Leonard and sheldon are both named after the famed tv producer and actor sheldon leonard Character guide for the big bang theory's leonard leakey hofstadter Leonard gets his middle name from professor louis leakey
Leonard Hofstadter (Character) -Big Bang Theory ~ TV Series
Leonard's last name is in honor of nobel prize winning physicist robert hofstadter, who worked at stanford university in the field of nuclear.
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Leonard hofstadter is one of the main protagonists of the show the big bang theory He is an experimental physicist at caltech who shares an apartment with his colleague and best friend, sheldon cooper (played by jim parsons) For 12 years, leonard hofstadter was the backbone of the big bang theory and the glue that brought the group together Johnny galecki brought the character to life and transformed him from a nerd.