People
Given name
* Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester Oliver Bankhead (1912–1997), American architect * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisconsin * Lester Bird (1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) * Lester D. Boronda (1886–1953), American painter, furniture designer, sculptor * Lester Cotton (born 1996), American football player * Lester del Rey (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor * Lester Ellis (born 1965), Australian former professional boxer *Surname
* Adrian Lester (born 1968), British actor * Albert Lester (c. 1803–1867), New York politician * Alison Lester (born 1952), Australian author and illustrator * Brad Lester (born 1985), collegiate American football player * Gabriella Lester (born 2003), Canadian magician, escapologist and television producer * Gavin Lester (born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer * Holly Lester, disc jockey from Northern Ireland * Jack Lester (born 1975), English football (soccer) player * Jenna Lester (born 1989), American dermatologist * Sir Jim Lester (1932–2021), British politician * John Lester (1871–1969), American cricketer * Jon Lester (born 1984), American baseball player * Josh Lester (born 1994), American baseball player * Julia Lester (soccer) (born 1998), American professional soccer player * Julia Lester (born 2000), American actress * Julius Lester (1939–2018), American writer * Lashonda Lester (c. 1975–2017), American stand-up comedian * Luke Fleet Lester, American engineer * Mark L. Lester (born 1946), American film producer * Mary Louise Lester (1919–1977), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Marsha I. Lester, American physical chemist * Paul Lester, British music journalist * Paul Martin Lester (1953–2023), American communications professor and author * Peter Lester (disambiguation) ** Peter Lester (abolitionist), American-born 19th-century businessman and abolitionist ** Peter Lester (sailor), New Zealand sailor and broadcaster * Phil Lester (born 1987), British YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter * Robert "Squirrel" Lester (1942–2010), American singer, original member of the vocal group The Chi-Lites * Robie Lester (1925–2005), American actress * Richard A. Lester (1908–1997), American economist * Richard Lester (born 1932), British film director * Richard Neville Lester (1937–2006), British botanist * Ryan Lester (born 1992), Australian rules footballer * Seán Lester (1880–1959), Irish diplomat * Sonny Lester (1924–2018), American record producer * Tom Lester (1938–2020), American actor * Tom Lester (American football) (1927–2012), American football coach * Vicki Lester (1915–2001), American actress * William "Buddy" Lester (1915–2002), American actor and comedian * Yami Lester (1941–2017), Australian Indigenous rights advocateFictional characters
* Lester, a goose in Chris Colfer's ''The Land of Stories'' * James Lester, from the television series '' Primeval'' * Lester Patel, from the television series '' Chuck'' * Lester Freamon, from the television show ''See also
Middle name
* H. Lester Hooker (1921–1999), American college basketball and baseball coach *External links
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