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Simon (surname)
Simon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include the following. A * Abbey Simon (1920–2019), Jewish-American pianist * Abram Simon (1872–1938), American rabbi * Alice Simon (1887–1943), German victim from the nazis * André Simon (wine) (1877–1970), French wine expert * André Simon (racing driver) (1920–2012), French racing car driver * Anne Simon, American science advisor on the TV series ''The X-Files'' B * Barry Simon (born 1946), American mathematical physicist * Barry Simon (politician) (1936–2004), Australian politician * Ben Simon (born 1978), American ice hockey player * Bill Simon (politician) (born 1951), American businessman and politician * Bill Simon (musician) (1920–2000), American jazz musician * Björn Simon (born 1981), German politician * Bob Simon (1941–2015), American correspondent on CBS News C * Calvin Simon (1942–2022), American musician * Carlos Eugênio Simon (born 1965), Brazilian FIFA football referee * Carly Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Obendorfer Simon
Carrie Simon (March 5, 1872 – March 3, 1961) was a Jewish-American communal leader from Washington, D.C. Life Simon was born on March 5, 1872, in Uniontown, Alabama, the daughter of Leo William Obendorfer and Mary Wise. A few years after her birth, she moved with her family to Cincinnati, Ohio, where her father began a successful jewelry business and her mother founded a local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) in 1895. Simon graduated from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She also served as section secretary of the NCJW chapter her mother founded, which made her aware of new possibilities that were opening for Jewish women in public life. Following her marriage to Rabbi Abram Simon, she went with her husband when he became a rabbi in Sacramento, California, in 1896, Omaha, Nebraska, in 1899, and Washington, D.C., in 1904. She continued to work with the NCJW while living in Sacramento, but as the NCJW struggled to reconcile its diverse members' differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Simon
Richard Raymond Simon (born September 21, 1933) is retired American auto racing driver and racing team owner. Simon drove Indy cars in USAC and CART, and made 17 starts at the Indianapolis 500. At the 1988 Indianapolis 500, Simon set a record as the oldest driver in Indy 500 history (54 years, 251 days), a record that was later broken by A. J. Foyt. Simon was a longtime car owner, founding Dick Simon Racing, helping to begin the Indy car careers of Stéphan Grégoire, Arie Luyendyk, Raul Boesel, Lyn St. James, and many others. Simon had a notable record at the Indy 500. Of the many rookies he entered at Indy over the years, not a single one failed to qualify for the race. Simon never won a race as a driver or as an owner. His best finish as a driver was 3rd at Ontario, and as an owner he had six second place finishes. Simon had a best finish at the Indianapolis 500 of 6th in 1987 (as a driver), and 4th in 1993 as an owner with Boesel. Simon sold his race team to Andy Evans who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Malenko
Dean Simon (born August 4, 1960), better known by the ring name Dean Malenko, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a senior producer. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He is also known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a wrestler and a road agent and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Although never a world champion, Malenko achieved championship success in ECW, WCW and the WWF, winning 11 total titles between the three organizations. ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named Malenko the #1 wrestler in the world in 1997, and he was inducted into the Hardcore Hall of Fame in 2015. He has been recognized by commentators as one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time. Five-time WWE world champion Daniel Bryan said that his "number one guy, growing up, was Dean Malenko". Following his retirement, he worked as a road age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Simon (writer)
David Judah Simon (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on ''The Wire'' (2002–08). He worked for ''The Baltimore Sun'' City Desk for twelve years (1982–95), wrote '' Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets'' (1991), and co-wrote '' The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood'' (1997) with Ed Burns. The former book was the basis for the NBC series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–99), on which Simon served as a writer and producer. Simon adapted the latter book into the HBO mini-series ''The Corner'' (2000). He was the creator, executive producer, head writer, and show runner of the HBO television series ''The Wire'' (2002–2008). He adapted the non-fiction book ''Generation Kill'' into a television mini-series, and served as the show runner for the project. He was selected as one of the 2010 MacArthur Fellows and named an ''Utne Reader'' visionary in 2011. Simon also created t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Simon, Baron Simon Of Highbury
David Alec Gwyn Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury (born 24 July 1939) is a British businessman. Simon was educated at Christ's Hospital in Horsham, West Sussex. He studied at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating in 1961, and joined British Petroleum as a management trainee, becoming chief executive of BP Oil International in 1982, managing director of BP in 1985, chief executive from 1992 to 1995 and chairman from 1995 to 1997. In the early years of his career he spent some time at the elite business school INSEAD. He became Advisor to Unilever and was Chairman of the Belgo-British Conference in 2004. When Labour won the 1997 elections, he was appointed Minister for Trade and Competitiveness in Europe. Simon had been an industrialist for many years. Simon was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1991 New Year Honours and knighted in 1995. He was created a life peer as Baron Simon of Highbury, of Canonbury in the London Borough of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Simon (CEO)
David E. Simon (born 1961/1962) is an American billionaire real estate developer, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, an S&P 100 company and the largest U.S. publicly traded commercial real estate company. Early life and education Simon is the son of Jewish American real estate developer and founder Melvin Simon and his first wife Bess (née Meshulam).Indianapolis Star: "Simon’s daughter sues widow over will - Complaint says billionaire’s 2nd wife coerced him into signing new estate plan favoring her" by John Russell Estateofdenial.com, January 9, 2010 He ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Simon (basketball)
David Simon (born August 9, 1982) is an American professional basketball player. He also played his collegiate basketball for IPFW. College career In his first year as a college player, he averaged 10.6 points per game and 5.8 rebounds. At the end of the year he injured his left knee and went for surgery, but fully recovered for the next season. Before the second season at IPFW, he was ranked as the nation's second-best college center, behind Emeka Okafor of Connecticut. Also, he was named "Pre-Season Independent Player of the Year". Simon was also an All-American Candidate. He declared him eligible for the 2004 NBA draft without agent, but tore the ACL on his right knee during the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp and withdrew his name from the early entries into the draft and returned to school. He finished his last college season averaging 16.6 points and 6.9 rebounds. College statistics , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002-03 , style="text-align:left;", IPFW , 30 , , NA , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Simon
Daniel Simon (December 18, 1918, The Bronx, New York – July 26, 2005, Portland, Oregon) was an American television writer and comedy teacher. Biography The older brother of playwright Neil Simon, the two siblings wrote comedy together until Neil left to write plays. Danny would wrote for television shows including ''Your Show of Shows'', ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'', ''The Phil Silvers Show'', ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''My Three Sons'', ''The Carol Burnett Show'', ''Kraft Music Hall'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'', and '' The Facts of Life''. He later became a comedy teacher. Quotations Woody Allen said about Simon, "I've learned a couple of things on my own since and modified things he taught me, but everything, unequivocally, that I learned about comedy writing I learned from him". Jimmy Boyd, "Being around Danny always makes me and everyone else happy. He is always up and positive, and he sees humor in absolutely everything. It is endless funny one-liners. In rehearsal I could r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosette Simon
Cosette Renee "Cosy" Simon (born June 18, 1953Marquis Who's Who, LLC (1983). ''Who's Who of American Women, 1983-1984.'' ) is an American politician, business leader and philanthropist. As of June 2006, she was Vice President of Government and Industry Relations at insurance giant Swiss Re. Political career Simon's political contribution is most notable individually as the first female mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Previously the comptroller of the city, she held the position of mayor for 11 days in 1985, after being appointed to replace fellow Democrat Winfield Moses who was forced to resign due to statutory criminal activity in his re-election campaign. Her short term ended after Moses won re-election in a special election. Simon also served as a former budget aide to Indiana Senator Evan Bayh. She also served under Bayh when he was governor of the state of Indiana as a budget official, where she developed the plan to reorganize the state's accounting systems and worked to rede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Simon
Corey Jermaine Simon Sr. (born March 2, 1977) is an American politician and former professional football player. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the Florida State Senator from the 3rd district since 2022. He previously played as a defensive tackle for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Florida State, earned consensus All-American honors, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. The Philadelphia Eagles chose him with the sixth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans. He was selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl. Early years Simon was born in Pompano Beach, Florida. He attended Blanche Ely High School, where he played for the Ely Mighty Tigers high school football team. As a senior, he was the ''Miami Heralds defensive player of the year, named to the All-USA squad by ''USA Today'', and a Super Prep Dream Team selection. Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Simon
Cliff Simon (7 September 1962 – 9 March 2021) was a South African athlete and actor, best known for his portrayal of Ba'al in ''Stargate SG-1''. Early life Simon was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the fourth child of Emmanuelle and Phylis Simon. Both of his parents are of Jewish ancestry from Poland and Lithuania. From a very young age, Simon dreamed of becoming the first South African swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal. His training started early under the guidance of his mother, a swimming teacher. By age 6, he showed some talent as a gymnast. By age 15, Simon had reached a national level in South Africa in both swimming and gymnastics, but discontinued gymnastics to better focus on swimming. In 1975, Simon's parents decided to emigrate to the United Kingdom, due to the then-current turmoil in Africa. It was there that Simon completed his schooling and was chosen to swim on the British international squad. He competed in Olympic trials and qualified for the 1984 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
