Leighton (given name)

Leighton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:


 * Leighton Baines (born 1984), English footballer
 * Leighton Clarkson (born 2001), English footballer
 * Leighton Dye (1901–1977), American hurdler
 * Leighton A. Hope (1921–1998), New York politician
 * Leighton James (born 1953), Welsh footballer
 * Leighton Meester (born 1986), American actress, singer and model
 * Leighton Phillips (born 1949), Welsh footballer
 * Leighton Rees (1940–2003), Welsh dart player
 * Leighton Schubert (born c. 1982),  Texas politician
 * Leighton Vander Esch (born 1997), American football player
 * Leighton Walsh (born 1982), DJ better known by the stage name Walshy Fire
 * Leighton Sekemoto, famous sim from The Sims 3-franchise