Leach (surname)

Leach is a surname, originally denoting a physician (in reference to the medical practice of bloodletting). Notable people with the surname include:

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 * Al Leach (born 1935), Canadian transportation executive and politician
 * Archie Leach (1904–1986), real name of English-American actor Cary Grant
 * Ben Leach (born 1969), player in English pop group The Farm
 * Bernard Leach (1887–1979), British studio potter and art teacher
 * Bobby Leach (1858–1926), English circus performer, went over Niagara Falls in a barrel
 * Buddy Leach (1934-2022), American politician
 * Britt Leach (born 1938), American character actor
 * Cecil Leach (1894–1973), English cricketer
 * Dewitt C. Leach (1822–1909), U.S. Representative from Michigan
 * David Leach (disambiguation)
 * Dominique Leach, American chef
 * Edmund Leach (1910–1989), British anthropologist
 * Sir Edward Pemberton Leach (1847–1913), Irish general in the British Army, recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Edward G. Leach, American politician
 * Elizabeth Eva Leach, British medievalist, musicologist and academic
 * Ethel Leach (1850 or 1851 – 1936), British politician
 * Esther Leach (1809-1843), English-Indian actress
 * Francis Leach (born 1968), Australian radio announcer
 * Garry Leach (1954–2022), British comics artist and publisher
 * George Leach (musician), Canadian musician and actor
 * George E. Leach (1876–1955), United States Army general and politician

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 * Henry Leach (British Army officer) (1870–1936), British Army general
 * Sir Henry Leach (1923–2011), Royal Navy admiral
 * Henry Goddard Leach (1880-1970), American Scandinavian studies scholar
 * Howard H. Leach, American diplomat
 * Jack Leach, English cricketer
 * Jalal Leach (born 1969), American baseball player
 * James Madison Leach (1815–1891), American politician from North Carolina
 * James Leach (soldier) (1892–1957), British soldier and Victoria Cross holder
 * Jan E. Leach (born 1952/1953), American plant pathologist
 * Jason Leach (born 1982), American football player
 * Jesse Leach (born 1978), American musician
 * Jim Leach (born 1942), American politician from Iowa
 * Joe Leach (born 1990), English cricketer
 * John Leach (disambiguation)
 * Joshua A. Leach (1843-1919) — founder of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
 * Karoline Leach (born 1967), British playwright and author
 * Lillian Leach (1936–2013), American singer
 * Mandy Leach (born 1979), Zimbabwean freestyle swimmer
 * Martin Leach (executive), British businessman and engineer
 * Mary Leach (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Martin Leach (Australian murderer) (born 1959), Australian convicted murderer and rapist
 * Mick Leach (1947–1992), English soccer player
 * Mike Leach (tennis) (born 1960), American tennis player
 * Mike Leach (American football coach) (1961–2022), American football coach
 * Mike Leach (long snapper) (born 1976), American football player

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 * Neil Leach, British architect and theorist
 * Nicole Leach (born 1979), American actress and singer
 * Penelope Leach (born 1937), British child psychologist and parenting author
 * Reggie Leach (born 1950), Canadian professional ice hockey player
 * Rick Leach (born 1964), American tennis player and coach
 * Rick Leach (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball and football player
 * Robert M. Leach (1879–1952), United States Representative from Massachusetts
 * Robert E. Leach (1911–1993), Republican judge in the U.S. State of Ohio
 * Robin Leach (1941-2018), English entertainer
 * Rosemary Leach (1935–2017), English stage, television and film actress
 * Sheryl Leach (born 1952), American children's TV show creator and author, known for the series Barney & Friends
 * Steve Leach (ice hockey) (born 1966), American ice hockey player
 * Steve Leach (cricketer) (born 1993), English cricketer
 * Terry Leach (born 1954), former Major League Baseball player
 * Tommy Leach (1877–1969), Major League Baseball player
 * Vonta Leach (born 1981), American football fullback for the Houston Texans
 * William Leach (disambiguation), multiple people