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Smithson or Smythson is an English surname and (less often) a given name.
Notable people bearing the name include:
Architects
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Hugh Smithson, (1714–86) later Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
- Smithson E. Wright, 16th mayor of Columbus, Ohio
Scientists
[edit]- James Smithson, British scientist, eponym of the Smithsonian Institution
- Smithson Tennant, chemist
Sportspeople
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]See also
[edit]- Smithson (crater)
- Smithson Glacier
- Smithson, Indiana
- Smythson, a British company
- Smithson Valley High School
- Smithson–McCall Farm
- Smithson and McKay Brothers Blocks
- Mount Smithson, one of the Prince Olav Mountains
References
[edit]- ↑ Anderson, William (1863). The Scottish Nation (Volume 3: MAC to ZET) (PDF). Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co. p. 479. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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1 "Kovalik" etc. may be derived from the name of the bird of genus of nuthatches | ||
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