Len (given name) explained

Len is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Leonard. It may refer to:

Artists

Actors

Len Cariou (born 1939), actor and stage director
Len Carlson (1937-2006), voice actor
Len Jones (born 1950/51), child actor
Len Lesser (1922-2011), actor and comedian
Len Maxwell (1930-2008), voice actor and broadcaster

Filmmakers

Len Blum (born 1951), screenwriter, producer, and composer
Len Harris (1916-1955), cinematographer
Len Janson, screenwriter and director
Len Wiseman (born 1973), screenwriter, producer, and director

Musicians

Len Arran (born 1961), composer
Len Barry (1942–2020), singer, songwriter and record producer
Len Graham (born 1944), singer

Writers

Len Brown (born 1941), comic book writer
Len Deighton (born 1929), novelist
Len Peterson (1917-2008), playwright, screenwriter, and novelist
Len Roberts (1947-2007), poet
Len Wein (1948-2017), comic book writer

Other

Len Cabral (born 1948), storyteller
Len Goodman (1944–2023), ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach
Len Fox (1905-2004), writer and painter
Len Lye (1901-1980), sculptor and experimental filmmaker
Len Reynolds (1897-1939), illustrator
Len Steckler (1928-2016), photographer, illustrator, and filmmaker

Athletes

Baseball

Len Barker (born 1955)
Len Dondero (1903-1999)
Len Gabrielson (1915–2000), father of the below
Len Gabrielson (born 1940), son of the above
Len Koenecke (1904-1935), was killed while trying to hijack an airplane
Len Lovett (1852-1922)
Len Okrie (1923-2018)
Len Rice (1918-1992)
Len Stockwell (1859-1905)

Basketball

Len Bias (1963-1986)
Len Chappell (1941-2018)
Len Elmore (born 1952), also a sportscaster and lawyer

Cricket

Len Brown (1910-1983)
Len Coldwell (1933-1996)
Len Harris (1934-2006)
Len Hutton (1916-1990)
Len Pascoe (born 1950)

Football

Len Andrews (1888-1969)
Len Armitage (1899-1972)
Len Astill (1916-1990)
Len Attley (1910–1979),
Len Browning (1928-2008)
Len Davies (1899-1945)
Len Evans (1903–1977)
Len Graham (1925-2007)
Len Hodges (1920-1959)
Len Jones (1913-1998)
Len Phillips (1922–2011)
Len Shackleton (1922-2000), known as the "Clown Prince of Football"
Len Small (1920-2009)
Len Stansbridge (1919-1986)
Len White (1930-1994)

Football, Australian Rules

Len Brown (1910-1983)
Len Dockett (1920–2008)
Len Harris (1924-1995)
Len Peterson (born 1946)
Len Phillips (1890-1968)
Len Phillips (1891-1978)
Len Roberts (1880-1949)
Len White (1922-2010)

Football, Gridiron

Len Barnum (1912-1998)
Len Dawson (1935-2022)
Len Dugan (1910–1967)
Len Eshmont (1917-1957)
Len Ford (1926-1972), NFL hall of fame inductee
Len Grant (1906-1938)
Len Hauss (1942-2021)
Len Rohde (1938-2017)
Len St. Jean (born 1941)
Len Supulski (1920-1943)
Len Szafaryn (1928-1990)
Len Teeuws (1927-2006)
Len Walterscheid (born 1954)
Len Younce (1917-2000)

Ice Hockey

Len Ceglarski (1926-2017)
Len Lunde (1936-2010)
Len Wharton (1927-2007)

Racing

Len Amato
Len Ormsby (1890-1983)
Len Sutton (1925-2006)
Len Zengel (1887-1963)

Multiple

Len Casanova (1905-2002), baseball and gridiron football
Len Hill (1941-2007), cricket, golf, football, and tennis
Len Levy (1921–1999), gridiron football and wrestling

Other

Len Casey (born 1953), rugby footballer and coach
Len Denton (born 1958), wrestler
Len Harvey (1907-1976), boxer, International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee
Len Hutton (1908-1976), long and triple jumper
Len Väljas (born 1988), skier

Business

Len Amato, President of HBO films
Len McCluskey (born 1950), trade unionist
Len Morgan (1922-2005), aviator, writer, publisher, entrepreneur, photogrammetrist, and investor
Len Tuit (1911–1976), transportation and tourism pioneer
Len White (1897-1955), trade union leader

Math and science

Len Cook (born 1949), statistician
Len Doyal, medical ethicist
Len A. Pennacchio, biologist
Len Sassaman (1980-2011), technologist

Politicians

Australia

Len Harris (born 1943), politician
Len Keogh (1931-2007), politician
Len King (1925–2011), politician, lawyer, and judge
Len Reynolds (1923-1980), politician

Canada

Len Fox (1943-2018), businessman and politician
Len Hopkins (1930-2007), politician
Len Webber (born 1960), politician

New Zealand

Len Brown (born 1956), mayor

USA

Len E. Blaylock (1918–2012), farmer, educator, small businessman, and politician
Len Lacy (1900-1998), businessman and politician
Len Small (1862-1936), politician

Other

Len Beadell (1923–1995), surveyor, road builder, bushman, artist, and author
Len Berman (born 1947), sportscaster and journalist
Len G. Broughton (1865-1936), doctor and minister
Len Evans (1930–2006), wine columnist
Len Kasper, sportscaster

Fictional characters

Major Len Creighton, a character from Stephen King's The Stand
Len Kagamine, a Vocaloid from Vocaloid 2
Len Reynolds, in the British soap opera Emmerdale
Len, the feature character from the manga Video Girl Len
Len (Tsukihime), from the visual novel Tsukihime by TYPE-MOON
Bishop Leonard Brennan, a character in the sitcom Father Ted, who is sometimes referred to as "Len".