People
Leona is the name of:
- Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician
- Leona Brown, boxer
- Leona Cavalli, Brazilian actress
- Leona Dalrymple, author
- Leona Dombrowsky, Canadian politician
- Leona Esaki, Japanese physicist and Nobel Laureate
- Leona Florentino, poet
- Leona Gom, Canadian novelist and poet
- Leona Graham, British DJ and voiceover artist.
- Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor
- Leona Hutton, American silent film star
- Leona Lewis (born 1985), British pop, R&B and soul singer-songwriter
- Leona Mitchell, African-American soprano
- Leona Naess, American singer/songwriter
- Leona Vicario, supporter of the Mexican War of Independence
- Leona Woods, American physicist
- Jacopo da Leona (died 1277), Italian poet
- Leona (wrestler) (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
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