Baron (disambiguation)

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Baron may mean:

• Baron, a title bestowed or recognised by various rulers or governments of Europe, of Tonga and of Japan
• Baron in business, a wealthy or powerful business baron, executive, tycoon, see business magnate
• Baron of beef, a cut of beef consisting of a double sirloin.
• Baron of the Exchequer, a judge of the English Court of Exchequer, which was merged into the High Court by the Judicature Act 1873
• Baron Services, owner of the VIPIR radar system.
• Beechcraft Baron, an aircraft made by the Beechcraft company.
• Baron may refer to a fictional kingdom in Final Fantasy IV.
• Baron, the drum and bass producer.

[edit] Geographical places

• Baron, Egypt
• Baron, Scotland
• Barony (Ireland), a territorial sub-division of an Irish county.
• various places in France:
  • Baron, Gironde, in the Gironde département
  • Baron, Gard, in the Gard département
  • Baron, Oise, in the Oise département
  • Baron, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire département
  • Baron-sur-Odon, a commune in the Calvados département

[edit] Surnames

• Eguinaire Baron or Baro, French Renaissance humanist and jurist
• Fanya Baron, Russian anarchist revolutionary
• Frederick Baron, American trial lawyer
• Krišjānis Barons, Latvian writer and nationalist
• Murray Baron, Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Ronald S. Baron, mutual fund founder of Baron Funds
• Roni Bar-On, Israeli politician
• Salo Wittmayer Baron, Polish-Austrian Jewish historian
• The Red Baron nickname of Manfred von Richthofen, WWI German flying ace.

See also:

• Barron
• Baranov

[edit] Ice hockey teams

At least three ice hockey teams have been known as the Cleveland Barons:

• Cleveland Barons (1937-1973) — American Hockey League
• Cleveland Barons (1976-1978) — National Hockey League
• Cleveland Barons (2001-2006) — American Hockey League