Ley may refer to:

Toponyms

Ley (landform) ''Ley'' (''the Ley'', plural: the ''Leyen'') is an old German word for rock (geology), rock, cliff or crag (climbing), crag which often occurs in placenames. Etymology ''Ley'', also ''lay'', ''lei'', ''lai'', ''laige'' or ''lägge'', and, acc ...

, name for a crag, rock or cliff in the north German language area * Ley (crater), crater on the Moon *

Ley, Moselle Ley () is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle department of France. The communes cooperate in t ...

, commune in France * Ley Hill, hill in England

People

Ley Matampi Ley may refer to: Toponyms * Ley (landform), name for a crag, rock or cliff in the north German language area * Ley (crater), crater on the Moon * Ley, Moselle, commune in France * Ley Hill, hill in England People * Ley Matampi (born 1989) ...

(born 1989), Congolese professional footballer *

Ley Sander Josemir W. Sander, also known as Ley Sander, is the ES Professor of Neurology and Clinical Epilepsy at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology of University College London. He is Honorary Consultant Neurologis ...

, professor of neurology and clinical epilepsy at University College London *

Ley baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Ley, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Ley Baronetcy, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, was created in the Baroneta ...

, baronetcies in England and the United Kingdom **

Francis Ley Sir Francis Ley, 1st Baronet (3 January 1846 – 27 January 1916) was an English industrialist. He founded Ley's Malleable Castings Vulcan Ironworks in Derby. He (re-)introduced baseball into the United Kingdom town of Derby with the Ley's Re ...

(1846–1916), 1st Baronet *

Bob Ley Robert A. Ley ( ; born March 16, 1955) is an American sports anchor and reporter, best known for his work at ESPN. A multiple Emmy Award-winner, he was the longest-tenured on-air employee of the network, having joined ESPN just three days after ...

(born 1955), American sportscaster *

David Ley David Frederick Ley is a geographer and a professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia. Ley was born in Swansea, Wales, earned his B.A. at Oxford University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University. He is known ...

, Canadian Geographer *

Douglas Ley Douglas A. Ley (July 3, 1958 – June 10, 2021) was an American educator and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from Cheshire District 9 from 2013 to 2021, as a member of the Democratic Party. During his tenure in ...

, American educator and politician * Duncan Ley, Australian playwright *

Felix Ley Felix Ley (March 5, 1909 - January 23, 1972), Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop and the apostolic administrator of Okinawa and the Southern Islands/Ryukyus, now the Diocese o ...

(1909–1972), Roman Catholic bishop * Gary Ley (born 1956), Welsh writer * George Ley (born 1946), English footballer * Henry Ley (1887–1962), English musician *

Herbert Ley, Jr. Herbert Leonard Ley Jr. (September 7, 1923 – July 22, 2001) was an American physician and the 10th Commissioner and head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Background Dr. Ley attended Harvard College from 1941-1943, and retur ...

, American doctor *

James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough (c. 1552–1629) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1622. He was Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland and then in England, and wa ...

(1552–1629), English jurist *

John Ley John Ley (4 February 1583 – 16 May 1662) was an English clergyman and member of the Westminster Assembly. Life He was born in Warwick and received his early education at the free school in that town. On 12 February 1602, he entered Christ Churc ...

(1583–1662), English Puritan clergyman *

John Henry Ley John Henry Ley (1770 – 21 August 1850), was an English civil servant who served as Clerk of the House of Commons from 1820 to 1850. Early life He was a son of Henry Ley (1744–1824) and Mary ( Smith) Ley (1748–1834), a daughter of Capt. Smith ...

(1770–1850), Clerk of the House of Commons *

Juan Manuel Ley Juan Manuel Ley López (February 17, 1933 – January 22, 2016) was a Mexican businessman, and the Casa Ley chairman. He also was president of the baseball teams Saraperos de Saltillo in the Mexican Summer League and Tomateros de Culiacán in t ...

(1933–2016), Mexican businessman *

Rick Ley Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

(born 1948), Canadian hockey player *

Robert Ley Robert Ley (; 15 February 1890 – 25 October 1945) was a German politician and labour union leader during the Nazi era; Ley headed the German Labour Front from 1933 to 1945. He also held many other high positions in the Party, including ''Gaule ...

(1890–1945), German Nazi politician *

Shaun Ley Shaun Dominic Ley (born 14 June 1969) is a British journalist and newsreader for BBC News. A former regular presenter of '' The World This Weekend'' and '' The World at One'' on BBC Radio 4, he currently appears regularly on the BBC's domestic B ...

(born 1961), British journalist and BBC presenter *

Sophie Ley Sophie Ley (1849–1918) was a German painter. Biography Ley was born in 1849 in Bodmann am Bodensee, Germany. She studied painting with Hans Gude and at the Academia Artium Stuttgardens. She also studied with Eugen Bracht at the Academy ...

(1849-1918), German painter * Steven V. Ley, British chemistry professor *

Sussan Ley Sussan Penelope Ley (pron. , "Susan Lee"; ; born 14 December 1961) is an Australian politician who has been deputy leader of the Liberal Party since May 2022. She has been member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales seat of Farrer since ...

(born 1961), Australian politician *

Tengku Djan Ley Tengku Djan Ley bin Tengku Mahaleel is the head of Proton Motorsports and is also a Malaysian professional drift driver who has taken part in the D1 Grand Prix racing series and others.

(born 1976), Malaysian race car driver *

Terry Ley Terrence Richard Ley (born 21 February 1947, Portland, Oregon) is a retired baseball pitcher who began his career in the season for the New York Yankees. He was a student of University of Oregon before he was drafted in the 3rd round of the Janu ...

(born 1947), American baseball player *

Thomas John Ley Thomas John Ley (28 October 188024 July 1947) was an Australian politician who was convicted of murder in England. He is widely suspected to have been involved in the deaths of a number of people in Australia, including political rivals. Early ...

, Australian politician *

Willy Ley Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scr ...

(1906–1969), science writer * Alternate romanization of

Li (surname 李) Li or Lee (; ) is a common Chinese-language surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous ''Hundred Family Surnames.'' Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by 92.76 million people in China, and more than 100 million in Asia. ...

among Asian Latin Americans

Other uses

* Ley lines, a pseudoscientific belief that apparent alignments of landmarks etc. are not accidental and have spiritual significance. *

Ley-class minehunter The Ley class was a class of inshore minehunter built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1950s. They had pennant numbers in the series M2001. Eleven ships were built in the early 1950s, most of which were subsequently disarmed and used as training ves ...

, a class of inshore minehunter built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1950s * Ley farming, an agricultural system *

Lemolang language Lemolang (also called Limola) is an Austronesian language of Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17 ...

(ISO:639:I code), an Austronesian language of Sulawesi, Indonesia * A type of

pewter Pewter () is a malleable metal alloy consisting of tin (85–99%), antimony (approximately 5–10%), copper (2%), bismuth, and sometimes silver. Copper and antimony (and in antiquity lead) act as hardeners, but lead may be used in lower grades o ...

alloy *

La Ley (band) La Ley (; ) were a Chilean rock band formed by Andrés Bobe, Rodrigo Aboitiz, Luciano Rojas and Mauricio Claveria with Beto Cuevas. History After an unsuccessful first album, ''Desiertos'' (1990), they released ''Doble Opuesto'' (1991), which ...

, a Chilean rock band ** ''La Ley'' (album), the band's 1993 self-titled album *

La Ley (publisher) La Ley is an Argentinian law publisher that has existed since before World War II. Since October 2000, it has been a member of the Thomson Legal & Regulatory group within The Thomson Corporation (reorganized in October 2006 as Thomson Internatio ...

, Argentinian law publisher * Casa Ley, Mexican grocery store chain