Egon is a variant of the male

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. It is most commonly found in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia,

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, Denmark, and parts of the Netherlands and Belgium. The name can also be derived from the Germanic element ''egin'' which means "sword, blade". Egon may refer to:

People

* Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1588–1635), Imperial Count of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1618–1635) and a military leader in the Thirty Years' War *

Egon Bahr Egon Karl-Heinz Bahr (; 18 March 1922 – 19 August 2015) was a German SPD politician. The former journalist was the creator of the ''Ostpolitik'' promoted by West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, for whom he served as Secretary of State in ...

(1922–2015), German politician *

Egon Bondy Egon Bondy, born Zbyněk Fišer (20 January 1930 in Prague – 9 April 2007 in Bratislava), was a Czech philosopher, writer, and poet, one of the leading personalities of the Prague underground. In the late 1940s, Bondy was active in a surreal ...

(1930–2007), Czech philosopher * Egon Coordes (born 1944), German footballer and coach * Egon Eiermann (1904–1970), German architect * Egon Franke (fencer) (born 1935), Polish Olympic fencer * Egon Franke (politician) (1913–1995), German politician * Egon Frid (born 1957), Swedish politician * Egon Friedell (1878–1938), Austrian writer * Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt (1892-1965), German physical anthropologist * Egon Guttman(1927-2021), German-American legal scholar * Egon Jönsson (1921–2000), Swedish footballer * Egon Kaur (born 1987), Estonian rally driver * Egon Kisch (1885–1948), Czechoslovak writer * Egon Köhnen (born 1947), German footballer * Egon Krenz (born 1937), German politician, last leader of East Germany *

Egon Mayer Egon Mayer (19 August 1917 – 2 March 1944) was a Luftwaffe wing commander and fighter ace of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was credited with 102 enemy aircraft shot down in over 353 combat missions. His victories were all claime ...

(1917–1944), German fighter pilot during World War II * Egon Müller (born 1948) German former international motorcycle speedway rider * Egon Nuter (born 1955), Estonian actor *

Egon Pearson Egon Sharpe Pearson (11 August 1895 – 12 June 1980) was one of three children of Karl Pearson and Maria, née Sharpe, and, like his father, a leading British statistician. Career He was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, ...

(1895–1980), British statistician * Egon Petri (1881–1962), Dutch pianist *

Egon Piechaczek Egon Piechaczek (November 16, 1931 in Chorzow, Poland – October 23, 2006 ) was a Polish former footballer and football manager. Career He played for AKS Chorzów, Wawel Kraków, Legia Warsaw, Ruch Chorzów, Odra Opole and FSV Frankfurt. C ...

(1931–2006), Polish footballer and football manager * Egon Ramms (born 1948), German general * Egon Rannet (1911–1983), Estonian writer *

Egon Ronay Egon Miklos Ronay (24 July 1915 – 12 June 2010) was a Hungarian-born food critic who wrote and published a famous series of guides to British and Irish restaurants and hotels in the 1950s and 1960s. These guidebooks are credited with raisin ...

(1915–2010), Hungarian food critic and writer in the UK and Ireland * Egon Roolaid (1918–1943), Estonian freestyle swimmer *

Egon Schiele Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and for the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portr ...

(1890–1918), Austrian painter *

Egon Scotland Egon Scotland (7 October 1948 – 26 July 1991) was a German journalist, who was killed while covering the Yugoslav Wars. Biography Scotland was a reporter for the '' Sueddeutsche Zeitung''. In 1991 he travelled to the breaking Yugoslavia to cov ...

(1948–1991), German journalist * Egon Sendler (1923–2014), French Roman Catholic priest * Egon von Fürstenberg (1946–2004), German fashion designer * Egon von Vietinghoff (1903–1994), Swiss painter *

Egon Wellesz Egon Joseph Wellesz CBE (21 October 1885 – 9 November 1974) was an Austrian, later British composer, teacher and musicologist, notable particularly in the field of Byzantine music. Early life and education in Vienna Egon Joseph Wellesz was ...

(1885–1974), Austrian, later British composer * Egon Wolff (1926–2016), Chilean playwright * Egon Zimmermann (1939–2019), Austrian alpine skier * Eothen "Egon" Alapatt (1970s– ), American music executive

Fictional characters

Egon Olsen Egon Olsen (born 12 March 1925 (DK), 13 March 1923 (NO)) is a fictional character in the Danish '' Olsenbanden'' film series as well as in the Norwegian remake. He is portrayed by Ove Sprogøe in the Danish version and by Arve Opsahl in the Norwe ...

, the mob boss in the ''Olsen Gang'' films. * Egon Spengler, the scientist in the '' Ghostbusters'' series. * Egon Tiedemann, the chief of police of Winden in the German television series '' Dark''.

Business organizations

* Egon (restaurants), a restaurant chain in Norway {{Given name Masculine given names German masculine given names Czech masculine given names Danish masculine given names Dutch masculine given names Estonian masculine given names Norwegian masculine given names Swedish masculine given names