Ammon was an ancient Canaanite nation.

Ammon may also refer to:

Ancient world

  • The Egyptian god Amun of the same name, also sometimes spelled Ammon
  • Horns of Ammon, curling ram horns used as a symbol of the Egyptian deity Ammon (Amun or Amon)
  • Zeus Ammon, the Greek interpretation of the Egyptian god Amun

People

Mononym

  • Ammon, bishop of Elearchia ( 4th–5th century)
  • Ammon, bishop of Hadrianopolis ( 400AD)
  • Ammon (geometer) ( 3rd century), ancient Roman mathematician
  • Saint Amun ( 4th century), a Christian saint also known as Ammon
  • Ammon, son of Lot (Bible)

Book of Mormon

  • Ammon (Book of Mormon explorer), descendant of Zarahemla in the Book of Mormon
  • Ammon (Book of Mormon missionary), son of Mosiah II in the Book of Mormon

Surname

  • Andrea Ammon (born 1958), German physician
  • Blasius Ammon (1558–1590), Austrian friar and priest
  • Charles Ammon, 1st Baron Ammon (1873–1960), British politician
  • Edith Dennison Darlington Ammon (1862–1919), amateur photographer
  • Elizabeth Ammon, London-based journalist
  • Francesca Russello Ammon, American assistant professor
  • Generosa Ammon (1956–2003), American murder victim
  • Keith Ammon, American politician
  • Otto Ammon (1842–1916), German anthropologist
  • Peter Ammon (born 1952), German diplomat and ambassador
  • Peter H. Ammon, American investor and endowment manager
  • Ted Ammon (1949–2001), American businessman

Given name

  • Ammon Brown (1798–1882), American politician
  • Ammon Bundy (born 1975), American militant and activist
  • Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), an American pacifist
  • Ammon Matuauto (born 1986), New Zealand rugby player
  • Ammon McNeely (1970–2023), American rock climber
  • Ammon Shea, American writer
  • Ammon M. Tenney (1844–1925), American missionary and colonizer
  • Ammon Wrigley (1861–1946), English poet

Places

  • Ammon, New Brunswick, a community in Canada
  • Ammon, Idaho, a city in the US
  • Ammon, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the US
  • Ammon, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US
  • Ammon Ford, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the US

Fictional characters

  • Ammon, a character in the 1981 film Clash of the Titans and its 2010 remake
  • Ammon Bast, a character from the video game Criminal Case

Other uses

  • Ammon News, Jordanian news agency

See also

  • Ammonia, a colorless gas whose name originates from the Egyptian god Amun.
  • Ammonium, a chemical compound whose name derives from the Egyptian god Amun
  • Ammonite (disambiguation)
  • Amorites, a Canaanean people often confused with Ammonites
  • Amon (disambiguation)
  • Amun (disambiguation)
  • Amman (disambiguation)