Famous People with Name Lesh

Leshek Vladislav Dezidery Gorodetsky            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Leshek Vladislav Dezidery Gorodetsky: was an architect and big-game hunter, best known for his Art Nouveau-style buildings, namely the House with Chimaeras, the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral, the Karaite Kenesa, the National Art Museum of Ukraine, and many others in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.Gorodetsky was born in a noble Polish szlachta family in the Podillia region (now Nemyrivskyi Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine). He graduated from the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg in 1890, and moved to Kiev, where he lived for almost 30 years. In 1920 he emigrated to Warsaw, and in 1928 he moved to Tehran where he died and was buried in 1930. His epitaph is humbly inscribed in Polish with only the phrase professor architektury, which translates into English as "Professor of architecture".

Phillip Chapman Lesh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Phillip Chapman Lesh: is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead. Lesh played bass guitar in that group throughout their 30-year career.Lesh started out as a violin player. In high school, he switched to trumpet, studying under Bob Hansen, and had a keen interest in avant-garde classical music and free jazz; he also studied under the Italian modernist Luciano Berio at Mills College (classmates included minimalist composer Steve Reich, and future Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten).

Oleg Vitalyevich Leshchikov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Oleg Vitalyevich Leshchikov: is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Rostov. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2008 for FC Nika Krasny Sulin.

Vladimir Olegovich Leshonok            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Vladimir Olegovich Leshonok: is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2004 for FC Spartak Moscow. He played 5 games and scored 1 goal in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004 for FC Spartak Moscow.