Leitão (disambiguation)

Leitão, sometimes Anglicized Leitao (literally meaning suckling pig), is a traditional Portuguese (and Pan-Iberian) dish made of a suckling pig, known more commonly under its Spanish name Lechón.

As surname
It is also a popular Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alexandre Filipe Clemente Leitão (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
 * João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett (1799-1854), Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist and politician
 * António Leitão (1960–2012), Portuguese athlete
 * Ashley Leitão (born 1986), Canadian singer
 * Carlos Leitão, (born 1959), former finance minister, Canadian province of Quebec
 * Dave Leitao (born 1960), American basketball coach
 * Joaquim Leitão (born 1956), Portuguese film director
 * Jorge Leitão (born 1974), Portuguese football player
 * José Leitão de Barros (1896–1967), Portuguese film director and playwright
 * Rafael Leitão (born 1979), Brazilian chess grandmaster
 * Maria Luisa Leitao, Hong Kong television host and actress