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'''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
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| pronunciation = Leigh
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| 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)]] (1649–1728), 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)]] (1561–1588), 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==
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==See also==
* [[LEA (disambiguation)]]
* [[Leah (disambiguation)]]
* [[Lee]]
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