Simpson (name)

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Simpson
Origin
Word/nameEngland and Scotland
Meaning"Son of Simme"
Region of originEngland and Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)Simson

Simpson is an English/Scottish patronymic surname from the medieval masculine given name 'Simme', a medieval variant of 'Simon'.[1][2] The earliest public record of the name was in 1353 in Staffordshire, West Midlands region of England.[3]

Notable surnames[]

A[]

  • Aaron Simpson (disambiguation), several people
  • Adam Simpson (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
  • Adele Simpson (1903–1995), American child performer and fashion designer
  • Adrian Simpson (born 1971), British TV presenter
  • Al Simpson (1916–1976), American football coach
  • Alan Simpson (disambiguation), several people
  • Albert Benjamin Simpson (1843–1919), Canadian evangelist
  • Alex Simpson (1924–2008), Scottish soccer player
  • Alexander Simpson (disambiguation), several people
  • A. W. B. Simpson (Alfred, 1931–2011), British legal historian
  • Alfred Allen Simpson (1875–1939), South Australian industrialist
  • Alfred Edward Simpson (1868–1940), South Australian architect
  • Alfred Muller Simpson (1843–1917), South Australian industrialist
  • Allan Simpson (born 1977), baseball player
  • Amanda Simpson (born 1961), American civil servant
  • Andrew Simpson (disambiguation), several people
  • Ann Marie Simpson (born 1980), American violinist
  • Anna Simpson (born 1985), American actress and singer
  • Anne Simpson (born 1956), Canadian poet
  • Ant Simpson (born 19??), Australian radio host, TV presenter and voiceover artist
  • Anthony Simpson (born 1935), British MEP
  • Archibald Simpson (1790–1847), Scottish architect
  • Archibald Henry Simpson (1843–1918), Australian judge
  • Archie Simpson (1866–1955), Scottish golfer, golf course designer and club maker
  • Arnold Simpson (born 1952), American politician in Kentucky
  • Ashlee Simpson, American pop singer; sister of Jessica Simpson

B[]

  • Bart Simpson (filmmaker) (born 19??), Canadian producer and director
  • Becky Simpson (born 1986), British actress, writer and musician
  • Ben Simpson (1878–1964), Canadian football player
  • Bill and Billy Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Bill Simpson (actor) (1931–1986), Scottish actor
    • Bill Simpson (1940–2019), American racecar driver and founder of Simpson Performance Products
    • Bill Simpson (American football) (born 1951), American football defensive backer
    • Billy Simpson (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1962), English football player for Sunderland and Lincoln City
    • Billy Simpson (singer) (born 1987), Indonesian singer-songwriter
  • Bob and Bobby Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Bob R. Simpson, American business executive, Major League Baseball Texas Rangers co-owner
    • Bob Simpson (Canadian football) (1930–2007), CFL football player
    • Bob Simpson (cricketer) (born 1936), Australian cricketer
    • Bob Simpson (journalist) (1944–2006), foreign correspondent for the BBC
    • Bob Simpson (British Columbia politician) (born 1956 or 1957), member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
    • Bobby Simpson (ice hockey) (born 1956), Canadian NHL ice hockey player
  • Brandon Simpson (born 1981), American sprinter who represents Bahrain
  • Brett Simpson (born 1985), American surfer
  • Brian Simpson (born 1953), British member of the European Parliament
  • Britney Simpson (born 1996), American pair skater
  • Bruce Simpson (athlete) (born 1950), Canadian pole vaulter
  • Bruce Simpson (blogger) (born 19??), New Zealand blogger

C[]

  • Cam Simpson (born 19??), American journalist
  • Carl Simpson (born 1970), American footballer
  • Carlos Simpson (born 1962), American mathematician
  • Carole Simpson (born 1941), American news presenter and author
  • Cather Simpson, New Zealand chemistry and physics professor
  • Charles and Charlie Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Charles Torrey Simpson (1846–1932), American biologist
    • Charles Walter Simpson (Canadian artist) (1878–1942), Canadian artist and illustrator
    • Charles Walter Simpson (English artist) (1885–1971), English painter
    • Charles Ralph Simpson III (born 1945), United States federal judge
    • Charlie Simpson (footballer) (1861–1???), English soccer player
    • Charlie Simpson, English singer of the British rock bands Fightstar and Busted
    • Charlie Simpson (fundraiser), 7-y.o. British Haiti earthquake relief fundraiser
  • Chris Simpson (disambiguation), Chris, Christine and Christopher Simpson, multiple people
    • Chris Simpson (cricketer) (born 1982), Australian cricketer
    • Chris Simpson (squash player) (born 1987), British squash player
    • Christine Simpson (born 1964), Canadian television presenter
    • Christopher Simpson (c.1604–1669), English composer and musician
    • Christopher Simpson (actor) (born 1975), Irish actor
  • Claire Simpson (born 19??), British film editor
  • Cleave Simpson, American politician
  • Clement Pearson Simpson (1868–1948), English rugby union player
  • Cody Simpson (born 1997), Australian singer
  • Colin Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Colin Hall Simpson (1894–1964), Australian general
    • Colin M. Simpson (born 1959), American politician
    • Colin Simpson (author) (born 19??), Canadian software developer and author of textbooks
  • Coreen Simpson (born 1942), American photographer and jewelry designer
  • Corelli C. W. Simpson (1837–1???), American poet, cookbook author, painter
  • Craig Simpson (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Craig Simpson (footballer) (born 19??), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
  • Cuthbert Simpson (1892–1969), Anglican Dean of Christchurch, Oxford, 1959–1969

D[]

  • Dana Simpson (born 1977), cartoonist
  • Daniel and Danny Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Daniel H. Simpson (1927–2015), American diplomat
    • Daniel R. Simpson (born 1939), American politician
    • Danny Simpson (early footballer) (fl. 1896–1903), an English footballer
    • Danny Simpson (born 1987), English footballer
  • Darren Simpson (born 1978), South African radio presenter
  • David Simpson (disambiguation), several people
    • Dave Simpson (ice hockey) (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
    • Dave Simpson (soccer) (born 1983), Canadian soccer player
    • David Simpson (priest) (1745–1799), English priest
    • David Simpson (Canadian politician) (1911–1965), Canadian politician
    • David Simpson (artist) (born 1928), American artist
    • David Simpson (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1959), Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland
    • David Simpson (Texas politician) (born 1961), Texas Representative
    • David Simpson (cricketer) (born 1983), Irish cricketer
  • Dawson Simpson (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
  • Deborah Simpson (born 19??), American politician in Maine
  • Dennis Simpson (1919–2002), English footballer
  • Derek Simpson (cellist) (1928–2007), English cellist
  • Derek Simpson (trade unionist) (born 1944), British trade union leader
  • Diamon Simpson (born 1987), American player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
  • Dick Simpson (born 1943), American baseball player
  • Dillon Simpson (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Don Simpson (1943–1996), American film producer
  • Don Simpson (cartoonist) (born 1961), American comic book artist
  • Donna Simpson (internet personality) (born 1967)
  • Donna Simpson (musician) (born 19??), member of Australian folk rock band The Waifs
  • Dorothy Simpson (born 1933), British author
  • Douglas Simpson (born 1982), Scottish field hockey forward
  • Dudley Simpson (1922–2017), Australian television composer
  • Duke Simpson (1927–2021), American baseball player

E[]

  • Eber Simpson (politician) (1863–1919), American politician
  • Eber Simpson (1895–1964), American football player
  • Ebony Simpson (died 1992), female Australian murder victim
  • Edmund Simpson (1784–1848), English actor and theatre manager
  • Edward Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Edward Simpson (forger) (1815–1???), British geologist and forger
    • Edward Simpson (naval officer) (1824–1888), officer in the U.S. Navy
    • Edward Simpson (cricketer) (1867–1944), English cricketer
    • Edward Sydney Simpson (1875–1939), Australian mineralogist and geochemist
    • Edward Simpson (governor), Naval commandant and 20th Naval Governor of Guam
    • Edward A. Simpson (1892–19??), British World War I flying ace
    • Edward H. Simpson (1922–2019), British statistician
  • Edwin Simpson (1909–1973), English footballer
  • Eli Simpson (1884–1962), British caver and speleologist
  • Eliyahu Simpson (1889–1976), rabbi
  • Elizabeth Inchbald née Simpson (1753–1821), English novelist, actress and dramatist
  • Elizabeth Simpson (biologist) (born 19??), British biologist
  • Elliott Simpson (born 1976), English footballer
  • Eric Simpson (born 19??), American basketball coach
  • Erik Simpson (born 19??), American politician in Idaho
  • Ernest Aldrich Simpson (1897–1958), shipping executive; husband of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
  • Evelyn M. Simpson (1885–1963), English literary critic and scholar

F[]

  • Fiona Simpson (born 1965), Australian politician
  • Florence Simpson (1874–1956), British army officer
  • Frank Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Frank W. Simpson (1872–1929), America college football coach
    • Frank B. Simpson (1883–1966), American architect
    • Frank Simpson (British Army officer) (1899–1986), British Army General
    • Frank Simpson (cricketer) (1909–1992), British Army officer and cricketer
  • Fred, Freddy and Frederick Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people

G[]

  • Gary Simpson (footballer born 1959), English footballer
  • Gary Simpson (footballer born 1961), English footballer and manager
    • Garry Simpson (1914–2011), American director, writer and producer
  • Geoff Simpson (born 19??), American politician in Washington State
  • Geoffrey Simpson (born 19??), Australian cinematographer
  • George Simpson (disambiguation), several people including:
    • Sir George Simpson (administrator) (c. 1792–1860), explorer and administrator of the Hudson's Bay Company
    • George Buchan Simpson (1820–1892), Scottish art collector, connoisseur and patron of Scottish painters
    • George Bowen Simpson (1838–1915), politician and judge in New South Wales, Australia
    • George Simpson (Canadian politician) (1858–1906), politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada
    • George W. Simpson (1870–1951), New York politician and judge
    • George Simpson (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1955), English football player for Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield
    • George Simpson (meteorologist) (1878–1965), meteorologist for Scott's Antarctic expedition
    • George Goodman Simpson (1896–1990), Australian flying ace
    • George Gaylord Simpson (1902–1984), American paleontologist
    • George Simpson (sprinter) (1908–1961), American runner
    • George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld (born 1942), British politician
  • Gerald Simpson (born 1967) a British musician known as A Guy Called Gerald and former member of 808 State
  • Gerard Simpson (1886–1957), Scottish cricketer for Kent and Argentina
  • Gerry Simpson (born 19??), Scottish-born Australian law professor
  • Gil Simpson (born 1948), New Zealand businessman
  • Gilbert Murray Simpson (1869–1954), English architect based in Brighton
  • Glenn Simpson (field hockey) (born 1987), Australian hockey player
  • Glenn R. Simpson, American journalist and political researcher
  • Gord Simpson (1928–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Gordon Simpson (Australian politician) (1929–2017), Australian politician
  • Gordon Simpson (judge) (1894–1987), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
  • Gordon Simpson (rugby union) (born 1971), New Zealand-born rugby player
  • Grace Simpson (1920–2007), British archaeologist

H[]

  • Habbie Simpson (1550–1620), Scottish piper
  • Hack Simpson (Harold Alfred Simpson, 1910–1978), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Harold Simpson (cricketer) (1879–1924), English cricketer
  • Harold Bullet Joe Simpson (1893–1973), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Harry Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harvey Simpson (1862–1928), Canadian politician in Manitoba
  • Hazel Simpson née Robson (born 1979), British Paralympian athlete
  • Heather Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Helen Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Helen Macdonald Simpson (1890–1960), New Zealand teacher, university lecturer and writer
    • Helen de Guerry Simpson (1897–1940), Australian novelist
    • Helen Simpson (author) (born 1959), British short story writer
  • Heli Simpson, Australian actress and singer
  • Henry Simpson (disambiguation) multiple people
  • Herbert Simpson, English footballer

I[]

  • Ian Simpson (architect) (born c.1956), English architect
  • Ian Simpson (motorcycle racer) (born 1970), Scottish motorcycle road racer
  • India Arie Simpson (born 1975), American singer-songwriter, record producer known as India Arie
  • Ivan Simpson (1875–1951), Scottish film and theatre actor

J[]

  • Jack and Jackie Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jacqueline Simpson (born 1930), British folklorist and author
  • Jake Simpson (born 1990), English soccer player
  • James Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • James Simpson (advocate) (1781–1853), Scottish advocate and author
    • James Simpson (civil servant) (c. 1792–1857), early Australian civil servant and property developer
    • James Simpson (British Army officer) (1792–1868), general of the British Army
    • James Simpson (engineer) (1799–1869), British civil engineer
    • James Jenkins Simpson (1881–1936), British zoologist
    • James Young Simpson (1811–1870), Scottish doctor and pioneer in use of chloroform as anaesthetic
    • James H. Simpson (1813–1883), surveyor of the American West for the U.S. Army
    • James Simpson (priest) (1865–1948), Dean of Peterborough, 1928–1942
    • James Young Simpson (scientist) (1873–1934), Scottish professor of natural science and diplomat
    • James Simpson (politician) (1873–1938), Canadian trade unionist and mayor of Toronto, 1935
    • James Simpson (Australian politician) (1905–1968), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
    • James Simpson, Jr. (1905–1960), U.S. Representative from Illinois
    • James Simpson (explorer) (1911–2002), British polar explorer
    • William James Simpson (born 1954), Australian-American academic commonly known as James Simpson
    • James Simpson (government official) (born 19??), US government official
    • James B. Simpson (died 2002), US journalist and priest, known for Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
  • Jamie Simpson (born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Jane Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Jane Cross Simpson (1811–1886), Scottish hymnist and poet
    • Jane Simpson (artist) (born 1965), English artist
    • Jane Simpson (footballer) (born 1971), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
    • Jane Simpson (solicitor) (born 19??), English lawyer
  • Jared Simpson, English rugby league footballer
  • Jay Simpson (born 1988), English footballer
  • Jeanmarie Simpson (born 1959), American peace activist and theatre and film artist
  • Jeff Simpson (born 1950), New Zealand tennis player
  • Jeffrey Simpson (born 1949), Canadian journalist
  • Jemma Simpson (born 1984), British middle-distance runner
  • Jennie Simpson (bowls) (born 19??), New Zealand lawn bowls player
  • Jennie Simpson (born 1987), Irish camogie player
  • Jennifer Simpson (born 1986), American middle-distance runner and steeplechaser
  • Jenny Simpson (born 1973), American country music singer
  • Jerry Simpson (1842–1905), American politician
  • Jesse L. Simpson (1884–1973), American jurist
  • Jessica Simpson (born 1980), American pop singer and actress
  • Jessie L. Simpson (1882–1974), staff member in the United States Senate
  • Jim, Jimbo, Jimmi and Jimmy Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Jim Simpson (Australian politician) (1905–1968), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
    • Jim Simpson (sportscaster) (1927–2016), American sportscaster
    • Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2010), English footballer
    • Jimbo Simpson (born 19??), Northern Irish Loyalist terrorist
    • Jimmi Simpson (born 1975), American actor
    • Jimmy Simpson (American football) (1897–1???), blocking back in the National Football League
    • Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1972), Scottish international footballer
    • Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2010), English footballer
    • Jimmy Simpson (racing driver) (born 1992), American racing driver
  • Jock Simpson (1886–1959), English footballer
  • Joe Simpson (disambiguation), several people
    • Joe Simpson (rugby union, born 1856) (1856–1911), English rugby union player for London Wasps
    • Joe Simpson (baseball) (born 1951), American baseball player and broadcaster
    • Joe Simpson (mountaineer) (born 1960), English mountaineer and author
    • Joe Simpson (artist) (born 1984), English artist best known for cinematic oil paintings
    • Joe Simpson (rugby union, born 1988), Australian-born English rugby union player
  • John and Johnny Simpson (disambiguation), several people
    • John Simpson (Presbyterian) (1740–1808), of South Carolina, in the American Revolutionary War
    • John Simpson (Unitarian) (1746–1812), of Bath, English Unitarian minister and religious writer
    • John Simpson (soldier) (1748–1825), American Revolutionary War soldier at the Battle of Bunker Hill
    • John Simpson (MP) (1763–1850), English politician, Member of Parliament for Wenlock
    • John Simpson (artist) (1782–1847) British painter who painted The Captive Slave'
    • John Simpson (Quebec politician) (1788–1873), government official and politician in Quebec
    • John Simpson (Canada West politician) (1807–1878), Canadian businessman and politician
    • John Palgrave Simpson (1807–1887), British playwright
    • John Simpson (Ontario politician) (1812–1885), Ontario banker and member of the Senate of Canada
    • John Simpson (VC) (1826–1884), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
    • John Woodruff Simpson (1850–1920), American lawyer and founding partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    • John A. Simpson (1854–1916), Canadian politician
    • Sir John William Simpson (1858–1933), English architect
    • Sir John Hope Simpson (1868–1961), English administrator in India
    • John Thomas Simpson (1870–1965), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons
    • John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), Australian World War I war hero of "Simpson and his donkey"
    • John Baird Simpson (1894–1960), Scottish geologist
    • John Milton Bryan Simpson (1903–1987), American judge
    • John Herbert Thomas Simpson (1907–1967), senior RAF officer and Commandant Royal Observer Corps
    • John Wistar Simpson (1914–2007), American electrical engineer
    • John Alexander Simpson (1916–2000), American physicist
    • John Simpson (footballer, born 1918) (1918–2000), English footballer for Huddersfield Town and York City
    • John Simpson (British Army officer) (1927–2007), British Army officer and Director SAS
    • John Simpson (fencer) (1927–2016), Australian Olympic fencer
    • John Simpson (police official) (born 1932), former director of US Secret Service and Interpol
    • John Simpson (footballer, born 1933) (1933–1993), English footballer for Lincoln City and Gillingham
    • John Simpson (priest) (born 1933), Anglican clergyman
    • John Simpson (journalist) (born 1944), British BBC journalist, foreign correspondent and author
    • John B. Simpson (born 1947), American president of the University at Buffalo
    • John Simpson (journalist/consumer advocate) (born 1948), American consumer rights advocate
    • John Simpson (lexicographer) (born 1953) English Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary
    • John Simpson (architect) (born 1954), British modern-day classical architect
    • John L. Simpson (born 1963), Australian film and theatre producer, writer and distributor
    • John Simpson (boxer) (born 1983), Scottish featherweight boxer
    • John Simpson (English cricketer) (born 1988), English cricketer
    • John Simpson (basketball) (born 19??), British basketball player
    • Johnny Simpson (1922–2010), New Zealand rugby union international
  • Jordan Simpson (born 1985), Australian soccer player
  • Joseph Simpson (disambiguation), several people
  • Josh Simpson (disambiguation), several people

K[]

  • Kade Simpson (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
  • Karen Simpson (born 1975), Canadian actress and fashion designer
  • Karl Simpson (born 1976), English footballer
  • Keith Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Keith Simpson (professor) (1907–1985), British pathologist
    • Keith Simpson (politician) (born 1949), British politician, Conservative MP for Broadland
    • Keith Simpson (American football) (born 1956), American football safety
  • Ken Simpson (1938–2014), Australian ornithologist
  • Kenneth F. Simpson (1895–1941), American politician
  • Kent Simpson (ice hockey, born 1975), Canadian ice hockey left winger
  • Kent Simpson (ice hockey, born 1992), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
  • Kimberly Hart-Simpson (born 1987), Welsh actress and businesswoman
  • Ko Simpson (born 1983), American footballer

L[]

  • Lee Simpson (born 19??), British actor and comedian
  • Leonard Jennett Simpson (1882–1940), Canadian politician
  • Les Simpson (1894–1968), Australian farmer, soldier and soldier-settlement administrator
  • Lilian Simpson (1871–1897), British artist
  • Lorena Simpson, Brazilian dance-pop singer
  • Louis Simpson (1923–2012), Jamaican-born American poet
  • Luke Simpson (born 1994), English footballer
  • Lynn Simpson (born 1971), British slalom canoer

M[]

  • Maggie Simpson (musician) (born 19??), American singer-songwriter
  • Malcolm Simpson (1933–2020), New Zealand Olympic cyclist
  • Margaret Simpson (born 1981), Ghanaian heptathlete
  • Mark Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Mark Simpson (soccer) (born 1966), American soccer player
    • Mark Simpson (Ireland correspondent) (born c.1968), journalist and BBC Ireland correspondent
    • Mark Simpson (comics) (born 1972), British comic artist under the pseudonym "Jock"
    • Mark Simpson (clarinetist) (born 1988), winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, 2006
    • Mark Simpson (journalist) (born 19??), British journalist, broadcaster and author
  • Martin Simpson (geologist) (1800–1892), British geologist
  • Martin Simpson, English singer/songwriter and guitarist
  • Martin I. Simpson (born 19??), English paleontologist
  • Marty Simpson (baseball), 19th-century baseball player
  • Marty Simpson (comedian) (born 1972), American comedian and actor
  • Mary Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Mary Elizabeth Simpson (1865–1948), New Zealand religious teacher, healer and writer
    • Mary Simpson (Episcopal priest) (1925–2011), one of the first women to be ordained
    • Mary Simpson (Northern Ireland politician), Unionist politician in Northern Ireland
    • Mary Simpson (violinist), American violinist in Yanni's orchestra
  • Matt Simpson (disambiguation) multiple people, including
    • Matt Simpson (poet) (1936–2009), British poet and literary critic
    • Matt Simpson (beer judge) (20th-century), American beer judge
    • Matt Simpson (racing driver) (born 1981), British racing driver
    • Matt Simpson, American politician and member of the Alabama House of Representatives
  • Matthew Simpson (1811–1884), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Matthew Simpson (footballer) (born 1967), Australian rules footballer
  • Michael Simpson (disambiguation), Michael, Mickey and Mike Simpson, multiple people
    • Michael Simpson (footballer) (born 1974), English football player
    • Michael Simpson (producer), record producer and member of the electronic group Dust Brothers
    • Mickey Simpson (1913–1985), American TV and film actor
    • Mike Simpson (American football) (born 1947), American football player
    • Mike Simpson (born 1950), U.S. congressman from Idaho
    • Mike Simpson (Michigan politician) (1962–2009), member of the Michigan House of Representatives
    • (born 19??), British writer and educator
    • M. J. Simpson (Mike, born 19??), British movie journalist, author and screenwriter
  • Milward L. Simpson (1897–1993), American politician, Governor of Wyoming
  • Minnie Cravath Simpson (1860–1945) African-American anti-lynching activist
  • Mona Simpson (born 1957), American novelist
  • Monica Simpson, American reproductive rights activist

N[]

  • Nate Simpson (born 1954), American football running back
  • Neil Simpson (born 1961), Scottish footballer
  • Neil Simpson (boxer) (born 1974), English boxer
  • Nichola Simpson (born 1956), British archer
  • Nicole Brown Simpson (1959–1994), murder victim, ex-wife of O. J. Simpson
  • Nigel Simpson (born 1975), Samoan-English rugby union player
  • Norm Simpson (1905–1990), Australian rules footballer
  • N. F. Simpson (Norman F. Simpson, 1919–2011), British playwright

O[]

  • O. J. Simpson, American football player, actor, acquitted of murdering his ex-wife
  • Oramel H. Simpson, American politician
  • Owen Simpson (born 1943), English footballer

P[]

  • Pascal Simpson (born 1971), Swedish footballer
  • Paul Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Paul Hardrock Simpson (1904–1978), American ultra distance runner
    • Paul Simpson (footballer) (born 1966), English football player and manager
    • Paul Simpson (musician) (born 19??), musician, vocalist, lyricist and writer from Liverpool, England
  • Peggy Simpson (1913–1994), British actress
  • Peter Simpson (disambiguation), Pete and Peter Simpson, multiple people
  • Philemon Simpson (1819–1895), American politician and lawyer
  • Portia Simpson-Miller (born 1945), Jamaican prime minister

R[]

  • R. A. Simpson, Australian poet
  • Ray Simpson (VC) (1926–1978), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Ray Simpson (born 1954), lead singer with Village People
  • Rebecca Simpson (footballer) (born 1982), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
  • Red Simpson (1934–2016), American country music singer-songwriter
  • Reg Simpson (1920–2013), English cricketer
  • Reid Simpson (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Rene Simpson (1966–2013), Canadian tennis player
  • Rhona Simpson (born 1972), Scottish field hockey player
    • Richard Simpson (martyr) (c. 1553–1588), English Catholic priest, martyred during the reign of Elizabeth I
    • Richard F. Simpson (1798–1882), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
    • Richard Simpson (writer) (1820–1876), Catholic writer and literary scholar
    • Richard Simpson (rugby union) (c.1885–19??), rugby union player who represented Australia
    • Richard M. Simpson (1900–1960), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
    • Richard Simpson (Scottish politician) (born 1942), Scottish politician
    • Richard Simpson (born 1968), New York-based rapper known as Chubb Rock
    • Richard J. Simpson (born 19??), Australian professor of biochemistry
    • Rick Simpson (born 19??), American set director
    • Rik Simpson (born 19??), British record producer, musician and songwriter
  • Robert and Robbie Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Robert Winthrop Simpson (1799–1887), Rear-Admiral of the Chilean Navy, hero of the War of the Confederation
    • Robert Simpson (brewer), first mayor of Barrie, Ontario and founder of the Robert Simpson Brewing Company
    • Robert Simpson (merchant) (1834–1897), Canadian founder of Simpson's Department Store
    • Robert Kirkpatrick Simpson (1837–1921), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
    • Robert Simpson (athlete) (1892–1974), American track and field athlete and coach
    • Robert L. Simpson (film editor) (1910–1977), American film editor
    • Robert Simpson (Manitoba politician) (1910–1997), member of the Canadian House of Commons
    • Robert A. Simpson (1910–1998), Alberta politician in Calgary North Hill
    • Robert Simpson (meteorologist) (1912–2014), American meteorologist
    • Robert L. Simpson (Mormon) (1915–2003), American general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    • Robert Simpson (composer) (1921–1997), English composer
    • Robert Simpson (Northern Ireland politician) (1923–1997), Northern Irish politician
    • Robert B. Simpson (born 1943), New Brunswick politician
    • Robert Simpson (cricketer) (born 1962), English cricketer
    • Robert Simpson (born 1979) comedian, actor and presenter known as Rufus Hound
    • Robert L. Simpson, Jr. (born 19??), American artificial intelligence scientist
    • Robbie Simpson (born 1975), Australian rugby league footballer
    • Robbie Simpson (born 1985), English footballer
    • Robbie Simpson (runner) (born 1991), Scottish mountain and long-distance runner
  • Roger Simpson (born 1967), English rugby league footballer
  • Roland Simpson (1969–2004), Australian base jumper
  • Ron Simpson (1934–2010), English footballer
  • Ronald Simpson (1962–2014), British guitarist known as Ronny Jordan
  • Ronnie Simpson (1930–2004), Scottish football goalkeeper
  • R. A. Simpson (Ronald Albert Simpson, 1929–2002), Australian poet and artist
  • Rose Simpson (born 19??), British musician (Incredible String Band) and Mayoress of Aberystwyth
  • Russell Simpson (actor) (1880–1959), American character actor
  • Russell Simpson (tennis) (born 1954), New Zealand tennis player
  • Ruth Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people

S[]

  • Sarah Simpson (died 1739), Colonial American executed for the murder of her child
  • Scott Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Scott Simpson (golfer) (born 1955), PGA Tour golfer
    • Scott Simpson (politician) (born 1959), New Zealand National Party MP
    • Scott Simpson (pole vaulter) (born 1979), Welsh pole-vaulter
  • Sean Simpson (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • Sean Simpson (footballer) (born 1970), Australian rules footballer
  • Shane Simpson (born 19??), Canadian politician in British Columbia
  • Shane Simpson (born 19??), Canadian musician
  • Shaun Simpson (wrestler) (born 1966), South African wrestler
  • Shaun Simpson (born 1988), Scottish motocross racer
  • Sherone Simpson, Jamaican athlete
  • Sid Simpson (1894–1958), American politician
  • Steve Simpson (disambiguation), Stephen and Steve Simpson, multiple people

T[]

  • Terry Simpson (born 1938), English footballer
  • Terry Simpson (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • Thomas Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Thomas Simpson (composer) (1582–c.1628), English composer
    • Thomas Simpson (1710–1761), English mathematician, FRS
    • Thomas Simpson (engineer) (1755–1823), a British civil engineer
    • Thomas Simpson (explorer) (1808–1840), explorer with the Hudson's Bay Company
    • Thomas Simpson (architect) (1825–1908), Scottish architect based in Brighton
    • Thomas Simpson (footballer) (born 1935), Australian footballer
  • Tim Simpson (born 1956), American golfer
  • Tim Simpson (American football) (born 1969), American football player
  • Todd Simpson (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Tom and Tommy Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Tom Simpson (footballer) (1880–19??), early soccer player
    • Tom Simpson (1937–1967), British cyclist
    • Tom Simpson (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
    • Tom Simpson (musician) (born 1972), Scottish musician, keyboard player for the band Snow Patrol
    • Tommy Simpson (footballer) (born 1930), Scottish football defender active in the 1950s
  • Tony Simpson (born 1965), Australian politician
  • Tyler Simpson (1985–2011), Australian soccer player

V[]

  • Valerie Simpson (born 1946), American singer/songwriter, member Ashford & Simpson
  • Vi Simpson (born 1946), American politician in Indiana
  • Victor Simpson (born 1960), New Zealand rugby union footballer
  • Vikki Thorn (née Simpson), member, Australian band The Waifs

W[]

  • Wallis Simpson (1896–1986), (Wallis, Duchess of Windsor)
  • "Walter Simpson", alias of Arthur Evans (VC) (1891–1936), English Victoria Cross recipient
  • Warren Simpson (c.1922–1980), Australian snooker player
  • Wayne Simpson (born 1948), American baseball player
  • Wayne Simpson (ice hockey) (born 1989), American ice hockey player
  • Webb Simpson (born 1985), American professional golfer and 2012 US Open champion
  • Wilbur Simpson (1917–1997), American bassoonist
  • Will C. Simpson, mayor of Ashland, Kentucky 1936–1940
  • Will Simpson (equestrian) (born 1959), American Olympic show jumper
  • Will Simpson (comics) (born 19??), Northern Irish comic book illustrator
  • William Simpson (portrait artist) (c.1818 – 1872) African American artist and civil right activist
  • William Simpson (artist) (1823–1899), Scottish war artist and correspondent
  • William Simpson (judge) (1894–1966), Australian Supreme Court judge
  • William Simpson (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, and 1910s
  • W. Douglas Simpson (William, 1896–1968), Scottish architecture and archaeology academic and writer
  • William Dunlap Simpson (1823–1890), Governor of South Carolina from 1879
  • William Gayley Simpson (1892–1991), American racial activist and author
  • William Hood Simpson (1888–1980), US general who commanded the US Ninth Army in Europe in World War II
  • William John Simpson (1851–1901), journalist and political figure in Quebec
  • William Kelly Simpson (1928–2017), American professor emeritus of Egyptology and archaeology
  • William James Simpson (born 1954), Australian academic
  • William R. Simpson (born 1966), Alaskan chemist
  • William T. Simpson (1886–1980), New York politician

Fictional characters[]

The Simpsons[]

  • The Simpson family from American animated television series The Simpsons:
    • Abe Simpson
    • Bart Simpson
    • Homer Simpson
    • Lisa Simpson
    • Maggie Simpson
    • Marge Simpson
    • Mona Simpson

Other[]

  • Andrew Simpson (Neighbors), from the soap opera Neighbours
  • Archie "Snake" Simpson, in the Degrassi franchise
  • Bobby Simpson (Home and Away), soap opera character
  • Bonnie, Doug, and Katie Simpson, characters in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie She's Out of Control
  • Frank Simpson, fictional supervillain in the Marvel Universe known as Nuke (Marvel Comics)
  • Ralph Waldo Simpson, from the American TV sitcom Gimme a Break!
  • Roxanne Simpson, supporting character of Marvel Comics' Ghost Rider
  • Samantha "Sam" Simpson, one of the three main characters of the animated television series Totally Spies!
  • Sophie Simpson, from the soap opera Home and Away

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Great Britain Family Names – Public Profiler
  2. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the surname Simpson".
  3. ^ "Surname: Simpson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
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