Notable People and Personalities
Léon Abel Provancher (1820–92), French-canadian Catholic Parish Priest And Naturalist
Léon Arthur Elchinger, French Catholic Priest, Bishop Of Strasbourg From 1967–1984
Léon Augustin Lhermitte (1844–1925), French Painter And Etcher
Léon Bloy, French Novelist, Essayist, Pamphleteer And Poet
Léon Blum, Prime Minister Of France In The 1930s And 40s, Founder Of The Popular Front
Léon Boëllmann, 19th Century French Composer
Léon Breitling, Swiss Watchmaker And Businessman
Léon Dierx, French Poet Of The Parnasse Movement
León Febres Cordero (1931–2008), President Of Ecuador 1984–1988
Léon Foucault (1819–1868), French Physicist Invented The Foucault Pendulum
Léon Gambetta (1838–1882), Prime Minister Of France 1881–1882
Léon Gaumont, French Inventor And Industrialist, Pioneer Of The Motion Picture Industry
Léon Gérin, French-canadian Scientist Who Gave His Name To The Prix Léon-gérin
Léon Pétillon, Governor-general Of The Belgian Congo From 1952–1958
Léon Say (1826–1896) French Economist And Statesman
Léon Schlienger, French Wwii Veteran And Songwriter Known As Noël Regney
Léon Spilliaert (1881–1946), Belgian Painter
Léon Teisserenc De Bort (1855–1913), French Meteorologist, Discovery Of The Stratosphere
Léon Theremin (1896–1993), Russian And Soviet Inventor
Léon Vaudoyer (1803–72), French Architect
Léon Walras (1834–1910), French Economist
Leon Bates (1899–1972), African American Union Organizer
Leon Bates (born 1949), American Concert Pianist
Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472), Italian Renaissance Poet, Philosopher And Architect
Leon Benois (1856–1928), Russian Architect And Grandfather Of Sir Peter Ustinov
Leon Best (born 19 September 1986) Irish Soccer Player
Leon Camier (born 1986), English Motorcycle Racer
Leon Czołgosz (1873–1901) Assassin Of U.s. President William Mckinley
Leon Durham (born 1957) American Baseball Player
Leon Edel (1907–97) American Literary Critic And Pulitzer Prize Winning Biographer
Leon Garfield (1921–96), English Historical Author
Leon Goossens Cbe (1897–1988), English Orchestral Oboist
Leon Haslam (born 1983), English Motorcycle Racer
Leon Jackson (born 1988) Scottish Singer
Leon Jaworski (1905–1982), American Lawyer And Watergate Special Prosecutor
Leon Johnson (1927–1999), American Bongo Player
Leon Johnson (born 1974), American Football Player
Leon Johnson (born 1981), English Football Defender
Leon Johnson (born 1987), West Indian Cricketer
Leon Koudelak (born 1961), Czech Guitar Virtuoso
Leon Krier (born 1946), Luxembourg Architect
Leon Lai (born 1966), Hong Kong Actor And Singer
Leon Lederman, American Physicist And 1988 Winner Of The Nobel Prize In Physics
Leon Mckenzie (born 1978) English Professional Boxer, Former Professional Footballer
Leon Of Modena (1571–1648) Italian Scholar
Leon Of Pella (330s), Macedonian Historian And Theologian
Leon Panetta (born 1938), Secretary Of The Defense And Former Director Of The Cia
Leon Punch (1928–1991), Australian Politician And Deputy Premier For New South Wales
Leon Robinson (born 1962), American Actor And Singer
Leon Rotman (born 1934), Romanian Olympic Champion Sprint Canoer
Leon Russell (born 1942) American Singer, Songwriter, Pianist And Guitarist
Leon Schiller De Schildenfeld (1887–1954) Austro-hungarian Theater And Film Director, And Composer
Leon Schuster (born 1951), South African Filmmaker, Actor And Musician
Leon Sperling (1900–1941), Polish Soccer Player
Leon Spinks (born 1953), American Boxer
Leon Sullivan (1922–2001), American Civil Rights Leader And Social Activist
Leon Taylor (born 1977), English Swimmer And Olympic Silver Medalist
Leon Tolstoi (1828–1910) Russian Writer
Leon Trotsky (1879–1940) Russian Marxist Revolutionary And Theorist
Leon Underwood (1890–1975), English Sculptor, Painter, Writer And Philosopher
Leon Uris (1924–2003), American Novelist
Leon W. Johnson (1904–1997), U.s. Air Force General And Medal Of Honor Recipient
Leon Ware (born 1940), American Singer, Songwriter And Producer
Leon Williams (1914–1999), English Barrister And Noted Philatelic Writer
LeÓn Aillaud (1880–1936), Governor Of Veracruz MÉxico
LeÓn Febres Cordero (1984–1988), President Of Ecuador
LeÓn Felipe (1884–1968), Spanish Poet
LeÓn Gieco (born 1951), Argentinian Pop-folk Music Composer And Interpreter
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