Lester

Lester
Origin
Region of origin	England
Other names
Variant forms	Lister, Lestre, Lessiter, Lassiter

Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name.

People

Given name

Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic
Lester Oliver Bankhead (1912–1997), American architect
Lester A. Beardslee (1836–1901), US Navy rear admiral
Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisconsin
Lester Ben Binion (1904–1989), American gambling icon and criminal
Lester Bird (1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
Lester D. Boronda (1886–1953), American painter, furniture designer, sculptor
Lester Cotton (born 1996), American football player
Lester del Rey (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor
Lester Ellis (born 1965), Australian former professional boxer
Lester Flatt (1914–1979), American bluegrass musician
Lester Gillis (1908–1934), better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster
Lester O. Gore (1890–1965), American attorney and judge
Lester Holt (born 1959), American television journalist
Lester Charles King (1907–1989), English geomorphologist
Lester Lanin (1907–2004), American jazz and pop music bandleader
Lester Lockett (1912–2005), American Negro League baseball player
Lester Maddox (1915–2003), governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia
Lester Martínez (born 1995), Guatemalan professional boxer
Lester Julian Merriweather (born 1978), American visual artist, collagist, painter
Léster Morgan (1976–2002), Costa Rican footballer
Lester Patrick (1883–1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972), fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada
Lester Piggott (1935–2022), English jockey
Lester Prosper (born 1988), Indonesian basketball player
Lester Quiñones (born 2000), Dominican-American basketball player
Lester Speight (born 1963), American actor, former football player and wrestler; known for his portrayal as Terry Tate, Office Linebacker
Lester Thurow (1938–2016), American economist
Lester Young (1909–1959), American jazz tenor saxophonist

Surname

Adrian Lester (born 1968), British actor
Albert Lester (c. 1803–1867), New York politician
Alison Lester (born 1952), Australian author and illustrator
Brad Lester (born 1985), collegiate American football player
Gabriella Lester (born 2003), Canadian magician, escapologist and television producer
Gavin Lester (born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer
Holly Lester, disc jockey from Northern Ireland
Jack Lester (born 1975), English football (soccer) player
Jenna Lester (born 1989), American dermatologist
Jim Lester (British politician) (1932–2021), British politician
John Lester (1871–1969), American cricketer
Jon Lester (born 1984), American baseball player
Josh Lester (born 1994), American baseball player
Julia Lester (soccer) (born 1998), American professional soccer player
Julia Lester (born 2000), American actress
Julius Lester (1939–2018), American writer
Lashonda Lester (1975–2017), American stand-up comedian
Luke Fleet Lester, American engineer
Mark L. Lester (born 1946), American film producer
Mary Louise Lester (1919–1977), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Marsha I. Lester, American physical chemist
Paul Lester, British music journalist
Paul Martin Lester (1953–2023), American communications professor and author
Peter Lester (disambiguation)
- Peter Lester (abolitionist), American-born 19th-century businessman and abolitionist
- Peter Lester (sailor), New Zealand sailor and broadcaster
Phil Lester (born 1987), British YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter
Robert "Squirrel" Lester (1942–2010), American singer, original member of the vocal group The Chi-Lites
Robie Lester (1925–2005), American actress
Richard A. Lester (1908–1997), American economist
Richard Lester (born 1932), British film director
Richard Neville Lester (1937–2006), British botanist
Ryan Lester (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
Seán Lester (1880–1959), Irish diplomat
Sonny Lester (1924–2018), American record producer
Tom Lester (1938–2020), American actor
Tom Lester (American football) (1927–2012), American football coach
Vicki Lester (1915–2001), American actress
William "Buddy" Lester (1915–2002), American actor and comedian
Yami Lester (1941–2017), Australian Indigenous rights advocate

Fictional characters

Lester, a goose in Chris Colfer's The Land of Stories
Lester Burnham, the main character in the film American Beauty
Lester Crest, from the video game Grand Theft Auto V
Lester Freamon, from the television show The Wire
Lester Krinklesac, from the television show The Cleveland Show
James Peregrine Lester, from the television series Primeval
Lester Nessman from the television show WKRP in Cincinnati
Lester Nygaard, from the television series Fargo
Lester Papadopoulos, the human name of the god Apollo, from the book series Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan
Lester Patel, from the television series Chuck
Lester Sludge, from the television show M.A.S.K.

External links

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