Deon is a given name. People with the name include: *

Deon Burton Deon John Burton (born 25 October 1976) is a football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker and who is the current Under-23's Manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. His numerous clubs in English footba ...

(born 1976), English-born Jamaican footballer *

Deon Butler Vincent Deon Butler (born January 4, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State. College career After redshirtin ...

(born 1986), American football player *

Deon Cain Deon Cain (born August 9, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Clemson. Early years Cain attended Tampa Bay Technical High School in Tampa, Florida. He played quarterback for the high ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Deon Hemmings Deon Marie Hemmings (born 9 October 1968 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a former female 400 metres hurdler. Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic ...

(born 1968), Jamaican female 400 metres hurdler * Deon Jackson (1946–2014), African-American singer *

Deon Kruis Gideon Jacobus Kruis (born 9 May 1974), popularly known as Deon Kruis, is a South African first-class cricketer who played in England with Yorkshire County Cricket Club for five seasons from 2004 to 2009. His South African cricket has been for No ...

(born 1974), South African cricketer *

Deon Lacey Deon L. Lacey (born July 18, 1990) is a gridiron football linebacker for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of West Alabama. He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Edmon ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Deon Lee Deon Lee (Hangul: 디온 리) is a South Korean born composer known for his works on films ''1895'' and '' Papa''. Upon graduating from Berklee College of Music with a scholarship, he has worked with Velton Ray Bunch as an assistant composer for ...

(born 1982), South Korean born composer *

Deon Lendore Deon Kristofer Lendore (28 October 1992 – 10 January 2022) was a Trinidad and Tobago sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won medals at the Pa ...

(born 1992), Trinidadian sprinter *

Deon Miles Deon Terrell Miles is an American Chemist who is Professor and Chair of Chemistry at the Sewanee: The University of the South. His research considers the development of functionalised nanoparticles and chemistry education. Early life and educ ...

, American chemist *

Deon Strother Deon Strother (born April 12, 1972) is a former American football running back who played one season with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Southern California and attended Skyline ...

, American football player *

Deon Thomas Deon La velle Thomas (born February 24, 1971) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. As a high school player, he led his team to the Chicago Public League title, and was named Illinois Mr. Basketball. As a college player at the Univers ...

(born 1971), American-Israeli basketball player *

Deon van der Walt Deon van der Walt (28 July 1958 – 29 November 2005), was a South African tenor. Van der Walt studied singing at Stellenbosch University and made his debut as Jaquino in Beethoven's ''Fidelio'' at the Cape Town Opera before he had graduated ...

(1958–2005), South Afrikan operatic tenor *

Deon Yelder Deon Yelder (born March 6, 1995) is an American football tight end for the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL. He played college football at Western Kentucky and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Yelder won a Sup ...

(born 1995), American football player *Deon Temne (1972), Sierra Leonean-American,

Afrocentrism Afrocentrism is an approach to the study of world history that focuses on the history of people of recent African descent. It is in some respects a response to Eurocentric attitudes about African people and their historical contributions. It ...

human rights activist A human rights defender or human rights activist is a person who, individually or with others, acts to promote or protect human rights. They can be journalists, environmentalists, whistleblowers, trade unionists, lawyers, teachers, housing campai ...

Deon Chrisman
(born 2007), American Singer * Deon Wilson, protagonist in

Chappie (film) ''Chappie'' (stylized as ''CHAPPiE'') is a 2015 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp and written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. It stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Ninja, Yolandi Visser, Jose ...

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