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

Places

Europe

* León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León *

Province of León León (, , ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the ...

, 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 The Viscounty or County of Léon () was a feudal state in extreme western Brittany in the High Middle Ages. Though nominally a vassal of the sovereign duke of Brittany, Léon was functionally independent of any external controls until the visco ...

, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries * Saint-Pol-de-Léon, a commune in Brittany, France *

Léon, Landes Léon (; oc, Lon) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France. The communes c ...

, a commune in Aquitaine, France *

Isla de León The Isla de León is a historical name for the piece of land between the city of Cádiz and the Iberian peninsula, in Spain. In 1813, it was renamed San Fernando in honor of King Fernando VII of Spain for his courage in the defense of the c ...

, a Spanish island * Leon (Souda Bay), an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete

North America

* León, Guanajuato, Mexico, a large city * Leon, California, United States, a ghost town * Leon, Iowa, United States * Leon, Kansas, United States * Leon, New York, United States *

Leon, Oklahoma Leon is a town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 91 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Leon is located in western Love County at (33.878618, -97.428710). It is ea ...

, United States * Leon, Virginia, United States * Leon, West Virginia, United States *

Leon, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Leon is the name of places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin: *Leon (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Leon, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town *Leon, Waushara County, Wisconsin Leon is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United St ...

, United States, several places * New Kingdom of León, a territory of Spain (1582-1821) in Mexico, roughly corresponding in area to modern Nuevo León * Leon County, Florida *

Leon County, Texas Leon County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,719. Its county seat is Centerville. History The legislature of the Republic of Texas authorized Leon County in 1846 from part of Robertson ...

Leon Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota Leon Township is a township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 345 at the 2000 census. History Leon Township was organized in 1897. The township was named for Leon Dickinson, the first white birth within its borde ...

Leon Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota Leon Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 942 at the 2000 census. History Leon Township was organized in 1858, and was probably named after the Kingdom of León. Geography According to the United ...

Leon River The Leon River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. It has three primary forks - the North, Middle, and South Leon Rivers, which meet near Eastland and then run for around until it meets with the Lampasas River and the Salado Creek to for ...

, Texas

Central America

León Department León () is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 5,138 km2 and has a population of 423,012 (2021 estimate). The capital is the city of León. Municipalities # El Jicaral # El Sauce # La Paz Centro # Larreynaga # León # N ...

, Nicaragua *

León, Nicaragua León () is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. Founded by the Spanish as Santiago de los Caballeros de León, it is the capital and largest city of León Department. , the municipality of León has an estimated population of 2 ...

, capital city of the León Department

Other places

Leon, Iloilo Leon, officially the Municipality of Leon ( hil, Banwa sang Leon, krj, Banwa kang Leon, tgl, Bayan ng Leon), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,990 peopl ...

, Philippines, a 2nd class municipality *

Leon, Togo Leon, Togo is a village in the Doufelgou Prefecture Doufelgou is a prefecture located in the Kara Region of Togo. The capital city is Niamtougou. Doufelgou means White Mountain (white= felm & mountain= dour). The cantons (or subdivisions) of ...

, a village *

Leon River (Colombia) The Leon River is a river of Urabá Antioquia, Colombia. It drains into the Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a ...

People

People with the nickname or stage name

Leon (Japanese wrestler) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Leon. Trained by Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion, Takase made her debut for the promotion in March 2000, working under her real name. After a change in management, Arsion was ren ...

, (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler *

Leon Robinson Leon Preston Robinson (born March 8, 1962), usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor who began his professional career as a film actor in the early 1980s. Robinson is best known for his roles as David Ruffin in the TV film '' The ...

(born 1962), African-American actor and singer usually credited as "Leon" * Leon (German singer) (born 1969), German performer in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest * Léon (Swedish singer) (born 1993), 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 * Leon Russell (1942–2016), American singer and songwriter

People with the name

Leon (given name) Leon is a first name of Greek origin-the Greek λέων (léon; leōn), meaning "lion," has spawned the Latin "Leo," French "Lyon," Irish "Leon" and Spanish "León." Perhaps the oldest attested historical figure to bear this name was Leon of Sparta ...

, people whose first name is Leon *

Leon (surname) León is a Spanish surname. A habitational name from León, a city in northwestern Spain, named with Latin ''legio'', genitive ''legionis'' ‘legion’, a division of the Roman army. In Roman times the city was the garrison of the 7th Legion, k ...

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Leon (''Dead or Alive'') * Leon (''Squirrel Boy'') * Leon, main character from the game ''

The Legend of Oasis ''The Legend of Oasis'', released as ''The Story of Thor 2'' in Europe and as in Japan, is a 1996 action role-playing game developed by Ancient and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It is the successor and prequel to the 1994 title ''Beyond ...

'' * Leon, a character on ''

The Andy Griffith Show ''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American situation comedy television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color. Th ...

'' *Leon, from the game '' Pokémon Sword and Shield'' *''Leon'', from the Supercell game '' Brawl Stars'' *Leon, from the game '' Rune Factory 4'' *Léon, a young male cyclops created by Annie Groovie * Leon, a ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' character *

Leon Garcia de Asturias This is a list of the major characters featured in ''Trinity Blood,'' a series of twelve Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida, that has since been adapted into both manga and anime television series. The characters here have been group ...

, on ''Trinity Blood'' * Leon Belmont, a ''Castlevania'' character * Leon Elliott, a ''Black Cat'' character * Leon D. Geeste, a ''

Star Ocean 2 ''Star Ocean: The Second Story'' is an action role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix for the PlayStation. It is the second game in the '' Star Ocean'' series and the first game in the series to be released outside Jap ...

'' character * Leon Jefferson III, in ''Baby Driver'' * Leon Karp, a ''Roseanne'' character * Leon S. Kennedy, a ''Resident Evil'' character *

Leon Kowalski ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, which stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. Written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, the film is an film adaptation ...

, a ''Blade Runner'' character * Leon Kuwata, 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 * Leongar, aka Leon, a ''Kirby'' character

Works

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

Businesses

Léon & Lévy Léon & Lévy was a French printer and a photograph editing company located in Paris. It was founded in 1864 and specialized in stereoscopic views and picture postcards of locations in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The trade mark of the ...

, French maker of stereoscopic views and postcards, founded 1864 *

Leon Restaurants Leon (branded as LEON.) is a fast food chain based in the United Kingdom, established in 2004. The company had around 70 outlets when it was bought by EG Group in 2021. History ''Leon'' was founded by John Vincent and Henry Dimbleby with c ...

, fast food chain based in the United Kingdom

Ships

* Greek destroyer ''Leon'' (1912) * Greek destroyer ''Leon'' (D54) (1951–1992) * , a World War II attack transport

Sports clubs

* Club León, Mexican professional football club from León, Guanajuato * León de Huánuco, Peruvian professional football club from Huánuco, Huánuco Region

Technology

Leon (software) Vocaloid is a singing voice synthesizer and the first engine released in the Vocaloid series. It was succeeded by Vocaloid 2. This version was made to be able to sing both English and Japanese. History The earliest known development related to Vo ...

, a vocal for Vocaloid software * LEON, a microprocessor *

SEAT León The SEAT León (), also spelled Leon in some other languages (named after the city of León, Spain, León, which also means "Lion" in Spanish), is a hatchback compact car built by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT since October 1999.ETKA The fi ...

, a car from the Spanish manufacturer SEAT