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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It is the English form of the Greek masculine name ''Damōn'', derived from ''damazein'', meaning "to overpower, tame, subdue, conquer"..

People

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

Damon Albarn Damon Albarn (; born 23 March 1968) is an English-Icelandic musician, singer-songwriter and composer, best known as the frontman and primary lyricist of the rock band Blur and as the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual ...

(born 1968), British songwriter and musician * Damon Allen (born 1963), American football player * Damon Amendolara, American sports radio host * Damon Arnette (born 1996), American football player * Damon Bailey (born 1971), American basketball player and coach *

Damon Beesley Damon Beesley (born 1971) is an English writer and television producer, best known for his work on British comedy '' The Inbetweeners'' and New Zealand comedy '' Flight of the Conchords''. He often works alongside his writing partner Iain Morris. ...

, English writer and television producer *

Damon Berryhill Damon Scott Berryhill (born December 3, 1963) is an American former professional baseball catcher and former manager of the AAA Gwinnett Stripers. He played ten seasons for the Chicago Cubs, the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati R ...

(born 1963), Major League Baseball catcher *

Damon Bossino The Hon. Damon James Bossino, MP, (born 10 August 1983) 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 ...

, Gibraltarian barrister and politician * Damon Bruce, American sports radio host *

Damon Buffini Sir Damon Marcus Buffini (born 1962) is a British businessman and governor of the Wellcome Trust. He was formerly head of the private equity company Permira. Education and early life Born in Leicester in 1962, the son of an African-American s ...

, English businessman * Damon Buford (born 1970), Major League Baseball player * Damon Che, rock drummer and guitarist *

Damon Dash Damon Anthony Dash (born May 3, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and record executive. Dash is best known as co-founder of Roc-A-Fella along with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke. Early life Born in New York City, Dash swept the floors of a local barbe ...

(born 1971), American music industry executive * Damon Dunn, American politician * Damon Duval, American football player * Damon Elliott (born 1973), American musician *

Damon Galgut Damon Galgut (born 12 November 1963) is a South African novelist and playwright. He was awarded the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel '' The Promise'', having previously been shortlisted for the award in 2003 and 2010. Early life and education Ga ...

(born 1963), South African writer * Damon Gupton (born 1973), American actor * Damon Harrison (born 1988), American football player * Damon Hill (born 1960), British Formula One driver * Damon Huard (born 1973), American football player * Damon Knight, American science fiction writer * Damon Lindelof (born 1973), American screenwriter * Damon M. Cummings (1910–1942), United States Navy officer *

Damon Pieri Mark Damon Pieri (born September 25, 1970) is a former American football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers. He played college football College foot ...

(born 1970), American football player * Damon Runyon (1884–1946), American newspaperman and writer * Damon Severson (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey defenseman *

Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi (born February 15, 1995) is an American football wide receiver and kick returner who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Phoenix College. Early life After growing up in Lake Havasu City, Arizona and a ...

(born 1994), American football player * Damon Stoudamire (born 1973), American basketball player *

Damon Stryker Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973), is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Edge ...

, former alias of Canadian pro wrestler Adam Copeland *

Damon Thomas (disambiguation) Damon Thomas may refer to: * Damon Thomas (record producer), American record producer, half of The Underdogs duo * Damon Thomas (politician), Australian public official, Lord Mayor of Hobart from 2011 to 2014 *Damon Thomas (American football), Amer ...

, several people * Damon Tweedy, American physician and academic * Damon Wayans (born 1960), American comedic actor *

Damon Webb Damon Webb (born November 25, 1995) is a gridiron football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent i ...

(born 1995), American football player

Fictional characters

*Damon, in the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias * Damon Carter, in the American television series ''Soul Food'' *

Damon Salvatore Damon Salvatore is a fictional character In L. J. Smith's novel series ''The Vampire Diaries''. He is portrayed by Ian Somerhalder in the television series. Damon is the one of the two main protagonists along with Stefan Salvatore, especially in ...

, in L. J. Smith's novel series '' The Vampire Diaries'' 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'' is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter vide ...

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Damon Henderson ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' is an American television series and the seventh season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the ''Super Sentai'' series ''Seijuu Sentai Gingaman''. The series was written by Judd Lynn and aired for 45 episod ...

, in the American television series '' Power Rangers Lost Galaxy''.

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