Lester
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Lester is a Scottish and Irish surname of Gaelic origin, which is a variant of the surname Lister.
Lester may refer to:
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[edit] People
[edit] Given name
- Lester Bangs (1948-1982), American music critic
- Lester Gillis (1908-1934), otherwise known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster
- Lester Holt (born 1959), American television journalist and host of weekend editions of The Today Show and NBC Nightly News
- Lester Maddox (1915-2003), former Governor of Georgia
- Lester Patrick (1883-1960), former professional ice hockey player
- Lester B. Pearson (1897-1972), fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada
- Lester Piggott (born 1935), English jockey
- Lester Speight (born 1971), American actor, former football player and wrestler; known for his portrayal as Terry Tate, Office Linebacker
- Lester Young (1909-1959), American jazz tenor saxophonist
[edit] Surname
- Adrian Lester (born 1984), British actor
- Albert Lester (c. 1803 – 1867), New York politician
- Brad Lester (born 1985), collegiate American football player
- Gavin Lester, Australian rugby league footballer
- Jack Lester (born 1975), professional English football (soccer) player
- John Lester (1871–1969), American cricketer
- Jon Lester (born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mark L. Lester (born 1946), American Movie Producer
- Paul Lester, British music journalist
- Paul Martin Lester (born 1953), communications professor and author
- Richard Lester (born 1932), British film director
- Seán Lester (1880-1959), Irish diplomat
- Sonny Lester (born 1924), American record producer
[edit] In fiction
- Lester, puppet comedian/dummy performed by Willie Tyler (often billed as "Willie Tyler and Lester")
- Lesterfarr, fictional character in the webcomic Grey Legacy
- Lester Burnham, fictional character in 1999's American Beauty (film)
- Lester Krinklesac, fictional character from the television show The Cleveland Show
- Lester Patel, fictional character from the NBC show Chuck (TV series)
- Lester, a fictional character from Jeff Lemire's Essex County graphic novels
- Lester Freamon, a fictional character from the television show The Wire
- James Lester, a fictional character from the television series Primeval
- Lester Knight Chaykin, the protagonist of the 1991 game Another World (video game)
[edit] Places
- In the United States:
- Lester, Alabama
- Lester, Iowa
- Lester, Pennsylvania
- Lester, Washington
- Lester, West Virginia
- The Lester River, which flows through Duluth, Minnesota
[edit] Other uses
- Hurricane Lester (disambiguation)
- Lester's theorem in geometry
- Lester the Unlikely, a 1994 adventure game for the SNES
[edit] See also
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