The lion is a big cat of the species Panthera leo that primarily lives in Africa.
Lion or Lions may also refer to:
People and fictional characters Lion (name), a surname and given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with that name Lions (surname) Leo Cantor (1919–1995), American National Football League player nicknamed "the Lion" Lennox Lewis (born 1965), British heavyweight boxer nicknamed "the Lion" Willie "The Lion" Smith (1893–1973), American jazz pianist Lion, a fictional character portrayed by Ajit Khan in the 1976 Indian film Kalicharan
Arts and entertainment
Movies Leo the Lion (MGM), a mascot of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and some of its affiliates Lion (2014 film), a British film directed by Simon P. Edwards Lion (2015 film), an Indian Telugu film directed by Satyadev Lion (2016 film), an Australian film directed by Garth Davis
Music
Groups Lion (band), 1980s American rock band Lion, Taiwanese rock band formed in 2016 by Jam Hsiao Lions (band), American rock band from Texas formed in 2005
Albums Lion (Elevation Worship album), 2022 Lion (The Hot Monkey album), 1989 Lion (Stephen Lynch album), 2012 Lion (Peter Murphy album), 2014 Lion (Punchline album), 2018 Lion (Marius Neset album), 2014 Lions (album), a 2001 album by The Black Crowes
Songs "Lion" ((G)I-dle song), from Queendom Final Comeback, 2019 "Lion" (Elevation Worship song), featuring Chris Brown and Brandon Lake, 2022 "Lion", a 2008 single by May'n and Megumi Nakajima for Macross Frontier "Lion", from the 2013 Hollywood Undead album Notes from the Underground "Lion", from the 1984 Toto album Isolation "Lions", from the 1978 Dire Straits album Dire Straits "Lions", from the 1984 Tones on Tail album Pop "Lions", from the 2008 The Features album Some Kind of Salvation "Lions", from the 2009 Tune-Yards album Bird-Brains "Lions!', from the 2009 Lights album The Listening "Lions", from the 2011 Nothing Til Blood album When Lambs Become Lions "Lions", from the 2012 Walk the Moon album Walk the Moon "Lions", from the 2013 Adema album Topple the Giants "Lions", from the 2014 William Fitzsimmons album Lions "Lions", from the 2015 Ben Haenow album Ben Haenow "Lions", from the 2016 Coasts album Coasts "Lions", from the 2016 Skillet album Unleashed "Lions", from the 2017 Chase Rice album Lambs & Lions "Lions", a 2017 single by Skip Marley "Lions", from the 2019 Jenny Hval album The Practice of Love "Lions", from the 2018 Leon Bridges album Good Thing
Publications Lion (comics), a weekly British comic published from 1952 to 1974 Lion (magazine), published by Lions Clubs International Lion Comics, an Indian comic book series
Other arts and entertainment Lion (video game), a 1995 computer game Lions (Kemeys), a pair of outdoor 1894 bronze sculptures by Edward Kemeys Lion (color) Lion (heraldry), a common charge Lion Brand Yarns, a US manufacturer of yarn
Food and drink Lion (Australasian company), a beverage company that operates in Australia and New Zealand Bega Dairy & Drinks, formerly known as Lion Dairy & Drinks (when a division of the above) Lion (chocolate bar), a chocolate bar Lion brand foods, started by D. & J. Fowler Ltd. in Adelaide in the late 19th century Lion Brewery (disambiguation) Lion Cereal, a breakfast cereal based on the Lion chocolate bar
Places Lion, Belgrade, a neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia Gulf of Lion, south of France Lion Park, a lion wildlife conservation enclosure in Gauteng province, South Africa Lion Rock, a hill in Hong Kong Lion-sur-Mer, a French commune in the Calvados département Shi Islet (Lion Islet), Lieyu, Kinmen (Quemoy), Fujian, Taiwan Lions, Friesland, a village in the Netherlands Lion Inn, a pub in Blakey Ridge, North Yorkshire, England
Sports
American colleges Arkansas–Fort Smith Lions, the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith Columbia Lions, Columbia University Lincoln University Lions, Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Lindenwood Lions, Lindenwood University Loyola Marymount Lions, Loyola Marymount University Missouri Southern Lions, Missouri Southern State University New Jersey Lions, College of New Jersey North Alabama Lions, the University of North Alabama Piedmont Lions, Piedmont University Southeastern Louisiana Lions, Southeastern Louisiana University East Texas A&M Lions, East Texas A&M University
Association football (soccer)
Africa East End Lions F.C. in the Sierra Leone National Premier League Morocco national football team, nicknamed the Atlas Lions Nathi Lions F.C., a South African football club
Asia Lions F.C., a Philippine club Lions of Mesopotamia, nickname for the Iraq national football team Singapore national football team or the Lions Young Lions FC, an under-23 soccer team from Singapore
Europe Bulgaria national football team, also known as the Bulgarian Lions Livingston F.C., a Scottish football team nicknamed "The Lions" Millwall F.C., an English football team known as the Lions Sannat Lions F.C., a football club in Malta
Elsewhere Columbus Lions, a charter member of the World Indoor Football League Queensland Lions FC or "Lions FC", Australian soccer club formerly known as the "Brisbane Lions"
Australian rules football Brisbane Lions, a team in the AFL Fitzroy Football Club, a team formerly in the AFL, nicknamed Lions (1957–1996) Huonville Lions, a club currently playing in the Southern Football League North London Lions, a team based in London Subiaco Football Club, a team in the WAFL Suncoast Lions Football Club, a feeder club for the Brisbane Lions
Baseball Saitama Seibu Lions, a Japanese baseball team Samsung Lions, a Korean baseball team Tianjin Lions, a Chinese baseball team Uni-President Lions, a Taiwanese baseball team
Basketball Lions de Genève, from Switzerland London Lions (basketball), from Great Britain PS Karlsruhe Lions, from Germany San Beda Red Lions, from the Philippines Traiskirchen Lions, from Austria Zhejiang Lions, from China
Cricket England Lions cricket team, England and Wales' "second-tier" team (since 2007) Gujarat Lions, a T20 cricket team in the Indian Premier League from 2016–17 Highveld Lions, a South African cricket team Surrey Lions, English county's Twenty20 and Pro40 team
Gridiron football BC Lions, a Canadian football team Detroit Lions, an American football team Braunschweig Lions, an American football team from Braunschweig, Germany
Handball Limburg Lions, a handball team in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands
Ice hockey Finland men's national ice hockey team or the Lions LHC Les Lions, an ice hockey team in Lyon, France
Rugby league England national rugby league team, also known as the Lions Great Britain national rugby league team or the Lions Mount Albert Lions, a rugby league club in New Zealand Swinton Lions, a British rugby league club
Rugby union British & Irish Lions, a rugby union team representing the British Isles in international competitions Golden Lions, a South African provincial rugby union that operates the Lions (United Rugby Championship) Lions (United Rugby Championship), a South African professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship Rugby Lions, an English rugby union club based in the town of Rugby, England
Speedway Leicester Lions, a British speedway team Oxford Lions, a British Speedway team based in Oxford, England
Telecommunications and computing LION (cipher), an encryption algorithm LION (cable system), a submarine telecommunications cable linking Madagascar, Réunion, and Mauritius OS X Lion, a version of Apple's operating system for Macintosh computers
Transportation
Train British Rail D0260, a prototype diesel locomotive LMR 57 Lion, an 1838 early British steam locomotive South Devon Railway Eagle class, a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive Stourbridge Lion, an early US steam locomotive built in Britain
Automotive Lion (automobile), a car model built in Adrian, Michigan, United States, from 1909 to 1912 Leyland Lion PSR1, a single-deck bus manufactured between 1960 and 1967
Maritime Lion Ferry, a defunct Swedish ferry company Lion, a ship of the Third Supply fleet to Virginia colony in 1609 , also known as MS Lion, a ferry
Naval vessels , any of numerous British Royal Navy ships , two ships (or possibly one ship) employed by the Royal Navy , five warships of the Royal Scottish Navy during the 16th century , a French Navy ship of the line , a 1929 destroyer Lion-class destroyer, a cancelled destroyer class of the French Navy
Aviation Napier Lion, an aircraft engine whose first prototypes were built in 1917 Lion Air, Indonesia's largest privately run airline
Business, finance, and community Lion Group, a Malaysian company Lion (coin), a 15th-century Scottish coin Local Investing Opportunity Network Lions Clubs International, an international charity/service organisation Lion (Boy Scouts of America), an achievement level in Cub Scouts
Other uses Leo (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac, known as 'the lion' Leo (astrology), astrological sign of the zodiac, known as 'the lion' Lion Brand Stationery, an English paper company Lion Corporation, a Japanese hygiene and toiletries company Lion Oil, an American petroleum company founded in 1922
See also Cameroon national football team or the (Indomitable Lions) England national football team, nicknamed The Three Lions Penn State Nittany Lions, the intercollegiate athletic program of the main campus of Pennsylvania State University Lithium-ion battery, sometimes abridged as "Li-ion" The Lion (disambiguation) Gujarat Lion (disambiguation) Leon (disambiguation) Lyon (disambiguation) Lyons (disambiguation)