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Famous People with Name Leigh

Leigh as First Name

Leigh Lisker     Leigh Lisker       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leigh Lisker: was an eminent American linguist and phonetician. Most of his career was spent at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a professor and then emeritus professor of linguistics. Dr. Lisker received his A.B. in 1941, with a major in German, his M.A. in 1946, and a Ph.D. in 1949 in linguistics. He was a major figure in phonetics, working both at the University of Pennsylvania and at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, CT, where he was a senior scientist from 1951 until the end of his life. He collaborated with several phoneticians, principally Arthur S. Abramson[1]. He is best known for his work, done mostly in conjunction with Abramson, on voice onset time. Dr. Lisker also made important contributions to Dravidian linguistics, including the book Introduction to Spoken Telugu (Telugu), and did research comparing phonetic and phonological perceptions on the part of linguistically naive and linguistically sophisticated speakers of different native language backgrounds.

Leigh Bingham Nash     Leigh Bingham Nash       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leigh Bingham Nash: a singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist for the rock band Sixpence None the Richer[1] and is also a member of Fauxliage and Movement Nashville.The two formed Sixpence None the Richer soon after and went on to record four full-length albums with the b

Leigh Donovan     Leigh Donovan       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leigh Donovan: is an American downhill mountain biker.She was a champion mountain bike racer, competing from 1993 to 2001, the most decorated U.S. downhill and slalom rider. Donovan retired in 2001 and now owns a clothing boutique in Temecula, California called Tangerin

Leigh Sembaluk     Leigh Sembaluk       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leigh Sembaluk: is a Canadian soccer player who currently played five games for the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division in 2008.

Leigh Ann Fetter     Leigh Ann Fetter       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leigh Ann Fetter: is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, finishing fifth in the final of the 50 metre freestyle in a time of 25.78 seconds.

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Leigh as Last Name

Janet Leigh     Janet Leigh       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Janet Leigh: was an American actress. Her most famous role was in Alfred Hitchcock's classic Psycho, for which she received a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award. Leigh was born in Merced, California, the only child of Helen Lita (née Westergard) and F

Jennifer Leigh     Jennifer Leigh       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jennifer Leigh: is an American professional poker player. Leigh was introduced to poker by Robert Boyd (Dutch Boyd's brother) years after they met each other on Internet Relay Chat.

Jennifer Jason Leigh     Jennifer Jason Leigh       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jennifer Jason Leigh: Jennifer Jason Leigh was born Jennifer L. Morrow in Hollywood, California, the daughter of Combat! actor Vic Morrow and Pollock screenwriter Barbara Turner.[1] Both of Leigh's parents were Jewish, although Leigh was raised mostly without religion.[2] Leig

Chyler Leigh     Chyler Leigh       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chyler Leigh: an English-born American singer-songwriter, actress, and former stand-up comedian, noted for her critically acclaimed debut album Get Away from Me and for her Broadway debut in The Threepenny Opera (2006), for which she won a Theatre World Award.Her critically acclaimed first CD, Get Away from Me, was produced by The Beatles sound engineer Geoff Emerick and released by Columbia/Sony Records in February 2004. The title is a play on Norah Jones' Come Away with Me.[1] McKay is said to be the first woman to release a double album as her first release. Originally, her contract with Columbia called for 13 songs, but McKay aggressively lobbied her label for a double album, including bottles of wine, a PowerPoint slideshow,

Hiram Eugene Leigh     Hiram Eugene Leigh       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hiram Eugene Leigh: was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer/owner and breeder who had a highly successful career in the United States as well as in Europe. By the early 1890s, Eugene Leigh had established himself as an important owner and trainer and in 1894 won the K

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