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 from 1296 to 1301
  • León (historical region), composed of the Spanish provinces León, Salamanca, and Zamora
  • Viscounty of Léon, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries
  • Saint-Pol-de-Léon, a commune in Brittany, France
  • Léon, Landes, a commune in Aquitaine, France
  • Isla de León, a Spanish island
  • Leon (Souda Bay), an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete

North America

  • León, Guanajuato, Mexico, a large city
  • Leon, California, United States, a ghost town
  • Leon, Iowa, United States
  • Leon, Kansas, United States
  • Leon, New York, United States
  • Leon, Oklahoma, United States
  • Leon, West Virginia, United States
  • Leon, Wisconsin (disambiguation), 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, Texas
  • Leon Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
  • Leon Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  • Leon River, Texas

Central America

  • León Department, Nicaragua
  • León, Nicaragua, capital city of the León Department

Other places

  • León, Jujuy, Argentina
  • Leon, Iloilo, Philippines, a 2nd class municipality
  • Leon, Togo, a village
  • Leon River (Colombia)

People

People with the nickname or stage name

  • Leon (Japanese wrestler), (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Leon Robinson (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 Boga, nickname of Aromanian writer, schoolteacher and archivist in Romania Leonida T. Boga (1886–1974)
  • Leon Russell (1942–2016), American singer and songwriter

People with the name

  • Leon (given name), people whose first name is Leon
  • Leon (surname)

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

  • Leon (Squirrel Boy)
  • Leon, a character on The Andy Griffith Show

Video Games

  • Leon S. Kennedy, a character from the Resident Evil franchise
  • Squall Leonhart, aka Leon, a character from the Final Fantasy franchise

Works

  • Leon (TV series), an animated TV series for children
  • Léon: The Professional, a 1994 thriller film directed by Luc Besson
  • Léon (album), a 2019 album by Swedish singer-songwriter Léon
  • Leon (Leon Bridges album), a 2024 album by Leon Bridges
  • "Leon", a song on the album Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da by Madness
  • "Leon", a song on the album I Thought I Was Better Than You by Baxter Dury and featuring JGrrey

Businesses

  • Léon & Lévy, French maker of stereoscopic views and postcards, founded 1864
  • Leon Restaurants, fast food chain based in the United Kingdom
  • Leon's, a Canadian furniture retailer

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), a vocal for Vocaloid software
  • LEON, a microprocessor
  • SEAT León, a car from the Spanish manufacturer SEAT

See also

  • De León (disambiguation)
  • Leon Airport (disambiguation)
  • Winter Storm Leon
  • Kings of Leon, American rock band
  • Leonard (disambiguation)
  • Leno (disambiguation)