Leon

Leon, Léon or León could mean:

Places

Mexico

• León, Guanajuato, a city, the seventh most populous in Mexico
• Nuevo León, a state located in northeastern Mexico

Spain

• León, Spain, a city in the northwest of Spain, capital of the Province of León
• León (province), a province in northwestern Spain
• Castile and León, one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain
• Kingdom of León, historical kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula that played a major role in the Reconquista

Nicaragua

• León, Nicaragua, a city in Nicaragua, capital of the León Department
• León Department, a department in Nicaragua

France

• Léon, Landes, a commune in southwestern France
• Léon (viscounty), a feudal state in Brittany in the High Middle Ages miren esta

Italy

• Leon, Italy, ruins on the east coast of Sicily

Philippines

• Leon, Iloilo, a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines

Togo

• Leon, Togo, a village in north-eastern Togo

United States

• Towns and cities
  • Leon, Iowa
  • Leon, Kansas
  • Leon, New York
  • Leon, Oklahoma
  • Leon, West Virginia
• Counties and Townships
  • Leon County, Florida
  • Leon Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
  • Leon Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  • Leon County, Texas
  • Leon, Monroe County, Wisconsin
  • Leon, Waushara County, Wisconsin
• Other:
  • Leon Valley, Texas

People

• Leon (king of Sparta) (c. 590-560 BCE)
• Leon of Pella (fl. 330s BCE), Macedonian writer in Egypt
• Pierre Leon (born 1837), American sailor
• Francis Leon (born 1844), American actor
• Tony Leon (born 1956), South African politician
• Leon Robinson (born 1962), American actor
• León Febres Cordero (1931-2008), Ecuadorian politician, President (1984-1988)
• Léon Syrovatski (born 1938), French javelin thrower
• Leon Trotsky, intellectual and Russian philosopher

Fictional characters

• In video games:
  • Leon Powalski, chameleon from Star Fox game series
  • Leon Scott Kennedy, in Resident Evil series
  • Leon (Dead or Alive)
  • Leon, a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series
  • Leon, a.k.a. Squall Leonhart in video games
  • Leon Magnus, a character from the video game Tales of Destiny
• In moving-image works:
  • The character Leon Kowalski in Blade Runner
  • Leon (Squirrel Boy), in the animated series
  • Leon Elliott in the anime (and manga) of Black Cat

Other

• Léon (film)
• LEON, CPU design
• Club León soccer team
• SEAT León, car from Spain
• Beers:
  • Leon beer, from Cyprus
• Companies:
  • Leon's, Canadian furniture retailer
  • Leon Motors, British
• Leon (given name)

Related pages

• De León
• Leonard
• Leonidas I
• Leo (disambiguation)
• Kings of Leon