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Lenny (given name)

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Lenny or Lennie is a given name, often a nickname for Leonard, and may refer to:

People

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In sports

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  • Leonard Lenny Dykstra (born 1963), American former Major League Baseball player
  • Lenny Fernandes Coelho (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
  • Leonard Lennie Friedman (born 1976), American former National Football League player
  • Lenny Hayes (born 1980), former Australian rules footballer
  • Leonid Lenny Krayzelburg (born 1975), Ukrainian-born American swimmer, four-time Olympic gold medalist
  • Jan Leonardus Lennie Louw (born 1959), South African-born Namibian cricketer
  • Lenny Permana (born 1975), female badminton player from Australia
  • Lenny Rodrigues, Indian footballer playing for FC Goa
  • Lennie Rosenbluth (1933–2022), American former college basketball and National Basketball Association player
  • Lenny Wilkens (born 1937), American former National Basketball Association player and coach, member of several Halls of Fame as player and coach
  • Lennie Waite (born 1986), British female track and field athlete

In music

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  • Lenny Fontana (active from 1985), American house music DJ
  • Lennie Hayton (1908-1971), American composer and conductor
  • Lenny Kaye (born 1946), American musician, composer and writer, guitarist of Patti Smith Group
  • Leonard Lenny Kravitz (born 1964), American rock/hard rock singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist
  • Lenny Waronker (born 1941), American record label executive and producer

In film and television

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  • Lenny Clarke (born 1953), actor, writer, and producer
  • Lenny Henry (born 1958), British stand-up comedian, actor, writer and television presenter
  • Lennie James (born 1965), British actor
  • Leonard Alfred Schneider Lenny Bruce (1925-1966),an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist

Other

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  • Leonard DiMaria (born 1941), New York mobster
  • Hugh Leonard Lenny Murphy (1952-1982), psychopathic killer from Northern Ireland, member of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force
  • Lenny Montana (1926–1992), professional wrestler and mob enforcer turned film actor

Fictional characters

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See also

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