Leith (surname)

Leith is a surname of Scottish origin.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Belinda Leith, British singer
• Bob Leith, drummer in Cardiacs
• Charles Kenneth Leith (1875–1956), American geologist
• Damien Leith (born 1976), Irish-born Australian singer/songwriter
• Emmett Leith (1927–2005), American scientist and electrical engineer
• Gordon Leith (1885–1965), South African architect
• Hilary Leith (born 1983), Canadian rugby union player
• Jack Leith (1872–1935), Australian rules footballer
• James Leith (VC) (1826–1869), British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John H. Leith (1919–2002), American theologian
• Julie Leith (born 1978) poet, interpretive dancer
• Leith Baronets
• Leith-Buchanan Baronets
• Linda Leith, Montreal-based writer, translator, and publisher
• Lloyd Leith (1902–1974), American basketball referee and coach
• Oliver Leith (born 1990), British composer
• Prue Leith (born 1940), South African-born restaurateuse, TV broadcaster and cookery writer
• Remington Leith (born 1994), singer in Palaye Royale
• Rosemary Leith (born 1961), Canadian-born director of organizations
• Sam Leith (born 1974), English author and journalist
• Tom Leith, American football and basketball coach
• Valery Leith, pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan (born 1968), American writer
• Virginia Leith (1932–2019), American actress, starred in The Brain That Wouldn't Die
• Baron Leith of Fyvie (1847–1925), British peerage title

• Charles Forbes-Leith, British Army officer and politician
• Robert Leith-Macgregor, British Army officer and RAF pilot
• Sylvia Leith-Ross, English anthropologist and writer

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Leith.
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