Leja is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
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Franciszek Leja
Franciszek Leja (27 January 1885 in Grodzisko Górne near Leżajsk – 11 October 1979 in Kraków, Poland) was a Polish mathematician.
He was born to a poor peasant family in the southeastern Poland. After graduating from the University of L ...
(1885–1975), Polish mathematician
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Frank Leja
Frank John Leja Jr. (February 7, 1936 – May 3, 1991) was an American professional baseball player. The first baseman appeared in a total of 26 games with the New York Yankees (1954–55) and Los Angeles Angels (1962) of Major League Baseball.
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(1936–1991), U.S. baseball player
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Walter Leja
Walter Rolland "Rocky" Leja, GM, CD (July 1, 1921 – November 22, 1992) was born in Koniówka, Poland and later emigrated to Canada. He joined the Canadian Army ( The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers) and became a bomb disposal expert. On May ...
(1921–1992), Polish-born Canadian bomb disposal expert and soldier
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Lajat
The Lajat (/ ALA-LC: ''al-Lajāʾ''), also spelled ''Lejat'', ''Lajah'', ''el-Leja'' or ''Laja'', is the largest lava field in southern Syria, spanning some 900 square kilometers. Located about southeast of Damascus, the Lajat borders the Hau ...
(alternatively spelled ''Leja''), largest lava field in Syria
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