Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Rory Gilmore (a.k.a. Leigh) 2000 Gilmore Girls 
Brenda Leigh Johnson 2005 The Closer
Leigh Emerson 2012 American Horror Story: Asylum
Hall-of-Famers:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Jarome Iginla (a.k.a. Leigh) 2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
8 actors
Tanya Roberts (a.k.a. Leigh) 1955-2021
Melinda McGraw (a.k.a. Leigh) 1963-
Liz Vassey (a.k.a. Leigh) 1972-
Rebecca Mader (a.k.a. Leigh) 1977-
Rachael Leigh Cook 1979-
Sophie Leigh Stone 1981-
Abigail Spencer (a.k.a. Leigh) 1981-
Chyler Leigh 1982-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball, 1 ice hockey, 1 rugby
(basketball) Alvan Adams (a.k.a. Leigh) 1954-
(ice hockey) Jarome Iginla (a.k.a. Leigh) 1977-
(rugby) Leigh Halfpenny 1988-
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 author/playwright/poet
Dorothy L. Sayers (a.k.a. Leigh) 1893-1957
Leigh Bardugo 1975-
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold, 1 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 silver/gold
(gold) Lesley Leigh Bush 1964 diving - platform
(silver/gold) Jenna Johnson (a.k.a. Leigh) 1984 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Chanda Gunn (a.k.a. Leigh) 2006 ice hockey
(bronze/gold) Mariel Zagunis (a.k.a. Leigh) 2004; 2008 fencing
(gold) Jarome Iginla (a.k.a. Leigh) 2002; 2010 ice hockey