Damon (given name)

Damon is a masculine given name. It is the English form of the Greek masculine name Δάμων Damōn, derived from δαμάζειν damazein, meaning "to overpower, tame, subdue, conquer".

People

 * Damon of Athens, 5th century BC Athenian musicologist
 * Damon of Thessalonica, 2nd century BC Macedonian statesman
 * Damon Albarn (born 1968), British songwriter and musician
 * Damon Allen (born 1963), American football player
 * Damon Amendolara, American sports radio host
 * Damon Arnette (born 1996), American football player
 * Damon Bailey (born 1971), American basketball player and coach
 * Damon Beesley, English writer and television producer
 * Damon Berryhill (born 1963), Major League Baseball catcher
 * Damon Bossino, Gibraltarian barrister and politician
 * Damon Bruce, American sports radio host
 * Damon Buffini, English businessman
 * Damon Buford (born 1970), Major League Baseball player
 * Damon Che, rock drummer and guitarist
 * Damon Dash (born 1971), American music industry executive
 * Damon Dunn, American politician
 * Damon Duval, American football player
 * Damon Elliott (born 1973), American musician
 * Damon Galgut (born 1963), South African writer
 * Damon Gupton (born 1973), American actor
 * Damon Harrison (born 1988), American football player
 * Damon Hill (born 1960), British Formula One driver
 * Damon Huard (born 1973), American football player
 * Damon Knight, American science fiction writer
 * Damon Lindelof (born 1973), American screenwriter
 * Damon M. Cummings (1910–1942), United States Navy officer
 * Damon Pieri (born 1970), American football player
 * Damon Runyon (1884–1946), American newspaperman and writer
 * Damon Severson (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey defenseman
 * Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi (born 1994), American football player
 * Damon Stoudamire (born 1973), American basketball player
 * Damon Stryker, former alias of Canadian pro wrestler Adam Copeland
 * Damon Thomas (disambiguation), several people
 * Damon Tweedy, American physician and academic
 * Damon Wayans (born 1960), American comedic actor
 * Damon Webb (born 1995), American football player

Fictional characters

 * Damon, in the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias
 * Damon Carter, in the American television series Soul Food
 * Damon Salvatore, in L. J. Smith's novel series The Vampire Diaries and the television series
 * Damon Gant, a police chief in the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
 * Damon Baird, in the Gears of War franchise
 * Damon Henderson, in the American television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
 * Damon Killian, played by Richard Dawson in the motion picture The Running Man