Macon

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Macon may refer to:

Places

In Belgium:

• Macon, Belgium

In France:

• Mâcon
  • The name Mâcon is also applied to the Mâconnais wine from that region

In the United States of America:

• Macon, Georgia
• Macon, Illinois
• Macon, Mississippi
• Macon, Missouri
• Macon, North Carolina
• Bayou Macon, a river in Arkansas and Louisiana
• Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina
  • Battle of Fort Macon

U.S. Navy ships

• USS Macon (ZRS-5), an airship built in 1933
• USS Macon (CA-132), a cruiser built in 1945

People

Macon is a surname (variants include Mason, Meason), and may refer to:

• Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), American politician in the early republic and namesake for many of the U.S. places
• Robert B. Macon (1859–1925), U.S. Representative from Arkansas
• Robert C. Macon (1890–1980), general in the U.S. Army during World War II
• Robert le Maçon (c. 1365–1443), chancellor of France, advisor to Charles VII and supporter of Joan of Arc
• Mark Macon (born 1969), former American professional basketball player
• Max Macon (1915–1989), American Major League Baseball player and Minor League Baseball manager
• Uncle Dave Macon (1870-1952), American country musician

Other

• A symmetric type of Oar (sport rowing) used in the sport of rowing
• Macon (food) A bacon substitute

See also

• The Baby of Mâcon, 1993 film by Peter Greenaway
• Mason (surname)

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