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* Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester W. Bentley (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 (AL ...

(1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) * Lester Cotton (born 1996), American football player *

Lester del Rey Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and scienc ...

(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 (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 (1912–2005), American Negro League baseball player * Lester 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 Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and Horse trainer, trainer. With 4,493 career flat racing wins in Britain, including a record nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of ...

(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 Y ...

(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 Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most ...

(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 (born 2000), American actress * Julius Lester (1939–2018), American writer * Lashonda Lester (c. 1975–2017), American stand-up comedian * Luke Fleet Lester, American engineer * Mark L. Lester (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, American physical chemist *

Paul Lester Paul Lester is a British music journalist, author and broadcaster from Elstree, North London. Career He began his career as a freelance journalist, for ''Melody Maker'' in the early 1990s, as well as ''City Limits'', ''20/20'', '' Sky Magazin ...

, 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. Afte ...

(born 1953), American communications professor and author * Phil Lester (born 1987), British YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter * Robert "Squirrel" Lester (1942–2010), American singer, original member of the vocal group The Chi-Lites * Robie Lester (1925-2005), American actress *

Richard Lester Richard Lester Liebman (born January 19, 1932) is an American retired film director based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for directing the Beatles' films '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) and '' Help!'' (1965), and the superhero films ' ...

(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 Pitt ...

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

Fictional characters

* James Lester, from the television series '' Primeval'' * Lester Patel, from the television series '' Chuck'' * Lester Freamon, from the television show '' The Wire'' * Lester Krinklesac, 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 station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson and was based upon his experiences working ...

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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 of ...

'' * 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'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and the fifteenth in ...

'' * Lester Papadopoulos, from the book series '' Trials of Apollo'' by Rick Riordan * Lester Burnham, main character in the film '' American Beauty''

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