Leon
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Leon or Léon or León may refer to:
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[edit] Places
[edit] France
- Léon, Landes, a commune of the Landes département, France
- Léon (viscounty), Brittany, France
- Léon (diocese), Brittany, France
[edit] Greece
- Greek: Λέων ἄκρα, two sites:
- a point on the south coast of Crete, now called Liondas. (Ptol. iii. 17. § 4; Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.)
- a promontory of Euboea, south of Eretria, on the καλὴ ἀκτή. (Ptol. iii. 15. § 24; Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.)
[edit] Italy
- Leon, Italy, an ancient city on the east coast of Sicily
[edit] Mexico
[edit] Nicaragua
[edit] Philippines
[edit] Spain
- León, Spain, capital city of the province of the same name
- León (province)
- Castile and León, autonomous community
- Kingdom of León, historical kingdom
[edit] Togo
[edit] United States
- Leon, Iowa
- Leon, Kansas
- Leon, New York
- Leon, Oklahoma
- Leon, West Virginia
- Leon, Monroe County, Wisconsin
- Leon, Waushara County, Wisconsin
- Leon County, Florida
- Leon County, Texas
- Leon Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
- Leon Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota
- Leon Valley, Texas
- Leon, Georgia
[edit] People
[edit] People named Leon
- Leon Jackson, winner of X-Factor 2007
- Leon Robinson, an African-American actor usually credited as only Leon
- Leon (king of Sparta), c. 590-560 BCE
- Leon of Pella 4-3th c.BC
- Francis Leon
- Leon Trotsky
- Pierre Leon, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Leon Neville Voorhees A member of the shade brigade and a well known gay rights activist.
[edit] People with the given name Leon
- Leon (given name)
- Leon is the Greek word for Lion.See name Leo.
[edit] Artistic creations
- "Leon", a song by Kinky from their 2006 album Reina
- Léon (film), (1994), also known as The Professional and The Cleaner, a film directed by Luc Besson. Also the name of the protagonist of that film
[edit] Fictional characters
- Leon Powalski, an anthropomorphic male chameleon from the Star Fox game series
- Leon Scott Kennedy, a character from Resident Evil
- Leon (Dead or Alive), a character from the Dead or Alive video game series
- Squall Leonhart, also known as Leon, character in Final Fantasy VIII and Kingdom Hearts
- Leon (Squirrel Boy), a blue squirrel from the animated series Squirrel Boy
- Leon Magnus, a character from the video game Tales of Destiny
- Leon, a character in the video game Star Ocean 2
- Léon, the protagonist in the film Léon
[edit] Other meanings
- LEON, an open source CPU
- SEAT León, a car model
- Leon beer, a beer from Cyprus
- León (beer), a Mexican beer
- Club Léon, a soccer team in Mexico
- Leon's, a Canadian furniture superstore
- Leon Motors, a former Yorkshire bus company
- Kings of Leon, an American rock band
[edit] See also
- De León
- Leonard
- Leonidas I, a king of ancient Sparta