Simon (surname)

Simon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include the following.

A

 * Abbey Simon (1920–2019), Jewish-American pianist
 * Abram Simon (1872–1938), American rabbi
 * Alice Simon (1887–1943), German holocaust victim
 * André Simon (wine) (1877–1970), French wine expert
 * André Simon (racing driver) (1920–2012), French racing car driver
 * Anne Simon, American science advisor on the TV series The X-Files

B

 * Barry Simon (born 1946), American mathematical physicist
 * Barry Simon (politician) (1936–2004), Australian politician
 * Ben Simon (born 1978), American ice hockey player
 * Bill Simon (politician) (born 1951), American businessman and politician
 * Bill Simon (musician) (1920–2000), American jazz musician
 * Björn Simon (born 1981), German politician
 * Bob Simon (1941–2015), American correspondent for CBS News
 * Brian Simon (1915–2002), English educationist and historian

C

 * Calvin Simon (1942–2022), American musician
 * Carlos Eugênio Simon (born 1965), Brazilian FIFA football referee
 * Carly Simon (born 1943), American singer-songwriter/musician
 * Carrie Obendorfer Simon (1872–1961), American communal leader
 * Chase Simon (born 1989), American basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Chris Simon (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Claude Simon (1913–2005), French novelist
 * Cliff Simon (1962–2021), South African athlete and actor
 * Corey Simon (born 1977), former American football player
 * Cosette Simon, American politician

D

 * Danny Simon (1918–2005), American television writer
 * David Simon (basketball) (born 1982), American basketball player
 * David Simon (CEO), American CEO of Simon Property Group
 * David Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury (born 1935), British businessman
 * David Simon (writer) (born 1960), American author and journalist
 * Dean Simon (born 1960), American professional wrestler better known as Dean Malenko
 * Dick Simon (born 1933), American racing driver
 * Dick Simon (entrepreneur) (born 1953), American entrepreneur, philanthropist, photographer and speaker
 * Diederik Simon (born 1970), Dutch rower
 * Diosdado Simón (1954–2002), Spanish biologist
 * Dominik Simon (born 1994), Czech ice hockey player

E

 * Edgardo Simón (born 1974), Argentinian track and road cyclist
 * Edward Simon (choreographer), American choreographer
 * Edward Simon (musician) (born 1969), American musician
 * Eleazar ben Simon, 1st century Zealot leader
 * Émilie Simon (born 1978), French singer and composer
 * Ernest Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (1879–1960), British industrialist and politician
 * Ernst Simon (1899–1988), German-Israeli Jewish educator
 * Ernst Julius Walter Simon (1893–1981), British Sinologist
 * Eugène Simon (1848–1924), French arachnologist

F

 * Francesca Simon (born 1955), Anglo-American author
 * Francis Simon (born Franz Eugen Simon) (1893–1956), German/British physical chemist
 * François Pascal Simon, Baron Gérard (1770–1837), French painter

G

 * George Simon (disambiguation), several people
 * Geroy Simon (born 1975), Canadian football player
 * Glyn Simon (1903–1972), Archbishop of Wales (1968–1971)
 * Gilles Simon (born 1984), French tennis player
 * Günther Simon (1925–1972), East German actor
 * Gustav Simon (1900–1945), German Chief of the Civil Administration in Nazi occupied Luxembourg (1940–1945)
 * Gustav Simon (physician) (1824–1876), German surgeon

H

 * Harry Simon (boxer) (born 1972), Namibian boxer
 * Harry Simon (sport shooter) (1873–1932), American sport shooter
 * Heinrich Simon (1805–1860), German politician
 * Helmut Simon, German discoverer of Ötzi the Iceman
 * Henri Simon (1866–1956), French army officer
 * Henry Gustav Simon (1835–1899), German-British engineer
 * Herbert A. Simon (1916–2001), American cognitive psychologist and polymath
 * Herbert Simon (real estate) (born 1934), American real estate developer

I

 * Ingo Simon (1875–1964), English archer, singer, and writer

J

 * Jean-Claude Simon (born 1948), French research scientist
 * Jeanne Hurley Simon (1922–2000), American politician
 * Jed Simon (born 1964), Canadian musician
 * Jennings Richard Simon (1929–2017), American psychologist and engineer, and namesake of the Simon Effect
 * Jerry Simon (born 1968), American-Israeli basketball player
 * Joanna Simon (mezzo-soprano) (1936–2022), American mezzo-soprano and journalist
 * Joanna Simon (wine writer), British author and wine columnist
 * Jocelyn Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale (1911–2006), British politician and QC
 * Jody Simon (born 1956), American professional wrestler better known as Joe Malenko
 * Joe Simon (1913–2011), Jewish-American comic book writer
 * Joe Simon (musician) (1936–2021), American soul and R&B artist
 * John Simon various, including :
 * John Simon (1925–2019), American author and literary, film and drama critic
 * John Simon (record producer) (born 1941), American record producer for Columbia Records
 * Sir John Simon (doctor) (1816–1904), Chief Medical Officer for England, 1855–76
 * John L. Simon (Jack Simon), U.S. national swimming coach
 * Joseph Minos Simon (1922–2004), American attorney
 * Josef Simon (1930–2016), German philosopher
 * Joseph Simon (politician) (1851–1935), German-born American politician
 * Josette Simon (born 1960), British actress
 * Joshua Simon, Israeli art curator and journalist from Tel Aviv
 * Jules Simon (1814–1896), French statesman and philosopher
 * Julián Simón (born 1987), Spanish motorcycle racer
 * Julian Lincoln Simon (1932–1998), American business professor
 * Justin Simon (born 1996), American basketball player

K

 * K. V. Simon (1883–1944), Indian poet
 * Kay Simon, American winemaker
 * Kerry Simon, American celebrity chef
 * Kevin Simon (born 1983), American football player
 * Kyah Simon (born 1991), Australian football player

L

 * Lawrence Simon (1933–1994), American professional wrestler better known as Boris Malenko (also father of Dean and Jody Simon, aka Dean and Joe Malenko)
 * Leon Simon (born 1945), Australian mathematician, professor at Stanford
 * Leon Simon (Zionist) (1881–1965), British intellectual and civil servant; President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
 * Leslie Earl Simon (1900–1983), American scientist
 * Lidia Șimon (born 1973), Romanian long-distance athlete
 * Lou Anna Simon, American, President of Michigan State University
 * Lowrell Simon (1943–2018), American singer (of The Lost Generation (band))
 * Lucy Simon (1943–2022), American singer

M

 * Marcel Simon (actor) (1872–1958), Belgian actor
 * María Simón (1922–2009), Argentine sculptor
 * Maria Simon (actress) (born 1976), German actress
 * Maria Simon (sociologist) (1918–2022), Austrian sociologist
 * Marie Simon (1824–1877), German nurse
 * Marge Simon (born 1942), American artist and writer
 * Matilda Simon, 3rd Baroness Simon of Wythenshawe (born 1955), first British transgender peer
 * Melissa Simon, American clinical obstetrician/gynecologist
 * Melvin Simon (1926–2009), American real estate developer and film producer
 * Melvin Simon (basketball) (born 1971), American professional basketball player
 * Melvin I. Simon (born 1937), American molecular biologist and geneticist
 * Michel Simon (1895–1975), Swiss actor
 * Mike Simon (1883–1963), American baseball player
 * Miles Simon (born 1975), American basketball player

N

 * Neil Simon (1927–2018), American playwright and screenwriter
 * Norton Simon (1907–1993), American industrialist

O

 * Oliver Simon (1957–2013), German singer of the pop duo Mixed Emotions

P

 * Pál Simon (1881–1922), Hungarian athlete
 * Paul Simon (born 1941), American musician (of Simon & Garfunkel)
 * Paul Simon (politician) (1928–2003), U.S. senator
 * Paul Ludwig Simon (1771–1815), German architect and scientist
 * Peter Simon (actor) (born 1943), American actor
 * Peter Simon (presenter) (born 1962), British television presenter
 * Peter June Simon (born 1980), Filipino professional basketball player

R

 * Lady Rachel Simon (1823–1899), British writer
 * Rachel Simon (born 1959), American writer
 * Ralph Simon, South African business executive
 * Randall Simon (born 1975), Major League baseball player from Netherlands Antilles
 * Raymond Simon, American educator
 * Richard Simon (priest) (1638–1712), French biblical critic
 * Richard Simon (painter) (1898–1993), German expressionist painter, pseudonym Simmerl
 * Richard L. Simon (1899–1960), American businessman
 * Roberlandy Simon (born 1987), Cuban volleyball player
 * Robert E. Simon (1914–2015), American property developer
 * Roger L. Simon (born 1943), American author
 * Roger Simon (journalist) (born 1948), American journalist and author
 * Roger Simon, 2nd Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (1913–2002), British solicitor and journalist

S

 * S. J. Simon (1904–1948), British author
 * Sam Simon (1955–2015), American television producer and writer
 * Scott Simon (born 1952), American journalist
 * Shena Simon, Lady Simon of Wythenshawe (1883–1972), British politician, feminist, educationalist and writer
 * Simone Simon (1910–2005), French film actress
 * Sindee Simon, American chemical engineer
 * Siôn Simon (born 1968), British Labour Party politician
 * Stephen Simon (1937–2013), American conductor, composer, and arranger of classical music

T

 * Tamás Simon (1935–1956), Hungarian poet and playwright
 * T. F. Simon (1877–1942), Czech artist
 * Ted Simon (born 1931), British journalist
 * Theodore Simon (1872–1961), French psychologist
 * Thomas Simon (1623–1665), English engraver

W

 * Walt Simon (1939–1997), American basketball player
 * Walter Simon (philanthropist) (1857–1920), German philanthropist
 * William E. Simon (1927–2000), United States Secretary of the Treasury (1974–77)

Y

 * Yehude Simon (born 1947), Peruvian politician

Z

 * Zoe Kelli Simon (born 1965), American actress
 * Zsolt Simon (born 1970), Slovak politician

Fictional characters

 * Mark Simon, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie Deep Impact