Sumners is a
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:
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De Witt Sumners
De Witt Lee Sumners is an American mathematician, having been the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University. He is known for his research in knot theory, topological fluid dynamics, and their application to DNA.
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, American mathematician
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Hatton W. Sumners (1875–1962), American politician
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Rosalynn Sumners
Rosalynn Diane Sumners (born April 20, 1964) is an American former competitive figure skater. She was the World Junior champion in 1980, the U.S. National champion in 1982, 1983 and 1984, World champion in 1983, and won a silver medal at th ...
(born 1964), American figure skater
See also
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Sumner (surname)
Sumner is a surname. It originates from the English-language word that is spelt, in modern English, ''summoner'', denoting a person who serves a summons. In Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbury Tales'', one of the characters is a summoner (see " Th ...
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Summers (surname)
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