Leather is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Diane Leather (1933–2018), English athlete and first woman to run a sub-5-minute mile Edwin Leather, conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and Governor of Bermuda Ella Mary Leather, folklorist Roland Leather, British cricketer for Yorkshire County Cricket Club Stephen Leather, English author of thrillers Suzi Leather, British member of the Labour Party
Fictional characters: Bret Leather, character appearing in Planetary
See also Leathers (surname)