Leaf (surname)

Leaf or Leafe is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Alexander Leaf (1920–2012), American physician and research scientist
• Andy Leaf (born 1962), English footballer
• Brad Leaf (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Premier League
• Caroline Leaf (born 1946), American filmmaker
• Caroline Leaf (born 1963), cognitive neuroscientist, author and public speaker
• Clifton Leaf, American journalist, editor of Fortune magazine
• Daniel P. Leaf, retired United States Air Force lieutenant general
• Dick Leafe (1891–1964), English footballer
• Eliza Leaf, (c1818–1908), photographer in New Zealand
• Henry Leaf (1862–1931), British 1908 Olympic silver medalist in rackets
• Herbert Leaf (1854–1936), English cricketer
• Howard W. Leaf (1923–2009), US Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot
• James Leaf (1900–1972), British Army officer and cricketer
• Jonathan Leaf, playwright and journalist
• Mary Leaf (1925–2004), Mohawk artist specializing in basketmaking
• Mike Leaf (1961–2019), American college basketball coach
• Murray Leaf (born 1939), American social and cultural anthropologist
• Reg Leafe (1914–2001), English FIFA referee in the 1950s and early 1960s
• Richard Leaf (born 1967), British actor
• Robert Leaf (1936–2005), American composer
• Ryan Leaf (born 1976), American former National Football League quarterback
• Lindsay Leaf (born 1985), Juneau Jumper National and Jr. Olympic jump rope champion
• T. J. Leaf (born 1997), Israel-born American NBA basketball player
• Todd Leaf (born 1968-2021), American restaurant owner of Todd's Cookhouse and 1st place holder in Kraft's 1999 Barbecue sauce contest, Todd's Southwest Recipe
• Walter Leaf (1852–1927), English banker, classical scholar and commentator on the Iliad and Odyssey

See also

• Leef (disambiguation), includes list of people with surname Leef