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

Places

Europe

León, Spain León (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the province of León, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 124,303 (2019), ...

, 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 cap ...

, Spain *

Kingdom of León The Kingdom of León; es, Reino de León; gl, Reino de León; pt, Reino de Leão; la, Regnum Legionense; mwl, Reino de Lhion was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in 910 when t ...

, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again from 1296 to 1301 *

León (historical region) Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

, 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 viscounts ...

, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries *

Saint-Pol-de-Léon Saint-Pol-de-Léon (; br, Kastell-Paol) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in north-western France, located on the coast. It is noted for its 13th-century cathedral on the site of the original founded by Saint Paul Aurelian ...

, 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 cit ...

, a Spanish island *

Leon (Souda Bay) Leon ( el, Λέων, "lion"), also known colloquially as Nisi ("the island") and during Venetian rule as Rabbit Island, is an islet in Souda Bay on the northwest coast of Crete. On the southeast side of the islet, a small distance away, there i ...

, an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete

North America

León, Guanajuato () , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Political divisions of Mexico, State , subdivision_name1 = , establishe ...

, Mexico, a large city *

Leon, California Leon is a ghost town in northern San Diego County, California. A former gold mining town from the 1880s, it was named for the Leon Mine that lay on a hill to the northwest of the town. Leon became part of southwestern Riverside County in 1893. Leon ...

, United States, a ghost town *

Leon, Iowa Leon is a city in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,822 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Decatur County. The city is located near the Little River Lake Recreation Area. Leon is home to a major rodeo ...

, United States *

Leon, Kansas Leon is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 669. History Leon was founded in 1879. It was named after Leon, Iowa. The first building, built in 1879, was the blacksmith shop of ...

, United States *

Leon, New York Leon is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York. The population was 1,253 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the former Kingdom of León in Spain, though it is pronounced like the American first name, " LEE-un". The town is on the wester ...

, 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 eas ...

, United States *

Leon, Virginia Leon is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Virginia Madison County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,837. Its county seat is Madison. History Madison Coun ...

, United States *

Leon, West Virginia Leon is a town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Kanawha River. The population was 137 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Point Pleasant, WV– OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. Etymology Leon was known a ...

, 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 ...

, United States, several places *

New Kingdom of León The New Kingdom of León ( es, Nuevo Reino de León), was an administrative territory of the Spanish Empire, politically ruled by the Viceroyalty of New Spain. It was located in an area corresponding generally to the present-day northeastern Mexica ...

, a territory of Spain (1582-1821) in Mexico, roughly corresponding in area to modern Nuevo León *

Leon County, Florida Leon County is a county in the Panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. It was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. As of the 2020 census, the population was 292,198. The county seat is Tallahassee, which is also the state cap ...

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 C ...

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 Unite ...

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 form ...

, 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 # Nag ...

, 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 people ...

, Philippines, a 2nd class municipality *

Leon, Togo Leon, Togo is a village in the Doufelgou Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-eastern Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin ...

, 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 s ...

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 rena ...

, (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 T ...

(born 1962), African-American actor and singer usually credited as "Leon" *

Leon (German singer) Leon (born Jürgen Göbel, 4 April 1969, Lippetal, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer, best known for his participation in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, when he was controversially eliminated at the pre-selection stage. Career Leon ...

(born 1969), German performer in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest *

Léon (Swedish singer) Lotta Lindgren (born 26 February 1993), known by her stage name Léon (stylized as LÉON), is a Swedish singer and songwriter born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. Léon's rise to becoming an international music sensation began with the release ...

(born 1993), Swedish singer *

El León EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...

, (born 1975), Puerto Rican professional wrestler *

Frère León Frère León ( en, Brother León, es, Hermano León; December 31, 1871 – November 20, 1955) was a French-born Cuban botanist and De La Salle Brother. Born Joseph Sylvestre Sauget in Arbois, Jura, León was an important contributor to the botan ...

(1871–1955), Franco-Cuban botanist, born Joseph Sylvestre Sauget, known by the botanical author abbreviation León *

Leon Russell Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and ...

(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 Spart ...

, 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'' * 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. The ...

'' *Leon, from the game ''

Pokémon Sword and Shield and are 2019 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch console. They are the first installments in the eighth generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series ...

'' *''Leon'', from the Supercell game ''

Brawl Stars ''Brawl Stars'' is a multiplayer online battle arena and third-person hero shooter video game developed and published by the Finnish video game company Supercell. It was released worldwide on December 12, 2018, on iOS and Android. The game feat ...

'' *Leon, from the game ''

Rune Factory 4 is a role-playing video game developed by Neverland and published by Marvelous AQL for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the sixth game in the ''Rune Factory'' series, and the first to be released on the 3DS. It was released in Japan in July 2012, in Nort ...

'' *Léon, a young male cyclops created by

Annie Groovie Annie Groovie (the pen name of Annie Trudelle, born in Trois-Rivières April 11, 1970), is a '' Québécois'' writer and illustrator of children's literature. She wrote a series of books and comic strips featuring ''Léon'', a young male cyclops ...

* Leon, a ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' character * Leon Garcia de Asturias, 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 ''Baby Driver'' is a 2017 action film written and directed by Edgar Wright. It stars Ansel Elgort as a getaway driver seeking freedom from a life of crime with his girlfriend Debora (Lily James). Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Eiza González, Jamie ...

, 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 The following is a list of characters from the Spike Chunsoft video game series ''Danganronpa''. The series follows the students of Hope's Peak Academy who are forced into a life of mutual killing by a sadistic teddy bear named Monokuma. The seri ...

, 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, 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, which also means "Lion" in Spanish), is a hatchback compact car built by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT since October 1999.ETKA The first two León ...

, a car from the Spanish manufacturer SEAT