Damon is a masculine

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. It is the English form of the

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masculine name ''Damōn'', derived from ''damazein'', meaning "to overpower, tame, subdue, conquer"..

People

Damon of Athens Damon (, ''gen''.: Δάμωνος), son of Damonides, was a Greek musicologist of the fifth century BC. He belonged to the Athenian deme of Oē (sometimes spelled "Oa"). He is credited as teacher and advisor of Pericles. Music Damon's expertise w ...

, 5th century BC Athenian musicologist * Damon of Thessalonica, 2nd century BC Macedonian statesman *

Damon Albarn Damon Albarn (, ; born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman, main vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Blur (band), Blur and the co-creator and primary musical con ...

(born 1968), British songwriter and musician *

Damon Allen Damon L. Allen (born July 29, 1963) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played 23 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is currently fourth in all-time professional football passing yards and second in all-ti ...

(born 1963), American football player * Damon Amendolara, American sports radio host *

Damon Arnette Damon Elroy Arnette Jr. (born September 2, 1996) is an American professional American football, football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes football, ...

(born 1996), American football player * Damon Bailey (born 1971), American basketball player and coach * Damon Beesley, English writer and television producer * Damon Berryhill (born 1963), Major League Baseball catcher *

Damon Bossino Damon James Bossino is a Gibraltarian barrister and Member of the Gibraltar Parliament representing the Gibraltar Social Democrats. He is married to Rosa Arrimadas from Spain with whom he has three children (One of whom has severe mental disa ...

, Gibraltarian barrister and politician * Damon Bruce, American sports radio host * Damon Buffini, English businessman * Damon Buford (born 1970), Major League Baseball player *

Damon Che Damon Che (born Damon Che Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1968) is a rock drummer and guitarist. He has contributed to indie rock and progressive rock through his work with math rock pioneers Don Caballero since 1991. His sty ...

, rock drummer and guitarist *

Damon Dash Damon Anthony Dash (born May 3, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and record executive. He co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke in 1994, and co-founded the fashion retailer Rocawear with the former in 1999. Early life ...

(born 1971), American music industry executive *

Damon Dunn Damon Jerrel Dunn (born March 15, 1976) is an American politician, commercial real estate developer, minister, and former football player. Early life Dunn was born in 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas to a 16-year-old mother, Ramona Dunn. When Dunn ...

, American politician *

Damon Duval Damon Duval (born April 3, 1980) is an American former professional football placekicker and punter. Duval played college football for Auburn University, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He played professionally for the Jacksonvi ...

, American football player * Damon Elliott (born 1973), American musician * Damon Galgut (born 1963), South African writer * Damon Greaves (born 2000), Australian college football player * Damon Gupton (born 1973), American actor *

Damon Harrison Damon Paul Harrison (born November 29, 1988) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at William Penn University and was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He was also a member of t ...

(born 1988), American football player *

Damon Herriman Damon Herriman (born 31 March 1970) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Dewey Crowe on the FX neo-western crime series '' Justified'' (2010–15), and Romeo on the Starz drama miniseries '' Flesh and Bone'' (2015). He is ...

(born 1970), Australian actor *

Damon Heta Damon Heta (born 10 August 1987) is an Australian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number ten; he reached a peak ranking of world number seven in 2025. A ...

(born 1987), Australian darts player *

Damon Hill Damon Graham Devereux Hill (born 17 September 1960) is an English former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from to . Hill won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with Williams, and won 22 Grands Prix acr ...

(born 1960), British Formula One driver * Damon Huard (born 1973), American football player *

Damon Knight Damon Francis Knight (September 19, 1922 – April 15, 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He is the author of " To Serve Man", a 1950 short story adapted for ''The Twilight Zone''.Stanyard, ''Dimensions Behind ...

, American science fiction writer *

Damon Lindelof Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24, 1973) is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, and producer. Among his accolades, he received three Primetime Emmy Awards, from twelve nominations. In 2010, ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine named ...

(born 1973), American screenwriter *

Damon Lowery Damon Lowery (born November 13, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Alaska Southeast before playing his entire professional career in Australia. He played in the South E ...

(born 1967), American basketball player * Damon M. Cummings (1910–1942), United States Navy officer * Damon Payne (born 2003), American football player * Damon Pieri (born 1970), American football player *

Damon Runyon Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American journalist and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway theatre, Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Proh ...

(1884–1946), American newspaperman and writer * Damon Severson (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey defenseman * Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi (born 1994), American football player *

Damon Stoudamire Damon Lamon Stoudamire (born September 3, 1973), nicknamed Mighty Mouse, is an American college basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The , ...

(born 1973), 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 Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (; born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. A member of the Wayans family of entertainers, Damon performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a brief stint ...

(born 1960), American comedic actor * Damon Webb (born 1995), American football player *

Damon Wilson II Damon Derrick Wilson II is an American football outside linebacker for the Missouri Tigers. He previously played for the Georgia Bulldogs. High school career Wilson attended Venice High School in Venice, Florida. As a junior, he recorded 90 ...

, American football player

Fictional characters

*Damon, in the Greek legend of

Damon and Pythias The story of Damon (; , gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (; or ; or Phintias, ) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against the tyrannical Dion ...

* Damon Carter, in the American television series ''Soul Food'' *

Damon Salvatore Damon Salvatore is a fictional character In L. J. Smith (author), L. J. Smith's novel series ''The Vampire Diaries (novel series), The Vampire Diaries''. He is portrayed by Ian Somerhalder in the television series. Damon is one of the two main pr ...

, in L. J. Smith's novel series ''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series ...

'' and the television series *Damon Gant, a police chief in the video game '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'' *Damon Baird, in the

Gears of War ''Gears of War'' (also referred to as ''Gears'') is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition (company), The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The ...

franchise * Damon Henderson, in the American television series ''

Power Rangers Lost Galaxy ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' is a tokusatsu television series and the seventh season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 22nd Super Sentai series ''Seijuu Sentai Gingaman''. The series was the first to follow the Sentai tradition o ...

''. *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

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