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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- ...

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* Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic *

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 Sir Lester Bryant Bird KNH (21 February 1938 – 9 August 2021) was an Antigua and Barbuda politician and athlete who served as the second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004. He was chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP ...

(1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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. References External links 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 Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian scholar, statesman, diplomat, and politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. Born in Newtonbrook, Ontario (now part of ...

(1897–1972), fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada *

Lester Piggott Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and trainer. With 4,493 career flat racing wins in Britain, including a record nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest f ...

(1935–2022), English jockey *

Lester Prosper Lester Prosper (born 21 September 1988) is a Dominican-born Indonesian professional basketball player for the Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League. College career Lester Prosper played four years with the State University of New Yo ...

(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

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* 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 Julia Rose Lester (born January 28, 2000) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Ashlyn Caswell in the Disney+ series ''High School Musical: The Musical: The Series'' and for originating the role of Little Red Ridi ...

(born 2000), American actress * Julius Lester (1939–2018), American writer *

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 *

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 Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and Film producer, producer. He is known as a prolific director of cult films, including the disco musical ''Roller Boogie'' (1979), the vigilante thriller fil ...

(born 1946), American film producer *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 Robie Lester (March 23, 1925 – June 14, 2005) was an American actress, singer, voice artist, and author, best known as the voice of "Miss Jessica" in the Rankin/Bass animated special ''Santa Claus is Comin' to Town'', the singing voice of E ...

(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 *

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 *

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 *

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' ...

(1938–2020), American actor *

Tom Lester (American football) Thomas Arthur Lester (January 23, 1927 – September 2, 2012) was an American college football coach. He was the eighth head football coach at Kansas State College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—in Pitts ...

(1927–2012), American football coach * William "Buddy" Lester (1915–2002), American actor and comedian

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James Lester Sir James Theodore Lester (23 May 1932 – 31 October 2021) was a British Conservative Party politician. Parliamentary career Born in Nottingham in May 1932, Lester first stood for Parliament in a by-election at Bassetlaw in 1968, when he al ...

, from the television series ''

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 ...

'' * Lester Patel, from the television series '' Chuck'' * Lester Freamon, from the television show '' The Wire'' *

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 ...

, from the television show ''

The Cleveland Show ''The Cleveland Show'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, and Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company. A spin-off of ''Family Guy'', the series centers on Cleveland Brown, his new wife Donna Tubbs, a ...

'' * Lester Nessman from the television show ''

WKRP in Cincinnati ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' is an American sitcom television series about the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio broadcasting, radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson (director), Hugh Wilson ...

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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'' * 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 ...

'' * 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 ...

'' * Lester Papadopoulos, from the book series '' Trials of Apollo'' by Rick Riordan *

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) ...

, main character in the film '' American Beauty''

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