Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Rory Gilmore (middle name Leigh) 2000 Gilmore Girls 
Brenda Leigh Johnson 2005 The Closer
Leigh Emerson 2012 American Horror Story: Asylum
Hall-of-Famers:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Jarome Iginla (middle name Leigh) 2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
11 actors, 1 model, 1 reality star
Dorian Leigh (middle name Leigh) 1917-2008
Tanya Roberts (middle name Leigh) 1955-2021
Melinda McGraw (middle name Leigh) 1963-
Leigh-Allyn Baker 1972-
Liz Vassey (middle name Leigh) 1972-
Rebecca Mader (middle name Leigh) 1977-
Rachael Leigh Cook 1979-
Sophie Leigh Stone 1981-
Abigail Spencer (middle name Leigh) 1981-
Chyler Leigh 1982-
Kendra Wilkinson (middle name Leigh) 1985-
Britt Lower (middle name Leigh) 1985-
Jessica Stroup (middle name Leigh) 1986-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball, 1 ice hockey, 1 rugby
(basketball) Alvan Adams (middle name Leigh) 1954-
(ice hockey) Jarome Iginla (middle name Leigh) 1977-
(rugby) Leigh Halfpenny 1988-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 screenwriter/director
Leigh Whannell 1977-
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 author/playwright/poet
Dorothy L. Sayers (middle name Leigh) 1893-1957
Leigh Bardugo 1975-
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold, 1 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 silver/gold
(gold) Lesley Leigh Bush 1964 diving - platform
(silver/gold) Jenna Johnson (middle name Leigh) 1984 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Chanda Gunn (middle name Leigh) 2006 ice hockey
(bronze/gold) Mariel Zagunis (middle name Leigh) 2004; 2008 fencing
(gold) Jarome Iginla (middle name Leigh) 2002; 2010 ice hockey