Leigh (name)
Leigh is both a surname and a given name meaning meadow. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Alex Leigh, English fashion model
- Augusta Leigh, the 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
- Chyler Leigh, American actress
- Danni Leigh, American honky tonk-style country music singer
- Dorian Leigh, one of the world's first supermodels
- Ed Leigh, British television presenter
- Edward Leigh, politician in the United Kingdom
- Edward Chandos Leigh, English cricketer
- 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 (1808–1860), art educator, writer and dramatist.
- Janet Leigh, American actress
- Jennifer Leigh, professional poker player
- Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress
- John Leigh (actor), New Zealand actor
- Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (1884–1959), British mill-owner, newspaper-proprietor and Conservative Party politician
- Julia Leigh (* 1970), Australian novelist, film director and screenwriter
- Katie Leigh, American voice actress
- Leigh Leigh, murder victim
- Megan Leigh, American actress
- Michael Leigh (disambiguation), several people
- Mike Leigh, British screenwriter and director
- Mitch Leigh, musical theatre composer
- Molly Leigh, alleged witch
- Monica Leigh, model
- Nelson Leigh, American film actor
- Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, cross-bencher on the House of Lords
- Richard Leigh (author) (1943–2007), co-author of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
- Richard Leigh (martyr) (1561–1588), Catholic martyr
- Richard Leigh (poet) (1649–1728), English poet
- Richard Leigh (songwriter) (born 1951), 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 (died 1785), English academic administrator
- Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown, the eldest son of Thomas Pemberton
- Trafford Leigh-Mallory, air chief marshal
- Vera Leigh, milliner who died in the Nazi concentration camp at Natzweiler
- Vivien Leigh, British actress
- Walter Leigh, English composer
Given name
- Leigh Francis, English comedian
- Leigh Griffiths, Scottish footballer
- Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby union player
- Leigh G. Kirkland, (1873–1942), New York politician
- Leigh Lawson, English actor and director
- Leigh Leigh, murder victim
- Leigh McCloskey, American actor
- Leigh Nash, American singer-songwriter
- Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress
Fictional characters
- 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
- Brenda Leigh Johnson, fictional character in the American television police procedural The Closer