Leon

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Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to:

Places

Europe

• León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León
• Province of León, Spain
• Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again from 1296 to 1301
• León (historical region), composed of the Spanish provinces León, Salamanca, and Zamora
• Viscounty of Léon, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries
• Léon, Landes, a commune in France
• Isla de León, a Spanish island
• Leon (Souda Bay), an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete

North America

• León, Guanajuato, large city in Mexico
• Leon, California, United States, a ghost town
• Leon, Iowa, United States
• Leon, Kansas, United States
• Leon, New York, United States
• Leon, Oklahoma, United States
• Leon, Virginia, United States
• Leon, West Virginia, United States
• Leon, Wisconsin (disambiguation), United States, several places
• New Kingdom of León, a territory of Spain (1582-1821) in Mexico, roughly corresponding in area to modern Nuevo León
• Nuevo León (New Leon), a state in northeastern Mexico
• Leon County (disambiguation)
• Leon Township (disambiguation)

Central America

• León Department, Nicaragua
• León, Nicaragua, capital city of the León Department

Other

• Leon, Togo
• Leon, Iloilo, Philippines

People

People with the nickname or stage name

• Leon (Japanese wrestler), (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
• Leon (singer), German performer in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest
• LÉON (Swedish singer)
• El León, (born 1975), Puerto Rican professional wrestler
• Frère León (1871-1955), Franco-Cuban botanist, born Joseph Sylvestre Sauget, known by the botanical author abbreviation León

People with the name

• Leon (given name), people whose first name is Leon
• Leon (surname)
• Leon of Pella (fl. 330s BCE), Macedonian historian and theologian in Egypt during Alexander the Great's visit
• Leon Robinson (born 1962), African-American actor usually credited just as Leon
• Leon Trotsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictitious entities

• Leon (Dead or Alive)
• Leon (Squirrel Boy)
• Leon, a character on The Andy Griffith Show
• Leon, a character on Trinity Blood
• Léon, a young male cyclops created by Annie Groovie
• Leon, a Battle Arena Toshinden character
• Leon, a F-Zero character
• Leon Elliott a Black Cat character
• Leon D. Geeste, a Star Ocean 2 character
• Leon Karp, a Roseanne character
• Leon S. Kennedy, a Resident Evil character
• Leon Kowalski, a Blade Runner character
• Leon Kuwata, a character from the game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
• Squall Leonhart, aka Leon, a Final Fantasy character
• Leon Magnus, a Tales of Destiny character
• Leone "Léon" Montana, the titular protagonist of Léon: The Professional
• Leon Powalski, a Star Fox character

Other art, entertainment, and meda

• Leon (TV series), an animated TV series for children
• "Leon", a track on the album Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da by Madness
• Léon: The Professional, a 1994 thriller film directed by Luc Besson

Other uses

• Leon (software), a vocal for Vocaloid software
• LEON, a microprocessor
• Club León, Mexican professional football club from León, Guanajuato
• Léon & Lévy, 1864 founded firm in Paris spezialized in stereoscopic views and postcards
• León de Huánuco, Peruvian professional football club from Huánuco, Huánuco Region
• Leon Restaurants
• SEAT León, a car from the Spanish manufacturer SEAT

See also

• De León (disambiguation)
• Leonard (disambiguation)
• Lion
• Winter Storm Leon
• Kings of Leon, American rock band