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.
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
Leslie (disambiguation)