title: Leander
text: # Leander
  
  Leander is one of the protagonists in the story of Hero and Leander in Greek mythology.
  
  Leander may also refer to:
  
  ## People
  
  * Leander (given name)
  * Leander (surname)
  
  ## Places
  
  * Leander, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community
  * Leander, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated community
  * Leander, Texas, United States, a city
     * Leander station, a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station
  * Leander, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community
  * Leander Glacier, Admiralty Mountains, Antarctica
  
  ## Ships
  
  * HMS Leander, several Royal Navy ships
  * Leander class (disambiguation), three ship classes
  * HMNZS Leander, a Royal New Zealand Navy light cruiser of World War II, originally HMS Leander of the British Royal Navy
  * Leander (ship), several ships
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Leander Independent School District, Texas
     * Leander High School
  * Leander (video game), a 1991 video game
  * Leander Club, one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, based in Henley-on-Thames, England
  * LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander, a preserved steam locomotive
  * Leander (crustacean), a genus of shrimps
  * Nottingham Leander Swimming Club
  