Lester

Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name.

==People== ===Given name=== Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic Lester Oliver Bankhead (1912–1997), American architect Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisconsin Lester Ben Binion (1904–1989), American gambling icon and criminal Lester Bird (1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) Lester D. Boronda (1886–1953), American painter, furniture designer, sculptor Lester Cotton (born 1996), American football player Lester del Rey (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor Lester Ellis (born 1965), Australian former professional boxer Lester Flatt (1914–1979), American bluegrass musician Lester Gillis (1908–1934), better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster Lester O. Gore (1890–1965), American attorney and judge Lester Holt (born 1959), American television journalist Lester Charles King (1907–1989), English geomorphologist Lester Lanin (1907–2004), American jazz and pop music bandleader Lester Lockett (1912–2005), American Negro League baseball player Lester Maddox (1915–2003), governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia Lester Martínez (born 1995), Guatemalan professional boxer Lester Julian Merriweather (born 1978), American visual artist, collagist, painter Lester Patrick (1883–1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coach Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972), fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada Lester Piggott (1935–2022), English jockey Lester Prosper (born 1988), Indonesian basketball player Lester Quiñones (born 2000), Dominican-American basketball player Lester Speight (born 1963), American actor, former football player and wrestler; known for his portrayal as Terry Tate, Office Linebacker Lester Thurow (1938–2016), American economist Lester Young (1909–1959), American jazz tenor saxophonist