Notable individuals with the name Leszek or variants

• Lestko
  Lestko
  Lestko is the second legendary duke of Poland, and son of Siemowit, born ca. 870-880. Though proof of his actual existence is unclear, if he did exist, he must have been an influential person, because the tribes that lived in what is now Poland were known as "Lestkowici".- Bibliography :*...
  
  
• Leszek, Duke of Masovia
  Leszek, Duke of Masovia
  Leszek of Masovia was the second Duke of Masovia and Kuyavia from 1173 until his death.He was the second but only surviving son of Bolesław IV the Curly, High Duke of Poland by his first wife Viacheslava, daughter of St. Vsevolod, Prince of Novgorod and Pskov...
  
   (ca 1162-1186)
• Leszek I the White
  Leszek I the White
  Leszek I the White , also listed by some sources as Leszek II the White, was Prince of Sandomierz and High Duke of Poland from 1194 until his death, except for the short periods following when he was deposed as Polish ruler...
  
   (1186/1187-1227)
• Leszek II the Black
  Leszek II the Black
  Leszek the Black , named after his black hair, was one of the High Dukes of the fragmented Kingdom of Poland. He ruled from 1279 to 1288, and was married to Agrippina of Slavonia with no children.- Life :...
  
   (1241–1288)
• Leszek Balcerowicz
  Leszek Balcerowicz
  Leszek Balcerowicz is a Polish economist, the former chairman of the National Bank of Poland and Deputy Prime Minister in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government...
  
  , a Polish
  Poland
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
  
   economist
  Economist
  An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
  
  , the former chairman of the National Bank of Poland
  National Bank of Poland
  Narodowy Bank Polski is the central bank of Poland. It controls the issuing of Poland's currency, the złoty. The Bank is headquartered in Warsaw, and has branches in every major Polish town...
  
   and Deputy Prime Minister in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's
  Tadeusz Mazowiecki
  Tadeusz Mazowiecki is a Polish author, journalist, philanthropist and Christian-democratic politician, formerly one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement, and the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe after World War II.-Biography:Mazowiecki comes from a Polish...
  
   government. He is famous for implementing the Polish economic transformation program, commonly known as shock therapy
  Shock therapy (economics)
  In economics, shock therapy refers to the sudden release of price and currency controls, withdrawal of state subsidies, and immediate trade liberalization within a country, usually also including large scale privatization of previously public owned assets....
  
   in the 1990s
• Leszek Bebło (born 1966), Polish long-distance runner, 1993 Paris Marathon
  Paris Marathon
  The Paris International Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-Élysées heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing through the city to finish at Foch Avenue....
  
   champion
• Leszek Blanik
  Leszek Blanik
  Leszek Blanik is a Polish gymnast, World and Olympic champion in vault. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been named after him.-Olympics:...
  
  , 2008 Olympic gold medalist in vault (gymnastics)
  Vault (gymnastics)
  The vault is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the skill performed using that apparatus. Vaulting is also the action of performing a vault. Both male and female gymnasts perform the vault...
  
  
• Leszek Kolakowski
  Leszek Kolakowski
  Leszek Kołakowski was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analyses of Marxist thought, especially his acclaimed three-volume history, Main Currents of Marxism, which is "considered by some to be one of the most important books on political theory of the...
  
   (1927–2009), Polish philosopher
• Leszek Miller
  Leszek Miller
  Leszek Cezary Miller is a Polish central-left-wing politician, leader of the Democratic Left Alliance , Prime Minister of the government of the Republic of Poland in 2001-2004.-Childhood and youth:...
  
  , former Prime Minister of Poland
• Sir Leszek Krysztof Borysiewicz
  Leszek Borysiewicz
  Sir Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz, FRS is a Polish British physician, immunologist and scientific administrator. He is currently the 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, his term of office started on 1 October 2010...
  
  , British academic and university administrator

See also

• Lech (disambiguation)
• Polish name
  Polish name
  A Polish personal name, like names in most European cultures, consists of two main elements: imię, the first name, or given name, followed by nazwisko, the last name, surname, or family name....
  
  
• Slavic names