Champion (surname)

Champion is a surname.

Notable people so named include:

Albert Champion (cricketer) (1851–1909), Yorkshire cricketer
Albert Champion (cyclist) (1878–1927), French road racing cyclist and spark plug manufacturer

Andrew Champion (born 1970), stage name of Andrew Jennati Ataie, American punk rock singer
Beau Champion (born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer
Bill Champion, several people, including

Bob Champion (born 1948), English jump jockey and subject of the 1983 film Champions
Bobby Joe Champion (born 1963), American politician
Cari Champion (born 1978), American television journalist
Charles Champion (born 1955), French engineer and Airbus executive
Chris Champion (1961–2018), American professional wrestler
Epaphroditus Champion (1756–1834), American politician
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty (1768–1815), French cavalry commander
Francis Henry Champion (c. 1817–1902) soap manufacturer in South Australia
Frederick Walter Champion (1893–1970), English forester and wildlife photographer, who pioneered camera trapping
George Champion (disambiguation), several people, including

Gower Champion (1919–1980), American dancer and choreographer, dance partner of wife Marge Champion
Greg Champion (born c. 1960), Australian songwriter, guitarist and radio personality
Harry Champion (1866–1942), stage name of William Henry Crump, British music hall composer and performer
Henry Champion (general) (1751–1836) American general in the Continental Army
Henry Hyde Champion (1859–1928), Australian social reformer and journalist
Ian Champion (born 1968), English actor
Jacques Champion de Chambonnières (c. 1601–1672), French Baroque composer also known as Jacques Champion
Jeanne Champion (born 1931), French painter and writer
John Champion, several people, including

Jon Champion (born 1965), English football commentator
Malcolm Champion (1883–1939), New Zealand's first Olympic swimmer and gold medalist
Marge Champion (born 1919), American dancer and choreographer, dance partner of husband Gower Champion
Mark Champion, American radio sportscaster, voice of the Detroit Pistons
Matt Champion, American rapper, member of hip-hop collective Brockhampton
Michael Champion, several people including

Nate Champion Nathan D. Champion (1857–1892) — American rancher murdered after being labeled a rustler
Nick Champion (born 1972), Australian politician
Nicolas Champion (c. 1475–1533), Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer in the Habsburg court
Patricia Champion, known as Patricia C. Frist, American businesswoman and philanthropist
Percy Champion (1887–1957), English footballer
Philip Champion (born 1976), American basketball player
Rafe Champion (born 1945), Australian writer
Reed Champion (1910–1997), American artist
Richard Champion (born 1968), former Australian rules footballer
Robert Champion, see also Bob Champion above
Sam Champion (born 1961), American weather anchor
Todd Champion (born 1960), American retired professional wrestler
Tom Champion Thomas Matthew Champion (born 1986), English (soccer) footballer
Tony Champion (born 1963), American football player
William Champion, several people, including

William Champion (metallurgist), an early producer of zinc in the United Kingdom
William Julius Champion, Jr., inventor of board game Kalah
Will Champion (born 1978), drummer/multi-instrumentalist for English band Coldplay

Champion de Crespigny baronets, a line of English gentry
Claude Champion de Crespigny (1873–1910), British soldier and polo player
Sir Constantine Trent Champion de Crespigny (1882–1952), Australian academic and hospital administrator
Frederick Champion de Crespigny (1822–1887), English first-class cricketer
Hugh Champion de Crespigny (1897–1969), senior Royal Air Force officer
Richard Champion de Crespigny (b. 1957), Australian airline pilot of Qantas Flight 32 engine failure incident
Richard Rafe Champion de Crespigny (b. 1936), Australian academic and China specialist
Robert Champion de Crespigny (born 1950), Australian mining magnate
Rose Champion de Crespigny (c. 1859–1935), English artist and author

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