Lester
Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name.
People
Given name
- Lester Bangs, American music critic
- Lester Oliver Bankhead, American architect
- Lester W. Bentley, American artist from Wisconsin
- Lester Bird, second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda
- Lester D. Boronda, American painter, furniture designer, sculptor
- Lester Cotton, American football player
- Lester del Rey, American science fiction author and editor
- Lester Ellis, Australian former professional boxer
- Lester Flatt, American bluegrass musician
- Lester Gillis, better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster
- Lester Holt, American television journalist
- Lester Charles King, English geomorphologist
- Lester Lanin, American jazz and pop music bandleader
- Lester Lockett, American Negro League baseball player
- Lester Maddox, governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia
- Lester Martínez, Guatemalan professional boxer
- Lester Julian Merriweather, American visual artist, collagist, painter
- Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Lester B. Pearson, fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada
- Lester Piggott, English jockey
- Lester Prosper, Indonesian basketball player
- Lester Quiñones, Dominican-American basketball player
- Lester Speight, American actor, former football player and wrestler; known for his portrayal as Terry Tate, Office Linebacker
- Lester Thurow, American economist
- Lester Young, American jazz tenor saxophonist
Surname
- Adrian Lester, British actor
- Albert Lester, New York politician
- Alison Lester, Australian author and illustrator
- Brad Lester, collegiate American football player
- Gabriella Lester, Canadian magician, escapologist and television producer
- Gavin Lester, Australian rugby league footballer
- Holly Lester, disc jockey from Northern Ireland
- Jack Lester, English football player
- Jenna Lester, American dermatologist
- Jim Lester (British politician), British politician
- John Lester, American cricketer
- Jon Lester, American baseball player
- Josh Lester, American baseball player
- Julia Lester (soccer), American professional soccer player
- Julia Lester, American actress
- Julius Lester, American writer
- Lashonda Lester, American stand-up comedian
- Luke Fleet Lester, American engineer
- Mark L. Lester, American film producer
- Mary Louise Lester, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Marsha I. Lester, American physical chemist
- Paul Lester, British music journalist
- Paul Martin Lester, American communications professor and author
- Peter Lester (disambiguation)
- * Peter Lester (abolitionist), American-born 19th-century businessman and abolitionist
- * Peter Lester (sailor), New Zealand sailor and broadcaster
- Phil Lester, British YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter
- Robert "Squirrel" Lester, American singer, original member of the vocal group The Chi-Lites
- Robie Lester, American actress
- Richard A. Lester, American economist
- Richard Lester, British film director
- Richard Neville Lester, British botanist
- Ryan Lester, Australian rules footballer
- Seán Lester, Irish diplomat
- Sonny Lester, American record producer
- Tom Lester, American actor
- Tom Lester (American football), American football coach
- Vicki Lester, American actress
- William "Buddy" Lester, American actor and comedian
- Yami Lester, Australian Indigenous rights advocate
Fictional characters
- Lester, a goose in Chris Colfer's The Land of Stories
- Lester Burnham, main character in the film American Beauty
- Lester Crest, from the video game Grand Theft Auto V
- Lester Freamon, from the television show The Wire
- Lester Krinklesac, from the television show The Cleveland Show
- James Peregrine Lester, from the television series Primeval
- Lester Nessman from the television show WKRP in Cincinnati
- Lester Nygaard, from the television series Fargo
- Lester Papadopoulos, from the book series Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan
- Lester Patel, from the television series Chuck
- Lester Sludge, from the television show ''M.A.S.K.''
Middle name
- H. Lester Hooker, American college basketball and baseball coach
- Leicester, a city in England pronounced the same way as "Lester"