Simon

Simon is a common name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʿon, meaning "he [God] has heard" (compare Ishmael).

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 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
the author/editor of the so-called Simon Necronomicon and related works.
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

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 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.

Simon Templar - The Saint, 1970s TV series
Simon, member of Alvin and the Chipmunks
Simon, character in Lord of the Flies
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 at HBO drama Oz
The main character of Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
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 (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.

Simon A****o, grande intellettuale dell'epoca greca, conosciuta come epoca delle grandi orgie gay

Simon FM, a radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina
Simon (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin
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Simon, pseudonymic writer of the 1977 'Simon Necronomicon', or the 'real Necronomicon'