People
- John Avon (born 1961), illustrator
- Anthony Eden (1897–1977), Earl of Avon
- Avon Cobourne (born 1979), American football player
- Avon Honey (born 1947)
- Avon Long (1910–1984)
- Avon Riley (born 1958), former American football linebacker
- Avon Williams (1921–1993), Tennessee State Senator, 1972–1992
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