Leander, from the Hero and Leander myth, is a character from Greek myth, and has given his name to several individuals, at least one city and a number of warships and warship classes of the Royal Navy: People [edit ] With the given name [edit ] Leander of Seville, the 6th century bishop who converted the son of the Visigothic king from Arianism Leander Babcock, a Democratic United States Representative for the 23rd district of New York James Leander Cathcart, diplomat, slave, and sailor, notable for his narrative as a slave in Algiers for eleven years Leander Cox, a United States Representative from Kentucky. Leander Czerny, a Czech entomologist mainly interested in Diptera Leander Haußmann, a German theatre and film director Leander Starr Jameson, a British colonial statesman Leander Jordan, an American football offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons Leander Kahney, an American journalist Matthew Leander King, an American engineer Leander J. McCormick, an American philanthropist Leander H. McNelly, a Confederate officer and Texas Ranger captain Leander Paes, an Indian tennis player Leander Perez, a Louisiana Democratic Party political boss Leander J. Talbott, a former Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri Leander Watts, an author of young adult literature With the surname [edit ] In fiction [edit ] Places [edit ] Science [edit ] Astronomy [edit ] Biology [edit ]
As a legendarily good swimmer Leander has given his name to some swimming animals.
Transportation [edit ] Ships [edit ] See HMS for a list of Royal Navy ships bearing the name Leander Leander. Among the most prominent are the 1930s cruiser class and the 1960s frigate class. , a clipper built in 1867 Leander (clipper) , a modern cruising yacht Leander (yacht) SS , a number of ships with this name Leander Rail [edit ] Other [edit ]