Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname, first found in Cheshire, England. It originated from an original family living in Leicester, England and is derived from the concatenation of an Old English tribal name "Ligore" and the Old English word "ceaster" meaning "Roman Town or Walled City".
Lester may refer to:
Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic
Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American Artist from Wisconsin
Lester Bird (born 1938), second Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
Lester del Rey (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor
Lester Flatt (1914–1979), American Bluegrass musician
Lester Gillis (1908–1934), better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster
Lester Holt (born 1959), American television journalist
Lester Charles King (1907–1989), English geomorphologist
Lester Lanin (1907–2004), American jazz and pop music bandleader
Lester Maddox (1915–2003), former governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia
Lester Patrick (1883–1960), former professional ice hockey player
Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972), fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada
Lester Piggott (born 1935), English jockey
Lester Speight (born 1971), American actor, former football player and wrestler; known for his portrayal as Terry Tate, Office Linebacker
Lester Thurow (1938-2016), American economist
Lester Vetter (1910–1960), American politician
Lester Young (1909–1959), American jazz tenor saxophonist
Adrian Lester (born 1968), British actor
Albert Lester (c. 1803 – 1867), New York politician
Brad Lester (born 1985), collegiate American football player
Gavin Lester, Australian rugby league footballer
Jack Lester (born 1975), professional English football (soccer) player
John Lester (1871–1969), American cricketer
Jon Lester (born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher
Mark L. Lester (born 1946), American Movie Producer
Mary Louise Lester (born 1921), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Paul Lester, British music journalist
Paul Martin Lester (born 1953), communications professor and author
Phil Lester (born 1987), British vlogger and BBC Radio 1 presenter
Richard Lester (born 1932), British film director
Ryan Lester (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
Seán Lester (1880–1959), Irish diplomat
Sonny Lester (born 1924), American record producer
Vicki Lester, in A Star is Born (1937 film), and the remake A Star is Born (1954 film)
Lester, puppet comedian/dummy performed by Willie Tyler (often billed as "Willie Tyler and Lester")
Lesterfarr, in the webcomic Grey Legacy
Lester Burnham, in 1999's American Beauty (film)
Lester Krinklesac, from the television show The Cleveland Show
Lester Patel, from the NBC show Chuck (TV series)
Lester, from Jeff Lemire's Essex County graphic novels
Lester Freamon, from the television show The Wire
James Lester, from the television series Primeval
Lester, a key Character in the Gothic video game franchise
Lester Knight Chaykin, the protagonist of the 1991 Another World (video game)
Lester, from the videogame Lester the Unlikely
Lester Crest, from the videogame Grand Theft Auto V
Lester Nyggard, from Fargo
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