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English-language English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples th ...

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Alan Hodgkinson Alan Hodgkinson MBE (16 August 1936 – 8 December 2015) was an English professional football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach. Playing career Hodgkinson signed for Sheffield United from Worksop Town on 1 August 1953, and made 675 first-team ...

(1936–2015), English footballer * Albert Hodgkinson (1897–1975), English recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal * Alison Hodgkinson, South African cricketer * Antony Hodgkinson, English drummer *

Bert Hodgkinson Albert Victor Hodgkinson (10 August 1884 – 25 November 1939) was a Welsh footballer who played as an outside-forward for various clubs in the 1900s, including making one appearance for the Wales national football team in 1908. Football ca ...

(1884–1939), Welsh international footballer * Bert Hodgkinson (footballer, born 1903), English footballer *

Charles Hodgkinson Charles Frith Hodgkinson (1871–1948) was an English footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale in the late 1890s. Career Hodgkinson probably joined Burslem Port Vale in 1898. His first recorded game was at outside-left in a 3–0 win agai ...

, English footballer *

Clement Hodgkinson Clement Hodgkinson (1818 – 5 September 1893) was an English Natural history, naturalist, explorer and Surveyor (surveying), surveyor of Australia. He was Victoria, Australia, Victorian Assistant Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey from 1861 ...

, English naturalist *

Colin Hodgkinson Colin Hodgkinson (born 14 October 1945, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is a British rock, jazz and blues bassist, who has been active since the 1960s. Career Hodgkinson played in several bands, but was even more prolific as a sessio ...

, British musician *

Debby Hodgkinson Debby Hodgkinson (born 22 November 1980) is a former rugby union player who played for . She was a member of the Australian squad that finished in third place in the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She has also represented Australia in rugby seven ...

, Australian rugby union player *

Del Hodgkinson Del Hodgkinson ( – September 2015) was an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds, as a . Background Hodgkinson's birth was registered in Leeds North district, West Ridin ...

, English professional rugby league footballer *

Derek Hodgkinson Air Chief Marshal Sir William Derek Hodgkinson, (27 December 1917 – 29 January 2010) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. As a bomber pilot in the Second World War, he was shot down and spent time in Stalag Luft III as "Big S", responsible f ...

, British World War II pilot *

Eaton Hodgkinson Eaton Hodgkinson (26 February 1789 – 18 June 1861) was an English engineer, a pioneer of the application of mathematics to problems of structural design. Early life Hodgkinson was born in the village of Anderton, near Northwich, Cheshire, ...

, English engineer * Frances Brett Hodgkinson (1771–1803), American theater actress *

Frank Hodgkinson Frank Hodgkinson (23 April 1919 – 20 October 2001) was a noted Australian printmaker, painter and graphic artist. Life Hodgkinson was educated at Fort Street High School and after leaving began work as a commercial artist and newspaper illu ...

, Australian artist *

George Langton Hodgkinson George Langton Hodgkinson (Kentish Town, 13 February 1837 – 16 February 1915, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire) was an Anglicanism, Anglican clergyman. A keen sportsman, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club, Ox ...

, English priest and cricketer * Gerard Hodgkinson, English cricketer * Gilbert Hodgkinson, English cricketer * Greta Hodgkinson, American-Canadian ballet dancer *

Grosvenor Hodgkinson Grosvenor Hodgkinson (1818 – 14 February 1881) was an English lawyer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1859 to 1874. Hodgkinson was the son of George Hodgkinson and his wife Julia Beevor, daughter of the Rev. Jo ...

, English lawyer and politician *

Harry Hodgkinson (footballer) Henry Thomas Hodgkinson (March 1862 – 11 October 1945) was an English footballer who was one of Port Vale's first players. Career Hodgkinson was one of Port Vale's original players when it was founded in the 1870s. The first recorded game he ...

, English footballer *

Harry Hodgkinson (writer) Harry Hodgkinson (15 March 1913 – 2 October 1994), born Kirkham, Lancashire, Kirkham, Lancashire, was a British writer, journalist, naval intelligence officer and expert on Balkans, the Balkans. From the age of 16, he started writing for t ...

, English writer * Ian Hodgkinson, Canadian professional wrestler, known as Vampiro *James Hodgkinson (1950–2017), left-wing activist and perpetrator of the

Congressional baseball shooting A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ad ...

* John Hodgkinson (disambiguation) *

Katrina Hodgkinson Katrina Ann Hodgkinson (born 10 March 1966) is an Australian former politician. She is the former Federal Vice President of the National Party of Australia and a former Australian Member of Parliament. She was a member of the New South Wales Leg ...

, Australian politician *

Keely Hodgkinson Keely Nicole Hodgkinson (born 3 March 2002) is an English middle-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hodgkinson was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2024.Harry Poole'Hodgkinson wins ...

, English athlete *

Liz Hodgkinson Liz Hodgkinson (born 1945) is an author and journalist who has written more than 50 books. Her books have been translated into over 20 languages. She has also written articles for most of the major British national newspapers in London, and fo ...

, English author and journalist * Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator *

Michael Hodgkinson Sir Michael Stewart Hodgkinson (born 7 April 1944) is a British business man. Early life The son of Stewart Gordon Hodgkinson and his wife Ruth Phyllis Pentelow, Hodgkinson was born in 1944, while his father was serving as a junior officer in the ...

(born 1944), British business man *

Patrick Hodgkinson Patrick Hodgkinson (8 March 1930 – 21 February 2016) was a British architect, best known for his design of London's Brunswick Centre. Biography Hodgkinson was born in Putney, London on 8 March 1930. His father, Geoffrey Walter Hodgkinson was a ...

, British architect * Peter Hodgkinson (architect) (born 1940), British architect * Peter Hodgkinson (sculptor) (born 1956), British sculptor * Randall Hodgkinson, American pianist * Richard Hodgkinson, English cricketer *

Samuel Hodgkinson Samuel Hodgkinson (1817 – 10 January 1914) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand. He represented the Riverton electorate from 1876 to 1879, when he was defeated; and then the Wallace Wallace may refer to: ...

, New Zealand politician * Sandra Hodgkinson, American lawyer *

Simon Hodgkinson Simon Hodgkinson (born 15 December 1962) is a former international rugby union player. He represented England at fullback between 1989 and 1991, gaining 14 Test caps. Career Hodgkinson made his debut against Romania in Bucharest in 1989 and w ...

, English rugby player *

Terry Hodgkinson Terry Hodgkinson (30 March 1949 – 13 July 2019) was Chairman of Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire and the Humber. He was appointed on 14 December 2003 and stepped down in December 2010. He held an Honours Degre ...

, English businessman and academic *

Tim Hodgkinson Timothy George Hodgkinson (born 1 May 1949) is an English experimental music composer and performer, principally on reeds, lap steel guitar, and keyboards. He first became known as one of the core members of the British avant-rock group Henry ...

, English musician and composer *

Tom Hodgkinson Tom Hodgkinson (born 1968) is a British writer and the editor of '' The Idler'' magazine, which he established in 1993 with his friend Gavin Pretor-Pinney. His philosophy, in his published books and articles, is of a relaxed approach to life, ...

, English writer and editor *

Toni Hodgkinson Toni Louise Hodgkinson (born 12 December 1971) is a New Zealand former middle-distance runner. She represented her country at two Olympic Games and two Commonwealth Games, and currently holds the New Zealand woman's record in the 800 metres. Ea ...

, New Zealand athlete *

Will Hodgkinson Will Hodgkinson is a journalist and author from London (born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne), England. He is the chief rock and pop critic for ''The Times'' newspaper and contributes to ''Mojo (magazine), Mojo'' magazine. He has written for ''The Guardian ...

, English journalist and author *

William Hodgkinson (politician) William Oswald Hodgkinson (1835–1900) was an Australian explorer, journalist, gold miner, and politician. Biography William Oswald Hodgkinson was born on 31 March 1835 in Handsworth, Warwick, England. His father, also named William Oswald H ...

, Australian explorer, journalist, gold miner, and politician * William Hodgkinson (footballer), Welsh footballer, brother of

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