Len (given name)

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 Garry (1942–2026), English musician
• 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 (writer) (1905–2004), writer and painter
• Len Lye (1901–1980), sculptor and experimental filmmaker
• Len Reynolds (1897–1939), Australian 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 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 DiSesa, 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".
• Len, a character in the series Ruby Gloom