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<h2 id="places">Places</h2> <h3>Europe</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Le%25C3%25B3n%2c_Spain/WS564LIs">León, Spain</a>, capital city of the Province of León</li> <li><a href="/facts/Province_of_Le%25C3%25B3n/ncLnHnfe">Province of León</a>, Spain</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kingdom_of_Le%25C3%25B3n/JC6aX6Kf">Kingdom of León</a>, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again from 1296 to 1301</li> <li><a href="/facts/Le%25C3%25B3n_(historical_region)/eqkNEEuL">León (historical region)</a>, composed of the Spanish provinces León, Salamanca, and Zamora</li> <li><a href="/facts/Viscounty_of_L%25C3%25A9on/G3XQmQDq">Viscounty of Léon</a>, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries</li> <li><a href="/facts/Saint-Pol-de-L%25C3%25A9on/jSe1f1IQ">Saint-Pol-de-Léon</a>, a commune in Brittany, France</li> <li><a href="/facts/L%25C3%25A9on%2c_Landes/eyPksf55">Léon, Landes</a>, a commune in Aquitaine, France</li> <li><a href="/facts/Isla_de_Le%25C3%25B3n/b4pBUvWd">Isla de León</a>, a Spanish island</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_(Souda_Bay)/tuFFxc9e">Leon (Souda Bay)</a>, an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete</li></ul> <h3>North America</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Le%25C3%25B3n%2c_Guanajuato/w2v8NH7J">León, Guanajuato</a>, Mexico, a large city</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon%2c_California/Inrauz2p">Leon, California</a>, United States, a ghost town</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon%2c_Iowa/VjMAskfo">Leon, Iowa</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon%2c_Kansas/2oS6KvqQ">Leon, Kansas</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon%2c_New_York/hUCw57Gl">Leon, New York</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon%2c_Oklahoma/JpRH456o">Leon, Oklahoma</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon%2c_Virginia/Fe0xL8cj">Leon, Virginia</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon%2c_West_Virginia/3AXFdM2k">Leon, West Virginia</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon%2c_Wisconsin_(disambiguation)/e2njrFCQ">Leon, Wisconsin (disambiguation)</a>, United States, several places</li> <li><a href="/facts/New_Kingdom_of_Le%25C3%25B3n/moueBWGM">New Kingdom of León</a>, a territory of Spain (1582-1821) in Mexico, roughly corresponding in area to modern Nuevo León</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_County%2c_Florida/S6W4qKEM">Leon County, Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_County%2c_Texas/wDER2JMt">Leon County, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Township%2c_Clearwater_County%2c_Minnesota/63hKaVQo">Leon Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Township%2c_Goodhue_County%2c_Minnesota/muMpYkx9">Leon Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_River/7QqDoMVM">Leon River</a>, Texas</li></ul> <h3>Central America</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Le%25C3%25B3n_Department/PTgCPwn0">León Department</a>, Nicaragua</li> <li><a href="/facts/Le%25C3%25B3n%2c_Nicaragua/jh7CQeUT">León, Nicaragua</a>, capital city of the León Department</li></ul> <h3>Other places</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Leon%2c_Iloilo/skK22CdT">Leon, Iloilo</a>, Philippines, a 2nd class municipality</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon%2c_Togo/FMSNCWSq">Leon, Togo</a>, a village</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_River_(Colombia)/QD7NHxvI">Leon River (Colombia)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="people">People</h2> <h3>People with the nickname or stage name</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Leon_(Japanese_wrestler)/1kt1S84k">Leon (Japanese wrestler)</a>, (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Robinson/vdsjPy6j">Leon Robinson</a> (born 1962), African-American actor and singer usually credited as "Leon"</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_(German_singer)/2h4VpqPB">Leon (German singer)</a> (born 1969), German performer in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest</li> <li><a href="/facts/L%25C3%25A9on_(Swedish_singer)/6Lxp8yNm">Léon (Swedish singer)</a> (born 1993), Swedish singer</li> <li><a href="/facts/El_Le%25C3%25B3n/SbpKXgrq">El León</a>, (born 1975), Puerto Rican professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fr%25C3%25A8re_Le%25C3%25B3n/o43Fqaqb">Frère León</a> (1871–1955), Franco-Cuban botanist, born Joseph Sylvestre Sauget, known by the botanical author abbreviation León</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Boga/8dMuCmmk">Leon Boga</a>, nickname of Aromanian writer, schoolteacher and archivist in Romania Leonida T. Boga (1886–1974)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Russell/3kbT3hxD">Leon Russell</a> (1942–2016), American singer and songwriter</li></ul> <h3>People with the name</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Leon_(given_name)/JLDMKqIp">Leon (given name)</a>, people whose first name is Leon</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_(surname)/Gw4TE6RQ">Leon (surname)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="arts-and-entertainment">Arts and entertainment</h2> <h3>Fictional characters</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Leon_(Dead_or_Alive)/WYuQpKmg">Leon (<i>Dead or Alive</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_(Squirrel_Boy)/gs8t0aNq">Leon (<i>Squirrel Boy</i>)</a></li> <li>Leon, main character from the game <i><a href="/facts/The_Legend_of_Oasis/wf2h1vMV">The Legend of Oasis</a></i></li> <li>Leon, a character on <i><a href="/facts/The_Andy_Griffith_Show/7EDKPqsa">The Andy Griffith Show</a></i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_(Pok%25C3%25A9mon)/QqKYws1o">Leon</a>, a character from the game <i>Pokémon Sword and Shield</i></li> <li><i>Leon</i>, from the Supercell game <i><a href="/facts/Brawl_Stars/DDz0llrl">Brawl Stars</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Squad_Busters/NtS0qx6A">Squad Busters</a></i></li> <li>Leon, from the game <i><a href="/facts/Rune_Factory_4/kSHyDyUd">Rune Factory 4</a></i></li> <li>Léon, a young male cyclops created by <a href="/facts/Annie_Groovie/7sAf9IMT">Annie Groovie</a></li> <li>Leon, a <a href="/facts/List_of_Battle_Arena_Toshinden_characters/qIIW1gN6"><i>Battle Arena Toshinden</i> character</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Garcia_de_Asturias/GU7EMGsy">Leon Garcia de Asturias</a>, on <i>Trinity Blood</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Belmont/hlbxeqgM">Leon Belmont</a>, a <i>Castlevania</i> character</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Elliott/0QGUG1kT">Leon Elliott</a>, a <i>Black Cat</i> character</li> <li>Leon D. Geeste, a <i><a href="/facts/Star_Ocean_2/NSuNGx8n">Star Ocean 2</a></i> character</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Jefferson_III/L9xDj6G3">Leon Jefferson III</a>, in <i>Baby Driver</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Karp/71STAVL8">Leon Karp</a>, a <i>Roseanne</i> character</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_S._Kennedy/uCtXXLaN">Leon S. Kennedy</a>, a <i>Resident Evil</i> character</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Kowalski/37nsnBWj">Leon Kowalski</a>, a <i>Blade Runner</i> character</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Kuwata/fKyH9Adg">Leon Kuwata</a>, from the game <i>Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Squall_Leonhart/3X7ThrHG">Squall Leonhart</a>, aka Leon, a <i>Final Fantasy</i> character</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Magnus/YekdmESj">Leon Magnus</a>, a <i>Tales of Destiny</i> character</li> <li>Leone "Léon" Montana, the titular protagonist of <i><a href="/facts/L%25C3%25A9on%3a_The_Professional/b6FaK5qe">Léon: The Professional</a></i></li> <li>Leon Powalski, a <a href="/facts/List_of_characters_in_the_StarFox_series/lPshga7C"><i>Star Fox</i> character</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leongar/5svkxrap">Leongar</a>, aka Leon, a character in <i>Kirby and the Forgotten Land</i></li> <li>Leon, aka Leon of Light, a character from the game <i>Crusaders Quest</i></li> <li>Leon, a character from the RPG Maker game <i>8:11</i></li> <li>Leon Bronev, a character from the series <a href="/facts/Professor_Layton/CthCzyBX">Professor Layton</a></li> <li>Leon, a character from the series <a href="/facts/Fire_Emblem/rCv9VNl5">Fire Emblem</a></li> <li>Léon, a circus lion character from the series <a href="/facts/Ace_Attorney/NEJrNH5y">Ace Attorney</a></li> <li>Leon, a character in the otome game <i>Fateful Forces</i></li> <li>Leon, an NPC in the <a href="/facts/MiHoYo/43wVJKz3">MiHoYo</a> game <a href="/facts/Genshin_Impact/P3vaFDek">Genshin Impact</a></li> <li>Leon, a character in the game <i>Toca Life World</i></li> <li>Leon, a character from the series <a href="/facts/IDOLM%40ASTER/UKoM7ISP">IDOLM@ASTER</a></li> <li>Leon, a character from the series <a href="/facts/Langrisser/RH2rpabQ">Langrisser</a></li> <li>Leon, aka Leonhart (not to be confused with <a href="/facts/Squall_Leonhart/3X7ThrHG">Squall Leonhart</a>), a character from the game <a href="/facts/Final_Fantasy_II/Mynw4mCt">Final Fantasy II</a></li> <li>Leon, a character in the otome game <i>Star-Crossed Myth</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Trapped_in_a_Dating_Sim%3a_The_World_of_Otome_Games_Is_Tough_for_Mobs/Jv4BrMKk">Leon Fou Bartfort</a>, the protagonist of <i>Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs</i></li> <li>Leon, a character in the mobile otome game <i>Kiss me, Kill me: Otome Game</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_von_Schroeder/qRaSSI7n">Leon von Schroeder</a>, a character from the series <i>Yu-Gi-Oh!</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Vargas/sygg2yjK">León Vargas</a>, the male lead character in the Disney Channel telenovela series, <i><a href="/facts/Violetta_(TV_series)/wUh8Q1ww">Violetta</a></i></li></ul> <h3>Works</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Leon_(TV_series)/1d24sT8H"><i>Leon</i> (TV series)</a>, an animated TV series for children</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/L%25C3%25A9on%3a_The_Professional/b6FaK5qe">Léon: The Professional</a></i>, a 1994 thriller film directed by Luc Besson</li> <li><a href="/facts/L%25C3%25A9on_(album)/6Lxp8yNm"><i>Léon</i> (album)</a>, a 2019 album by Swedish singer-songwriter <a href="/facts/L%25C3%25A9on_(Swedish_singer)/6Lxp8yNm">Léon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_(Leon_Bridges_album)/HeoVldQm"><i>Leon</i> (Leon Bridges album)</a>, a 2024 album by Leon Bridges</li> <li>"Leon", a track on the album <i><a href="/facts/Oui_Oui_Si_Si_Ja_Ja_Da_Da/WjMKknfH">Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da</a></i> by Madness</li></ul> <h2 id="businesses">Businesses</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/L%25C3%25A9on_%2526_L%25C3%25A9vy/vuxVBwVX">Léon & Lévy</a>, French maker of stereoscopic views and postcards, founded 1864</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Restaurants/Aspo9FsC">Leon Restaurants</a>, fast food chain based in the United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon%2527s/vdsj88ur">Leon's</a>, a Canadian furniture retailer</li></ul> <h2 id="ships">Ships</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Greek_destroyer_Leon_(1912)/3CdqJa6g">Greek destroyer <i>Leon</i> (1912)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Greek_destroyer_Leon_(D54)/lzc4aTzK">Greek destroyer <i>Leon</i> (D54)</a> (1951–1992)</li> <li><a href="/facts/USS_Leon/jtIGqtsK">USS <i>Leon</i> (APA-48)</a>, a World War II attack transport</li></ul> <h2 id="sports-clubs">Sports clubs</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Club_Le%25C3%25B3n/SUV9ccIp">Club León</a>, Mexican professional football club from León, Guanajuato</li> <li><a href="/facts/Le%25C3%25B3n_de_Hu%25C3%25A1nuco/d61NGHP1">León de Huánuco</a>, Peruvian professional football club from Huánuco, Huánuco Region</li></ul> <h2 id="technology">Technology</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Leon_(software)/MA00dGsB">Leon (software)</a>, a vocal for Vocaloid software</li> <li><a href="/facts/LEON/AT23bfmM">LEON</a>, a microprocessor</li> <li><a href="/facts/SEAT_Le%25C3%25B3n/cJs7NdmE">SEAT León</a>, a car from the Spanish manufacturer SEAT</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/De_Le%25C3%25B3n_(disambiguation)/EGLMbGvo">De León (disambiguation)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Airport_(disambiguation)/VeWHLxQ6">Leon Airport (disambiguation)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Winter_Storm_Leon/J9QoJ3aA">Winter Storm Leon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kings_of_Leon/hpcBJLU2">Kings of Leon</a>, American rock band</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leonard_(disambiguation)/I76wX9n5">Leonard (disambiguation)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leno_(disambiguation)/Is5Vrqrd">Leno (disambiguation)</a></li></ul>