Leon
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[edit] Places
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
Mexico
- León, Guanajuato, a city, the fifth most populous in Mexico
- Nuevo León, a state located in northeastern Mexico
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
- Viscounty of Léon, 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
- Counties and Townships
- Other:
[edit] People
- Leon (king of Sparta) (c. 590-560 BCE)
- Leon of Pella (fl. 330s BCE), Macedonian writer in Egypt
- Leon Archer (born 1980), English footballer
- Leon Edel, literary critic and biographer
- 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
- Léon Syrovatski (born 1938), French javelin thrower
- Leon Trotsky, intellectual and Russian philosopher
- Leon Wessel-Masannek, german actor
[edit] 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 pilot from the F-Zero 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
[edit] Other
- Léon (film)
- LEON, CPU design
- Club León soccer team
- SEAT León, car from Spain
- Destroyers of the Greek Navy:
- Beers:
- Leon beer, from Cyprus
- Companies:
- Leon's, Canadian furniture retailer
- Leon Motors, British
- Leon Speakers, Michigan based loudspeaker company
- Leon (given name)
[edit] See also
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