Simon
182295
225267844
2008-07-12T20:07:41Z
69.151.214.149
/* Fictional characters */
{{Infobox Given name 2
| gender = male
| meaning = "he has heard"
| origin = [[Genesis]] 29:33
}}
{{TOCright}}
'''Simon''' is a common name, from [[Hebrew]] שִׁמְעוֹן ''[[Šimʿon]]'', meaning "he [God] has heard" (compare ''[[Ishmael]]'').
*[[Simeon (name)]]
*[[Simon (surname)]]
==People called Simon==
*[[Simon the Shoemaker]], (5th century BC) friend of Socrates
*[[Simon the Tanner]], (10th century), Coptic saint
*[[Simeon II of Bulgaria]]
*[[Simon of Bet-Titta]], a Christian martyr
*Simon of Bet-Parsaje, a martyr of Iran with [[Mana of Bet-Parsaje]]
*[[Simon of Sudbury]]
*[[Simon Arkell]], Australian pole vaulter
*[[Simon Dahl]], Swedish beach volleyball player
*[[Simon Le Bon]], lead singer of Duran Duran
*[[Simon Harris]], British music producer
*[[Simon, Metropolitan of Moscow]]
*[[Simón Bolívar]], the leader of several independence movements throughout South America
*[[Simone Arturo Saint-Bon]] (1823-1892)
*[[Sim On]], was a Prime Minister of the Korean Joseon Dynasty
*[[Simon Shirley]], Australian decathlete
*[[Simon of Worcester]] early 12th century Bishop of Worcester
* [[Simeon the Holy Fool]] - christian saint, monk and hermit (VI century)
*[[Simon Pegg]], writer and actor
*[[Simon Amstell]], TV presenter
*[[Simon Cowell]], TV personality and music mogul
*[[Simon H. Rifkind]], American lawyer and judge
*[[Simão Sabrosa]], Portuguese footballer
===In the Bible===
*[[Simeon (Hebrew Bible)|Simeon]] - the second son of Jacob and Leah.
*Simon Peter, better known as [[Saint Peter]], one of the Twelve Apostles.
*[[Simon the Zealot]] (also called Simon the Canaanite), another of the twelve apostles.
*[[Simon the Leper]]
*[[Simon of Cyrene]]
*[[Simon Magus]]
*Simon, the Desposyni|brother (or step-brother) of Jesus, is only mentioned in passing in the Bible (Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3), but he is sometimes identified with Simeon of Jerusalem and [[Simon the Zealot]].
===Fictional characters===
*[[Simon & Simon]], brother detectives in the 80's TV series
*[[Simon Templar]] - The Saint, 1970s TV series
*Simon, member of [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]]
*[[Lord of the Flies#Simon|Simon]], character in ''Lord of the Flies''
*[[Simon (Trollz)|Simon]], the main villain from ''Trollz''
*[[Simon, King of the Witches]], protagonist of psychedelic 1970s satire of the same name
*[[Simon Phoenix]], a fictional criminal in the 1990s movie ''Demolition Man''
*[[Simon Tam]], a fictional character from the TV series Firefly
*[[Simon Belmont]], hero of the video game ''Castlevania''
*[[Simon Adebisi]], a sadistic Nigerian in the HBO drama Oz
*The main character of ''[[Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings]]''
*[[Simon (Gurren Lagann)|Simon]], protagonist of the anime series ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann''
*Simon Gruber, the antagonist in ''[[Die Hard 3]]''
*[[Simon Grace]], one of the main characters of The Spiderwick Chronicles.
*[[Simon Camden]], one of the main characters of 7th Heaven.
==Animals==
*[[Simon (Amethyst's cat)]], ship's cat on the HMS Amethyst, promoted to Able Seaman in the Royal Navy
* [[St. Simon (horse)]], a British racehorse currently in the grand national.
==Electronics and technology==
*[[Simon (game)]], a 1978 electronic game
*[[SIMON breach grenade]], a door breaching rifle grenade
*[[SIMON (Batch Interactive test/debug)]]
*[[IBM Simon]] the first smartphone
==Media names==
*[[WSMW|Simon FM]], a radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina
*''[[Simon (1980 film)]]'', starring Alan Arkin
*{{nlii|Simon (2004 film)|Simon (2004)}}
*Simon, pseudonymic writer of the 1977 '[[Simon Necronomicon]]', or the 'real Necronomicon'
==Other==
*[[Simon Property Group]]
*[[Simon Says]] (children's game)
*[[La Maison Simons]], a Quebec department store
==See also==
*[[Simone]]
*[[Saint-Simon]]
{{hndis}}
[[Category:Surnames]]
[[Category:Given names]]
[[Category:English given names]]
[[Category:Romanian given names]]
[[de:Simon]]
[[es:Simón]]
[[fr:Simon]]
[[ko:시몬]]
[[it:Simone]]
[[he:סיימון]]
[[nl:Simon]]
[[ja:シモン]]
[[pl:Szymon]]
[[ru:Семён]]
[[sk:Šimon]]
[[sl:Simon]]
[[fi:Simon]]