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Famous people from Leon

8 notable people were born in Leon, from 1870 to 1948.

John Clinton Porter

John Clinton Porter

1871–1959

American politician

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Wilmatte Porter Cockerell

1870–1957

American entomologist, botanist, scientific collector and teacher

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William Leon Dawson

William Leon Dawson

1873–1928

American ornithologist

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John Orr Young

1886–1976

American advertiser

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Pierre Bernard

Pierre Bernard

1875–1955

Yoga and tantra teacher

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Wilbert Lester Carr

1875–1974

American classical philologist

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