Vinson may refer to:
Places
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Vinson, Oklahoma, a community in the US
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Vinson Massif
Vinson Massif () is a large mountain massif in Antarctica that is long and wide and lies within the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains. It overlooks the Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula. The massif is located ab ...
, the highest mountain in Antarctica
People
Surname
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Vinson (surname), people with the surname ''Vinson''
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Vinson political family
Forename
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Vinson "Vince" Champ (born 1961), American serial rapist and former comedian
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Vinson Chiu (born 1998), American tennis player
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Vinson Cole
Vinson Cole (born November 21, 1950) is an American operatic tenor.
Early life
A native of Kansas City, the tenor studied at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City; the Philadelphia Musical Academy; and ...
(born 1950), American tenor
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Vinson Filyaw
Vinson Wayne Filyaw (December 15, 1969 May 3, 2021) was an American rapist, abductor, and former construction worker. He was convicted of the 2006 kidnapping and rape of 14-year-old Elizabeth Shoaf in Lugoff, South Carolina. Filyaw had held Shoa ...
(1969–2021), American sex offender and kidnapper
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Vinson Knight
Vinson Knight (March 14, 1804 – July 31, 1842) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He served as a counselor in the bishopric in Kirtland, Ohio, from 1835 to 1838, then as bishop in Adam-ondi-Ahman in Daviess County, Missouri, ...
(1804–1842), American religious leader of the
Latter Day Saint movement
The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by ...
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Vinson Smith (born 1965), American football player
Other uses
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VINSON, a family of voice encryption devices
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Vinson, a fictional member of the Stanfield Organization, on ''The Wire''
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USS ''Carl Vinson'' (CVN-70), a US Navy ''Nimitz''-class supercarrier
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Vinson & Elkins, an American law firm
See also
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Vincent (disambiguation)
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