Lever is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Sir Arthur Lever, 1st Baronet (1860–1924), British politician
• Arthur Lever (footballer) (1920–2004), Welsh professional footballer and Wales international
• Asbury Francis Lever (1875–1940), member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina
• Sir Ashton Lever (1729–1788), English collector of natural objects
• Caitlin Lever (born 1985), Canadian softball player
• Charles Lever (1806–1872), Irish novelist of English descent
• Colin Lever (born 1939), English former cricketer
• Darcy Lever (c.1759–1839), British author and expert in seamanship
• Don Lever (born 1952), Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger
• Eddie Lever, manager of English football club Portsmouth F.C. 1952–1958
• Lafayette "Fat" Lever (born 1960), American retired professional basketball player
• Sir Hardman Lever, 1st Baronet (1869–1947), English accountant and civil servant
• Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester (1914–1995), English barrister and politician
• Harry Lever (1886–1970), Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL
• Hayley Lever (1876–1958), Australian-American painter, etcher, lecturer and art teacher
• Henry W. Lever (1883–1980), American sportsperson and educator, head football coach at Carroll College
• Jake Lever (born 1996), player for the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League
• James Darcy Lever (1854–1910), English co-founder of Lever Brothers
• Janet Lever (born 1946), American professor of sociology
• John Orrell Lever (1824–1897), English shipping owner and politician
• John Lever (born 1949), English former cricketer
• Johnny Lever (born 1957), Indian film actor and comedian
• Laurie Lever (born 1947), English-Australian Olympic-level equestrian rider
• Leslie Lever, Baron Lever (1905–1977), British politician
• Mark Lever (born 1970), English professional footballer
• Sir Paul Lever (born 1944), British retired ambassador
• Peter Lever (1940–2025), English cricketer
• Philip Lever, 3rd Viscount Leverhulme (1915–2000), British landowner and race-horse owner
• Steven Lever (born 1963), Founder of Levertech Engineering Services Ltd
• Thomas Lever (or Leaver, Leiver) (1521–1577), English Protestant reformer and Marian exile
• Tim Lever, member of British pop group Dead or Alive 1983–89
• William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), English industrialist, philanthropist and politician; the primary founder of Lever Brothers
• William Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (1888–1949), English industrialist and philanthropist
• Yves Lever (1942–2020), Canadian film critic and historian

See also

• Laver (surname)
• Leaver

Surname list

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