Eldon is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Eldon Bargewell Major General Eldon Arthur Bargewell (August 13, 1947 – April 29, 2019) was a United States Army General officer. He served as commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force unit. Early life and education Bargewell was born in Hoquiam, Washington an ...

(1947–2019), American general *

Eldon Danenhauer Eldon Danenhauer (October 4, 1935 – June 23, 2021) was an American football offensive tackle. He played college football at the Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, and professionally in the American Football League (NFL) with the ...

(1935–2021), American football player * Eldon Davis (1917–2011), American architect *

Eldon Dedini Eldon Dedini (June 29, 1921 – January 12, 2006) was an American cartoonist whose work appeared in ''Esquire'', ''The New Yorker'', ''Playboy'' and elsewhere. Life Dedini was born in King City, California, on June 29, 1921; his father was a ...

(1921–2006), American cartoonist * Eldon Edwards (1909–1960), American Ku Klux Klan leader * Eldon Fortie (1941–2021), American football player * Eldon Garnet (born 1946), Canadian artist and novelist *

Eldon Grier Eldon Grier (13 April 1917 – 28 July 2001) was a Canadian poet and artist. Grier is best known for his poems regarding travel and art. Grier's early poems were influenced by Louis Dudek and Ralph Gustafson. His later works have been compared ...

(1917–2001), Canadian poet and artist *

Eldon Gorst Sir John Eldon Gorst (25 June 1861 – 12 July 1911) was Consul-General in Egypt from 1907–1911. Career Gorst was the son of Sir John Eldon Gorst, Solicitor General for England and Wales and Vice-President of the Committee of the Council ...

(1861–1911), British diplomat *

Eldon Griffiths Sir Eldon Wylie Griffiths (25 May 1925 – 3 June 2014) was a British Conservative politician and journalist. Early life Griffiths was born on 25 May 1925 in Wigan, Lancashire. His Welsh father was a police sergeant. He attended Ashton Grammar ...

(1925–2014), British politician and journalist *

Eldon C. Hall Eldon Hall was the leader of hardware design efforts for the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) at MIT, and advocated the use of integrated circuits for this task. He wrote extensively of the development of the AGC, culminating in his 1996 book, ''J ...

, American computer engineer *

Eldon Hoke Eldon Wayne Hoke (March 23, 1958 – April 19, 1997), nicknamed El Duce, was an American musician best known as the drummer and lead singer of the shock rock band the Mentors, as well as other acts, including Chinas Comidas and the Scre ...

(1958–1997), American musician * Eldon Jenne (1899–1993), American pole vaulter and sports coach *

Eldon Arthur Johnson Eldon Arthur Johnson (October 18, 1919 – December 29, 2001) was a farmer, engineer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kindersley (provincial electoral district), Kerrobert-Kindersley from 1956 to 1964 in the Legislative Ass ...

(1919–2001), Canadian politician * Eldon Lautermilch (born 1949), Canadian politician *

Eldon Maquemba Eldon Martins Maquemba, known as Maquemba (born 8 June 1984), is an Angolan professional footballer who played as a striker and as a winger. He also holds Portuguese citizenship. Career Maquemba was born in Benguela, Angola. He started his sen ...

(born 1984), Angolan footballer * Eldon Miller (born 1939), American basketball coach * Eldon A. Money (1933–2010), American politician and radio journalist * Eldon Nelson (1927–2012), American jockey *

Eldon Rathburn Eldon Davis Rathburn (21 April 1916 – 31 August 2008) was a Canadian film composer who scored over 250 films during his thirty-year tenure as a staff composer at the National Film Board of Canada. Known as "the dean of Canadian film composers" ...

(1916–2008), Canadian composer * Pokey Reddick (born 1964), Canadian hockey player * Eldon Rudd (1920–2002), American politician *

Eldon Shamblin Eldon Shamblin (April 24, 1916 – August 5, 1998) was an American guitarist and arranger, particularly important to the development of Western swing music as one of the first electric guitarists in a popular dance band. He was a member of The S ...

(1916–1998), American guitarist and arranger * Eldon Smith, Canadian cardiologist * Eldon Woolliams (1916–2001), Canadian politician

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Eldon Chance Eldon may refer to: Places Australia * Eldon Range, Tasmania, a mountain range Canada * Eldon, Alberta, a locality * Eldon Parish, New Brunswick * Eldon Township, Ontario, a former municipality * Eldon, Ontario, a former railway stop * Eldon, P ...

, fictional character on the American TV series '' Chance'' *

Eldon Tyrell '' Blade Runner'' is a 1982 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, which stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. Written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, the film is an adaptati ...

, fictional character in the film ''

Blade Runner ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick ...

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