Empson

Empson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Derek Empson GBE KCB (1918–1997), Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command
• Ernest Empson (1880–1970), New Zealand pianist and piano teacher
• Hetta Empson (1915–1996), South African sculptor
• Richard Empson (died 1510), minister of Henry VII, King of England
• Tameka Empson (born 1977), British actress (stage and screen) and comedian
• Walter Empson (1856–1934), New Zealand educator
• William Empson (1906–1984), English literary critic and poet
• William Empson (lawyer) (1791–1852), barrister, professor and journalist

See also

• Empson River, river in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand
• Seven Types of Ambiguity (Empson), first published in 1930 by William Empson