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Ley (landform) ''Ley'' (''the Ley'', plural: the ''Leyen'') is an old German word for rock, cliff or crag which often occurs in placenames. Etymology ''Ley'', also ''lay'', ''lei'', ''lai'', ''laige'' or ''lägge'', and, according to Grimm, ''leie'', is a ...

, name for a crag, rock or cliff in the north German language area *

Ley (crater) Ley is a lunar impact crater that is located across the southern rim of the much larger walled plain Campbell. Intruding into the south-southwestern rim of Ley is the slightly larger crater Von Neumann Von Neumann may refer to: * John von Neumann ...

, crater on the Moon * Ley, Moselle, commune in France *

Ley Hill Ley Hill is a Chiltern village on the Buckinghamshire/ Hertfordshire border in south-east England, near the town of Chesham. It is part of the civil parish of Latimer and Ley Hill, and comes under Chiltern District Council in the County of Buc ...

, hill in England

People

* Ley Matampi (born 1989), Congolese professional footballer * Ley Sander, professor of neurology and clinical epilepsy at University College London * Ley baronets, baronetcies in England and the United Kingdom **

Francis Ley Sir Francis Ley, 1st Baronet (3 January 1846 – 27 January 1916) was an English industrialist. He founded Ley's Malleable Castings Vulcan Ironworks in Derby. He (re-)introduced baseball into the United Kingdom town of Derby with the Ley's Re ...

(1846–1916), 1st Baronet * Bob Ley (born 1955), American sportscaster *

David Ley David Frederick Ley is a geographer and a professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia. Ley was born in Swansea, Wales, earned his B.A. at Oxford University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University. He is known for ...

, Canadian Geographer * Douglas Ley, American educator and politician *

Duncan Ley Duncan Ley is an Australian playwright, actor, theatrical producer and director who has also written for Sydney's Motion Picture Company. His play ''In Cold Light'' is currently in the production phase as it is turned into a feature film by Pete ...

, Australian playwright * Felix Ley (1909–1972), Roman Catholic bishop *

Gary Ley Gary Ley (born 1956) is a Welsh novelist and sculpture technician. He is based in Rhossili on the Gower Peninsula, near Swansea. Biography Born in Swansea in 1956, Gary Ley studied geography at university. He had a career as a teacher and lec ...

(born 1956), Welsh writer *

George Ley Oliver Albert George Ley (born 7 April 1946) is an English former footballer who played professionally in both England and the United States. Ley played for Exeter City, Portsmouth, Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham between 1963 and 1976 ...

(born 1946), English footballer *

Henry Ley Henry George Ley (30 December 188724 August 1962) was an English organist, composer and music teacher.Herbert Ley, Jr., American doctor *

James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough (c. 1552–1629) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1622. He was Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland and then in England, and wa ...

(1552–1629), English jurist *

John Ley John Ley (4 February 1583 – 16 May 1662) was an English clergyman and member of the Westminster Assembly. Life He was born in Warwick and received his early education at the free school in that town. On 12 February 1602, he entered Christ Churc ...

(1583–1662), English Puritan clergyman *

John Henry Ley John Henry Ley (1770 – 21 August 1850), was an English civil servant who served as Clerk of the House of Commons from 1820 to 1850. Early life He was a son of Henry Ley (1744–1824) and Mary ( Smith) Ley (1748–1834), a daughter of Capt. Smith ...

(1770–1850), Clerk of the House of Commons * Juan Manuel Ley (1933–2016), Mexican businessman *

Rick Ley Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

(born 1948), Canadian hockey player *

Robert Ley Robert Ley (; 15 February 1890 – 25 October 1945) was a German politician and Labour Union, labour union leader during the Nazi era; Ley headed the German Labour Front from 1933 to 1945. He also held many other high positions in the Party, inc ...

(1890–1945), German Nazi politician *

Shaun Ley Shaun Dominic Ley (born 14 June 1969) is a British journalist and newsreader for BBC News. A former regular presenter of ''The World This Weekend'' and ''The World at One'' on BBC Radio 4, he currently appears regularly on the BBC's domestic BBC ...

(born 1961), British journalist and BBC presenter *

Sophie Ley Sophie Ley (1849–1918) was a German painter. Biography Ley was born in 1849 in Bodmann am Bodensee, Germany. She studied painting with Hans Gude and at the Academia Artium Stuttgardens. She also studied with Eugen Bracht at the Academy of ...

(1849-1918), German painter *

Steven V. Ley Steven Victor Ley (born 10 December 1945) is Professor of Organic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, and is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was President of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2000� ...

, British chemistry professor *

Sussan Ley Sussan Penelope Ley (pron. , "Susan Lee"; ; born 14 December 1961) is an Australian politician who has been deputy leader of the Liberal Party since May 2022. She has been member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales seat of Farrer since 2 ...

(born 1961), Australian politician *

Tengku Djan Ley Tengku Djan Ley bin Tengku Mahaleel is the head of Proton Motorsports and is also a Malaysian professional drift driver who has taken part in the D1 Grand Prix racing series and others.

(born 1976), Malaysian race car driver *

Terry Ley Terrence Richard Ley (born 21 February 1947, Portland, Oregon) is a retired baseball pitcher who began his career in the season for the New York Yankees. He was a student of University of Oregon before he was drafted in the 3rd round of the Janu ...

(born 1947), American baseball player *

Thomas John Ley Thomas John Ley (28 October 188024 July 1947) was an Australian politician who was convicted of murder in England. He is widely suspected to have been involved in the deaths of a number of people in Australia, including political rivals. Early ...

, Australian politician *

Willy Ley Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scree ...

(1906–1969), science writer * Alternate romanization of

Li (surname 李) Li or Lee (; ) is a common Chinese surname, Chinese-language surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous ''Hundred Family Surnames.'' Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by 92.76 million people in China, and more than 100 ...

among Asian Latin Americans

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Ley lines Ley lines () are straight alignments drawn between various historic structures and prominent landmarks. The idea was developed in early 20th-century Europe, with ley line believers arguing that these alignments were recognised by ancient socie ...

, a pseudoscientific belief that apparent alignments of landmarks etc. are not accidental and have spiritual significance. * Ley-class minehunter, a class of inshore minehunter built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1950s *

Ley farming Convertible husbandry, also known as alternate husbandry or up-and-down husbandry, is a method of farming whereby strips of arable farmland were temporarily converted into grass pasture, known as leys. These remained under grass for up to 10 years ...

, an agricultural system * Lemolang language (ISO:639:I code), an Austronesian language of Sulawesi, Indonesia * A type of

pewter Pewter () is a malleable metal alloy consisting of tin (85–99%), antimony (approximately 5–10%), copper (2%), bismuth, and sometimes silver. Copper and antimony (and in antiquity lead) act as hardeners, but lead may be used in lower grades of ...

alloy *

La Ley (band) La Ley (; ) were a Chilean rock band formed by Andrés Bobe, Rodrigo Aboitiz, Luciano Rojas and Mauricio Claveria with Beto Cuevas. History After an unsuccessful first album, ''Desiertos'' (1990), they released ''Doble Opuesto'' (1991), which ...

, a Chilean rock band ** ''La Ley'' (album), the band's 1993 self-titled album * La Ley (publisher), Argentinian law publisher *

Casa Ley Casa Ley is a Mexican grocery store chain based in Culiacán founded in 1954 by Juan Ley Fong. Most of its stores are located in western Mexico, in the states of Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Coahuila, Durango, Gua ...

, Mexican grocery store chain

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