Leszek

LeszekGender| male

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Other names
Related names| Leszko

Leszek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlɛʂɛk]) is a Slavic Polish male given name, originally Lestko, Leszko or Lestek, related to Lech, Lechosław and Czech Lstimir.

Individuals named Leszek celebrate their name day on June 3.

## Notable people

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* Lestko
* Leszek I (disambiguation)
* Leszek II (disambiguation)
* Leszek III
* Leszek, Duke of Masovia (ca 1162–1186)
* Leszek I the White (1186/1187-1227)
* Leszek II the Black (1241–1288)
* Leszek Balcerowicz, a Polish economist, the former chairman of the National Bank of Poland and Deputy Prime Minister
* Leszek Bebło (born 1966), Polish long-distance runner, 1993 Paris Marathon champion
* Leszek Blanik, 2008 Olympic gold medalist in vault (gymnastics)
* Leszek Kołakowski (1927–2009), Polish philosopher
* Leszek Miller, former Prime Minister of Poland
* Sir Leszek Krysztof Borysiewicz, British academic and university administrator
* Leszek A Gasieniec, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Liverpool

## See also

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* Lech (disambiguation)
* Polish name
* Slavic names