Leon facts for kids
Leon, Léon or León could mean:
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Places
- León, Guanajuato, a city, the seventh most populous in Mexico
- Nuevo León, a state located in northeastern Mexico
- 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
- León, Nicaragua, a city in Nicaragua, capital of the León Department
- León Department, a department in Nicaragua
- Léon, Landes, a commune in southwestern France
- Léon (viscounty), a feudal state in Brittany in the High Middle Ages miren esta
- Leon, Italy, ruins on the east coast of Sicily
- Leon, Iloilo, a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines
- Leon, Togo, a village in north-eastern Togo
- Towns and cities
- 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:
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
- 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
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