Lea (surname)
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Lea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Brandin Lea, the lead singer of Texas-based band Flickerstick and side project The February Chorus
- Gaelynn Lea, an American folk singer, violinist, public speaker and disability advocate
- Jim Lea (born 1949), English bass guitarist (Slade)
In the military
- Edward Lea (1837–1863), United States Navy officer during the American Civil War
- Homer Lea (1876–1912), American general in the army of Sun Yat-sen and a writer of several books of geopolitics; cousin to Thomas C. Lea
- Thomas Calloway Lea, Jr. (1877–1945), American attorney and mayor of El Paso from 1915 to 1917; cousin to Homer Lea
In politics
- Alfred R. Lea (1853–1931), American politician
- Chris Lea, the first openly gay political party leader in Canadian history
- Luke Lea, American politicians
- Pryor Lea (1794–1879), two-term U.S. Representative from Tennessee
- Preston Lea (1841–1916), American businessman and politician, Governor of Delaware
- Sir Thomas Lea, 1st Baronet (1841–1902), Liberal MP for Kidderminster (1868–1874)
- Walter Maxfield Lea (1874–1936), Prince Edward Island politician
