Addison is a unisex given name derived from the surname

Addison Addison may refer to: Places Canada * Addison, Ontario, a community United States * Addison, Alabama, a town * Addison, Illinois, a village * Addison, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Addison, Maine, a town * Addison, Michigan, a villag ...

. It has increased in use in the

Anglosphere The Anglosphere, also known as the Anglo-American world, is a Western-led sphere of influence among the Anglophone countries. The core group of this sphere of influence comprises five developed countries that maintain close social, cultura ...

in recent years, perhaps due to its similarity to the fashionable name

Madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States * Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer Places in the United States Populated places * Madi ...

. The name was also used for characters such as

Addison Montgomery Addison Adrianne Forbes Montgomery, Doctor of Medicine, M.D., Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, F.A.C.S., American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, F.A.C.O.G., previously known as Shepherd, is a fictional character who first ap ...

on the popular American television series '' Grey’s Anatomy''.

Notable people with the given name Addison include

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* Addison Alves (born 1981), Brazilian footballer

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* Addison Bain (1935–2025), American NASA scientist * Addison Baker (1907–1943), American pilot * Addison Barger (born 1999), American baseball player *

Addison Brown Addison C. Brown (February 21, 1830 – April 9, 1913) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, a botanist, and a serious amateur astronomer. Early ...

(1830–1913), American judge * Addison Burkhardt (1879–1937), American lyricist

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* Addison Caldwell (1856–1910), American teacher *

Addison Clark Addison Clark (1842–1911) was a co-founder and the first president of Texas Christian University (TCU). Biography Addison Clark was born in Titus County, Texas on December 11, 1842. He served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil ...

(1842–1911), American academic administrator * Addison B. Colvin (1858–1939), American businessman * Addison Cresswell (disambiguation), multiple people

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Addison Dale Addison Brian Dale (born 10 November 1942) is a Zimbabwean former weightlifter. He competed in the men's heavyweight I event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and ...

(born 1942), Zimbabwean weightlifter

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* Addison Farmer (1928–1963), American musician *

Addison Fatta Addison Grace Fatta ( ) (born November 23, 2004) is an American artistic gymnast. She was part of the gold medal winning team at the 2023 Pan American Championships. Early life Fatta was born to Tony and Jen Fatta in 2004 in Lancaster, Penn ...

(born 2004), American artistic gymnast * Addison Fischer, American businessman * Addison G. Foster (1837–1917), American politician

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Addison Gardiner Addison Gardiner (March 19, 1797 – June 5, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 1845 to 1847 and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1854 to 1855. Early life and caree ...

(1797–1883), American lawyer and politician *

Addison Garnett Addison Righteous Adam Garnett (born 13 September 1996) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Whitehawk. Garnett originally began his career at local side, Bedfont Sports before joining Football League side Qu ...

(born 1996), English footballer *

Addison Gayle Addison Gayle, Jr. (June 2, 1932 – October 3, 1991) was an American professor, literary critic, and author in New York City. He advocated for a Black aesthetic. Biography Gayle was born in Newport News, Virginia. He graduated from the City Colleg ...

(1932–1991), American professor *

Addison Grace Addison Grace (born March 21, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter and online personality. Having developed a following on social media sites like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, he has released two EPs, ''Immaturing'' and ''Things That Are ...

(born 2001), American singer-songwriter *

Addison Groove Tony Williams, better known as Addison Groove (and formerly known as Headhunter), is an electronic music artist from Bristol, United Kingdom. Noted for his fusion of styles such as Techno, Jungle, Soul, Juke and Dubstep, he released his first alb ...

(born 1942), English musical artist

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* Addison C. Harris (1840–1916), American lawyer *

Addison Hehr Addison Hehr (October 27, 1909 – February 28, 1971) was an American art director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. Selected filmography * ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (1951) * ''The True Story ...

(1909–1971), American art director *

Addison Hewlett George Addison Hewlett Jr. (1912–1989) was a North Carolina politician and attorney. He was educated at Wake Forest College and graduated from Wake Forest's law school in 1934. The same year he was admitted to the bar and entered legal pract ...

(1912–1989), American politician * Addison J. Hodges (1842–1933), American soldier *

Addison Holley Addison Holley (born May 18, 2000) is a Canadian actress who has had starring roles in several television series. Holley was born in Burlington, Ontario. In 2016, she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Child ...

(born 2000), Canadian actress *

Addison Hosea Addison Hosea (September 11, 1914 - December 14, 1985) was an American prelate who served as the forth Bishop of Lexington from 1971 to 1985. Early life and education Hosea was born on September 11, 1914, in Pikeville, North Carolina, the son of ...

(1914–1985), American prelate *

Addison Hutton Addison Hutton (1834–1916) was a Philadelphia architect who designed prominent residences in Philadelphia and its suburbs, plus courthouses, hospitals, and libraries, including the Ridgway Library, now Philadelphia High School for the Creative ...

(1834–1916), American architect

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* Addison James (1849–1910), American politician * Addison P. Jones (1822–1910), American politician

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Addison Kelly Addison Wylie "King" Kelly (c. 1875 – March 23, 1942) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, and stockbroker. He played college football and college baseball at Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1898. I ...

(1875–1942), American football player * Addison Kimball, American architect

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* Addison H. Laflin (1823–1878), American politician * Addison Lockley (born 1991), English rugby union footballer

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* Addison S. McClure (1839–1903), American lawyer and politician * Addison W. Merrill (1842–1920), American politician *

Addison Mizner Addison Cairns Mizner ( ) (December 12, 1872 – February 5, 1933) was an American architect whose Mediterranean Revival Style architecture, Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, Spanish Colonial Revival style interpret ...

(1872–1933), American architect * Addison Webster Moore (1866–1930), American philosopher * Addison Mitchell McConnell (born 1942), American lawyer and politician

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Addison Niles Addison Cook Niles (July 22, 1832 – January 17, 1890) was an attorney and served as Nevada County, California, Nevada County judge in California from 1862–1871 and as associate justice on the Supreme Court of California from 1872& ...

(1832–1890), American judge * Addison H. Nordyke, American industrialist

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* Addison O'Dea (born 1979), American filmmaker

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Addison Powell Addison Powell (February 23, 1921 – November 8, 2010) was an American actor whose numerous television, stage and film credits included ''Dark Shadows'', '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' and ''Three Days of the Condor''. He was best known for playi ...

(1921–2010), American actor *

Addison Pratt Addison Pratt (February 21, 1802 – October 10, 1872) was an early Latter-day Saint convert and missionary. Pratt preached in French Polynesia from 1844 to 1848 and from 1850 to 1852, and is recognized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

(1802–1872), American missionary * Addison G. Pulsifer (1874–??), American architect

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(born 2000), American social media personality, singer and actress *

Addison Reed Addison Devon Reed (born December 27, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins. Amateu ...

(born 1988), American baseball player * Addison Rerecich (1999–2019), American social figure *

Addison Richards Addison Whittaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. Richards appeared in more than 300 films between 1933 and his death in 1964. Biography A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Richard ...

(1902–1964), American actor * Addison Richards (Canadian football) (born 1993), Canadian football player * Addison Roache (1817–1906), American judge *

Addison Russell Addison Wayne Russell (born January 23, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. Russell was drafted 11th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. ...

(born 1994), American baseball player *

Addison Peale Russell Addison Peale Russell (September 8, 1826 – July 24, 1912) was an American author of the later nineteenth century. He is remembered mainly for his '' Sub-Coelum'' — "his best book...a Utopian protest against materialistic socialism." ...

(1826–1912), American author

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* Addison N. Scurlock (1883–1964), American photographer * Addison T. Smith (1862–1956), American politician * Addison E. Southard (1884–1970), American diplomat * Addison Spruill (born 1993), American basketball player * Addison Langhorne Steavenson (1836–1913), English engineer * Addison Steiner (born 1994), American soccer player

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Addison Teague Addison Teague is a sound editor who has done sound editing on 42 films since 1993. He was nominated for an Academy Award during the 83rd Academy Awards for the film '' Tron: Legacy''. This was for Best Sound Editing, his nomination was shared wi ...

, American sound editor *

Addison Timlin Addison Timlin (born June 29, 1991) is an American actress. She played Jami Lerner in '' The Town That Dreaded Sundown'' (2014), Colleen Lunsford in '' Little Sister'' (2016) and Sasha Bingham in Showtime's ''Californication''. Career Timlin m ...

(born 1991), American actress

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Addison Van Name Addison Van Name (November 15, 1835 – September 29, 1922) was an American philologist and librarian, serving as University Librarian of Yale University from 1865 to 1904, and was made librarian emeritus in 1905. He himself attended Yale, gra ...

(1835–1922), American librarian *

Addison Emery Verrill Addison Emery Verrill (February 9, 1839 – December 10, 1926) was an American invertebrate zoologist, museum curator and university professor. Life Verrill was born on February 9, 1839, in Greenwood, Maine, the son of George Washington Verril ...

(1839–1926), American zoologist

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* Addison West (born 2000), American football player * Addison White (1824–1909), American politician *

Addison Wiggin Addison Wiggin is an American writer, publisher, and filmmaker. He is the host of the YouTube show ''The Wiggin Sessions'', covering financial markets, the economy and politics. He writes the financial daily ''The Daily Missive''. Addison is als ...

, American publisher * Addison Wilson, Canadian Lawyer

Fictional characters

, a character on the television series ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

'' * Addison Wells, main character in ''

Zombies A zombie (Haitian French: ; ; Kikongo: ''zumbi'') is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. In modern popular culture, zombies appear in horror genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore ...

''.

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