Famous People with Name Simon

Simon Shnapir            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Simon Shnapir: is an American pair skater. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 16 months old. With partner Marissa Castelli, he is the 2009 World Junior bronze medalist and 2009 U.S. junior bronze medalist. Castelli & Shnapir placed 6th at the 2008-200

Simon Cho            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Simon Cho: is an American short track speed skater who was a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Cho began skating at the age of 3. He trained in Salt Lake City but moved back to Upper Marlboro, Maryland a year before the U.S. Ol

Simon Francis Dumont            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Simon Francis Dumont: is a U.S. freestyle skier.

Simon E. Sobeloff            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Simon E. Sobeloff: was an American attorney and jurist, who served as Solicitor General of the United States, as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, and as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.He served as a Page in the U.S.

Simon Barclay Conover            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Simon Barclay Conover: was a Republican Senator from Florida.Conover was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1868. He was appointed State treasurer in 1868, serving one term. He was also a member of the Republican National Committee from 1868 to 1872. He was a

Carly Elisabeth Simon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carly Elisabeth Simon: is an American singer/songwriter and musician. She is also an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and two-time Grammy Award winner. Simon was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994.

Miles Julian Simon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Miles Julian Simon: was an assistant coach for the University of Arizona's men's basketball team and former professional basketball guard who played in Europe and briefly with the Orlando Magic of the NBA. He played for two seasons for the Dakota Wizards (Bismarck, ND) of the Continental Basketball Association, and led the Wizards to a CBA championship in 2002. Simon earned enough awards and honors in 2001-2002 to make him the most decorated player in CBA history. He received honors as Player of the Week four times. He was named the CBA Newcomer of the Year, the CBA MVP, and the Play-off MVP. He also holds the CBA record for most free throws made in a row at 60.

Ralph Harold Metcalfe            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Harold Metcalfe: was an American athlete who jointly held the world record for the 100 metre sprint. Metcalfe was known as the world’s fastest human from 1932 through 1934.

Walter Simon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Walter Simon: was an American basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard from Benedict College, he played seven seasons (1967-1974) in the American Basketball Association for the New Jersey Americans, New York Nets and Kentucky Colonels. He appeared in the ABA All-Star Game in 1969, and he scored 6,414 career points.

Marvin Neil Simon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marvin Neil Simon: is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is one of the most reliable hitmakers in Broadway history, as well as one of the most performed playwrights in the world. From the mid sixties to the mid Eighties, Simon's name became a synonym for popular and financial success. Though primarily a comic writer, some of his plays, particularly the Eugene Trilogy and The Sunshine Boys, reflect on the twentieth century Jewish-American experience.