Leon () is a first name of

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origin, meaning "

lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...

". It gave rise to similar names in other languages, including the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

''Leo'', French ''Lyon'' or ''Léon'', Irish ''Leon'',

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''León'', Levon Լեվոն Armenian or Georgian ''Levan'' / ლევან''. In

Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories conc ...

, Leon was a

giant In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''wiktionary:gigas, gigas'', cognate wiktionary:giga-, giga-) are beings of humanoid appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''gia ...

killed by

Heracles Heracles ( ; ), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a Divinity, divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of ZeusApollodorus1.9.16/ref> and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptive descent through ...

. One of the oldest attested historical figures to bear this name was

Leon of Sparta Leon () was the 14th Agiad dynasty King of Sparta, ruling from 590 BC to 560 BC. Name ''Leon'' means "lion". The grandson of Leon had a similar name: Leonidas. Biography Leon is mentioned in the seventh book of '' The Histories'' by Herod ...

, a 6th-century BCE king of

Sparta Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...

. During the

Christian era The terms (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used when designating years in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. The term is Medieval Latin and means "in the year of the Lord" but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", tak ...

, the name ''Leon'' was merged with the Latin

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language. Because language change can have radical effects on both the s ...

Leo Leo is the Latin word for lion. It most often refers to: * Leo (constellation), a constellation of stars in the night sky * Leo (astrology), an astrological sign of the zodiac * Leo (given name), a given name in several languages, usually mas ...

'', with the result that the two forms are used interchangeably.Withycombe, E. G. (1945). ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names''. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press. A similar Greek name, ''

Leonidas Leonidas I (; , ''Leōnídas''; born ; died 11 August 480 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the son of king Anaxandridas II and the 17th king of the Agiad dynasty, a Spartan royal house which claimed descent fro ...

'', means "son of a lion".

Leonidas I Leonidas I (; , ''Leōnídas''; born ; died 11 August 480 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the son of king Anaxandridas II and the 17th king of the Agiad dynasty, a Spartan royal house which claimed descent fro ...

, king of Sparta, was a famous bearer of that name. The Ancient Greek word λέων ultimately comes from

Proto-Semitic Proto-Semitic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Semitic languages. There is no consensus regarding the location of the linguistic homeland for Proto-Semitic: scholars hypothesize that it may have originated in the Levant, the Sahara, ...

*labiʾ-, which is not

Indo-European The Indo-European languages are a language family native to the northern Indian subcontinent, most of Europe, and the Iranian plateau with additional native branches found in regions such as Sri Lanka, the Maldives, parts of Central Asia (e. ...

People

Leon (English, German, Dutch, Russian version), Léon (French version), León (Spanish version) may refer to: *

Leon (mathematician) Leon () was an Ancient Greek mathematician and pupil of Neocleides, who was active from around 370 to 340 BCE. His book ''Elements'' was overshadowed by Euclid's work of the same name. Proclus Proclus Lycius (; 8 February 412 – 17 A ...

(fl. 400 BC), Greek mathematician, precursor of Euclid *

Leon of Modena Leon of Modena (, 1571–1648) was a Jewish scholar born in Venice to a family whose ancestors migrated to Italy after an expulsion of Jews from France. Life He was an intelligent child and a respected rabbi in Venice. However, his reputation wi ...

(1571–1648), Venetian scholar *

Leon of Pella Leon of Pella (Greek: ) or Leo the Egyptian (4th century BC) was a historian, priest and theologian. He wrote the book ''On the Gods in Egypt ()'', based on an apocryphal letter of Alexander the Great to his mother Olympias. He was a contemporary of ...

, Macedonian historian * Leon of Phlius (fl. c. 620 BC), tyrant of his city *

Leon of Salamis Leon of Salamis (; ) was a historical figure, mentioned in Plato's ''Apology'', Xenophon's ''Hellenica'' and Andocides' ''On the Mysteries'' (1.94). This Leon may also be the renowned Athenian general Leon of the Peloponnesian War. Plato's and ...

(died 406 or 403 BC), Athenian politician and naval commander *

, Spartan king *

León Aillaud León Aillaud Barreiro was an Interim Governor of the Mexican State of Veracruz in the period from June 22, 1911, to December 12, 1911. Early years Born in the city and port of Veracruz, in the year 1880. Did his primary school in his hometow ...

(1880–1936), Mexican politician *

Leon Ashley Leon Walton (May 18, 1936 – October 20, 2013), better known by his stage name Leon Ashley, was an American country music singer. He is known mainly for his single " Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)", which topped the country singles chart ...

(1936–2013), American country music singer and songwriter *

Leon Askin Leon Askin (; born Leo Aschkenasy, 18 September 1907 – 3 June 2005) was an Austrian actor best known in North America for portraying the character General Burkhalter on the TV situation comedy ''Hogan's Heroes''. Life and career Askin was ...

(1907-2005), Austrian actor * Leon Bailey (born 1997), Jamaican footballer *

Léon Bakst Léon (Lev) Samoylovich Bakst (), born Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich Rosenberg (; – 27 December 1924),

(1866–1924), Russian painter and scene- and costume designer * Leon Bates (labor leader) (1899–1972), American union leader *

Leon Belasco Leon Belasco (born Leonid Simeonovich Berladsky; 11 October 1902 – 1 June 1988) was a Russian-American actor and musician who had a career in film and television that spanned from the 1920s to the 1980s, appearing in more than 100 films. ...

(1902–1988), Russian-American musician and actor *

Leon Benois Leon or Leonty Nikolayevich Benois (; – 8 February 1928) was a Russian architect from the Benois family. Biography He was the son of architect Nicholas Benois, the brother of artists Alexandre Benois and Albert Benois. He built the Roman ...

(1856–1928), Russian architect * Leon Berkowitz (1911–1987), American abstract painter * Leon Berry (1914–1996), American organist * Leon Best (born 1986), Irish football player *

Léon Bloy Léon Bloy (; 11 July 1846 – 3 November 1917) was a French Catholic novelist, essayist, pamphleteer (or lampoonist), and satirist, known additionally for his eventual (and passionate) defense of Catholicism and for his influence within Frenc ...

(1846–1917), French writer *

Léon Blum André Léon Blum (; 9 April 1872 – 30 March 1950) was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France. As a Jew, he was heavily influenced by the Dreyfus affair of the late 19th century. He was a disciple of socialist l ...

(1872–1950), French politician and prime minister *

Léon Boëllmann Léon Boëllmann (; 25 September 1862 – 11 October 1897) was a French composer, known for a small number of compositions for organ. His best-known composition is '' Suite gothique'' (1895), which is a staple of the organ repertoire, especially ...

(1862–1897), French composer *

Leon Bourgeois 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 ...

(1851–1925), French politician and prime minister * Léon Breitling (1860–1914), Swiss watchmaker and businessman, founder of

Breitling SA Breitling SA () is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1884 in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, by Léon Breitling. The company is known for its precision-made chronometers designed for aviators and is based in Grenchen, Switzerland. The company is ...

Leon Brittan Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, (25 September 193921 January 2015) was a British Conservative politician and barrister who served as a European Commissioner from 1989 to 1999. As a member of Parliament from 1974 to 1988, he ser ...

(1939–2015), British politician * Leon Burns (1942–1984), American football player *

Leon Cadore Leon Joseph Cadore (November 20, 1891 – March 16, 1958) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1924. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cadore was orphaned at 13 and went to live with his uncle, Joe Jean ...

(1891–1958), American baseball player *

Leon Camier Leon Stuart Camier (born 4 August 1986) is an English former solo motorcycle racer. After working as a race team manager, from 2024 he is a rider-coach for Sam Lowes and Elf Marc VDS Racing, a long-established team in Moto2, having a new en ...

(born 1986), British motorcycle racer * Léon Chagnaud (1866–1930), French businessman and politician. *

Leon Chua Leon Ong Chua (; ; born June 28, 1936) is a Filipino-American electrical engineer and computer scientist. He is a professor in the electrical engineering and computer sciences department at the University of California, Berkeley, which he joined i ...

, a Chinese-American scientist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley *

Leon Cooper Leon N. Cooper (né Kupchik; February 28, 1930 – October 23, 2024) was an American theoretical physicist and neuroscientist. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on superconductivity. Cooper developed the concept of Cooper pairs and ...

(1930–2024), American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate * Leon Cooperman (born 1943) American billionaire investor, hedge fund manager *

Leon Czolgosz Leon Frank Czolgosz ( ; ; May 5, 1873 – October 29, 1901) was an American wireworker and Anarchism, anarchist who assassination of William McKinley, assassinated President of the United States, United States president William McKinley on Septe ...

(1873–1901), American anarchist, assassin of

William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until Assassination of William McKinley, his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Repub ...

Leon Dănăilă Leon Dănăilă (born 1 July 1933) is a Romanian neurosurgeon and author. He is a prolific author and also a senator. Dănăilă was born in Darabani, in Botoșani County, Romania. He is a graduate of the Faculty of General Medicine of Iași, a ...

(born 1933), Romanian neurosurgeon * Léon Deffontaines (born 1996), French politician *

Léon Dierx Léon Dierx (; March 31, 1838 – June 11, 1912) was a French poet born in Saint-Denis in 1838. He came to Paris to study at the Central School of Arts and Manufactures and subsequently settled there, taking up a post in the education office. He ...

(1838–1912), French poet * Léon Dion (1922–1997), Canadian political scientist *

Leon Draisaitl Leon Tim Draisaitl (; born 27 October 1995) is a German professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2020, Draisaitl became the first German player to win the Art Ross Tro ...

(born 1995), German ice hockey player *

León Duarte León Gualberto Duarte Luján (1928 – 1976) was a Uruguayan trade unionist and the leader of the ''Partido por la Victoria del Pueblo''. He disappeared in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buen ...

(1928-1976), Uruguayan trade unionist and anarchist *

Leon Durham Leon "Bull" Durham (born July 31, 1957) is an American former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 10 seasons. Durham was a longtime minor league hitting coach, and most recently served as the assistant hitting coa ...

(born 1957), American baseball player *

Leon Edel Joseph Leon Edel (1907 – 1997) was an American/Canadian literary critic and biographer. He was the elder brother of North American philosopher Abraham Edel. The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' calls Edel "the foremost 20th-century authority ...

(1907–1997), American writer and literary critic * Leon Edney (born 1935), American admiral *

Leon Edwards Leon Edwards (born 25 August 1991) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Welterweight Champion. A professional ...

(born 1991), UFC Fighter * Léon Arthur Elchinger (1908–1998), French Catholic archbishop *

León Febres Cordero León Esteban Febres-Cordero Ribadeneyra (9 March 1931 – 15 December 2008), known in the Ecuadorian media as LFC or more simply Febres-Cordero, was an Ecuadorian politician who was the 35th President of Ecuador, serving a four-year term from ...

(1931–2008), Ecuadorian politician and president * Leon Feldhendler (1910–1945), Polish Jewish resistance fighter *

León Felipe León Felipe Camino Galicia (11 April 1884 – 18 September 1968) was an anti-fascist Spanish poet who also worked as a professor of literature in Spain and the US. Biography Felipe was born in Tábara, Zamora, Spain, while his parents w ...

(1884–1968), Spanish poet *

Leon Fleisher Leon Fleisher (July 23, 1928 – August 2, 2020) was an American classical pianist, conductor and pedagogue. He was one of the most renowned pianists and pedagogues in the world. Music correspondent Elijah Ho called him "one of the most re ...

(1928–2020), American pianist and conductor *

Léon Foucault Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (, ; ; 18 September 1819 – 11 February 1868) was a French physicist best known for his demonstration of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of Earth's rotation. He also made an early measuremen ...

(1819–1868), French physicist *

Leon Friedman (legal scholar) Leon Friedman (born February 6, 1933) is an American legal scholar and the Joseph Kushner Distinguished Professor of Civil Liberties Law at Hofstra University Hofstra University is a Private university, private research university in Hempstead, ...

(born 1933), American legal scholar *

Leon Friedman (politician) Leon Friedman (October 23, 1886 – September 1, 1948) was a Democrat who served from 1932 to 1940 as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from his native Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Friedman was a member of a prominent l ...

(1886 – 1948), American politician *

Léon Gambetta Léon Gambetta (; 2 April 1838 – 31 December 1882) was a French lawyer and republican politician who proclaimed the French Third Republic in 1870 and played a prominent role in its early government. Early life and education Born in Cahors, ...

(1838–1882), French politician and Prime Minister * Leon Garfield (1921–1996), British author *

Léon Gaumont Léon Ernest Gaumont (; 10 May 1864 – 10 August 1946) was a French inventor, engineer, and industrialist who was a pioneer of the motion picture industry. He founded the world's oldest operating film studio, Gaumont (company), Gaumont, and wor ...

(1864–1946), French inventor and industrialist *

Léon Gérin Léon Gérin (; May 17, 1863 – January 15, 1951) was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and sociologist. Born in Quebec City, Canada East, the son of Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, Gérin studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet before receiving a law degr ...

(1863–1951), Canadian lawyer *

León Gieco Raúl Alberto Antonio Gieco, better known as León Gieco (born on November 20, 1951) is an Argentine folk rock performer, composer and interpreter. He is known for mixing popular folkloric genres with Argentine rock, and lyrics with social and ...

(born 1951), Argentinian musician and interpreter * Leon Goldensohn (1911–1961), American psychiatrist and author of The Nuremberg Interviews * Leon M. Goldstein (died 1999), American president of Kingsborough Community College and acting chancellor of the City University of New York *

Léon Goossens Léon Jean Goossens, CBE, FRCM (12 June 1897 – 13 February 1988) was an English oboist. Career Goossens was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, and studied at Liverpool College of Music and the Royal College of Music. His father was violinist an ...

(1897–1988), British oboist *

Leon Goretzka Leon Christoph Goretzka (born 6 February 1995) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich and the Germany national football team, Germany national team. Starting ...

(born 1995), German professional footballer * Léon Guérin (1807-1885), French author, poet, and naval historian * Leon Harrison (1866–1928), English-American rabbi *

Leon Haslam Leon Lloyd Haslam (born 31 May 1983, in the London Borough of Ealing) is a motorcycle road racing, road racer based in Derbyshire, England. In February 2022, Haslam confirmed he would be racing in 2022 British Superbike Championship, British ...

(born 1983), British motorcycle racer * Leon Hatziioannou (born 1965), Canadian football player * León Herrera Esteban (1922–2003), Spanish military officer and politician *

Leon Jackson Leon Jackson (born 30 December 1988) is a Scottish singer. He won the The X Factor (British series 4), fourth series of the British talent show ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor'' in 2007. Following his win, Jackson was the main ...

(born 1988), Scottish singer *

Leon Quincy Jackson Leon Quincy Jackson (January 9, 1926, or 1927–July 21, 1995), was an American architect and professor. He was known for his modernist building designs. He is thought to be the first black architect in Oklahoma, however he faced discrimination ...

(1926/1927–1995), American

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

and professor * Leon Jacobs (born 1995), American football player * Leon James (footballer) (born 2001), Thai footballer *

Leon Jaworski Leonidas "Leon" Jaworski (September 19, 1905 – December 9, 1982) was an American attorney and law professor who served as the second special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. He was appointed to that position on November 1, 1973, soon aft ...

(1905–1982), American lawyer * Leon Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Leon M. Keer (1934–2021), American engineer *

Leon S. Kennedy is a character in ''Resident Evil'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by the Japanese company Capcom. Leon was introduced alongside Claire Redfield as one of the two player characters in the video game ''Re ...

(character), protagonist of horror video game series ''Resident Evil'' *

León Klimovsky León Klimovsky Dulfán (16 October 1906 – 8 April 1996) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and producer notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, classical era of Argentine cinema. He was known mainly for his w ...

(1906–1996), Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer * Leon Klinghoffer (1916–1985), a Jewish-American man who was murdered * Leon Koudelak (born 1961), Czech guitarist *

Leon Krier 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 ...

(born 1946), Luxembourg architect *

Leon Lai Leon Lai Ming Silver Bauhinia Star, SBS Bronze Bauhinia Star, BBS Medal of Honour (Hong Kong), MH ( zh, 黎明; born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, singer, film director, and businessman. He is one of the "Cantopop#1990s: Four Heav ...

(born 1966), Hong Kong actor and singer *

Leon Lederman 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 ...

(1922–2018), American physicist and Nobel Prize winner *

Leon Leyson Leon Leyson (born Leib Lejzon; September 15, 1929 – January 12, 2013) was a Polish-American Holocaust survivor and one of the youngest , Jews saved by Oskar Schindler. His posthumously published memoir, ''The Boy on the Wooden Box- How the impo ...

(1929–2013), Polish-American Holocaust survivor and author *

Léon Augustin Lhermitte 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 ...

(1844–1925), French painter and etcher * Leon Lundy, Bahamian politician *

Léon Marchand Léon Marchand (; born 17 May 2002) is a French swimming (sport), swimmer. He is the List of world records in swimming, World record holder in the long course 400 metres individual medley and Short course (swimming), short course 200 metres indiv ...

(born 2002), French swimmer * Leon Marchlewski (1869–1946), Polish chemist *

Leon McKenzie Leon Mark McKenzie (born 17 May 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1995 to 2013 who scored in all four English professional leagues during his career. He was also a professional boxer, competing in ...

(born 1978), British football player * Leon McQuay III (born 1994), American football player * Leon P. Miller (1899–1980), American lawyer, politician, and judge * Leon Milo (1956–2014), American musician * Leon Monde (1895-1931), American basketball player *

Leon Moser Leon Jerome Moser (September 15, 1942 – August 16, 1995) was an American convicted murderer who was executed in Pennsylvania for the 1985 murders of his ex-wife and two daughters in Montgomery County. He was the second person to be executed in ...

(1942–1995), American murderer * Léon Motchane (1900–1990), French industrialist and mathematician. Founder of the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques in Bures-sur-Yvette * Leon O'Neal Jr. (born 1998), American football player * Leon Orr (born 1992), American football player *

Leon Panetta Leon Edward Panetta (born June 28, 1938) is an American retired politician and government official who has served under several Democratic administrations as secretary of defense (2011–2013), director of the CIA (2009–2011), White House chi ...

(born 1938), American politician * Leon Pescheret (1892–1971), British-American designer, watercolorist, etcher, and illustrator. *

Léon Pétillon 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 ...

(1903–1996), Belgian politician * Léon Abel Provancher (1820–1892), Canadian priest and naturalist * Leon Punch (1928–1991), Australian politician * Leon Radosevic (born 1990), Croatian basketball player *

Leon Redbone Leon Redbone (born Dickran Gobalian; August 26, 1949 – May 30, 2019) was a singer-songwriter and musician specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his hat (often a Panama), dark sunglasses, and black tie, he was ...

(1949–2019), American singer and songwriter *

Leon Robinson Leon Preston Robinson (born March 8, 1962), usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor and singer who began his professional career as a film actor in the early 1980s. He is best known for his roles as J.T. Matthews in the 1991 Rob ...

(born 1962), American actor and singer *

Leon Rotman Leon Rotman (born 22 July 1934) is a retired Romanian sprint canoeist. He won two individual gold medals at the 1956 Olympics and a bronze medal in 1960. Life and sporting career Rotman is Jewish, and was born to a working-class Jewish family. ...

(born 1934), Romanian canoer *

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 a ...

(1942–2016), American singer and songwriter *

Léon Say Jean-Baptiste-Léon Say (6 June 1826, Paris – 21 April 1896, Paris) was a French statesman and diplomat. One of the 19th-century's noted economists, he served as French Finance Minister from 1872 until 1883. Biography The Say family is a mos ...

(1826–1896), French economist and politician *

Leon Schiller Leon Schiller or Leon Schiller de Schildenfeld (14 March 1887 – 25 March 1954) was a Polish theatre and film director, as well as critic and theatre theoretician. He also wrote theatre and radio screenplays and composed music. He was born in Kr ...

(1887–1954), Polish director and composer *

Leon Schlesinger Leonardo Schlesinger ( ; May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American film producer who founded Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the Golden Age of American animation The gold ...

(1884–1949), American film producer *

Noël Regney Noël Regney (born Léon Schlienger; 19 August 1922 – 22 November 2002), was a French World War II veteran and songwriter who is best known for composing the Christmas standard "Do You Hear What I Hear?" with his then-wife Gloria Shayne Baker in ...

, born Léon Schlienger (1922–2002), French songwriter *

Leon Schuster Leon Ernest "Schucks" Schuster (born 21 May 1951) is a South African filmmaker, comedian, actor, prankster and singer. Early life Schuster was drawn to the filmmaking process at an early age. As a child he and his brother would play practical ...

(born 1951), South African filmmaker, actor and musician *

Leon Shamroy Leon Shamroy, A.S.C. (July 16, 1901 – July 7, 1974) was an American film cinematographer known for his work in 20th Century Fox motion pictures shot in Technicolor. He and Charles Lang share the record for most Oscar nominations for Cinematog ...

(1901–1974), American film cinematographer *

Leon Simon (Zionist) Sir Leon Simon (; 11 July 188127 April 1965) was a leading British Zionist intellectual and civil servant who took part in the drafting of the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and served on the Zionist Commission with Chaim Weizmann. An advocate of ...

(1881–1965), British intellectual and civil servant; president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem *

Leon Sperling Leon Sperling (7 August 1900 – 15 December 1941) was a Polish footballer. Sperling was born in Kraków, and was Jewish. He was a forward, playing on the left wing. Sperling represented Cracovia, the team he led in 1921, 1930, and 1932 to th ...

(1900–1941), Polish footballer *

Léon Spilliaert Léon Spilliaert (also Leon Spilliaert; 28 July 1881 – 23 November 1946) was a Belgian draughtsman, illustrator, lithographer and painter. In his early career, he contributed to the development of symbolism in the visual arts in Belgium ...

(1881–1946), Belgian painter *

Leon Spinks Leon Spinks (July 11, 1953 – February 5, 2021) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1995. In only his eighth professional fight, he won the undisputed heavyweight championship in 1978 after defeating Muhammad Ali in a s ...

(1953–2021), American boxer *

Leon Sullivan Leon Howard Sullivan (October 16, 1922 – April 24, 2001) was a Baptist minister, a civil rights leader and social activist focusing on the creation of job training opportunities for African Americans, a longtime General Motors Board Member, a ...

(1922–2001), American civil rights leader *

Leon Sylvers III Leon Frank Sylvers III (born March 7, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, disc-jockey, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of the most successful producers in Black mus ...

(born 1953), American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist *

Leon Taylor Leon Taylor (born 2 November 1977) is a former British competitive diver. During his diving career he won medals at all major international events including a silver at the Athens Olympics. Following his retirement from competition, Taylor t ...

(born 1977), British swimmer *

Léon Teisserenc de Bort 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 f ...

(1855–1913), French meteorologist *

Léon Theremin Lev Sergeyevich Termen ( 18963 November 1993), better known as Leon Theremin, was a Russian inventor, most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments and the first to be mass-produced. He also worke ...

(1896–1993), Russian inventor * Leon Thijssen (born 1968), Dutch show jumper *

Leon Thomas III Leon George Thomas III (born August 1, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He began his career as a child actor on Broadway theatre, Broadway, appearing in the musicals The Lion King (musical), ''The Lion King'', ...

(born 1993), American actor *

Leon Topalian Leon Topalian is an American businessman and the president and CEO of Nucor since January 2020. John J. Ferriola retired at the end of 2019, and was succeeded by longtime Nucor executive Topalian as CEO and president from January 2020. In 2021, ...

, American businessman, CEO of Nucor *

Leon Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky,; ; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky'' was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, and political theorist. He was a key figure ...

(1879–1940), Russian revolutionary and politician *

Leon Underwood George Claude Leon Underwood (25 December 1890 – 9 October 1975) was a British artist, although primarily known as a sculptor, printmaker and painter, he was also an influential teacher and promotor of African art. His travels in Mexico a ...

(1890–1975), British sculptor, painter and writer *

Leon Uris Leon Marcus Uris (August 3, 1924 – June 21, 2003) was an American author of historical fiction who wrote many bestselling books, including '' Exodus'' (published in 1958) and ''Trinity'' (published in 1976). Uris was a co-founder of the Write ...

(1924–2003), American novelist * Leon Vance (1916–1944), American aviators *

Leon V of Armenia Leo V or Levon V (occasionally Levon VI; , ''Levon V''; 1342 – 29 November 1393), of the House of Lusignan, was the last Latin king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Leo was described as "Leo V, King of Armenia" on his own personal seal (),Mu ...

(1342–1393), King of Armenia *

Léon Vaudoyer Léon Vaudoyer (; 7 June 1803 – 9 February 1872) was a French architect. Biography Vaudoyer was born in Paris, the son of architect Antoine Vaudoyer. With his contemporaries Félix Duban, Henri Labrouste, and Louis Duc he became a leadi ...

(1803–1872), French architect *

Léon Walras Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras (; 16 December 1834 – 5 January 1910) was a French mathematical economics, mathematical economist and Georgist. He formulated the Marginalism, marginal theory of value (independently of William Stanley Jevons and Carl ...

(1834–1910), French economist *

Leon Ware Leon Ware (February 16, 1940 – February 23, 2017) was an American songwriter, producer, composer, and singer. Besides a solo career as a performer, Ware was best known for producing hits for other artists including Michael Jackson, Quincy ...

(1940–2017), American singer, songwriter and producer * Leon White (1955–2018), American professional wrestler, better known as Big Van Vader *

Leon Wilkeson Leon Russell Wilkeson (April 2, 1952 – July 27, 2001) was an American musician. He was the bassist of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001. Early life Born on April 2, 1952, in Newport, Rhode Island, but rai ...

(1952–2001), American bassist, member of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd * Leon Norman Williams (1914–1999), British barrister and philatelic writer *

León Zuleta Benhur León Adalberto Zuleta Ruíz (18 November 1952 – 23 August 1993) commonly known as León Zuleta, was a Colombian professor, writer, philosopher, journalist and LGBT activist. He was the cofounder of the Movimiento de Liberación Homosex ...

(1952–1993), Colombian LGBT activist and writer

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, a character from the ''

Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...

'' franchise *Leon, a character in the mobile video game, ''

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

'' and ''

Squad Busters ''Squad Busters'' is a player versus player online mobile action game developed and published by the video game company Supercell. The game was released on 29 May 2024 for Android, iOS and HarmonyOS. The game is a crossover of other video game ...

'' *Leon B. Little, a character from the 1986 American action comedy film

Tough Guys ''Tough Guys'' is a 1986 American action comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach, Charles Durning, Dana Carvey, and Darlanne Fluegel. It is the eighth film of Touchstone Pictures, and the fina ...

, played by Eli Wallach

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