Leif


Gender:
Origin: Norse
548 famous people named Leif found on Wikipedia.
8238 male, 5 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 1008-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 638-th in year 1979
Used in: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

Meanings

Leif is a male given name of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the Old Norse name Leifr (nominative case), meaning "heir", "descendant".

Descendant.

Famous People: 548 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Leif Erikson 0970 Norse explorer, discoverer of New Foundland
2 Leif Garrett 1961 American actor and singer
3 Leif Tronstad 1903 Norwegian scientist and military officer
4 Leif G. W. Persson 1945 Swedish criminologist and writer
5 Leif Ove Andsnes 1970 Norwegian pianist
6 Leif Edling 1963 Swedish singer
7 Leif Green American actor
8 Leif Segerstam 1944 Finnish conductor and composer
9 Leif Podhajsky Australian graphic designer
10 Leif Olve Dolonen Larsen 1975 American football player
11 Leif Lindeman 1979
12 Leif Tilden 1964 American actor
13 Leif J. Sverdrup 1898 United States Army general
14 Leif Ahrle 1943 Swedish actor
15 Leif Shiras 1959 American tennis player
16 Leif Enger 1961 American writer
17 Leif Dubard 1931 Norwegian actor
18 Leif Walter 1949
19 Leif Björklund 1943 Swedish singer and politician
20 Thomas Leif 1959 German television presenter and journalist
21 Leif "Pepparn" Pettersson 1953
22 Leif Randt 1983 German author
23 Leif Pagrotsky 1951 Swedish politician
24 Leif Silbersky 1938 Swedish lawyer
25 Leif Nylén 1939 Swedish writer
26 Leif Björk 1907 Swedish writer
27 Leif Elggren 1950 Swedish artist
28 Leif Solberg 1914 Norwegian composer
29 Leif "Loket" Olsson 1942 Swedish journalist and signer
30 Leif Sundin 1971 Swedish singer
31 Leif Hoste 1977 Road bicycle racer
32 Leif Pettersen 1950 Canadian Football League player
33 Leif Davidsen 1950 Danish writer
34 Leif Andrée 1958 Swedish actor
35 Leif Kristian Haugen 1987 Norwegian alpine skier
36 Leif Edvinsson 1946
37 Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier 1846 Canadian police officer
38 Leif Axmyr 1938 Swedish murderer
39 Leif Dietrichson 1890 Norwegian aviator
40 Leif Erickson 1906 American judge
41 Leif Welding-Olsen 1895 Norwegian naval commander
42 Leif Anderson 1925 Swedish jazz radio presenter
43 Leif Holmqvist 1942 Swedish ice hockey goaltender
44 Leif A. Lier 1939
45 Leif Blædel 1923 Danish autobiographer
46 Leif Erlend Johannessen 1980 Chess player
47 Leif Mannerström 1940 Swedish restaurateur
48 Leif Juster 1910 Norwegian comedian
49 Leif Olson 1981 Professional golfer
50 Leif Panduro 1923 Danish writer
51 Leif Nordgren 1989 American biathlete
52 Leif Christensen 1950 Danish musician
53 Leif Tennemann 1960 German journalist
54 Leif Asp 1932
55 Leif Furhammar 1937
56 Leif Wager 1922 Actor
57 Leif Hedberg 1930 Swedish actor
58 Leif Gunnar Smerud 1977 Footballer and manager
59 Leif Nielsen 1942 Danish footballer
60 Leif H. Larsen 1954
61 Leif Nelson 1936 Swedish artist
62 Leif Engqvist 1962 Swedish footballer
63 Leif Kronlund 1931
64 Leif Maibom 1951
65 Leif Kiviharju 1947 Finnish singer
66 Leif Grung 1894 Norwegian architect
67 Leif Frode Onarheim 1934 Norwegian politician
68 Leif Høegh 1896 Norwegian ship-owner and businessman
69 Leif Leifland 1925
70 Leif Zeilon 1950 Swedish politician
71 Leif Nilsen 1961 Norwegian musician
72 Leif Lampater 1982 German racing cyclist
73 Leif Arrhenius 1986 Swedish shot putter
74 Leif Jennekvist 1957
75 Leif Sundell 1958 Swedish football referees
76 Leif Aase 1963 Norwegian singer and musician
77 Leif Kayser 1919 Composer
78 Leif Nummela 1955 Finnish journalist
79 Leif Jenssen 1948 Weightlifter
80 Leif Helge Kongshaug 1949 Norwegian politician
81 Leif N. Olsen 1944 Norwegian writer and jurist
82 Leif Mikkelsen 1948
83 Leif Bjaland American conductor
84 Leif Totusek 1964 American musician
85 Leif Sundberg 1938 Swedish writer and actor
86 Leif Miller 1967
87 Leif Stinnerbom 1956
88 Leif Thybo 1922 Danish composer
89 Leif Skiöld 1935 Association football player from Sweden
90 Leif Rohlin 1968 Ice hockey player
91 Leif Mills 1936 British trade unionist
92 Leif Blum 1975 German politician
93 Leif Fagernäs 1947
94 Leif Sylvester Petersen 1940 Danish singer, painter and actor
95 Leif Ryvarden 1935 Norwegian mycologist and writer (born 1935)
96 Leif Boork 1949 Swedish ice hockey coach
97 Leif Amble-Næss 1896 Norwegian actor, singer and director
98 Leif Lindblom 1967 Swedish film director
99 Leif Erland Andersson 1943 Swedish astronomer
100 Leif Jakobsson 1955 Swedish politician
101 Leif Holmgren 1953 Swedish ice hockey player
102 Leif Schiller 1939 Danish photographer
103 Leif Strömberg 1962
104 Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair 1970
105 Leif Sinding 1895 Norwegian journalist and film director
106 Leif Birger Mækinen 1955
107 Leif Johan Sevland 1961 Norwegian politician
108 Leif Stenberg 1959 Scholar within Islam with special interests in Syria and Science.
109 Leif Geiges 1915 German journalist
110 Leif Sande 1953
111 Leif Rantala 1947 Finnish linguist
112 Leif Granli 1909 Norwegian politician
113 Leif Mæhle 1927 Norwegian professor
114 Leif Kobbelt 1966 German computer scientist
115 Leif Strand 1942
116 Leif Bork Hansen 1942
117 Leif Beck Fallesen 1946 Danish journalist
118 Leif Göras 1946
119 Leif Nilsson 1943 Swedish actor
120 Leif Gustafsson 1951 Swedish motorcycle racer
121 Leif Bergdahl 1941 Swedish politician
122 Leif Eldring 1933 Norwegian civil servant and judge
123 Leif Linde 1955 Swedish politician
124 Leif Målberg 1945 Swedish footballer and manager
125 Leif Gislason 1983 Figure skater
126 Leif Åberg 1948
127 Leif Belfrage 1910 Swedish politician
128 Leif Krantz 1932 Television producer, screenwriter and film director
129 Leif Östling 1945
130 Leif Hamre 1914 Norwegian writer (1914-2007)
131 Leif Sevón 1941 Finnish judge
132 Leif Jørgen Aune 1925 Norwegian politician
133 Leif Holbæk-Hanssen 1917 Norwegian economist and anthropologist
134 Leif Schrader 1969 German politician
135 Leif Enecrona 1940 Swedish speedway rider
136 Leif Uvemark 1939
137 Leif Forstenberg 1932 Swedish actor
138 Leif Eriksson 1946 Swedish bagpipemaker
139 Leif Klette 1927 Fencer
140 Leif Alsheimer 1953 Swedish lawyer, lecturer and author
141 Leif Magnusson 1955 Swedish actor
142 Leif Anton 1982 German handball player
143 Leif Arne Heløe 1932 Norwegian politician
144 Leif Wikström 1918 Sailor
145 Leif Lundblad
146 Leif Øgaard 1952 Norwegian chess player
147 Leif Johansson 1952 Swedish tennis player
148 Leif Trenkler 1960 German painter
149 Leif Keiski 1971
150 Leif Mevik 1930 Norwegian diplomat
151 Leif Arne Brekke 1977 Norwegian footballer
152 Leif Terje Løddesøl 1935 Norwegian businessman
153 Leif Westerberg 1974 Professional golfer
154 Leif Arkeryd Swedish mathematician
155 Ludvig Rovsing 1887 Danish tennis player
156 Leif Haraldseth 1929 Norwegian politician and trade unionist
157 Leif Carlsson 1965 Swedish sportsperson and ice hockey player
158 Leif Hansson 1946 Swedish road racing cyclist
159 Leif Henriksson 1943 Swedish ice hockey player
160 Leif Varmark 1941 Danish composer
161 Leif Claesson 1959 Swedish photographer
162 Leif Lund 1942 Norwegian politician
163 Leif Vetlesen 1921 Norwegian politician
164 Leif Rode 1885 Olympic rower
165 Leif Hedegärd 1956 Swedish journalist
166 Leif Larsson 1928 Swedish sport shooter (1928-2002)
167 Leif Svensson 1951 Ice hockey player
168 Leif Murphy 1979 Player of American and Canadian football
169 Leif Hede Nielsen 1940
170 Leif Larsen 1898 Norwegian politician
171 Leif Erichsen 1888 Sailor
172 Leif Solheim 1932 Norwegian ice hockey player
173 Leif Holmstrand 1972 Swedish writer
174 Leif Forsberg 1932 Swedish association football player
175 Leif Fredriksson 1951 Swedish musician
176 Leif Magne Helgesen 1960 Norwegian writer and priest
177 Leif Hansen 1928 Norwegian boxer
178 Leif Flengsrud 1922 Norwegian racing cyclist
179 Leif Möller 1954 Swedish actor
180 Leif Brendel 1903 Norwegian organizational leader
181 Leif Högström 1955 Swedish fencers
182 Leif Wahlstedt 1946 Sledge hockey player
183 Leif Aare 1933 Swedish pianist
184 Leif Thorsson 1945 Swedish lawyer
185 Leif Lundsten 1918 Norwegian officer (1918-1944)
186 Leif Borthen 1911 Norwegian journalist
187 Leif Ludwig Albertsen 1936
188 Leif Rustad 1903 Radio host
189 Leif Yli 1942 Norwegian cyclist
190 Leif Ekås 1915 Norwegian bicycle racer
191 Leif Utne 1919 Norwegian resistance member, physician
192 Leif Størmer 1905 Norwegian resistance member
193 Leif Carlsen Danish footballer
194 Leif Grönvall 1954 Swedish actor
195 Leif Hartwig 1942 Danish association football player
196 Leif Lahn Jensen 1967 Danish politician
197 Leif Husebye 1926 Norwegian sports journalist
198 Leif-Erik Wollenweber 1972 German business manager and economist
199 Leif Hedenberg 1921 Swedish actor
200 Leif Aruhn-Solén 1973