Leland

Leland may refer to:

United States

 * Leland, Illinois, a village
 * Leland, Iowa, a city
 * Leland, Michigan, an unincorporated community and census-designated place
 * Leland, Mississippi, a city
 * Leland, North Carolina, a town
 * Leland, Oregon, an unincorporated community
 * Leland, Utah, an unincorporated community
 * Leland, Washington, an unincorporated community
 * Leland, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
 * Leland Township, Michigan
 * Leland River, Michigan
 * Leland Pond, New York
 * Mount Leland (Alaska), a mountain

Elsewhere

 * Leland, Norway, a village
 * Mount Leland, Victoria Land, Antarctica

Given name

 * Leland Austin (born 1986), American rapper under the stage name Yung L.A.
 * Leland Bardwell (1922–2016), Irish poet, novelist and playwright
 * Leland Chapman (born 1976), American bounty hunter on the reality television series Dog the Bounty Hunter
 * Leland Christensen (1959–2022), American politician
 * Leland D. Melvin (born 1964), American engineer and retired astronaut
 * Leland Irving (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
 * Leland Orser (born 1960), American actor
 * Leland Palmer (actress) (born 1945), American actress, dancer, and singer
 * Leland Rayson (1921–2001), American lawyer and politician
 * Leland Sklar (born 1947), American bassist and session musician
 * Leland Stanford (1824–1893), American industrialist and politician, founder of Stanford University, Governor of California
 * Leland Stanford Jr. (1868–1884), namesake of Stanford University, only son of Leland Stanford
 * E. Leland Taylor (1885–1948), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
 * Leland Wilkinson (1944–2021), American statistician and computer scientist
 * Leland Yee (born 1948), former State Senator of California and convicted criminal

Surname
Note: Leland is a traditional Irish surname.


 * Burton Leland (1948–2018), American social worker and businessman
 * Charles Godfrey Leland, American humorist and folklorist
 * David J. Leland, American politician from Ohio
 * David Leland (1941–2023), British director, screenwriter and actor
 * Evelyn Leland (1867–1931), American astronomer
 * Frank Leland, Negro league baseball team owner of the Leland Giants
 * Gabe Leland (born 1982), American politician
 * George W. Leland, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
 * Hayne Leland, economist
 * Henry M. Leland, automotive pioneer and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln brands
 * John Leland (antiquary), English antiquary
 * John Leland (Baptist), United States Baptist minister
 * John Leland (journalist), reporter, columnist, and book author
 * John Leland (politician), English Member of Parliament for Stamford, 1796–1808
 * John Leland (Presbyterian), English Presbyterian minister
 * John E. Leland, American engineer and Director of the University of Dayton Research Institute
 * Mabel Johnson Leland (1871-1947), American lecturer, translator
 * Mickey Leland, United States Congressman from Texas
 * Sara Leland, American ballet dancer and répétiteur
 * Sherman Leland (1783–1853), President of the Massachusetts Senate
 * Simeon Leland, American businessman, hotelier
 * Thomas Leland, Irish historian
 * Waldo Leland, American historian and archivist

Stage name

 * Leland (musician) (real name Brett Leland McLaughlin; born 1991), American singer

Fictional characters

 * Joe Leland, protagonist in The Detective novel (1966) and movie adaptation (1968)
 * Lee Adama (Leland Joseph Adama), in the TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004)
 * Leland Gaunt, in the Stephen King book Needful Things
 * Leland Owlsley, a.k.a. Owl, a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain
 * Leland Palmer, in the TV series Twin Peaks
 * Leland Stottlemeyer, in the TV series Monk
 * Leland Turbo, in the movie Cars 2

Schools in the United States

 * Leland College, a former college for blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the National Register of Historic Places
 * Leland High School (San Jose, California)
 * Leland High School (Leland, Illinois)
 * Leland High School (Leland, Mississippi)

Other uses

 * Leland Corporation, an arcade game manufacturer
 * Leland Hotel (disambiguation)
 * Leland Initiative