Leitch ( ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Alexander Leitch (1894–1954), Canadian military pilot *

Archibald Leitch Archibald Keir Leitch (27 April 1865 – 25 April 1939) was a Scottish architect, most famous for his work designing association football, football stadiums throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Early work Born in Glasgow, Leitch's early work w ...

(1865–1939), Scottish architect *

Barry Leitch Barry Leitch (born 27 April 1970 in Strathaven, Scotland) is a Scottish video game music composer. His work includes the '' Lotus Turbo Challenge'', '' TFX'', '' Gauntlet Legends'', '' Gauntlet Dark Legacy'', ''Top Gear'', and '' Rush'' video ga ...

(born 1970), Scottish video game music composer *Bill Leitch, Canadian curler; see List of teams on the 2011–12 World Curling Tour * Billy Leitch (1895–1963), Irish footballer * Cecil Leitch (1891–1977), English golfer * David Leitch (director) (born 1975), American director and stuntman *

David Leitch (politician) David Stanley Leitch (9 January 1923 – 18 January 1988) was an Australian politician. He was the Country Party member for Armidale in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1978. Leitch was born in Leeton; his maternal gr ...

(1923–1988), Australian politician * David Leitch (settler) (1753–1794), founder of Leitch's Station, Kentucky * David R. Leitch (born 1948), American politician *Donovan Leitch, known as

Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965 and subsequently scored multiple international hit singles ...

, Scottish musician * Donovan Leitch, Jr. (born 1967), actor and the son of the above *

George Leitch George Leitch ( – May 1907) was an English actor-manager and dramatist who had a substantial career in Australia. History Born George Ralf Walker in London, Leitch was educated and trained as a civil engineer, following in his family's footst ...

(died 1907), English actor-manager and dramatist in Australia * Harry Leitch (born 1985), Scottish squash player *Ione Skye Leitch, known as

Ione Skye Ione Skye Lee (born September 4, 1970) is a British-American actress. She made her film debut in the thriller '' River's Edge'' (1986) before gaining mainstream exposure by starring in Cameron Crowe's '' Say Anything...'' (1989). She continued ...

, actress and daughter of Donovan Leitch * Jason Leitch (born 1968), National Clinical Director of Healthcare Quality and Strategy for the Scottish Government *

Kellie Leitch Dr. Khristinn Kellie Leitch (born July 30, 1970) is a Canadian surgeon and former politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Simcoe—Grey from 2011 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. She was first elect ...

(born 1970) Canadian politician * Maurice Leitch (1933–2023), writer * Michael Leitch (born 1988), Japanese rugby union player * Peter Leitch (disambiguation), several people: :* Sir Peter Leitch (businessman) (born 1944), New Zealand businessman nicknamed "The Mad Butcher" :*

Peter Leitch (musician) Peter John Leitch (August 19, 1944 – December 30, 2024) was a Canadian jazz guitarist. Life and career Leitch started playing guitar in his teens. He accompanied many different acts at nightclubs in Montreal. He recorded with Sadik Hakim in th ...

(born 1944), Canadian jazz guitarist :* Peter Leitch (VC) (1820–1892), Scottish soldier who received the Victoria Cross * Ronnie Leitch (1953-2018), Sri Lankan Burgher actor, vocalist, and comedian * Scott Leitch (born 1969), Scottish football player and manager *

Thomas Leitch Thomas M. Leitch (born June 23, 1951) is an American academic and film scholar, the author of several authoritative books on film studies and one on Wikipedia. Early life Leitch was born in Orange, New Jersey, and educated at Columbia University, ...

(born 1951), American philosopher, academic, and film scholar *

Will Leitch William F. Leitch is an American writer and the founding editor of the Gawker Media sports blog '' Deadspin''. Leitch is a national correspondent for MLB.com, a contributing editor at '' New York'', film critic at ''Grierson & Leitch'', contrib ...

, American writer * Will Leitch (Northern Irish journalist) * William Leitch (disambiguation), several people * William Leitch (footballer) (1863–1943), Tasmanian footballer, businessman and sports administrator *

William Leitch (scientist) William Leitch (20 May 1814 – 9 May 1864) was a Scottish astronomer, naturalist and mathematician, and a minister of the Church of Scotland. Leitch studied mathematics and science at the University of Glasgow, and moved to Canada in 1860 to ta ...

(1814-1864), Scottish astronomer and rocket visionary * William T. Leitch (1808–1885), mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, 1862–1865 *

William Leighton Leitch William Leighton Leitch (2 Nov 1804 – 25 April 1883) was a master Scotland, Scottish landscape watercolor painting, watercolour painter and illustrator. He was Drawing Master to Queen Victoria for 22 years. He was Vice President of the Ro ...

(1804–1883), Scottish landscape watercolour painter and illustrator

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