Lion (disambiguation)

The Lion is an animal of the species Panthera leo.

Lion may also refer to:

• Heraldic elements on a Coat of arms, such as the lions passant guardant used on the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. See Lion (heraldry).
• Imperial guardian lions, of Chinese myth and decoration.
• HMS Lion, any of a number of British warships.
• Lion, a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive.
• L10n, an abbrevation for "product localization". Read as "L-Ten-N".
• Leo the Lion, the mascot for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.
• Lion, a computer game published by Sanctuary Woods simulating the life of a lion pride.
• Lion-baiting, setting dogs upon lions.
• Lion Bar, a chocolate bar.
• Lion (comic), a Fleetway weekly for boys.
• Lion-sur-Mer, a French commune in the Calvados département.
• Lions, an album by The Black Crowes.
• Lions Clubs International, a service club.
• Lions' Gate Bridge, in Canada.
• Lions Gate Entertainment, Canadian film and television company.
• Lithium ion battery, sometimes abbreviated "Li-Ion", is a type of rechargeable battery.
• LMR 57 Lion, an early steam locomotive.
• Marsupial lion, an extinct marsupial that lived in Australia.
• Nemean Lion, a creature from Greek mythology.
• Operation Sealion, a World War 2 German plan to invade Britain.
• Sea lion, a marine mammal. See also Sea lion (disambiguation).
• The Lion King, animated movie and Broadway stage musical.
• "Lions," a song by Chavez from their 1996 album Ride the Fader

Sports teams known as Lions include:

• Brisbane Lions, an Australian rules football team.
• British and Irish Lions, a rugby union team.
• British Columbia Lions, a Canadian football team.
• Detroit Lions, an American football team.
• Golden Lions, an South African domestic (Currie Cup) rugby union team based in Johannesburg.
• Highveld Lions, a South African cricket team based in Johannesburg.
• Lions (rugby franchise), a South African Super 14 rugby union team based in Johannesburg and centred on the Golden Lions. Known as the Cats before September 2006.
• San Beda Red Lions, varsity team of San Beda College.
• Seibu Lions, a japanese baseball team.

People and characters called Lion or Lions include:

• Lion Feuchtwanger (1884–1958), German novelist.
• Alfred Lion (1909–1987), record producer.
• Henry the Lion (1129–1195), German duke.
• Jeremy Lion, comedic character.
• P. Lion (born 1959), Italian singer.
• Richard the Lion, comic strip character.
• Jacques-Louis Lions (1928–2001), French mathematician.
• John Lions (1937–1998), Australian computer scientist.
• Pierre-Louis Lions (born 1956), French mathematician.
• Willie "The Lion" Smith (1897–1973), American jazz pianist.

Coeur de Lion or lion hearted is a title given to several medieval monarchs.

See also

• Lyon (disambiguation)
• Lyons (disambiguation)
• Sea lion (disambiguation)
• Category:Lions