Gaon (disambiguation)

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Gaon stands for:

  • the title of heads of the Jewish academies in Babylonia, see Gaon
  • the South Korean music charts, see Gaon Chart

Gaon is the name of the following people:

  • Gaon of Vilna (1720–1797), rabbi and scholar
  • Jehudai Gaon , Jewish scholar; from 757 to approx. 761 head of the Jewish Academy in Sura
  • Saadia Gaon (Saadia ben Joseph Gaon; 882–942), rabbi, philosopher and grammarian
  • Yehoram Gaon (* 1939), Israeli singer and actor