Leach (surname)

Leach is a surname, originally denoting a physician (in reference to the medical practice of bloodletting). Notable people with the surname include:

A-G

• Al Leach (born 1935), Canadian transportation executive and politician
• Archie Leach (1904–1986), real name of English-American actor Cary Grant
• Ben Leach (born 1969), player in English pop group The Farm
• Bernard Leach (1887–1979), British studio potter and art teacher
• Bobby Leach (1858–1926), English circus performer, went over Niagara Falls in a barrel
• Buddy Leach (1934-2022), American politician
• Britt Leach (born 1938), American character actor
• Cecil Leach (1894–1973), English cricketer
• Dewitt C. Leach (1822–1909), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• David Leach (disambiguation)
• Dominique Leach, American chef
• Edmund Leach (1910–1989), British anthropologist
• Sir Edward Pemberton Leach (1847–1913), Irish general in the British Army, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Edward G. Leach, American politician
• Elizabeth Eva Leach, British medievalist, musicologist and academic
• Ethel Leach (1850 or 1851 – 1936), British politician
• Esther Leach (1809-1843), English-Indian actress
• Francis Leach (born 1968), Australian radio announcer
• Garry Leach (1954–2022), British comics artist and publisher
• George Leach (musician), Canadian musician and actor
• George E. Leach (1876–1955), United States Army general and politician

H-M

• Henry Leach (British Army officer) (1870–1936), British Army general
• Sir Henry Leach (1923–2011), Royal Navy admiral
• Henry Goddard Leach (1880-1970), American Scandinavian studies scholar
• Howard H. Leach, American diplomat
• Jack Leach, English cricketer
• Jalal Leach (born 1969), American baseball player
• James Madison Leach (1815–1891), American politician from North Carolina
• James Leach (soldier) (1892–1957), British soldier and Victoria Cross holder
• Jan E. Leach (born 1952/1953), American plant pathologist
• Jason Leach (born 1982), American football player
• Jesse Leach (born 1978), American musician
• Jim Leach (born 1942), American politician from Iowa
• Joe Leach (born 1990), English cricketer
• John Leach (disambiguation)
• Joshua A. Leach (1843-1919) — founder of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
• Karoline Leach (born 1967), British playwright and author
• Lillian Leach (1936–2013), American singer
• Mandy Leach (born 1979), Zimbabwean freestyle swimmer
• Martin Leach (executive), British businessman and engineer
• Mary Leach (disambiguation), multiple people
• Martin Leach (Australian murderer) (born 1959), Australian convicted murderer and rapist
• Mick Leach (1947–1992), English soccer player
• Mike Leach (tennis) (born 1960), American tennis player
• Mike Leach (American football coach) (1961–2022), American football coach
• Mike Leach (long snapper) (born 1976), American football player

N-W

• Neil Leach, British architect and theorist
• Nicole Leach (born 1979), American actress and singer
• Penelope Leach (born 1937), British child psychologist and parenting author
• Reggie Leach (born 1950), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Rick Leach (born 1964), American tennis player and coach
• Rick Leach (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball and football player
• Robert M. Leach (1879–1952), United States Representative from Massachusetts
• Robert E. Leach (1911–1993), Republican judge in the U.S. State of Ohio
• Robin Leach (1941-2018), English entertainer
• Rosemary Leach (1935–2017), English stage, television and film actress
• Sheryl Leach (born 1952), American children's TV show creator and author, known for the series Barney & Friends
• Steve Leach (ice hockey) (born 1966), American ice hockey player
• Steve Leach (cricketer) (born 1993), English cricketer
• Terry Leach (born 1954), former Major League Baseball player
• Tommy Leach (1877–1969), Major League Baseball player
• Vonta Leach (born 1981), American football fullback for the Houston Texans
• William Leach (disambiguation), multiple people

See also

• Leach (disambiguation)
• Leech (disambiguation)