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,Denmark, 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), 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 Nuter (born 1955), Estonian actor
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 the 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[]

Egon (restaurants), a restaurant chain in Norway

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