Leigh (/liː/ LEE) is both an English surname and a unisex given name meaning "meadow" and "delicate".
Surname
- Alex Leigh (born 1978), English fashion model
- Augusta Leigh (1783–1851), only daughter of John "Mad Jack" Byron
- Benjamin W. Leigh (1781–1849), American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia
- Carol Leigh (1951-2022), American writer and activist
- Carolyn Leigh (1926–1983), American lyricist and composer for Broadway and movies
- Cherami Leigh (born 1988), American actress and voice actress
- Chyler Leigh (born 1982), American actress
- Danni Leigh (born 1970), American honky tonk-style country music singer
- Dorian Leigh (1917–2008), one of the world's first supermodels
- Dorothy Leigh (?-c.1616), British writer
- Ed Leigh (born 1975), British television presenter
- Edward Leigh (born 1950), a politician in the United Kingdom
- Edward Chandos Leigh (1832–1915), English cricketer
- Eva Leigh (1895–1981), English artist
- Fred W. Leigh (1871–1924), English lyricist of music hall songs
- Geoff Leigh (born 1945), English musician
- Gerard Leigh or Legh (d. 1563), English lawyer and author of a treatise on heraldry
- Gustavo Leigh (1920–1999), Chilean general
- Howard Leigh (broadcaster) (born 1951), veteran boxing announcer from Melbourne, Australia
- Howard Leigh, Baron Leigh of Hurley (born 1959), British businessman and life peer
- Jack Leigh (1948–2004), photographer
- James Mathews Leigh (1808–1860), art educator, writer and dramatist
- Janet Leigh (1927–2004), American actress
- Jennifer Leigh (born 1983), professional poker player
- Jennifer Jason Leigh (born 1962), American actress
- John Leigh (actor) (born 1965), New Zealand actor
- Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (1884–1959), British mill-owner, newspaper proprietor and Conservative Party politician
- Julia Leigh (born 1970), Australian novelist, film director and screenwriter
- Katie Leigh (born 1958), American voice actress
- Leigh Leigh (1975–1989), Australian murder victim
- Leslie William Leigh (1921–1980), Sierra Leonean police officer
- Lora Leigh (born 1965), romance novelist
- Margaret Leigh (1894–1973), English writer
- Margaret 'Molly' Leigh (1685–1748), accused of being a witch
- Megan Leigh (1964–1990), American actress
- Mercedes Leigh (b.1867 – ?), American actress
- Michael Leigh (disambiguation), several people
- Mike Leigh (born 1943), British screenwriter and director
- Mitch Leigh (1928–2014), musical theatre composer
- Nelson Leigh (1905–1985), American film actor
- Peter Leigh (born 1939), English footballer
- Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown (1926–2013), cross-bencher on the House of Lords
- Richard Leigh (author) (1943–2007), co-author of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
- Richard Leigh (martyr) (1561–1588), Catholic martyr
- Richard Leigh (poet) (1649/50–1728), English poet
- Richard Leigh (songwriter) (born 1951), American country music songwriter
- Roberta Leigh (1926–2014), British writer of romance fiction and children's stories
- Samuel Leigh (missionary) (1785–1852), British missionary to Australia and New Zealand
- Stephen Leigh (born 1951), American science fiction and fantasy writer
- Suzanna Leigh (1945–2017), British film actress
- Syd Leigh (1893–?), English professional footballer who played during the inter-war period
- Theophilus Leigh (died 1785), English academic administrator
- Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown (1793–1867), eldest son of Thomas Pemberton
- Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892–1944), air chief marshal
- Vera Leigh (1903–1944), a milliner who died in the Nazi concentration camp at Natzweiler
- Victoria Leigh Soto (1985–2012), a teacher who died protecting her students during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
- Vivien Leigh (1913–1967), British actress
- Walter Leigh (1905–1942), English composer
Given name
- Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (born 1995), Irish rugby sevens and union player
- Leigh Alexander (1898–1943), British army officer and cricketer
- Leigh Alexander (journalist) (born 1981), American author and journalist
- Leigh Daniel Avidan (born 1979), lead singer of Ninja Sex Party, Shadow Academy, and co-host of Game Grumps
- Leigh-Allyn Baker (born 1972), American actress
- Leigh Bardugo (born 1975), American writer
- Leigh Brackett (1915-1978), American science-fiction writer
- Leigh Brewer (1933–2013), New Zealand dancer and choreographer
- Leigh Broxham (born 1988), Australian footballer
- Leigh Davis (1955–2009), New Zealand-based writer
- Leigh Diffey (born 1971), Australian-American commentator
- Leigh Francis (born 1973), English comedian
- Leigh Griffiths (born 1990), Scottish footballer
- Leigh Halfpenny (born 1988), Welsh rugby union player
- Leigh Hart (born 1970), New Zealand comedian and radio show host
- Leigh Ann Hester (born 1982), American soldier and Silver Star recipient
- Leigh Hulsey, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Leigh Hunt (born 1784, died 1859) English poet
- Leigh Kavanagh (born 2005), Irish footballer
- Leigh G. Kirkland (1873–1942), New York politician
- Leigh Lawson (born 1945), English actor and director
- Leigh Leigh (1975–1989), Australian murder victim
- Leigh McCloskey (born 1955), American actor
- Leigh Nash (born 1976), American singer-songwriter
- Leigh Ann Orsi (born 1981), American dancer and former actress
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock (born 1991), Bajan and Jamaican singer-songwriter from Little Mix
- Leigh Richmond (1911-1995), American writer
- Leigh Rubin, American cartoonist (Rubes)
- Leigh Sales (born 1973), Australian author and journalist
- Leigh Taylor-Young (born 1945), American actress
- Leigh Whannell (born 1977), Australian screenwriter
- Leigh Wood, English boxer
Fictional characters
- Amyas Leigh, fictional character from Charles Kingsley's novel Westward Ho!
- Leigh Cabot, fictional character in the Stephen King novel Christine and its film adaptation
- Sir Leigh Teabing, fictional character in the popular 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code and the 2006 film based on it
- Brenda Leigh Johnson, fictional character in the American television police procedural The Closer, played by Kyra Sedgwick
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