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Famous People Named Les, Lester, or Leslie

The names Lester and Leslie are not etymologically related, though they are both sometimes shortened to "Les". Name these famous people with first or last name Les, Lester, or Leslie.
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1909–1959
Jazz saxophonist nicknamed "Prez," influential in swing and cool jazz
Lester Young
1915–2009
Jazz guitarist with a Gibson guitar named after him
Les Paul
1926–2010
Comedy actor best known for Airplane! and the Naked Gun series
Leslie Nielsen
1948–1982
Music journalist portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman in Almost Famous
Lester Bangs
1959–
Prominent American journalist, anchor of NBC Nightly News
Lester Holt
1961–
Canadian filmmaker and survival expert of Survivorman
Les Stroud
1963–
Bassist and frontman for Primus
Les Claypool
1967–
Actress and comedian on SNL from 2014 to 2019
Leslie Jones
1972–
Actress in Knocked Up, This Is 40, other Judd Apatow films
Leslie Mann
1981–
Portrayed Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr.
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Protagonist of American Beauty played by Kevin Spacey
Lester Burnham
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Jul 9, 2025
Les Grossman sprang to mind.