Alon () is an Israeli surname and masculine given name, which means "oak tree" in the

Hebrew language Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language unti ...

. Variants of the name include Allon, Elon and

Ilan Ilan may refer to: Organization *ILAN, Israeli umbrella organization for the treatment of disabled children Given name *Ilan (name), a Hebrew/Israeli name *Ilan Bakhar, a retired Israeli footballer *Ilan Araújo Dall'Igna, a Brazilian footballer ...

, which have their separate pages. The name may refer to:

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Alon Abutbul Alon Moni Abutbul (or Aboutboul, ; born 28 May 1965) is an Israeli actor. He won the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) at the 44th International Film Festival of India. Early life Abutbul was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, to a Mizrahi Jewish family ...

(born 1965), Israeli actor *

Alon Badat Alon Badat (; born December 3, 1989) is an Israeli footballer who plays with FC Ukraine United in the Canadian Soccer League. He played college soccer for York University, with whom he was a U Sports Championship All Star, the Ontario Unive ...

(born 1989), Israeli footballer * Alon Bar (born 1966), Israeli filmmaker * Alon Bement (1876–1954), American artist, arts administrator, author, and educator * Alon Ben David (born 1967), Israeli journalist * Alon Ben-Meir (born 1937), American writer * Alon Carmeli (born 1964), Israeli businessman * Alon Chen (born 1970), Israeli neuroscientist; 11th President of the Weizmann Institute of Science *

Alon Davidi Alon Davidi (; born 18 October 1973) is an Israeli politician. He has been mayor of Sderot since 2013. Political career Ahead of the 2021 Israeli legislative election, he announced on 31 January 2021 that he would leave Likud and join Yamina. ...

(born 1973), Israeli politician *

Alon Day Alon Day (; born November 4, 1991) is an Israeli professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 25 Toyota for Venturini Motorsports. Day is the first Israeli driver to compete in a ...

(born 1991), Israeli racing driver *

Alon De Loco Alon Cohen (, born November 25, 1974), known professionally by his stage name Alon De Loco, is an Israeli singer, rapper and record producer. De Loco is one of the leading artists of the Israeli reggaeton. Personal life Cohen was born in Beer ...

(born 1974), Israeli musician * Alon Eizenman (born 1979), Israeli ice hockey player * Alon Harazi (born 1971), Israeli football player * Alon Harel (born 1974), Israeli legal scholar *

Alon Hazan Alon Hazan (; born 14 September 1967) is an Israeli former footballer and manager as a player, he played as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield positio ...

(born 1967), Israeli football player and coach *

Alon Hilu Alon Ḥilu (; born June 21, 1972, Jaffa, Israel) is an Israeli novelist. Hilu was born to parents who immigrated to Israel from Syria. His first novel, '' Death of a Monk'' (Xargol, 2004), is based on a historical blood libel against the Jews ...

(born 1972), Israeli novelist * Alon Leichman (born 1989), Israeli Olympian, member of the Israel national baseball team, and assistant pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds * Alon Mandel (born 1988), Israeli swimmer *

Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi (; born 22 November 1971) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including Nice, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem. His nickname is "The Airplane" ( ...

(born 1971), Israeli football player * Alon Nisim Cohen (born 1968), Israeli inventor, entrepreneur, and novelist * Alon Pinkas (born 1961), Israeli diplomat *

Alon Stein Alon Stein (; born January 4, 1978) is an Israeli-German professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as assistant coach for Maccabi Rishon Lezion of the Israeli Premier League. Biography Alon Stein was born in Hadera ...

(born 1978), Israeli basketball player *

Alon Tal Alon Tal (; born 12 July 1960) is an Israeli politician, academic and environmentalist. He was a member of the 24th Knesset between 2021 and 2022, representing the Blue and White political party; founder of the Israel Union for Environmental D ...

(born 1960), Israeli environmentalist and politician * Alon Turgeman (born 1978), Israeli basketball player and coach *

Alon Wieland Alon Carl Wieland (April 26, 1935 – January 22, 2022) was an American politician in the state of North Dakota. He was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, from 2002 to 2014. representing the 13th district. A Republican, he wa ...

(1935–2022), American businessman and politician *

Alon Yefet Alon Yefet (; born September 1, 1972) is a former international football referee who was the first Israeli to officiate a UEFA Champions League match. Yefet became a FIFA referee in 2001. He has served as a referee in qualifying matches for th ...

(born 1972), Israeli football referee

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* Azaria Alon (1918–2014), Israeli environmentalist * Dan Alon (1945–2018), Israeli fencer *

Gedaliah Alon Gedaliah Alon (; 1901–1950) was an Israeli historian. Biography Gedaliah Rogoznitski (later Alon) was born in 1901 in Kobryn, Belarus (then in Russian-ruled Poland). In 1924, he studied for a year at Berlin University and, in 1926, he emigra ...

(1901–1950), Israeli historian *

Geva Alon Geva Alon (; born 30 May 1979) is an Israeli blues/folk music, folk/rock musician and singer-songwriter. Biography Geva Alon was born and raised in Kibbutz Ma'abarot, Israel, Ma'abarot. He began playing guitar at the age of 12, and in the year ...

(born 1979), Israeli musician *

Modi Alon Mordechai "Modi" Alon (; 17 January 1921 – 16 October 1948) was an Israeli fighter pilot who with the formation of the Israeli Air Force in May 1948, assumed command of its first fighter squadron. Flying the Avia S-199, Alon participated in t ...

(1921–1948), Israeli fighter pilot * Nir Alon (born 1964), Israeli sculptor * Nitzan Alon (born 1964), Israeli general *

Noga Alon Noga Alon (; born 1956) is an Israeli mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Princeton University noted for his contributions to combinatorics and theoretical computer science, having authored hundreds of papers. Education and career ...

(born 1956), Israeli mathematician * Roy Alon (1942–2006), British stuntman *

Uri Alon Uri Alon (; born 1969) is a Professor and Systems Biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science. His highly cited research investigates gene expression, network motifs and the design principles of biological networks in ''Escherichia coli'' and ...

(born 1969), Israeli scientist *

Yosef Alon Yosef (Joe) Alon (Hebrew language, Hebrew: יוסף (ג'ו) אלון), born Josef Plaček (July 25, 1929July 1, 1973), was an Israeli Air Force officer and military attache to the U.S. who was shot and killed in the driveway of his home in Chev ...

(1929–1973), Israeli diplomat

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