Ian Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes

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Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes, (10 May 1932- 15 April 2005) was a Scottish nobleman.

The eldest son of the 20th Earl and Beryl Dugdale, he was educated at Eton and was a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1953. In 1955 he married Marigold Evans-Bevan of Wales, daughter of Sir David Evans-Bevan. They had two sons: James (b. 1958) and Alexander (b. 1962). Upon the death of his father in 1975, Ian succeeded to the earldom.

Ian, Earl of Rothes died on 15 April 2005, leaving the Earldom of Rothes to his eldest son, James.

Preceded by Malcolm Leslie

Earl of Rothes

Succeeded by James Leslie