Pons (disambiguation)

The pons (or pons Varolii; "bridge of Varolius") is a part of the brain stem.

Pons or pons may also refer to:

• Pons, a junior synonym of the butterfly genus Penaincisalia
• Passive optical network, a telecommunications term
• Polish Lowland Sheepdog, from the Polish Polski Owczarek Nizinny, a type of sheepdog

Toponyms

• Pons, Charente-Maritime, a commune in France
• Pons River, a tributary of the Caniapiscau River (watershed of Ungava bay), in Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada

People

First name

• Pons of Cimiez (died 257), Christian martyr and saint
• Pons, Count of Toulouse (991–1060), the Count of Toulouse from 1037
• Pons of Melgueil (c. 1075–1126), abbot of Cluny
• Pons, Count of Tripoli (c. 1098–1137), the count of Tripoli from 1112
• Pons de Cabrera (fl. 1105–1162), Spanish count and military leader
• Pons de Minerva (c. 1115–1175), Spanish count and military leader
• Pons d'Arsac (died 1181), archbishop of Narbonne from 1162
• Pons de la Guardia (fl. 1154–1188), a Catalan troubadour
• Pons of the Cross (fl. 1210s), master of the Knights Templar in Hungary
• Pons de Monlaur (early 13th century), a troubadour
• Pons de Capduelh (fl. 1160–1220 or 1190–1237), a troubadour from the Auvergne
• Pons d'Ortaffa (c. 1170–1246), a Catalan troubadour
• Pons Santolh (13th century), a troubadour
• Pons Maar (born 1951), an American actor, artist, and puppeteer

Last name

• Alain Pons (born 1995), Gibraltarian footballer
• Jean-Louis Pons (1761–1831), French astronomer
• Jim Pons (born 1943), an American bassist
• Juan Pons (born 1946), a Spanish operatic baritone
• Lele Pons Eleonora "Lele" Pons (born 1996), a Venezuelan internet personality and actress most notable for her Vine videos
• Lily Pons (1898–1976), an American operatic soprano and actress
• Louis Marc Pons, marquis de Pons (fl. 1789), a French diplomat
• Norma Pons (1942–2014), stage name of Norma Delia Orizi, an Argentine actress
• Pascal Pons (born 1968), a French percussionist
• Sito Pons (born 1959), a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and a team owner
• Stanley Pons (born 1943), an American-French electrochemist best known for his work with Martin Fleischmann on cold fusion
• Xavier Pons (born 1980), a Spanish rally driver

Fictional characters

• Solar Pons, a fictional detective created by August Derleth as a pastiche Sherlock Holmes

See also

• PON (disambiguation)
• Ponce (disambiguation)
• Ponciano (disambiguation)
• Pontian (disambiguation)
• Ponza (disambiguation)