Biron (surname)
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Biron is a toponymic surname that is derived from either one of several places in France,[1][2] or, as a variant spelling of Byron, from Byram, North Yorkshire.[2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron (1524–1592), celebrated French soldier
- Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron (1562–1602), French marshal, son of Armand de Biron
- Ernst Johann von Biron (1690–1772), Russian regent (1740), sovereign Duke of Courland (1737–40, 1763–69)
- Gustav von Biron (1700–1746), brother of Ernst Johann, first active service commander of the Izmaylovsky Regiment (1734–1740)
- Peter von Biron (1724–1800), sovereign Duke of Courland (1769–95), son of Ernst Johann von Biron
- Armand Louis de Gontaut (1747–1793), known as Biron, soldier and politician
- Henry Biron (1835–1915), English clergyman and cricketer
- Martin Biron (born 1977), NHL goalie
- Mathieu Biron (born 1980), ice hockey defenceman, brother of Martin Biron
- Rodrigue Biron (1934–2025), Canadian politician
- Geneviève Biron, Canadian civil servant in Quebec
