Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate from the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

''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 In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

period, known as the

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholic Church, Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocacy, advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, ...

of prisoners. Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic ''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 Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and a historic county of England. The district council is based in Huntingdon. Other towns include St Ives, Godmanchester, St Neots and Ramsey. The p ...

, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany.

Variations

The name has variants in other languages: * Leen,

Leendert Leendert is a Dutch given name. Notable people with this name include: * Leendert van Beijeren (1619–1649), Dutch painter * Leendert Bosch (1924–2017), Dutch biochemist * Leen Buis (1906–1986), Dutch road cyclist, given name Leendert * Leen ...

, Lenard (Dutch) * Lehnertz, Lehnert (Luxembourgish) * Len (English) * :hu:Lénárd (Hungarian) * Lenart (disambiguation) (Slovene) * Linhart (Czech) * Lennard, 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 (Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese) * Leonhard, Leonhardt (German) * Leontxo (Basque) * O'Leannáin * O'Lionaird

In other languages

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: Լեոնարդ (Leonard) *

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

: 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 German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: Leonard, Leonhard, Leonhardt, Lennart *

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Λεονάρδος (Leonárdos) *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: 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: לעאָנאַרד (Leonard) * Ukrainian: Лев

Given name

Leonard Adleman Leonard Adleman (born December 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist. He is one of the creators of the RSA encryption algorithm, for which he received the 2002 Turing Award, often called the Nobel prize of Computer science. He is also know ...

(born 1945), American computer scientist * Léonard Autié (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 (born 1964), American football player * Leonard of Chios (died 1458), Catholic archbishop *

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...

(1934–2016), Canadian singer-songwriter * Leonard Cheshire (1917–1992), British philanthropist * Leonard Doroftei (born 1970), Romanian boxer *

Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler ( , ; 15 April 170718 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engineer who founded the studies of graph theory and topology and made pioneering and influential discoveries in ma ...

(1707–1783), Swiss mathematician * Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170 – after 1240), Italian mathematician * Leonard Fairley (born 1951), American football player * Leonard Fournette (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 Leonard J. Hackney (March 29, 1855 – October 3, 1938) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 2, 1893 to January 2, 1899.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kl ...

(1855–1938), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann (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 Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is perhaps best known for his book of f ...

(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 Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559), is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Ha ...

(died 559), Frankish nobleman *

Leonard Peikoff Leonard Sylvan Peikoff (; born October 15, 1933) is a Canadian-American philosopher. He is an Objectivist and was a close associate of Ayn Rand, who designated him heir to her estate. He is a former professor of philosophy and host of a national ...

(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 Abeyratne Cudah Leonard Ratwatte, MBE (29 January 1909 – 11 July 1971) was a Ceylonese politician. He was the Mayor of Kandy, Ceylon's High Commissioner in Ghana and Ceylon's High Commissioner to Malaysia. Abeyratne Cudah Leonard Ratwatte wa ...

(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 th ...

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

(1925–2013), American novelist * Emery Clarence Leonard, 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, 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 (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 Hubert Léonard (7 April 1819 – 6 May 1890) was a famous Belgian violinist, born in Liège. His earliest preparatory training was given by a prominent teacher of the time, , after which he entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1836. There he s ...

(1819–1890), Belgian violinist *

Hugh Leonard Hugh Leonard (9 November 1926 – 12 February 2009) was an Irish dramatist, television writer, and essayist. In a career that spanned 50 years, Leonard wrote nearly 30 full-length plays, 10 one-act plays, three volumes of essay, two autobiograph ...

(1926–2009), Irish playwright *

Isabel Leonard Isabel Leonard (born February 18, 1982) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer based in New York City. She is of Argentine ancestry on her mother's side. Education Leonard was born in New York City. For five years she sang with the Manhattan ...

(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) (born 1965), Australian poet * Johnny Leonard, 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 Louise Wareham Leonard is an American writer born in New Zealand. Early life and education Leonard immigrated to New York City in 1977 with her family. She graduated with a BA from Columbia College, Columbia University in 1987. She has an MA ...

, American author

M–Z

Marion Leonard Marion Leonard (June 9, 1881 – January 9, 1956) was an American stage actress who became one of the first motion picture celebrities in the early years of the silent film era. Early career Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Marion Leonard began her a ...

(1881–1956), actress * Mark Leonard (footballer), 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, 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), 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 (born 1965), American musician * Shaquille Leonard, American football * Sheldon Leonard (1907–1997), American film and TV producer * Silvio Leonard (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 (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 ...

, 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 William Ellery Leonard (January 25, 1876, in Plainfield, New Jersey – May 2, 1944, in Madison, Wisconsin) was an American poet, playwright, translator, and literary scholar. Early life William Ellery Channing Leonard was born on the family h ...

(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), 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, 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 ''Silver Spoons'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982, to May 11, 1986, and in broadcast syndication, first-run syndication from September 27, 1986, to May 30, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy ...

'' * Lennie Small, in the novel ''

Of Mice and Men ''Of Mice and Men'' is a novella written by John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job ...

'' * 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 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...

References

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