Leland

Leland may refer to:

Places

United States

• Leland, Illinois, a village
• Leland, Iowa, a city
• Leland, Michigan, an unincorporated community and census-designated place
• Leland, Mississippi, a city
• Leland, North Carolina, a town
• Leland, Oregon, an unincorporated community
• Leland, Utah, an unincorporated community
• Leland, Washington, an unincorporated community
• Leland, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Leland Township, Michigan
• Leland River, Michigan
• Leland Pond, New York
• Mount Leland (Alaska), a mountain

Elsewhere

• Leland, Norway, a village
• Mount Leland, Victoria Land, Antarctica

People

Given name

• 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

Surname

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

Stage name

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

Fictional characters

• 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

Schools in the United States

• Leland College, a former college for blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the National Register of Historic Places
• Leland High School (San Jose, California)
• Leland High School (Leland, Illinois)
• Leland High School (Leland, Mississippi)

Other uses

• Leland Corporation, an arcade game manufacturer
• Leland Hotel (disambiguation)
• Leland Initiative

See also

• All pages with titles containing Leland
• Leland I, a sculpture in Portland, Oregon
• Leland Trail, a footpath in Somerset, England
• Leeland (disambiguation)
• Leighland
• Lelan, a given name and surname
• Leyland (disambiguation)
• McLelan, a surname