Leonhard is a male given name and surname in German and other

Germanic languages The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southern Africa. The most widely spoke ...

, as well as

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, sharing the same origin as English

Leonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English language, English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German ''Leonhard'' containing the prefix ''levon'' ("lion") from the Greek wikt:Λέων#Greek, Λ ...

. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Alfred Leonhard Maluma (1955–2021), Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate *

Alfred Leonhard Tietz Alfred Leonhard Tietz (born June 8, 1883 in Stralsund; died August 4, 1941 in Jerusalem) was a German-Jewish department store entrepreneur forced into exile by the Nazis. He was the eldest son of department store founder Leonhard Tietz. Life A ...

(1883–1941), German entrepreneur *

Anton Leonhard Franzen Anton Leonhard Franzen (9 April 1896 – 16 May 1968) was a German lawyer and politician of the Nazi Party. On 1 October 1930, he became the first Nazi to serve as a state government minister in the Free State of Brunswick. During his tenure as ...

(1896–1968), German lawyer and Nazi politician * Arne Leonhard Nilsen (1893–1957), Norwegian politician * Artur Leonhard Kasterpalu (1897–1942), Estonian politician *

Benedikt Maria Leonhard von Werkmeister Benedikt Maria Leonhard von Werkmeister (22 October 1745 – 16 July 1823) was a German Roman Catholic theologian and representative of the so-called Josephinism or reformatory tendency in his Church. Life He was born at Fussen in Upper Swabia on ...

(1745–1823), German Roman Catholic theologian *

Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (27 November 1794, Xanten – 12 October 1866, Halle an der Saale, Halle) was a German botanist. Life and work Von Schlechtendal was born in Xanten, Xanten am Rhein and when his father Diederich Fried ...

(1794–1866), German botanist * Dieterich Leonhard Oskamp (1756–1803), Dutch natural historian and author *Friedrich Georg Leonhard Miedke (1803–1842), German actor, singer, composer, theatre director, painter and author *Fritz Leonhard Redlich (1892–1978) was a German businessman and economic historian *Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (–1540), German painter and woodcuts designer *Heinrich Leonhards Skuja (1892–1972), Latvian botanist *Johann Leonhard Dober (1706–1766), German missionary *Johan Leonhard Fix (1735–1807), German-Danish merchant and colonial governor *Johann Leonhard Frisch (1666–1743), German linguist, entomologist and ornithologist *Johann Leonhard Hug (1765–1846), German Roman Catholic theologian, orientalist and biblical scholar *Johann Leonhard Pfaff (1775–1848), German Roman Catholic prelate *Johann Leonhard Raab (1825–1899), German printmaker and painter *Johann Leonhard Rost (1688–1727), German astronomer and author *Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel (1824–1913), German musician and author *Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757–1823), Austrian philosopher *Leonhard Adelt (1881–1945), German translator and author*Leonhard Agtstein (), Swiss compositor *Leonhard Baldner (1612–1694), Strasbourg German fisherman and naturalist *Leonhard Baumeister (1904–1972), German politician *Leonhard Beck (–1542), German painter and woodcuts designer *Leonhard Blasius (died 1644), Danish architect *Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal (1810–1900), officer of the Prussian Army and the Imperial German Army *Leonhard von Call (1767–1815), Austrian composer and virtuoso *Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe (1802–1887), Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician *Leonhard Deininger (1910–2002), German politician *Leonhard Dientzenhofer (1660–1707), German builder and architect *Leonhard Drach (1903–1996), German jurist and convicted war criminal *Leonhard von Eck (1480–1550), Chancellor of Bavaria *Leonhard Ennen (1820–1880), German Roman Catholic theologian, historian and archivist *Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), Swiss mathematician and physicist *Leonhard Frank (1882–1961), German author *Leonhard Fredrik Rääf (1786–1872), Swedish folklorist, historian and politician *Leonhard Fronsperger (–1575), German soldier and author *Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), German physician and botanist *Leonhard Gall (1884–1952), German architect *Leonhard Gey (1838–1894), German history painter and art professor *Leonhard Grill, Austrian experimental physicist and academic *Leonhard of Gorizia (1440–1500), Count of Gorizia/Görz *Leonhard Haas (born 1982), German retired footballer *Leonhard Haeger (1867–1977), American architect *Leonhard Harding (born 1936) German historian and scholar in African studies *Leonhard Haskel (1872–1923), German actor and drama teacher *Leonhard Helmschrott (1921–2011), German journalist and politician *Leonhard von Hohenhausen (1788–1872), German military and war minister *Leonhard Hutter (1563–1616), German Lutheran theologian *Leonhard Käär (1904–1963), Estonian politician *Leonhard Kaiser (1480–1527), German Lutheran theologian and reformer *Leonhard Kass (1911–1985), Estonian footballer *Leonhard Kaufmann (born 1989), Austrian footballer *Leonhard Kaupisch (1878–1945), German general *Leonhard von Keutschach (–1519), Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg *Leonhard Kleber (–1556), German organist and composer *Leonhard Koeppe (1884–1969), German ophthalmologist *Leonhard Kohl von Kohlenegg (1834–1875), Austrian actor and author *Leonhard Kubizek (born 1963), Austrian musician and director *Leonhard Kukk (1906–1941) Estonian weightlifter *Leonhard von Laiming (1381–1451), German Roman Catholic prelate *Leonhard Lapin (1947–2022), Estonian architect, artist, historian and poet *Leonhard Lechner (–1606), German composer, kapellmeister, tenor and music editor *Leonhard Ludwig Finke (1747–1837), German physician *Leonhard Machu (1909–1967), Austrian footballer *Leonhard Mahlein (1921–1985), German trade unionist *Leonhard Merzin (1934–1990), Estonian actor *Leonhard Münst (born 2002), German footballer *Leonhard Nagenrauft (1938–2017), German luger *Leonhard Päminger (1495–1567), Austrian-German Lutheran theologian, poet and composer *Leonhard Pföderl (born 1993), German ice hockey player *Leonhard Pohl (1929–2014), German athlete *Léonhard Quaglia (1896–1961), French ice hockey player and speed skater *Leonhard Ragaz (1868–1945), Swiss Reformed theologian *Leonhard Rauwolf (1535–1596), German physician and botanist *Leonhard Reichartinger (died 1396), German Crusader *Leonhard Romeis (1854–1904), German architect *Leonhard Schiemer ({{c., 1500–1528), German Anabaptist author and martyr *Leonhard Schmitz (1807–1890), Prussian-British classical scholar and author *Leonhard Schröter ({{c., 1532– c. 1601), German Renaissance choirmaster, teacher and composer *Leonhard Schultze-Jena (1872–1955), German explorer, zoologist and anthropologist *Leonhard Seiderer (1895–1940), German footballer *Leonhard Seppala (1877–1967), Norwegian-Kven-American sled dog breeder, trainer and musher *Leonhard Sohncke (1842–1897), German mathematician, physicist and mineralogist *Leonhard von Spengel (1803–1880), German classical scholar *Leonhard Stejneger (1851–1943), Norwegian-American ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist *Leonhard Stock (born 1958), Austrian alpine ski racer *Leonhard von Stryk (1834–1882), a Baltic German historian and author *Leonhard Thurneysser (1531–{{c., 1595), Swiss-German scholar and miracle doctor *Leonhard Tietz (1849–1914), German entrepreneur and art collector *Leonhard Vahter (1896–1983), Estonian politician *Leonhard Viljus (1904–1970), Estonian sport shooter *Leonhard Wächter (1762–1837), German historian and author *Leonhard Waitl (1939–2010), German ice hockey player *Leonhard Weiß (1907–1981), German footballer *Leonhard Wilhelm Johann Neuman (1885–1933), Estonian musician, choir director, singer and diplomat *Peter Leonhard Braun (born 1929), German author and radio producer *Peter Leonhard Gianelli (1767–1807), Danish medallist and sculptor

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*Charles Leonhard (1915–2002), American music educator and academic *Daniel Leonhard (born 1972), German sports shooter *Dave Leonhard (born 1941), American baseball player *Elke Leonhard (1949–2025), German politician *Florian Leonhard (born 1963), German-British violin maker and restorer *Gerd Leonhard, German futurist, speaker and author *Glenn Leonhard (born 1954), Canadian footballer *Gottfried Leonhard (1895–1983), German politician *Gustav von Leonhard (1816–1878), German mineralogist and geologist *Jim Leonhard (born 1982), American football coach and former player *Jörn Leonhard (born 1967), German historian and professor *Karl Leonhard (1904–1988), German psychiatrist *Karl Cäsar von Leonhard (1779–1862), German mineralogist and geologist *Melanie Leonhard (born 1977), German historian and politician *Rudolf Leonhard (1889–1953), German author and communist activist *Wolfgang Leonhard (1921–2014), German author and historian