Leadbeater is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anne Leadbeater, Australian trauma recovery specialist Barrie Leadbeater (born 1943), English first-class cricketer and umpire Benjamin Leadbeater (1760–1837), British naturalist Charles Leadbeater, English author Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854–1934), English clergyman, theosophist and author Eddie Leadbeater (1927–2011), former English cricketer Elli Leadbeater, British ecologist and evolutionary biologist Harry Leadbeater (1863–1928), English amateur first-class cricketer James Leadbeater (born 1989), Welsh rugby union player Jo Leadbeater (1974-2016), married name Jo Cox, assassinated British politician, sister of Kim Kim Leadbeater (born 1976), British politician, sister of Jo Maire Leadbeater (born 1940s), New Zealand human rights and peace activist, writer, and former social worker Mary Leadbeater (1758–1826), Irish author See also Leadbeater's (disambiguation) Leadbetter (disambiguation) Ledbetter (disambiguation)