Lester is an ancient

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced t ...

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* Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester Oliver Bankhead (1912–1997), American architect * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisconsin * Lester Bird (1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) * Lester D. Boronda (1886–1953), American painter, furniture designer, sculptor * Lester Cotton (born 1996), American football player * Lester del Rey (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor * Lester Ellis (born 1965), Australian former professional boxer *

Lester Flatt Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass (music), bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in the duo Flatt and Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned ...

(1914–1979), American bluegrass musician * Lester Gillis (1908–1934), better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster * Les Gold (born 1950), American pawnbroker and reality TV star * Lester Holt (born 1959), American television journalist * Lester Charles King (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 Martínez Lester Normandy Martínez Tut (born 17 October 1995) is a Guatemalan professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a light-welterweight silver medal at the 2012 Youth World Championships and a middleweight gold medal at the 2018 Central American ...

(born 1995), Guatemalan professional boxer * Lester Julian Merriweather (born 1978), American visual artist, collagist, painter * Lester Patrick (1883–1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *

Lester B. Pearson Lester Bowles Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian politician, diplomat, statesman, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. He also served as Leader of the Liberal Party of C ...

(1897–1972), fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada * Lester Piggott (1935–2022), English jockey * Lester Prosper (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 i ...

(1909–1959), American jazz tenor saxophonist

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Adrian Lester Adrian Anthony Lester (born Anthony Harvey on 14 August 1968) is a British actor. He is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, an Evening Standard Theatre Award and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for his work on the London stage, an ...

(born 1968), British actor *

Albert Lester Albert Lester (c. 1803 – March 14, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician. Life Lester removed from Litchfield, Connecticut, to Canandaigua. He was a Democratic member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) from 1844 to 1847, sitting in ...

(c. 1803–1867), New York politician *

Alison Lester Alison Jean Lester (born 17 November 1952) is an Australian author and illustrator who has published over 25 children's picture books and two young adult novels — ''The Quickstand Pony'' and ''The Snow Pony''. In 2005 Lester won the Child ...

(born 1952), Australian author and illustrator *

Brad Lester Brad Lester (born October 24, 1985) is a former gridiron football running back. He played college football at Auburn University. Early years Brad Lester was born to Phillis Miller and Calvin Lester. He attended Parkview High School in Georgia ...

(born 1985), collegiate American football player * Gabriella Lester (born 2003), Canadian magician, escapologist and television producer * Gavin Lester (born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer * Holly Lester, disc jockey from Northern Ireland * 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 (soccer) (born 1998), American professional soccer 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 (1919–1977), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Marsha I. Lester, American physical chemist * Paul Lester, British music journalist * Paul Martin Lester (1953–2023), American communications professor and author * Peter Lester (disambiguation) ** Peter Lester (abolitionist), American-born 19th-century businessman and abolitionist ** Peter Lester (sailor), New Zealand

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

and broadcaster * 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 A. Lester (1908–1997), American economist *

Richard Lester Richard Lester Liebman (born January 19, 1932) is an American retired film director, who spent the majority of his professional life in the United Kingdom. He is known for the fast-paced, flamboyant directing he brought to his comedy films, mo ...

(born 1932), British film director * Richard Neville Lester (1937–2006), British botanist * Ryan Lester (born 1992), Australian rules footballer * Seán Lester (1880–1959), Irish diplomat * Sonny Lester (1924–2018), American record producer * Tom Lester (1938–2020), American actor * Tom Lester (American football) (1927–2012), American football coach * Vicki Lester (1915–2001), American actress * William "Buddy" Lester (1915–2002), American actor and comedian * Yami Lester (1941–2017), Australian Indigenous rights advocate

Fictional characters

* Lester, a goose in Chris Colfer's ''The Land of Stories'' * James Lester, from the television series '' Primeval'' * Lester Patel, from the television series ''

Chuck Chuck () is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV produce ...

'' * Lester Freamon, from the television show ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American Crime fiction, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created and primarily written by the American author and former police reporter David Simon for the cable network HBO. The series premiered o ...

'' * Lester Krinklesac, from the television show '' The Cleveland Show'' * 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 AM radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson. It was based upon his experiences obs ...

'' * Lester Nygaard, from the television series '' Fargo'' * Lester Sludge, from the television show '' M.A.S.K.'' * 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, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...

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

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