Keon is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Depending on its spelling it could be of

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

or Gaelic Irish origin. As ( fa, کیان), it is a common

given name meaning "king" or "realm". In English, it is a variant of the given name , meaning "ancient", originally from Gaelic Irish.

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Keon Alexander Keon Alexander, also known as Keon Mohajeri, is a Canadian actor best known for his television roles as Marco Inaros in ''The Expanse'', Rami Said in ''Tyrant'' and Dominick Baptiste in ''Impulse''. Biography Alexander is of Persian heritage. H ...

(born circa 1980s or 1990s), Canadian actor, sometimes credited as Keon Mohajeri *

Keon Broxton Keon Darell Broxton (born May 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, N ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *

Keon Clark Arian Keon Clark (born April 16, 1975) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Playing career After a collegiate career at two different junior colleges and UNLV, Clark was selected 13th overall by th ...

(born 1975), former American National Basketball Association player *

Keon Daniel Keon Kelly Daniel (born 16 January 1987 in Lambeau) is a Trinidadian professional association football, footballer who most recently played for Polish side GKS Tychy. Career Club Daniel attended Signal Hill Secondary School in his native Toba ...

(born 1987), Trinidadian association footballer * Keon Ellis (born 2000), American basketball player * Keon Harding (born 1996), Barbadian cricketer * Keon Johnson (born 1995), American player in the National Basketball Association *

Keon Joseph Keon Andre Joseph (born 25 November 1991) is a Guyana, Guyanese cricketer who has played for the Guyana national cricket team, Guyanese national side in West Indian domestic cricket. A right-arm fast bowling, fast bowler, Joseph played for the W ...

(born 1991), Guyanese cricketer *

Keon Lyn Keondrick Louis Lyn (born March 5, 1992) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Syracuse Orange football, Syracuse. Lyn signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Early l ...

(born 1992), American cornerback in the Canadian Football League *

Keon Peters Keon Kenroy Peters (born 24 February 1982) is a St Vincent-born cricketer who played in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the West Indies in 2000. He also played a number of first class matches for Windward Islands. He made his Test match Test ...

(born 1982), St Vincent cricketer * Keon Raymond (born 1982), American linebacker in the Canadian Football League and National Football League

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* Dave Keon (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player *

Johnny Keon John Bannerman Keon (1 October 1885 – 24 October 1921) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, loca ...

(1885–1921), Australian rules footballer *

Michael Keon Michael Keon (19 October 1918 – 22 May 2006) was an Australian political journalist and author. His articles and books mainly focus on Asian politics and the military actions that surround the changes and transitions in political power. Bi ...

(1918–2006), Australian political journalist and author * Michael Marcos Keon (born 1954), Filipino politician *

Miles Gerald Keon Miles Gerald Keon (20 February 1821 – 3 June 1875) was an Irish Roman Catholic journalist, novelist, colonial secretary and lecturer. Biography He was born on 20 February 1821, last descendant of the Keons, of Keonbrooke, County Leitrim, Irela ...

(1821–1875), Irish Roman Catholic journalist and novelist * Stan Keon (1915–1987), Australian politician *

Wilbert Keon Wilbert Joseph Keon (May 17, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was a Canadian physician. A heart surgeon and researcher by profession, Keon was a longtime Canadian senator. Biography Born in Sheenboro, Quebec, Keon received a Bachelor of Science from St ...

(1935-2019), Canadian surgeon

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