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of Scottish and
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origin, with variations also found in
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and
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, generally referring to someone who performed
stonemasonry Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. It is one of the oldest activities and professions in human history. Many of the long-lasting, ancient shelters, temples, mo ...
work.


People with the surname


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Abbie K. Mason Abbie K. Mason (September 1861 – August 7, 1908) was a Black American suffragist. She was known as the president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and taught the lessons of Frederick Douglass at the Memorial African Methodist Episc ...
(1861–1908) was a Black American suffragist * A. E. W. Mason (1865–1948), English author * Alex Mason, the protagonist of the 2010 video game '' Call of Duty: Black Ops'' *
Allan Mason Allan Mason is an American record producer and A&R executive. Music career Mason was the vice president in charge of A&R when GRT Records assumed sole ownership of Janus Records in 1971, after Pye Records pulled out of the venture. Mason, a ...
(1921–2006), English
first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...
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Allan Mason Allan Mason is an American record producer and A&R executive. Music career Mason was the vice president in charge of A&R when GRT Records assumed sole ownership of Janus Records in 1971, after Pye Records pulled out of the venture. Mason, a ...
, American
record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
and A&R executive *
Andrea Mason (politician) Andrea Mason (born 1968) is a former Australian political candidate. At the 2004 federal election, she led the Family First Party, standing unsuccessfully as its lead Senate candidate in South Australia. She gained notability as the first A ...
(born 1968), Australian politician *
Angela Mason Angela Margaret Mason (born 9 August 1944) is a British civil servant and activist, and a former director of the UK-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lobbying organisation Stonewall. She is a former Chair of the Fawcett Society, a U ...
(born 1944), British activist * Anthony Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Armistead Thomson Mason Armistead Thomson Mason (August 4, 1787February 6, 1819), the son of Stevens Thomson Mason, was a U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1816 to 1817. Mason was also the second-youngest person to ever serve in the US Senate, at the age of 28 and 5 months ...
(1787–1819), US Senator


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Babbie Mason Babbie Yvett Robie Wade Mason (born February 1, 1955) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, writer, and adjunct professor of songwriting at Point University and Lee University, and also a television talk-show host. Born to Georgie and Geo ...
(born 1955), American gospel singer *
Barbara Mason Barbara Mason (born August 9, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American soul singer with several R&B and pop hits in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for her self-written 1965 hit song " Yes, I'm Ready". She has released ...
(born 1947), American singer *
Barry Mason John Barry Mason (12 July 1935 – 16 April 2021) was an English singer and songwriter. A leading songwriter of the 1960s, he wrote the bulk of his most successful songs in partnership with Les Reed. Mason gained many gold and platinum awar ...
(1935–2021), British songwriter *
Ben Mason (disambiguation) Ben Mason may refer to: *Ben Mason (American football) (born 1999), NFL fullback *Ben Mason (golfer) (born 1977), English professional golfer *Ben Mason, see List of Falling Skies characters *Ben Mason, musician in The Smallgoods See also *Benjamin ...
, multiple people *
Benjamin Mason (disambiguation) Benjamin Mason may refer to: Mason family *Benjamin Mason (born 1992) of the Mason family of politicians *Benjamin Mason (1826–1847) of the Mason family of politicians *Benjamin Mason (born 1865) of the Mason family of politicians Others * Benja ...
, multiple people *
Benedict Mason Benedict Mason, born on 23 February 1954, is a British composer. Mason was educated at King's College, Cambridge (1971–75) and took a degree in film-making at the Royal College of Art (1975–78). He did not turn to composition until his early ...
(born 1954), British composer *
Bertha Mason Bertha Antoinetta Rochester (née Mason) is a character in Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel ''Jane Eyre''. She is described as the violently insane first wife of Edward Rochester, who moved her to Thornfield Hall and locked her in a room on the ...
, fictional character from the novel ''
Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...
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Bertha Mason (suffragist) Bertha Mason (1855–1939) was an English suffragist and temperance campaigner born in Ashton-under-Lyne. Influenced by her father Hugh Mason, a Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party, she became a dedicated activist, serving as a commit ...
(1855–1939), English suffragist *
Biddy Mason Biddy Mason (August 15, 1818 – January 15, 1891) was an African-American nurse and a Californian real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist. She was one of the founders of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, Calif ...
(1818–1891), American freed slave, nurse and businesswoman *
Bill Mason Bill Mason was a Canadian naturalist, author, artist, filmmaker, and conservationist, noted primarily for his popular canoeing books, films, and art as well as his documentaries on wolves. Mason was also known for including passages from Christi ...
(1929–1988), Canadian canoeist, author, artist *
Bobbie Ann Mason Bobbie Ann Mason (born May 1, 1940) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and literary critic from Kentucky. Her memoir was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Early life and education A child of Wilburn and Christina Mason, Bobb ...
(born 1940), American novelist *
Bobby Joe Mason Bobby Joe Mason (April 23, 1936 – July 4, 2006) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at Bradley University and gained worldwide fame as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. Career Mason was a three-sport ...
(1936–2006), American basketball player * Brett Mason (born 1962), Australian politician *
Brewster Mason Brewster Mason (30 August 192214 August 1987) was an English stage actor who also appeared in films and on television. He was born in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire and made his stage debut at the Finsbury Park Open Air Theatre in 1947. He then appear ...
(1922–1987), British actor *
Brian Mason Brian David Mason (born October 12, 1953) is a Canadian politician who was leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party from 2004 to 2014 and served the Minister of Transportation in Rachel Notley's NDP government. He also served as the Governme ...
(born 1953), Canadian politician


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* Caroline Atherton Mason (née Briggs) (1823–1890), American poet *
Catherine Mason Catherine Mason (born in Australia) is an art historian and author who specialises in digital art, especially computer art. Biography Mason was born in Australia, brought up in the United States, and educated in the United Kingdom. In the lat ...
, Australian-born British-based digital art historian *
Cathy Mason Cathy Mason is a Sinn Féin politician who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly from South Down in the 2022 election. Political career Mason has been chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council since 2021, being elected co ...
, Northern Irish politician *
Charles Mason Charles Mason (April 1728Charles Harrison Mason Bishop Charles Harrison Mason Sr. (September 8, 1866 – November 17, 1961) was an American Holiness–Pentecostal pastor and minister. He was the founder and first Senior Bishop of the Church of God in Christ, based in Memphis, Tennessee. It d ...
(1866–1961), American religious leader * Chris Mason (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player * Chris Mason (born 1969), British darts player *
Clarence Mason Herman Stevens Jr. (born June 17, 1965) is an American attorney and former professional wrestling manager, best known for his attorney gimmicks as Clarence Mason in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and as J. Biggs in World Championship Wrest ...
(born 1965), American lawyer and professional wrestling manager *
Colin Mason Colin Victor James Mason (28 October 1926 – 18 July 2020) was a New Zealand-born Australian journalist, author and politician. Mason worked for 14 years as the first foreign correspondent of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and became ...
(1926–2020), Australian author, journalist and politician * Concetta Mason (born 1952), American glass artist *
Connie Mason Connie Mason (born August 24, 1937) is an American model and actress who was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1963 issue. Mason then acted in the gore movies pioneered by Herschell Gordon Lewis, ''Blood Feast'' and ''Tw ...
(born 1937), American model


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Daniel Mason ''For the American composer, see Daniel Gregory Mason.'' Daniel Mason (b. ca. 1976) is an American novelist and physician. He is the author of ''The Piano Tuner'' and ''A Far Country''. He was raised in Palo Alto, California, and received a BA ...
(born ca. 1976), American novelist and physician * David Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Derrick Mason Derrick James Mason (born January 17, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Oilers in the fourth round of the ...
(born 1974), American football player *
Desmond Mason Desmond Tremaine Mason (born October 11, 1977) is an American painter and former professional basketball player. He played as a shooting guard and small forward. Mason has also found success as an artist, working in a variety of media. Currently, ...
(born 1977), American basketball player *
Dutch Mason Dutch Mason, (19 February 1938 – 23 December 2006) was a Canadian musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was inducted into the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2005. Career Dutch started p ...
(1938–2006), Canadian musician


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Edith Mason Edith Mason (March 22, 1892 – November 26, 1973) was an American soprano. Biography She was born Edith Barnes on March 22, 1892, in St. Louis, Missouri and studied in Boston, Philadelphia, and Paris. She made her singing début on January 27, ...
(1892–1973), American singer *
Edward J. Mason Edward John Mason (born 8 May 1912 in Birmingham, England, died 3 February 1971) was a scriptwriter for radio, television and movies for both the BBC and its rival Radio Luxembourg. Career Edward J. Mason had his first major success in 1947 as a ...
(1912–1971), British radio writer * Edward J. Mason (politician) (1930–2020), Maryland state senator * Edwyn E. Mason (1913–2003), New York politician * Emma Mason (born 1986), Scottish badminton player


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* F. Van Wyck Mason (1901–1978), American historian and novelist * Frank Mason (disambiguation), multiple people


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Garrett Mason Garrett Paul Mason (born June 19, 1985) is an American politician from Maine. A Republican, Mason formerly served in the Maine State Senate from the 22nd District, representing part of Androscoggin County, including his residence in Lisbon Fall ...
(born 1985), American politician * Gary Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Germaine Mason Germaine Mason (20 January 1983 – 20 April 2017) was a Jamaican-born track and field athlete competing in high jump. In 2006, he switched sporting allegiance, and then represented Great Britain. As a Great Britain competitor, he won the Silv ...
(1983–2017), Jamaican athlete * George Mason (disambiguation), multiple people * Gilbert R. Mason (1928–2006), American physician and civil rights leader *
Gina Mason Gina Marie Mason (née Crafts; December 30, 1959 – September 5, 2017) was an American politician. Mason was born in Lewiston, Maine, the daughter of Chauncey and Carmella DeBurra Crafts. She lived in Lisbon, Maine and graduated from Lisbon ...
(1959–2017), American politician *
Glen Mason Glen Orin Mason (born April 9, 1950) is a former American football player and coach. Mason served as the head football coach at Kent State University from 1986 to 1987, the University of Kansas from 1988 to 1996, and the University of Minnesota ...
(born 1950), American football coach *
Glyn Mason, 2nd Baron Blackford Glyn Keith Murray Mason, 2nd Baron Blackford, (29 May 1887 – 31 December 1972) was a British businessman, magistrate, and Conservative politician. Background Mason was born in 1887 to Edith Mason née Affleck and William Mason (1862–1947). H ...
(1887–1972), British politician *
Grace-Evangeline Mason Grace-Evangeline Mason (born October 1994) is a British composer of contemporary classical music. Biography Mason studied composition at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, under Professor Emily Howard and Professor Gary Carpent ...
(born 1994), British composer


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* Harry Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ...
(born 1947), American drummer * Helen Mason (1938–1989), British journalist and author * Henry Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Herbert Mason Samuel George Herbert Mason (1891 – 20 May 1960) was a British film director, producer, stage actor, army officer, presenter of some revues, stage manager, theatre director, stage director, choreographer, Production manager (theatre), produc ...
(1891–1960), British movie director, movie producer, and stage actor *
Herbert Louis Mason Herbert Louis (''né'' Lewis) Mason (1896–1994) was an American botany professor, plant collector, and herbarium director. After graduating from high school, Herbert Mason and his identical twin brother matriculated at Stanford University. Thei ...
(1896–1994), American botanist and herbarium director *
Hilda Mason Hilda Mason (June 14, 1916 – December 16, 2007) was an American politician and statehood advocate in Washington, D.C. Mason was a member of the D.C. Statehood Party and served as an at-large member of the Council of the District of Colum ...
(1916–2007), American politician * Hilda Mason (architect) (1879–1955), English architect *
Hugh Mason Hugh Mason (30 January 1817 – 2 February 1886) was an English mill owner, social reformer and Liberal politician. He was born in Stalybridge and brought up in Stalybridge and Ashton-under-Lyne until he entered the family cotton business in ...
(1817–1886) English mill owner, social reformer and politician *
Hugh Mason Hugh Mason (30 January 1817 – 2 February 1886) was an English mill owner, social reformer and Liberal politician. He was born in Stalybridge and brought up in Stalybridge and Ashton-under-Lyne until he entered the family cotton business in ...
(1915–2010)


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Ian J. Mason Ian James Mason is an Australian ornithologist and taxonomist who is Senior Collection Manager for the Australian National Wildlife Collection. He is an authority on oology. Publications As well as writing numerous scientific papers, Mason has ...
(late 20th c.), Australian ornithologist and taxonomist


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Jack Mason John Richard Mason (26 March 1874 – 15 October 1958), known as Jack Mason, was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1893 and 1914, captaining the team between 1898 and 1902. He play ...
(1874–1958), English cricketer *
Jack Mason John Richard Mason (26 March 1874 – 15 October 1958), known as Jack Mason, was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1893 and 1914, captaining the team between 1898 and 1902. He play ...
(1896–1968), British
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...
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Jackie Mason Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza; yi, יעקב משה מזא; June 9, 1928 – July 24, 2021) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. His 1986 one-man show ''The World According to Me!'' won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Cir ...
(1928–2021), American comedian * James Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
James Wood-Mason James Wood-Mason (December 1846 – 6 May 1893) was an English zoologist. He was the director of the Indian Museum at Calcutta, after John Anderson. He collected marine animals and lepidoptera, but is best known for his work on two other groups ...
(1846–1893), English zoologist *
Jeanine Mason Jeanine Marie Mason (born January 14, 1991) is an American actress and dancer. Her acting career began after winning the fifth season of the Fox television show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She is best known for her role as Liz Ortecho in the ...
(born 1991), American actress and dancer * John Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Johanna Mason The following is a list of characters in ''The Hunger Games'' novels, a series of young adult science fiction novels by Suzanne Collins whose original trilogy was later adapted into a series of four feature films. The actors who portray these c ...
, character in ''
The Hunger Games ''The Hunger Games'' is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The first three novels are part of a trilogy following teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and the fourth book is a prequel set ...
'' trilogy series. * Jonathan Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Jordan Mason Jordan Ponchez Mason (born May 24, 1999) is an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Georgia Tech. College career Mas ...
(born 1999), American football player * Joseph Mason (disambiguation), multiple people * Sir
Josiah Mason Sir Josiah Mason (23 February 1795 – 16 June 1881) was an English industrialist, engaged in pen manufacture and other trades, and a philanthropist. He founded Mason Science College in 1875, which later became the University of Birmingham. Bio ...
(1795–1881), pen manufacturer


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* Kendra Mason, a fictional character in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *
Kevin Mason Kevin Mason (born September 25, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football at S ...
(born 1972), American football player


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* Laura Mason (1957-2021), British food historian *
Len Mason Leonard Tasman Mason (23 September 1903 – 10 June 1953) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, Other Nationalities, Dominion XIII, the Sou ...
(1903–1953),
New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
rugby player * Leonard F. Mason (1920–1944), American Marine * Lisa Mason (born 1982), British gymnast *
Lowell Mason Lowell Mason (January 8, 1792 – August 11, 1872) was an American music director and banker who was a leading figure in 19th-century American church music. Lowell composed over 1600 hymn tunes, many of which are often sung today. His best-known ...
(1792–1872), American composer *
Lowell B. Mason Lowell Blake Mason (July 25, 1893 – July 9, 1983) was the chair of the Federal Trade Commission from January 1, 1949, to May 23, 1950.
(1893–1983), chair of the Federal Trade Commission


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Margery Mason Margery Mason (27 September 1913 – 26 January 2014) was an English actress and director. She was the artistic director of the Repertory Theatre in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland in the 1960s. Career Mason played Sarah Stevens, the ...
(1913–2014) English actress and director *
Marius Mason Marius Mason (born Marie Mason, January 26, 1962) is an American anarchist who in 2009 was sentenced to 22 years in prison after admitting 13 counts of arson and property damage amounting to US$4 million. Mason, a member of the Earth Liberation ...
(born 1962), American environmental activist and anarchist * Martin Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Marsha Mason Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is an American actress and director. She has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress: for her performances in ''Cinderella Liberty'' (1973), ''The Goodbye Girl'' (1977), '' Chapter Two'' ...
, (born 1942), American actress * Matthew Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Max Mason Charles Max Mason (–), better known as Max Mason, was an American mathematician. Mason was president of the University of Chicago (1925–1928) and president of the Rockefeller Foundation (1929–1936). Mason's mathematical research inte ...
(1877–1961), American mathematician * Melvin T. Mason, American politician * Michael Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Monica Mason Dame Monica Mason (born 6 September 1941) is a former ballet dancer, teacher, and artistic director of The Royal Ballet. In more than fifty years with the company, she established a reputation as a versatile performer, a skilled rehearsal dire ...
(born 1941), British ballet dancer *
Moose Mason Marmaduke "Moose" Mason (often referred to as Big Moose) is a fictional character in the Archie Comics universe. He attends Riverdale High School where he is typically depicted as the best athlete but the poorest student. His difficulties with sch ...
, fictional character in ''
Archie Comics Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.Morgan Mason Alexander Morgan Mason (born June 26, 1955) is an American film producer, actor and political operative. He was born to actors Pamela Mason and James Mason, and is married to singer Belinda Carlisle. Early life Mason was born June 26, 1955 in ...
(born 1955), American politician, film producer, and actor


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* Newton E. Mason (1850–1945),
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
rear admiral *
Newton Henry Mason USS ''Mason'' (DE-529), an , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named ''Mason'', though DE-529 was the only one specifically named for Ensign Newton Henry Mason. USS ''Mason'' was one of two US Navy ships with largely African Ame ...
(1918–1942),
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
fighter pilot *
Nick Mason Nicholas Berkeley Mason, (born 27 January 1944) is an English drummer and a founder member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He is the only member to feature on every Pink Floyd album, and the only constant member since its formation in ...
(born 1944), British drummer for
Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
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Noel Mason-MacFarlane Lieutenant General Sir Frank Noel Mason-MacFarlane, (23 October 1889 – 12 August 1953) was a senior British Army officer, administrator and politician who served as Governor of Gibraltar during the Second World War. Early life and military ca ...
(1889–1953), British soldier and politician


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* Otis Tufton Mason (1838–1908), American anthropologist


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Pat Mason Patrick Mason was an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He was the volunteer assistant coach at Northeastern University. Mason played college baseball at Northeastern University for coach Neil McPhee from 1994 to 1997 and playe ...
, American college baseball coach * Paul Jonathan Mason former heavyweight man *
Perry Mason Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and 4 short stories, all of which involve a cli ...
, fictional lawyer of
Erle Stanley Gardner Erle Stanley Gardner (July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970) was an American lawyer and author. He is best known for the Perry Mason series of crime fiction, detective stories, but he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces and also a series of ...


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R. A. K. Mason Ronald Allison Kells Mason (10 January 1905 – 13 July 1971) was a New Zealand poet. Described by Allen Curnow as New Zealand's "first wholly original, unmistakably gifted poet", he was born in Penrose, New Zealand, Penrose, Auckland on 10 ...
(1905–1971),
New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
poet * Raymond Mason (disambiguation), multiple people * Richard Mason (disambiguation), multiple people * Robert Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Roger Mason Jr. Roger Philip Mason Jr. (born September 10, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He is the former deputy executive director of the NBA Players Association. He is the former president and commissioner of Big3. Early career M ...
(born 1980), American basketball player *
Ron Mason Ronald Herbert Mason (January 14, 1940 – June 13, 2016) was a Canadian ice hockey player, head coach, and university executive. A head coach of various American universities, most notably Michigan State University (MSU), he was the most success ...
(1940–2016), Canadian ice hockey coach *
Ron G. Mason Ronald George Mason ( Winsor, Hampshire, England, 24 December 1916 – London, 16 July 2009) was one of the oceanographers whose pioneering Cold War geomagnetic survey work lead to the discovery of magnetic striping on the seafloor. First discoveri ...
(1916–2005), British oceanographer * Ronald Mason Jr., American academic administrator *
Roswell B. Mason Roswell B. Mason (September 19, 1805January 1, 1892) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1869–1871) for the Citizens Party. Early life Mason was born on September 19, 1805, in New Hartford, New York to Arnold Mason and Mercy Coman. His mo ...
(1805–1892), mayor of
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Roy Mason Roy Mason, Baron Mason of Barnsley, (18 April 1924 – 19 April 2015), was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician and Cabinet minister who was Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the 1970s ...
(1924–2015), British politician *
Roy Mason Roy Mason, Baron Mason of Barnsley, (18 April 1924 – 19 April 2015), was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician and Cabinet minister who was Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the 1970s ...
(1938–1996), American architect *
Ryan Mason Ryan Glen Mason (born 13 June 1991) is an English professional football coach and former player. He became the interim head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in 2021, becoming the youngest coach in Premier League history, at 29. Ma ...
(born 1991), English footballer and manager


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Samuel Jefferson Mason Samuel Jefferson Mason (1921–1974) was an American electronics engineer. Mason's invariant and Mason's rule are named after him. He was born in New York City, but he grew up in a small town in New Jersey. It was so small, in fact, that ...
(1921–1974), American electrical engineer *
Sandra Mason Dame Sandra Prunella Mason (born 17 January 1949) is a Barbadian politician, lawyer, and diplomat who is serving as the first president of Barbados since 2021. She was previously the eighth and final governor-general of Barbados from 2018 to 20 ...
, 1st
President of Barbados The president of Barbados is the head of state of Barbados and the commander-in-chief of the Barbados Defence Force. The office was established when the country became a parliamentary republic on 30 November 2021. Before, the head of state was ...
* Sarah Mason (disambiguation), multiple people * Scott Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Sidney Mason Sidney Mason (1886–1923) was an American film actor active during the silent era.Langman p.291 He was the father of the actor Sydney Mason. Selected filmography * '' His Neighbor's Wife'' (1913) * ''The Daughter of MacGregor'' (1916) * ''The H ...
, Amerocan actor * Sidney Redding Mason, American businessman and politician * Simon Mason (born 1973), English field hockey goalkeeper *
Skookum Jim Mason Keish ( – July 11, 1916), also known as James Mason and by the nickname Skookum Jim Mason, was a member of the Tagish First Nation in what became the Yukon Territory of Canada. He was born near Bennett Lake on what is now the British Colu ...
(c. 1859 – 1916), also known as Keish, Canadian prospector *
Spinner Mason '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...
, a fictional character in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Stella Mason (?–1918),
Muscogee The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language), are a group of related indigenous (Native American) peoples of the Southeastern Woodlandsfreedman A freedman or freedwoman is a formerly enslaved person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, enslaved people were freed by manumission (granted freedom by their captor-owners), emancipation (granted freedom a ...
, she was subject to a known lawsuit. * Steve Mason (disambiguation), multiple people *
Stevens Thomson Mason (senator) Colonel Stevens Thomson Mason (December 29, 1760May 10, 1803) was an American lawyer, military officer and planter who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Mason was also a delegate in the Virginia General Assembly and ...
(1760–1803), American politician *
Stevens T. Mason Stevens Thomson Mason (October 27, 1811 – January 4, 1843) was an American politician who served as the first governor of Michigan from 1835 to 1840. Coming to political prominence at an early age, Mason was appointed his territory's ...
(1811–1843), American politician *
Sylvia Mason-James Sylvia Mason-James (born 8 December 1958) is a British singer who has worked extensively as a backing vocalist and solo artist. Early life and career Mason-James was born on 8 December 1958 in south London, United Kingdom to immigrants from J ...
(born 1958), British singer


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Theodorus B. M. Mason Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason (May 8, 1848 – October 15, 1899) was the founder and first head of the United States Office of Naval Intelligence, with the post of Chief Intelligence Officer (prior to it being redesignated as Director of Naval Int ...
(1848–1899), American naval intelligence officer * Thomas Henry Mason (1811–1900), British Admiral *
Timothy Mason Timothy Wright Mason (2 March 1940 – 5 March 1990) was an English Marxist historian of Nazi Germany. He was one of the founders of the ''History Workshop Journal'' and specialised in the social history of the Third Reich. He argued for the " ...
(1940–1990), British
Marxist Marxism is a Left-wing politics, left-wing to Far-left politics, far-left method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a Materialism, materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand S ...
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Timothy Mason Timothy Wright Mason (2 March 1940 – 5 March 1990) was an English Marxist historian of Nazi Germany. He was one of the founders of the ''History Workshop Journal'' and specialised in the social history of the Third Reich. He argued for the " ...
(born 1950), American playwright *
Tom Mason (actor, born 1920) Thomas Robert Mason (April 29, 1920 – December 1, 1980) was an American chiropractor, who was best known for appearing in films directed by Ed Wood. Ed Wood was married to one of Mason's former patients. Biography Best known as the stand-i ...
(1920–1980), American chiropractor *
Tom Mason (actor, born 1949) Tom Mason is an American actor. He began his television career in 1977, portraying Rex Stout's fictional detective Archie Goodwin in the ABC-TV movie ''Nero Wolfe''. His subsequent TV credits include the series ''Grandpa Goes to Washington'' ...
, American actor * Tony Mason, British rally co-driver


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* C. Vernon Mason, American lawyer, known for involvement in Tawana Brawley incident.


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Warren P. Mason Warren Perry Mason (September 28, 1900 – August 23, 1986) was an American electrical engineer and physicist at Bell Labs. A graduate of Columbia University, he had a prolific output, publishing four books and nearly a hundred papers. He was is ...
(1900–1986), electrical engineer and scientist * William Mason (disambiguation), multiple people


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Major Matt Mason Major Matt Mason was an action figure created by Mattel. He was an astronaut who lived and worked on the Moon. When introduced in 1966, the figures were initially based on design information found in ''Life Magazine, Air Force Magazine, Jane's,'' ...
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Masson (surname) Masson is a French and Scottish surname, and may refer to: * André Masson (1896–1987), a French artist * André Masson (born 1950), a French economist * Angela Masson (born 1951), an American pilot and artist * Antoine Masson (1636–1700 ...
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason Sheku Kanneh-Mason (born 4 April 1999) is a British cellist who won the 2016 BBC Young Musician award. He was the first Black musician to win the competition since its launch in 1978. He played at the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle ...


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