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Simon Wiesenthal
Simon Wiesenthal (1908–2005), Austrian Holocaust survivor and architectural engineer, founded documentation centers in Linz and Vienna and provided leads on Nazi criminals including Eichmann, Stangl, Silberbauer, and Braunsteiner Ryan.
Simon Wigg
Simon Wigg (1960–2000), "Wiggy", English speedway, longtrack, and grasstrack rider; five-time World Longtrack Champion (1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994), British Champion 1988–89, 1989 Speedway World Championship runner-up, first GB Hall of Fame inductee.
Simon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur
Simon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur (1779–1839) was a French-born Sulpician priest, spiritual director of Elizabeth Ann Seton, and first Bishop of Vincennes from 1834 until his death.
Simon Williams (actor)
Simon Williams (born 1946, Windsor) is a British actor and writer, not the Marvel character, known for James Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs, Justin Elliott in The Archers since 2014, and plays such as Nobody's Perfect.
Simon Wimmer
Simon Wimmer is a German engineer who co-founded the payments company Augustus, founded as Ivy in Berlin in 2022, and serves as its chief technology officer.
Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester, British-born journalist, geologist, and author of The Professor and the Madman, Krakatoa, and Land; former Guardian and Sunday Times foreign correspondent, OBE 2006, living in New York.
Simon Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford
Simon Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford (born 1961), British campaigner, co-founder and director of Operation Black Vote (1996-2021), Race Disparity Unit chair, crossbench life peer (2019), and since 2021 Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, the first Black head of an Oxbridge college.
Simon Wright (musician)
Simon Wright (born 1963, Oldham, England), hard-rock drummer who replaced Phil Rudd in AC/DC (1983–1989), recorded four Dio studio albums, and plays with Dio Disciples; also Rhino Bucket and UFO.
Simon Yam (任达华)
Simon Yam Tat-wah (任達華), Hong Kong actor, model, and producer born 1955; TVB's CID (1976) start, breakthrough in Bullet in the Head (1990), Johnnie To collaborations PTU and Election, and 2010 Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor for Echoes of the Rainbow.
Simon Yates (cyclist)
Simon Yates (born 1992, Bury, England), twin of Adam Yates, British road cyclist; won the 2018 Vuelta a España and 2025 Giro d'Italia, retired suddenly on 7 January 2026 from Visma-Lease a Bike.
Simon Zavarian
Simon Zavarian (Սիմոն Զաւարեան), known by his nom de guerre Anton, was an Armenian revolutionary who cofounded the Armenian Revolutionary Federation in 1890 and drafted its first program.
Simon-Kucher
Simon-Kucher, often called Simon-Kucher & Partners, is a partner-owned management consultancy specializing in pricing, sales, and marketing, founded in Bonn, Germany in 1985 as a university spin-off with about 2,200 employees in 45 offices.
Simon–Ehrlich wager
The Simon–Ehrlich wager, also known as the Ehrlich-Simon bet, was a 1980 bet between economist Julian Simon and biologist Paul Ehrlich on metal prices that Simon won in 1990.
Simon's Cat
Simon's Cat is a British animated web series by Simon Tofield, first uploaded to YouTube in March 2008 as Cat Man Do, featuring a hungry white cat; over 3 billion views, books, and Tactile Games titles.
Simon's problem
Simon's problem is a 1994 oracle problem in quantum computing, where a quantum algorithm finds a hidden string s exponentially faster than any classical algorithm.
Simona Amanar
Simona Amanar (Simona Tabără Amânar), Romanian artistic gymnast born 1979 in Constanța; seven Olympic medals including 2000 all-around gold after Răducan's disqualification; the two-and-a-half twisting Yurchenko vault is named the Amanar.
Simona Dyankova
Simona Dyankova (Симона Дянкова), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast born 1994 in Varna; captain of the Bulgarian group that won the Tokyo 2020 Olympic group all-around gold, Bulgaria's first in the sport; retired 2021.
Simona Francese
Simona Francese is an Italian-born chemist and Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry at Sheffield Hallam University, best known for pioneering molecular fingerprinting of fingermarks.
Simona Gherman
Simona Gherman (Simona Cristina Gherman, born 1985, Bucharest) is a Romanian épée fencer, Steaua București club, who won team épée gold at Rio 2016 and competed at London 2012, with world and European titles.
Simona Halep
Simona Halep, Romanian tennis player, 2018 French Open and 2019 Wimbledon champion, WTA world No. 1 for 64 weeks, 24 singles titles; career ended by 2022 roxadustat doping case and 2025 retirement.
Simona Krupeckaitė
Simona Krupeckaitė, born 1982 in Utena, Lithuanian track cyclist; 2009 world 500 m champion, 2010 keirin champion, world records of 33.296 s (500 m) and 10.793 s (200 m), five Olympiads, retired 2021.
Simona Mohamsson
Simona Mohamsson (born 1994, Hamburg) is leader of Sweden's Liberal Party since June 2025 and Minister for Education and Integration; first Arab-origin leader of a Swedish party, known for the 2026 opening to the Sweden Democrats.
Simona Pauca
Simona Păuca (Păuca-Rus), Romanian artistic gymnast born 1969 in Azuga, won three medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics: team gold, balance beam gold tied with Ecaterina Szabo, and all-around bronze.
Simona Pop
Simona Pop (born 1988, Satu Mare), Romanian épée fencer, Steaua București; Olympic team épée gold at Rio 2016, world team silver and bronze, two European team titles.
Simona Tabasco
Simona Tabasco, Italian actress born 1994 in Naples, is known as Lucia in The White Lotus season 2 (Emmy-nominated, 2023) and for Italian series Doc - Nelle tue mani and films Perez. and Immaculate.
Simonas Daukantas
Simonas Daukantas (1793–1864) was a Lithuanian historian, writer, and educator who wrote the first history of Lithuania in the Lithuanian language in 1822 and became a leading figure of the nineteenth-century Lithuanian national revival.
Simone (2002 film)
Simone (2002 film), also known as S1mone, is a 2002 American satirical comedy-drama directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Al Pacino as a director who creates a digital actress.
Simone and Malcolm Collins
Simone and Malcolm Collins are American pronatalist advocates, founders of the Pronatalist Foundation and hosts of the podcast Based Camp, known for IVF with embryo IQ screening, Techno-Puritanism, Trump administration policy drafts, and the Hope Not Hate city-state proposal.
Simone Ashley
Simone Ashley is a British actress and singer known as Kate Sharma in Bridgerton season two and Olivia Hanan in Sex Education; also The Devil Wears Prada 2 and the EP Songs I Wrote in New York.
Simone Battle
Simone Battle (Simone Sherise Battle, 1989–2014) was an American singer and actress, a Top 17 finalist on The X Factor USA 2011 and member of Robin Antin's girl group G.R.L., featured on Pitbull's "Wild Wild Love" and the EP single "Ugly Heart".