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Geography

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Leone, American Samoa Leone is the second-largest city on Tutuila Island's west coast.Clayville, Melinda (2021). ''Explore American Samoa: The Complete Guide to Tutuila, Aunu'u, and Manu'a Islands''. Page 70. ISBN 9798556052970. The village is on the south-west coast o ...
* Monte Leone, mountain in the ''Leone-Gruppe'' as part of Western Alps *
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...
, independent nation in West Africa


Leone as a given name

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Leone Battista Alberti Leon Battista Alberti (; 14 February 1404 – 25 April 1472) was an Italian Renaissance humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, and cryptographer; he epitomised the nature of those identified now as polymaths. ...
(1404–1472), Italian Renaissance humanist polymath *
Leone Caetani Leone Caetani (September 12, 1869 – December 25, 1935), Caetani, Duke of Sermoneta (also known as Prince Caetani), was an Italian scholar, politician, and historian of the Middle East. Caetani is considered a innovator, pioneer in the applicati ...
(1869–1935), Italian politician *
Leone de' Sommi Leone de' Sommi Portaleone (Yehuda ben Yitzchak Somi Misha'ar Aryeh; he, יהודה בן יצחק סומי משער אריה - Judah son of Isaac Somi Portaleone; also Leone Ebreo de Somi and Yehuda Sommo; c. 1525 – c. 1590) was a Jewish-Italian ...
(c. 1525–c. 1590), Italian writer * Leone N. Farrell (1904–1986), Canadian biochemist and microbiologist *
Leone Ginzburg Leone Ginzburg (, , ; 4 April 1909 – 5 February 1944) was an Italian editor, writer, journalist and teacher, as well as an important anti-fascist political activist and a hero of the resistance movement. He was the husband of the renowned auth ...
(1909–1944), Italian journalist *
Leone Leoni :''For the early 17th-century composer, see Leone Leoni (composer)''. Leone Leoni (ca. 1509 – 22 July 1590) was an Italian sculptor of international outlook who travelled in Italy, Germany, Austria, France, Spain and the Netherlands. Leoni is r ...
(1509–1590), Italian Renaissance sculptor and medallist * Léone-Noëlle Meyer (born 1939), French businesswoman and philanthropist * Leone Minassian (1905–1978),
Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
-born Italian painter of Armenian descent *
Leone Ross Leone Ross (born 26 June 1969, Coventry, England) is a British novelist, short story writer, editor, journalist and academic, who is of Jamaican and Scottish ancestry. Biography Early years and education Leone Ross was born in Coventry, Engla ...
(b. 1969), British writer, editor, journalist and academic * Leone Sforza (1406–1440), Italian condottiero *
Leone Strozzi Leone Strozzi (15 October 1515 – 28 June 1554) was an Italian condottiero ''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational ar ...
(1515–1554), Italian condottiero


Leone as a surname

* Brad Leone (b. 1985), American chef and YouTube personality *
Carl Leone Carl Desmond Leone (born c.1976) is a Canadian businessman from Windsor, Ontario. Leone was jailed after pleading guilty in a Windsor court to 15 counts of aggravated sexual assault for not informing his sexual partners of his positive HIV status. ...
(b. 1976), Canadian businessman and criminal *
Cinzia Leone Cinzia Leone (born 4 March 1959) is an Italian actress and comedian. Life and career Born in Rome, Leone began working in the theater since 1981, but became popular thanks to the participation to several variety shows of good success broadcast ...
(b. 1959), Italian actress and comedian. * Dominic Leone (born 1990), American baseball player * Douglas Leone (b. 1957), American billionaire venture capitalist * Gabriele Leone (c.1735–1790) Italian
mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...
virtuoso A virtuoso (from Italian ''virtuoso'' or , "virtuous", Late Latin ''virtuosus'', Latin ''virtus'', "virtue", "excellence" or "skill") is an individual who possesses outstanding talent and technical ability in a particular art or field such as ...
* Giacomo Leone (b. 1971), Italian long-distance runner *
Giovanni Leone Giovanni Leone (; 3 November 1908 – 9 November 2001) was an Italian politician, jurist, and university professor. A founding member of the Christian Democracy (DC), Leone served as the President of Italy from December 1971 until June 1978. He ...
(1908–2001), Italian politician who served as president and prime minister * Giuseppina Leone (b. 1971), Italian athlete *
Jason Leone Battlecross was an American heavy metal band from Canton, Michigan. The band has described their sound as "Blue Collar Thrash Metal". To date, they have released three albums through their label, Metal Blade Records. History The band was f ...
, former drummer for Michigan heavy metal band Battlecross *
Matthew Leone Madina Lake is an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 2005. The band released their debut album, '' From Them, Through Us, to You'', through Roadrunner Records on March 27, 2007. Madina Lake won Best Int ...
(b. 1981), bassist of Madina Lake and twin of Nathan Leone *
Miriam Leone Miriam Leone (born 14 April 1985) is an Italian actress, presenter and model, winner of the Miss Italia beauty contest in 2008.(14 September 2008)Miss Italia è Miriam Leone Siciliana dai capelli rossi ''La Repubblica'' (in Italian) Biography ...
(b. 1985), Italian television personality and beauty pageant titleholder *
Nathan Leone Madina Lake is an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 2005. The band released their debut album, '' From Them, Through Us, to You'', through Roadrunner Records on March 27, 2007. Madina Lake won Best Int ...
(b. 1981), lead singer of Madina Lake and twin of Matthew Leone *
Richard Leone Richard Carl Leone (April 30, 1940 - July 16, 2015) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as New Jersey State Treasurer from 1974 to 1977 and as Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. Leone al ...
(1940–2015), American politician *
Rob Leone Rob Leone is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014. He represented the riding of Cambridge. Background Leone holds a Ph.D from McMaster Universi ...
, (b. 1976), Canadian politician *
Sergio Leone Sergio Leone (; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter credited as the pioneer of the Spaghetti Western genre and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cine ...
(1929–1989), Italian film director *
Sunny Leone Karenjit Kaur Vohra (born May 13, 1981), known by her stage name Sunny Leone (), is a Canadian-American model and actress in the American and Indian film industries. She is a former pornographic actress. She was born in Canada to an Indian S ...
(b. 1981), Indo-Canadian model and actress


Other

* Leone, a character in the opera
Tamerlano ''Tamerlano'' (Tamerlane, HWV 18) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Agostin Piovene's ''Tamerlano'' together with another libretto entitled ''Bajazet'' aft ...
of Handel * Leone-class destroyer an Italian Navy destroyer class * Aerfer Leone, undeveloped fighter aircraft *
Pastiglie Leone Pastiglie Leone is an Italian candy manufacturer of candies, jellies, gummy sweets, liquorice, fine chocolate and sugar- and calorie-free pastilles. The candies are produced in a variety of flavors. Pastiglie Leone was founded by Luigi Leone in 1 ...
, maker of candies and lozenges *
Subaru Leone The Subaru Leone is a compact car produced by the Japanese automaker, car manufacturer Subaru from 1971 to 1994. The word ''leone'' is Italian for lion. It was released as a replacement for the Subaru 1000 and was the predecessor of the Subaru Im ...
, subcompact car * Sierra Leonean leone, currency of Sierra Leone * Leone, a character in the manga and anime series Akame ga Kill! * Leone Abbacchio, an ex-police officer and main character in the manga and anime series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind * The Leone Crime Family, a fictional Italian American mafia from GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories Italian masculine given names Italian-language surnames {{Lion-surname