'''Lesley''' is a placename, given name and surname, a variant of Leslie that can be male or female name and is ultimately an anglicization of a Scottish (Gaelic) placename. {{TOC right}}
==Places== * Fort Lesley J. McNair, American army facility * Lesley University, American academic institution * Lesley, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
==People== ===Given name=== * Lesley Arfin (born 1979), American author * Lesley Baker (b. 1944), Australian actress * Lesley Bamberger (born 1965), Dutch billionaire, owner of Kroonenberg Groep * Lesley Blanch (1904–2007), British writer and editor * Lesley M. M. Blume (b. 1975), American author * Lesley Turner Bowrey (b. 1942), Australian tennis player * Lesley-Ann Brandt (b. 1981), South African-born actress * Lesley Choyce (b. 1951), American-born writer based in Canada * Lesley Crewe, Canadian writer * Lesley-Anne Down (b. 1954), British actress * Lesley Ann Downey (1954–1964), British murder victim * Lesley Douglas (b. 1963), British radio executive * Lesley Duncan (1943–2010), British singer-songwriter * Lesley Dunlop (b. 1956), British actress * Lesley Elliott (disambiguation), multiple people * Lesley Garrett (b. 1955), British soprano * Lesley Gill, American anthropology professor * Lesley Gore (1946–2015), American singer-songwriter * Lesley Hawker (b. 1981), Canadian figure skater * Lesley Head, Australian geographer * Lesley Hinds (b. 1956), Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland * Lesley Joseph (b. 1945), British actress * Lesley Judd (b. 1946), British actress * Lesley Langley (b. 1944/5), Miss World 1965 from Britain * Lesley Magnus (b. 1977), Canadian field hockey player * Lesley Mahmood (b. 1942), British politician * Lesley Manville (b. 1956), British actress * Lesley J. McNair (1883–1944), American military officer * Lesley Molseed (1964–1975), British murder victim * Lesley Moreland, English author whose daughter was murdered in 1990 * Lesley Jean Murdoch (b. 1956), New Zealand cricketer * Lesley Rumball (b. 1973), New Zealand netball player * Lesley Sanderson (b. 1985/6), contestant on the British ''Big Brother'' TV series * Lesley Scott, contributing writer to ''Doctor Who'' * Lesley Sharp (b. 1964), British actress * Lesley Soper (b. 1954), New Zealand politician * Lesley Stahl (b. 1941), American broadcast journalist * Lesley Vainikolo (b. 1979), New Zealand rugby player * Lesley Visser (b. 1953), American sports broadcaster * Lesley Walker (1945–2025), British film editor * Lesley Ward, Australian mathematician * Lesley Ann Warren (b. 1946), American actress * Lesley Waters (b. 1960), British celebrity chef * Lesley Whittle (1957–1975), British murder victim * Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby, 1949), British model and actress
===Surname=== * John Lesley (1527–1596), Scottish bishop and historian * Peter Lesley (1819–1903), American geologist * Brad Lesley (1958–2013), American baseball player * Caroline Lesley (b. 1978), Canadian actress
==Fictional characters== * Lesley May, character in the novel series ''Rivers of London'' * Lesley Smiles, character in the animated television series ''CJ the DJ'' * Lesley Webber, character in American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Lesley, playable character in the mobile game ''Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' * Lesley, the female antagonist of the British puppet series Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared * Lieutenant Lesley, a character from ''Star Trek'', played by Eddie Paskey (spelled Lesley in the show's credits, but has come to be written more often as Leslie by the fandom)
==See also== * "Lesley", a song by Dave from ''Psychodrama'' * {{in title}} * Leslie (disambiguation)
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