Anglo-Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...
surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
People
Given name
* Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic
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Lester W. Bentley
Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972) was an American artist from Wisconsin. He is most well known for painting portraits and murals. The two portraits he is most famous for painting are of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Ju ...
(1908–1972), American artist from Wisconsin
* Lester Bird (1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
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Lester Cotton
Lester Cotton Sr. (born February 20, 1996) is an American football offensive guard for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft by the Las Vegas Raiders. He p ...
(born 1996), American football player
* Lester del Rey (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor
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Lester Flatt
Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in the duo Flatt and Scruggs.
Flatt's career spanned multiple decades, ...
(1914–1979), American bluegrass musician
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Lester Gillis
Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), also known as George Nelson and Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber who became a criminal partner of John Dillinger, when he helped Dillinger escape from prison, in Crown P ...
(1908–1934), better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster
* Lester Holt (born 1959), American television journalist
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Lester Charles King
Lester Charles King (1907–1989) was an English geologist and geomorphologist known for his theories on scarp retreat. He offered a very different view of the origin of continental landscaping than that of William Morris Davis. Studying at univ ...
(1907–1989), English geomorphologist
* Lester Lanin (1907–2004), American jazz and pop music bandleader
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Lester Lockett
Lester Lockett (March 25, 1912 – October 4, 2005) was an American baseball player in the Negro League baseball, Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1948 with several teams.
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anSeamheadsLester Maddox (1915–2003), governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia
* Lester Patrick (1883–1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972), fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada
* Lester Piggott (1935–2022), English jockey
* Lester Prosper (born 1988), Indonesian basketball player
* Lester Quiñones (born 2000), Dominican-American basketball player
* Lester Speight (born 1963), American actor, former football player and wrestler; known for his portrayal as Terry Tate, Office Linebacker
* Lester Thurow (1938–2016), American economist
* Lester Young (1909–1959), American jazz tenor saxophonist
Surname
* Adrian Lester (born 1968), British actor
* Albert Lester (c. 1803–1867), New York politician
* Brad Lester (born 1985), collegiate American football player
* Gavin Lester (born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer
* Jack Lester (born 1975), English football (soccer) player
* Jenna Lester (born 1989), American dermatologist
* Sir Jim Lester (1932–2021), British politician
* John Lester (1871–1969), American cricketer
* Jon Lester (born 1984), American baseball player
* Josh Lester (born 1994), American baseball player
* Julia Lester (born 2000), American actress
* Julius Lester (1939–2018), American writer
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Lashonda Lester
Lashonda Lester (died April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian from Austin, Texas. Her posthumous debut album, ''Shondee Superstar'', was released by Dan Schlissel's Stand Up! Records in 2019, and was critically praised. John-Michael Bo ...
(c. 1975–2017), American stand-up comedian
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Luke Fleet Lester
Luke Fleet Lester from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional associati ...
, American engineer
* Mark L. Lester (born 1946), American film producer
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Mary Louise Lester
Mary Louise Lester (January 19, 1919 – December 20, 1977), later known as Mary Louise Luster, was an American infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 138 lb, Lester batted and threw right-ha ...
(1919–1977), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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Marsha I. Lester
Marsha Isack Lester is an American physical chemist. She is currently the Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Lester uses both theoretical and experimental methods to study the physical chemistry ...
, American physical chemist
* Paul Lester, British music journalist
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Paul Martin Lester
Paul Martin Lester (born March 21, 1953) is a Clinical Professor at thSchool of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC)and a Professor Emeritus from California State University, Fullerton.
Lester was born in Flushing, Queens. Aft ...
(born 1953), American communications professor and author
* Phil Lester (born 1987), British YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter
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Robert "Squirrel" Lester Robert Earl "Squirrel" Lester (August 16, 1942 – January 21, 2010) was the second tenor in the Chicago-based singing group The Chi-Lites.
Lester was born in McComb, Mississippi. He was part of the original Chi-Lites line-up when the group (then ...
(1942–2010), American singer, original member of the vocal group The Chi-Lites
* Robie Lester (1925-2005), American actress
* Richard Lester (born 1932), British film director
* Richard Neville Lester (1937–2006), British botanist
* Ryan Lester (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
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Seán Lester
Seán Lester (28 September 1888 – 13 June 1959) was an Irish diplomat who was the last secretary-general of the League of Nations from 31 August 1940 to 18 April 1946.
Early life
He was born in County Antrim, the son of a Protestant grocer. A ...
(1880–1959), Irish diplomat
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Sonny Lester
Sumner Lester (November 15, 1924 – April 28, 2018), better known as Sonny Lester, was an American Grammy-award-winning music producer from New York City. He started his career as a musician in a big band jazz ensemble before being drafted into ...
(1924–2018), American record producer
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Tom Lester
Thomas William Lester (September 23, 1938 – April 20, 2020) was an American actor and evangelist. He was best known for his role as farmhand Eb Dawson on the television show '' Green Acres''. He appeared in two feature animal films, ''Gordy' ...
Primeval
Primeval may refer to:
* Primeval forest, an area of forest that has attained great age
* Primeval number, a positive integer satisfying certain conditions
* Primeval history, name given by biblical scholars to the first eleven chapters of the Bo ...
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* Lester Patel, from the television series '' Chuck''
* Lester Freamon, from the television show '' The Wire''
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Lester Krinklesac
''Family Guy (franchise), Family Guy'' is an American animated comedy multimedia franchise originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company, primarily based on the animated series ''Family Guy'' (1999–presen ...
Lester Nygaard
Lester Nygaard is a fictional character in the first season of the FX television series '' Fargo'' and is portrayed by Martin Freeman, who received critical acclaim for his performance, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Glo ...
, from the television series ''
Fargo Fargo usually refers to:
* Fargo, North Dakota, United States
* ''Fargo'' (1996 film), a crime film by the Coen brothers
* ''Fargo'' (TV series), an American black comedy–crime drama anthology television series
Fargo may also refer to:
Othe ...
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* Lester Sludge, from the television show ''
M.A.S.K.
M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) is a media franchise created by Kenner. The main premise revolved around the fight between the titular protagonist underground task force and the criminal organization V.E.N.O.M. (Vicious Evil Network o ...
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* Lester Crest, from the video game ''
Grand Theft Auto V
''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...
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* Lester Papadopoulos, from the book series '' Trials of Apollo'' by Rick Riordan
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Lester Burnham American Beauty may refer to:
Arts and media Books
* ''American Beauty'' (Ferber novel), a 1931 novel by Edna Ferber
* ''American Beauty'' (Dean novel), a 2006 novel by Zoey Dean in the ''A-List'' series
Film
* ''American Beauty'' (1999 film) ...
* H. Lester Hooker (1921–1999), American college basketball and baseball coach
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Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...