Leighton is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Leighton Andrews (born 1957), Welsh academic and politician Leighton Aspell (born 1976), Irish jockey Leighton Baines (born 1984), English soccer player Leighton Baker, New Zealand politician Leighton Clarkson (born 2001), English soccer player Leighton Coleman (1837–1907), American clergyman Leighton I. Davis (1910–1995), American Air Force Lieutenant General Leighton Dye (1901–1977), American hurdler Leighton Eksteen (born 1994), South African rugby union player Leighton Elliott (born 1984), Caymanian soccer player Leighton Evans, Welsh philosopher and professor Leighton Glynn (born 1982), Irish Gaelic football and hurling player Leighton Hodges (born 1975), Welsh rugby union referee Leighton A. Hope (1921–1998), American politician Leighton James (born 1953), Welsh footballer Leighton Jordan (born 1992), American beauty queen Leighton Lucas (1903–1982), English composer and conductor Leighton McCarthy (1869–1952), Canadian diplomat, lawyer, and politician Leighton McGivern (born 1984), English soccer player Leighton McIntosh (born 1993), Scottish soccer player Leighton Meester (born 1986), American actress, singer, and model Leighton Noble (1912–1994), American bandleader and vocalist Leighton O'Brien (born 1976), American soccer player Leighton Osmun (1880–1928), American author, playwright, and screenwriter Leighton Phillips (born 1949), Welsh soccer player Leighton Pierce (born 1954), American filmmaker...