Heron is a family of wading birds.

Heron may also refer to:

Business

  • Heron International, a United Kingdom-based property development company
  • Heron Tower, a skyscraper in London
  • Heron Foods, a frozen food retail chain in the United Kingdom
  • Heron Plastics, a kit car manufacturer in the 1950s and 1960s

People

  • Heron or Hero of Alexandria (c. 10 – 70), ancient Greek mathematician and engineer, creator of Heron's formula (area of triangle) and Heron's method (square root)
  • Saint Heron (107–127), third Bishop of Antioch
  • Heron (martyr) (died 202), Egyptian martyr
  • Heron Ricardo Ferreira (born 1958), a Brazilian professional football manager
  • Heron (surname)
  • Clan Heron, a Scottish border-riding clan
  • Heron Baronets, two extinct baronetcies
  • Heron (footballer), Heron Crespo da Silva, Brazilian footballer
  • Mike "Heron" Herard, hip hop producer

Places

  • Heron, Montana
  • Héron, Belgium
  • Heron Island (disambiguation), various islands
  • Heron Lake (disambiguation), several lakes and a small city
  • Heron Park, Ottawa, Canada
  • Heron Road (Ottawa)
  • Heron (crater), an impact crater on the Moon

Vehicles

  • HMS Heron, various ships and installations of the Royal Navy
  • USS Heron, three ships of the US Navy
  • Heron (dinghy)
  • Hawker Heron, a biplane fighter
  • de Havilland Heron, a four-engine aircraft
  • IAI Heron, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
  • Heron TP, an alternative name for the Eitan (UCAV) unmanned aircraft
  • Heron, a Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway steam locomotive built in 1861
  • Heron Cars, a New Zealand car maker
  • Heron (automobile), a Formula Junior racing car
  • Heron (armored personnel carrier), a Polish APC

Other uses

  • Heron (band), a 1970s English folk-rock band
  • "Heron", a song by Avail from their 2000 album One Wrench
  • Hardy Heron, the codename for the 8.04 LTS release of Ubuntu
  • Heron Stakes, a thoroughbred race in Great Britain
  • Heron's fountain, a hydraulic machine invented by physicist Heron aka "Hero of Alexandria"
  • Heron's formula, gives the area of a triangle when the length of all three sides are known.
  • Heronian triangle, a triangle with integer side-lengths and integer area.
  • Nickname for Inter Miami CF.

See also

  • Heroin, an opiate typically used as a recreational drug