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 (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