title: Leach (surname)
text: # Leach (surname)
  
  Leach is a surname, originally denoting a physician (in reference to the medical practice of bloodletting). Notable people with the surname include:
  
  ## A-G
  
  * Al Leach (born 1935), Canadian transportation executive and politician
  * Archie Leach (1904–1986), real name of English-American actor Cary Grant
  * Ben Leach (born 1969), player in English pop group The Farm
  * Bernard Leach (1887–1979), British studio potter and art teacher
  * Bobby Leach (1858–1926), English circus performer, went over Niagara Falls in a barrel
  * Buddy Leach (1934-2022), American politician
  * Britt Leach (born 1938), American character actor
  * Cecil Leach (1894–1973), English cricketer
  * Dewitt C. Leach (1822–1909), U.S. Representative from Michigan
  * David Leach (disambiguation)
  * Edmund Leach (1910–1989), British anthropologist
  * Sir Edward Pemberton Leach (1847–1913), Irish general in the British Army, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  * Edward G. Leach, American politician
  * Elizabeth Eva Leach, British medievalist, musicologist and academic
  * Ethel Leach (1850 or 1851 – 1936), British politician
  * Esther Leach (1809-1843), English-Indian actress
  * Francis Leach (born 1968), Australian radio announcer
  * Garry Leach (1954–2022), British comics artist and publisher
  * George Leach (musician), Canadian musician and actor
  * George E. Leach (1876–1955), United States Army general and politician
  
  ## H-M
  
  * Henry Leach (British Army officer) (1870–1936), British Army general
  * Sir Henry Leach (1923–2011), Royal Navy admiral
  * Henry Goddard Leach (1880-1970), American Scandinavian studies scholar
  * Howard H. Leach, American diplomat
  * Jack Leach, English cricketer
  * Jalal Leach (born 1969), American baseball player
  * James Madison Leach (1815–1891), American politician from North Carolina
  * James Leach (soldier) (1892–1957), British soldier and Victoria Cross holder
  * Jan E. Leach (born 1952/1953), American plant pathologist
  * Jason Leach (born 1982), American football player
  * Jesse Leach (born 1978), American musician
  * Jim Leach (born 1942), American politician from Iowa
  * Joe Leach (born 1990), English cricketer
  * John Leach (disambiguation)
  * Joshua A. Leach (1843-1919) — founder of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
  * Karoline Leach (born 1967), British playwright and author
  * Lillian Leach (1936–2013), American singer
  * Mandy Leach (born 1979), Zimbabwean freestyle swimmer
  * Martin Leach (executive), British businessman and engineer
  * Mary Leach (disambiguation), multiple people
  * Martin Leach (Australian murderer) (born 1959), Australian convicted murderer and rapist
  * Mick Leach (1947–1992), English soccer player
  * Mike Leach (tennis) (born 1960), American tennis player
  * Mike Leach (American football coach) (1961–2022), American football coach
  * Mike Leach (long snapper) (born 1976), American football player
  
  ## N-W
  
  * Neil Leach, British architect and theorist
  * Nicole Leach (born 1979), American actress and singer
  * Penelope Leach (born 1937), British child psychologist and parenting author
  * Reggie Leach (born 1950), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  * Rick Leach (born 1964), American tennis player and coach
  * Rick Leach (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball and football player
  * Robert M. Leach (1879–1952), United States Representative from Massachusetts
  * Robert E. Leach (1911–1993), Republican judge in the U.S. State of Ohio
  * Robin Leach (1941-2018), English entertainer
  * Rosemary Leach (1935–2017), English stage, television and film actress
  * Sheryl Leach (born 1952), American children's TV show creator and author, known for the series Barney & Friends
  * Steve Leach (ice hockey) (born 1966), American ice hockey player
  * Steve Leach (cricketer) (born 1993), English cricketer
  * Terry Leach (born 1954), former Major League Baseball player
  * Tommy Leach (1877–1969), Major League Baseball player
  * Vonta Leach (born 1981), American football fullback for the Houston Texans
  * William Leach (disambiguation), multiple people
  