Leander is a given name. The most famous bearer of the name is mythological, from the story of Hero and Leander.
People named Leander include:
Leander of Seville (c. 534–600 or 601), Catholic saint and bishop who converted the son of the Visigothic king from ArianismLeander Babcock (1811–64), United States Representative from New YorkLeander Clark (1823–1910), American businessman, politician and Union Army officer during the American Civil WarLeander Cox (1812–65), United States Representative from KentuckyLeander Czerny (1859–1944), Czech entomologistLeander Ditscheiner (1839–1905), Austrian physicist and mathematicianLeander F. Frisby (1825–89), American politician, lawyer and Wisconsin Attorney GeneralLeander Haußmann (born 1959), German theatre and film directorLeander Starr Jameson (1853–1917), British colonial statesman best known for the Jameson Raid on the Transvaal Republic in AfricaLeander Jordan (born 1977), American National Football League offensive tackleLeander Kahney (born 1965), American journalist and authorLeander J. McCormick 1819–1900), American inventor, manufacturer, philanthropist and businessmanL. Hamilton McCormick (1859–1934), American author, inventor, art collector and sculptor, son of the aboveLeander H. McNelly (1844–1877), Confederate officer and Texas Ranger captainLeander Paes (born 1973), Indian tennis playerLeander Perez (1891–1969), American Democratic Party political boss in LouisianaLeander Richardson (1856–1918), American journalist, playwright and theatrical writerLeander J. Talbott (1849–1924), American realtor and politician, former mayor of Kansas City, MissouriLee Talbott (Leander James Talbott, Jr.) (1887–1954), American track and field athleteLeander Tomarkin (1895–1967), Swiss imposter who claimed to have invented a miracle medicineLeander Watts, author of young adult literatureFictional characters include:
Leander Sydnor, in the television series The WireLeander Wapshot, in the novel The Wapshot Chronicle and its sequel by John Cheever