Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
9 characters
Simon (m) John 6:71 
Simon (m) Matt. 13:55
Simon (m) Luke 7:36
Simon (m) Matt. 26:6
Simon (m) Matt. 27:32
Simon Magnus (m) Acts 8:9
Simon (m) Acts 9:43
Peter (a.k.a. Simon) (m) Matt. 4:18/Matt. 16:17/John 1:42
Simon (m) Matt. 10:4
Characters in Greek Mythology:
1 character
Simon (m)
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Simon Spier 2015 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
3 characters
(character) Simon 1968 Simon Says
(character) Simon 2000 Simon
(character) Simon 2002 Simon Diamond
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Simon Brenner 1994 ER
Simon Camden 1996 7th Heaven
Simon Elder 2007 Dirty Sexy Money
Simon "Ice King" Petrikov 2010 Adventure Time
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Simon Harris 2024-
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Bill English (a.k.a. Simon) 2016-2017
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry, 1 economics, 1 physics
(chemistry) Hans von Euler-Chelpin (a.k.a. Simon) 1929
(economics) Simon Kuznets 1971
(physics) Simon van der Meer 1984
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Simon Wiesenthal 1908-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
12 actors, 1 presenter
Leonard Nimoy (a.k.a. Simon) 1931-2015
Simon Callow 1949-
Simon Chandler 1953-
Simon McBurney 1957-
Simon Cowell 1959-
Nicholas Lyndhurst (a.k.a. Simon) 1961-
Tim Roth (a.k.a. Simon) 1961-
Simon Baker 1969-
Simon Pegg 1970-
Simon Rex 1974-
James D'Arcy (a.k.a. Simon) 1975-
Simon Helberg 1980-
Simon R. Baker 1986-
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer, 1 skiing
(skiing) Simon Ammann 1981-
(soccer) Simon Mignolet 1988-
(soccer) Simon Church 1988-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Semyon Dezhnyov (a.k.a. Simon) 1605-1673
Notable Military Figures:
1 commander
Simón Bolívar 1783-1830
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians
Hal Blaine (a.k.a. Simon) 1929-2019
Sid Vicious (a.k.a. Simon) 1957-1979
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 economist, 1 mathematician
Pierre-Simon Laplace 1749-1827
Simon Kuznets 1901-1985
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Pim Fortuyn (a.k.a. Simon) 1948-2002
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer, 1 physicist
Pierre-Simon Laplace 1749-1827
Simon van der Meer 1925-2011
Notable Writers:
2 author/poets, 1 author
Simon Vestdijk 1898-1971
Simon Carmiggelt 1913-1987
Simon Armitage 1963-
Olympic Medalists:
5 bronze, 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze) Ossie Stewart (a.k.a. Simon) 1992 sailing
(bronze) Simon Terry 1992 archery - individual; archery - team
(gold) Simon Fairweather 2000 archery - individual
(bronze) Simon Archer 2000 badminton mixed doubles
(gold/silver) Simon Whitfield 2000; 2008 triathlon
(gold) Simon Ammann 2002; 2010 ski jumping
(bronze) Simon Orchard 2012 field hockey
(bronze) Simon van Velthooven 2012 cycling - track
(silver/bronze) Simon Eder 2010; 2014 biathlon
(silver) Simon Schempp 2014 biathlon
(silver) Simon Pettersson 2020 discus throw
Other Leaders:
1 president
President Simón Bolívar 1819-1830; 1824-1827; 1825 Colombia; Peru; Bolivia
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
3 musicians
Sid Vicious (a.k.a. Simon) 2006 The Sex Pistols
Simon Gallup 2019 The Cure
Simon Le Bon 2022 Duran Duran
Saints:
6 saints, 4 blessed
Saint Simon the Zealot ?-67
Saint Simeon Barsabae (a.k.a. Simon) ?-339
Saint Simon of Crepy ?-1082
Saint Simon Stock 1165-1265
Blessed Simone Ballachi of Rimini (a.k.a. Simon) 1250-1319
Saint Simon of Trent 1472-1475
Blessed Szymon of Lipnicza (a.k.a. Simon) ?-1482
Saint Simón de Rojas 1552-1624
Blessed Simon Yempo 1580-1623
Blessed Simon Kiota Bokusai ?-1620
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Simon Shadow Henry IV (2)