Lear or Leir may refer to:

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* Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios, a Mexican association of revolutionary artists and writers * Low Energy Ion Ring, an ion pre-accelerator of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN **

Low Energy Antiproton Ring The Low Energy Anti-Proton Ring (LEAR) was a particle accelerator at CERN which operated from 1982 until 1996. The ring was designed to decelerate and store antiprotons, to study the properties of antimatter and to create atoms of antihydrogen. ...

, the former name and function of the Low Energy Ion Ring *

Rapeseed Rapeseed (''Brassica napus ''subsp.'' napus''), also known as rape, or oilseed rape, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains a ...

, a member of the family Brassicaceae cultivated for its oil-rich seed

Arts and entertainment

* ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane a ...

'', a tragedy by William Shakespeare based on the legend of Leir of Britain * '' King Leir'', an anonymous 1605 play based on the legend of Leir of Britain * ''Lear'' (play), a 1971 Edward Bond play * ''Lear'' (opera), a 1978 opera by Aribert Reimann * ''

The Last Lear ''The Last Lear'' is a 2007 Indian drama film directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film won the National Award of India for Best Feature Film in English in 2007. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal, Divya Dutta, Shefali Sha ...

'', a 2007 Indian play * ''

The Lears ''The Lears'' is a 2017 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Carl Bessai, and starring Bruce Dern, Anthony Michael Hall and Sean Astin. It is a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's '' King Lear''. Plot On a family weeken ...

'', a 2017 American comedy-drama film * '' The Yiddish King Lear'', an 1892 play * ''

Lear's ''Lear's'' was a monthly women's magazine, intended for women over 50. It covered celebrity interviews, women's issues, and many progressive issues. Its slogan was "For The Woman Who Wasn't Born Yesterday". It was published from 1988 until early 1 ...

'' (1988–1994), a monthly women's magazine

People

Leir of Britain Leir was a legendary king of the Britons whose story was recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudohistorical 12th-century ''History of the Kings of Britain''. According to Geoffrey's genealogy of the British dynasty, Leir's reign would ...

, a legendary king of the Britons * Lear (1808 cricketer)

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* Alan W. Lear (1953–2008), Scottish writer of science fiction and horror *

Amanda Lear Amanda Lear (; born 1939) is a French singer, songwriter, painter, television presenter, actress, and former model. She began her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s, and went on to model for Paco Rabanne, Ossie Clark, and ...

, French singer *

Andrew Lear Andrew Lear (born December 21, 1958) is an American author, Classicist, historian of gender and sexuality, and public historian. His academic research focuses on concepts of gender and sexuality in ancient Greek poetry and art. His book on male-m ...

(born 1958), American classicist * Ben Lear (1879–1966), United States Army general *

Bill Lear William Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding Learjet, a manufacturer of business jets. He also invented the battery eliminator for the B battery, and developed the ...

(1902–1978), American engineer, businessman and inventor *

Edward Lear Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. His principal a ...

(1812–1888), English author and artist * Eliot Lear, member of the Internet Engineering Task Force * Evelyn Lear (1926–2012), American operatic soprano *

Frances Lear Frances Lear (''née'' Loeb, July 14, 1923 – September 30, 1996) was an American activist, publisher, magazine publisher, editor and writer. Biography Lear was born with only a first name, Evelyn, to an unwed mother in Hudson, New York, a ...

(1923–1996), American magazine publisher *

Jonathan Lear Jonathan Lear is an American philosopher and psychoanalyst. He is the John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the Universit ...

(born 1948), philosopher * Les Lear (1918–1979), National (U.S.) and Canadian Football League player and coach * Louise Lear (born 1967), BBC Weather presenter * Michael Leir, Canadian diplomat * Moya Lear (1915–2001), an American businesswoman * Nicholas Lear, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *

Norman Lear Norman Milton Lear (born July 27, 1922) is an American producer and screenwriter, who has produced, written, created, or developed over 100 shows. Lear is known for many popular 1970s sitcoms, including the multi-award winning ''All in the Famil ...

(born 1922), American television writer and producer * Peter Lear (disambiguation) * Roger Leir (1934–2014), American podiatric surgeon and ufologist *

Tobias Lear Tobias Lear (September 19, 1762 – October 11, 1816) was the personal secretary to President George Washington. Lear served Washington from 1784 until the former-President's death in 1799. Lear's journal details Washington's final moments and his ...

(1762–1816), personal secretary to President George Washington *

Thomas Lear (disambiguation) Thomas Lear may refer to: * Sir Thomas Lear, 1st Baronet of the Lear baronets *Thomas Van Lear Thomas H. Van Lear (April 26, 1869 – March 4, 1931) was an American politician who served as the 28th Mayor of Minneapolis from January 1, 1917 t ...

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Lear Corporation Lear Corporation is an American company that manufactures automotive seating and automotive electrical systems. In 2019, it ranked #147 and in 2018, it ranked #148 on the Fortune 500 list. Early stages Lear Corporation was launched as American ...

, an American automotive supplier *

LearAvia Lear Fan The LearAvia Lear Fan 2100 was a turboprop business aircraft designed in the 1970s, with an unusual configuration. The Lear Fan never entered production. Design and development The LearFan was designed by Bill Lear, but not completed before his ...

, an American turboprop business aircraft designed in the 1970s * Learjet, an aircraft series * Leir (Marvel Comics), a fictional character in the Marvel universe * Lear, County Londonderry, a townland in

Cumber Upper Cumber Upper is a civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mainly situated in the historic barony of Tirkeeran, with one townland ( Stranagalwilly) in the barony of Strabane Lower. Towns and villages The civil parish contains ...

, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland * Lear, a thickened sauce used in

Battalia pie Battalia pie (obsolete spelling battaglia pye) is an English large game pie, or occasionally a fish pie, filled with many small "blessed" pieces, ''beatilles'', of offal, in a gravy made from meat stock flavoured with spices and lemon. The d ...

and other dishes in English Early Modern cooking * Lear, a character in ''

Pokémon Masters EX (originally named ''Pokémon Masters'') is a free-to-play mobile game for Android and iOS developed and published by DeNA. It is based on the ''Pokémon'' media franchise. Set on the artificial island of Pasio, the game allows players to battle ...

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