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*[[Anton Yelchin]], Russian-born American actor |
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*[[Anton Acevedo]], Waldbaums Cart Manager |
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== Fiction == |
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*Anton, a mythological son of Hercules created by [[Mark Antony]] and from whom he claimed descent |
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*Anton, a fictional geneticist, credited with discovering [[Anton's Key]], in the ''Ender's Game'' series of books by Orson Scott Card |
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*Anton Chigurh, the antagonist in the Cormac McCarthy novel ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' and the movie of the same title |
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*Anton Phibes, murderous organist in two cult movies starring [[Vincent Price]] |
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*Anton Steenwijk, the protagonist in the Harry Mulisch novel ''[[The Assault]]'' |
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*[[List of In Living Color sketches#A|Anton Jackson]], a filthy, drunken homeless person portrayed by Damon Wayans featured recurringly on the American comedy sketch show ''In Living Color'' |
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*Anton Ego, the food critic in the Pixar film [[Ratatouille (movie)|Ratatouille]] |
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*[[Anton Gorodetsky]], the hero and narrator of most of the Night Watch tetralogy by Sergei Lukyanenko |
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== Places == |
== Places == |
Revision as of 22:26, 26 August 2009
Anton is a given name in many European languages. It is a variant of the same root as Antonius or Anthony.
Gender | male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Antonius |
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People
- Anton Apriantono, Indonesian politician
- Anton Ažbe, Slovenian painter
- Anton Chekhov, a Russian writer
- Anton Corbijn, Dutch photographer and music video director
- Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer
- Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer
- Anton du Beke, English dancer
- Anton Ferdinand, English footballer
- Anton Fokin, Uzbek gymnast
- Anton Fugger, 16th century German Merchant, and one of the richest people of all time
- Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka and IOC-member
- Anton Grabreck, Canadian soccer player
- Anton Janša, Slovenian apiarist and painter
- Anton Karas, Viennese zither player
- Anton Korošec, Slovenian politician under Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan and author of The Satanic Bible
- Anton Tomaž Linhart, Slovenian playwright and historian,
- Anton Newcombe, American rock musician
- Apolo Anton Ohno, American speed skater
- Anton Pieck, Dutch artist
- Anton Martin Slomšek, Slovenian bishop
- Anton Tkáč, Slovak track cyclist
- Anton Volchenkov, defenceman for the Ottawa Senators
- James Anton, American musician
- Mikael Antonsson, Swedish footballer nicknamed Anton
- Anton Nilson, Swedish militant communist
- Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor
- Anton Acevedo, Waldbaums Cart Manager
Fiction
- Anton, a mythological son of Hercules created by Mark Antony and from whom he claimed descent
- Anton, a fictional geneticist, credited with discovering Anton's Key, in the Ender's Game series of books by Orson Scott Card
- Anton Chigurh, the antagonist in the Cormac McCarthy novel No Country for Old Men and the movie of the same title
- Anton Phibes, murderous organist in two cult movies starring Vincent Price
- Anton Steenwijk, the protagonist in the Harry Mulisch novel The Assault
- Anton Jackson, a filthy, drunken homeless person portrayed by Damon Wayans featured recurringly on the American comedy sketch show In Living Color
- Anton Ego, the food critic in the Pixar film Ratatouille
- Anton Gorodetsky, the hero and narrator of most of the Night Watch tetralogy by Sergei Lukyanenko
Places
- Anton, Colorado, United States
- Anton, Texas, United States
- River Anton, Andover, Hampshire, UK
- Antón, Panama
- Anton, Bulgaria
Technology
- Anton (computer), a highly parallel supercomputer for molecular dynamics simulations