Phaedon (name)

Phaedon (Greek: Φαίδων) is a Greek given name. It can also be transliterated as Phaedo, Fedon, or Faidon.

Notable people with the name include:

• Phaedo of Elis (4th century BC), ancient Greek philosopher
• Phaedon Gizikis (1917–1999), Greek general who was President of Greece from 1973 to 1974
• Faidon Matheou (1924–2011), Greek rower, basketball coach, and basketball player
• Phaedon Avouris (born 1945), Greek chemical physicist