People
- Chris Amon, former Formula One driver and considered one of the unluckiest men in the sport, won the 24 Hours Le Mans race in 1966
- Johann Andreas Amon (1763–1825), a German composer
- Amon Akilbaev (born 1956), a painter
- Amon Göth (1908–1946), a commandant in the Nazi SS during World War II
- Amon Tobin (born 1972), a Brazilian DJ
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