# Len (given name)

Len is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Leonard. It may refer to:

## Artists

Actors
* Len Cariou (born 1939), actor and stage director
* Len Carlson (1937-2006), voice actor
* Len Jones (born 1950/51), child actor
* Len Lesser (1922-2011), actor and comedian
* Len Maxwell (1930-2008), voice actor and broadcaster
Filmmakers
* Len Blum (born 1951), screenwriter, producer, and composer
* Len Harris (1916-1955), cinematographer
* Len Janson, screenwriter and director
* Len Wiseman (born 1973), screenwriter, producer, and director
Musicians
* Len Arran (born 1961), composer
* Len Barry (1942–2020), singer, songwriter and record producer
* Len Graham (born 1944), singer
Writers
* Len Brown (born 1941), comic book writer
* Len Deighton (born 1929), novelist
* Len Peterson (1917-2008), playwright, screenwriter, and novelist
* Len Roberts (1947-2007), poet
* Len Wein (1948-2017), comic book writer
Other
* Len Cabral (born 1948), storyteller
* Len Goodman (1944–2023), ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach
* Len Fox (1905-2004), writer and painter
* Len Lye (1901-1980), sculptor and experimental filmmaker
* Len Reynolds (1897-1939), illustrator
* Len Steckler (1928-2016), photographer, illustrator, and filmmaker

## Athletes

Baseball
* Len Barker (born 1955)
* Len Dondero (1903-1999)
* Len Gabrielson (1915–2000), father of the below
* Len Gabrielson (born 1940), son of the above
* Len Koenecke (1904-1935), was killed while trying to hijack an airplane
* Len Lovett (1852-1922)
* Len Okrie (1923-2018)
* Len Rice (1918-1992)
* Len Stockwell (1859-1905)
Basketball
* Len Bias (1963-1986)
* Len Chappell (1941-2018)
* Len Elmore (born 1952), also a sportscaster and lawyer
Cricket
* Len Brown (1910-1983)
* Len Coldwell (1933-1996)
* Len Harris (1934-2006)
* Len Hutton (1916-1990)
* Len Pascoe (born 1950)
Football
* Len Andrews (1888-1969)
* Len Armitage (1899-1972)
* Len Astill (1916-1990)
* Len Attley (1910–1979),
* Len Browning (1928-2008)
* Len Davies (1899-1945)
* Len Evans (1903–1977)
* Len Graham (1925-2007)
* Len Hodges (1920-1959)
* Len Jones (1913-1998)
* Len Phillips (1922–2011)
* Len Shackleton (1922-2000), known as the "Clown Prince of Football"
* Len Small (1920-2009)
* Len Stansbridge (1919-1986)
* Len White (1930-1994)
Football, Australian Rules
* Len Brown (1910-1983)
* Len Dockett (1920–2008)
* Len Harris (1924-1995)
* Len Peterson (born 1946)
* Len Phillips (1890-1968)
* Len Phillips (1891-1978)
* Len Roberts (1880-1949)
* Len White (1922-2010)
Football, Gridiron
* Len Barnum (1912-1998)
* Len Dawson (1935-2022)
* Len Dugan (1910–1967)
* Len Eshmont (1917-1957)
* Len Ford (1926-1972), NFL hall of fame inductee
* Len Grant (1906-1938)
* Len Hauss (1942-2021)
* Len Rohde (1938-2017)
* Len St. Jean (born 1941)
* Len Supulski (1920-1943)
* Len Szafaryn (1928-1990)
* Len Teeuws (1927-2006)
* Len Walterscheid (born 1954)
* Len Younce (1917-2000)
Ice Hockey
* Len Ceglarski (1926-2017)
* Len Lunde (1936-2010)
* Len Wharton (1927-2007)
Racing
* Len Amato
* Len Ormsby (1890-1983)
* Len Sutton (1925-2006)
* Len Zengel (1887-1963)
Multiple
* Len Casanova (1905-2002), baseball and gridiron football
* Len Hill (1941-2007), cricket, golf, football, and tennis
* Len Levy (1921–1999), gridiron football and wrestling
Other
* Len Casey (born 1953), rugby footballer and coach
* Len Denton (born 1958), wrestler
* Len Harvey (1907-1976), boxer, International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee
* Len Hutton (1908-1976), long and triple jumper
* Len Väljas (born 1988), skier

## Business

* Len Amato, President of HBO films
* Len McCluskey (born 1950), trade unionist
* Len Morgan (1922-2005), aviator, writer, publisher, entrepreneur, photogrammetrist, and investor
* Len Tuit (1911–1976), transportation and tourism pioneer
* Len White (1897-1955), trade union leader

## Math and science

* Len Cook (born 1949), statistician
* Len Doyal, medical ethicist
* Len A. Pennacchio, biologist
* Len Sassaman (1980-2011), technologist

## Politicians

Australia
* Len Harris (born 1943), politician
* Len Keogh (1931-2007), politician
* Len King (1925–2011), politician, lawyer, and judge
* Len Reynolds (1923-1980), politician
Canada
* Len Fox (1943-2018), businessman and politician
* Len Hopkins (1930-2007), politician
* Len Webber (born 1960), politician
New Zealand
* Len Brown (born 1956), mayor
USA
* Len E. Blaylock (1918–2012), farmer, educator, small businessman, and politician
* Len Lacy (1900-1998), businessman and politician
* Len Small (1862-1936), politician

## Other

* Len Beadell (1923–1995), surveyor, road builder, bushman, artist, and author
* Len Berman (born 1947), sportscaster and journalist
* Len G. Broughton (1865-1936), doctor and minister
* Len Evans (1930–2006), wine columnist
* Len Kasper, sportscaster

## Fictional characters

* Major Len Creighton, a character from Stephen King's The Stand
* Len Kagamine, a Vocaloid from Vocaloid 2
* Len Reynolds, in the British soap opera Emmerdale
* Len, the feature character from the manga Video Girl Len
* Len (Tsukihime), from the visual novel Tsukihime by TYPE-MOON
* Bishop Leonard Brennan, a character in the sitcom Father Ted, who is sometimes referred to as "Len".