Famous People with Name Leonard

Leonard Maltin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Maltin: is an American film critic and film historian. He has authored numerous mainstream books on the cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory. Maltin was born in New York City, the son of Jacqueline (née Gould), a singer, and Aaron Isaac Maltin, a lawyer and immigration judge. He is married to Alice Tlusty, a researcher and producer. He has one daughter, Jessie Maltin, born in 1986. Maltin is Jewish. He grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and graduated from Teaneck High School

Leonard Randolph Lenny Wilkens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Randolph Lenny Wilkens: is an American former National Basketball Association player and coach, as well as the NBA's career leader in coaching win-loss totals. He was inducted twice into the Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as a player and then later as a coach in 1998.

Leonard Rose            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Rose: was a great American cellist, considered one of the most important pedagogues of the 20th century.Rose's parents emmigrated from Kiev, Ukraine and Leonard was born in Washington, D.C.. Rose took lessons from Walter Grossman, Frank Miller and Felix Salmond and after completing his studies at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music at age 20, he joined Arturo Toscanini's NBC Symphony Orchestra, and almost immediately became associate principal. At 21 he was principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra and at 26 was the principal of the New York Philharmonic.

Leonard Bernstein            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Bernstein: was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was the first conductor born and educated in the United States of America to receive world-wide acclaim. He is perhaps best known for his long conducting relationship with the New York Philharmonic, which included the acclaimed Young People's Concerts series, and his compositions including West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town. He is known to baby boomers primarily as the first classical music conductor to make many television appearances, all between 1954 and 1989. While he did not possess the gift of perfect pitch, he had a formidable piano technique and was a highly respected composer. He is one of the most influential figures in the history of American classical music, championing the works of American composers and inspiring the careers of a generation of American musicians.

Leonard Simon Nimoy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Simon Nimoy: is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. He is best known for playing the character of Spock on Star Trek, an American television series that ran for three seasons from 1966 to 1969, in addition to several movie sequels.

Edgar Welch Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edgar Welch Leonard: was a Harvard graduate and male tennis player from the United States.

Tom Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tom Leonard: is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Leonard enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title.

Richard Manning Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Manning Leonard: was an American rock climber, environmentalist and attorney. He served as president of the Sierra Club and the Save the Redwoods League, and was active in the Wilderness Society and the American Alpine Club. Leonard was born in Elyria, Ohio and graduated

Stephen Banks Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stephen Banks Leonard: was a U.S. Representative from New York. He moved to New York City and subsequently returned to Owego. He was publisher and editor of the Owego Gazette 1814-1835. Trustee of the village of Owego. Supervisor and commissioner of excise. Trustee of Owego Aca

Paul R. Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul R. Leonard: is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party. Leonard was elected four times to seats in the Ohio General Assembly and then he served as mayor of Dayton, Ohio, from 1982 to 1986, until he was elected Lieutenant governor of Ohio in 1986 on the ti