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, 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), 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, 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 () , 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, 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 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, 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, 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 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) (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 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 ''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'' *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 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 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 The '' Black Cat'' manga series features characters created by Kentaro Yabuki. The story follows a young man named Train Heartnet who withdrew from an elite group of assassins called the Chronos Numbers two years earlier and is now a Sweeper, or ...

, 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 is a character in ''Resident Evil'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. He debuted as one of the two player characters of the video game ''Resident Evil 2'' (1998), alongside Claire ...

, 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