Lea (surname)

Lea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

In music

 * Brandin Lea, the lead singer of Texas-based band Flickerstick and side project The February Chorus
 * Jim Lea (musician) (born 1949), English bass guitarist (Slade)

In the military

 * Edward Lea (1837–1863), United States Navy officer during the American Civil War
 * Homer Lea (1876–1912), American general in the army of Sun Yat-sen and a writer of several books of geopolitics; cousin to Thomas C. Lea
 * Thomas Calloway Lea, Jr. (1877–1945), American attorney and mayor of El Paso from 1915 to 1917; cousin to Homer Lea

In politics

 * Alfred R. Lea (1853–1931), American politician
 * Chris Lea, the first openly gay political party leader in Canadian history
 * Luke Lea (1783–1851), two-term United States Representative from Tennessee
 * Luke Lea (1879–1945), Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee (1911–1917)
 * Pryor Lea (1794–1879), two-term U.S. Representative from Tennessee
 * Preston Lea (1841–1916), American businessman and politician, Governor of Delaware
 * Sir Thomas Lea, 1st Baronet (1841–1902), Liberal MP for Kidderminster (1868–1874)
 * Walter Maxfield Lea (1874–1936), Prince Edward Island politician

In sports

 * Arthur Lea (footballer) (1866–1945), Welsh international footballer
 * Charlie Lea (1956–2011), former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
 * Cyril Lea (born 1934), Welsh footballer
 * Isaac Lea (footballer) (1911-1972), English professional footballer
 * Jim Lea (athlete) (1932–2010), American sprinter
 * Leslie Lea (born 1942), former English footballer

In other fields

 * Arthur Mills Lea (1868–1932), Australian entomologist
 * Doug Lea, professor of Computer Science at State University of New York at Oswego where he specializes in concurrent programming
 * Henry Charles Lea (1825–1909), American publisher, civic activist, philanthropist and historian
 * Isaac Lea (1792–1886), American publisher, conchologist and geologist
 * Larry Lea (born 1951), American televangelist
 * Margaret Lea Houston, former First Lady of the Republic of Texas
 * Mathew Carey Lea (1823-1897), American chemist
 * Nancy Moffette Lea (1780–1864), mother of Margaret Lea Houston and mother-in-law of Sam Houston
 * Ron Lea (born 1952), Canadian actor
 * Sheila Lea (1901–1992), British artist
 * Thomas C. Lea, III (1907–2001), American muralist, illustrator, artist, war correspondent, novelist, and historian
 * Thomas C. Lea, III (1907–2001), American muralist, illustrator, artist, war correspondent, novelist, and historian