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Billon (alloy) Billon () is an alloy of a precious metal (most commonly silver, but also gold) with a majority base metal content (such as copper). It is used chiefly for making coins, medals, and token coins. The word comes from the French , which means 'lo ...

, a metal alloy containing mostly copper or bronze with small quantity of silver

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Claudius Billon Claudius Billon (13 February 1896 – 1 September 1944) was a captain in the French air force and the regional controller of the ''Armée secrète'' in '' Région R1'' (Rhône) during World War II. He was captured by German police and sentenced to ...

(1896–1944), French air force officer *

Jean-Louis Billon Jean-Louis Billon (born 8 December 1964) is an Ivorian politician who formerly served as Minister of Commerce. He is married to Henriette Gomis since 1994. Early life and education Billon spent his childhood between Abidjan and Dabakala, th ...

(born 1964), Ivorian politician *

Jonathan Le Billon Jonathan Keith Le Billon (born 20 September 1980) is a British born actor known for working in feature films, television shows and performing with classical theatre companies. Background Jonathan Le Billon was born to Keith and Janet Le Billon ...

(born 1980), British actor *

Nicolas Billon Nicolas Billon (born March 22, 1978) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for his plays ''The Elephant Song'', ''Iceland (play), Iceland'', and ''Butcher (play), Butcher''. Biography Nicolas Billon was born in Ottawa, Ontario and grew up in M ...

(born 1978), Canadian writer *

Philippe Le Billon Philippe Le Billon is a researcher known for his work in political ecology and on the political economy of war. Fulbright Research Chair at UC BerkeleyanScholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton Le Billon is a professor at the Uni ...

, geographer, author, and professor *

Pierre Billon (writer) Pierre Billon (born June 15, 1937 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a novelist and screenwriter from Quebec. His son Nicolas Billon is also a noted writer. Bibliography Novels * ''L'ogre de Barbarie'' (1972) * ''La Chausse-Trappe'' (1980) * ''L'enfan ...

(born 1937), novelist and screenwriter *

Pierre Billon (director) Pierre Billon (born Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, 7 February 1901 – died Paris, 31 August 1981) was a French film film director, director and screenwriter. In 1952 he served on the jury of the Cannes Festival. Selected filmography * ''Venetian Nigh ...

(1901–1981), French film director and screenwriter *

René Billon René Billon (2 August 1931 – 20 October 2020) was a French footballer who played for Rennes as a defender. Biography Born on 2 August 1931 in Kerlaz in the south of Finistère, Billon began his career with his hometown team of Kerlaz Sport, ...

(1931 – 2020), French footballer *

Thomas Billon Thomas Billon (fl. 1617–1647) was a celebrated French anagrammatist. In 17th-century Europe, anagrams were a literary passion. In France, the Bourbon king Louis XIII appointed Billon, a Provençal, to the position of Royal Anagrammatist. His ...

( 1617–1647), French anagrammatist *

Yves Billon Yves Billon (born 9 July 1946, in Paris) is a French documentary film-maker. He is also founder of the production companies Les Films du Village and Zaradoc. The documentaries ''Religious and Sufi Music of Pakistan'' and ''The Music of Balochista ...

(born 1946), French documentary film-maker

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