Famous People with Name Sargon

Sargon Simonsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Sargon Simonsson: a Swedish footballer of Assyrian descent. He currently plays for Assyriska Föreningen in Sweden.

Sargon Boulus            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Sargon Boulus: was an Iraqi Assyrian poet and short story writer.He was born in Habbaniyah, Iraq. In 1967, he left for Beirut, where he worked as a journalist and a translator. He later emigrated to the United States, and from 1968 lived in San Francisco. He studied comparative literature at the University of California at Berkeley, and sculpture at Skyline College. An avant-garde and thoroughly modern writer, his poetry has been published in major Arab magazines and has translated W. S. Merwin, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Michael McClure, and others.[2]

Sargon Gabriel            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Sargon Gabriel: a famous Assyrian musician born in Baghdad, Iraq.Sargon Gabriel began singing as a teenager and made his first appearance on live television at the age of 17 in Baghdad, Iraq. He began singing backup on albums for another Assyrian singer, Albert Rowel, before starting his career as a solo singer and even did a cover of Albert Rowel's famous song, "Asmar, Asmar" in his 1987 album entitled 'Wy Wy Minnakh'. Sargon Gabriel has also been featured singing with other famous Assyrian singers including Linda George, and Janan Sawa; in fact, he helped bolster Linda George's singing career when he featured her in the track, "Dalale" in his album of the same name released in 1981