Lenny or Lennie is a given name, often a nickname for Leonard, and may refer to:

People

In sports

* Leonard Lenny Dykstra (born 1963), American former Major League Baseball player * Lenny Fernandes Coelho (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Leonard Lennie Friedman (born 1976), American former National Football League player * Lenny Hayes (born 1980), former Australian rules footballer * Leonid

Lenny Krayzelburg Lenny Krayzelburg (born September 28, 1975, as Leonid Krayzelburg; uk, Леонід Крайзельбург, russian: link=no, Леони́д Кра́йзельбург) is an American former backstroke swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and form ...

(born 1975), Ukrainian-born American swimmer, four-time Olympic gold medalist * Jan Leonardus Lennie Louw (born 1959), South African-born Namibian cricketer * Lenny Permana (born 1975), female badminton player from Australia * Lenny Rodrigues, Indian footballer playing for FC Goa *

Lennie Rosenbluth Leonard Robert Rosenbluth (January 22, 1933 – June 18, 2022) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), but he is remembered, first and foremost, for his college basketball player days. He play ...

(born 1933), American former college basketball and National Basketball Association player * Lenny Wilkens (born 1937), American former National Basketball Association player and coach, member of several Halls of Fame as player and coach * Lennie Waite (born 1986), British female track and field athlete

In music

* Lenny Fontana (active from 1985), American house music DJ *

Lennie Hayton Leonard George Hayton (February 14, 1908 – April 24, 1971) was an American musician, composer, conductor and arranger. Hayton's trademark was a captain's hat, which he always wore at a rakish angle. Early life Hayton was born in New Yo ...

(1908-1971), American composer and conductor *

Lenny Kaye Lenny Kaye (''né'' Kusikoff; born December 27, 1946) is an American guitarist, composer, and writer who is best known as a member of the Patti Smith Group. Early life Kaye was born to Jewish parents in the Washington Heights area of upper M ...

(born 1946), American musician, composer and writer, guitarist of Patti Smith Group * Leonard

Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male R ...

(born 1964), American rock/hard rock singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist *

Lenny Waronker Lenny Waronker (born October 3, 1941) is an American record producer and music industry executive. As the president of Warner Bros. Records, and later, as the co-chair of DreamWorks Records, Waronker was noted for his commitment to artists and ...

(born 1941), American record label executive and producer

In film and television

* Lenny Clarke (born 1953), actor, writer, and producer * Lenny Henry (born 1958), British stand-up comedian, actor, writer and television presenter * Lennie James (born 1965), British actor * Leonard Alfred Schneider

Lenny Bruce Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), known professionally as Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-wheeling, and critical style of comedy which ...

(1925-1966),an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist

Other

Leonard DiMaria Leonard "Lenny" DiMaria (born 1941), also known as "Prateek" and "the Conductor", is a New York mobster and Caporegime in the Gambino crime family. He is considered by law enforcement to be a close associate of Nicholas Corozzo and has served as h ...

(born 1941), New York mobster * Hugh Leonard Lenny Murphy (1952-1982), psychopathic killer from Northern Ireland, member of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force *

Lenny Montana Lenny Montana (born Leonardo Passafaro; March 13, 1926 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor who played the role of feared hitman Luca Brasi in '' The Godfather''. Prior to becoming an actor, he had a successful career as a professional wrestl ...

(1926–1992), professional wrestler and mob enforcer turned film actor

Fictional characters

Lenny (bot) Lenny is a chatbot A chatbot or chatterbot is a software application used to conduct an on-line chat conversation via text or text-to-speech, in lieu of providing direct contact with a live human agent. Designed to convincingly simulate the way ...

, a chat bot designed to disrupt telemarketer calls * Lennie Small, principal character in the John Steinbeck 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 o ...

'' * Lenny Kosnowski, in the television series, '' Laverne and Shirley'' *

Lenny Leonard The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The writ ...

, a recurring character in the television series, ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, ...

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Lenny Lenny or Lennie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lenny (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lennie (surname), a list of people * Lenny (singer) (born 1993), Czech songwriter Arts and entertainment Music * ''L ...

, in the animated film, '' Toy Story'' * Lenny Feder, in the films '' Grown Ups'' and ''

Grown Ups 2 ''Grown Ups 2'' is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf, and Tim Herlihy, and produced by Sandler and Jack Giarraputo. It is a sequel to the 2010 film '' Grown Ups''. The film stars Sandler ...

'' * Lenny Parker, in the television series, '' Mona the Vampire'' * Lenny, in the animated film, ''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman (in his feature directorial de ...

'' * Lenny, a neopet * Leni Loud, in the animated series, '' The Loud House'' * Lennie Briscoe, on the television series, '' Law and Order'' *Lenny Summers, in the video game

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 ...