# Leach (surname)

Leach is a surname, originally denoting a physician (in reference to the medical practice of bloodletting). Notable people with the surname include:

## A-G

* Al Leach (born 1935), Canadian transportation executive and politician
* Archie Leach (1904–1986), real name of English-American actor Cary Grant
* Ben Leach (born 1969), player in English pop group The Farm
* Bernard Leach (1887–1979), British studio potter and art teacher
* Bobby Leach (1858–1926), English circus performer, went over Niagara Falls in a barrel
* Buddy Leach (1934-2022), American politician
* Britt Leach (born 1938), American character actor
* Cecil Leach (1894–1973), English cricketer
* Dewitt C. Leach (1822–1909), U.S. Representative from Michigan
* David Leach (disambiguation)
* Dominique Leach, American chef
* Edmund Leach (1910–1989), British anthropologist
* Sir Edward Pemberton Leach (1847–1913), Irish general in the British Army, recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Edward G. Leach, American politician
* Elizabeth Eva Leach, British medievalist, musicologist and academic
* Ethel Leach (1850 or 1851 – 1936), British politician
* Esther Leach (1809-1843), English-Indian actress
* Foss Leach (1942- ), New Zealand anthropologist
* Francis Leach (born 1968), Australian radio announcer
* Garry Leach (1954–2022), British comics artist and publisher
* George Leach (musician), Canadian musician and actor
* George E. Leach (1876–1955), United States Army general and politician

## H-M

* Henry Leach (British Army officer) (1870–1936), British Army general
* Sir Henry Leach (1923–2011), Royal Navy admiral
* Henry Goddard Leach (1880-1970), American Scandinavian studies scholar
* Howard H. Leach, American diplomat
* Jack Leach, English cricketer
* Jalal Leach (born 1969), American baseball player
* James Madison Leach (1815–1891), American politician from North Carolina
* James Leach (soldier) (1892–1957), British soldier and Victoria Cross holder
* Jan E. Leach (born 1952/1953), American plant pathologist
* Jason Leach (born 1982), American football player
* Jesse Leach (born 1978), American musician
* Jim Leach (1942–2024), American politician from Iowa
* Joe Leach (born 1990), English cricketer
* John Leach (disambiguation)
* Joshua A. Leach (1843-1919) — founder of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
* Karoline Leach (born 1967), British playwright and author
* Kimberly Leach (1965-1978), murder victim of Ted Bundy
* Lillian Leach (1936–2013), American singer
* Mandy Leach (born 1979), Zimbabwean freestyle swimmer
* Martin Leach (executive), British businessman and engineer
* Mary Leach (disambiguation), multiple people
* Martin Leach (Australian murderer) (born 1959), Australian convicted murderer and rapist
* Mick Leach (1947–1992), English soccer player
* Mike Leach (tennis) (born 1960), American tennis player
* Mike Leach (American football coach) (1961–2022), American football coach
* Mike Leach (long snapper) (born 1976), American football player

## N-W

* Neil Leach, British architect and theorist
* Nicole Leach (born 1979), American actress and singer
* Penelope Leach (born 1937), British child psychologist and parenting author
* Reggie Leach (born 1950), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Rick Leach (born 1964), American tennis player and coach
* Rick Leach (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball and football player
* Robert M. Leach (1879–1952), United States Representative from Massachusetts
* Robert E. Leach (1911–1993), Republican judge in the U.S. State of Ohio
* Robin Leach (1941-2018), English entertainer
* Rosemary Leach (1935–2017), English stage, television and film actress
* Sheryl Leach (born 1952), American children's TV show creator and author, known for the series Barney & Friends
* Steve Leach (ice hockey) (born 1966), American ice hockey player
* Steve Leach (cricketer) (born 1993), English cricketer
* Terry Leach (born 1954), former Major League Baseball player
* Tommy Leach (1877–1969), Major League Baseball player
* Vonta Leach (born 1981), American football fullback for the Houston Texans
* William Leach (disambiguation), multiple people