Namesakes
Dorothy L. Sayers
(a.k.a. Leigh) (f) 1893-1957 
Notable Writers
Lesley Leigh Bush
(f) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1964 diving - platform (gold)
Alvan Adams
(a.k.a. Leigh) (m) 1954-
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Tanya Roberts
(a.k.a. Leigh) (f) 1955-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melinda McGraw
(a.k.a. Leigh) (f) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jenna Johnson
(a.k.a. Leigh) (f) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver/gold)
Liz Vassey
(a.k.a. Leigh) (f) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Leigh Bardugo
(f) 1975-
Notable Writers
Rebecca Mader
(a.k.a. Leigh) (f) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jarome Iginla
(a.k.a. Leigh) (m) 1977-
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Olympic Medalists 2002; 2010 ice hockey (gold)
Rachael Leigh Cook
(f) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chanda Gunn
(a.k.a. Leigh) (f) 1980-
Olympic Medalists 2006 ice hockey (bronze)
Sophie Leigh Stone
(f) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Abigail Spencer
(a.k.a. Leigh) (f) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chyler Leigh
(f) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mariel Zagunis
(a.k.a. Leigh) (f) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008 fencing (gold/bronze)
Leigh Halfpenny
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Rory Gilmore
(a.k.a. Leigh) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 Gilmore Girls
Brenda Leigh Johnson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 The Closer
Leigh Emerson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2012 American Horror Story: Asylum