Baron may mean:

Contents 1 General 2 Honorifics 3 Geographical places 4 People 4.1 Nicknames, stagenames, noms de plume 4.2 Surnames 4.3 Given name 5 Ice hockey teams 6 See also

[edit] General

• Baron butterflies, species of the genus Euthalia
• Baron of beef, a cut of beef consisting of a double sirloin
• Baron Services, owner of the VIPIR radar system
• Beechcraft Baron, an aircraft made by the Beechcraft company
• Baron may refer to a fictional kingdom in Final Fantasy IV
• The Baron convention in the card game Contract bridge
• A powerful Loa (spirit) of the Ghede family in Haitian vodou, such as Baron Samedi or Baron Limba.

[edit] Honorifics

• Baron, a title bestowed or recognised by various rulers or governments of Europe, of Tonga and of Japan
• Baron of the Exchequer, a judge of the English Court of Exchequer, which was merged into the High Court by the Judicature Act 1873
• Baron in business, a wealthy or powerful business baron, executive, tycoon, see business magnate

[edit] Geographical places

• Baron, Egypt
• Baron, Scotland
• Barony (Ireland), a territorial sub-division of an Irish county.
• various places in France:
  • Baron, Gironde, in the Gironde département
  • Baron, Gard, in the Gard département
  • Baron, Oise, in the Oise département
  • Baron, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire département
  • Baron-sur-Odon, a commune in the Calvados département

[edit] People

[edit] Nicknames, stagenames, noms de plume

• The Red Baron, nickname of Manfred von Richthofen (1892-1918), WWI German flying ace.
• The Black Baron, nickname of Michael Wittmann (1914-1944), WWII German Panzer ace.
• Baron, the drum and bass producer

[edit] Surnames

• Bengt Baron (b. 1962), former Swedish swimmer
• David Baron, several people
• Duane Baron, record producer
• Eguinaire Baron or Baro (1495-1550), French Renaissance humanist and jurist
• Fanya Baron (??-1921), Russian anarchist revolutionary
• Frederick Baron (1947-2008), American trial lawyer
• Gustav Baron (1847-1914), Croatian theologian
• Jacques Baron (1905-1986), French surrealist poet
• Joey Baron (b. 1955), American jazz drummer
• Krišjānis Barons (1835-1923), Latvian writer and nationalist
• Lynda Baron (b. 1942), English actress
• Michel Baron (1653-1729), French actor
• Mike Baron, American comic book writer
• Murray Baron (b. 1967), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Ronald S. Baron (b. 1943), mutual fund founder of Baron Funds
• Roni Bar-On (b. 1948), Israeli politician
• Salo Wittmayer Baron (1895-1989), Polish-Austrian Jewish historian
• Sandy Baron (1937-2001), American comedian

[edit] Given name

• Baron Davis professional basketball player
• Baron Dickinson Webster
• Baron Geisler, Filipino actor
• Baron Barrymore Halpenny

[edit] Ice hockey teams

At least three ice hockey teams have been known as the Cleveland Barons:

• Cleveland Barons (1937-1973) — American Hockey League
• Cleveland Barons (1976-1978) — National Hockey League
• Cleveland Barons (2001-2006) — American Hockey League

[edit] See also

• Barron
• Baranov (disambiguation)

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