Leadership

• Leonid Brezhnev (born 1906, died 1982)

  Russian communist leader.

  • Leader of the Soviet Union, 1966-82 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Science and Philosophy

• Leonid Hurwicz
  • 1990 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Leonid K. Kadenyuk (born 1951)

  Ukrainian astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Columbia (1997) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Leonid Kantorovich

  Russian economist known for his contribution to the theory of optimum allocation of resources.

  • 1975 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, with Tjalling Koopmans (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
• Leonid Kizim

  Soviet cosmonaut.

  • Cosmonaut on Soyuz T-15 (1986) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Leonid Popov

  Soviet cosmonaut.

  • Cosmonaut on Soyuz 35 (1980), Soyuz 40 (1981), Soyuz T-7 (1982) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)

Sports

• Leonid Spirine

  Soviet athlete.

  • 1956 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 20km Walk (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
• Leonid Taranenko

  Soviet athlete.

  • 1980 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 110kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)
• Leonid Zhabotinsky

  Soviet athlete.

  • 1964-68 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 110+kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)