Amon may refer to:

Mythology

Amun Amun (; also ''Amon'', ''Ammon'', ''Amen''; egy, jmn, reconstructed as (Old Egyptian and early Middle Egyptian) → (later Middle Egyptian) → (Late Egyptian), cop, Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ, Amoun) romanized: ʾmn) was a major ancient Egyptian ...

, an Ancient Egyptian deity, also known as Amon and Amon-Ra * Aamon, a Goetic demon

People

Mononym

Amon of Judah Amon of Judah ''’Āmōn''; el, Αμων; la, Amon was the fifteenth King of Judah who, according to the biblical account, succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah. Amon is most remembered for his idolatrous practices during his short two-year ...

( 664– 640 BC), king of Judah *

Amon of Toul Amon may refer to: Mythology * Amun, an Ancient Egyptian deity, also known as Amon and Amon-Ra * Aamon, a Goetic demon People Momonym * Amon of Judah ( 664– 640 BC), king of Judah Given name * Amon G. Carter (1879–1955), American pub ...

( 375– 423 AD), second recorded Bishop of Toul

Given name

Amon Olive Assemon Amon Olive Assemon (born 12 November 1987) is an Côte d'Ivoire, Ivorian international team handball player. Career Assemon has played for the Côte d'Ivoire women's national handball team, Ivorian national team. She participated at the 2011 ...

(born 1987), Ivorian handball player * Amon Bazira (1944–1993), Pan-Africanist leader and organizer *

Amon Buchanan Amon Buchanan (born 10 October 1982) is a former Australian rules football who played for the Brisbane Lions and the Sydney Swans in the AFL. He is currently serving as the forwards coach of the Greater Western Sydney Giants. AFL career ...

(born 1982), Australian rules football player *

Amon G. Carter Amon Giles Carter Sr. (born Giles Amon Carter; December 11, 1879 – June 23, 1955) was the creator and publisher of the ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', and a nationally known civic booster for Fort Worth, Texas. A legacy in his will was used t ...

(1879–1955), American publisher and art collector * Amon Göth (1908–1946), Austrian concentration camp commandant in the Nazi SS during World War II * Amon Gordon (born 1981), American football player *

Amon B. King Amon B. King (1807–1836) was an American military leader in the Texas Revolution. References 1807 births 1836 deaths People of the Texas Revolution {{US-mil-bio-stub ...

(1807–1836), American military leader * Amon Kotei (1915–2011), Ghanaian sculptor and artist *

Amon Kotey Amon Kotey was a boxer from Ghana. At the 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won the bronze medal in Light Welterweight."Amon Kotey's burial today" (July 8, 2010) ''Daily Graphic''. Kotey beat Patricio Diaz (Argentina) and Obisia Nwakpa (N ...

, Ghanaian boxer *

Amon Liner Amon George Liner (May 29, 1940 – July 26, 1976) was an American poet and playwright. Early life and education Amon Liner was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Kenyon College, and was ...

(1940–1976), American poet and playwright * Amon Miyamoto (born 1958), Japanese director * Amon Murwira, Zimbabwean politician *

Amon N'Douffou V Amon N'Douffou V (born Enan Eboua Koutoua Francis) is king of the Kingdom of Sanwi in Ivory Coast, Africa. He was enthroned August 5, 2005, which was reported by AllAfrica.com to result in "popular jubilation". The coronation, held in Krinjabo, ...

, King of Sanwi in Ivory Coast * Amon Neequaye (born 1963), Ghanaian boxer * Amon Nikoi (1930–2002), Ghanaian economist and diplomat * Amon Saba Saakana (formerly Sebastian Clarke), British-Trinidadian writer, broadcaster and publisher *

Amon Simutowe Amon Simutowe (born January 6, 1982) is a Zambian chess grandmaster. He is the first grandmaster from sub-Saharan Africa and the third black chess grandmaster in history, after Maurice Ashley and Pontus Carlsson. He holds a Bachelor of Scienc ...

(born 1982), Zambian chess player *

Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra Julian Heru J. St. Brown (born October 24, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and was drafted by the Lions in the fourth round of ...

(born 1999), American football wide receiver * Amon Tobin (born 1972), Brazilian IDM producer *

Amon Ritter von Gregurich Amon Ritter von Gregurich ( hu, Gregurich Ámon; 26 May 1867 – 28 June 1915) was a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a student of the famous fencing reformer Luigi Barbasetti ...

(1867–1915), Hungarian fencer * Amon Wilds (1762–1833), English architect and builder * Amon Henry Wilds (1784 or 1790–1857), English architect *

Monsieur Amon {{Short description, French coffee and real estate entrepreneur Amon Fasileau-Duplantier, known as Monsieur Amon (22 December 1849 – 24 February 1915), was a French coffee and urban real estate entrepreneur established in Costa Rica. Monsie ...

(1849–1915), French coffee and real estate entrepreneur

Surname

* Alexandra Amon (born 1981), French-Ivorian actress and film producer * Angelika Amon (1967–2020), Austrian-American molecular biologist * Artur Amon (1916–1944), Estonian basketball player * Carol Amon (born 1946), American judge * Chris Amon (1943–2016), New Zealand motor racing driver * Cristiano Amon (born 1970), Brazilian-American manager *

Cristina Amon Cristina H. Amon is a mechanical engineer, academic administrator and was the 13th dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. She was the Faculty's first female dean. Prior to her appointment at the University ...

, Uruguayan-born American scientist and academic *

Diva Amon Diva Joan Amon is a marine biologist from Trinidad. She is currently a post-doctoral researcher in the Benioff Ocean Initiative at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a 2022 Pew Marine Fellow. Previously, she was a Marie Skłodowska ...

, Trinidadian marine biologist * Franz Amon, a violinist *

Ines Amon Ines Amon (born 13 July 1992) is a retired Slovenian handball player for RK Krim and the Slovenian national team. She was selected to represent Slovenia at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Champ ...

(born 1992), Slovenian handball player * Johann Andreas Amon (1763–1825), German composer *

Jonathan Amon Jonathan Oluwadara Amon (born April 30, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays as a left winger for Danish Superliga club Lyngby. Youth career Amon played three seasons with the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in Charleston, South Caroli ...

(born 1999), American soccer player *

Joseph Amon Joseph Amon (born 1969) is an American epidemiologist and human rights activist and currently director of thHealth and Human Rights Divisionat Human Rights Watch. Prior to working at Human Rights Watch, he worked for more than 15 years conductin ...

(born 1969), American epidemiologist and human rights activist * Karl Amon (born 1995), Australian rules football player * Morissette (singer) (born 1996), Filipina singer-songwriter *

Nissim Amon Nissim Amon (Hebrew: ''ניסים אמון''; born 1963) is an Israelis, Israeli Zen master and meditation teacher. He is the developer of the ''Trilotherapy'' therapeutic system and the author and translator of several books and publications. ...

(born 1963), Israeli meditation teacher

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* Amon, original name of the band Deicide * Amon, the house in the storyline of the King Diamond album ''

Them Them or THEM, a third-person plural accusative personal pronoun, may refer to: Books * ''Them'' (novel), 3rd volume (1969) in American Joyce Carol Oates' ''Wonderland Quartet'' * '' Them: Adventures with Extremists'', 2003 non-fiction by Welsh ...

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Amon Amarth Amon Amarth () is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, formed in 1992. The band takes its name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Their lyrics mostly deal with Viking mythology and hi ...

, Swedish melodic death metal band * Amon Düül II, German rock band * '' Amon: Feasting the Beast'', compilation album by the band Deicide

Television and film

* '' Amon Saga'', a 1986 anime film * '' Hanna Amon'', a 1951 German film

Fictional characters and places

* Amon (''Dungeons & Dragons'') * Amon (''The Legend of Korra'') * Amon (''StarCraft'') * Amon (''Witch Hunter Robin''), in the ''Witch Hunter Robin'' anime * Amon, a character in the anime '' Amon Saga'' * Amon, in '' Armour of God II: Operation Condor'' * Amon, in '' Devilman'' and ''Devilman Crybaby'' * Amon, a non-playable character in the ''Lufia'' videogames; see * Amon, in the manga and anime series '' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'' * Amon, in the game series ''Megami Tensei''; see '' Shin Megami Tensei If...'' * Amon, in the game '' Shadow Hearts: Covenant'' * Amon Ad Raza, in '' Warmachine'' * Amon Amarth, another name for ''Mount Doom'' which means "Mountain of Fate" * Amon County, Ohio, the location of a cult in Netflix Series '' Devil in Ohio''. * Amon Garam, the Japanese name of Adrian Gecko, in the anime series ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' * Amon Koutarou, a character in the ''Tokyo Ghoul'' manga series *

Amon Sur Amon Sur is an alien supervillain in the DC Universe. He is the son of the Green Lantern Abin Sur and nephew of the villain/antihero Sinestro by marriage with Sur's sister Arin. Publication history Amon Sur first appeared in ''Green Arrow'' (vol ...

, an alien supervillain from DC Universe. *

Amon Tomaz Osiris (Amon Tomaz) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. This version of the character was a contemporary to Captain Marvel Jr., with a connection to the character Black Adam. Amon Tomaz was a youth who was ...

, an alternate name of Osiris, in the DC Comics universe

Other uses

Amon (Formula One team) Chris Amon Racing, also known simply as Amon, was a Formula One team established by New Zealand driver Chris Amon. It competed as a privateer team in the 1966 Italian Grand Prix, then as a constructor in its own right in the 1974 Formula One seas ...

, also known as Chris Amon Racing *

Amon Creek Amon Creek is the largest tributary of the Lower Yakima River in Benton County, Washington. From the source of its East Fork to its mouth at the Yakima, it flows about , passing through Kennewick and Richland. The East Fork as well as the main c ...

, a river in Washington, USA * '' Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman'', a horror manga