Leander is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. The most famous bearer of the name is mythological, from the story of Hero and Leander. People named Leander include: * Leander of Seville (c. 534–600 or 601), Catholic saint and bishop who converted the son of the Visigothic king from Arianism * Leander Babcock (1811–64), United States Representative from New York * Leander Clark (1823–1910), American businessman, politician and Union Army officer during the American Civil War *

Leander Cox Leander Martin Cox (May 7, 1812 – March 19, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Cumberland County, Virginia, Cox completed academic studies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to Flemingsbu ...

(1812–65), United States Representative from Kentucky *

Leander Czerny Leander (Franz) Czerny (4 October 1859, Modřice, Moravia – 22 November 1944, Pettenbach, Upper Austria) was an Austrian entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. Biography Czerny, who wrote extensively on Diptera between 1900 and 1939, des ...

(1859–1944), Czech entomologist *

Leander Dendoncker Leander Dendoncker (born 15 April 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as either a defender or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Belgium national team. He joined Anderlecht in 2009 and made his pr ...

(born 1995), Belgian footballer * Leander Ditscheiner (1839–1905), Austrian physicist and mathematician * Leander F. Frisby (1825–89), American politician, lawyer and Wisconsin Attorney General * Leander Haußmann (born 1959), German theatre and film director * Leander Starr Jameson (1853–1917), British colonial statesman best known for the Jameson Raid on the Transvaal Republic in Africa * Leander Jordan (born 1977), American National Football League offensive tackle *

Leander Kahney Leander Kahney (born 25 November 1965) is a technology writer and author. He is a former managing editor, and previously a senior reporter, at Wired News, the online sister publication of ''Wired (magazine), Wired''. Career He is also the autho ...

(born 1965), American journalist and author *

Leander J. McCormick Leander James McCormick (February 8, 1819 – February 20, 1900) was an American inventor, manufacturer, philanthropist, and businessman and a member of the McCormick family of Chicago and Virginia. Along with his elder brothers Cyrus and William ...

1819–1900), American inventor, manufacturer, philanthropist and businessman *

L. Hamilton McCormick Leander Hamilton McCormick (May 27, 1859 – February 2, 1934) was an American author, inventor, art collector and sculptor. Early life McCormick (as he was known) was born in Chicago, May 27, 1859. He was the youngest of four children born to He ...

(1859–1934), American author, inventor, art collector and sculptor, son of the above *

Leander H. McNelly Leander Harvey McNelly (March 12, 1844 – September 4, 1877) was a Confederate officer and Texas Ranger captain. McNelly is best remembered for leading the "Special Force", a quasi-military branch of the Texas Rangers that operated in south Tex ...

(1844–1877), Confederate officer and Texas Ranger captain * Leander Paes (born 1973), Indian tennis player *

Leander Perez Leander Henry Perez Sr. (July 16, 1891 – March 19, 1969) was the Democratic political boss of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes in southeastern Louisiana during the middle third of the 20th century. Officially, he served as a district ...

(1891–1969), American Democratic Party political boss in Louisiana *

Leander Richardson Leander Pease Richardson (February 28, 1856 – February 2, 1918) was an American journalist, playwright, theatrical writer and author.Leander J. Talbott (1849–1924), American realtor and politician, former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri *

Lee Talbott Leander James 'Lee' Talbott (July 12, 1887 – September 16, 1954) was an American track and field athlete, tug of war competitor, and wrestler from Kansas City, Missouri. He attended the Mercersburg Academy and was a weight thrower first at ...

(Leander James Talbott, Jr.) (1887–1954), American track and field athlete *

Leander Tomarkin Leander William Tomarkin (13 December 1895 – 1967) was a Swiss impostor who claimed to possess a doctorate in medicine, as well as to have invented a miracle medicine for the cure of typhus, tuberculosis, meningitis, and malaria. He ascended to b ...

(1895–1967), Swiss imposter who claimed to have invented a miracle medicine *

Leander Watts Th. (Thom) Metzger (born Sept. 2, 1956) is an American writer, musician, and historian. The author of both fiction and non-fiction, he is best known for his exploration of the esoteric and little known history of the Burned Over District of weste ...

, author of young adult literature Fictional characters include: * Leander Sydnor, in the television series ''The Wire'' * Leander Wapshot, in the novel '' The Wapshot Chronicle'' and its sequel by John Cheever

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