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Leon S. Kennedy
Leon S. Kennedy, full name Leon Scott Kennedy, is a fictional US agent and central protagonist of Capcom's Resident Evil series, debuting in Resident Evil 2 (1998).
Leon Slater
Leon Slater (born 2004) is an English high-flying professional wrestler from Bradford, signed to TNA in October 2023. Known for the Swanton 450 finisher, RevPro British J-Cup win, and a record-tying 298-day TNA X-Division Championship reign.
Leon Spinks
Leon Spinks, "Neon Leon" (1953–2021), was an American boxer who won 1976 Olympic light heavyweight gold and upset Muhammad Ali to become heavyweight champion in 1978.
Leon Stukelj
Leon Štukelj (1898–1999), Slovenian gymnast competing for Yugoslavia, dominant gymnast of the 1920s: 6 Olympic medals (all-around and horizontal bar gold 1924, rings gold 1928, rings silver 1936) and 11 World Championship medals; first to master the inverted crucifix on rings.
Leon Wood
Leon Wood (Osie Leon Wood III, born 1962), American basketball guard, 1984 Olympic and 1983 Pan-Am gold medalist, 10th pick of the 1984 NBA draft, later a longtime NBA referee.
Leonard Buddy Edelen
Leonard Graves "Buddy" Edelen (1937-1997), American marathon runner; set world record 2:14:28 at the 1963 Polytechnic Marathon, first American record since 1925; sixth at Tokyo 1964 Olympics with sciatica.
Leonard Carpenter
Leonard Griswold Carpenter (1902-1994), Minneapolis-born American rower, won gold in the men's eight at the 1924 Paris Olympics rowing bow seat for the Yale crew, then led a Minnesota lumber company.
Leonard Floyd
Leonard Floyd, NFL edge defender from Eastman, Georgia; drafted ninth overall by the Bears in 2016; career-high 10.5 sacks with the 2020 Rams; won Super Bowl LVI; later Bills, 49ers, Falcons.
Leonard Fournette
Leonard Fournette, NFL running back (2017–2023), fourth overall 2017 draft pick, LSU record-setting rusher, 'Playoff Lenny' Super Bowl LV champion with Tampa Bay; 4,518 career rushing yards, later Bills stint, unsigned free agent as of 2025.
Leonard Hamilton
Leonard Hamilton, American college basketball coach (born 1948), head coach at Oklahoma State, Miami, Florida State (1987-2025) and the NBA Wizards; 660-506 record, FSU's winningest coach, resigned February 2025.
Leonard Martin
Leonard Jack Martin (1901–1967), British sailor; Olympic gold in the 6-metre class aboard Lalage at Berlin 1936, and crew of Tommy Sopwith's Endeavor in the 1934 America's Cup challenge.
Leonard Moore (American football)
Leonard Moore, Notre Dame Fighting Irish cornerback from Round Rock, Texas; unanimous 2025 All-American with 7 career interceptions; consensus top cornerback prospect for the 2027 NFL Draft, distinct from the 1987 Vikings RB and Lenny Moore.
Leonard Patrick Komon
Leonard Patrick Komon, Kenyan distance runner born 1988, set road world records of 26:44 for 10 km (Utrecht 2010) and 41:13 for 15 km (Nijmegen 2010), first man under 27 minutes for 10 km, and 2008 World Cross Country silver medallist.
Leonard Prescott
Leonard Prescott (born 2009, New York City) is a German-American goalkeeper at Bayern Munich; Union Berlin youth product, Germany U17 international, called up to the senior Champions League squad in March 2026.
Leonardo Araújo
Leonardo Araújo (Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo), born 1969, Brazilian 1994 World Cup winner, ex-Milan and PSG player, later Milan and PSG sporting director, Inter coach, now FIGC advisor to Paolo Maldini; distinct from the 2002-born Portuguese analyst of the same name.
Leonardo Bonucci
Leonardo Bonucci, born 1987 in Viterbo, is an Italian retired centre-back who won 9 Serie A titles with Juventus and Euro 2020 with Italy, earning 121 caps, and later joined Italy's coaching staff.
Leonardo Campana
Leonardo Campana (Leo Campana), Ecuadorian striker born 2000 in Guayaquil; Inter Miami's all-time top scorer (32 goals) before an MLS-record $2.5M GAM trade to New England Revolution; 2019 South American U-20 champion.
Leonardo Colombo
Leonardo Colombo, Italian midfielder (born 2005) for AC Monza in Serie A, shirt 21; Monza youth product since 2018, contracted to 2029, distinct from striker Lorenzo Colombo.
Leonardo Deplano
Leonardo Deplano (born 1999, Florence) is an Italian sprint freestyle swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at Paris 2024, holder of three short-course relay world records, and a four-time world short-course champion.
Leonardo Gutierrez
Leonardo Martín "Leo" Gutiérrez, Argentine basketball power forward (born 1978), Golden Generation member, 2004 Olympic gold and 2008 bronze medalist, record-holder of the Liga Nacional with 10 titles, 1,097 games, and 2,260 three-pointers, later head coach of Peñarol, Olímpico, Argentina youth teams, and Atenas.
Leonardo Jardim
Leonardo Jardim (Leonardo Cesar Jardim), Portuguese manager born 1974 in Barcelona, Venezuela; Monaco's 2017 Ligue 1 champion and Champions League semifinalist, 2021 AFC Champions League winner with Al Hilal, now Flamengo head coach.
Leonardo Spinazzola
Leonardo Spinazzola, born Foligno 1993, Italian left-back; Euro 2020 winner with Italy, Serie A titles with Juventus and Napoli; joined SSC Napoli in 2024, contract extended to 30 June 2028.
Leonardo Ulloa
Leonardo Ulloa (José Leonardo Ulloa Fernández), Argentine forward born 1986 in General Roca; played for Brighton, Leicester City, Pachuca, and Rayo Vallecano; 96 Premier League games, 19 goals, and key late goals in Leicester's 2015/16 title run.
Leone Nakarawa
Leone Nakarawa, Fijian rugby lock and sevens forward born 1988 in Tavua, won Olympic gold at Rio 2016, played three Rugby World Cups, starred for Glasgow and Racing 92, and joined Fijian Drua in 2026.
Leonhard Seppala
Leonhard Seppala was a Norwegian-born American gold prospector and sled dog musher who drove the longest leg of the 1925 Serum Run carrying diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska.
Leonhard Stock
Leonhard Stock (born 1958), Austrian alpine skier, 1980 Lake Placid Olympic downhill champion as an alternate; three World Cup downhill wins (Laax 1989, Val d'Isère 1990, Val Gardena 1992); later hotelier in Finkenberg.
Leonid Ekimov
Leonid Ekimov (Леонид Александрович Екимов), Russian pistol shooter born 1987 in Novodvinsk; three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2020), 2010 world champion in 25m center fire pistol, four-time ISSF World Cup Final winner, and multiple European 10m air pistol champion.
Leonid Geyshtor
Leonid Geyshtor (Леонид Гейштор), born 1936 in Homel, Soviet Belarusian canoeist; with Sergey Makarenko won C2 1,000 m gold at Rome 1960, the first Olympic gold by a Belarusian, in 4:17.04.
Leonid Kolesnikov
Leonid Nikolayevich Kolesnikov (Леонид Николаевич Колесников, 1937–2010), Soviet breaststroke swimmer from Tashkent; 100 m breaststroke world record holder (1:11.4, 1961), 1958 European 200 m breaststroke champion, 1960 Olympian for CSKA Moscow.
Leonid Osipov
Leonid Mikhaylovich Osipov (Леонид Михайлович Осипов), Soviet water polo forward, 1943-2020, Moscow; Olympic bronze 1964, silver 1968, gold 1972; two-time European champion 1966 and 1970; 1973 world silver medalist.