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God In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically ...

"), is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolf Lesser (1851–1926), German physician *

Aleksander Lesser Aleksander Lesser (13 May 1814 – 13 March 1884) was a Polish painter, illustrator, sketch artist, art critic, and amateur researcher of antiquities who was of Jewish descent. Lesser holds a place in Polish art history "as an outstanding repre ...

(1814–1884), Polish painter and art critic * Anton Lesser (born 1952), British actor * Axel Lesser (born 1946), East German cross country skier *

Edmund Lesser Edmund Lesser (12 May 1852 – 7 June 1918) was a German dermatologist who was a native of Neisse. He studied medicine at the universities of Berlin, Bonn and Strasbourg, earning his medical doctorate in 1876. Later he became an assistant to Osk ...

(1852–1918), German dermatologist *

Erik Lesser Erik Lesser (born 17 May 1988) is a German former biathlete. In 2010, he ran his first single World Cup Race. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won a silver medal at Men's individual. At the Biathlon World Championships 2013 he won a b ...

(born 1988), German biathlete *

Gabriele Lesser Gabriele Alexandra Lesser (born 16 May 1960 in Frankfurt am Main) is a historian and journalist, who specializes in the history of World War II and the occupation of Poland, the Baltic countries, and Ukraine 1939–1945. As Warsaw-based correspond ...

(born 1960), German historian and journalist * George Lesser, American musician *

Gerald S. Lesser Gerald Samuel Lesser (August 22, 1926 – September 23, 2010) was an American psychologist who served on the faculty of Harvard University from 1963 until his retirement in 1998. Lesser was one of the chief advisers to the Children's Television ...

(1926–2010), American psychologist *

Henry Lesser Henry Lesser (born 8 May 1963) is a former German footballer. The fast offensive player spent most of his East German top-flight career with FC Carl Zeiss Jena. During this spell Lesser won 4 caps for the East German national football team ...

(born 1963), German footballer * J Lesser (born 1970), American musician * Len Lesser (1922–2011), American actor * Louis Lesser (born 1916), American real estate developer *

Matt Lesser Matthew L. Lesser is an American politician who represents the 9th district in the Connecticut State Senate. First elected to the State House in 2008, Lesser was re-elected in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. In 2018 he was elected as state senator for ...

, Connecticut politician * Mike Lesser (born 1943), British mathematical philosopher and political activist *

Milton Lesser Stephen Marlowe (born Milton Lesser, in Brooklyn, New York, died , in Williamsburg, Virginia) was an American author of science fiction, mystery novels, and fictional autobiographies of Goya, Christopher Columbus, Miguel de Cervantes, and Ed ...

or Stephen Marlowe (1928–2008), American author *

Norman Lesser Norman Alfred Lesser (16 March 1902 – 12 February 1985) was an Anglican bishop and Archbishop of New Zealand from 1961 to 1971. He was the Bishop of Waiapu from 1947 to 1971. Education and early ministry He was educated at the Liverpool ...

(1902–1985), Anglican bishop and Archbishop of New Zealand *

Otto Lesser Otto Leberecht Lesser (16 October 1830 – 12 August 1887) was a German astronomer who co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Wilhelm Julius Foerster Wilhelm Julius Foerster (16 December 1832 – 18 January 1921) was a German astronomer. His nam ...

(1830–1887), German astronomer *

Rika Lesser Rika Lesser (born 1953 Brooklyn, New York) is a United States, U.S. poet, and is a translation, translator of Swedish language, Swedish and German language, German literary works. Life Lesser earned her bachelor's degree at Yale University in 197 ...

(born 1953), American poet *

Robert Lesser Robert Lesser or Bobby Lesser (born October 22, 1942) is an American actor. Lesser was born in New York City, and lives in Santa Barbara, California. His earliest work dates back to 1967 with " David Holzman's Diary", directed by Jim McBride. His ...

(born 1942), American actor * Rosa Lesser, Austrian luger *

Ryan Lesser Ryan Lesser is an American video game and board game designer, musician and graphic artist living in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, he is best known for his design and art direction on influential video ...

, Rhode Island video game designer *

Sam Lesser Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...

or Sam Russell (1915–2010), British journalist and Spanish Civil War veteran *

Sol Lesser Sol Lesser (February 17, 1890 – September 19, 1980) was an American film producer. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1961. Biography In 1913, while living in San F ...

(1890–1980), American film producer * Stephen A. Lesser (born 1944), American architect *

Virginia Lesser Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

, American statistician *

Wendy Lesser Wendy is a given name now generally given to girls in English-speaking countries. In Britain, Wendy appeared as a masculine name in a parish record in 1615. It was also used as a surname in Britain from at least the 17th century. Its popularity ...

(born 1952), American author, editor and critic *

Werner Lesser Werner Lesser (22 August 1932 in Schmalkalden – 15 January 2005 in Brotterode) was an East German ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He finished eighth in the individual large hill at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Lesser c ...

(1932–2005), East German ski jumper Lesser is also a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *

Lesser Samuels Lesser, from Eliezer (, "Help/Court of my God"), is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolf Lesser (1851–1926), German physician * Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884), Polish painter and art critic * Anton Lesser (born 1952), Br ...

(1894–1980), Hollywood screenwriter *

Lesser Ury Leo Lesser Ury (November 7, 1861 – October 18, 1931) was a German Impressionist painter and printmaker, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Life and career Ury was born in Birnbaum in what was then Prussia (now Międzych� ...

(1861-1931), German Impressionist painter and printmaker

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