Leigh (name)
Leigh is both an English surname and a unisex given name meaning "meadow" and "delicate."Surname
- Alex Leigh, English fashion model
- Augusta Leigh, only daughter of John "Mad Jack" Byron
- Benjamin W. Leigh, American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia
- Carolyn Leigh, American lyricist and composer for Broadway and movies
- Cherami Leigh, American actress and voice actress
- Chyler Leigh, American actress
- Danni Leigh, American honky tonk-style country music singer
- Dorian Leigh, one of the world's first supermodels
- Dorothy Leigh, British writer
- Ed Leigh, British television presenter
- Edward Leigh, politician in the United Kingdom
- Edward Chandos Leigh, English cricketer
- Fred W. Leigh, English lyricist of music hall songs
- Geoff Leigh, English musician
- Gustavo Leigh, Chilean general
- Howard Leigh, veteran boxing announcer from Melbourne, Australia
- Howard Leigh, Baron Leigh of Hurley, British businessman and life peer
- Jack Leigh, photographer
- James Mathews Leigh, art educator, writer and dramatist
- Janet Leigh, American actress
- Jennifer Leigh, professional poker player
- Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress
- John Leigh , New Zealand actor
- Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet, British mill-owner, newspaper-proprietor and Conservative Party politician
- Julia Leigh, Australian novelist, film director and screenwriter
- Katie Leigh, American voice actress
- Leigh Leigh, Australian murder victim
- Lora Leigh, romance novelist
- Megan Leigh, American actress
- Mercedes Leigh, American actress
- Michael Leigh, several people
- Mike Leigh, British screenwriter and director
- Mitch Leigh, musical theatre composer
- Molly Leigh, alleged witch
- Nelson Leigh, American film actor
- Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, cross-bencher on the House of Lords
- Richard Leigh , co-author of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
- Richard Leigh , Catholic martyr
- Richard Leigh , English poet
- Richard Leigh , American country music songwriter
- Roberta Leigh, British writer of romance fiction and children's stories
- Stephen Leigh, American science fiction and fantasy writer
- Suzanna Leigh, British film actress
- Syd Leigh, English professional footballer who played during the inter-war period
- Theophilus Leigh, English academic administrator
- Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown, eldest son of Thomas Pemberton
- Trafford Leigh-Mallory, air chief marshal
- Vera Leigh, milliner who died in the Nazi concentration camp at Natzweiler
- Victoria Leigh Soto, teacher who died protecting her students during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
- Vivien Leigh, British actress
- Walter Leigh, English composer
Given name
- Leigh Alexander, British army officer and cricketer
- Leigh Alexander , American author and journalist
- Leigh Daniel Avidan, lead singer of Ninja Sex Party, and co-host of Game Grumps
- Leigh-Allyn Baker, American actress
- Leigh Bardugo, American writer
- Leigh Broxham, Australian footballer
- Leigh Diffey, Australian-American commentator
- Leigh Francis, English comedian
- Leigh Griffiths, Scottish footballer
- Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby union player
- Leigh Ann Hester, American soldier and Silver Star recipient
- Leigh G. Kirkland, New York politician
- Leigh Lawson, English actor and director
- Leigh Leigh, Australian murder victim
- Leigh McCloskey, American actor
- Leigh Nash, American singer-songwriter
- Leigh Ann Orsi, American dancer and former actress
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Bajan and Jamaican singer-songwriter from Little Mix
- Leigh Rubin, American cartoonist
- Leigh Sales, Australian author and journalist
- Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress
- Leigh Whannell, Australian screenwriter
Characters
- Amyas Leigh, fictional character from Charles Kingsley's novel Westward Ho!
- Sir Leigh Teabing, fictional character in the popular 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code and the 2006 film based on it
- Brenda Leigh Johnson, fictional character in the American television police procedural The Closer, played by Kyra Sedgwick
