Biron

Biron is a toponymic surname that is derived from either one of several places in France, or, as a variant spelling of Byron, from Byram, North Yorkshire. 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 See also Biram (disambiguation), a variant spelling Byram (surname), a variant spelling Byrom, a variant spelling Byrum (surname), a variant spelling References