Lockie Leonard Lockie Leonard is a fictional character and the protagonist of a trilogy of young adult novels by Australian by the author Tim Winton. Character Lockie Leonard is a 12-year-old who moves to Angelus, a fictional, small coastal town in the ...

, in children's novels by Tim Winton * Leonard McCoy, in the ''Star Trek'' series * King Leonard Mudbeard, a ruler of Piggy Island and antagonist of '' The Angry Birds Movie'' * Leonard Rollins, a character in '' Silver Spoons'' * Lennie Small, in the novel '' Of Mice and Men'' * Leonard Smith, a character in the American sitcom '' It's Garry Shandling's Show'' *

Leonard Snart Captain Cold (Leonard Snart) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the leader of the Rogues (comics), Rogues, a loose criminal association, as well as the older brother of Golden Glider. An adversary of ...

, Captain Cold from ''The Flash comics'' and TV series * Lenny Summers, a character from '' Red Dead Redemption 2''

References

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