[sahy-muh
n; Fr. see-mawn for 7] 
| 1. | the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter. |
| 2. | Simon the Zealot, one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:4. |
| 3. | the Canaanite, one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15. |
| 4. | a relative, perhaps a brother, of Jesus: sometimes identified with Simon the Canaanite. Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3. |
| 5. | (“Simon Magus”) the Samaritan sorcerer who was converted by the apostle Philip. Acts 8:9–24. |
| 6. | (“Simon Magus”) fl. 2nd century a.d. ?, founder of a Gnostic sect and reputed prototype of the Faust legend: often identified with the Biblical Simon Magus. |
| 7. | Claude [klohd] , 1913–2005, French novelist, born in Madagascar: Nobel prize 1985. |
| 8. | Herbert Alexander, 1916–2001, U.S. social scientist and economist: Nobel prize 1978. |
| 9. | Sir John (Allse⋅brook) [awlz-brook] , 1873–1954, British statesman and lawyer. |
| 10. | Neil, born 1927, U.S. playwright. |
| 11. | Paul, born 1942, U.S. singer and songwriter. |
| 12. | a male given name, form of Simeon. |
| Simon, Neil Born 1927. American playwright whose lighthearted comedies of middle-class life include The Odd Couple (1965) and Lost in Yonkers (1991), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. |