Namesakes
Shimon Peres
(a.k.a. Szymon) (m) 1923-2016 
Israeli Presidents and Prime Ministers 1984-1986; 1995-1996; 2007-2014 (prime minister/president)
Nobel Prize Winners 1994 (peace)
Szymon of Lipnicza
(m) ?-1482
Saints
Szymon Ziółkowski
(m) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 2000 hammer throw (gold)