Leo or Léo may refer to:

Acronyms

Law enforcement officer A law enforcement officer (LEO), or peace officer in North American English, is a Public sector, public-sector employee whose duties primarily involve the Law enforcement, enforcement of laws. The phrase can include campaign disclosure specialist ...

Law enforcement organisation A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any government agency responsible for the law enforcement, enforcement of the laws. Jurisdiction LEAs which have their ability to apply their powers restricted in some way are said to operate within a juris ...

* ''

Louisville Eccentric Observer The ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'' (also called ''LEO Weekly'' but widely known as just ''LEO'') is a privately owned free urban alternative weekly newspaper, distributed every Wednesday in about 700 locations throughout the Louisville, Kentuck ...

'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky *

Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is a principal department of the State of Michigan. History Background Two previous principal departments of Michigan existed that focused on job training, the Department of Labor an ...

Arts and entertainment

Music

Leo (band) ''For the Electric Light Orchestra-style band by Boston musician Bleu and collaborators, see LEO (band)'' Leo is an American alternative rock band formed by Ian Eddy and Brandon Zano in Cleveland, Ohio in 2001. Eddy explained the name of the ba ...

, a Missouri-based rock band that was founded in Cleveland, Ohio * L.E.O. (band), a band by musician Bleu and collaborators

Film

* ''Leo'' (2000 film), a Spanish film by José Luis Borau * ''Leo'' (2002 film), a British-American drama film * ''Leo'', a 2007 Swedish film by

Josef Fares Josef Fares (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish-Lebanese film director and video game designer of Assyrian descent. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films. He is the founder of Hazelight Studios. Biograph ...

* ''Leo'' (2012 film), a Kenyan film *

Leo the Lion (MGM) Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and one of its predecessors, Goldwyn Pictures, featured in the studio's production logo, which was created by the Paramount Pictures, Paramou ...

, mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio

Television

Leo Awards The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British C ...

, a British Columbian television award * "Leo", an episode of ''Being Erica'' * Léo, fictional lion in the animation ''

Animal Crackers An animal cracker is a particular type of cracker, baked in the shape of an animal, usually an animal either at a zoo or a circus, such as a lion, a tiger, a bear, or an elephant. The most common variety is light-colored and slightly sweet, but ...

'' * ''Léo'', 2018 Quebec television series created by

Fabien Cloutier Fabien Cloutier is a Canadian actor and playwright from Quebec.Leo Namibia, former name for the TN Mobile phone network in Namibia *

Leo Pharma LEO Pharma A/S is a multinational Danish pharmaceutical company, founded in 1908, with a presence in about 100 countries. Its headquarters are in Ballerup, near Copenhagen The company is 100% integrated into a private foundation owned by the LEO F ...

, an international pharmaceutical company, based in Denmark *

Leo Records Leo Records is a British record company and label which releases jazz from Russian, American, and British musicians. It concentrates on free jazz. Leo Records was founded in 1979 by Leo Feigin (also known under his broadcasting name Aleksei Le ...

, an English jazz record label *

Lioré et Olivier Lioré-et-Olivier was a French manufacturer of aircraft of the 20th century, founded in 1912 by Fernand Lioré and Henri Olivier. History The ''Société de Constructions Aéronautiques d'hydravions Lioré-et-Olivier'' had three factories, loca ...

, a French aircraft manufacturer from 1912 to 1937 *

The Leo Group The Leo Group is a privately owned, waste-recycling company based in Halifax, England that specialises in the collection and processing of animal by-products. The company is currently run by Daniel Sawrij, the managing director, who took over fro ...

, a waste-recycling company based in Halifax, England

People

Name lists

Leo (given name) Leo is a given name in several languages. In European languages it is usually a masculine given name and it comes from the Latin word '' leo'' which in turns comes from the Greek word λέων meaning " lion". It can also refer to the name Leonar ...

, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname *

Léo Léo is a proper noun in French, meaning lion". Its etymological root lies in the Latin word Leo. Léo is used as a diminutive or variant of the names Léon, Léonard, Léonardon, Leonardo, Léonid, ''Léonor'', '' Léonore'', ''Eléonore'' ...

, a list of people with the given name *

Leo (surname) The surname Leo may refer to: * Angelo Leo (born 1994), American boxer * Daniel Leo (mobster) (born 1928), American organized crime figure * Daniel Leo (born 1982), Samoan rugby player * Edoardo Leo (born 1972), Italian actor, director and scree ...

, a list of people *

Leonid dynasty The Leonid dynasty produced five Roman emperors during Late Antiquity, reigning over the Roman Empire from 457 to 518. The dynasty's patriarch was Leo I, who was made Roman emperor in 457. Leo's daughter Ariadne became empress and mother to an e ...

, also known as the House of Leo, a Byzantine dynasty

Single names

Arakel Babakhanian Arakel Grigori Babakhanian ( hy, Առաքել Գրիգորի Բաբախանյան; – 14 November 1932), commonly known by his pen name Leo ( hy, Լեո), was an Armenian historian, writer, critic and professor of Yerevan State University. ...

(1860–1932), known by his pen name Leo, Armenian historian *

Leo (singer) Jung Taek-woon (; born on November 10, 1990), better known by his stage name Leo (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and musical theatre actor, signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. Leo debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX ...

(born 1990), South Korean pop musician *

Léo (footballer, born 1975) Leonardo Lourenço Bastos (born 6 July 1975), commonly known as Léo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a left back. He spent most of his professional career with Santos and Benfica, arriving at the latter at the age of 25 and w ...

, full name Leonardo Lourenço Bastos, Brazilian football leftback *

Leo (footballer, born November 1989) Leonardo Passos Alves (born November 29, 1989 in Jacobina, Brazil), known as Leo, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays for Kuching City In Malaysia. Leo plays mainly as a striker. In August 2013 he signed a contract with FC Metalurh Zaporizhya ...

, full name Leonardo Passos Alves, Brazilian football striker *

Leo (footballer, born December 1989) Leandro Mariano da Silva (born 11 December 1989), known as just Leo, is a Brazilian striker. Career Leo began his career in his hometown with Brusque joined than in summer 2008 to FK Siad Most, he played his one and only game in Czech Republic ...

, full name Leandro Mariano da Silva, Brazilian football striker *

Léo (footballer, born 1990) Leonardo da Silva Vieira (born 22 September 1990), commonly known as Léo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rio Ave. Honours Athletico Paranaense *Campeonato Paranaense: 2019 * J.League Cup / Copa Sudamerican ...

, full name Leonardo da Silva Vieira, Brazilian football goalkeeper *

Léo (footballer, born 1992) Leonardo José Peres (born 7 April 1992), commonly known as Léo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC; ), established in 1886, is a private members ...

, full name Leonardo José Peres, Brazilian football forward *

Leo (wrestler) Leornardo Carrera Lizarraga (born May 14, 1989) is a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bestia 666. He is currently working for various promotions across Mexico, while also performing in the United States ...

(born 1989), Mexican professional wrestler *

Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira (born December 13, 1944), more famous under his pen name Léo is a Brazilian comics creator. Biography After graduating as a mechanical engineer, Oliveira left Brazil because of the then military dictatorship. He lived ...

or Léo (born 1944), Brazilian comics writer

Places

Léo Department Leo is a department or commune of Sissili Province in southern Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Leo. Towns and villages Towns and villages in the department as follows:Sissili Province Sissili is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. In 2006 the population was 212,628 and in 2011 the population was 240,830, an increase of 13.3%. Its capital is Léo Léo is a proper noun in French, mean ...

in southern Burkina Faso **

Léo, Burkina Faso Léo is a town located in the province of Sissili in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Sissili Province, and is located about 10 kilometers from the border with Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a ...

, the capital city of Sissili Province and Léo Department * Leo, a village that was merged into

Leo-Cedarville, Indiana Leo-Cedarville is a town in Cedar Creek Township, Allen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,603 at the 2010 census. History Once separate villages, Cedarville was platted in 1838, and Leo was founded in 1849, originally as the ...

, U.S. *

Leo, Ohio Leo is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located northwest of Coalton at the intersection of Sour Run Road (County Road 28) and Twin Bridges Road, at .Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '06. ...

, U.S. *

Leo, West Virginia Leo is an extinct town in Roane County, in the U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separ ...

, U.S., a ghost town *

Leo Islands The Leo Islands are an island group located inside western Coronation Gulf, south of Victoria Island, in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. Other island groups in the vicinity include the Berens Islands, Black Berry Islands, Couper Islands, D ...

, Nunavut, Canada

Science and technology

Astronomy and space exploration

Launch and Early Orbit phase In spacecraft operations, Launch and Early Operations (LEOP) is one of the most critical phases of a mission. Spacecraft operations engineers take control of the satellite after it separates from the launch vehicle. LEOP generally concludes once the ...

, of a space mission *

LEO (spacecraft) LEO (; English: Lunar Exploration Orbiter) was the name of a proposed German mission to the Moon, announced by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Director Walter Doellinger on March 2, 2007. Because the needed money for the year 2009 was diverted ...

, a lunar mission *

Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25. Most of the artificial objects in outer space are in LEO, with an altitude never mor ...

, a satellite path *

Leo (constellation) Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac, between Cancer (constellation), Cancer the crab to the west and Virgo (constellation), Virgo the maiden to the east. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for lion, a ...

, a constellation

Biology

Leo (horse) Leo (1940–1967) was one of the most influential Quarter Horse sires in the early years of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA). Life Leo was foaled in 1940.Close and Simmons ''Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mar ...

, an American Quarter Horse *

Leonberger The Leonberger is a dog breed, whose name derives from the city of Leonberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Description Appearance This breed occurs with a generous double coat; the Leonberger is a large, muscular, and elegant dog with balance ...

or Leo, a breed of dog *

Long-term Ecosystem Observatory The Long-term Ecological Observatory (LEO) is a project off the coast of New Jersey, United States, which monitors the processes in the ocean with online IT systems, spearheaded by the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers Univer ...

, a marine study project * ''Leo'', an obsolete genus now in ''

Panthera ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family (biology), family Felidae that was named and described by Lorenz Oken in 1816 who placed all the spotted cats in this group. Reginald Innes Pocock revised the classification of this genus in 1916 as co ...

Computing

LEO (computer) The LEO I (Lyons Electronic Office I) was the first computer used for commercial business applications. The prototype LEO I was modelled closely on the Cambridge EDSAC. Its construction was overseen by Oliver Standingford, Raymond Thompson and ...

, the first commercially used computers *

Leo (text editor) Leo (Leonine Editor with Outlines) is an open-source text editor/ outliner that features clones (virtual copies of outline nodes) as a central tool of organization, navigation, customization and scripting. Languages Leo can manipulate text or c ...

, a computer program

Sports

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season ...

or Leos, a Canadian Football League team *

The PBA Leo Awards The PBA Leo Awards, formerly known as the PBA MVP Awards Night (1975–1992) and PBA Annual Awards (1993–2002) is an annual awards ceremony of the Philippine Basketball Association to honor the achievements of its players for the season. The w ...

, annual Philippine Basketball Association awards

Other uses

Leo (astrology) Leo () (Ancient Greek, Greek: , ''Leōn''), Latin for Lion, is the fifth Astrological sign, sign of the zodiac. It corresponds to the Leo (constellation), constellation Leo and comes after Cancer (astrology), Cancer and before Virgo (astrolog ...

, an astrological sign *

LEO (website) LEO (meaning ''Link Everything Online'') is an Internet-based electronic dictionary and translation dictionary initiated by the computer science department of the Technical University of Munich in Germany. After a Corporate spin-off, spin-out, t ...

, a group of dual-language dictionaries and discussion forums *

Leo Petroglyph The Leo Petroglyph is a sandstone petroglyph containing 37 images of humans and other animals as well as footprints of each. The petroglyph is located near the small village of Leo, Ohio (in Jackson County, Ohio) and is thought to have been cr ...

, a series of ancient stone carvings *

Leo clubs Leo clubs are a youth organization of Lions Clubs International. Leo clubs encourage youths to develop leadership qualities by participating in social service activities. They are dependent on a Lions club to sponsor and initiate a Leo club. Le ...

, youth branch of Lions Clubs International