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115 famous people named Leighton found on Wikipedia.
7470 male, 6664 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
835-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
835-th in year 2018
Used in: English
Leighton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Leighton Baines (born 1984), English footballer
Leighton Dye (1901–1977), American hurdler
Leighton James (born 1953), Welsh footballer
Leighton A. Hope (1921–1998), New York politician
Leighton Meester (born 1986), American actress and singer-songwriter
Leighton Phillips (born 1949), Welsh footballer
Leighton Rees (1940–2003), Welsh dart player
Leighton Schubert (born c. 1982), Texas politician
Place name (and surname), Old English leahtun, from earlier *leactun "a garden," from leac (see leek) + tun "farm, settlement, enclosure" (see town (n.)).
Leek settlement, place of the meadow, settlement with a leek garden.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Leighton Meester | 1986 | American actress |
2 | Laura Leighton | 1968 | American actress |
3 | Leighton Baines | 1984 | English footballer |
4 | Roland Leighton | 1895 | British writer |
5 | Amanda Leighton | 1993 | Actress |
6 | Margaret Leighton | 1922 | Actress from England |
7 | Edmund Leighton | 1852 | British Romantic painter |
8 | Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton | 1830 | English painter and sculptor, and for one day a peer |
9 | Jim Leighton | 1958 | Scottish footballer |
10 | Leighton Rees | 1940 | Darts player |
11 | F. Thomson Leighton | 1956 | American mathematician |
12 | George N. Leighton | 1912 | American jurist |
13 | Leighton James | 1953 | Footballer |
14 | Allan Leighton | 1953 | English businessman |
15 | Leighton Aspell | 1976 | Irish jockey |
16 | Clare Leighton | 1898 | American artist |
17 | Leighton Andrews | 1957 | Welsh Labour politician |
18 | Kenneth Leighton | 1929 | British composer and pianist |
19 | Robert B. Leighton | 1919 | American astronomer |
20 | Bernardo Leighton | 1909 | Chilean Christian Democrat politician |
21 | Tony Leighton | 1939 | English footballer and manager |
22 | Ralph Leighton | 1949 | American biographer |
23 | Timothy Leighton | 1963 | Professor of Ultrasonics and Underwater Acoustics at the University of Southampton |
24 | Jan Leighton | 1921 | American actor |
25 | Leighton Smith | 1946 | New Zealand broadcaster |
26 | Leighton Phillips | 1949 | Welsh footballer |
27 | Ronald B. Leighton | 1951 | United States federal judge |
28 | Taigen Dan Leighton | 1950 | American Buddhist monk |
29 | Leighton Schubert | 1982 | |
30 | Leighton McIntosh | 1993 | Footballer |
31 | Alexander H. Leighton | 1908 | American psychiatrist and sociologist |
32 | Leighton Lucas | 1903 | British composer |
33 | Lillian Leighton | 1874 | Actress |
34 | Leighton Jordan | 1992 | Beauty pageant winner |
35 | Leighton Hodges | 1975 | Rugby referee |
36 | Leighton Gage | 1942 | American mystery novelist |
37 | Leighton McCarthy | 1869 | Canadian politician |
38 | Ron Leighton | 1930 | British politician |
39 | Bernie Leighton | 1921 | American musician |
40 | Leighton Price | 1989 | New Zealand rugby union player |
41 | Leighton O'Brien | 1976 | American soccer player-coach |
42 | Sara Leighton | 1937 | British artist |
43 | Thomas M. Leighton | American mayor | |
44 | Charles Leighton | 1921 | American classical and jazz harmonica player |
45 | Leighton McGivern | 1984 | English footballer |
46 | Leighton Bracegirdle | 1881 | Australian admiral |
47 | Dorothea Leighton | 1908 | American social psychiatrist |
48 | Brad Leighton | 1962 | American race car driver |
49 | Stanley Leighton | 1837 | British politician |
50 | Leighton Eksteen | 1994 | South African rugby union player |
51 | Leighton Allen | 1973 | English association footballer |
52 | Leighton Glynn | 1982 | Irish hurler and gaelic footballer |
53 | Leighton Pierce | 1954 | American filmmaker |
54 | Margaret Carver Leighton | 1896 | American children's writer |
55 | Brett Leighton | 2000 | Austrian musician |
56 | Leighton Samuel | British businessman | |
57 | Warner E. Leighton | 1930 | American film editor |
58 | Leighton Dye | 1901 | American hurdler |
59 | Trevor Leighton | 1957 | Photographer |
60 | Queenie Leighton | 1874 | Music hall performer |
61 | Kevin Leighton | 1979 | College baseball coach |
62 | Leighton I. Davis | 1910 | United States general |
63 | William T. Leighton | 1905 | Australian architect |
64 | Leighton Chan | American academic | |
65 | Leighton Seager, 1st Baron Leighton of St Mellons | 1896 | British Baron, merchant and shipowner |
66 | Frances Leighton | 1982 | Olympic water polo player |
67 | Leighton Baker | ||
68 | Teddy Leighton | 1865 | Footballer |
69 | Frank Leighton | 1908 | Australian actor |
70 | Michael Leighton | 1954 | Australian politician |
71 | Leighton Campbell | 1978 | American businessman |
72 | Thomas Leighton | English politician, died 1600 | |
73 | Leighton Coleman | 1837 | American bishop |
74 | Alexander Leighton | 1800 | Scottish man of letters |
75 | Frances Margaret Leighton | 1909 | South African botanist |
76 | William Leighton | 1752 | British shipowner and merchant, Lord Mayor of London |
77 | John Leighton | 1861 | American baseball player |
78 | Leighton Durham Reynolds | 1930 | British classical scholar |
79 | Bertie Leighton | 1875 | British politician |
80 | Kathryn Woodman Leighton | 1875 | |
81 | Edward Leighton | 1525 | English politician |
82 | James L. Leighton | 1964 | American chemist |
83 | Leighton P. Slack | 1867 | American politician |
84 | Joanne Leighton | 1966 | Belgian dancer and choreographer |
85 | Leighton Cooney | 1944 | Maine politician |
86 | Francis Leighton | British general | |
87 | Billy Leighton | 1914 | Footballer |
88 | David Keller Leighton, Sr. | 1922 | |
89 | Leighton Burtt | 1984 | New Zealand cricketer |
90 | Leighton Buckwell | 1918 | Canadian politician |
91 | Leighton Lillie | 1983 | American motorcycle racer |
92 | William Allport Leighton | 1805 | British botanist |
93 | Leighton Parks | 1852 | American writer |
94 | Leighton A. Hope | 1921 | New York politician |
95 | Arthur Leighton | 1889 | Field hockey player |
96 | Leighton Elliott | 1984 | Footballer |
97 | John S. Leighton | 1835 | Canadian politician |
98 | Ernie Leighton | 1872 | Australian rules footballer |
99 | Angela Leighton | ||
100 | Leighton Morgan | 1981 | |
101 | Leighton Wilson Hazelhurst, Jr. | 1887 | American pioneer aviator |
102 | Marian Leighton | American tennis player | |
103 | Leighton Abel | 1900 | |
104 | Elaine Leighton | 1926 | American musician |
105 | Elisha Leighton | Scottish royalist courtier and government official | |
106 | Adam P. Leighton | 1851 | |
107 | Chuck Leighton | 1924 | American formula one driver |
108 | Leighton W. Smith, Jr. | 1939 | United States Navy admiral |
109 | Leighton Hope | 1952 | Canadian sprinter |
110 | Gerald R. Leighton | 1868 | |
111 | Leighton Noble | 1912 | |
112 | Leighton Swarts | ||
113 | Leighton Priestley | 1951 | Jamaican sprinter |
114 | Robert Leighton | American physicist | |
115 | Leighton Henry | Mathematician |