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/* People with the given name Leon */
{{wiktionary|Leon}}
'''Leon''' or '''Léon''' or '''León''' may refer to:
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==Places==
===France===
*[[Léon, Landes]], a commune of the Landes ''département'', France
*[[Léon (viscounty)]], Brittany, France
*[[Léon (diocese)]], Brittany, France
===Greece===
*Greek: {{polytonic|Λέων ἄκρα}}, two sites:
*a point on the south coast of [[Crete]], now called [[Liondas]]
*a promontory of [[Euboea]], south of Eretria
===Italy===
*[[Leon, Italy]], an ancient city on the east coast of Sicily
===Mexico===
*[[León, Guanajuato]]
*[[Nuevo León]]
===Nicaragua===
*[[León, Nicaragua]]
*[[León Department]]
===Philippines===
*[[Leon, Iloilo]]
===Spain===
*[[León, Spain]], capital city of the province of the same name
*[[León (province)]]
*[[Castile and León]], autonomous community
*[[Kingdom of León]], historical kingdom
===Togo===
*[[Leon, Togo]]
===United States===
*[[Leon, Iowa]]
*[[Leon, Kansas]]
*[[Leon, New York]]
*[[Leon, Oklahoma]]
*[[Leon, West Virginia]]
*[[Leon, Monroe County, Wisconsin]]
*[[Leon, Waushara County, Wisconsin]]
*[[Leon County, Florida]]
*[[Leon County, Texas]]
*[[Leon Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota]]
*[[Leon Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota]]
*[[Leon Valley, Texas]]
*[[Leon, Georgia]]
==People==
===People named '''Leon'''===
*[[Leon Bates (UAW Leader)]] see also [[Leon E. Bates]] UAW Orginizer
*[[Leon (king of Sparta)]], c. 590-560 BCE
*[[Leon of Pella]] 4-3th c.BC
*[[Francis Leon]], 19th Century minstrel performer
*[[Pierre Leon]], American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
* Leon Arts[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Leon2arts]], An artist of visual, musical, and conceptual arts
===People with the given name '''Leon'''===
*[[Leon (given name)]]
*[[Leon Bates (UAW Leader)]]
*[[Leon E. Bates]]
*[[Leon Jackson]], winner of X-Factor 2007
*[[Leon Robinson]], an African-American actor usually credited as only '''Leon'''
*[[Leon Trotsky]]
*Leon is the Greek word for Lion. See name [[Leo]].
==Artistic creations==
*"Leon", a song by Kinky from their 2006 album ''[[Reina (album)|Reina]]''
*''[[Léon (film)]]'', (1994), also known as ''The Professional'' and ''The Cleaner'', a film directed by Luc Besson. Also the name of the protagonist of that film
==Fictional characters==
* Leon Powalski, an anthropomorphic male chameleon from the [[List of characters in the StarFox series#Leon Powalski|Star Fox game series]]
*[[Leon Scott Kennedy]], a character from Resident Evil
*[[Leon (Dead or Alive)]], a character from the ''Dead or Alive'' video game series
*[[Squall Leonhart]], also known as Leon, character in Final Fantasy VIII and Kingdom Hearts
*[[Leon (Squirrel Boy)]], a blue squirrel from the animated series ''Squirrel Boy''
*[[Leon Magnus]], a character from the video game ''Tales of Destiny''
*Leon, a character in the video game ''[[Star Ocean 2]]''
*Léon, the protagonist in the film [[Léon (film)|Léon]]
==Other meanings==
*[[LEON]], an open source CPU
*[[SEAT León]], a car model
*[[Leon beer]], a beer from Cyprus
*[[León (beer)]], a Mexican beer
*[[Club Léon]], a soccer team in Mexico
*[[Leon's]], a Canadian furniture superstore
*[[Leon Motors]], a former Yorkshire bus company
*[[Kings of Leon]], an American rock band
==See also==
*[[De León]]
*[[Leonard]]
*[[Leonidas I]], a king of ancient Sparta
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