Leaf or Leafe is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *

Alexander Leaf Alexander Leaf (April 10, 1920 – December 24, 2012) was a physician and research scientist best known for his work linking diet and exercise to the prevention of heart disease. He also contributed significantly to establishing the relationship ...

(1920–2012), American physician and research scientist * Andy Leaf (born 1962), English footballer *

Brad Leaf Brad Leaf (; born May 17, 1960) is an American-Israeli basketball coach and former player. He played 17 years of professional basketball in Israel, first for Hapoel Galil Elyon and later for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israel Premier League and Euro ...

(born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player in the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

Caroline Leaf Caroline Leaf (born August 12, 1946) is a Canadian American filmmaker, animator, director, tutor and artist. She has produced numerous short animated films and her work has been recognized worldwide. She is best known as one of the pioneering ...

(born 1946), American filmmaker *

(born 1963), cognitive neuroscientist, author and public speaker *

Clifton Leaf Clifton Leaf is an American journalist and was the editor-in-chief of ''Fortune'' magazine from March 2017 to July 2021. He graduated from Williams College. Awards * 2005 Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Awards, also referred to as the Ger ...

, American journalist, editor of ''Fortune'' magazine * Daniel P. Leaf, retired United States Air Force lieutenant general * Dick Leafe (1891–1964), English footballer * Eliza Leaf, (c1818–1908), photographer in New Zealand *

Henry Leaf Henry Meredith Leaf, (18 October 1862 – 23 April 1931) was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the men's singles event. In the men's doubles competition, he won the bronze m ...

(1862–1931), British 1908 Olympic silver medalist in rackets * Herbert Leaf (1854–1936), English cricketer * Howard W. Leaf (1923–2009), US Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot * James Leaf (1900–1972), British Army officer and cricketer * Jonathan Leaf, playwright and journalist *

Mary Leaf Mary Leaf (1925–2004) was an Akwesasronon basket maker, who lived on the border between Canada and the United States. Leaf specialized in basket making, having learned customary basketry techniques from her mother. Her work can be found in the ...

(1925–2004), Mohawk artist specializing in basketmaking * Mike Leaf (1961–2019), American college basketball coach *

Murray Leaf Murray John Leaf (born June 1, 1939) is an American social and cultural anthropologist. Education He was born in New York City in 1939, and grew up in Tucson, Arizona. After active duty for training in the United States Army Reserves in 1957, he a ...

(born 1939), American social and cultural anthropologist * Reg Leafe (1914–2001), English FIFA referee in the 1950s and early 1960s *

Richard Leaf Richard Leaf (born 1 January 1967) is an English actor. He has had several small parts in television and stage productions. Leaf met actress Tamsin Greig at a wrap party after Neil Gaiman's 1996 miniseries ''Neverwhere'' finished recording. Th ...

(born 1967), British actor * Robert Leaf (1936–2005), American composer *

Ryan Leaf Ryan David Leaf (born May 15, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the San Diego Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys between 1998 and 2 ...

(born 1976), American former National Football League quarterback * Lindsay Leaf (born 1985), Juneau Jumper National and Jr. Olympic jump rope champion *

T. J. Leaf Ty Jacob Leaf (; born April 30, 1997) is an Israeli-American professional basketball player for the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). After playing one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, he was sele ...

(born 1997), Israel-born American NBA basketball player * Todd Leaf (born 1968-2021), American restaurant owner of ''Todd's Cookhouse'' and 1st place holder in Kraft's 1999 Barbecue sauce contest, ''Todd's Southwest Recipe'' *

Walter Leaf Sir Walter Leaf (26 November 1852, Upper Norwood – 8 March 1927, Torquay) was an English banker, classical scholar, and psychical researcher. He published a benchmark edition of Homer's Iliad and was a director of Westminster Bank for many ...

(1852–1927), English banker, classical scholar and commentator on the ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey''

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