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Leslie Groves Leslie Richard Groves (August 17, 1896 - July 13, 1970) was a United States Army officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and was the primary military leader in charge of the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb during World War II.
Leslie H. Martinson Leslie H. Martinson (January 16, 1915 - ) was a director of moderately successful if not best known theatre and television movies, including Batman, Gary Coleman's Kid with the Broken Halo, PT 109, and Rescue From Gilligan's Island.
Leslie Harvey Leslie (Les) Harvey (born in 1945, in the Gorbals, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland) (brother of Alex Harvey) was a guitarist in several Scottish bands of the late 1960's and early 1970s, most notably Stone the Crows. It was while on stage with this band at Swansea Top Rank on May 2nd 1972 that he was killed, electrocuted by a live microphone.
Leslie Hendrix Leslie Hendrix is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Elizabeth Rodgers on all four "Law & Order" series (Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury).
Leslie Holdsworthy Allen Leslie Holdsworthy Allen (1879-1964) was educated at the University of Sydney and University of Leipzig. He became the Professor of English at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and the senior lecturer of English and Latin at Canberra University College.
Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha Isaac Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha, PC (September 7, 1893 – February 16, 1957) was a British Liberal Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister remembered for his innovations in road transport and for being an alleged victim of anti-semitism.
Leslie Hutchinson Leslie Arthur Hutchinson (Hutch) (7 March 1900 – 19 August 1969) was one of the outstanding cabaret singers of the inter-war years. Born Leslie Arthur Hutchinson in Grenada on 7 March 1900, he was a favourite singer of the then Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII).
Leslie Hylton Leslie George Hylton (29 March, 1905 – 17 May 1955) was a West Indian cricketer, a fast bowler who played in 6 Test matches between 1935 and 1939 for the West Indies. He also played 40 first-class games for his native Jamaica.
Leslie Charteris Leslie Charteris (May 12, 1907, Singapore–April 15, 1993) was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint.
Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) (; Cantonese , Jyutping: zoeng1 gwok3 wing4; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhāng Guóróng, Wade-Giles: Chang Kuo-jung; nickname "Gor-gor" (哥哥, "Elder Brother" in Cantonese) was an actor and a musician from Hong Kong.
Leslie Irvin (serial killer) Leslie "Mad Dog" Irvin (died November 9, 1983) was a serial killer whose killing spree in the early 1950s terrorized residents of southwestern Indiana and whose Supreme Court case set a precedent for ensuring a fair trial for defendants even in the wake of a great deal of pretrial publicity.
Leslie Keel Leslie Keel born Leslie Grace Keel (September 1, 1974) has worked as production designer on numerous independent films such as May, April's Showers and Dead Birds, and in the art department of many others The Rat Pack and My Father's House. She was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actor/singer Howard Keel and his wife, Judy Magamoll Keel.
Leslie L. Byrne Leslie Larkin Byrne (born October 27 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American politician, and was a one-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995, having been defeated for re-election by Tom Davis in 1994. She was also the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2005, losing to Republican Bill Bolling.
Leslie Law Leslie Law (born May 5, 1965, Hereford) is a British eventer, who won the individual gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He started riding at age 10, competing with his brother, and participated in his first accredited event in 1982.
Leslie Lyness Leslie Lyness (born August 7, 1968 in Paoli, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Her first selection came in 1990.
Leslie Mahaffy Leslie Erin Mahaffy (July 1, 1976 – June 16, 1991) was a young female resident of Burlington, Ontario, Canada who was murdered by serial killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. At the time of her abduction and subsequent murder in mid-June of 1991, she was a Grade 9 student at M.
Leslie Marmon Silko Leslie Marmon Silko (born Leslie Marmon on March 5, 1948 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a Native American writer, and one of the key figures in the second wave of what Kenneth Lincoln has called the Native American Renaissance. She received the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant in 1981.
Leslie Milne Leslie Woods Milne (b. October 17 1956, Framingham, Massachusetts) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Leslie Mitchell (broadcaster) Leslie Mitchell (born October 4, 1905 in Edinburgh, died November 23, 1985 in London) was famous in the United Kingdom as the first voice heard on BBC Television at its inception on November 2, 1936, and also for making the first announcement on Associated-Rediffusion, the first ITV company, on September 22, 1955. His voice was perhaps most recognised, however, from his long association with British Movietone News, for whose newsreels he was commentator during the Second World War and for many years afterwards.
Leslie Morshead Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie James Morshead, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED, KC (September 18, 1889 – September 26, 1959) was an Australian soldier with a distinguished career in both world wars. He is considered to rival John Monash for the appellation of "Australia's greatest general".
Leslie Nielsen Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11, 1926) is a Canadian actor and absurdist comedian. Although Nielsen’s acting career crossed a variety of genres in both television and movies, he achieved his greatest success in comedies, including Airplane!
Leslie Norris George Leslie Norris (May 21, 1921, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales–April 6, 2006, Provo, Utah) was a prize-winning Welsh poet and short story writer. Up to 1974 he earned his living as a college lecturer, teacher and headmaster.
Leslie O'Neal Leslie O'Neal (born May 7, 1964, Little Rock, AR) is a former American Football defensive end who played for the San Diego Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1986 O'Neal was chosen as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Leslie Olive Leslie Olive is a choral conductor, music composer, singing teacher, and music teacher at Colchester Royal Grammar School. He is known for conducting Stowmarket Choral Society and also conducting the Junior Choir at CRGS.
Leslie Perri Leslie Perri (died 1970) was the pen name of Doris Marie Claire "Doë" Baumgardt, an American science fiction fan, writer, and illustrator. She was a member of the Futurians, the influential science fiction fan club.
Leslie Pine Leslie Gilbert Pine (22 December 1907 - May 15 1987) was a British author, lecturer, and researcher in the areas of genealogy, nobility, history, heraldry and animal welfare. He was born in 1907 in Bristol, Avon County, England and died in Bury St.
Leslie Rands Leslie Rands (January 7 1900–December 6 1972) was an English opera singer, best known for his performances in baritone roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. He married D'Oyly Carte soprano Marjorie Eyre in 1926.
Leslie speaker The Leslie speaker is a specially constructed amplifier/loudspeaker used to create special audio effects utilizing the Doppler effect. Named after its inventor, Donald Leslie, it is particularly associated with the Hammond organ.
Leslie Segrete Leslie Segrete (28 February, 1975) is an American designer, seamstress, carpenter, and television personality. She is best known for her work on the TLC show While You Were Out, which concluded a four-year run in 2006, and is now a designer on Trading Spaces.
Leslie Statham Leslie Statham (aka Arnold Steck) was born in 1905 and died in 1975 He was an arranger and composer. He was initially a soldier in the Welsh Guards regiment of the British Army, but was occasionally given to performing as a soloist.
Leslie Stuart Leslie Stuart (15 March 1863 – 27 March 1928) was an English composer of early musical theatre, best known for the hit show Florodora (1899) and many popular songs. He was born in Southport as Thomas Augustine Barrett.
Leslie Thomas Leslie Thomas OBE (born March 22, 1931, in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) is a British author. His novels about the "Virgin Soldiers" spawned two film versions, in 1969 and 1977, whilst his Tropic of Ruislip and Dangerous Davies, The Last Detective have been adapted for television (the former as Tropic in 1979 and latter having also spawned a film version, in 1981).
Leslie Thomas (politician) Sir Leslie Montagu Thomas (24 April 1906 - 27 November 1971) was a British Conservative politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Canterbury in a 1953 by-election, and served until he stood down in 1966.
Leslie Thomas Manser Leslie Thomas Manser (11 May 1922 -31 May 1942) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Leslie Thomas Starcevich Leslie Thomas (Tom) Starcevich, (September 5, 1918-17 November1989) was born at Subiaco, Western Australia he was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Leslie Townsend Leslie Townsend (Leslie Fletcher Townsend; born June 8, 1903, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England; died February 17, 1993, Nelson, New Zealand) was the leading all-rounder for Derbyshire between the wars and at his peak probably the most deadly bowler on a sticky wicket Derbyshire ever produced, owing to his perfect length and ability to turn the ball back from the off. His pace was almost medium and even the most fleet-footed of batsmen could not hit him easily on a bad pitch; however, his lack of flight and variety made him usually harmless on good pitches.
Leslie Turnberg, Baron Turnberg Leslie Arnold Turnbery, Baron Turnberg has wide experience in the medical and health services fields (research, clinical practice, administration and management). He has published four books and some 150 articles on medical and scientific research.
Leslie Waller Leslie Elson Waller (1923—), author, the son of Ukrainian immigrants, was born in Chicago, Illinois, April 1, 1923. He suffered from amblyopia and poliomyelitis as a child, but graduated from Hyde Park High School by the age of 16.
Leslie Ward Sir Leslie Ward (21 November 1851 – 15 May 1922), was a British portrait artist and caricaturist. The son of artists Edward Matthew Ward and Henrietta Ward, he drew or painted numerous portraits which were regularly published by Vanity Fair, under the pseudonym "Spy".
Leslie Watt Leslie Watt (17 September, 1924, Waitati, Otago, New Zealand - 15 November, 1996, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand) was a New Zealand cricketer who played one Test for New Zealand, against England in March 1955. Playing as a specialist batsman, Watt made two runs in two innings, as he was twice bowled by England's bowlers.
Leslie Weatherhead Leslie Dixon Weatherhead (1893-1976) was an English Christian theologian in the liberal Protestant tradition. Renowned as one of Britain's finest preachers in his day, Weatherhead achieved notoriety for his preaching ministry at City Temple in London and for his books, including The Will of God and The Christian Agnostic.
Leslie White Leslie Alvin White (19 January 1900, Salida, Colorado – 31 March 1975) was an American anthropologist known for his advocacy of theories of cultural evolution, social evolutionism and especially neoevolutionism, and his role in creating the department of anthropology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
Leslieville Leslieville is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada east of the Don River bounded by the Canadian National railway line to the north, Carlaw Avenue to the west, Eastern Avenue to south, and Coxwell Avenue to the east. A map [ is available (source: City of Toronto).
Lesmahagow Priory Lesmahagow Priory was a medieval Tironensian monastic community located in modern South Lanarkshire. It was founded after John, Bishop of Glasgow and King David I of Scotland granted lands at Lesmahagow to Kelso Abbey with which to establish a new priory.
Lesnoy, Moscow Oblast Lesnoy () is an urban-type settlement in Pushkinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 42 km northeast from Moscow on the road to Yaroslavl and Arkhangelsk. Population: 8,761 (2002 Census); 9,296 (1989 Census).
Lesotho Congress of Democratic Unions The Lesotho Congress of Democratic Unions (LECODU) is a national trade union center in Lesotho. It was formed in May, 2004 by the merger of some unions of the Congress of Lesotho Trade Unions and the Lesotho Federation of Democratic Unions (LFDU).
Lesotho Highlands Water Project The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is an ongoing water supply project with a small hydropower component, developed in partnership between the governments of Lesotho and South Africa. It comprises a system of several large dams and tunnels throughout Lesotho and South Africa.
Lespedeza Lespedeza is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the pea family Fabaceae, commonly known as Bush clover or Japanese clover. The genus is native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of eastern North America, eastern and southern Asia and Australasia.
Lespwa Fwon Lespwa (French: Front de l'Espoir, Front of Hope) is a Haitian political coalition headed by René Préval, who served as president from 1996 to 2001. The name "Lespwa" is the Haitian Creole form of the French l'espoir, meaning "hope".
Less (Unix) less is a program] on [[Unix and Unix-like systems used to view (but not change) the contents of a text file one screen at a time. It is similar to more, but has the extended capability of allowing both forward and backward navigation through the file.
Less Browne Less Browne (born December 7, 1959 in East Liverpool, Ohio) was a Canadian Football League defensive back for the Hamilton Tigercats, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Ottawa Roughriders and the British Columbia Lions.
Less Than Perfect Less Than Perfect was an American sitcom television program about a young female office employee (played by Sara Rue) and her co-workers that began airing on ABC on October 1, 2002. The show was directed by Skip Collector and Ted Wass, amongst others.
Lesser Adjutant The Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species which is resident breeder in southern Asia from India east to southern China and Java.
Lesser Antillean Iguana The Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is one of the species of the genus Iguana. Though belonging to the same genus as the Green Iguana, the Lesser Antilles Iguanas has a more blocky, shortened face than the Green Iguana and lacks the distinctive stripe pattern present along the Green Iguana's tail.
Lesser Armenia Lesser Armenia (also known as Armenia Minor and Armenia Inferior, "Ő“Ő¸Ö„Ö€ Ő€ŐˇŐµÖ„" "Pokr Hayq" in Armenian) refers to the Armenian populated regions, primarily to the west & north west of the ancient Armenian kingdom and north east of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. This included such regions as Hamshen, the area where the ethnic Armenian Hamshenis originated.
Lesser bushbaby The lesser bushbabies are the common name for the strepsirrhine primates in the genus Galago. They are classified, along with the rest of the galagos and bushbabies, in the family Galagidae (sometimes called Galagonidae).
Lesser Bird of Paradise The Lesser Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea minor is a medium-sized, up to 32cm long, maroon brown bird of paradise with a yellow crown and brownish yellow upper back. The male has dark emerald green throat, a pair of long tail-wires and adorned with pale yellow and white ornamental flank plumes.
Lesser Bobtail Squid The Lesser Bobtail Squid (Semirossia tenera) is a widespread species of bobtail squid native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Its natural range covers the eastern coast of North America, from the northern Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Lesser Brown Blowfly The Lesser Brown Blowfly (Calliphora augur), also known as the Bluebodied Blowfly, is a species of blowfly that is native to Australia. It is similar to the Eastern Goldenhaired Blowfly (Common Brown Blowfly) but slightly smaller and its abdomen has a central dark blue patch.
Lesser Caucasus Lesser Caucasus (Armenian: Լեսսեր Ցաուցասուս, Azeri: Kiçik Qafqaz Dağları, Georgian: მცირე კავკასიონი, , sometimes translated as "Caucasus Minor") is one of the two main mountain ranges of Caucasus mountains, of length about 600 km.
Lesser False Vampire Bat The Lesser False Vampire Bat, Megaderma spasma is a bat found in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and India in the west to Indonesia and the Philippines in the east. They live in caves and tree hollows.
Lesser Fatra Lesser Fatra or (other translations:) Little Fatra, Small Fatra (Slovak: Malá Fatra) is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in northwestern central Slovakia. In the geomorphological system, it is a part of the Fatra-Tatra Area.
Lesser Festival Lesser Festivals are a type of observance in the Church of England, considered to be less significant than a Principal Feast, Principal Holy Day, or Festival, but more significant than a Commemoration. Whereas Principal Feasts must be celebrated, it is not obligatory to observe Lesser Festivals.
Lesser Fish Eagle The Lesser Fish Eagle (Ichthyophaga humilis ) is a species of large fish eagle found in the foothills of the Himalayas. There have been some stray reports from Gujarat and Central India and in more recent times from the Kaveri river valley in southern India.
Lesser Flamingo The Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) is a species in the flamingo family of birds which occurs in Africa (principally in the Great Rift Valley), across to Pakistan and northwest India. It is the smallest and most numerous flamingo, probably numbering up to two million individual birds.
Lesser Franciscans The Lesser Franciscans are a fellowship of like-minded Christians who agree annually to follow a common rule and mission. They are not a religious order; They are instead a fellowship of faithful who believe God is calling the world in Christ to a renewal of heart and soul.
Lesser Grison The Lesser Grison (Spanish: HurĂłn Menor; Portuguese: FurĂŁo), Galictis cuja, is an animal belonging to the ferret family Mustelidae from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Paraguay.
Lesser horseshoe bat The Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Latin name Rhinolophus hipposideros), is a type of European bat related to but smaller than its cousin, the Greater Horseshoe Bat. The species gets its name from its distinctive horseshoe-shaped nose.
Lesser Long-nosed Bat The Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) is a medium-sized bat found in desert scrub regions of the south-western United States and Mexico. It is sometimes known as Sanborn's Long-nosed Bat or the Mexican Long-nosed Bat, though the last name is better avoided since it is also used for the entire genus Leptonycteris and for one of the other species in it, the Big Long-nosed Bat L.
Lesser of two evils principle The lesser of two evils principle, also known simply as the lesser evil, is the idea that of two bad political choices, one is less bad than the other, and should be chosen over the one that is a greater threat.
Lesser Prairie Chicken The Lesser Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, is slightly smaller and paler than its near relative the Greater Prairie Chicken. It is found primarily in the sandhills and prairies of Western Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle, and the Llano Estacado of Texas and Eastern New Mexico, and also rarely in Southeastern Colorado and Western Kansas.
Lesser ritual of the pentagram The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram (or LRP) is a magickal ritual which originated in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn but which has come to be practiced by numerous other magickal schools. It is considered by many to be a basic preliminary to any other magickal work, so much so that it was the only ritual, beside initiation rituals, taught to members of the Golden Dawn before they advanced to the Inner Order.
Lesser sciatic notch Below the ischial spine is a smaller notch, the lesser sciatic notch; it is smooth, coated in the recent state with cartilage, the surface of which presents two or three ridges corresponding to the subdivisions of the tendon of the Obturator internus, which winds over it. It is converted into a foramen by the sacrotuberous and sacrospinous ligaments, and transmits the tendon of the Obturator internus, the nerve which supplies that muscle, and the internal pudendal vessels and nerve.
Lesser Sand Plover The Lesser Sand Plover, Charadrius mongolus, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is commonly given as Lesser Sandplover, but the official British Ornithologists' Union spelling is Lesser Sand Plover.
Lesser Siren The Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia) is a species of aquatic salamander native to the eastern United States and northern Mexico. They are referred by numerous common names, including Two-legged Eel, Dwarf Siren, and Mud Eel.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides minor) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It was previously assigned to the genus Dendrocopos (sometimes incorrectly spelt as Dendrocopus), and often still is, but it appears to be closer related to the Downy Woodpecker.
Lesser Stick-nest Rat The Lesser Stick-Nest Rat or White-tipped Stick-nest Rat (Leporillus apicalis) lived in Southern inland Australia. It accumulated large mounds of sticks to construct its nests, which were up to three metres long and a metre high.
Lesser weever The lesser weever, Echiichthys vipera, is a hazardous weever-fish of the family Trachinidae, in the order Perciformes, and the class Actinopterygii. It is generally found on the sandy seabeds of the open sea, near the shore.
Lesser Yellowlegs The Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, is a medium-sized shorebird similar in appearance to the larger Greater Yellowlegs. It is not closely related to this bird, however, but instead to the much larger and quite dissimilar willet (Pereira & Baker, 2005); merely the fine, clear and dense pattern of the neck shown in breeding plumage indicates these species' actual relationships.
Lesson of Munich In international relations, the Lesson of Munich asserts that adversaries will interpret restraint as indicating a lack of capability or political will or both. The name refers to the appeasement of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany in negotiations toward the eventual Munich Agreement.
Lesson of the widow's mite The Lesson (or Parable) of the widow's mite is a story present in the Synoptic Gospels (, ,), in which Jesus is teaching at the Temple in Jerusalem, and condemns the Pharisees for their show of wealth, ostentation, and self importance. Witnessing the donations made by the rich men, Jesus highlights how a poor widow donates only two mites, the least valuable coins available at the time, but that this was everything she had to her name, while the other people give only a small portion of their own wealth.
Lesson plan A lesson plan is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction for an individual lesson. While there is no one way to construct a correct lesson plan, most lesson plans contain some or all of these elements, typically in this order:
Lesson study Lesson Study (or kenkyu jugyo) is a teaching improvement process that has origins in Japanese elementary education, where it is a widespread professional development practice. Working in a small group, teachers collaborate with one another, meeting to discuss learning goals, to plan an actual classroom lesson (called a "research lesson"), to observe how it works in practice, and then to revise and report on the results so that other teachers can benefit from it.
Lessons (The Wire episode) "Lessons" is the eighth episode of the first season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Gloria Muzio.
Lessons from a Sheep Dog Lessons From a Sheep Dog (ISBN 0-8499-1765-4), subtitled A True Story of Transforming Love, is a book by Phillip Keller that was first published in 1983. It tells of the relationship between Keller and his border collie, Lass.
Lessons Learned Lessons Learned is a song by Carrie Underwood published by Diane Warren Published by Realsongs (ASCAP), Drums: Chris McHugh, Brass: Jimmie Lee Sloas, Electric Guitar: Tom Bukovac, Dann Huff, Keybords: Charlie Judhe, Background Vocals: Perry Coleman, Lisa Cochran, Violin: Sid Page, Roberto Cani, Susan Chatman, Mario De Leon, Joel Derouin, Endre Granat, Julian Hallmark, Michael Markman, Alyssa Park, Michele Richards, Tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara, Denyse Buffum, Andrew Duckles, Matt Funes, Shanti Randall, Cello: Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett, Steve Richards, and Daniel Smith. Lessons Learned is the 6th song on her album Some Hearts
Lestat de Lioncourt Lestat de Lioncourt (pronounced les-tät with a rather French flair, according to Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle and page 151 in Memnoch the Devil) is a fictional character appearing in several novels by Anne Rice, including The Vampire Lestat. He is a vampire and the main character in the majority of The Vampire Chronicles, narrated in first person.
Lester Bird Lester Bryant Bird (born February 21, 1938, New York City) was Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 1994 to 2004 and a well-known athlete. He was chairman of the Antigua Labour Party from 1971 to 1993, then became Prime Minister when his father, Vere Bird, the previous Prime Minister, resigned.
Lester Ellis Lester Ellis (born 15 March 1965 in Blackpool, England) is a boxer, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. He was world boxing champion in the WBF Welterweight division 1993, IBO Light Welterweight (aka Super Lightweight) division in 1994, IBO Lightweight division in 1995.
Lester Germer Lester Halbert Germer (1896 – 1971) was an American physicist. With Clinton Davisson, he proved the wave-particle duality of matter in the Davisson-Germer experiment, which was important to the development of the electron microscope.
Lester Grinspoon Lester Grinspoon is Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the author of several drug-related books, including Marijuana Reconsidered, Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered, and Marijuana: The Forbidden Medicine. The first two were published during the 1970s, when it appeared cannabis was well on its way to nationwide decriminalization in the United States.
Lester James Peiris Sir Lester James Peiris (born April 05, 1919), one of the pioneers of Sri Lankan cinema, is the director of the globally acclaimed "Rekhava" and also sometimes known as the "Father of Sinhalese Cinema".
Lester Kinsolving Charles Lester Kinsolving (born 1927 in New York City) is a political talk radio host, currently heard on WCBM in Baltimore, Maryland. He is better known, however, as a White House correspondent for WorldNetDaily — the only member of the White House press corps to also host a talk radio show.
Lester L. Bond Lester Legrant Bond (October 27, 1829 in Ravenna, Ohio-1903 in Chicago, Illinois) was a member of the Illinois state House of Representatives from 1866-1970 and served as acting Mayor of Chicago, appointed by Joseph Medill in 1873 when Medill left for Europe. In 1873, Bond ran on a law and order ticket to succeed Medill, supporting laws which would ban the sale of liquor on Sundays.
Lester Mendez Lester Mendez is a record producer and songwriter. His production credits include Jewel's 0304 (2003), Justin Guarini's Justin Guarini (2003), Wyclef Jean's The Preacher's Son (2003), Nelly Furtado's "Te Busqué" (2006, Loose) and Jessica Simpson's "The Lover in Me" (2006, A Public Affair), and he has written Dido's "Stoned" (2003, Life for Rent).
Lester Patrick Curtis Lester "The Silver Fox" Patrick (December 30, 1883 – June 1, 1960) born in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. He was a professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats/Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (Western Hockey League after 1924), and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Lester Patrick Cup The Lester Patrick Cup was the championship trophy of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Hockey League from 1949 to 1974. Originally known as the President's Cup, the trophy was renamed in 1960 to honor pacific coast hockey pioneer and legend Lester Patrick following his death on June 1 of that year.
Lester R. Brown Lester Russell Brown (born 1934) is an environmental analyst who has written several books on global environmental issues. He is the founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute which is a nonprofit research organization in Washington, D.
Lester Siler Lester Eugene Siler, a convicted drug dealer, was beaten and tortured by Campbell County, Tennessee police during an interrogation at his home, during which officers attempted to coerce Siler to sign a consent form giving them permission to search his home without a warrant.
Lester Sill Lester Sill was an American record label executive, best remembered as Phil Spector's partner in Philles Records (the name came from the first parts of their names, Phil and Les), and also as the head of both Colpix Records and the later Colgems Records.

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