Elon (אֵילוֹן in Hebrew) is a masculine first name, or Jewish surname, which means "oak tree" in the Hebrew language. Variants of the name include

Alon Alon or ALON may refer to: * Alon (name), an Israeli given name and surname * Alon, Mateh Binyamin, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank * Alon Inc, an American airplane builder, known for the Alon A-4 * Alon USA, an American energy company * Alu ...

, Eilan, Eilon, and Elan; it can also be a variant spelling of Ilan and Ilon ( he, אילן), of the similar meaning "tree". The given name became more popular in the 2010s (from #3,310 in 2008 to No. 885 in 2018 for baby boys in the United States) due to the rise to fame of entrepreneur Elon Musk, though he is not Jewish.

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*Elon, father of Basemath, wife of Esau in the Bible *

Elon (Judges) Elon (Hebrew language, Hebrew: ''ʼĒlōn'', "oak") was a judge of the Biblical era. Biography Elon appears in the Book of Judges 12:11-12. He was a member of the Tribe of Zebulun who served as a Biblical judges, judge of Israel for ten years ...

, biblical leader of the Israelites in the Book of Judges *

Elon R. Brown Elon Rouse Brown (October 7, 1857, Orleans, Jefferson County, New York – September 24, 1922, Fox Island, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was President pro tempore of the N ...

(1857–1922), American politician *

Elon Howard Eaton Elon Howard Eaton (sometimes Elon Eton; 8 October 1866 – 27 March 1934) was an American ornithologist, scholar, and author. He was born in the Town of Collins near Springville, New York, the son of Luzerne Eaton and Sophie Newton. As a youth, ...

(1866–1934), American ornithologist *

Elon J. Farnsworth Elon John Farnsworth (July 30, 1837 – July 3, 1863) was a Union Army captain in the American Civil War. He commanded Brigade 1, Division 3 of the Cavalry Corps (Union Army) from June 28, 1863 to July 3, 1863, when he was mortally wounded and die ...

(1837–1863), American general *

Elon Farnsworth Elon John Farnsworth (July 30, 1837 – July 3, 1863) was a Union Army captain in the American Civil War. He commanded Brigade 1, Division 3 of the Cavalry Corps (Union Army) from June 28, 1863 to July 3, 1863, when he was mortally wounded and di ...

(1799–1877), American lawyer and politician * Elon Galusha (1790–1856), American preacher *

Elon Ganor Elon A. Ganor ( he, אילון גנור; born 1950) is an Israeli entrepreneur known for his role as one of the world's first VoIP pioneers. He served as chairman and CEO of VocalTec Ltd (Nasdaq CALL), the company behind the creation of "Inter ...

(born 1950), Israeli businessman *

Elon Gasper Elon James Gasper (born 1952) is the former Senior VP at VizX Labs and co-founder of 1980s era software company Bright Star Technology. Described by Ken Williams as "a genius ex-college professor specializing in linguistics," Gasper holds severa ...

(born 1951), American computer scientist * Elon Gold (born 1970), American comedian and actor * Elon Hogsett (1903–2001), American baseball player *

Elon Huntington Hooker Elon Huntington Hooker (December 23, 1869 – May 10, 1938) was the founder of Hooker Chemical Company, Hooker Electrochemical Company. Biography From a New England family, Elon Hooker obtained degrees in civil engineering from the Universit ...

(1869–1938), American businessman *

Elon Jones Elon Jones (born 28 October 1960) is a Barbadian cricketer. He played in two List A List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes O ...

(born 1960), Barbadian cricketer *

Elon Lages Lima Elon Lages Lima (July 9, 1929 – May 7, 2017) was a Brazilian mathematician whose research concerned differential topology, algebraic topology, and differential geometry. Lima was an influential figure in the development of mathematics in Brazil. ...

(1929–2017), Brazilian mathematician *

Elon Lindenstrauss Elon Lindenstrauss ( he, אילון לינדנשטראוס, born August 1, 1970) is an Israeli mathematician, and a winner of the 2010 Fields Medal. Since 2004, he has been a professor at Princeton University. In 2009, he was appointed to Profess ...

(born 1970), Israeli mathematician * Elon Musk (born 1971), business magnate *

Elon James White Elon James WhiteBlackweblogawards.com
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(born 1978), American journalist * Eilon Solan (born 1969), Israeli mathematician and sci-fi writer * Eilona Ariel (born 1958), Israeli filmmaker

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Amos Elon Amos Elon ( he, עמוס אילון, July 4, 1926 – May 25, 2009) was an Israeli journalist and author. Biography Heinrich Sternbach (later Amos Elon) was born in Vienna. He immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1933. He studied law and history in ...

(1926–2009), Israeli writer *

Ari Elon Ari Elon (Hebrew: ארי אלון) (born 1950) is an Israeli writer, a Talmud scholar and educator. Elon was born in Jerusalem in 1950. He is the son of former Israel Supreme Court Justice Menachem Elon. Elon's brothers include the late Israeli p ...

(born 1950), Israeli writer * Binyamin Elon (1954–2017), Israeli politician *

Danae Elon Danae Elon ( he, דנאי אילון; born December 23, 1970), is an Israeli documentary filmmaker and cinematographer based in Montreal Quebec. Biography Danae Elon was born in Jerusalem. She is the daughter of journalist and author Amos Elon, ...

(born 1970), Israeli documentary filmmaker * Emuna Elon (born 1955), Israeli writer * Menachem Elon (1923–2013), Israeli judge *

Mordechai Elon Mordechai (Moti) Elon ( he, מרדכי (מוטי) אֵלון; born 9 December 1959) is an Israeli Religious Zionist rabbi. He has headed several Orthodox Jewish social organizations and institutions, most notably as Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat HaKo ...

(born 1959), Israeli rabbi * Ori Elon (born 1981), Israeli writer *

Naomi Eilan Naomi Eilan is a British philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick, whose works concern consciousness, philosophy of mind, metaphysics and philosophy of psychology. Eilan completed her doctorate at the University of ...

, British philosopher *

Ya'akov Eilon Ya'akov Eilon ( he, יעקב אילון, born 3 May 1961), Jacob Eilon, is an Israeli television presenter and journalist. Alongside Miki Haimovich, he was the anchor of Channel 2 (Israel), Channel 2's ''HaHadashot 12, HaHadashot 2'' and Chan ...

(born 1961), Israeli television presenter and journalist

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*'' Elon Muskox'', a mosaiculture horticultural living sculpture at City Hall in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada

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