Damon (given name)
Damon is a masculine given name derived from Greek δαμαζω meaning "to tame".People
- Damon of Athens, 5th century BC Athenian musicologist
- Damon of Thessalonica, 2nd century BC Macedonian statesman
- Damon Albarn, British songwriter and musician
- Damon Allen, American football player
- Damon Amendolara, overnight host on the CBS Sports Radio Network
- Damon Arnette, American football player
- Damon Bailey, retired American basketball player
- Damon Beesley, English writer and television producer
- Damon Berryhill, Major League Baseball catcher
- Damon Bossino, Gibraltarian barrister and MP of the Gibraltar Parliament as a member of the Gibraltar Social Democrats
- Damon Bruce, American sports radio host
- Damon Buffini, English businessman
- Damon Buford, retired Major League Baseball player
- Damon Carter, actor
- Damon Che, rock drummer and guitarist
- Damon Dash, American music industry executive
- Damon Dunn, politician, commercial real estate developer, minister, and retired football player
- Damon Duval, American professional placekicker and punter
- Damon Elliott, American record producer, singer, and songwriter
- Damon Harrison, American football player
- Damon Hill, former Formula One driver
- Damon Huard, retired American football player
- Damon Knight, American Science Fiction writer
- Damon Lindelof, American television writer and executive
- Damon M. Cummings, United States Navy officer who received a posthumous Navy Cross for his actions during World War II
- Damon Pieri, American football player
- Damon Runyon, newspaperman and writer
- Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi, American football player
- Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player
- Damon Stryker, former alias of Canadian pro wrestler Adam Copeland
- Damon Thomas, former Lord Mayor of Hobart
- Damon Wayans, American comedic actor
Fictional characters
- Damon, in the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias
- Damon Carter, in the television series Soul Food
- Damon Salvatore, in the television series The Vampire Diaries
- Damon Gant, a fictional police chief in
- Damon Baird, in the Gears of War franchise
