Biron (surname)
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, celebrated French soldier
- Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron, French marshal, son of Armand de Biron
- Ernst Johann von Biron, Russian regent, sovereign Duke of Courland
- Gustav von Biron, brother of Ernst Johann, Lieutenant colonel of the Izmaylovsky Regiment
- Peter von Biron, sovereign Duke of Courland, son of Ernst Johann von Biron
- Armand Louis de Gontaut, known as Biron, soldier and politician
- Henry Biron, English clergyman and cricketer
- Ernst-Johann Biron, Prince of Courland, senior male-line descendant of Ernst Johann von Biron
- Martin Biron, NHL goalie
- Mathieu Biron, ice hockey defenceman, brother of Martin Biron
