List of Famous people named Leigh

Name Leigh is among the most common names in Australia. Similar names: Ligia, Legh. Here are some famous Leighs:

Leigh Bardugo

First Name Leigh
Last Name Bardugo
Born on April 6, 1975 (age 49)

Leigh Bardugo is an Israeli-American young adult and fantasy author, best known for her Grishaverse novels, particularly the Six of Crows duology and the Grisha trilogy, beginning with Shadow and Bone, and most recently the King of Scars Series, which has sold over three million copies, as well as Ninth House.

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Leigh Francis

First Name Leigh
Last Name Francis
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Leigh Francis is an English comedian, actor, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating Channel 4's Bo' Selecta! (2002–2006) and portraying Keith Lemon in several ITV and ITV2 shows including Celebrity Juice (2008–present), Keith Lemon's LemonAid (2012), Through the Keyhole (2013–present), and The Keith Lemon Sketch Show (2015–2016).

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Leigh Anne Tuohy

Leigh Anne Roberts
First Name Leigh
Last Name Tuohy
Born on August 9, 1960 (age 64)

Leigh Anne Tuohy is an American businesswoman and interior designer. She is best known for being the adoptive mother of Michael Oher. Their story was featured in the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game and its 2009 feature film adaptation The Blind Side. In the film, Tuohy was portrayed by Sandra Bullock, who won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her performance.

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Leigh Griffiths

First Name Leigh
Last Name Griffiths
Born on August 20, 1990 (age 34)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Leigh Griffiths is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Scotland national team.

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Leigh Nicol

First Name Leigh
Last Name Nicol
Born on September 26, 1995 (age 29)

Leigh Caitlyn Nicol is a Scottish footballer who plays for Crystal Palace in the English FA Women's Championship.

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Leigh Taylor-Young

Leigh Taylor-Young is an American retired actress who has appeared on stage, screen, podcast, radio and television. The most famous films in which she had important roles include I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968), The Horsemen (1971), The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), Soylent Green (1973), and Jagged Edge (1985).

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Leigh Whannell

First Name Leigh
Last Name Whannell
Born on January 17, 1977 (age 47)
Born in Australia, Victoria
Height 169 cm | 5'7

Leigh Whannell is an Australian screenwriter, actor, film producer, and film director. He is best known for writing films directed by his friend James Wan, including Saw (2004), Dead Silence (2007), Insidious (2010), and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013). Whannell made his directorial debut with Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), and has since directed two more films, Upgrade (2018) and The Invisible Man (2020).

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Leigh Halfpenny

First Name Leigh
Last Name Halfpenny
Born on December 22, 1988 (age 35)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Stephen Leigh Halfpenny is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fullback or wing for the Scarlets, Wales and the British and Irish Lions. Halfpenny is the third highest record points scorer for Wales after Neil Jenkins and Stephen Jones.

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Leigh Bowery

First Name Leigh
Last Name Bowery
Born on March 26, 1961
Died on December 31, 1994 (aged 33)
Born in Australia, Victoria

Leigh Bowery was an Australian performance artist, club promoter, and fashion designer. Bowery was known for his flamboyant and outlandish costumes and makeup as well as his performances. Based in London for much of his adult life, he was a significant model and muse for the English painter Lucian Freud. Bowery's friend and fellow performer Boy George said he saw Bowery's outrageous performances a number of times, and that it "never ceased to impress or revolt".

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Leigh Brackett

Leigh Douglass Brackett
First Name Leigh
Last Name Brackett
Born on December 7, 1915
Died on March 18, 1978 (aged 62)

Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American writer, particularly of science fiction, and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera. She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on such films as The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959) and The Long Goodbye (1973). She also worked on an early draft of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), elements of which remained in the film; she died before the film went into production. She was the first woman shortlisted for the Hugo Award. In 2020, she won a Retro Hugo for her novel The Nemesis From Terra, originally published as "Shadow Over Mars".

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