Simon de Montfort or Simon de Montford may refer to:
- Simon I de Montfort (c. 1025–1087), French nobleman, an ancestor of the following
- Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (1160–1218), French nobleman, achieved prominence in the Fourth Crusade and in the Albigensian Crusade
- Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208–1265), son of the 5th Earl, a powerful English baron, led a revolt against King Henry III of England, called the first elected parliament
- Simon VI de Montfort "the younger" (1240-1271), second son of the 6th Earl
- Simon de Montford English nobleman executed in 1495, unrelated to the above.
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