Biron
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Biron is the name of several communes in France:
- Biron, in the Charente-Maritime département
- Biron, in the Dordogne département
- Biron, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département
It can also refer to:
- The Château de Biron, in the Dordogne, France
- It is the name of a family which ruled the Duchy of Courland in the 18th century; one of its members, Ernst Johann von Biron, was the eminence grise to Tsarina Anna Ivanovna.
- Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron (1524-1592), a celebrated French soldier
- Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron (1562-1602), a French marshal
- Martin Biron, an NHL goalie.
- Yevgeni Biron (1874-1919), a Russian chemist
- Biron is also the name of the centaur who later became Comet (comics) the Superhorse in the DC Comics fictional universe.
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