Leander

Leander, from the Hero and Leander myth, is a character from Greek myth, and has given his name to several individuals, at least one city and a number of warships and warship classes of the Royal Navy:

People

With the given name

• Leander of Seville, the 6th century bishop who converted the son of the Visigothic king from Arianism
• Leander Babcock, a Democratic United States Representative for the 23rd district of New York
• James Leander Cathcart, diplomat, slave, and sailor, notable for his narrative as a slave in Algiers for eleven years
• Leander Cox, a United States Representative from Kentucky.
• Leander Czerny, a Czech entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
• Leander Haußmann, a German theatre and film director
• Leander Starr Jameson, a British colonial statesman
• Leander Jordan, an American football offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons
• Leander Kahney, an American journalist
• Matthew Leander King, an American engineer
• Leander J. McCormick, an American philanthropist
• Leander H. McNelly, a Confederate officer and Texas Ranger captain
• Leander Paes, an Indian tennis player
• Leander Perez, a Louisiana Democratic Party political boss
• Leander J. Talbott, a former Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
• Leander Watts, an author of young adult literature

With the surname

• Brian S. Leander, an evolutionary morphologist at the University of British Columbia
• Kathy Leander, a Swiss singer
• Mike Leander, an arranger and record producer for Decca Records
• Richard Leander (pseudonym for Richard von Volkmann), a German surgeon and poet
• Zarah Leander, a Swedish actress

In fiction

• Leander Sydnor, a character on The Wire television series

Places

• Leander Lake, Minnesota
• Leander, Texas
  • Leander Independent School District
    • Leander High School

Science

Astronomy

• Leander McCormick Observatory, named after Leander J. McCormick

Biology

As a legendarily good swimmer Leander has given his name to some swimming animals.

• Anotomys leander, the Aquatic Rat
• Leander (crustacean), a shrimp genus

Transportation

Ships

• See HMS Leander for a list of Royal Navy ships bearing the name Leander. Among the most prominent are the 1930s cruiser class and the 1960s frigate class.
  • HMS Leander (1780), a fifty gun fourth rate, fought at the Battle of the Nile
  • Leander class cruiser (1931)
    • HMNZS Leander, a New Zealand Navy cruiser of World War II; lead ship of her class
  • Leander-class frigate
    • HMS Leander (F109), a Royal Navy frigate; nameship of her class
• Leander (clipper), a clipper built in 1867
• Leander (yacht), a modern cruising yacht
• SS Leander, a number of ships with this name

Rail

• LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander, a preserved steam locomotive
• Leander Colt Incline, a funicular railway

Other

• "Hero and Leander" (poem), a mythological poem by Christopher Marlowe
• Leander (computer game), a video game for the Commodore Amiga computer
• Leander Club, one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, based in Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames, England
• Leandro (disambiguation), the equivalent form in Castilian and Portuguese.