Editing Lester (section)

==People==

===Given name===
* [[Lester Bangs]] (1948–1982), American music critic
* [[Lester Oliver Bankhead]] (1912–1997), American architect
* [[Lester W. Bentley]] (1908–1972), American artist from Wisconsin
* [[Lester Bird]] (1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
* [[Lester D. Boronda]] (1886–1953), American painter, furniture designer, sculptor
* [[Lester Cotton]] (born 1996), American football player
* [[Lester del Rey]] (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor
* [[Lester Ellis]] (born 1965), Australian former professional boxer
* [[Lester Flatt]] (1914–1979), American bluegrass musician
* [[Lester Gillis]] (1908–1934), better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster
* [[Les Gold]] (born 1950), American pawnbroker and reality TV star
* [[Lester Holt]] (born 1959), American television journalist
* [[Lester Charles King]] (1907–1989), English geomorphologist
* [[Lester Lanin]] (1907–2004), American jazz and pop music bandleader
* [[Lester Lockett]] (1912–2005), American Negro League baseball player
* [[Lester Maddox]] (1915–2003), governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia
* [[Lester Martínez]] (born 1995), Guatemalan professional boxer
* [[Lester Julian Merriweather]] (born 1978), American visual artist, collagist, painter
* [[Lester Patrick]] (1883–1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* [[Lester B. Pearson]] (1897–1972), fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada
* [[Lester Piggott]] (1935–2022), English jockey
* [[Lester Prosper]] (born 1988), Indonesian basketball player
* [[Lester Quiñones]] (born 2000), Dominican-American basketball player
* [[Lester Speight]] (born 1963), American actor, former football player and wrestler; known for his portrayal as Terry Tate, Office Linebacker
* [[Lester Thurow]] (1938–2016), American economist
* [[Lester Young]] (1909–1959), American jazz tenor saxophonist

===Surname===
* [[Adrian Lester]] (born 1968), British actor
* [[Albert Lester]] (c. 1803–1867), New York politician
* [[Alison Lester]] (born 1952), Australian author and illustrator
* [[Brad Lester]] (born 1985), collegiate American football player
* [[Gabriella Lester]] (born 2003), Canadian magician, escapologist and television producer
* [[Gavin Lester]] (born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer
* [[Holly Lester]], disc jockey from Northern Ireland
* [[Jack Lester]] (born 1975), English football (soccer) player
* [[Jenna Lester]] (born 1989), American dermatologist
* [[Jim Lester|Sir Jim Lester]] (1932–2021), British politician 
* [[John Lester]] (1871–1969), American cricketer
* [[Jon Lester]] (born 1984), American baseball player
* [[Josh Lester]] (born 1994), American baseball player
* [[Julia Lester (soccer)]] (born 1998), American professional soccer player
* [[Julia Lester]] (born 2000), American actress
* [[Julius Lester]] (1939–2018), American writer
* [[Lashonda Lester]] (c. 1975–2017), American stand-up comedian
* [[Luke Fleet Lester]], American engineer
* [[Mark L. Lester]] (born 1946), American film producer
* [[Mary Louise Lester]] (1919–1977), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* [[Marsha I. Lester]], American physical chemist
* [[Paul Lester]], British music journalist
* [[Paul Martin Lester]] (1953–2023), American communications professor and author
* [[Peter Lester (disambiguation)]]
** [[Peter Lester (abolitionist)]], American-born 19th-century businessman and abolitionist
** [[Peter Lester (sailor)]], New Zealand [[Sailor (sport)|sailor]] and [[Sports commentator|broadcaster]]
* [[Phil Lester]] (born 1987), British YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter
* [[Robert "Squirrel" Lester]] (1942–2010), American singer, original member of the vocal group The Chi-Lites
* [[Robie Lester]] (1925–2005), American actress
* [[Richard A. Lester]] (1908–1997), American economist
* [[Richard Lester]] (born 1932), British film director
* [[Richard Neville Lester]] (1937–2006), British botanist
* [[Ryan Lester]] (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
* [[Seán Lester]] (1880–1959), Irish diplomat
* [[Sonny Lester]] (1924–2018), American record producer
* [[Tom Lester]] (1938–2020), American actor
* [[Tom Lester (American football)]] (1927–2012), American football coach
* [[Vicki Lester]] (1915&ndash;2001), American actress
* [[Buddy Lester|William "Buddy" Lester]] (1915–2002), American actor and comedian
* [[Yami Lester]] (1941–2017), Australian Indigenous rights advocate

===Fictional characters===
* Lester, a goose in Chris Colfer's [[The Land of Stories|''The Land of Stories'']]
* [[James Lester]], from the television series ''[[Primeval (TV series)|Primeval]]''
* Lester Patel, from the television series ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]''
* [[Lester Freamon]], from the television show ''[[The Wire]]''
* [[Lester Krinklesac]], from the television show ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
* [[Les Nessman|Lester Nessman]] from the television show ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]''
* [[Lester Nygaard]], from the television series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]''
* Lester Sludge, from the television show ''[[M.A.S.K. (TV series)|M.A.S.K.]]''
* Lester Crest, from the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
* Lester Papadopoulos, from the book series ''[[Trials of Apollo]]'' by Rick Riordan
* [[Lester Burnham]], main character in the film ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]''
* Arthur Lester, main character in the podcast ''Malevolent'' by Harlan Guthrie