Famous People with Name Cimon

Cimon            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Cimon: was an Athenian statesman, strategos and a major political figure in mid-5th century BC Greece. Cimon played a key role in creating the powerful Athenian maritime empire following the failure of the Persia invasion of Greece by Xerxes I (480 BC). Cimon became a celebrated military hero, fighting at the Battle of Salamis. After this battle, Cimon was elevated to the rank of admiral.

Ernest Cimon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ernest Cimon: was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented Chicoutimi—Saguenay in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1874 to 1882. His name also appears as Marie Honorius Ernest Cimon.

Simon-Xavier Cimon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Simon-Xavier Cimon: was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Charlevoix in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1881 to 1887. He was born in La Malbaie, Lower Canada in 1829 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He became a building contractor and built the parliament buildings at Quebec City in 1878. Cimon established a pulp and paper mill at La Malbaie during the 1880s. With Edmund James Flynn, he owned the Journal de Québec. In 1884, he helped establish a weekly newspaper L'Écho des Laurentides at La Malbaie. He died at La Malbaie of apoplexy in 1887 while still in office.