Leon



Gender:
Origin: Greek, Latin
1291 famous people named Leon found on Wikipedia.
166592 male, 1423 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 238-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 73-th in year 1926
Used in: Ancient-Greek, Croatian, Dutch, English, German, Polish, Slovene

Meanings

A male given name, form of Leo.


Leon is a first name of Greek origin (its etymon isn't Indo-European; from Proto-Semitic *labiʾ- meaning: “lion, λέων”). The Greek λέων (leōn), meaning "lion," has spawned the Latin "leo," French "lion," Irish "leon" and Spanish "león." Perhaps the oldest attested historical figure to bear this name was Leon of Sparta, a 5th-century BCE king of Sparta, while in Greek mythology Leon was a Giant killed by Heracles. During the Christian era Leon was merged with the Latin cognate Leo, with the result that the two forms are used interchangeably. A similar Greek name to Leon is Leonidas, meaning "son of a lion", with Leonidas I, king of Sparta, being perhaps the most famous bearer of that name.
Leon (English, German, Dutch, Russian version) or Léon (French version) or León (Spanish version).


Medieval kingdom in northwestern Spain, said to be from Latin legionis (septimae) "of the Seventh Legion," which was founded in Spain in 65 B.C.E.; if so the name probably then was conformed to Spanish leon "lion." Related: Leonese.


Lion.

Famous People: 1291 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Leon Trotsky 1879 Marxist revolutionary from Russia
2 Leon Russell 1942 American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
3 Leon Bridges 1989 American soul singer
4 Leon Panetta 1938 American politician, Secretary of Defense 2011–2013
5 Leon Robinson 1962 Actor
6 Leon Spinks 1953 United States Marine
7 Leon Czolgosz 1873 Steel worker and assassin of U.S. President William McKinley
8 Leon Thomas III 1993 American actor, singer and songwriter
9 Leon Goretzka 1995 German association footballer
10 Leon S. Kennedy 1977 Fictional character
11 Leon Osman 1981 English footballer
12 David Leon 1980 English actor
13 Leon Lai 1966 Hong Kong singer and actor
14 Leone Battista Alberti 1404 Italian architect
15 Leon Draisaitl 1995 German ice hockey player
16 Leon Best 1986 Footballer
17 Léon Rom 1860 Belgian soldier who became prominent in the administration of the Congo Free State
18 Donna Leon 1942 American crime novelist
19 Leon Redbone 1949 Musician, songwriter, arranger, producer
20 Leon Black 1951 American businessman
21 Léon Theremin 1896 Russian inventor
22 Leon Bailey 1997 Jamaican association football player
23 Leon Rippy 1949 American actor
24 Leon Botha 1985 South African artist
25 Leon Uris 1924 American novelist
26 Leon Wilkeson 1952 American musician
27 Leon Brittan 1939 British politician, former Conservative Member of Parliament and barrister
28 Leon Askin 1907 Actor
29 Léon Blum 1872 French politician
30 Léon Degrelle 1906 Belgian politician
31 Leon Britton 1982 English professional football player
32 Joey de Leon 1946 Filipino actor and comedian
33 Valerie Leon 1943 English actress
34 Leon Jackson 1988 Scottish singer
35 Leon Festinger 1919 American psychologist
36 Leon Schuster 1951 South African comedian, actor, singer, film director
37 Leon Powe 1984 American basketball player
38 Leon Ockenden 1978 English actor
39 Leon Hall 1984 American football player, defensive back, cornerback
40 Leon Lett 1968 Player/Coach of American football
41 Leon Edwards 1991
42 Christopher de Leon 1956 Filipino actor-politician
43 Leon G. Cooperman 1943 American businessman
44 Leon Russom 1941 American actor
45 Leon James 1991
46 Leon Klinghoffer 1916 American businessman
47 Leon Clarke 1985 Footballer
48 Angelu de Leon 1979 Filipino actress
49 Leon Knight 1982 English footballer
50 Leon M. Lederman 1922 American mathematician and physicist
51 Léon Foucault 1819 French physicist
52 Leon Taylor 1977 Diver
53 Leon Ware 1940 American musician
54 Leon Boden 1958 German actor and voice actor
55 Léon Walras 1834 French mathematical economist
56 Leon Hendrix 1948 Rock musician
57 Leon Wessel-Masannek 1992 German actor
58 Leon Dozan 1997
59 Lotlot de Leon 1971 Filipino actress
60 Leon McKenzie 1978 Footballer
61 Leon Ames 1902 Actor
62 Cottalango Leon 1971
63 Léon Schwartzenberg 1923 French oncologist and professor
64 Leon Cooper 1930 American physicist
65 Leon Jaworski 1905 American prosecutor
66 Leon Washington 1982 American football player, running back, return specialist
67 Leon Haywood 1942 American singer and songwriter
68 Leon Sylvers III 1953 American musician
69 Leon Schlesinger 1884 Film producer
70 Leon Cort 1979 Footballer
71 Leon Rose 1961 Sports agent
72 Leon Balogun 1988 Footballer
73 Léon Gambetta 1838 French politician
74 Leon Wieseltier 1952 American writer
75 Leon Leonwood Bean 1872 American businessman
76 Léon Bakst 1866 Russian artist
77 Leon Vitali 1948 English actor
78 Leon Fleisher 1928 American conductor
79 Leon Hess 1914 American oil executive, sports franchise owner
80 Leon Botstein 1946 American conductor
81 Leon Harris 1961 American journalist
82 Leon Searcy 1969 American football player and coach
83 Leon Haslam 1983 British motorcycle racer
84 Daniel De Leon 1852 American newspaper editor
85 Leon Durham 1957 American baseball player
86 Léon Bloy 1846 French writer, poet and essayist (1846-1917)
87 Mandy Leon 1992
88 Léon Compère-Léandre 1874 Martiniquais shoemaker
89 Leon Cameron 1972 Australian rules footballer
90 Leon Jay Williams 1976 Singaporean actor and singer
91 Cervantes de Leon Fictional character
92 Matet de Leon 1983 Filipino actress
93 Leon Golub 1922 American artist
94 Mccoy De Leon 1995
95 Tony Leon 1956 South African politician
96 Leon Lopez 1979 British actor
97 Leon Wood 1962 American basketball player
98 Keempee de Leon 1973 Filipino entertainer
99 Isabella de Leon 1994 Actress
100 Leon Kass 1939 American academic
101 Charles Léon 1806 Illegitimate son of Napolean I
102 Kenny Leon 1956 American director
103 Leon Thomas 1937 American singer
104 Leon Barnett 1985 Footballer
105 Leon Gorman 1934 American businessman
106 Leon Eisenberg 1922 American child psychiatrist, social psychiatrist and medical educator
107 Leon McFadden 1990 American football player, defensive back, cornerback
108 Léon Werth 1878 French writer
109 Leon Benko 1983 Croatian footballer
110 Leon Hart 1928 American football player
111 Leon Shamroy 1901 American cinematographer
112 Leon Max 1954 American fashion designer and retailer
113 Léon Bonnat 1833 French painter
114 Leon "Ndugu" Chancler 1952 American musician
115 Adriana Leon 1992 Canadian soccer player
116 Léon Bourgeois 1851 French statesman
117 Léon Krier 1946 Luxembourgian architect
118 Richard J. Leon 1949 American judge
119 Leon Feldhendler 1910 Polish reistance fighter
120 Leon O. Chua 1936 Professor in the University of California, Berkeley
121 Leon Greene 1931 British opera singer
122 Leon Pryce 1981 British rugby league player
123 Leon Levine 1937 American businessman
124 Janet Leon 1990 Swedish singer
125 Léon Brillouin 1889 French physicist
126 Leon Dănăilă 1933 Romanian neurosurgeon
127 Leon Charney 1938 He is currently in a wheelchair
128 Léon M'ba 1902 1st President of Gabon
129 Leon Perera
130 Leon Payne 1917 American musician
131 Leon Errol 1881 Australian actor
132 Leon Camier 1986 British motorcycle racer
133 Leon Sullivan 1922 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
134 Léon Jouhaux 1879 French trade union leader
135 Patricia de Leon 1976 Actress, model, television host
136 Leon Patillo 1947 American singer
137 Leon Andreasen 1983 Danish footballer
138 Leon Levy 1925 American banker
139 Stephanie Leon 1985 Danish actress
140 Leon Moisseiff 1872 Suspension bridge engineer
141 Leon Ford Australian actor
142 Leon Kossoff 1926 Painter
143 Leon Edel 1907 Canadian writer
144 Leon Tsoukernik 1973
145 Craig Leon 1952 American-born record producer, composer and arranger
146 Leon Rupnik 1880 Slovenian general
147 Leon Day 1916 American baseball player
148 Leon Smith 1980 American basketball player
149 Leon Frierson 1986 American actor and comedian
150 Leon Melchior 1926 Dutch equestrian
151 Léon Damas 1912 French Guiana politician
152 Leon Davis 1981 Australian rules footballer
153 Leon Vynehall American musician
154 Leon Charewicz 1951 Polish actor
155 Pauline Léon 1768 French feminist
156 Léon Boëllmann 1862 French musician
157 Léon Spilliaert 1881 Graphic artist, painter
158 Leon L. Van Autreve 1920 American soldier
159 Leon Litwack 1929 American historian
160 Leon Morris 1914 Australian theologian
161 Leon Pinsker 1821 Polish zionist
162 Léon Daudet 1867 French journalist and writer
163 Leon van der Zanden 1977 Dutch television presenter, presenter and cabaret artist
164 Leon Štukelj 1898 Gymnast
165 Leon Bolier 1980 Dutch DJ and record producer
166 Leon Mobley Musician
167 Léon Charles Thévenin 1857 French telegraph engineer
168 Sean Leon 1991 Canadian musician
169 Leon Small
170 Leon Dai 1966 Taiwanese actor and film director
171 Leon Ray Livingston 1872 American writer
172 Greg Leon 1958 Rock musician
173 Leon René 1902 American composer
174 Leon Bender 1975 American football player
175 Léon Cogniet 1794 French painter
176 Léon Gaumont 1864 French businessman
177 Leon MacDonald 1977 New Zealand rugby union player
178 Leon Garfield 1921 English children's writer
179 Leon Orr 1992
180 Leon Legge 1985 English footballer
181 Leon Barmore 1944 American basketball player-coach
182 Leon Radošević 1990 Croatian basketball player
183 Mike De Leon 1947 Filipino film director
184 Leon Rice 1963 American basketball player-coach
185 Leon Belasco 1902 American musician
186 Leon de Winter 1954 Dutch writer and director
187 Leon Constantine 1978 Footballer
188 Leon Wagner 1934 American baseball player
189 Leon Rosselson 1934 British musician
190 Leon Fortunato
191 Leon Jooste 1969 Namibian politician
192 Leon Petrazycki 1867 Polish philosopher
193 Leon Pownall 1943 British actor
194 Leon Verdonschot 1973 Dutch journalist, writer and presenter
195 Leon Goldensohn 1911 American psychiatrist
196 Leon Greenman 1910 British activist
197 Leon Kamin 1927 American psychologist
198 Léon Faucher 1803 French economist, journalist and politician
199 Rasiah Ranjith Leon 1968
200 Leon Janney 1917 Actor