Leone may refer to:

Geography

Monte Leone Monte Leone is the highest mountain of the Lepontine Alps and is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The mountain stands on the extreme west of the Lepontine Alps, a few kilometres east of Simplon Pass. Etymology ''Leone'' in ...

, mountain in the ''Leone-Gruppe'' as part of Western Alps * Sierra Leone, independent nation in West Africa

Leone as a given name

* Leone Battista Alberti (1404–1472), Italian Renaissance humanist polymath * Leone Caetani (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 Leone Norwood Farrell (1904–1986) was a Canadian biochemist and microbiologist who identified microbial strains of industrial importance and developed innovative techniques for the manufacture of vaccines and antibiotics. Her inventions enabled ...

(1904–1986), Canadian biochemist and microbiologist * Leone Ginzburg (1909–1944), Italian journalist * Leone Leoni (1509–1590), Italian Renaissance sculptor and medallist * Léone-Noëlle Meyer (born 1939), French businesswoman and philanthropist *

Leone Minassian Leone Minassian (1905–1978; ) was an Italian painter and printmaker of Armenian descent. His work is an important representative of European post-war abstract painting. Minassian lived in Venice for more than 40 years. Early life and education ...

(1905–1978), Ottoman Empire-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, England, ...

(b. 1969), British writer, editor, journalist and academic *

Leone Sforza Leone Sforza (May 1406 – July 1440) was an Italian condottiero, a member of the House of Sforza. Born at Castelfiorentino, he was the son of Muzio Attendolo, and brother to Alessandro and Francesco Sforza, both successful military leaders and se ...

(1406–1440), Italian condottiero * Leone Strozzi (1515–1554), Italian condottiero

Leone as a surname

Brad Leone Brad Samuel Leone (born May 16, 1985) is an American chef and YouTube personality. He is known for his appearances in videos produced by ''Bon Appétit'' for its YouTube channel, most notably as the host of ''It's Alive with Brad'' and its spino ...

(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 Dominic Joseph Leone (born October 26, 1991), nicknamed Dominator, is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers. The Seattle Mariners selected Leone in the 16th roun ...

(born 1990), American baseball player * Douglas Leone (b. 1957), American billionaire venture capitalist *

Gabriele Leone Gabriele Leone (born Naples c. 1735 – 1790) was an Italian musician and composer who lived in Paris during the middle and later part of the 18th century. A virtuoso on the violin and mandolin, he wrote an early mandolin method, ''Analytical me ...

(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. H ...

(1908–2001), Italian politician who served as president and prime minister * Giuseppina Leone (b. 1971), Italian athlete * Jason Leone, former drummer for Michigan heavy metal band Battlecross * Matthew Leone (b. 1981), bassist of Madina Lake and twin of Nathan Leone * Miriam Leone (b. 1985), Italian television personality and beauty pageant titleholder * Nathan Leone (b. 1981), lead singer of Madina Lake and twin of Matthew Leone * Richard Leone (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 Universit ...

, (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 cin ...

(1929–1989), Italian film director * Sunny Leone (b. 1981), Indo-Canadian model and actress

Other

* Leone, a character in the opera Tamerlano 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, 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