Lean (name)

Lean is a surname of Irish/Scottish or Chinese origin. It can also be a given name.^{[citation needed]} Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Alexander Lean (1824–1893), New Zealand runholder, architect, military volunteer, and musician
• Beh Gaik Lean (born c. 1952), Malaysian chief
• Big Lean (born 1989), Canadian rapper
• Bill Lean (1941–2015), New Zealand Paralympic athlete
• Catherine De Léan, (born 1980), Canadian actress
• Cecil Lean (1878–1935), American actor
• David Lean (1908–1991), English filmmaker
• David Lean (athlete) (born 1935), Australian athlete
• David Lean (politician) (born 1945), Australian politician
• Eric Lean (born 1938), Taiwanese electrical engineer
• Fredric Lean, French-American documentary filmmaker
• Hooi Hooi Lean, Malaysian economist
• Jack Lean (1899–1965), Australian rules footballer
• James Lean (1888–1975), Scottish politician
• Jonathan Lean (born 1952), Welsh Anglican dean
• Judith Lean, Australian-American solar and climate scientist
• Michele Lean (born 1982), Malaysian public figure and writer
• Norman Mac Lean, Canadian-American sportswriter
• Tangye Lean (1911–1974), British author
• Yung Lean (born 1996), Swedish musician

Given name

• Lean Alejandro (1960–1987), Filipino activist
• Lean Bear (c. 1813–1864), Cheyenne peace chief
• Lim Lean Teng (1870–1963), Chinese businessperson

See also

• McLean
• Lean (disambiguation)

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