Leigh 1321196 223094400 2008-07-02T15:25:14Z 59.167.168.223 {{TOCright}} '''Leigh''' may refer to: ==Places== ===In England=== * [[Leigh, Dorset]] * [[Leigh, Greater Manchester]] and the corresponding [[Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)]] * [[Leigh, Kent]] * [[Leigh, Surrey]] * [[Leigh, Worcestershire]] * [[Leigh-on-Mendip]], Somerset (also known as Leigh-upon-Mendip) * [[Leigh-on-Sea]], Essex * [[Little Leigh]], Cheshire ===Elsewhere=== * [[Leigh, Nebraska]] * [[Leigh, New Zealand]] * [[Leigh, Zimbabwe]] ==People== {{Family name | name = Leigh | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation = Leigh | meaning = | region = [[English language|English]] | origin = English | related names = [[Lee]], [[Ley]] | footnotes = <ref>[http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> }} ===Royalty=== * Leigh London - The faget * [[Augusta Leigh]], the only daughter of John "Mad Jack" Byron * [[Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown]], the eldest son of Thomas Pemberton ===Politics=== * [[Benjamin W. Leigh]], American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia * [[Edward Leigh]], politician in the United Kingdom * [[Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown]], cross-bencher on the House of Lords * [[Baron Leigh]] of [[Stoneleigh, Warwickshire|Stoneleigh]], Warwickshire, England ===Music=== * [[Carolyn Leigh]], American lyricist and composer for Broadway and movies * [[Danni Leigh]], American honky tonk-style country music singer * [[Mitch Leigh]], musical theatre composer * [[Richard Leigh (songwriter)]] (born 1951), American country music songwriter * [[Walter Leigh]], English composer ===Television and film=== * [[Chyler Leigh]], American actress * [[Ed Leigh]], presenter on the television channel Freesports on 4 * [[Janet Leigh]], American actress * [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]], actress * [[Katie Leigh]], American voice actress * [[Megan Leigh]], American actress * [[Mike Leigh]], writer and director * [[Reginald Denny (actor)|Reginald Leigh Dugmore]], English stage, film, and television actor * [[Suzanna Leigh]], film actress * [[Vivien Leigh]], British actress ===Sport=== * [[Edward Chandos Leigh]], English cricketer * [[Howard Leigh]], veteran boxing announcer from Melbourne, Australia * [[Jennifer Leigh]], professional poker player * [[Peter Leigh]], semi-professional football player for [[Woking F.C.]] ===Literature=== * [[Richard Leigh (author)]] (1943-2007), co-author of ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail'' * [[Richard Leigh (poet)]] (1649&ndash;1728), English poet * [[Roberta Leigh]], British writer of romance fiction and children's stories * [[Stephen Leigh]], American science fiction and fantasy writer ===Military=== * [[Gustavo Leigh]], Chilean general * [[Trafford Leigh-Mallory]], air chief marshal * The [[Leigh Light]], an antisubmarine device used in World War II. ===Modelling=== * [[Alex Leigh]], English fashion model * [[Dorian Leigh]], one of the world's first supermodels * [[Monica Leigh]], model ===Other=== * [[Jack Leigh]], photographer * [[Leigh's disease]], rare neurometabolic disorder that affects the central nervous system * [[Michael Leigh]], artist * [[Molly Leigh]], alleged witch * [[Richard Leigh (martyr)]] (1561&ndash;1588), Catholic martyr * [[Vera Leigh]], milliner who died in the Nazi Concentration Camp at Natzweiler ===In fiction=== * [[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 * [[Morgan Leigh]], fictional character in the Canadian television show, ''Radio Active'' ==Architecture== * [[Leigh & Orange]], Hong Kong ==References== <references/> ==See also== * [[LEA (disambiguation)]] * [[Leah (disambiguation)]] * [[Lee]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[de:Leigh]] [[nl:Leigh]]