Smithson
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Smithson or Smythson is an English surname and (less often) a given name.
Notable people bearing the name include:
Architects
- Alison and Peter Smithson, 20th-century British architects
- Robert Smythson, 16th-century English architect, father of architect John Smythson, and grandfather of architect Huntingdon Smithson
Artists and entertainers
- Annie M. P. Smithson, novelist
- Robert Smithson, American artist
- Carly Smithson, singer
- Florence Smithson, singer and actor
- Harriet Smithson, also known as 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
- Fish Smithson, former NFL player
- Forrest Smithson, American athlete
- Gerald Smithson, English cricketer
- Jerred Smithson, former NHL player
- Moondog Spike, wrestler born Bill Smithson
- Rodney Smithson, footballer who played for Oxford United
Others
- Alan Smithson, Bishop of Jarrow
- John Smithson (university president), American college administrator
- John Smithson, producer at the Discovery Channel
- Mike Smithson (disambiguation), several people
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
References
References
- Anderson, William. (1863). "The Scottish Nation (Volume 3: MAC to ZET)". A. Fullerton & Co..
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