Salmon is a surname. Alternative spellings are Salmons, Sammon and Sammons.
Notable people
edit- Adjani Salmon, co-writer of and actor in British TV series Dreaming Whilst Black
- Alex Salmon (born 1994), English footballer
- André Salmon (1881–1969), French writer
- Barnett Salmon (1829–1897), co-founder of Salmon & Gluckstein, by 1900 the world's largest retail tobacconist
- Benoît Salmon (born 1974), French professional road racing cyclist
- Cecil Salmon (1885–1975), American agronomist
- Chris Salmon, banker
- Christine Salmon (1916–1985), American architect and educator
- Colin Salmon (born 1962), British actor
- Cyril Salmon (1903–1991), Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850–1914), American veterinary surgeon
- David Salmon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ebony Salmon (born 2001), English footballer
- Edward Salmon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Eleanor Seely Salmon (1910–1984), American geologist
- Ernest Stanley Salmon (1871– 1959), mycologist and hop breeder
- Felix Salmon (contemporary), Scottish-born financial blogger
- Frank Salmon (born 1962), English architectural historian
- Frank Salmon (priest) (1884–1979)
- Frederick M. Salmon (1870–1936), American politician
- Gaston Salmon (1878–1917), Belgian Olympic champion fencer
- George Salmon (1819–1904), Irish mathematician
- Gilly Salmon (contemporary), English academic
- Glen Salmon (born 1977), South African football striker
- H. L. N. Salmon (1894–1943) Canadian military officer. Grand nephew of Nowell Salmon
- Harry Salmon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harvey Wallis Salmon (1839–1927), American politician
- Henry Salmon (1910–1944), English footballer
- Herman Salmon (1913–1980), American barnstormer, air racer and Lockheed company test pilot
- Honor Salmon (née Pitman) (1912-1943) First Officer pilot in the British Air Transport Auxiliary during World War Two, one of fifteen women pilots who lost their lives flying in the service of the ATA.
- Sir Isidore Salmon (1876–1941), British Conservative Member of Parliament
- James Salmon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jeff Salmon (born 1953), British art dealer
- John Salmon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kim Salmon, Australian indie rock musician and songwriter
- Matt Salmon (born 1958), American politician, former representative from Arizona
- Mike Salmon (racing driver) (1933–2016), British racing driver
- Nathan Salmon (born 1951), American philosopher of language and metaphysician
- Sir Nowell Salmon (1835–1912), English naval officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Paul Salmon (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
- Peter Salmon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Riley Salmon (born 1976), American volleyball player
- Robert Salmon (inventor) (1763–1821), English inventor of agricultural implements
- Robert Salmon (1775–c.1845), English-American maritime artist
- Ted Salmon (born 1943), New Zealand field hockey player
- Thomas Salmon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tim Salmon (born 1968), American professional baseball player
- Wesley C. Salmon (1925–2001), American contemporary philosopher of science
- William Salmon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Woodie Salmon (born 1952), American member of the Alaska House of Representatives.
- Yvan Salmon (1848–1870), French journalist who wrote under the nom de plume Victor Noir
- Zoe Salmon (born 1980), British television presenter [born in Northern Ireland]
See also
edit- Salmon (fish)
- Salmon (given name)
- Salman (name), given name and surname
- Salmons (surname)
- Sammon (surname)
- Sammons