Leighton (given name)

Leighton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Leighton Andrews (born 1957), Welsh academic and politician
Leighton Aspell (born 1976), Irish jockey
Leighton Baines (born 1984), English soccer player
Leighton Baker, New Zealand politician
Leighton Clarkson (born 2001), English soccer player
Leighton Coleman (1837–1907), American clergyman
Leighton I. Davis (1910–1995), American Air Force Lieutenant General
Leighton Dye (1901–1977), American hurdler
Leighton Eksteen (born 1994), South African rugby union player
Leighton Elliott (born 1984), Caymanian soccer player
Leighton Evans, Welsh philosopher and professor
Leighton Glynn (born 1982), Irish Gaelic football and hurling player
Leighton Hodges (born 1975), Welsh rugby union referee
Leighton A. Hope (1921–1998), American politician
Leighton James (born 1953), Welsh footballer
Leighton Jordan (born 1992), American beauty queen
Leighton Lucas (1903–1982), English composer and conductor
Leighton McCarthy (1869–1952), Canadian diplomat, lawyer, and politician
Leighton McGivern (born 1984), English soccer player
Leighton McIntosh (born 1993), Scottish soccer player
Leighton Meester (born 1986), American actress, singer, and model
Leighton Noble (1912–1994), American bandleader and vocalist
Leighton O'Brien (born 1976), American soccer player
Leighton Osmun (1880–1928), American author, playwright, and screenwriter
Leighton Phillips (born 1949), Welsh soccer player
Leighton Pierce (born 1954), American filmmaker
Leighton Price (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player
Leighton Priestley (born 1951), Jamaican sprinter
Leighton Rees (1940–2003), Welsh dart player
Leighton P. Slack (1867–1938), American attorney and judge
Leighton Swarts, South African cricketer
Leighton Vander Esch (born 1997), American football player
Leighton Williams (born 1977), Welsh chess player

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