Famous People with Name Leslie

Leslie Alan Malady            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leslie Alan Malady: better known by the name Les Thatcher is a former professional wrestler who achievied many accolades over his career. He now has a hand in running "Elite Pro Wrestling Training" in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, with other professional wrestlers, Harle

Leslie George Rich            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leslie George Rich: was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Leslie Klein            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leslie Klein: is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she finished fourth in the K-4 500 m event and fifth in the K-2 500 m event.

Leslie Melia            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leslie Melia: is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

Leslie B. Bancroft-Krichko            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leslie B. Bancroft-Krichko: was an American cross country skier who competed in the late 1980s. She finished eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

Sheila Leslie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sheila Leslie: is a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly, representing the Washoe County District 27 since 1998. Leslie was born in Carmel, California in 1955. She received her BA with distinction and honors from Sonoma State University in 1977 and her M.A. in 1979

Preston Hopkins Leslie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Preston Hopkins Leslie: was the 26th Governor of Kentucky from 1871 to 1875 and territorial governor of Montana from 1887 to 1889. He ascended to the office of governor by three different means. First, he succeeded Kentucky governor John W. Stevenson upon the latter's resignatio

James Leslie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Leslie: was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was named to the Senate of Canada for Alma division in 1867 and died in office.Leslie owned a food wholesale company in Montreal. He was a member of the local militia and served during the War of 1812; he later became lieutenant-colonel. He helped form the Bank of Montreal and served as a director from 1817 to 1829. He owned the seigneuries of Bourchemin, Ramesay and Lake Matapédia. He represented Montreal East in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1824 to 1838. He supported representation by population and so opposed the Union of Upper and Lower Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Verchères as a Reformer in an 1841 by-election; he was reelected in 1844 and 1847.

Kenneth Leslie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenneth Leslie: was a Canadian poet and songwriter, and an influential political activist in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. He was the founder and editor of The Protestant Digest (later The Protestant), which had a peak circulation of over 50,000 subscribers. A Christian socialist, he was given the nickname, "God's Red Poet."

Megan Leslie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Megan Leslie: is a Canadian politician, who has been the federal Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Halifax since the 2008 Canadian federal election. She is a member of the New Democratic Party and serves as the NDP critic for the environment. Until May 2010, she was the critic for housing and homelessness, deputy critic for justice and deputy critic for First Nations, Métis and Inuit affairs (urban issues).