Leander

lee-AN-der
Greek
"lion-man"
# 977 in the US

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Famous People Named Leander

  • Saint Leander
    Bishop of Seville, circa 534,600, was instrumental in converting the Visigothic kings of Spain and Portugal
  • Leander Starr Jameson
    1st Baronet, 10th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
  • Leander "Lee" Adams
    Vice journalist and documentary maker
  • Leander Adrian Paes
    Indian tennis player
  • Leander Dendoncker
    Belgian footballer
  • Leander Henry Perez
    American judge and politician from Louisiana
  • Leander Babcock
    US Congressman from New York
  • Leander Martin Cox
    US Congressman from Kentucky
  • Leander James McCormick
    American inventor and businessman
  • Leander Hamilton McCormick
    American inventor; son of the above
  • Leander Jordan
    American NFL player

The name Leander in Pop Culture

  • Leander
    Greek mythological figure who swam across the strait of Abydos to visit his lover Hero and was drowned one stormy night when he lost his way
  • Daphne and Amy Leander
    characters in Lauren DeStefano's "The Internment Chronicles"
  • Leander
    penniless and unworthy idealist posing as a nobleman in the Spanish comedy "Los intereses creados" (1908) by Jacinto Benavente
  • Leander Sydnor
    character on the HBO drama The Wire
  • Leander Cephas Whitlock
    character on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire"
  • Leander Club
    founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non,academic club.
  • Leander
    Texas
  • Leander
    Danish baby and children's furniture company
  • Leander Holmes
    Charlotte's uncle in the Charlotte Holmes novels by Brittany Cavallaro

International Variations of the name Leander

  • Léandre
    French
  • Léon
    French
  • Leandros
    Greek
  • Leandro
    Spanish

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