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
  • the Smithson baronets
• Jim L. Smithson, American politician from Arkansas
• 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

1. Anderson, William (1863). The Scottish Nation (Volume 3: MAC to ZET) (PDF). Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co. p. 479. Retrieved 2008-03-04.