Lea (surname)
Lea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
In music
- Brandin Lea, the lead singer of Texas-based band Flickerstick and side project The February Chorus
- Gaelynn Lea, an American folk singer, violinist, public speaker and disability advocate
- Jim Lea, English bass guitarist
In the military
- Edward Lea, United States Navy officer during the American Civil War
- Homer Lea, American general in the army of Sun Yat-sen and a writer of several books of geopolitics; cousin to Thomas C. Lea
- Thomas Calloway Lea, Jr., American attorney and mayor of El Paso from 1915 to 1917; cousin to Homer Lea
In politics
- Alfred R. Lea, American politician
- Chris Lea, the first openly gay political party leader in Canadian history
- Luke Lea, American politicians
- Pryor Lea, two-term U.S. Representative from Tennessee
- Preston Lea, American businessman and politician, Governor of Delaware
- Sir Thomas Lea, 1st Baronet, Liberal MP for Kidderminster
- Walter Maxfield Lea, Prince Edward Island politician
In sports
- Arthur Lea (footballer), Welsh international footballer
- Charlie Lea, former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Cyril Lea, Welsh footballer
- Isaac Lea (footballer), English professional footballer
- Jim Lea (athlete), American sprinter
- Leslie Lea, former English footballer
In other fields
- Arthur Mills Lea, Australian entomologist
- Doug Lea, professor of Computer Science at State University of New York at Oswego where he specializes in concurrent programming
- Henry Charles Lea, American publisher, civic activist, philanthropist and historian
- Isaac Lea, American publisher, conchologist and geologist
- Larry Lea, American televangelist
- Margaret Lea Houston, former First Lady of the Republic of Texas
- Mathew Carey Lea, American chemist
- Nancy Moffette Lea, mother of Margaret Lea Houston and mother-in-law of Sam Houston
- Ron Lea, Canadian actor
- Sheila Lea, British artist
- Thomas C. Lea, III, American muralist, illustrator, artist, war correspondent, novelist, and historian