Lech (name)

Lech is a Polish masculine given name. Lech was the name of the legendary founder of Poland. Lech also appears as a surname, with 14,289 people having the name in Poland.



Given name

 * Lech, legendary founder of Poland
 * Lech II, legendary ruler of Poland and son of Krakus
 * Lech Bądkowski (1920–1984), Polish writer, journalist, publicist and Kashubian-Pomeranian activist
 * Lech Gardocki (born 1944), Polish lawyer, judge and former First President of the Supreme Court of Poland
 * Lech Garlicki (born 1946), Polish jurist and constitutional law specialist
 * Lech Janerka (born 1953), Polish songwriter, vocalist, and bassist
 * Lech Jęczmyk (born 1936), Polish publicist, essayist, writer and translator
 * Lech Kaczyński (1949–2010), Politician of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, former President of Poland
 * Lech Kołakowski (born 1963), Polish politician
 * Lech Kowalski (born 1951), British-born American filmmaker
 * Lech Koziejowski (born 1949), Polish fencer and Olympic gold medalist
 * Lech Kuropatwiński (1947–2022), Polish politician
 * Lech Łasko (born 1956), Polish volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist
 * Lech Mackiewicz (born 1960), Polish actor, director and playwright
 * Lech Majewski (film director) (born 1953), Polish film and theatre director, writer, poet, and painter
 * Lech Ordon (1928–2017), Polish actor
 * Lech Owron (1893–1965), Polish actor
 * Lech Piasecki (born 1961), Polish racing cyclist
 * Lech Pijanowski (1928–1974), Polish film critic, broadcaster, director, screenwriter and populiser of games
 * Lech Rzewuski (1941–2004), Polish painter
 * Lech Szczucki (1933–2019), Polish historian of philosophy and culture
 * Lech Szymańczyk (born 1949), Polish politician
 * Lech Trzeciakowski (1931–2017), Polish historian
 * Lech Wałęsa (born 1943), Polish co-founder of the Solidarity movement and former President of Poland
 * Lech Woszczerowicz (born 1940), Polish politician
 * Lech Wyszczelski (born 1942), Polish military historian and author

Surname

 * Andrzej Lech (born 1946), Polish Olympic handball player
 * Andrzej Jerzy Lech (born 1955), Polish artist and photographer
 * Grzegorz Lech (born 1983), Polish footballer
 * Joanna Lech (born 1984), Polish poet and writer
 * Jacek Lech (1947–2007), Polish singer
 * Michael Lech, American semi-professional poker player with 9 Circuit rings
 * Piotr Lech (born 1968), Polish goalkeeper