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 (1524âÂÂ1592), celebrated French soldier
- Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron (1562âÂÂ1602), French marshal, son of Armand de Biron
- Ernst Johann von Biron (1690âÂÂ1772), Russian regent (1740), sovereign Duke of Courland (1737âÂÂ40, 1763âÂÂ69)
- Gustav von Biron (1700âÂÂ1746), brother of Ernst Johann, first active service commander of the Izmaylovsky Regiment (1734âÂÂ1740)
- Peter von Biron (1724âÂÂ1800), sovereign Duke of Courland (1769âÂÂ95), son of Ernst Johann von Biron
- Armand Louis de Gontaut (1747âÂÂ1793), known as Biron, soldier and politician
- Henry Biron (1835âÂÂ1915), English clergyman and cricketer
- Martin Biron (born 1977), NHL goalie
- Mathieu Biron (born 1980), ice hockey defenceman, brother of Martin Biron
- Rodrigue Biron (1934âÂÂ2025), Canadian politician
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