Leone is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Leone Battista Alberti (1404–1472), Italian Renaissance humanist polymath Léone Boudreau-Nelson (1915-2004), American-born Canadian phonetician Leone Caetani (1869–1935), Italian politician Leone de' Sommi ( 1525 – c. 1590), Italian writer Leone N. Farrell (1904–1986), Canadian biochemist and microbiologist Leone Ginzburg (1909–1944), Italian journalist Leone Leoni (1509–1590), Italian Renaissance sculptor and medallist Léone-Noëlle Meyer (born 1939), French businesswoman and philanthropist Leone Minassian (1905–1978), Ottoman Empire-born Italian painter of Armenian descent Leone Nakarawa (b.1988), Fijian rugby union player Leone Ross (b. 1969), British writer, editor, journalist and academic Leone Sforza (1406–1440), Italian condottiero Leone Strozzi (1515–1554), Italian condottiero
Surname Brad Leone (b. 1985), American chef and YouTube personality Carl Leone (b. 1976), Canadian businessman and criminal Cinzia Leone (b. 1959), Italian actress and comedian. Dominic Leone (born 1990), American baseball player Douglas Leone (b. 1957), American billionaire venture capitalist Gabriele Leone (c.1735–1790) Italian mandolin virtuoso Giacomo Leone (b. 1971), Italian long-distance runner Giovanni Leone (1908–2001), Italian politician who served as president and prime minister Giuseppina Leone (b. 1971), Italian athlete Jason Leone, former drummer for Michigan heavy metal band Battlecross Matthew Leone (b. 1981), bassist of Madina Lake and twin of Nathan Leone Miriam Leone (b. 1985), Italian television personality and beauty pageant titleholder Nathan Leone (b. 1981), lead singer of Madina Lake and twin of Matthew Leone Raffaella Leone (born 1961 or 1962), Italian film producer Richard Leone (1940–2015), American politician Rob Leone, (b. 1976), Canadian politician Sergio Leone (1929–1989), Italian film director Sunny Leone (b. 1981), Indo-Canadian model and actress
De Leone, Di Leone Andrea di Leone, Italian painter Francesco Bartolomeo de Leone Guido Di Leone (1964–2025), Italian jazz guitarist
Fictional characters Leone, a character in the opera Tamerlano of Handel Leone-class destroyer an Italian Navy destroyer class Leone, a character in the manga and anime series Akame ga Kill! Leone Abbacchio, an ex-police officer and main character in the manga and anime series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind The Leone Crime Family, a fictional Italian American mafia from GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories
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