Les (given name)

Les is a given name, usually short for Lester or Leslie. It is being worn by :

  • Les Battersby, fictional Coronation Street character
  • Les Blank (1935-2013), American documentarian
  • Les Brown (bandleader) (1912–2001), leader of Les Brown and the Band of Renown
  • Les Claypool, American bassist and founding member of Primus
  • Les Costello (1928–2002), Canadian ice hockey player and Catholic priest
  • Les Dawson (1931–1993), English comedian
  • Les Eaves (born c. 1967), American businessman and state legislator
  • Les Ferdinand, English footballer
  • Les Goble (born 1932), American football player
  • Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology at Boston University
  • Les Palmer (American football) (1923–2006), American football player
  • Les Paul (1915–2009), American jazz guitarist and inventor
  • Les Stroud, Canadian filmmaker and survival expert
  • Les Tremayne (1913–2003), British radio, film, and television actor
  • 7L & Esoteric

    7L & Esoteric (7LES) are an underground hip-hop duo from Boston, Massachusetts, known for battle rhymes and boom bap production. 7L is the duo's DJ/producer and Esoteric is the MC. 7L & Esoteric are both prominent members of underground hip-hop collectives Army of the Pharaohs and Demigodz, as well as being 2/3 of CZARFACE along with Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck.

    History

    Early Career (1993-1996)

    The duo formed in 1993 when Esoteric DJed a hip hop show at a college radio station north of Boston. 7L, a DJ and producer who listened to the show, contacted Esoteric in the interest of collaborating. The two found they shared a common love of the golden age of hip-hop and decided to form a group.

    After performing for some time in the Boston/Cambridge underground, the duo released their first single in 1996 as God Complex with MC Karma. The B-side, "Secret Wars", gained a lot of attention as Esoteric paid tribute to the heroes of Marvel Comics in rhyme form. This led to the release of the Rebel Alliance LP, featuring acts such as Virtuoso, Mr. Lif, and Force Five. Also at this time, the two dropped the God Complex moniker and became known as simply 7L & Esoteric.

    Justin

    Justin may refer to:

  • Justin (name), including a list of persons with the given name Justin
  • Justin (historian), a Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire
  • Justin I (c. 450–527), or Flavius Iustinius Augustus, Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 518 to 527
  • Justin II (c. 520–578), or Flavius Iustinius Iunior Augustus, Eastern Roman emperor who ruled from 565 to 578
  • Justin (general under Justinian I) (fl. 538-552), Byzantine general
  • Justin (Moesia), Byzantine general killed in battle in 528
  • Justin (consul 540) (c. 525–566), a Byzantine general
  • Justin Martyr (103-165), a Christian martyr
  • Justin the Confessor (d 269)
  • Justin of Chieti, venerated as an early bishop of Chieti, Italy
  • Justin of Siponto (c. 4th century), venerated as Christian martyrs by the Catholic Church
  • Justin de Jacobis (1800–1860), Italian Lazarist missionary who became Vicar Apostolic of Abyssinia and titular Bishop of Nilopolis
  • Justin (singer) (born 1978), Hawaiian singer-songwriter
  • Justin (robot), a humanoid robot developed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Justin (consul 540)

    Flavius Mar(cianus?) Petrus Theodorus Valentinus Rusticius Boraides Germanus Iustinus, simply and commonly known as Justin (Latin: Iustinus, Greek: Ἰουστίνος; circa 525–566), was an East Roman (Byzantine) aristocrat and general. A member of the Justinian Dynasty and nephew of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565), he was appointed as one of the last Roman consuls in 540, before going on to assume senior military commands in the Balkans and in Lazica. He fought against the Slavs, the Sassanid Persians and supervised the Byzantine Empire's first contacts with the Avars. At the time of Justinian's death, he was seen as a probable successor, but was beaten to the throne by his cousin, Justin II (r. 565–578), who exiled him to Egypt, where he was murdered.

    Biography

    Early life and campaigns

    Justin was born around 525, the eldest son of Germanus and his wife Passara. Germanus was a cousin of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) and thus a member of the wider Justinian dynasty and cousin to Justinian's successor, Emperor Justin II (r. 565–578). In 540, he was named ordinary consul at a very young age; he is illustrated as beardless in his consular diptych, and is still mentioned as a "young man" by Procopius nine years later. At this point, he already held the title of vir illustris and the honorary office of comes domesticorum. In the same year, he accompanied his father to the East against the Sassanid Persians, but saw no action. In 549, he was instrumental in the revelation of the plot to overthrow Emperor Justinian by the Armenian general Artabanes and his associates. The conspirators intended to assassinate Emperor Justinian and his favourite general Belisarius, and raise Germanus to the Byzantine throne. Notified of their intentions, Justin informed his father, who then told Marcellus, the Count of the Excubitors, leading to the plotters' arrest.

    Justin Suarez

    Justin Suarez is a fictional character on the American comedy-drama series Ugly Betty which is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Betty la fea. He is portrayed by actor Mark Indelicato. Justin lives with his mother Hilda, his aunt Betty, and his grandfather Ignacio. His biological father is Santos who is murdered in the finale of Season 1.

    Justin is quite fashion conscious and exhibits model-like behavior, such as commenting on his own body image and being food conscious. His knowledge about the fashion industry, from reading MODE, where Betty works, and watching Fashion TV, is among the reasons his aunt influences him. Justin exhibits stereotypical gay behavior which propels some of the storylines including his involvement in performing arts. As a young teenager, his adolescent sexuality was still being developed in storylines until the end of the series. It is revealed in Season 4 that Justin is gay.

    Slate magazine named the character as one of the reasons they were looking forward to the return of the show in fall 2007.

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