Lesser, from Eliezer (Hebrew: אֱלִיעֶזֶר, Modern: Eli'ezer, Tiberian: ʼĔlîʻézer, "Help/Court of my God"), is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adolf Lesser (1851–1926), German physician
 - Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884), Polish painter and art critic
 - Anton Lesser (born 1952), British actor
 - Axel Lesser (born 1946), East German cross country skier
 - Edmund Lesser (1852–1918), German dermatologist
 - Erik Lesser (born 1988), German biathlete
 - Gabriele Lesser (born 1960), German historian and journalist
 - George Lesser, American musician
 - Gerald S. Lesser (1926–2010), American psychologist
 - Henry Lesser (born 1963), German footballer
 - J Lesser (born 1970), American musician
 - Len Lesser (1922–2011), American actor
 - Louis Lesser (1916–2013), American real estate developer
 - Matt Lesser, Connecticut politician
 - Mike Lesser (1943–2015), British mathematical philosopher and political activist
 - Milton Lesser or Stephen Marlowe (1928–2008), American author
 - Norman Lesser (1902–1985), Anglican bishop and Archbishop of New Zealand
 - Otto Lesser (1830–1887), German astronomer
 - Rika Lesser (born 1953), American poet
 - Robert Lesser (born 1942), American actor
 - Rosa Lesser, Austrian luger
 - Ryan Lesser, Rhode Island video game designer
 - Sam Lesser or Sam Russell (1915–2010), British journalist and Spanish Civil War veteran
 - Sol Lesser (1890–1980), American film producer
 - Stephen A. Lesser (born 1944), American architect
 - Virginia Lesser, American statistician
 - Wendy Lesser (born 1952), American author, editor and critic
 - Werner Lesser (1932–2005), East German ski jumper
 
Lesser is also a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
- Lesser Samuels (1894–1980), Hollywood screenwriter
 - Lesser Ury (1861-1931), German Impressionist painter and printmaker
 
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