Leigh

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Contents 1 Places 1.1 In England 1.2 Elsewhere 2 People 2.1 Royalty 2.2 Politics 2.3 Music 2.4 Television and film 2.5 Sport 2.6 Literature 2.7 Military 2.8 Modelling 2.9 Other 2.10 In fiction 3 Architecture 4 References 5 See also

Leigh may refer to:

[edit] Places

[edit] In England

• Leigh, Dorset
• Leigh, Greater Manchester and the corresponding Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
• Leigh, Kent
• Leigh, Surrey
• Leigh, Worcestershire
• Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset (also known as Leigh-upon-Mendip)
• Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
• Little Leigh, Cheshire

[edit] Elsewhere

• Leigh, Nebraska
• Leigh, New Zealand
• Leigh, Zimbabwe

[edit] People

Leigh Family Name
Pronunciation	Leigh
Region of origin	English
Related names	Lee, Ley
Popularity	Behind the Name
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Leigh

[edit] Royalty

• Augusta Leigh, the only daughter of John "Mad Jack" Byron
• Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown, the eldest son of Thomas Pemberton

[edit] Politics

• Benjamin W. Leigh, American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia
• Edward Leigh, politician in the United Kingdom
• Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, cross-bencher on the House of Lords
• Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

[edit] Music

• Carolyn Leigh, American lyricist and composer for Broadway and movies
• Danni Leigh, American honky tonk-style country music singer
• Mitch Leigh, musical theatre composer
• Richard Leigh (songwriter) (born 1951), American country music songwriter
• Walter Leigh, English composer

[edit] Television and film

• Chyler Leigh, American actress
• Ed Leigh, presenter on the television channel Freesports on 4
• Janet Leigh, American actress
• Jennifer Jason Leigh, actress
• Katie Leigh, American voice actress
• Megan Leigh, American actress
• Mike Leigh, writer and director
• Reginald Leigh Dugmore, English stage, film, and television actor
• Suzanna Leigh, film actress
• Vivien Leigh, British actress

[edit] Sport

• Edward Chandos Leigh, English cricketer
• Howard Leigh, veteran boxing announcer from Melbourne, Australia
• Jennifer Leigh, professional poker player
• Peter Leigh, semi-professional football player for Woking F.C.

[edit] Literature

• Richard Leigh (author) (1943-2007), co-author of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
• Richard Leigh (poet) (1649–1728), English poet
• Roberta Leigh, British writer of romance fiction and children's stories
• Stephen Leigh, American science fiction and fantasy writer

[edit] Military

• Gustavo Leigh, Chilean general
• Trafford Leigh-Mallory, air chief marshal
• The Leigh Light, an antisubmarine device used in World War II.

[edit] Modelling

• Alex Leigh, English fashion model
• Dorian Leigh, one of the world's first supermodels
• Monica Leigh, model

[edit] Other

• Jack Leigh, photographer
• Leigh's disease, rare neurometabolic disorder that affects the central nervous system
• Michael Leigh, artist
• Molly Leigh, alleged witch
• Richard Leigh (martyr) (1561–1588), Catholic martyr
• Vera Leigh, milliner who died in the Nazi Concentration Camp at Natzweiler

[edit] In fiction

• Amyas Leigh, fictional character
• Sir Leigh Teabing, fictional character in the popular 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code and the 2006 film based on it
• Morgan Leigh, fictional character in the Canadian television show, Radio Active

[edit] Architecture

• Leigh & Orange, Hong Kong

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• LEA (disambiguation)
• Leah (disambiguation)
• Lee