Len (given name)

Len is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Leonard. It may refer to:

Artists
Actors Filmmakers Musicians Writers Other
 * Len Cariou (born 1939), actor and stage director
 * Len Carlson (1937-2006), voice actor
 * Len Jones (born 1950/51), child actor
 * Len Lesser (1922-2011), actor and comedian
 * Len Maxwell (1930-2008), voice actor and broadcaster
 * Len Blum (born 1951), screenwriter, producer, and composer
 * Len Harris (1916-1955), cinematographer
 * Len Janson, screenwriter and director
 * Len Wiseman (born 1973), screenwriter, producer, and director
 * Len Arran (born 1961), composer
 * Len Barry (1942–2020), singer, songwriter and record producer
 * Len Graham (born 1944), singer
 * Len Brown (born 1941), comic book writer
 * Len Deighton (born 1929), novelist
 * Len Peterson (1917-2008), playwright, screenwriter, and novelist
 * Len Roberts (1947-2007), poet
 * Len Wein (1948-2017), comic book writer
 * Len Cabral (born 1948), storyteller
 * Len Goodman (1944–2023), ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach
 * Len Fox (1905-2004), writer and painter
 * Len Lye (1901-1980), sculptor and experimental filmmaker
 * Len Reynolds (1897-1939), illustrator
 * Len Steckler (1928-2016), photographer, illustrator, and filmmaker

Athletes
Baseball
 * Len Barker (born 1955)
 * Len Dondero (1903-1999)
 * Len Gabrielson (1915–2000), father of the below
 * Len Gabrielson (born 1940), son of the above
 * Len Koenecke (1904-1935), was killed while trying to hijack an airplane
 * Len Lovett (1852-1922)
 * Len Okrie (1923-2018)
 * Len Rice (1918-1992)
 * Len Stockwell (1859-1905)

Basketball
 * Len Bias (1963-1986)
 * Len Chappell (1941-2018)
 * Len Elmore (born 1952), also a sportscaster and lawyer

Cricket Football
 * Len Brown (1910-1983)
 * Len Coldwell (1933-1996)
 * Len Harris (1934-2006)
 * Len Hutton (1916-1990)
 * Len Pascoe (born 1950)
 * Len Andrews (1888-1969)
 * Len Armitage (1899-1972)
 * Len Astill (1916-1990)
 * Len Attley (1910–1979),
 * Len Browning (1928-2008)
 * Len Davies (1899-1945)
 * Len Evans (1903–1977)
 * Len Graham (1925-2007)
 * Len Hodges (1920-1959)
 * Len Jones (1913-1998)
 * Len Phillips (1922–2011)
 * Len Shackleton (1922-2000), known as the "Clown Prince of Football"
 * Len Small (1920-2009)
 * Len Stansbridge (1919-1986)
 * Len White (1930-1994)

Football, Australian Rules
 * Len Brown (1910-1983)
 * Len Dockett (1920–2008)
 * Len Harris (1924-1995)
 * Len Peterson (born 1946)
 * Len Phillips (1890-1968)
 * Len Phillips (1891-1978)
 * Len Roberts (1880-1949)
 * Len White (1922-2010)

Football, Gridiron
 * Len Barnum (1912-1998)
 * Len Dawson (1935-2022)
 * Len Dugan (1910–1967)
 * Len Eshmont (1917-1957)
 * Len Ford (1926-1972), NFL hall of fame inductee
 * Len Grant (1906-1938)
 * Len Hauss (1942-2021)
 * Len Rohde (1938-2017)
 * Len St. Jean (born 1941)
 * Len Supulski (1920-1943)
 * Len Szafaryn (1928-1990)
 * Len Teeuws (1927-2006)
 * Len Walterscheid (born 1954)
 * Len Younce (1917-2000)

Ice Hockey Racing Multiple Other
 * Len Ceglarski (1926-2017)
 * Len Lunde (1936-2010)
 * Len Wharton (1927-2007)
 * Len Amato
 * Len Ormsby (1890-1983)
 * Len Sutton (1925-2006)
 * Len Zengel (1887-1963)
 * Len Casanova (1905-2002), baseball and gridiron football
 * Len Hill (1941-2007), cricket, golf, football, and tennis
 * Len Levy (1921–1999), gridiron football and wrestling
 * Len Casey (born 1953), rugby footballer and coach
 * Len Denton (born 1958), wrestler
 * Len Harvey (1907-1976), boxer, International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee
 * Len Hutton (1908-1976), long and triple jumper
 * Len Väljas (born 1988), skier

Business

 * Len Amato, President of HBO films
 * Len McCluskey (born 1950), trade unionist
 * Len Morgan (1922-2005), aviator, writer, publisher, entrepreneur, photogrammetrist, and investor
 * Len Tuit (1911–1976), transportation and tourism pioneer
 * Len White (1897-1955), trade union leader

Math and science

 * Len Cook (born 1949), statistician
 * Len Doyal, medical ethicist
 * Len A. Pennacchio, biologist
 * Len Sassaman (1980-2011), technologist

Politicians
Australia Canada New Zealand USA
 * Len Harris (born 1943), politician
 * Len Keogh (1931-2007), politician
 * Len King (1925–2011), politician, lawyer, and judge
 * Len Reynolds (1923-1980), politician
 * Len Fox (1943-2018), businessman and politician
 * Len Hopkins (1930-2007), politician
 * Len Webber (born 1960), politician
 * Len Brown (born 1956), mayor
 * Len E. Blaylock (1918–2012), farmer, educator, small businessman, and politician
 * Len Lacy (1900-1998), businessman and politician
 * Len Small (1862-1936), politician

Other

 * Len Beadell (1923–1995), surveyor, road builder, bushman, artist, and author
 * Len Berman (born 1947), sportscaster and journalist
 * Len G. Broughton (1865-1936), doctor and minister
 * Len Evans (1930–2006), wine columnist
 * Len Kasper, sportscaster

Fictional characters

 * Major Len Creighton, a character from Stephen King's The Stand
 * Len Kagamine, a Vocaloid from Vocaloid 2
 * Len Reynolds, in the British soap opera Emmerdale
 * Len, the feature character from the manga Video Girl Len
 * Len (Tsukihime), from the visual novel Tsukihime by TYPE-MOON
 * Bishop Leonard Brennan, a character in the sitcom Father Ted, who is sometimes referred to as "Len".