Famous People with Name Les

Les Paul            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Les Paul: is an American jazz guitarist and inventor. He is a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which "made the sound of rock and roll possible." His many recording innovations include overdubbing, delay effects such as "sound on sound" and tape delay, phasing effects and multitrack recording. In 2003, he was named the 46th best guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone.

Les Horvath            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Les Horvath: was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for the Ohio State University. He was born in South Bend, Indiana and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

Les Bingaman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Les Bingaman: was a defensive lineman in the NFL. Bingaman played seven seasons with the Detroit Lions, starting in 1948. He earned trips to the Pro Bowl in 1951 and 1953.

Les "Buzz" Parsons            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Les "Buzz" Parsons: a former Canadian national soccer team player who scored seven goals in 24 games for Canada. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.Parsons was first a defender, later a midfielder player, and still later was converted into a striker during the Pan American Games in Colombia in 1971. He played primarily in that position until converted back to a defender by the Vancouver Whitecaps in 1979.

Les Sampou            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Les Sampou: an American folk singer/songwriter. She got her start singing in Boston's Haymarket subway stop in 1985. She performed in several duos and trios, including "Double Edge" with Ellie Mae Higgins, but settled into a solo career after a few years.In 2005 Les

James Jim Allen Les            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Jim Allen Les: is an American basketball player and coach, a former NBA basketball guard. He was picked in the third round (seventieth pick overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft out of Bradley University.A 5'11" point guard, Les played seven seasons in the NBA, from 1988 to 1995 for four franchises. The highlight of his career came during the 1990-91 season with the Sacramento Kings, when he reached career highs in scoring average (7.2 PPG), assists (5.4 APG), steals (1.04 SPG) and field goal percentage (.444), while also leading the league in three-point field goal percentage (.461). The following year, he was runner-up to Craig Hodges in the AT&T Long Distance Shootout contest.