Legacy
- The term eonism was coined by Havelock Ellis to describe similar cases of transgender behavior; it is rarely used now.
- The Beaumont Society, a long standing society for transgendered people, is named after the Chevalier.
- Le Chevallier D'eon - a series of manga written by Tou Ubukata and illustrated by Kiriko Yumeji. It is published by Del Rey Manga
- Le Chevalier d'Eon - 2006 anime series loosely based on the Chevalier d'Éon.
- Eonnagata, a 2010 theatre piece by Canadian Robert Lepage, combining drama and dance, based on the life of Chevalier d'Éon.
- Some of d'Éon's papers are at the Brotherton Library in Leeds, U.K.
- In 2012, a painting owned by the Philip Mould Gallery was identified as being a portrait of d'Éon.
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