Leland

Leland may refer to:

Places

Leland Austin (born 1986), American rapper under the stage name Yung L.A.
Leland Bardwell (1922–2016), Irish poet, novelist and playwright
Leland Chapman (born 1976), American bounty hunter on the reality television series Dog the Bounty Hunter
Leland Christensen (1959–2022), American politician
Leland D. Melvin (born 1964), American engineer and retired astronaut
Leland Irving (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Leland Orser (born 1960), American actor
Leland Palmer (actress) (born 1945), American actress, dancer, and singer
Leland Rayson (1921–2001), American lawyer and politician
Leland Sklar (born 1947), American bassist and session musician
Leland Stanford (1824–1893), American industrialist and politician, founder of Stanford University, Governor of California
Leland Stanford Jr. (1868–1884), namesake of Stanford University, only son of Leland Stanford
E. Leland Taylor (1885–1948), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
Leland Wilkinson (1944–2021), American statistician and computer scientist
Leland Yee (born 1948), former State Senator of California and convicted criminal

Note: Leland is a traditional Irish surname.

Burton Leland (1948–2018), American social worker and businessman
Charles Godfrey Leland, American humorist and folklorist
David J. Leland, American politician from Ohio
David Leland (1941–2023), British director, screenwriter and actor
Evelyn Leland (1867–1931), American astronomer
Frank Leland, Negro league baseball team owner of the Leland Giants
Gabe Leland (born 1982), American politician
George W. Leland, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
Hayne Leland, economist
Henry M. Leland, automotive pioneer and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln brands
John Leland (antiquary), English antiquary
John Leland (Baptist), United States Baptist minister
John Leland (journalist), reporter, columnist, and book author
John Leland (politician), English Member of Parliament for Stamford, 1796–1808
John Leland (Presbyterian), English Presbyterian minister
John E. Leland, American engineer and Director of the University of Dayton Research Institute
Mabel Johnson Leland (1871-1947), American lecturer, translator
Mickey Leland, United States Congressman from Texas
Sara Leland, American ballet dancer and répétiteur
Sherman Leland (1783–1853), President of the Massachusetts Senate
Simeon Leland, American businessman, hotelier
Thomas Leland, Irish historian
Waldo Leland, American historian and archivist

Leland (musician) (real name Brett Leland McLaughlin; born 1991), American singer

Joe Leland, protagonist in The Detective novel (1966) and movie adaptation (1968)
Lee Adama (Leland Joseph Adama), in the TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Leland Gaunt, in the Stephen King book Needful Things
Leland Owlsley, a.k.a. Owl, a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain
Leland Palmer, in the TV series Twin Peaks
Leland Stottlemeyer, in the TV series Monk
Leland Turbo, in the movie Cars 2