List of Famous people with last name Simons

James Harris Simons is an American mathematician, billionaire hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund based in Setauket-East Setauket, New York. He and his fund are known to be quantitative investors, using mathematical models and algorithms to make investment gains from market inefficiencies. Due to the long-term aggregate investment returns of Renaissance and its Medallion Fund, Simons is described as the "greatest investor on Wall Street," and more specifically "the most successful hedge fund manager of all time." As reported by Forbes, his net worth is estimated to be $23.5 billion, making him the 24th-richest person in the United States.

Barbara Bluestein Simons is an American computer scientist and the past president of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). She is a Ph.D. graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and spent her early career working as an IBM researcher. She is the founder and former co-Chair of USACM, the ACM U.S. Public Policy Council. Her main areas of research are compiler optimization, scheduling theory and algorithm analysis and design.

Keaton Simons is an American recording and performing artist. He is signed to Best Revenge Records, his independent label created in 2012. His music has been featured on shows such as Sons of Anarchy, Hollywood Heights, Private Practice, NCIS: Los Angeles, Crash, Suits, American Dad!, Harper's Island, and The Cleaner.

Rikki Simons, also known as Rosearik Rikki Simons, is an American voice actor, writer, graphic novelist, and artist. His best-known work as the voice of GIR in the Nickelodeon animated series, Invader Zim. Simons has also written a number of novels and comic series, often working with his wife, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons.

Johan Simons is a Dutch theatre director.

Norman Avzal Simons, also known as the "Station Strangler," is a South African rapist and serial killer who was convicted in 1995 of the rape and murder of 10-year-old Elroy van Rooy. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Nathaniel Simons is an American hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He founded Meritage Group, an investment management firm, co-founded Prelude Ventures, a clean tech investment fund, and is co-chairman of Renaissance Technologies, one of the largest hedge funds in the world. Simons is the son of Renaissance Technologies founder Jim Simons. Simons is also the co-founder and a director of the Sea Change Foundation, which focuses on climate change and clean energy policy.

Eva Simons is a Dutch singer-songwriter from Amsterdam. She is best known for her song "Policeman" and collaborations with artists such as Afrojack; in 2012, Simons broke through internationally after being featured on the will.i.am single "This Is Love". During her solo career she has released 12 singles, including "Bludfire" which appeared in November 2015.