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''(The list is divided into 100- and 50-years periods and then sorted by the first letter of given name and then by the first letter of middle name if it exists)'' ;Born 1600–1699 *

Jonathan Dickinson Jonathan Dickinson (1663–1722) was a merchant from Port Royal, Jamaica who was shipwrecked on the southeast coast of Florida in 1696, along with his family and the other passengers and crew members of the ship. He wrote about their experien ...

(1663–1722), Philadelphia mayor *

Nathaniel Dickinson (pioneer) Nathaniel Dickinson (3 May 160116 June 1676) was an early English immigrant to America. Dickinson was born in Billingborough, Lincolnshire. He married widow Anna Gull in the mid-1620s and they had at least twelve children, the first five of whom ...

(1601–1676), founder of Hadley, Massachusetts ;Born 1700–1799 *

Charles Dickinson (historical figure) Charles Dickinson (December 20, 1780May 30, 1806) was an American attorney and slave trader who was killed by Andrew Jackson in a duel. An expert marksman, Dickinson was shot in the chest by the future president due to a protracted disagreement wh ...

(1780–1806), American attorney and duelist *

John Dickinson John Dickinson (November 13, O.S. November 2">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="/nowiki>Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. November 21732Various sources indicate a birth date of November 8, 12 or 13, but his most recent biographer ...

(1732–1808), U.S. solicitor, politician and Founding Father * John Dean Dickinson (1767–1841), U.S. lawyer, banker and politician *

John Dickinson (inventor) John Dickinson (29 March 1782 – 11 January 1869) was an Englishman who invented a continuous mechanised papermaking process. He established in 1809 the English paper and stationery producer Longman & Dickinson, which later evolved into John ...

(1782–1869), British papermaking inventor *

Philemon Dickinson Philemon Dickinson (April 5, 1739February 4, 1809) was an American lawyer and politician from Trenton, New Jersey. As a brigadier general of the New Jersey militia, he was one of the most effective militia officers of the American Revolutiona ...

(1739–1809), American lawyer, politician and soldier *

Townsend Dickinson Townsend Dickinson (c. 1795 – February 1851)Arkansas CourtsA Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits(2016), p. 3. was a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1836 to 1842, serving as one of the first three members of the court. B ...

(1795–1851), associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court ;Born 1800–1899 * Almaron Dickinson (1800–1836), Texan soldier, died defending the Alamo *

Andrew B. Dickinson Andrew Bray Dickinson (August 29, 1801 – April 21, 1873) was an American politician from New York. Biography Dickinson was born on August 29, 1801, in Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey, the son of Gamalial Dickerson (1776–1851) and Elizabet ...

(1801–1873), New York politician, U.S. Minister to Nicaragua *

Anna Elizabeth Dickinson Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (October 28, 1842 – October 22, 1932) was an American orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of Slavery in the United States, slavery and for women's rights, Dickinson was the first woman to give a political ...

(1842–1932), American lecturer on slavery and discrimination against women * Charles M. Dickinson (1842–1924), American lawyer, newspaper editor, and diplomat from New York *

Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson (September 11, 1800 – April 12, 1866) was an American politician and lawyer, most notable as a United States senator from 1844 to 1851. Biography Born in Goshen, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Guilford, C ...

(1800–1866), U.S. Senator from New York * David W. Dickinson (1808–1845), U.S. Congressman from Tennessee * Donald M. Dickinson (1846–1917), American lawyer and politician, 34th US Postmaster General *

Edward Dickinson Edward Dickinson (January 1, 1803 – June 16, 1874) was an American politician from Massachusetts. He is also known as the father of the poet Emily Dickinson; their family home in Amherst, the Emily Dickinson Museum, is a museum dedicated to h ...

(1803–1874), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts, father of poet Emily Dickinson * Edward F. Dickinson (1829–1874), American lawyer, soldier and politician *

Edwin Dickinson Edwin Walter Dickinson (October 11, 1891 – December 2, 1978) was an American painter and draftsman best known for psychologically charged self-portraits, quickly painted landscapes, which he called ''premier coups'', and large, hauntingly enigma ...

(1891–1978), American painter and draftsman *

Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massac ...

(1830–1886), American poet *

Fairleigh S. Dickinson Colonel Fairleigh Stanton Dickinson Sr. (August 22, 1866 – June 23, 1948) was an American businessman who was the co-founder of the Fortune 500 medical technology company Becton Dickinson and the named benefactor of Fairleigh Dickinson Univ ...

(c.1862–1948), American co-founder of Becton Dickinson *

Frances Dickinson (physician) Frances Dickinson (January 19, 1856 – May 19, 1945) was an American physician and clubwoman who specialized in ophthalmology. Dickinson was the first woman received into the International Medical Congress (1887). In addition to being an activ ...

(1856–1945), American physician, clubwoman * George Dickinson (Canterbury cricketer) (1828–1913), New Zealand cricketer * George Sherman Dickinson (1888–1964), American developer of Dickinson library classification * Henry Winram Dickinson (1870–1952), British engineering historian *

Jacob M. Dickinson Jacob McGavock Dickinson (January 30, 1851 – December 13, 1928) was United States Secretary of War under President William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1911. He was succeeded by Henry L. Stimson. He was an attorney, politician, and businessman ...

(1851–1928), U.S. Secretary of War, founder of Sigma Alpha Epsilon * John Dickenson (Canadian politician) (1847–1932) *

Lavinia Norcross Dickinson Lavinia "Vinnie" Norcross Dickinson (February 28, 1833 – August 31, 1899) was the younger sister of American poet Emily Dickinson. Vinnie was the youngest of the Dickinson siblings born to Edward Dickinson and his wife Emily Norcross in ...

(1833–1899), sister of Emily who enabled her publication *

Leonard R. Dickinson Leonard Ralph Dickinson (December 19, 1898 – March 13, 1994) was an American businessman and politician. Dickinson was born in Turtle Lake Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota. He lived in Bemidji, Minnesota with his wife and family and was ...

(1898–1994), American businessman and politician * Lester J. Dickinson (1873–1968), American politician, senator from Iowa *

Maggie Dickinson Margaret Esme Dickinson (1894 – 16 June 1949) was an Australian ballet dancer, a popular performer in J. C. Williamson's pantomimes. She married a dancing partner, who was already engaged to his previous dancing partner, creating a scandal. His ...

(1894–1949), Australian ballet dancer * Margaret Rebecca Dickinson (1821–1918), British botanical artist * Marvin M. Dickinson (1877–1951), American football and baseball player and coach *

Robert Latou Dickinson Robert Latou Dickinson (February 21, 1861 – November 29, 1950) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist, surgeon, maternal health educator, artist, sculptor and medical illustrator, research scientist, author, and public health educator. ...

(1861–1950), American obstetrician, artist and research scientist *

Susanna Dickinson Susanna Wilkerson Dickinson ( October 7, 1883) and her infant daughter, Angelina, were among the few American survivors of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Her husband, Almaron Dickinson, and 185 other Texian defenders wer ...

(1814–1883), Alamo survivor, wife of Almaron Dickinson *

Velvalee Dickinson Velvalee Dickinson (also the Doll Lady, Doll Woman, Catherine Dickinson, and Catherine Stefanis; October 12, 18931980) was an American professional doll-collector-turned-espionage, spy for Empire of Japan, Imperial Japan during World War II. S ...

(1893–c.1980), American World War II spy for Japan *

Willoughby Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson Willoughby Hyett Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson, KBE, PC (9 April 1859 – 31 May 1943), was a British Liberal Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for St. Pancras North from 1906 to 1918. He was an influential proponent of establish ...

(1859–1943), British politician, peace activist ;Born 1900–1949 *

Angie Dickinson Angie Dickinson (born Angeline Brown; September 30, 1931) is an American retired actress. She began her career on television, appearing in many Anthology series#Television, anthology series during the 1950s, before gaining her breakthrough rol ...

(born 1931), American actress * Basil Dickinson (1915–2013), Australian athlete * Ben Dickinson Samuel Benson Dickinson (1912–2000), Australian geologist * Charles Edgar Dickinson (1908–1964), American landscape architect and educator *

David Dickinson David Dickinson (born David Gulesserian; 16 August 1941) is an English antiques dealer and television presenter. Between 2000 and 2004, Dickinson hosted the BBC One antiques show '' Bargain Hunt'', where he was succeeded by Tim Wonnacott. D ...

(born 1941), English antiques expert and television presenter * George Dickinson (1903–1978), New Zealand international cricketer and rugby union player * Jacob Alan Dickinson (1911–1971), U.S. lawyer, desegregation advocate *

Jess H. Dickinson Jess Hays Dickinson (born March 25, 1947) is a former Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. Biography Jess Hays Dickinson was born in Charleston, Mississippi. His mother was Laura Augusta Hays (1920–2008). He has a brother, Leo ...

(born 1947), Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi *

Jim Dickinson James Luther Dickinson (November 15, 1941 – August 15, 2009) was an American record producer, pianist, and singer who fronted, among others, the band Mud Boy and the Neutrons, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Biography Dickinson was born in Li ...

(1941–2009) American record producer, pianist, and singer *

Jimmy Dickinson James William Dickinson MBE (24 April 1925 – 8 November 1982) was an English footballer who played as a left half. Dickinson holds the record for number of league appearances for Portsmouth (764). Only Swindon Town's John Trollope and Mi ...

(1925–1982), English football player * Leo Dickinson (born 1946), British climber, adventurer, film-maker *

Linda Spalding Linda Spalding (née Dickinson; June 25, 1943) is a Canadian writer and editor. Born in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob Alan Dickinson and Edith Senner, she lived in Mexico and Hawaii before moving to Toronto Toronto ( , locally p ...

née Linda Dickinson, U.S. and Canadian author * Nate Dickinson (1932–2011), American wildlife biologist *

Peter Dickinson (architect) Peter Allgood Rastall Dickinson (21 October 1925 – 15 October 1961) was a British-Canadian architect. Practising from the late 1940s to the early 1960s and working primarily in Toronto, Dickinson is credited as one of the leaders in developing ...

(1925–1961), British-Canadian architect *

Peter Dickinson Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL (16 December 1927 – 16 December 2015) was an English author and poet, best known for children's books and detective stories. Dickinson won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association ...

(1927–2015), English author and poet *

Peter Dickinson (composer) Peter Dickinson (15 November 1934 – 16 June 2023) was an English composer, musicologist, author, and pianist.Baker's 20th Century Composers, p. 317 Biography Dickinson was born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, and studied organ at Queens' Col ...

(1934–2023), English composer *

Sandra Dickinson Sandra Dickinson (née Searles; born October 20, 1948) is an American-British actress. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She has often played characters within the trope of a dumb blonde with a high-pitched voice ...

(born 1948), American-British actress * Terence Dickinson (1943–2023), Canada *

William Boyd Dickinson William Boyd Dickinson Jr. (May 18, 1908 – September 12, 1978) was United States war correspondent for United Press International during World War II. He was born into a family with a tradition of writing and public service. His father, Willia ...

(1908–1978), U.S. war correspondent, editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin * William L. Dickinson (1925–2008), U.S. representative for Alabama * William R. Dickinson (1931–2015), American geologist, geoscientist and academic ;Born 1950–1999 *

Amy Dickinson Amy Dickinson (born November 6, 1959) is a former American newspaper columnist who wrote the syndicated advice column ''Ask Amy''. Dickinson has appeared as a social commentator on ABC's ''Good Morning America'' and NBC's ''The Today Show''. Bi ...

(born 1959), American newspaper columnist *

Arlene Dickinson Arlene Dickinson (born October 8, 1956) is a South African and Canadian businesswoman, investor, author, and television personality. She is the general partner of District Ventures Capital and CEO of Venturepark. Dickinson joined the cast of the ...

(born 1956), South African – Canadian businesswoman * Brian Dickinson (born 1961), Canadian pianist * Brian Dickinson (climber) (born 1974), American mountain climber *

Bruce Dickinson Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson has performed in the band across two stints, from 1981 to 1993 and from 1999 to the present d ...

(born 1958), British vocalist for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden *

Carl Dickinson Carl Matthew Dickinson (born 31 March 1987) is an English former professional Association football, football player who is strength and conditioning coach at club Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepool United and a player at club Abbey Hulton Unit ...

(born 1987), English footballer * Charles Dickinson (author) (born 1951), American writer * Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, American writer * Ellie Dickinson (born 1998), English cyclist * Helen Dickinson (born 1966), British chief executive *

James Dickinson (taxidermist) James Arnold Dickinson, MBE, (born 1950, Leeds) is a British conservation-restoration taxidermist who repaired mounted animal skins and skeletons for museums in the United Kingdom for 40 years. Among his restoration works are the Leeds Irish ...

(born 1950), English taxidermist * James Charles Dickinson (born 1999), American makeup artist and internet personality *

Janice Dickinson Janice Doreen Dickinson (born February 16, 1955)As per Dickinson in NNDB aJanice Dickinson profilegives February 15, 1955, noting, "Although Dickinson has maintained in several interviews and her autobiography ''No Lifeguard on Duty'' that she ...

(born 1955), American model, photographer, author and talent agent * Jason Dickinson (born 1995), professional

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player * Oliver Dickinson (born 1980), Anglo-French documentary film director *

Q. Todd Dickinson Q Todd Dickinson (December 21, 1952 – May 3, 2020) was an Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He was an executive director of the American Intellectual Pro ...

(1952–2020), American lawyer *

Rob Dickinson Robert Dickinson (born 23 July 1965) is a British musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter previously of the band Catherine Wheel.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 664-5 Dickinson was raised ...

(born 1965), British musician and singer-songwriter ;Born since 2000 *

Hunter Dickinson Hunter Ryan Dickinson (born November 25, 2000) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines and the Kansas Jayhawks. Dickinson was named a consensus second-team 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball All-America ...

(born 2000), American basketball player

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, born 'Angeline Brown' in 1931, United States * Christine Arnothy (1930–2015), Hungary, used the pen name 'William Dickinson'

People sharing the given name Dickinson

Dickinson W. Richards Dickinson Woodruff Richards Jr. (October 30, 1895 – February 23, 1973) was an American physician and physiologist. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 with André Cournand and Werner Forssmann for the de ...

(1895–1973), United States

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