Lesley

Lesley is a placename and given name, a variant of Leslie, ultimately an anglicization of a Scottisch (Gaelic) placename.

Places

• Fort Lesley J. McNair, American army facility
• Lesley University, American academic institution

People

The following people bear the first name Lesley:

• Lesley Turner Bowrey (b. 1942), Australian tennis player
• Lesley Baker (b. 1944), Australian actress
• Lesley Blanch (b. 1904), British writer and editor
• Lesley-Ann Brandt (b.1981), South African-born actress
• Lesley Choyce (b. 1951), American-born writer based in Canada
• Lesley Douglas, British radio executive
• Lesley-Anne Down (b. 1954), British actress
• Lesley Ann Downey, British murder victim
• Lesley Duncan, British singer-songwriter
• Lesley Dunlop (b. 1956), British actress
• Lesley Elliott (b. 1960), New Zealand field hockey player
• Lesley Garrett (b. 1955), British soprano
• Lesley Gill, an American anthropology professor
• Lesley Gore (b. 1946 as Lesley Sue Goldstein), American singer-songwriter
• Lesley Hawker (b. 1981), Canadian figure skater
• Lesley Hinds, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland
• Lesley Joseph (b. 1946), British actress
• Lesley Judd (b. 1946), British actress
• Lesley Langley (b. 1965), Miss World 1965 from Britain
• Lesley M. M. Blume, American author
• Lesley Magnus (b. 1977), Canadian field hockey player
• Lesley Manville (b. 1956), British actress
• Lesley J. McNair (1883–1944), American military officer
• Lesley Mahmood (b. 1942), British politician
• Lesley May, fictional character in the Rivers of London series
• Lesley Molseed (1964-1975), British murder victim
• Lesley Jean Murdoch (b. 1956), New Zealand cricketer
• Lesley Murdoch (b. 1956), New Zealand cricketer
• Lesley Rumball (b. 1973), New Zealand netball player
• Lesley Sanderson, contestant on the British Big Brother TV series
• Lesley Scott, contributing writer to Doctor Who
• Lesley Sharp (b. 1964), British actress
• Lesley Soper, New Zealand politician
• Lesley Stahl (b. 1941), American broadcast journalist
• Lesley Vainikolo (b. 1979), New Zealand rugby player
• Lesley Visser (b. 1953), American sports broadcaster
• Lesley Ann Warren (b. 1946), American actress
• Lesley Waters, British celebrity chef
• Lesley Whittle, British murder victim

The following people bear the surname Lesley:

• Brad Lesley (b. 1958), American baseball player
• Caroline Lesley (b. 1978), Canadian actress
• John Lesley (1527-1596), Scottish bishop and historian
• John Peter Lesley (1819-1903), American geologist

See also

• Leslie (disambiguation)