Damon (given name)
Damon is a masculine given name. It is the English form of the Greek masculine name Δάμων Damōn, derived from δαμάζειν damazein, meaning "to overpower, tame, subdue, conquer".
People
- Damon of Athens, 5th century BC Athenian musicologist
- Damon of Thessalonica, 2nd century BC Macedonian statesman
- Damon Albarn, British songwriter and musician
- Damon Allen, American football player
- Damon Amendolara, American sports radio host
- Damon Arnette, American football player
- Damon Axelrod, American Control Systems Analyst
- Damon Bailey, American basketball player and coach
- Damon Beesley, English writer and television producer
- Damon Berryhill, Major League Baseball catcher
- Damon Bossino, Gibraltarian barrister and politician
- Damon Bruce, American sports radio host
- Damon Buffini, English businessman
- Damon Buford, Major League Baseball player
- Damon Che, rock drummer and guitarist
- Damon Dash, American music industry executive
- Damon Dunn, American politician
- Damon Duval, American football player
- Damon Elliott, American musician
- Damon Galgut, South African writer
- Damon Greaves, Australian college football player
- Damon Gupton, American actor
- Damon Harrison, American football player
- Damon Herriman, Australian actor
- Damon Heta, Australian darts player
- Damon Hill, British Formula One driver
- Damon Huard, American football player
- Damon Knight, American science fiction writer
- Damon Lindelof, American screenwriter
- Damon Lowery, American basketball player
- Damon M. Cummings, United States Navy officer
- Damon Payne, American football player
- Damon Pieri, American football player
- Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and writer
- Damon Severson, Canadian ice hockey defenseman
- Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi, American football player
- Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player
- Damon Stryker, former alias of Canadian pro wrestler Adam Copeland
- Damon Thomas (disambiguation), several people
- Damon Tweedy, American physician and academic
- Damon Wayans, American comedic actor
- Damon Webb, American football player
- Damon Wilson II, American football player
Fictional characters
- Damon, in the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias
- Damon Grant, in the British Channel 4, 1980s tv soap, *,Brookside.
- Damon Carter, in the American television series Soul Food
- Damon Salvatore, in L. J. Smith's novel series The Vampire Diaries and the television series
- Damon Gant, a police chief in the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Damon Baird, in the Gears of War franchise
- Damon Henderson, in the American television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
- Damon Killian, played by Richard Dawson in the motion picture The Running Man
- Damon is a commonly used name in George R. R. Martin 's works