Leonel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Leonel Altobelli, Argentine footballer Leonel Álvarez, former Colombian football defensive midfielder Leonel Bastos or Lionel Bastos, singer, songwriter and music producer Leonel Beaudoin or Léonel Beaudoin (1924–2021), Canadian politician and insurance agent Leonel Brizola (1922–2004), Brazilian politician Leonel Campos, baseball player Leonel Cárcamo, retired Salvadoran football player Leonel Conde, retired Uruguayan football goalkeeper Fernando Leonel Cortés, Mexican football striker Leonel Cubas, football player from El Salvador Leonel da Silva Araujo, also known as Leonel, football player Léonel de Moustier (1882–1945), French businessman and politician Leonel Fernández, Dominican lawyer, academic, President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000, and from 2004 to 2012 Leonel Galeano, Argentine football defender Leonel García of Sin Bandera, a Latin pop duo based in Mexico Leonel Grave de Peralta, Cuban activist and dissident Leonel Guevara, Salvadoran footballer Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, bishop of the Catholic Church in Guatemala Leonel Jules, Contemporary Canadian painter from Montreal, Quebec, originally from Haiti Leonel Kaplan, Argentine trumpet player Leonel Liberman, former footballer Leonel Manzano, American cross-country and track and field athlete Leonel Mário d'Alva, São Toméan politician Leonel Marshall Steward, Sr., Cuban former volleyball player Leonel Martiniano de Alencar, Baron of Alencar (1832–1921), Brazilian lawyer and diplomat, ambassador of Brazil Leonel Medeiros or Lionel Medeiros, retired Portuguese footballer Leonel Mena, Chilean Midfielder Leonel Cota Montaño, Mexican politician Leonel Moreira, Costa Rican football player Leonel Moura, conceptual artist Leonel Munder, male beach volleyball player from Cuba Leonel Noriega, Guatemalan football midfielder Leonel Núñez, Argentine football striker Leonel Olmedo, Mexican footballer Leonel Paulo, Angolan basketball player Leonel Pernía, Argentine racing driver Leonel Pilipauskas, Uruguayan footballer Leonel Pontes, Portuguese football coach Leonel Power (1370–1445), English composer of the late Medieval and early Renaissance eras Leonel Godoy Rangel, Mexican lawyer, politician and former Governor of Michoacán Leonel Reyes, Bolivian football midfielder Leonel Ríos, Argentine football midfielder Leonel Rocco, former Uruguayan footballer Leonel Herrera Rojas, former Chilean footballer Leonel Romero, Peruvian football defender Leonel Saint-Preux, Haitian footballer Leonel Sánchez (1936–2022), former professional football player Leonel Sharp (1559–1631), English churchman and courtier, royal chaplain, archdeacon of Berkshire Leonel Herrera Silva, former Chilean footballer Leonel "Bebito" Smith (1909–2000), Cuban multiple gold medalist swimmer at the 1926 Central American Games in Mexico City Leonel Suárez, male decathlete from Cuba Leonel Vangioni, Argentine football left-winger António Leonel Vidigal or Toni Vidigal, retired Portuguese professional footballer Leonel Vieira, Portuguese film director Leonel Vielma, Venezuelan football defender Luciano Leonel Cuello, Argentine boxer in the Light Middleweight division Marcos Leonel Posadas, Mexican politician Marvin Leonel Esch (1927–2010), politician from the U.S. state of Michigan Sergio Leonel "Kún" Agüero del Castillo or Sergio Agüero, Argentine footballer