Alon ( he, אַלּוֹן) is an Israeli surname and masculine given name, which means "oak tree" in the

Hebrew language Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

. Variants of the name include Allon, Elon and

Ilan Ilan may refer to: Organization * ILAN, Israeli umbrella organization for the treatment of disabled children Given name * Ilan (name), a Hebrew/Israeli name * Ilan Bakhar, a retired Israeli footballer * Ilan Araújo Dall'Igna, a Brazilian footbal ...

, which have their separate pages. The name may refer to:

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Alon Abutbul Alon Moni Abutbul (or Aboutboul, he, אלון מוני אבוטבול; born 28 May 1965) is an Israeli actor. He won the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) at the 44th International Film Festival of India. Early life Abutbul was born in Kiryat Ata, ...

(born 1965), Israeli actor *

Alon Badat Alon Badat (born December 3, 1989) is an Israeli footballer who plays with FC Ukraine United in the Canadian Soccer League. He played college soccer for York University, with whom he was a U Sports Championship All Star, the Ontario Univers ...

(born 1989), Israeli footballer * Alon Bar (born 1966), Israeli filmmaker * Alon Bement (1876–1954), American artist,

arts administrator The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both h ...

author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...

, and educator. *

Alon Ben David Alon Ben-David (born November 9, 1967) is an Israeli television and print journalist, specializing in defense and military issues. He is currently senior defense correspondent for Israel's Channel 13 and used to anchor the network's Friday maga ...

(born 1967), Israeli journalist * Alon Ben-Meir (born 1937), American writer * Alon Carmeli (born 1964), Israeli businessman * Alon Chen (born 1970), Israeli

neuroscientist A neuroscientist (or neurobiologist) is a scientist who has specialised knowledge in neuroscience, a branch of biology that deals with the physiology, biochemistry, psychology, anatomy and molecular biology of neurons, neural circuits, and glial ...

; 11th President of the

Weizmann Institute of Science The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli unive ...

Alon Davidi Alon Davidi (born 18 October 1973) is an Israeli politician. He has been mayor of Sderot since 2013. Political career Ahead of the 2021 Israeli legislative election, he announced on 31 January 2021 that he would leave Likud and join Yamina. He ...

(born 1973), Israeli politician *

Alon Day Alon Day (Hebrew: אלון דאי, born November 4, 1991) is an Israeli professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for PK Carsport and is a four-time champion in t ...

(born 1991), Israeli racing driver * Alon De Loco (born 1974), Israeli musician *

Alon Eizenman Alon Eizenman (born February 9, 1979) is a Canadian and Israeli former ice hockey player. He played club hockey for the Nittany Lions at Pennsylvania State University, then played professionally in France and on the Israeli national team in 200 ...

(born 1979), Israeli ice hockey player * Alon Harazi (born 1971), Israeli football player *

Alon Harel Alon Harel ( he, אלון הראל, born 1957) is a law professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he holds the Phillip P. Mizock & Estelle Mizock Chair in Administrative and Criminal Law. He was educated at the Hebrew University of ...

(born 1974), Israeli legal scholar * Alon Hazan (born 1967), Israeli football player and coach *

Alon Hilu Alon Ḥilu ( he, אלון חילו) (born Jaffa, Israel, June 21, 1972) is an Israeli novelist. His first novel, '' Death of a Monk'' (Xargol, 2004), is based on a historical blood libel against the Jews in Damascus, Syria, and offers an origina ...

(born 1972), Israeli novelist *

Alon Leichman Alon Leichman ( he, אלון ליישמן; born May 29, 1989) is an Israeli assistant pitching coach of the Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball. He also pitches and coaches for Team Israel. Leichman was formerly the pitching coach of the ...

(born 1989), Israeli Olympian, member of the

Israel national baseball team The Israel national baseball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בבייסבול) represents Israel in international competitions. It is managed by Israeli-American former Major League Baseball World Series champion, World Baseball Classic champion, ...

, and assistant pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds *

Alon Mandel Alon Mandel ( he, אלון מנדל; born 23 August 1988) is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Mandel is the national record holder (2014) in 50- and 100-meter butterfly. Mandel won the 100-meter butterfly at t ...

(born 1988), Israeli swimmer *

Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi ( he, אלון מזרחי; born 22 November 1971) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including Nice, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem. His ni ...

(born 1971), Israeli football player * Alon Pinkas (born 1961), Israeli diplomat * Alon Stein (born 1978), Israeli basketball player *

Alon Tal Alon Tal ( he, אלון טל, born 12 July 1960) is a leading Israeli environmental politician, academic and activist. He was a member of the 24th Knesset between 2021 and 2022, representing the Blue and White political party; founder of the I ...

(born 1960), Israeli environmentalist and politician *

Alon Turgeman Alon Turgeman ( he, אלון תורג'מן; born 9 June 1991) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a forward for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Israel national football team. Early life Turgeman was born in Hadera, Israel, to a family of Jew ...

(born 1978), Israeli basketball player and coach *

Alon Wieland Alon Carl Wieland (April 26, 1935 – January 22, 2022) was an American politician in the state of North Dakota. He was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, from 2002 to 2014. representing the 13th district. A Republican, he wa ...

(1935-2022), American businessman and politician * Alon Yefet (born 1972), Israeli football referee

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* Azaria Alon (1918–2014), Israeli environmentalist * Dan Alon (1945–2018), Israeli fencer * Gedaliah Alon (1901–1950), Israeli historian * Geva Alon (born 1979), Israeli musician * Modi Alon (1921–1948), Israeli fighter pilot * Nir Alon (born 1964), Israeli sculptor *

Nitzan Alon Major General Nitzan Alon ( he, ניצן אלון; born 1964) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces. In December 2011, he was named GOC Central Command and became Head of Central Command in early 2012. He became a commissioned officer after c ...

(born 1964), Israeli general *

Noga Alon Noga Alon ( he, נוגה אלון; born 17 February 1956) is an Israeli mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Princeton University noted for his contributions to combinatorics and theoretical computer science, having authored hundreds of ...

(born 1956), Israeli mathematician * Roy Alon (1942–2006), British stuntman * Uri Alon (born 1969), Israeli scientist *

Yosef Alon Yosef (Joe) Alon (Hebrew: יוסף (ג'ו) אלון), born Josef Plaček, also known as Joe Alon (July 25, 1929July 1, 1973), was an Israeli Air Force officer and military attache to the U.S. who was mysteriously shot and killed in the driveway o ...

(1929–1973), Israeli diplomat

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