Lesser

Lesser, from Eliezer (Hebrew: אֱלִיעֶזֶר, Modern: Eli'ezer, Tiberian: ʼĔlîʻézer, "Help/Court of my God"), is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Adolf Lesser (1851–1926), German physician
* Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884), Polish painter and art critic
* Anton Lesser (born 1952), British actor
* Axel Lesser (born 1946), East German cross country skier
* Edmund Lesser (1852–1918), German dermatologist
* Erik Lesser (born 1988), German biathlete
* Friedrich Christian Lesser (1692–1754), German theologian
* Gabriele Lesser (born 1960), German historian and journalist
* George Lesser, American musician
* Gerald S. Lesser (1926–2010), American psychologist
* Henry Lesser (born 1963), German footballer
* J Lesser (born 1970), American musician
* Len Lesser (1922–2011), American actor
* Louis Lesser (1916–2013), American real estate developer
* Matt Lesser, Connecticut politician
* Mike Lesser (1943–2015), British mathematical philosopher and political activist
* Milton Lesser or Stephen Marlowe (1928–2008), American author
* Norman Lesser (1902–1985), Anglican bishop and Archbishop of New Zealand
* Otto Lesser (1830–1887), German astronomer
* Rika Lesser (born 1953), American poet
* Robert Lesser (born 1942), American actor
* Rosa Lesser, Austrian luger
* Ryan Lesser, Rhode Island video game designer
* Sam Lesser or Sam Russell (1915–2010), British journalist and Spanish Civil War veteran
* Sol Lesser (1890–1980), American film producer
* Stephen A. Lesser (born 1944), American architect
* Virginia Lesser, American statistician
* Wendy Lesser (born 1952), American author, editor and critic
* Werner Lesser (1932–2005), East German ski jumper

Lesser is also a given name. Notable people with the given name include:

* Lesser Samuels (1894–1980), Hollywood screenwriter
* Lesser Ury (1861-1931), German Impressionist painter and printmaker

## See also

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* Lessing
* Lessor (disambiguation)

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