Dion

Dion or Dio may refer to:

People

Ancient

• Dion (mythology), a king in Laconia and husband of Iphitea, the daughter of Prognaus
• Dion of Syracuse (408–354 BC), ancient Greek politician
• Dion of Naples, an ancient Greek mathematician cited by Augustine of Hippo along with Adrastus of Cyzicus
• Dio Chrysostom, also known as Dion Chrysostomos (c. 40 – c. 115), a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian
• Cassius Dio, also known as Dion Kassios (c. AD 155 – 235), a Roman consul

Modern

• Dion Boucicault (1820–1890), Irish actor and playwright
• Dion Boucicault, Jr. (1859–1929), actor and stage director
• Dion Dawkins (born 1994), American football player
• Dion DiMucci (born 1939), American singer/songwriter who is known professionally as "Dion"
  • Dion and the Belmonts, a musical group of the 1950s with Dion DiMucci as lead singer
• Dion Dublin (born 1969), English footballer
• Dion Fortune (1890–1946), British occultist
• Dion Ignacio (born 1986), Filipino actor
• Dion Lambert (born 1969), American football player
• Dion Lewis (born 1990), American football player
• Dion Nash (born 1971), New Zealand cricketer
• Dion O'Banion, American mobster
• Dion Phaneuf (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dion Titheradge (1889–1934), Australian actor and playwright
• Dion Waiters (born 1991), American basketball player
• Celine Dion (born 1968), Canadian singer
• Colleen Dion (born 1964), American actress
• Josh Dion, singer/drummer
• Stéphane Dion (born 1955), Canadian academic, and politician

Places

• Dion, Pieria, the great "sacred place" of the Ancient Macedonians, ancient city and archaeological site, and a modern town
• Dion (Chalcidice), a town of ancient Chalcidice
• Dion (Coele-Syria), a town of ancient Coele-Syria, in the Decapolis of the Roman Empire
• Dion (Crete), a town of ancient Crete
• Dion (Euboea), a town of ancient Euboea
• Dium (Pisidia), a town of ancient Pisidia
• Dion (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly
• Dion, part of the municipality of Beauraing, province of Namur, Belgium
• Dion-Valmont, consisting of Dion-le-Val and Dion-le-Mont, a section of the municipality of Chaumont-Gistoux, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
• Dion Islands, Antarctica

Other

• Dion (skipper), a genus of butterflies in the grass skippers family
• Dion (particle), a dual particle with electric and magnetic charge
• de Dion-Bouton, a French automobile manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1932
• Mitsubishi Dion, a compact MPV produced by Mitsubishi Motors
• Dion (Transformers), a character from the Transformers franchise
• Dion Blaster, a character in 1080° Snowboarding
• Dion (album), a 1968 album by Dion DiMucci

See also

• Deon (disambiguation)
• Deion (disambiguation)
• Dio (disambiguation)
• Dione (disambiguation)
• Dionne (disambiguation)
• Dionne (name)