Simons is a surname of Scandinavian origins and a variant of Sigmundsson, a patronymic surname with roots in proto-Germanic ''*segaz'' and ''*mundō'', giving a rough translation of "protection through victory".

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Alan Simons Alan Geoffrey Simons (born 2 September 1968) is a Welsh former football goalkeeper who played one game in the Football League for Port Vale in November 1987. Career Simons graduated through Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a profess ...

(born 1968), Welsh goalkeeper * Alexandra Simons de Ridder (born 1963), German equestrian *

Algie Martin Simons Algie Martin Simons (1870–1950) was an American socialist journalist, newspaper editor, and political activist, best remembered as the editor of '' The International Socialist Review'' for nearly a decade. Originally an adherent of the Socialis ...

(1870–1950), American socialist journalist, newspaper editor and political activist * Andra Simons, Bermudian writer *

Ann Simons Ann Simons (born 5 August 1980) is a judoka from Belgium. Career Born in Tongeren, Simons was an 8 time Belgian champion in the category -48 kg. In 2001 and 2003 she also won the bronze medal at the European championships. In 2000, she won ...

(born 1980), Belgian judoka *

Arthur D. Simons Arthur D. "Bull" Simons (June 28, 1918 – May 21, 1979) was a United States Army Special Forces colonel best known for leading the Sơn Tây raid, an attempted rescue of U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War from a North Vietnames ...

(1918–1979), U.S. Army Special Forces officer

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* Barbara Simons (born 1941), American computer scientist *

Benjamin Simons Benjamin David Simons is a British theoretical physicist, working in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics and in biophysics. Simons holds the Herchel Smith Chair in Physics at the University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory, and h ...

, British theoretical physicist * Billy Simons (born 1983), American singer

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Carlos Simons Carlos W. Simons QC (born 8 October 1954) is a Turks and Caicos Islands lawyer and politician. Career SImons served on a four-member interim Advisory Council He from July 1986 to 3 March 1988 after two previous Chief Ministers were forced to resig ...

(born 1954), Turks and Caicos Islands lawyer *

Charles Simons (footballer) Charles Simons (27 September 1906 in Antwerp, Belgium – 5 August 1979) was a Belgian footballer. Career Playing as a midfielder at Royal Antwerp FC, Charles Simons was Belgian champion in 1929 and 1931. He also played 10 times for the ''D ...

(1906–1979), Belgian footballer *

Charles Casper Simons Charles Caspar Simons (May 21, 1876 – February 2, 1964) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the E ...

(1876–1964), American judge *

Charles Earl Simons, Jr. Charles Earl Simons Jr. (August 17, 1916 – October 26, 1999) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Education and career Born in Johnston, South Carolina, Simons received an ...

(1916–1999), American judge *

Charles-Mathias Simons Charles-''Mathias'' Simons (27 March 1802 – 5 October 1874)Thewes (2011), p. 27 was a Luxembourg politician and jurist. He was the third Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for seven years, from 1853 until 1860. He received his Doctorate ...

(1802–1874), Luxembourg politician * Claude Simons, Jr. (1914–1975), American college sports coach *

Claude Simons, Sr. Claude M. "Monk" Simons Sr. (November 1886 – November 4, 1943) was an American college sports coach. He served as the head coach for the Tulane University baseball, basketball, track, and boxing teams, and as the Tulane football team trainer fr ...

(1887–1943), American college sports coach

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Daniel Simons Daniel James Simons (born 1969) is an experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, and Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois. Simons is best k ...

(born 1969), American psychologist and cognitive scientist *

Dave Simons Dave Simons (died June 9, 2009) was an American comic book artist known for his work on '' Conan'', ''Ghost Rider'', ''Red Sonja'', and '' Spider-Man'' for Marvel Comics and ''Forgotten Realms'' for DC Comics. He is also known for commercial st ...

(1954–2009), American comic book artist *

David G. Simons David Goodman Simons (June 7, 1922 – April 5, 2010) was an American physician turned U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel who, as part of Project Manhigh, set a high-altitude balloon flight record in 1957 at above the Earth in an aluminum capsule ...

(1922–2010), American physician and Airforce pilot *

Dot Simons Dorothy Edith Simons (née Nash, 16 February 1912 – 13 September 1996) was a notable New Zealand sportswoman, sports journalist and writer. She was born in Greymouth, New Zealand, in 1912. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the ...

(1912–1996), New Zealand sportswoman, sports journalist and writer *

Doug Simons Douglas Eugene Simons (born September 15, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets (1991) and Montreal Expos (1992). Early life and draft Prior to playing professionally, Simons attended Calabasas High Scho ...

(born 1966), American baseball pitcher

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Ed Simons (conductor) Edward Simons (February 1, 1917 – June 26, 2018) was an American musician, a classical violinist and conductor, who was the oldest active conductor in the United States. He started his career in the 1940s and continued conducting until his dea ...

(1917–2018), American violinist and conductor *

Elwyn L. Simons Elwyn LaVerne Simons (July 14, 1930 – March 6, 2016) was an American paleontologist, paleozoologist, and a wildlife conservationist for primates. He was known as the father of modern primate paleontology for his discovery of some of humankind' ...

(1930–2016), American paleontologist *

Eric Simons Eric Owen Simons (born 9 March 1962) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer. He was an all-rounder who played 23 One Day Internationals for South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the s ...

(born 1962), South African cricketer *

Eva Simons Eva Maria Simons (born 27 April 1984) is a Dutch singer-songwriter from Amsterdam. She is best known for her song " Policeman" and collaborations with artists such as Afrojack; in 2012, Simons broke through internationally after being featured on ...

(born 1984), Dutch singer-songwriter

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* F. Estelle R. Simons (born 1945), Canadian scientist

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Geoff Simons Geoffrey Leslie Simons (23 November 1939 – 31 August 2011), best known as Geoff L. Simons was a British freelance writer. In the 1980s, he was chief editor at the National Computing Centre in Manchester. A prolific author of non-fiction, he wro ...

(1939–2011), British freelance writer

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Heintje Simons Hendrik Nikolaas Theodoor "Heintje" Simons (born 12 August 1955) in Heerlen, later known as Hein Simons, is a Dutch schlager singer and actor. Background Heintje was born the son of a coal miner who had to retire because of silicosis, reduci ...

(born 1955), Dutch singer and actor * Hellmuth Simons (1893–1969), German bacteriologist *

Henry Calvert Simons Henry Calvert Simons (; October 9, 1899 – June 19, 1946) was an American economist at the University of Chicago. A protégé of Frank Knight, his antitrust and monetarist models influenced the Chicago school of economics. He was a founding au ...

(1899–1948), American economist *

Howard Simons Howard Simons (June 3, 1929 – June 13, 1989) was the managing editor of '' The Washington Post'' at the time of the Watergate scandal, and later curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Early life and education ...

(1929–1989), American journalist *

Hywel Simons Hywel Simons (born 10 February 1970) is a British actor from Neath, Wales. Born in Neath, he was brought up in Porthcawl. He started acting while a pupil at Porthcawl Comprehensive School, before he went on to study at LAMDA. Simons first ...

(born 1970), Welsh actor

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Jack Simons John "Jack" Joseph Simons (also widely known and referred to as J. J. Simons and J. J. "Boss" Simons (12 August 1882 – 24 October 1948) was an Australian businessman and politician, best known for establishing the Young Australia League. Ea ...

(1882–1948), Australian businessman and politician *

James Harris Simons James Harris Simons (; born 25 April 1938) is an American mathematician, billionaire hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a quantitative hedge fund based in East Setauket, New York. He and his f ...

(born 1938), American mathematician and

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Jan Simons Jan Simons (11 November 1925 – 7 May 2006) was a Canadian baritone, music teacher and administrator. Complementing a vocal performance career in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s, he was a member of the faculty of music at McGill University in Mo ...

(1925–2006), Canadian baritone *

Jennifer Simons Jennifer "Jenny" Simons, married Geerlings (born 5 September 1953 in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese politician. On 30 June 2010, she was elected as Chairperson of the National Assembly of Suriname with 26 out of 50 votes. Simons is the second femal ...

(born 1953), Surinamese politician * Jesse Simons (1917–2006), American labor arbitrator *

Jim Simons (golfer) James Bradley Simons (May 15, 1950 – December 8, 2005) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Pittsburgh, and raised in suburban Butler, Pennsylvania, Simons attended Knoch High Sch ...

(1950–2005), American professional golfer * Joe Simons (born 1947), Dutch ice hockey player *

Joseph H. Simons Joseph H. Simons (10 May 1897 – 30 December 1983) was a U.S. chemist who became famous for discovering one of the first practical ways to mass-produce fluorocarbons in the 1930s while a professor of chemical engineering at Pennsylvania State U ...

(1897–1983), American chemist * Johan Simons (born 1946), Dutch theatre director *

John Simons John Simons (John Potts) is a British radio executive, former group programming director for GMG Radio now working as an International Radio Consultant, mainly in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Biography Simons began his career in 1979, ...

, British radio executive *

John Simons (chemist) John Philip Simons (born 20 April 1934) is a British physical chemist known for his research in photochemistry and photophysics, molecular reaction dynamics and the spectroscopy of biological molecules. He was professor of physical chemistry at ...

(born 1934), British physical chemist *

Jonathan Simons Jonathan W. Simons is an American physician-scientist, medical oncologist, and leader in prostate cancer research. In August 2021, Simons was appointed the Medical Director and Chief Science Officer of the Marcus Foundation. Prior to joining th ...

(born 1958), American physician and oncologist *

Jozef Simons Jozef Simons (21 May 1888, in Ranst, Oelegem – 20 January 1948, in Turnhout) was a Flanders, Flemish writer and poet. Jozef Simons was active in the socio-cultural life of the Campine, among other things as a President of the ''Association of C ...

(1888–1948), Flemish writer and poet * Jud Simons (1904–1943), Dutch gymnast

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* Keneth Alden Simons (1913–2004), American electrical engineer * Kip Simons, American gymnast

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Lao Genevra Simons Lao Genevra Simons (1870–1949) also referred to as Lao G. Simons, was an American mathematician, writer, and historian of mathematics known for her influential book ''Fabre and Mathematics and Other Essays''. Simons was head of the mathemati ...

(1870-1949), American mathematician and writer

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Margaret Simons Margaret Simons (born 1960) is an Australian academic, freelance journalist and author. She has written numerous articles and essays as well as many books, including a biography of Senate leader of the Australian Labor Party Penny Wong. Her essa ...

(born 1960), Australian journalist and writer * Marlise Simons, Dutch journalist for the New York Times *

Marylin Simons Marylin Simons (16 October 1959) is a Surinamese writer and columnist. She is best known for ''In naam van God en Obia'' (2002) for which she was awarded the , and her youth book ''Carrousel'' (2003). Biography Marilyn Simons was born on 16 Octo ...

, (born 1959), Surinamese writer *

Matt Simons Matt Simons (born February 20, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York City. Self-releasing his first EP ''Living Proof'' in 2012, he has since gone on to release two full-length albums globally, achieving chart succes ...

, American singer-songwriter and musician * May Wood Simons (1876–1948), American writer, teacher and socialist *

Mel Simons Melburn Ellis Simons (July 1, 1900 – November 10, 1974), nicknamed "Butch", was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of two seasons (1931–32) with the Chicago White Sox. For his career, he compiled a .268 batting ...

(1900–1974), American baseball player *

Menno Simons Menno Simons (1496 – 31 January 1561) was a Roman Catholic priest from the Friesland region of the Low Countries who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and became an influential Anabaptist religious leader. Simons was a contemporary o ...

(1496–1561), Dutch Anabaptist *

Moisés Simons Moisés Simons (born Moisés Simón Rodríguez; 24 August 1889 in Havana, Cuba – 28 June 1945 in Madrid, Spain),Nancy Simons (born 1938), American swimmer *

Nicholas Simons Nicholas Simons is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Powell River-Sunshine Coast since 2005, and member of the New Democratic Party. Early life and career ...

, Canadian politician * Netty Simons (1913–1994), American pianist, music editor, music educator and composer *

Nina Simons Nina Simons (born January 10, 1957, in Manhattan, NY) is a co-founder & co-CEO of Bioneers, and an organizer of women's leadership retreats and trainings. Her book ''Nature, Culture & the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership'' (2018) received t ...

(born 1957), American businesswoman

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* Paul E. Simons, American diplomat *

Paullina Simons Paullina Simons (born 1963) is a Russian-born American writer and the international best-selling author of the novels ''Tully'', ''Red Leaves'', ''Eleven Hours'', ''The Bronze Horseman (Book), The Bronze Horseman'', ''Tatiana and Alexander'', ''L ...

(born 1953), Russian author *

Perla Simons Perla Simons Morales (born 15 March 1963 in San Pedro Sula) is a Honduran politician. She currently serves as deputy of the National Congress of Honduras The National Congress ( es, Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the govern ...

(born 1963), Honduran politician *

Peter Simons (academic) Peter M. Simons, (born 23 March 1950) is a British philosopher and a retired professor of philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. He is known for his work with Kevin Mulligan and Barry Smith on metaphysics and the history of Austrian philos ...

(born 1950), British philosopher * Peter Simons (businessman) (born 1964), Canadian businessman

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Rachel Simons Ray Alexander Simons (née Alexandrowich; (31 December 1913 – 12 September 2004) was a South African communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and econ ...

(1914–2004), South African communist and trade unionist *

Raf Simons Raf Jan Simons (; born 12 January 1968) is a Belgian fashion designer. Beginning in furniture design, Simons launched his own menswear label in 1995. He was creative director at Jil Sander (2005–2012), Christian Dior (2012–2015), and Calvin K ...

(born 1968), Belgian fashion designer *

Regillio Simons Regillio Simons (born 28 June 1973) is a Dutch football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the current manager of the under-21 team of FC Volendam. He is also the father of Xavi Simons. Career Simons starte ...

(born 1973), Dutch footballer * Renee Simons (born 1972), Canadian curler * Richard D. Simons (born 1927), New York state judge *

Rita Simons Rita Joanne Simons (born 10 March 1977) is an English actress and singer from London. She is best known for playing Roxy Mitchell in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' from 2007 to 2017, when her character was killed-off, alongside her on scre ...

(born 1977), English actress, singer and model * Robert Simons (1922–2011), English cricketer * Robert Simons American economist * Ronald C. Simons (born 1935), American psychiatrist and anthropologist * Ronald L. Simons (born 1946), American criminologist and sociologist *

Rosearik Rikki Simons Rosearik Rikki Allen Simons (born September 8, 1970) is an American voice actor, writer, cartoonist, and animator. He is best known as the voice of GIR in the Nickelodeon animated series, ''Invader Zim''. Simons has also written a number of nove ...

(born 1970), American voice actor and writer

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Samuel Simons Samuel Simons (1792 – January 13, 1847) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1843 to 1845. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1830 ...

(1792–1847), American politician from Connecticut *

Seymour Simons Seymour Simons (January 14, 1896 – February 12, 1949) was an American pianist, composer, orchestra leader, and radio producer. Biography Simons born in Detroit, Michigan, was originally trained in engineering and went to work as a researc ...

(1896–1949), American pianist, composer, orchestra leader, and radio producer *

Shirley Simons Thomas Shirley Simons, Sr. (March 12, 1897 – August 1, 1963), commonly known as Shirley Simons was a prominent architect of Tyler, Texas. He was born in 1897 at Taylor, Texas, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Rice Insti ...

(1897–1963), American architect * Simeon Simons (1759–1853), Native American bodyguard of George Washington *

Simone Simons Simone Johanna Maria Simons (born 17 January 1985) is a Dutch singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, which she joined at the age of seventeen, releasing eight studio albums and touring the world ...

(born 1985), Dutch mezzo-soprano *

Sylvana Simons Silvana Hildegard "Sylvana" Simons (born 31 January 1971) is a Surinamese-born Dutch politician and former television presenter. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2021 on behalf of BIJ1, an egalitarian anti-racist par ...

(born 1971), Dutch television presenter and politician

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* Thomas Simons (born 2004), British Youtuber and Twitch streamer (known online as TommyInnit) *

Timmy Simons Timmy Simons (born 11 December 1976) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was known for his tireless work ethic and penalty-taking ability, having scored 48 competitive goals through penalties, ...

(born 1976), Belgian footballer

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Walter Simons Walter Simons (24 September 1861 – 14 July 1937) was a German lawyer and politician. He was Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic in 1920-21 and served as president of the '' Reichsgericht'' from 1922 to 1929. Early life Walter Simons was bo ...

(1861–1937), German lawyer and politician *

William Simons Clifford William Cumberbatch Simons (17 November 1940 – 21 June 2019) was a Welsh-born actor best known for his role as PC Alf Ventress in ''Heartbeat'', a role he played for 18 years, from 1992 to 2010. Early life Simons was born on 17 Novemb ...

(1940–2019), Welsh actor

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Xavi Simons Xavier Quentin Shay Simons (born 21 April 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team. Early life Born in Amsterdam, Simons is the son ...

(born 2003), Dutch footballer

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