Lea (surname)
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Lea is a surname. It may refer to:
In music:
- Brandin Lea, the lead singer of Texas-based band Flickerstick and side project The February Chorus
- Jim Lea, songwriter
In sports:
- Charlie Lea, former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Cyril Lea, former Welsh footballer
In politics:
- Chris Lea, the first openly gay political party leader in Canadian history
- Luke Lea (1783–1851), two-term United States Representative from Tennessee
- Luke Lea (1879–1945), Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1911 to 1917
- Pryor Lea, two-term U.S. Representative from Tennessee
- Walter Maxfield Lea, Prince Edward Island politician
In military:
- Edward Lea, officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War
- Homer Lea, general in the army of Sun Yat-sen and a writer of several books of geopolitics
In other fields:
- Doug Lea, professor of Computer Science at State University of New York at Oswego where he specializes in concurrent programming
- Henry Charles Lea, American historian who was born in Philadelphia
- Isaac Lea, American conchologist, geologist, and business man
- Margaret Moffette Lea, the daughter of Temple Lea and Nancy Moffett
- Nicholas Lea, actor