Heron is a family of wading birds.
Heron may also refer to:
Business Heron International, a United Kingdom-based property development company Heron Tower, a skyscraper in London Heron Foods, a frozen food retail chain in the United Kingdom Heron Plastics, a kit car manufacturer in the 1950s and 1960s
People Heron or Hero of Alexandria (c. 10 – 70), ancient Greek mathematician and engineer, creator of Heron's formula (area of triangle) and Heron's method (square root) Saint Heron (107–127), third Bishop of Antioch Heron (martyr) (died 202), Egyptian martyr Heron Ricardo Ferreira (born 1958), a Brazilian professional football manager Heron (surname) Clan Heron, a Scottish border-riding clan Heron Baronets, two extinct baronetcies Heron (footballer), Heron Crespo da Silva, Brazilian footballer Mike "Heron" Herard, hip hop producer
Places Heron, Montana Héron, Belgium Heron Island (disambiguation), various islands Heron Lake (disambiguation), several lakes and a small city Heron Park, Ottawa, Canada Heron Road (Ottawa) Heron (crater), an impact crater on the Moon
Vehicles HMS Heron, various ships and installations of the Royal Navy USS Heron, three ships of the US Navy Heron (dinghy) Hawker Heron, a biplane fighter de Havilland Heron, a four-engine aircraft IAI Heron, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Heron TP, an alternative name for the Eitan (UCAV) unmanned aircraft Heron, a Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway steam locomotive built in 1861 Heron Cars, a New Zealand car maker Heron (automobile), a Formula Junior racing car Heron (armored personnel carrier), a Polish APC
Other uses Heron (band), a 1970s English folk-rock band "Heron", a song by Avail from their 2000 album One Wrench Hardy Heron, the codename for the 8.04 LTS release of Ubuntu Heron Stakes, a thoroughbred race in Great Britain Heron's fountain, a hydraulic machine invented by physicist Heron aka "Hero of Alexandria" Heron's formula, gives the area of a triangle when the length of all three sides are known. Heronian triangle, a triangle with integer side-lengths and integer area. Nickname for Inter Miami CF.
See also Heroin, an opiate typically used as a recreational drug