Chon (name) explained

Chon is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name or nickname

• Chon Day (Chauncey Addison Day, 1907–2000), American writer
• Chon Gallegos (born 1939), American football player
• Trần Văn Chơn (1920–2019), Republic of Vietnam Navy admiral
• Chon Romero (born), Panamanian sportswriter
• Chon Noriega (born 1961), American art historian

Surname

• Kilnam Chon (born 1943), South Korean computer scientist
• Chon Wolson (born 1958), Korean soprano in Japan
• Chon Un-ju (born 1970), North Korean sport shooter
• Chon Kye-young (born 1971), South Korean manhwa author
• Justin Chon (born 1981), American actor, director, and YouTube personality
• Chon Kyong-hwa (born 1983), North Korean footballer
• Chon Jong-won (born 1996), South Korean sport climber
• Katherine Chon, American anti-human-trafficking activist