Pons (disambiguation)
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The pons (or pons Varolii; "bridge of Varolius") is a part of the brain stem.
Pons or pons may also refer to:
- Pons, a junior synonym of the butterfly genus Penaincisalia
- Passive optical network, a telecommunications term
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog, from the Polish Polski Owczarek Nizinny, a type of sheepdog
Toponyms
- Pons, Charente-Maritime, a commune in France
- Pons River, a tributary of the Caniapiscau River (watershed of Ungava bay), in Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada
People
- First name
- Pons of Cimiez (died 257), Christian martyr and saint
- Pons, Count of Toulouse (991–1060), the Count of Toulouse from 1037
- Pons of Melgueil (c. 1075–1126), abbot of Cluny
- Pons, Count of Tripoli (c. 1098–1137), the count of Tripoli from 1112
- Pons de Cabrera (fl. 1105–1162), Spanish count and military leader
- Pons de Minerva (c. 1115–1175), Spanish count and military leader
- Pons d'Arsac (died 1181), archbishop of Narbonne from 1162
- Pons de la Guardia (fl. 1154–1188), a Catalan troubadour
- Pons of the Cross (fl. 1210s), master of the Knights Templar in Hungary
- Pons de Monlaur (early 13th century), a troubadour
- Pons de Capduelh (fl. 1160–1220 or 1190–1237), a troubadour from the Auvergne
- Pons d'Ortaffa (c. 1170–1246), a Catalan troubadour
- Pons Santolh (13th century), a troubadour
- Pons Maar (born 1951), an American actor, artist, and puppeteer
- Last name
- Jean-Louis Pons (1761–1831), French astronomer
- Jim Pons (born 1943), an American bassist
- Juan Pons (born 1946), a Spanish operatic baritone
- Lele Pons Eleonora "Lele" Pons (born 1996), a Venezuelan internet personality and actress most notable for her Vine videos
- Lily Pons (1898–1976), an American operatic soprano and actress
- Louis Marc Pons, marquis de Pons (fl. 1789), a French diplomat
- Norma Pons (1942–2014), stage name of Norma Delia Orizi, an Argentine actress
- Pascal Pons (born 1968), a French percussionist
- Sito Pons (born 1959), a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and a team owner
- Stanley Pons (born 1943), an American-French electrochemist best known for his work with Martin Fleischmann on cold fusion
- Xavier Pons (born 1980), a Spanish rally driver
- Fictional characters
- Solar Pons, a fictional detective created by August Derleth as a pastiche Sherlock Holmes
See also
- PON (disambiguation)
- Ponce (disambiguation)
- Ponciano (disambiguation)
- Pontian (disambiguation)
- Ponza (disambiguation)
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