Smithson
Smithson is a common English surname that may refer to:
Architects[]
- Alison and Peter Smithson, architects
- Robert Smythson, 16th-century architect, father of architect John Smythson, and grandfather of architect Huntingdon Smithson
Creators[]
- Annie M. P. Smithson, novelist
- Robert Smithson, American artist
- Amarillo Ramp (For Robert Smithson), named for him
Entertainers[]
- Carly Smithson, singer
- Florence Smithson, singer and actor
- Harriet Smithson, Henrietta Constance Smithson, actor and wife of Hector Berlioz
- Henry Smithson, the musician Riton
Politicians[]
- Hugh Smithson, (1714–86) later Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
- Smithson E. Wright, 16th mayor of Columbus, Ohio
Scientists[]
- James Smithson, British scientist, eponym of the Smithsonian Institution
- Smithson Tennant, chemist
Sportspeople[]
- Bryan Smithson, American basketball player
- Forrest Smithson, American athlete
- Gerald Smithson, English cricketer
- Jerred Smithson, NHL player
- Moondog Spike, wrestler born Bill Smithson
- Rodney Smithson, former footballer who played for Oxford United
Others[]
- Alan Smithson, Bishop of Jarrow
- John Smithson (university president)
- John Smithson, Discovery Channel producer
- Mike Smithson (disambiguation), various people
- Smythson, a British company
Locations[]
- Smithson (crater)
- Smithson Glacier
- Smithson, Indiana
- Smithson Valley High School
- Smithson–McCall Farm
- Smithson and McKay Brothers Blocks
- Mount Smithson, one of the Prince Olav Mountains
Fiction[]
- Andrea Smithson Darling, a character on Dirty Sexy Money
- Charles Smithson, a major character in The French Lieutenant's Woman
- "Smithson", a webcomic by Shaenon K. Garrity
In other languages[]
- Ben-Hadad (Syriac)[1]
- Kovachevich, Kovačević, Kovalevich (Slavic)
References[]
- ^ Anderson, William (1863). The Scottish Nation (Volume 3: MAC to ZET) (PDF). Edinburgh: p. 479. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
Categories:
- Occupational surnames
- Surnames
- English-language surnames