head coach and former player Les Gleadell (1921–2009), Falkland Islands civil servant Leslie Groves (1896–1970), American general in command of the Manhattan Project Leslie Bob Hope (1903–2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, British-born American actor-comedian Leslie Howard (actor) (1893–1943), British actor Leslie Howard (musician) (born 1948), Australian pianist and composer Leslie Mervyn Jayaratne, Sri Lankan Sinhala judge, author, 2nd Governor of Southern Province, Sri Lanka Leslie Peter Johnson (born 1930), English philologist Leslie Jones (disambiguation), several people Leslie Jordan (1955–2022), American actor Leslie Lamport (born 1941), American computer scientist Les Locke (1934–c. 1996), Scottish footballer with Queens Park Rangers Leslie Khoo Kwee Hock, Singaporean convicted murderer and life convict Leslie Lynch King, Jr. (1913–2006), birth name of 38th U.S. President Gerald Ford Leslie Manigat (1930–2014), President of Haiti Les Miles (born 1953), American college football coach and former player Leslie Miller (disambiguation), several people Les Mills (born 1934), New Zealand track and field athlete and politician Leslie Moonves (born 1949), President and CEO of CBS Leslie Nielsen (1926–2010), Canadian-American actor and comedian Leslie Odom Jr. (born 1981), American actor and singer Leslie O'Neal (born 1964), American football player Leslie Parnas (1931–2022), American musician Leslie Phillips (1924–2022), English actor Leslie Pridgen (born 1978), American rapper who goes by the name of Freeway Leslie Sears (1901–1992), English cricketer Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), English author and critic Leslie Thomas (1931–2014), British author Leslie Valiant (born 1949), British computer scientist Leslie L. Westin (1917–1985), American businessman, educator, and politician Leslie West (1945–2020), American musician Les Wexner (born 1937), American businessman, founder of L Brands Leslie D. Zettergren (born 1943), American biomedical researcher Leslie Patrick Bailey (1953–1993), British serial killer and member of the 'Dirty Dozen' Surname Alan M. Leslie, Scottish psychologist Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross (died 1402) Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven (c.1580–1661) Alexander Leslie of Auchintoul (died 1663) Andrew Leslie (Canadian Army officer) (born 1957), Canadian Forces general and politician Andrew Leslie (shipbuilder) (1818–?), Scottish shipbuilder Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes (died 1611), Scottish nobleman Ann Leslie (born 1941), British journalist Austin Leslie (1934–2005), New Orleans chef Bethel Leslie (1929–1999), American actress and screenwriter Cameron Leslie (born 1990), New Zealand paralympics gold medal winner Charles Leslie (nonjuror) (1650–1722), British Jacobite nonjuror and controversialist Charles Leslie (priest) (1718–1781), Irish Anglican priest Charles Robert Leslie (1794–1859), American genre painter Chris Leslie (born 1972), British Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament for Shipley and for Nottingham