Leland
Encyclopedia
Places
Norway- Leland, NorwayLeland, NorwayLeland is a small village in the municipality of Leirfjord, Norway. Its population is 563. Leland features two small grocery stores, a hairdresser, a café, a large sports-centre and a number of other amenities....
United States
- Leland, IllinoisLeland, IllinoisLeland is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 970 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Leland is located at ....
- Leland, IowaLeland, IowaLeland is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 258 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Leland is located at ....
- Leland, MichiganLeland, MichiganLeland is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was the county seat of Leelanau County from 1883 to 2008, when a new government center was completed in Suttons Bay Township, closer to the county's geographic center....
- Leland, MississippiLeland, MississippiLeland is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,790 at the 2008 census.The town is located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta on the banks of Deer Creek, which is decorated each Christmas season with floats that bring visitors from afar to view the...
- Leland, North CarolinaLeland, North CarolinaLeland is a town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Leland, WisconsinLeland, WisconsinLeland is an unincorporated community in the town of Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. Leland is located on County Highway C south of Natural Bridge State Park, west-northwest of Prairie du Sac....
- Leland Grove, IllinoisLeland Grove, IllinoisLeland Grove is a city in Sangamon County, Illinois adjacent to Springfield. It is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,592 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Leland Grove is located at ....
- Leland Township, MichiganLeland Township, MichiganLeland Township is a civil township of Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the early 2000s, the unincorporated community of Leland, which lies totally within the township, was the county seat of Leelanau County...
- Leland High School (San Jose, California)
- The Leland RiverLeland RiverThe Leland River is a short river in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in the unincorporated community of Leland, the river is about one-mile long and connects Lake Leelanau with Lake Michigan, winding past historic Fishtown, a dam and two restaurants. The dam was built in 1854 and it raised...
in Michigan
People
Given name- Leland BardwellLeland BardwellLeland Bardwell is an Irish poet, novelist and playwright. She was born in India to Irish parents, and moved to Ireland at the age of two.-Life and reputation:...
, author - Leland ChapmanLeland ChapmanLeland Blaine Chapman is an American bail bondsman and bounty hunter, boxer, kick boxer, extreme boxing and mixed martial arts fighter most noted for his role on A&E TV's Dog the Bounty Hunter, in which he, along with his father Duane "Dog" Chapman and various friends and family track down and...
, bounty hunter - Leland OrserLeland OrserLeland Jones Orser is an American film and television actor. Orser is a character actor, whose career has included playing a number of deranged, psychotic, and degenerate characters. Orser has appeared in small roles in a wide variety of films and television shows, including Chief of Surgery Dr...
, actor - Leland StanfordLeland StanfordAmasa Leland Stanford was an American tycoon, industrialist, robber baron, politician and founder of Stanford University.-Early years:...
, founder of Stanford University, former Governor of California - Leland Stanford, Jr.Leland Stanford, Jr.Leland Stanford Jr. , Leland DeWitt Stanford until age nine, was the only child of Governor Leland Stanford of California and his wife Jane Stanford née Lathrop, and is the namesake of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States.Leland Jr...
, namesake of Stanford University - Leland Taylor, former mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
- Leland YeeLeland YeeLeland Yee is a California State Senator in District 8 which represents the western half of San Francisco and most of San Mateo County. Prior to becoming state senator, Yee was a California State Assemblyman, Supervisor of San Francisco's Sunset District, and was a member and President of the San...
, State Senator of California
Surname
- Charles Godfrey LelandCharles Godfrey LelandCharles Godfrey Leland was an American humorist and folklorist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was educated at Princeton University and in Europe....
, American humorist and folklorist - David LelandDavid LelandDavid Leland is a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.-Life:...
, British director, screenwriter and actor - Frank LelandFrank LelandFrank C. Leland was an African-American baseball player, field manager and club owner in the Negro Leagues.Leland was born in Memphis, Tennessee...
, Negro League baseball team owner of the Leland GiantsLeland GiantsThe Chicago Union Giants, the top black baseball team in the Midwest or West in the first decade of the 20th century, changed its name in 1905 to the Leland Giants, after manager and owner Frank Leland.... - George W. LelandGeorge W. LelandGeorge W. Leland was a Gunner's Mate in the Union Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.-Medal of Honor citation:...
, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient - Henry M. LelandHenry M. LelandHenry Martyn Leland was a machinist, inventor, engineer and automotive entrepreneur who founded the two premier American luxury marques, Cadillac and Lincoln. Retrieved December 30, 2008....
, automotive pioneer and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln brands - John Leland (antiquary), English antiquary
- John Leland (Baptist)John Leland (Baptist)John Leland was a Baptist minister in Massachusetts and Virginia. He was an important figure in the struggle for religious liberty in the United States. Leland was also an outspoken critic of slavery...
, United States Baptist minister - John Leland (journalist)John Leland (journalist)John Leland is an author and has been a New York Times journalist since 2000. During a stint in 1994, he was editor in chief of Details magazine...
, reporter, columnist, and book author - John Leland (politician)John Leland (politician)John Leland was a Member of Parliament serving in the House of Commons of Great Britain representing the Stamford constituency from 1796 until his death in 1808....
, English Member of Parliament for Stamford, 1796–1808 - John Leland (Presbyterian)John Leland (Presbyterian)John Leland was an English Presbyterian minister and author of theological works.Leland was born in Wigan, Lancashire on October 18, 1691. He was educated in Dublin, Ireland , and went into the ministry there. He received his Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of Aberdeen in 1739. His...
, English Presbyterian minister - John E. LelandJohn E. LelandJohn E. Leland is Director of the University of Dayton Research Institute. He previously served as the institute's director of operations and a division head and as the University of Dayton's director for technology partnerships. Before working at the University of Dayton, Leland worked for the...
, American engineer and Director of the University of Dayton Research Institute - Mickey LelandMickey LelandGeorge Thomas "Mickey" Leland was an anti-poverty activist who later became a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus...
, United States Congressman from Texas - Waldo Leland, American historian and archivist
Fictional
- Leland StottlemeyerLeland StottlemeyerCaptain Leland Francis Stottlemeyer is a fictional police officer played by Ted Levine on the American crime drama Monk. He is Captain of the San Francisco Police Department 's Homicide Detail, and a longtime friend of Adrian Monk from their days on the force together where he served as Monk's...
, character in the TV series Monk - Leland PalmerLeland PalmerLeland Palmer is a fictional character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. He also appears in the prequel, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me....
, character in the TV series Twin Peaks - Lee AdamaLee AdamaLeland Joseph "Lee" Adama is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica. He is portrayed by actor Jamie Bamber. He is one of the main characters in the series.-Early life:...
(short for Leland Joseph Adama), character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Other uses
- The John Leland Center for Theological StudiesJohn Leland Center for Theological StudiesThe John Leland Center for Theological Studies is a Christian institution of higher education, comprising a seminary and a school of ministry. The center offers classes in Falls Church, Virginia, and at several satellite locations throughout Virginia...
in VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there... - Leland CorporationLeland corporationThe Leland Corporation was a manufacturer of several arcade video games in the 1980s and early 1990s. Notable among these were Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp in 1991, the long-anticipated follow up to the hugely successful Dragon's Lair from 1983 and Super Off Road, which spawned an expansion and two...
, an arcade game manufacturer - Leland InitiativeLeland InitiativeThe Leland Initiative is a program of USAID to improve internet connectivity in Africa. It was named after Mickey Leland.-External links:**...
- The United States of LelandThe United States of LelandThe United States of Leland is a 2003 American drama film by director Matthew Ryan Hoge and producer Kevin Spacey about a meek teenaged boy named Leland P. Fitzgerald who has inexplicably committed a shocking murder...
, a 2003 dramatic movie