Lech (name)

Lech (pronounced [ˈlɛx]) is a Polish masculine given name. Lech was the name of the legendary founder of Poland. Lech also appears as a surname, with 14,289 people having the name in Poland.^[1]

Lech and the White Eagle, as painted by Walery Eljasz Radzikowski (1841-1905)

Lech

Gender	Male
Language(s)	Polish
Name day	28 February 12 August
Origin
Region of origin	Poland
Other names
Related names	Leszek, Lestko, Leszko, Lestek, Lechosław

Given name

• Lech, legendary founder of Poland
• Lech II, legendary ruler of Poland and son of Krakus
• Lech Bądkowski (1920–1984), Polish writer, journalist, publicist and Kashubian-Pomeranian activist
• Lech Gardocki (born 1944), Polish lawyer, judge and former First President of the Supreme Court of Poland
• Lech Garlicki (born 1946), Polish jurist and constitutional law specialist
• Lech Janerka (born 1953), Polish songwriter, vocalist, and bassist
• Lech Jęczmyk (born 1936), Polish publicist, essayist, writer and translator
• Lech Kaczyński (1949–2010), Politician of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, former President of Poland
• Lech Kołakowski (born 1963), Polish politician
• Lech Kowalski (born 1951), British-born American filmmaker
• Lech Koziejowski (born 1949), Polish fencer and Olympic gold medalist
• Lech Kuropatwiński (1947–2022), Polish politician
• Lech Łasko (born 1956), Polish volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist
• Lech Mackiewicz (born 1960), Polish actor, director and playwright
• Lech Majewski (film director) (born 1953), Polish film and theatre director, writer, poet, and painter
• Lech Ordon (1928–2017), Polish actor
• Lech Owron (1893–1965), Polish actor
• Lech Piasecki (born 1961), Polish racing cyclist
• Lech Pijanowski (1928–1974), Polish film critic, broadcaster, director, screenwriter and populiser of games
• Lech Rzewuski (1941–2004), Polish painter
• Lech Szczucki (1933–2019), Polish historian of philosophy and culture
• Lech Szymańczyk (born 1949), Polish politician
• Lech Trzeciakowski (1931–2017), Polish historian
• Lech Wałęsa (born 1943), Polish co-founder of the Solidarity movement and former President of Poland
• Lech Woszczerowicz (born 1940), Polish politician
• Lech Wyszczelski (born 1942), Polish military historian and author

Surname

• Andrzej Lech (born 1946), Polish Olympic handball player
• Andrzej Jerzy Lech (born 1955), Polish artist and photographer
• Grzegorz Lech (born 1983), Polish footballer
• Joanna Lech (born 1984), Polish poet and writer
• Jacek Lech (1947–2007), Polish singer
• Michael Lech, American semi-professional poker player with 9 Circuit rings
• Piotr Lech (born 1968), Polish goalkeeper
• Leo and Alfonsia Lech, whose home was destroyed during the arrest of Robert Seacat

See also

• Lach (name)
• Lech (Bohemian prince) (died 805)
• Lech (river)
• Polish name
• Slavic names
• Lech (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Lech
• All pages with titles containing Lech