Leonel is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Leonel Altobelli Víctor Leonel Altobelli (born 20 July 1986 in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco Province, Chaco) is an Argentina, Argentine Association football, footballer. Career Altobelli made his debut on December 3, 2004, for Club ...

(born 1986), Argentine footballer * Leonel Álvarez (born 1965), former Colombian football defensive midfielder *

Leonel Bastos Leonel Levy Lopes Bastos, better known as Lionel Bastos, was born on 16 August 1956 in Maputo, Mozambique) and is a singer, songwriter, and music producer who works mainly in South Africa. In the 1990s he was part of a band called Be Like Water, ...

or Lionel Bastos, singer, songwriter and music producer * Leonel Beaudoin or Léonel Beaudoin (1924–2021), Canadian politician and insurance agent *

Leonel Brizola Leonel de Moura Brizola (22 January 1922 – 21 June 2004) was a Brazilian politician. Launched into politics by Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas in the 1930–1950s, Brizola was the only politician to serve as elected governor of two Brazil ...

(1922–2004), Brazilian politician * Leonel Campos, baseball player *

Leonel Cárcamo Leonel Cárcamo Batres (born May 5, 1965) is a retired Salvadoran football player. Club career Cárcamo has played all of his professional career at hometown club Luis Ángel Firpo, becoming a club legend in the process. Snapped up by Firpo f ...

(born 1965), retired Salvadoran football player * Leonel Conde, retired Uruguayan football goalkeeper * Fernando Leonel Cortés (born 1988), Mexican football striker * Leonel Cubas (died 2007), football player from El Salvador * Leonel da Silva Araujo, also known as Leonel (born 1986), football player * Léonel de Moustier (1882–1945), French businessman and politician *

Leonel Fernández Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna () (born 26 December 1953) is a Dominican lawyer, academic, and was the 50th and 52nd President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012. From 2016 until 2020, he was the President of th ...

(born 1953), Dominican lawyer, academic, President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000, and from 2004 to 2012 * Leonel Galeano (born 1991), Argentine football defender *

Leonel García Sin Bandera is a Mexican duo who perform romantic ballads, consisting of Mexican singer-songwriter Leonel Garcia and Argentine-Mexican singer-songwriter Noel Schajris. They formed in Mexico City in 2000. They became one of the most popular arti ...

of ''Sin Bandera'', a Latin pop duo based in Mexico * Leonel Grave de Peralta (born 1976), Cuban activist and dissident *

Leonel Guevara Leonel Arístides Guevara (born October 7, 1983 in San Alejo) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer. Club career Guevara started his career with Salvadoran Second Division side Universidad Gerardo Barrios in 2002, before joining UDE ...

(born 1983), Salvadoran footballer *

Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (born July 16, 1947) is a Guatemalan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of Huehuetenango since 2012. He was the Bishop of San Marcos from 1988 to 2012. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of ...

(born 1947), bishop of the Catholic Church in Guatemala * Leonel Jules, Contemporary Canadian painter from Montreal, Quebec, originally from Haiti * Leonel Kaplan (born 1973), Argentine trumpet player * Leonel Liberman (born 1972), former footballer *

Leonel Manzano Leonel "Leo" Manzano (born September 12, 1984) is a Mexican-American former middle-distance track and field athlete specializing in the 1500 m and mile. He was a silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Manzano is known for finishing hi ...

(born 1984), American cross-country and track and field athlete *

Leonel Mário d'Alva Leonel Mário d'Alva (born July 22, 1935) is a São Toméan politician. He served as the prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 21 December 1974 until 12 July 1975, when the country gained independence from Portugal. D'Alva was Mini ...

(born 1935), São Toméan politician * Leonel Marshall Steward, Sr. (born 1954), Cuban former volleyball player *

Leonel Martiniano de Alencar, Baron of Alencar Leonel Martiniano de Alencar, 1st Baron of Alencar (5 December 1832 – 25 March 1921) was a Brazilian Nobility, noble, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He represented Brazil at a diplomatic level on various occasions, namely in South America and ...

(1832–1921), Brazilian lawyer and diplomat, ambassador of Brazil *

Leonel Medeiros Lionel Jesus Gonçalves Medeiros (born 14 April 1977 in Orléans Orléans (,

or Lionel Medeiros (born 1977), retired Portuguese footballer *

Leonel Mena Leonel Jonathan Mena Gutiérrez (born 23 September 1982) is a Chilean footballer. Honours Club ;Universidad de Concepción * Copa Chile (1): 2008–09 ;Universidad Católica * Primera División de Chile (1): 2010 The year saw a mu ...

(born 1982), Chilean Midfielder *

Leonel Cota Montaño Leonel Efraín Cota Montaño (born 23 April 1958, in Santiago) is a Mexican politician. He is a former governor of Baja California Sur and former president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). He was the first non-PRI governor of ...

(born 1958), Mexican politician *

Leonel Moreira Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma (born 2 April 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Puntarenas and the Costa Rica national team. Club career Moreira came through the Herediano youth system and has only ...

(born 1990), Costa Rican football player *

Leonel Moura Leonel Moura (born December 26, 1948, in Lisbon, Portugal) is a conceptual artist whose work shifted in the late 1990s from photo based work to Artificial Intelligence and Robotic art. Since then he has produced several Painting Robots and the Rob ...

(born 1948), conceptual artist *

Leonel Munder Leonel Munder Misiñan (born September 27, 1988, in Havana) is a male beach volleyball player from Cuba who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, or ...

(born 1988), male beach volleyball player from Cuba * Leonel Noriega (born 1975), Guatemalan football midfielder *

Leonel Núñez Leonel Jorge Núñez (born 13 October 1984) is an Argentine former footballer who last played as a forward for Nueva Chicago. Career Argentinos Juniors From 2004 to 2007 Núñez played for Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División. ...

(born 1984), Argentine football striker * Leonel Olmedo (born 1981), Mexican footballer * Leonel Paulo (born 1986), Angolan basketball player *

Leonel Pernía Leonel Adrián Pernía (born September 27, 1975 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentina, Argentine Auto racing, racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in TC 2000, TC2000. He is the son of former footballer and racing driver Vi ...

(born 1975), Argentine racing driver * Leonel Pilipauskas (born 1975), Uruguayan footballer *

Leonel Pontes Leonel Pontes da Encarnação (born 9 July 1972) is a Portuguese Association football, football Manager (association football), manager. He is currently the technical director of Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua F.C., SH Shenhua. Coaching career ...

(born 1972), Portuguese football coach *

Leonel Power Leonel Power (also spelled Lionel, Lyonel, Leonellus, Leonelle; Polbero), c. 1380–1445, was an English composer of the early Renaissance. Along with John Dunstaple he was a dominant figure of 15th-century English music. Mainly a composer of mo ...

(1370–1445), English composer of the late Medieval and early Renaissance eras * Leonel Godoy Rangel (born 1950), Mexican lawyer, politician and former Governor of Michoacán * Leonel Reyes (born 1976), Bolivian football midfielder * Leonel Ríos (born 1983), Argentine football midfielder * Leonel Rocco (born 1966), former Uruguayan footballer * Leonel Herrera Rojas (born 1978), former Chilean footballer * Leonel Romero (born 1987), Peruvian football defender * Leonel Saint-Preux (born 1985), Haitian footballer *

Leonel Sánchez Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros (25 April 1936 – 2 April 2022) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a striker or on the left wing. He is recognized as one of the Best South American Footballers of the 20th Century and one ...

(1936–2022), former professional football player *

Leonel Sharp Leonel Sharp (1559 – 1631) was an English churchman and courtier, a royal chaplain and archdeacon of Berkshire, imprisoned for sedition in 1614. As a writer he took a strong anti-papal and anti-Spanish line. Life He was second son of Robert Shar ...

(1559–1631), English churchman and courtier, royal chaplain, archdeacon of Berkshire * Leonel Herrera Silva (born 1971), former Chilean footballer * Leonel "Bebito" Smith (1909–2000), Cuban multiple gold medalist swimmer at the 1926 Central American Games in Mexico City * Leonel Suárez (born 1987), male decathlete from Cuba *

Leonel Vangioni Leonel Jesús Vangioni Rangel (born 5 May 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a left-back for Quilmes in the Primera Nacional. He has represented the Argentina national team. Club career His grandfather, Davide Roca, originated from ...

(born 1987), Argentine football left-winger * António Leonel Vidigal or Toni Vidigal (born 1975), retired Portuguese professional footballer *

Leonel Vieira Leonel Vieira (born 1969) is a Portuguese film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the f ...

(born 1969), Portuguese film director * Leonel Vielma (born 1978), Venezuelan football defender * Luciano Leonel Cuello (born 1984), Argentine boxer in the Light Middleweight division * Marcos Leonel Posadas (born 1938), Mexican politician * Marvin Leonel Esch (1927–2010), politician from the U.S. state of Michigan * Sergio Leonel "Kún" Agüero del Castillo or Sergio Agüero (born 1988), Argentine footballer

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