Egon

Male given name

For the volcano, see Mount Egon.

Egon is a Danish variant of the male given name Egino. It is most commonly found in Central and Northern Europe. Egon may refer to:

## People

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* 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 Bittner (1921–2011), American sociologist
* Egon Bondy (1930–2007), Czech philosopher
* Egon Coordes (1944–2025), German footballer and coach
* Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt (1892–1965), German physical anthropologist
* Egon Eiermann (1904–1970), German architect
* Egon Franke (fencer) (1935–2022), Polish Olympic fencer
* Egon Franke (politician) (1913–1995), German politician
* Egon Frid (born 1957), Swedish politician
* Egon Friedell (1878–1938), Austrian writer
* Egon Guttman (1927–2021), German-American legal scholar
* Egon Hirt (born 1960), German alpine skier
* Egon Jensen (politician) (1922–1985), Danish politician
* 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 Rannet (1911–1983), Estonian writer
* Egon Ronay (1915–2010), Hungarian food critic and writer in the UK and Ireland
* Egon Roolaid (1918–1943), Estonian freestyle swimmer
* Egon Schidan (1930–2002), German boxer
* 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

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* 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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* Egon (restaurants), a restaurant chain in Norway

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