Famous People with Name Leonard

Leonard Kevin Bias            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Kevin Bias: American college basketball player who suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia that resulted from a cocaine overdose less than 48 hours after being selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft. Bias was the second player selected in the draft, after Brad Daugherty of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Leonard Cohen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard Cohen: is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. Cohen's earliest songs (many of which appeared on the 1967 album Songs of Leonard Cohen) were rooted in European

Leonard J. Elmore            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard J. Elmore: is an American sportscaster, lawyer and former National Basketball Association player.Elmore has served as a college basketball analyst for ESPN for over eight years and served in the same capacity for CBS Sports' coverage of the NCAA Tournament; he also serves an analyst for ABC Sports. Elmore is an eight-year veteran of the NBA having played for the Indiana Pacers, Kansas City Kings (presently Sacramento Kings), Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and New York Knicks, and he also played two seasons with the Pacers when they were in the ABA.

Leonard J. Knorek            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard J. Knorek: was a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'7" center, he spent the majority of his career with the New York Knicks of the NBA.He played basketball at DeSales University and the University of Detroit, then enlisted in the United States Navy to serve in the Pacific theater of World War II. Ater returning home at the end of the war, a friend, Paul Taylor, signed him to the New York Knicks.

Leonard R. Chappell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonard R. Chappell: is a retired American basketball player.A 6'8" power forward/center, Chappell was a star at Wake Forest University, were he was named ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1961 and 1962. He was the ACC tournament's all-time leading scorer until Duke University's J. J. Redick surpassed him in 2006. After his college career, he spent 9 years (1962–1971) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Cincinnati Royals, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Atlanta Hawks. Chappell was named an NBA All-Star in 1964, and he scored 5,621 NBA career points. He also played one season (1971–1972) with the Dallas Chaparrals of the now defunct American Basketball Association.

Stan Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stan Leonard: (February 2, 1915–December 15, 2005) was a Canadian professional golfer

Andrew Jackson Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andrew Jackson Leonard: (June 1, 1846

Hubert Benjamin Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hubert Benjamin Leonard: (April 16, 1892- July 11, 1952) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1913-1921, 1924-1925

Benny Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benny Leonard: American boxer and one of the greatest lightweight fighters of all time and was named as number 8 on Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years.

Ray Charles Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray Charles Leonard: a retired American professional boxer. Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1980s, he is widely considered to be one of the best boxers of all time, winning world titles at multiple weights and engaging in contests with such celebrated opponents as Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler.