Lessa (surname)

The surname Lessa may refer to:


 * Adriana Lessa (born 1971)
 * Anderson Lessa (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
 * Aureliano Lessa (1828–1861), Brazilian poet, adept of the "Ultra-romanticism" movement
 * Elsie Lessa (1912–2000), Brazilian journalist and writer of American descent
 * Fernanda Lessa (born 1977), Brazilian top model
 * Ivan Lessa (1935–2012), Brazilian journalist and writer of American descent
 * Leandro Lessa Azevedo (born 1980), Brazilian striker
 * Orígenes Lessa (1903–1981), journalist, short story writer, novelist, and a writer of essays
 * William A. Lessa (1908–1987)