Dion
Dion or Dio may refer to:
People
Ancient
- Dion (mythology), a king in Laconia and husband of Iphitea, the daughter of Prognaus
- Dion of Syracuse (408–354 BC), ancient Greek politician
- Dion of Naples, an ancient Greek mathematician cited by Augustine of Hippo along with Adrastus of Cyzicus
- Dio Chrysostom, also known as Dion Chrysostomos (c. 40 – c. 115), a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian
- Cassius Dio, also known as Dion Kassios (c. AD 155 – 235), a Roman consul
Modern
- Dion DiMucci (b. 1939), an American singer/songwriter who is known professionally as "Dion"
- Dion and the Belmonts, a musical group of the 1950s with Dion DiMucci as lead singer
- Dion Dublin, an English footballer
- Dion Fortune, British occultist
- Dion Ignacio, a Filipino actor
- Dion Lambert, American football player
- Dion Phaneuf, a Canadian ice hockey player
- Dion Nash, a New Zealand cricketer
- Dion O'Banion, an Irish mobster
- Dion Waiters, an American basketball player
- Céline Dion (b. 1968), Canadian singer
- Colleen Dion (b. 1964), American actress
- Josh Dion, singer/drummer
- Stéphane Dion (b. 1955), Canadian academic, and politician
Places
- Dion, the great "sacred place" of the Ancient Macedonians, ancient city and archaeological site
- Dion, part of the municipality of Beauraing, province of Namur, Belgium
- Dion-Valmont, consisting of Dion-le-Val and Dion-le-Mont, a section of the municipality of Chaumont-Gistoux, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
- Dion, Pieria, also Dio, a town in Pieria, Greece
- Dion, Jordan, a city in the Decapolis of the Roman Empire
- Dion Islands, Antarctica
Other
- Dion, a genus of butterflies in the Grass Skippers family
- Dion (particle), a dual particle with electric and magnetic charge
- de Dion-Bouton, a French automobile manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1932
- Mitsubishi Dion, a compact MPV produced by Mitsubishi Motors
- Dion (Transformers), a character from the Transformers franchise
- Dion Blaster, a character in 1080° Snowboarding
- Dion (album), a 1968 album by Dion
See also
- Deon (disambiguation)
- Deion (disambiguation)
- Dio (disambiguation)
- Dione (disambiguation)
- Dionne (disambiguation)
- Dionne (name)
- Dei (name)
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