Egon
Egon is a variant of the male given name Eugene. It is most commonly found in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden, and parts of the Netherlands and Belgium. The name can also be derived from the Germanic element egin which means "sword, blade". Egon may refer to:
People
- Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1588–1635), Imperial Count of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1618–1635) and a military leader in the Thirty Years' War
- Egon Bahr (1922–2015), German politician
- Egon Bondy (1930–2007), Czech philosopher
- Egon Coordes (born 1944), German footballer and coach
- Egon Eiermann (1904–1970), German architect
- Egon Franke (fencer) (born 1935), Polish Olympic fencer
- Egon Franke (politician) (1913–1995), German politician
- Egon Friedell (1878–1938), Austrian writer
- Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt (1892-1965), German physical anthropologist
- Egon Jönsson (1921–2000), Swedish footballer
- Egon Kaur (born 1987), Estonian rally driver
- Egon Kisch (1885–1948), Czechoslovak writer
- Egon Köhnen (born 1947), retired German footballer
- Egon Krenz (born 1937), German politician, last leader of East Germany
- Egon Mayer (1917–1944), German fighter pilot during World War II
- Egon Müller (born 1948) German former international motorcycle speedway rider
- Egon Pearson (1895–1980), British statistician
- Egon Petri (1881–1962), Dutch pianist
- Egon Piechaczek (1931–2006), Polish footballer and football manager
- Egon Ramms (born 1948), German general
- Egon Ronay (1915–2010), Hungarian food critic and writer in UK and Ireland
- Egon Roolaid (1918–1943), Estonian freestyle swimmer
- Egon Schiele (1890–1918), Austrian painter
- Egon Scotland (1948–1991), German journalist
- Egon Sendler (1923–2014), French Roman Catholic priest
- Egon von Fürstenberg (1946–2004), German fashion designer
- Egon von Vietinghoff (1903–1994), Swiss painter
- Egon Wellesz (1885–1974), Austrian, later British composer
- Egon Wolff (1926–2016), Chilean playwright
- Egon Zimmermann (1939–2019), Austrian alpine skier
- Eothen "Egon" Alapatt (1970s– ),American music executive
Fictional characters
- Egon Olsen, the mob boss in the Olsen Gang films.
- Egon Spengler, the scientist in the Ghostbusters series.
- Egon Tiedemann, the chief of police of Winden in the German television series Dark.
Business organizations
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