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Contemporary Notables of the name Leonard (post 1700) +

  • Mildred Virginia Leonard (1921-2014), née Dupee, American lieutenant in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, first all-female, all-African-American battalion to server overseas
  • Jack E. Leonard (1910-1973), American comedian and actor who made frequent appearances on television variety and game shows
  • Stew Leonard (1930-2023), American founder of Stew Leonard's, a regional chain of seven supermarkets in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, according to Fortune magazine, one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For"
  • William Robert "Bobby" Leonard (1932-2021), American professional basketball player, coach and color commentator, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2014
  • William T. Leonard, American politician, Workers Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 1992 11
  • Cecil Leonard (1946-2020), American professional football player who was a defensive back for two seasons with the New York Jets
  • Louise Wareham Leonard, née Wareham, a New Zealand born American writer of British and Maori descent
  • Gloria Leonard (1940-2014), American pornographic actress, a board member of Adult Video Association and its successor the Free Speech Coalition
  • Edgar Leonard (1881-1948), American gold and bronze Olympic medalist for tennis at the 1904 Summer Games
  • ... (Another 164 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


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