Leon

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Leon or Léon or León may refer to:

Contents 1 Places 1.1 France 1.2 Greece 1.3 Italy 1.4 Mexico 1.5 Nicaragua 1.6 Philippines 1.7 Spain 1.8 Togo 1.9 United States 2 People 2.1 People named Leon 2.2 People with the given name Leon 3 Artistic creations 4 Fictional characters 5 Other meanings 6 See also

[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

• León, Guanajuato
• Nuevo León

[edit] Nicaragua

• León, Nicaragua
• León Department

[edit] Philippines

• Leon, Iloilo

[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

• Leon, 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