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]]