Famous People with Name Leon

Leon Festinger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leon Festinger: a prominent social psychologist, responsible for the development of the theory of cognitive dissonance, social comparison theory, and the discovery of the role of propinquity in the formation of social ties as well as other contributions to the study of social networks.Festinger is perhaps best known for the Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, which suggests that inconsistency among beliefs or behaviors will cause an uncomfortable psychological tension. This will lead people to change their beliefs to fit their actual behavior, rather than the other way around, as popular wisdom may suggest.

Leon Duray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leon Duray: was an American racecar driver active in the 1920's. Born George Stewart, he legally changed his name in tribute to fellow driver Arthur Duray. Interestingly, the full name of driver Jigger Sirois is Leon Duray Sirois.

Leon Henkin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leon Henkin: was a logician at the University of California, Berkeley. He was principally known for the "Henkin completeness proof": his version of the proof of the semantic completeness of standard systems of first-order logic.He was born in Brooklyn, into a Russian

León Pacheco Solano            Origin/Culture/Country: American

León Pacheco Solano: was a Costa Rican writer.

Leon Fleisher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leon Fleisher: an American pianist and conductor.He was born in San Francisco, California, where he started studying the piano at age 4. He made his public debut at age 8 and played with the New York Philharmonic under Pierre Monteux at 16; Monteux famously called him "the pianistic find of the century." He became one of the few child virtuosos to be accepted for study with Artur Schnabel.He made a memorable series of recordings with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra before losing the use of his right hand due to focal dystonia. He continued performing the left-handed repertoire until he quite recently regained the use of his right hand through a combination of massage and botox injections. He also undertook conducting during this time, serving at one time as Music Director of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra in Maryland. He is particularly well-known for his interpretations of the piano concerti of Brahms and Beethoven

Isidoro (Becerra) Leon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Isidoro (Becerra) Leon: (January 4, 1911 - July 25, 2002) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945. The 34-year-old rookie was a native of Cruces, Cuba.

José Miguel Granadino León            Origin/Culture/Country: American

José Miguel Granadino León: is a Salvadoran football Defender who currently plays for C.D. FAS.

Medardo Jim "Jimmy" Leon, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Medardo Jim "Jimmy" Leon, Jr.: was an American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter, best known by his ringname "Bad Boy" Ricky (Ricki) Lawless, who competed in Eastern, Mid-Atlantic and Southern regional territories during the early-to mid 1980s, being a veteran of Internationa

Taylor Leon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Taylor Leon: is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Duramed FUTURES Tour.Leon was a two-time Rolex Junior Second-Team All-America, won two AJGA events, and represented the United States on the 2003 PING Junior Solheim Cup Team