# Leland

Leland may refer to:

## Places
### United States

* Leland, Illinois, a village
* Leland, Iowa, a city
* Leland, Michigan, an unincorporated community and census-designated place
* Leland, Mississippi, a city
* Leland, North Carolina, a town
* Leland, Idaho
* Leland, Oregon, an unincorporated community
* Leland, Utah, an unincorporated community
* Leland, Washington, an unincorporated community
* Leland, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
* Leland Township, Michigan
* Leland River, Michigan
* Leland Pond, New York
* Mount Leland (Alaska), a mountain

### Elsewhere

* Leland, Norway, a village
* Mount Leland, Victoria Land, Antarctica

## People
### Given name

* Leland Austin (born 1986), American rapper under the stage name Yung L.A.
* Leland Bardwell (1922–2016), Irish poet, novelist and playwright
* Leland Chapman (born 1976), American bounty hunter on the reality television series Dog the Bounty Hunter
* Leland Christensen (1959–2022), American politician
* Leland D. Melvin (born 1964), American engineer and retired astronaut
* Leland Irving (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* Leland Orser (born 1960), American actor
* Leland Palmer (actress) (born 1945), American actress, dancer, and singer
* Leland Rayson (1921–2001), American lawyer and politician
* Leland Sklar (born 1947), American bassist and session musician
* Leland Stanford (1824–1893), American industrialist and politician, founder of Stanford University, Governor of California
* Leland Stanford Jr. (1868–1884), namesake of Stanford University, only son of Leland Stanford
* E. Leland Taylor (1885–1948), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
* Leland Wilkinson (1944–2021), American statistician and computer scientist
* Leland Yee (born 1948), former State Senator of California and convicted criminal

### Surname

Note: Leland is a traditional Irish surname.
* Burton Leland (1948–2018), American social worker and businessman
* Charles Godfrey Leland, American humorist and folklorist
* David J. Leland, American politician from Ohio
* David Leland (1941–2023), British director, screenwriter and actor
* Evelyn Leland (1867–1931), American astronomer
* Frank Leland, Negro league baseball team owner of the Leland Giants
* Gabe Leland (born 1982), American politician
* George W. Leland, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
* Hayne Leland, economist
* Henry M. Leland, automotive pioneer and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln brands
* John Leland (antiquary), English antiquary
* John Leland (Baptist), United States Baptist minister
* John Leland (journalist), reporter, columnist, and book author
* John Leland (politician), English Member of Parliament for Stamford, 1796–1808
* John Leland (Presbyterian), English Presbyterian minister
* John E. Leland, American engineer and Director of the University of Dayton Research Institute
* Mabel Johnson Leland (1871-1947), American lecturer, translator
* Mickey Leland, United States Congressman from Texas
* Sara Leland, American ballet dancer and répétiteur
* Sherman Leland (1783–1853), President of the Massachusetts Senate
* Simeon Leland, American businessman, hotelier
* Thomas Leland, Irish historian
* Waldo Leland, American historian and archivist

### Stage name

* Leland (musician) (real name Brett Leland McLaughlin; born 1991), American singer

## Fictional characters

* Joe Leland, protagonist in The Detective novel (1966) and movie adaptation (1968)
* Lee Adama (Leland Joseph Adama), in the TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004)
* Leland Gaunt, in the Stephen King book Needful Things
* Leland Owlsley, a.k.a. Owl, a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain
* Leland Palmer, in the TV series Twin Peaks
* Leland Stottlemeyer, in the TV series Monk
* Leland Turbo, in the movie Cars 2

## Schools in the United States

* Leland College, a former college for blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the National Register of Historic Places
* Leland High School (San Jose, California)
* Leland High School (Leland, Illinois)
* Leland High School (Leland, Mississippi)

## Other uses

* Leland Corporation, an arcade game manufacturer
* Leland Hotel (disambiguation)
* Leland Initiative