Leland may refer to:

Places

United States

  • Leland, Illinois, a village
  • Leland, Iowa, a city
  • Leland, Michigan, an unincorporated community and census-designated place
  • Leland, Mississippi, a city
  • Leland, North Carolina, a town
  • Leland, Oregon, an unincorporated community
  • Leland, Utah, an unincorporated community
  • Leland, Washington, an unincorporated community
  • Leland, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
  • Leland Township, Michigan
  • Leland River, Michigan
  • Leland Pond, New York
  • Mount Leland (Alaska), a mountain

Elsewhere

  • Leland, Norway, a village
  • Mount Leland, Victoria Land, Antarctica

People

Given name

  • Leland Austin (born 1986), American rapper under the stage name Yung L.A.
  • Leland Bardwell (1922–2016), Irish poet, novelist and playwright
  • Leland Chapman (born 1976), American bounty hunter on the reality television series Dog the Bounty Hunter
  • Leland Christensen (1959–2022), American politician
  • Leland D. Melvin (born 1964), American engineer and retired astronaut
  • Leland Faust (born 1946), American financial advisor
  • Leland Irving (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
  • Leland Orser (born 1960), American actor
  • Leland Palmer (actress) (born 1945), American actress, dancer, and singer
  • Leland Rayson (1921–2001), American lawyer and politician
  • Leland Sklar (born 1947), American bassist and session musician
  • Leland Stanford (1824–1893), American industrialist and politician, founder of Stanford University, Governor of California
  • Leland Stanford Jr. (1868–1884), namesake of Stanford University, only son of Leland Stanford
  • E. Leland Taylor (1885–1948), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
  • Leland Wayne (born 1993), American record producer under the stage name Metro Boomin
  • Leland Wilkinson (1944–2021), American statistician and computer scientist
  • Leland Yee (born 1948), former State Senator of California and convicted criminal

Surname

Note: Leland is a traditional Irish surname.

  • Burton Leland (1948–2018), American social worker and businessman
  • Charles Godfrey Leland, American humorist and folklorist
  • David J. Leland, American politician from Ohio
  • David Leland (1941–2023), British director, screenwriter and actor
  • Evelyn Leland (1867–1931), American astronomer
  • Frank Leland, Negro league baseball team owner of the Leland Giants
  • Gabe Leland (born 1982), American politician
  • George W. Leland, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
  • Hayne Leland, economist
  • Henry M. Leland, automotive pioneer and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln brands
  • John Leland (antiquary), English antiquary
  • John Leland (Baptist), United States Baptist minister
  • John Leland (journalist), reporter, columnist, and book author
  • John Leland (politician), English Member of Parliament for Stamford, 1796–1808
  • John Leland (Presbyterian), English Presbyterian minister
  • John E. Leland, American engineer and Director of the University of Dayton Research Institute
  • Mabel Johnson Leland (1871–1947), American lecturer, translator
  • Mickey Leland, United States Congressman from Texas
  • Sara Leland, American ballet dancer and répétiteur
  • Sherman Leland (1783–1853), President of the Massachusetts Senate
  • Simeon Leland, American businessman, hotelier
  • Thomas Leland, Irish historian
  • Waldo Leland, American historian and archivist

Stage name

  • Leland (musician) (born 1987), stage name of Brett Leland McLaughlin, American singer and songwriter

Fictional characters

  • Joe Leland, protagonist in The Detective novel (1966) and movie adaptation (1968)
  • Lee Adama (Leland Joseph Adama), in the TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004)
  • Leland Gaunt, in the Stephen King book Needful Things
  • Leland Owlsley, a.k.a. Owl, a Marvel Comics supervillain
  • Leland Palmer, in the TV series Twin Peaks
  • Leland Stottlemeyer, in the TV series Monk
  • Leland Turbo, in the movie Cars 2

Schools

  • Leland College, a former college for blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the National Register of Historic Places
  • Leland High School (San Jose, California)
  • Leland High School (Leland, Illinois)
  • Leland High School (Leland, Mississippi)

Other uses

  • Leland Corporation, an arcade game manufacturer
  • Leland Giants, a Negro league baseball team based in Chicago
  • Leland Hotel (disambiguation)
  • Leland Initiative

See also

  • Leland I, a sculpture in Portland, Oregon
  • Leland Trail, a footpath in Somerset, England
  • Leeland (disambiguation)
  • Leighland
  • Lelan, a given name and surname
  • Leyland (disambiguation)
  • McLelan, a surname