Leadership

• Simón Bolívar (born 1783, died 1830)

  South American revolutionary and statesman.

  • Wrested Venezuela, Colombia and Peru from Spainish control (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Miscellaneous

• Simon the Maccabee

  High priest and ruler of Judea known for his military prowess.

  • Appears in 1 Maccabees (see list of Biblical Names from the Old Testament)
• Simon Ramo (born 1913)

  American engineer and missile specialist.

  • 1983 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Simon Rodia

  Italian-American sculptor. Built the Watts Towers, an L.A. landmark, out of found materials.

  • On the cover of Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club Band (see list of Faces on the Cover of ''Sergeant Pepper'')
• Simon

  This is the name of several New Testament figures, including Simon the Cyrene, who carried Jesus' cross on the road to Calvary.

  • Simon the Cyrene appears in the Gospels (see list of Biblical Names from the New Testament)

Science and Philosophy

• Simon Kuznets

  American economist known for his theories on economic growth.

  • 1971 Nobel Prize winner for Economics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
• Simon van der Meer

  Dutch physicist known for his contribution to the discovery of the field particles W and Z.

  • 1984 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Carlo Rubbia (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
• Simon Ramo (born 1913)

  American engineer and missile specialist.

  • 1979 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)

Sports

• Simon Whitfield

  Canadian athlete

  • 2000 Olympic gold medal winner for Men''s Triathlon (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Decathlon/Heptathlon/Pentathlon)

Stage and Screen

• Simon Bolt

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Mark Frankel (see list of Characters on ''Sisters'')
• Simon

  Fictional character.

  • From ''''Alvin & the Chipmunks'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
• Simon Williams

  British actor.

  • Portrayed James Bellamy (see list of Actors on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')