Simson is a surname, also a given name, and may refer to:

Notable surnames

Anna Simson Anna Simson, née Haberkern (20 August 1835, Werder – 14 March 1916, Lubiąż Abbey, Silesia) was a German women's rights activist. In 1893 she attended the founding of the World's Congress of Representative Women meeting on the occasion of ...

(1835–1916), German women's rights activist *

Eduard von Simson Martin Sigismund Eduard von Simson (10 November 1810 – 2 May 1899) was a German jurist and distinguished liberal politician of the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, who served as President of the Frankfurt Parliament as well as the first Pr ...

(1810–1899), German jurist and politician * Ernst von Simson (1876-1941), German lawyer, diplomat and entrepreneur * Otto von Simson (1912–1993), German art historian * Bernhard von Simson (1840–1915), German historian *

Geoffrey Spicer-Simson Captain Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson DSO, RN (15 January 1876 – 29 January 1947) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the Mediterranean, Pacific and Home Fleets. He is most famous for his role as leader of a naval expedition to Lake Tangany ...

(1876–1947), British Commander *

Harold Fraser-Simson Harold Fraser-Simson (15 August 1872 – 19 January 1944) was an English composer of light music, including songs and the scores to musical comedies. His most famous musical was the World War I hit ''The Maid of the Mountains'', and he later set ...

(1872–1944), British composer * Ivan Simson (1890–1971), British Brigadier *

James Simson James Simson 1740–1770 was a medical academic and the second Chandos Professor of Medicine and Anatomy at the University of St Andrews, from 1764 to 1770. He was born on 21 March 1740, son of Thomas Simson Thomas Simson (1696–1764) was a Sco ...

(1740–1770), medical academic at the University of St Andrews *

Kadri Simson Kadri Simson (née Must, born 22 January 1977) is an Estonian politician from the Centre Party, European Commissioner for Energy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019. She was previously Minister of Economic Affairs and Communicat ...

(born 1977), Estonian politician *

Lovisa Simson Lovisa Concordia Simson, née ''Kliecnik'' or ''Lindström'' (1746 – 26 February 1808), was a Swedish theater director. She was the managing director of the theater ''Comediehuset Comediehuset (The Comedy House) or Sillgateteatern (The Herring-S ...

(1746–1808), Swedish theater director *

Marianne Simson Marianne Simson (July 29, 1920 – July 15, 1992) was a German dancer and film actress. She was born in Berlin as the daughter of an insurance clerk John Edward Simson. Her brother was Helmut Simson, who later served as mayor of Wolfsburg. Origina ...

(1920–1992), German dancer *

Mecia Simson Mecia Simone Simson (; born 29 December 1989) is an English actress and model. She won the fifth series of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' (2009). More recently, she is known for her role as Francesca Findabair in the Netflix series ''The Witcher' ...

(born 1989), English actress *

Michelle Simson Michelle Simson (born July 10, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the Ontario electoral district of Scarborough Southwest as a Member of Parliament from 2008 through 2011. She is a member of the Liberal Party. Before ...

, Canadian politician *

Robert Simson Robert Simson (14 October 1687 – 1 October 1768) was a Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow. The Simson line is named after him.Ronald Simson, rugby player *

Sampson Simson Sampson Simson (1780 - 7 January 1857) was an Orthodox Jewish American philanthropist most remembered as "the father of Mount Sinai Hospital" and as benefactor, posthumously, to the North American Relief Society for Indigent Jews in Jerusalem, Is ...

(1780–1857), American philanthropist, "the father of Mount Sinai Hospital" *

Sergei Hohlov-Simson Sergei Hohlov-Simson (born 22 April 1972 in Pärnu) is a retired football central defender from Estonia. He last played for FC Levadia Tallinn, where he retired in 2005. He also played as a professional in Israel and Norway. International care ...

(born 1972), football player from Estonia *

Thomas Simson Thomas Simson (1696–1764) was a Scottish medical academic at the University of St Andrews. Life He was born in 1696. He obtained the degree of MD from the University of Glasgow in 1720, and two years later, in 1722 was appointed as the first ...

(1696–1764), medical academic at the University of St Andrews * William Simson (1800–1847), Scottish painter

Notable given names

; First *

Simson Garfinkel Simson L. Garfinkel (born 1965) is Senior Data Scientist at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He was formerly the US Census Bureau's Senior Computer Scientist for Confidentiality and Data Access. Previously, he was a computer scientist at ...

, author, computer scientist, and Internaut ; Middle *

Jacob Anatoli Jacob ben Abba Mari ben Simson Anatoli (c. 1194 – 1256) was a translator of Arabic texts to Hebrew. He was invited to Naples by Frederick II. Under this royal patronage, and in association with Michael Scot, Anatoli made Arabic learning acc ...

(c. 1194 – 1256), Abba Mari ben Simson ben Anatoli, translator of Arabic texts to Hebrew * John Simson Woolson (1840–1899), United States federal judge * Thomas Simson Pratt (1797–1879), British General

Notable surnames

Notable given names

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