Smithson or Smythson is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

surname and (less often) a given name. Notable people bearing the name include:

Architects

Alison and Peter Smithson Alison Margaret Smithson (22 June 1928 – 14 August 1993) and Peter Denham Smithson (18 September 1923 – 3 March 2003) were English architects who together formed an architectural partnership, and are often associated with the New Brutali ...

, 20th-century British architects *

Robert Smythson Robert Smythson (1535 – 15 October 1614) was an English architect. Smythson designed a number of notable houses during the Elizabethan era. Little is known about his birth and upbringing—his first mention in historical records comes in 155 ...

, 16th-century English architect, father of architect John Smythson, and grandfather of architect Huntingdon Smithson

Artists and entertainers

* Annie M. P. Smithson, novelist *

Robert Smithson Robert Smithson (January 2, 1938 – July 20, 1973) was an American artist known for sculpture and land art who often used drawing and photography in relation to the spatial arts. His work has been internationally exhibited in galleries and mu ...

, American artist * Carly Smithson, singer * Florence Smithson, singer and actor *

Harriet Smithson Harriet Constance Smithson (18 March 1800 – 3 March 1854), most commonly known as Harriet Smithson, who also went by Henrietta Constance Smithson,, Murphy, Groghegan, 2015 p.196. Harriet Smithson Berlioz, and Miss H.C. Smithson, was an Anglo- ...

, also known as Henrietta Constance Smithson, actor and wife of Hector Berlioz * Henry Smithson, the musician Riton

Politicians

* Hugh Smithson, (1714–86) later Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland **the Smithson baronets *

Smithson E. Wright Smithson E. Wright (1807–1891) was the 16th mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was the 15th person to hold the office, and did so for one two-year term. He was succeeded by Alexander Patton in 1833. Life Smithson E. Wright was born to Joseph a ...

, 16th mayor of Columbus, Ohio

Scientists

James Smithson James Smithson (c. 1765 – 27 June 1829) was an English chemist and mineralogist. He published numerous scientific papers for the Royal Society during the late 1700s as well as assisting in the development of calamine, which would eventuall ...

, British scientist, eponym of the

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...

Smithson Tennant Smithson Tennant FRS (30 November 1761 – 22 February 1815) was an English chemist. He is best known for his discovery of the elements iridium and osmium, which he found in the residues from the solution of platinum ores in 1803. He also co ...

, chemist

Sportspeople

Bryan Smithson Bryan Smithson (born June 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who formerly played for the Academics Heidelberg of the German Basketball League ProA Proas are various types of multi-hull outrigger sailboats of the Aus ...

, American basketball player *

Fish Smithson Anthony “Fish” Smithson (born March 18, 1994) is a former American football free safety. He played college football at the University of Kansas. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He also played f ...

, former

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the maj ...

player * Forrest Smithson, American athlete *

Gerald Smithson Gerald Arthur Smithson (1 November 1926 – 6 September 1970) was an English cricketer who played in two Tests for England in 1947–48. He was born at Spofforth, West Riding of Yorkshire and died at Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Life and career Sm ...

, English cricketer *

Jerred Smithson Jerred Smithson (born February 4, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Undrafted, Smithson played in the Western Hockey League with the Calgary Hitmen before he s ...

, former

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

player *

Moondog Spike William Smithson (May 31, 1950 – March 21, 2013) was a professional wrestler who wrestled as Moondog Spike during the early 1990s with Moondog Spot from 1991 to 1992 and Moondog Cujo from 1992 to 1993 as part of The Moondogs. Professional w ...

, wrestler born Bill Smithson * Rodney Smithson, footballer who played for

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and ...

Others

* Alan Smithson, Bishop of Jarrow * John Smithson (university president), American college administrator * John Smithson, producer at the Discovery Channel * Mike Smithson (disambiguation), several people

Fiction

*Andrea Smithson Darling, a character on ''

Dirty Sexy Money ''Dirty Sexy Money'' is an American prime time drama television series created by Craig Wright. It ran on ABC from September 26, 2007, to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by Berlanti Television and ABC Studios. Wright served as an ...

'' *Charles Smithson, a major character in ''

The French Lieutenant's Woman ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' is a 1969 postmodern historical fiction novel by John Fowles. The plot explores the fraught relationship of gentleman and amateur naturalist Charles Smithson and Sarah Woodruff, the former governess and inde ...

'' *"Smithson", a webcomic by Shaenon K. Garrity

In other languages

* Ben-Hadad (

Syriac Syriac may refer to: * Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages ...

) *

Kovachevich Kovachevich is surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Elizabeth A. Kovachevich (born 1936) *Thomas Kovachevich (born 1942) *Pete Kovachevich See also * * Kovacevich, surname * Kovačević, surname * Kovačevič, surname * Kovalevic ...

Kovačević Kovačević ( South Slavic, Cyrillic: Ковачевић), Kovačevič ( Slovene and Slovak; feminine (Slovak): Kovačevičová) or Kovačovič ( Slovak; feminine: Kovačovičová), is a Slavic surname meaning " lackmith's son". The surname is de ...

Kovalevich Kovalevich is a Slavic surname used in Russian and Ukrainian (spelled Ковалевич, ''Kovalevich''), Belarusian (spelled Кавалевіч, ''Kavalevich''), and Polish (spelled ''Kowalewicz'') cultures. The surname may refer to: * Nadezh ...

( Slavic)

References

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