Simpson (name)
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Simpson is an English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...

 surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...

 from the medieval masculine
Masculine
Masculine or masculinity, normally refer to qualities positively associated with men.Masculine may also refer to:*Masculine , a grammatical gender*Masculine cadence, a final chord occurring on a strong beat in music...

 given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...

 'Simme'. The earliest public record of the name was in 1353 in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

, West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...

 region of England.

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  • Aaron Simpson
    Aaron Simpson
    Aaron Simpson, an Emmy-nominated animation producer, is the founder and editor of Cold Hard Flash. A native of Birmingham, Michigan, he recently served as a producer for Warner Bros. Animation's Flash-animated series Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island. Producing more than a dozen development shorts...

    , Publisher
  • Adam Simpson
    Adam Simpson
    Adam Simpson is a retired Australian rules footballer who is a former captain of North Melbourne.-Early life:Simpson grew up in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, where he played junior football with the Eltham Football Club and the Northern Knights-Early career:Debuting in 1995, he has won two...

    , AFL footballer
  • Alan Simpson (disambiguation), several people
  • Albert Benjamin Simpson
    Albert Benjamin Simpson
    Albert Benjamin "A.B." Simpson was a Canadian preacher, theologian, author, and founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance , an evangelical Protestant denomination with an emphasis on global evangelism....

    , Canadian-American evangelist and founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance
  • Archie Simpson
    Archie Simpson
    Archibald Rupert "Snake” Simpson is a fictional character on the Degrassi series portrayed by Stefan Brogren. His first appearance in the series was as an eighth grade student on Degrassi Junior High ...

    , a fictional character in the Degrassi franchise
  • Ashlee Simpson
    Ashlee Simpson
    Ashlee Nicole Simpson is an American singer and actress. In 2004, she rose to prominence with the success of her number-one debut album Autobiography and the reality series, The Ashlee Simpson Show. In October 2005, following a North American concert tour and a film appearance, Simpson released...

    , American pop singer; sister of Jessica Simpson and a singer

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  • Bill Simpson
    Bill Simpson
    Bill Simpson , is a retired American racecar driver, but is best known as a pioneer in the racing safety business with his company Simpson Performance Products. He left Simpson Performance in a controversy surrounding Dale Earnhardt's death and started Impact! Racing...

    , American racecar driver and founder of Simpson Performance Products
  • Bill Simpson (actor)
    Bill Simpson (actor)
    William Nicholson Simpson was a Scottish film and television actor, most famous for his portrayal of the title role in the long-running BBC TV series, Dr. Finlay's Casebook.-Beginnings:...

    , Scottish actor most known for his portrayal of the title role in the television series Dr. Finlay's Casebook
  • Bobby Simpson
    Bobby Simpson (Louisiana politician)
    Bobby Ray Simpson is an educator who served as the Republican Mayor-President, a combined municipal-parish office of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, from 2001-2004...

    , former Mayor
    Mayor
    In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

    -President of East Baton Rouge Parish
    East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
    East Baton Rouge Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. As of the 2010 census, the population was 440,171. The parish has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is the most populous parish in the state...

    , Louisiana
    Louisiana
    Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

  • Brian Simpson
    Brian Simpson
    Brian Simpson is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for North West England.He was a member of the European Parliament from 1989 until 1999 representing Cheshire East and from 1999 until 2004 representing the North West Region, when European Elections switched from First Past...

    , English member of the European Parliament
  • Bruce Simpson (athlete)
    Bruce Simpson (athlete)
    Bruce Simpson is a retired male pole vaulter from Canada. He set his personal best in the men's pole vault on 13 February 1976 at a meet in Toronto.-Achievements:-References:**...

    , Canadian pole vaulter

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  • Carole Simpson
    Carole Simpson
    Carole Simpson is a broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author- Biography :Simpson, a graduate of the University of Michigan, began her career on radio at WCFL in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to television at Chicago's WMAQ and onto NBC News in 1974, becoming the first African-American woman...

    , former ABC News presenter
  • Charles Walter Simpson
    Charles Walter Simpson
    Charles Walter Simpson was a Canadian artist.Simpson was born in Montreal, Quebec.-War artist:Beginning in January 1918, he served with Canadian forces in the First World War. Simpson came to the attention of Lord Beaverbrook, who arranged for him to be commissioned as an "official war artist"...

    , Canadian artist
  • Charlie Simpson
    Charlie Simpson
    Charles Robert Simpson , is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the youngest member of multi BRIT Award-winning band Busted, and is the lead vocalist, guitarist and co-lyricist in alternative rock band Fightstar...

    , English singer of the British rock band Fightstar
  • Christopher Simpson
    Christopher Simpson
    Christopher Simpson was an English musician and composer, particularly associated with music for the viola da gamba.-Life:Simpson was born between 1602 and 1606, probably at Egton, Yorkshire...

    , 17th century English composer and musician
  • Clement Pearson Simpson
    Clement Pearson Simpson
    Clement Pearson Simpson OBE was an English rugby union forward who was a member of the British Isles XV that toured South Africa in 1891.-Personal history:...

    , English rugby union player
  • Cody Simpson
    Cody Simpson
    Cody Robert Simpson is an Australian pop singer from Gold Coast, Queensland, who is currently signed to US record label Atlantic Records.-Early life:...

    , Australian singer
  • Coreen Simpson
    Coreen Simpson
    Coreen Simpson is a noted African American photographer and jewelry designer, whose work has an African American theme...

    , American photographer and jewelry designer
  • Craig Simpson
    Craig Simpson
    Craig Andrew Simpson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and the Buffalo Sabres...

    , hockey player
  • Craig Simpson (footballer)
    Craig Simpson (footballer)
    Craig Simpson is a former football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Simpson played two official A-international matches for the New Zealand in 1986, both against Pacific minnows Fiji, the first a 4-1 win on 17 September, the second two days later a 2-1 win on 19 September...

    , New Zealand international football (soccer) player

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  • Daniel H. Simpson
    Daniel H. Simpson
    Daniel Howard Simpson is a former American Foreign Service Officer. He was the United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic , Special Envoy to Somalia and the Ambassador to the Congo-Kinshasa as well as undertaking other overseas assignments in Burundi, South Africa, Zaire Iceland,...

    , American diplomat
  • Danny Simpson
    Danny Simpson
    Daniel Peter "Danny" Simpson is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Newcastle United. A product of the Manchester United academy, Simpson has also played on loan for Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers in England and Royal Antwerp in Belgium...

    , an English footballer
  • Daniel Christopher Simpson, singer and guitarist in the band Police Squad
  • David Simpson (disambiguation), several people
  • Don Simpson
    Don Simpson
    Donald Clarence "Don" Simpson was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is known for producing such hits as Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun and The Rock...

    , American film producer
  • Don Simpson (cartoonist)
    Don Simpson (cartoonist)
    Don Simpson is an American freelance cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator, most noted for creating Bizarre Heroes, Megaton Man, Border Worlds, and the official comic adaption of King Kong....

    , American comic book artist
  • Donna Simpson
    Donna Simpson
    Donna Simpson is an Australian guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, a member of the Australian folk rock band The Waifs. Donna's sister Vikki Thorn also plays harmonica and sings in the band. Donna has released six albums with The Waifs, and wrote the single London Still, one of The Waifs' most...

    , member of Australian folk rock band The Waifs
    The Waifs
    The Waifs are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by Josh Cunningham , and sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson...

  • Donna Simpson (internet personality)
    Donna Simpson (internet personality)
    Donna Simpson is an American woman who in 2008 expressed a desire to become one of the world's heaviest women. She wished to attain a target weight of . As of June 2010, Simpson weighed , down from her weight of in 2008. Simpson maintained a website where fans paid to watch her eat...

  • Douglas Simpson
    Douglas Simpson
    Douglas Simpson is a field hockey player from Scotland.-References:*...

    , Scottish field hockey forward

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  • Edward H. Simpson, British statistician who described Simpson's paradox alongside Udny Yule
  • Ernest Aldrich Simpson
    Ernest Aldrich Simpson
    Ernest Aldrich Simpson was a British shipping executive best known as the second husband of Wallis Simpson, who later would marry the former Edward VIII of the United Kingdom...

    , Anglo-American shipping executive

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  • George Simpson (disambiguation), several people including:
    • Sir George Simpson (administrator)
      George Simpson (administrator)
      Sir George Simpson was a Scots-Quebecer and employee of the Hudson's Bay Company . His title was Governor-in-Chief of Rupert's Land and administrator over the Northwest Territories and Columbia Department in British North America from 1821 to 1860.-Early years:George Simpson was born in Dingwall,...

       (c. 1792–1860), explorer, meteorologist and administrator of the Hudson's Bay Company
    • George Simpson (athlete)
      George Simpson (athlete)
      George Sidney Simpson was an American athlete and silver medalist at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Simpson was the first to run 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, but because he used starting blocks, the record was never ratified. He won the 220 yards in both NCAA and AAU in 1930...

       (1908–1961), American runner
    • George Simpson (meteorologist)
      George Simpson (meteorologist)
      Sir George Clarke Simpson KCB CBE FRS was a British meteorologist, born in Derby, England.-Biography:George Clarke Simpson was born 2 September 1878 in Derby England, the son of Arthur Simpson, a proprietor of a department store in East Street, and Alice Lambton Clarke...

       (1878–1965), meteorologist for Scott's Antarctic expedition
    • George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld
      George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld
      George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld is a Labour member of the House of Lords. He was made a Life peer as Baron Simpson of Dunkeld, of Dunkeld in Perth and Kinross in 1997. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Simpson gained a reputation for turning around struggling companies...

       (born 1942), British politician
    • George Buchan Simpson
      George Buchan Simpson
      George B. Simpson was a Scottish art collector, connoisseur and patron of Scottish painters. He financed his interests through his wealth acquired as a linen manufacturer and jute merchant in Dundee, Scotland. He is "Dundee’s Forgotten Maecenas" according to a recent academic paper.- Life :George...

      , (1820-1892), Scottish art collector, connoisseur and patron of Scottish painters
    • George Gaylord Simpson
      George Gaylord Simpson
      George Gaylord Simpson was an American paleontologist. Simpson was perhaps the most influential paleontologist of the twentieth century, and a major participant in the modern evolutionary synthesis, contributing Tempo and mode in evolution , The meaning of evolution and The major features of...

       (1902–1984), American paleontologist
  • A Guy Called Gerald
    A Guy Called Gerald
    A Guy Called Gerald is the stage name for the musician, record producer and DJ Gerald Simpson ....

    , stage name of Gerald Simpson, a British musician and former member of 808 State

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  • Habbie Simpson
    Habbie Simpson
    Habbie Simpson was the town piper in the Scottish village of Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire. Today Simpson is chiefly known as the subject of the poem the Lament for Habbie Simpson...

    , Scottish piper
  • Henry Simpson (Poets' Club founder)
    Henry Simpson (Poets' Club founder)
    Dr Henry Simpson was a banker and the founder and president of the Poets' Club in London in 1908.-Sources:* Jewel Spears Brooker, Mastery and Escape: T S Elliot, University of Massachusetts Press, 1996, ISBN 1-55849-040-X. *...

    , Banker and founder of the Poets' Club
  • Henry Lakin Simpson, U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

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  • India.Arie
    India.Arie
    India.Arie is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and record producer . She has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S. and 10 million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B Album.-Background:Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado...

    , stage name of India Arie Simpson, an American singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and flautist

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  • Jack Simpson
    Jack Simpson
    Jack Simpson was a Scottish golfer.Simpson was born Earlsferry, Fife, and was one of six golfing brothers. He played his golf out of Carnoustie. He was a powerful but erratic player. He won the 1884 Open Championship at Prestwick with a score of 160 for 36 holes, despite taking a nine at his...

    , Australian actor
  • James Simpson (engineer)
    James Simpson (engineer)
    James Simpson was a British civil engineer. He was president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from January 1853 to January 1855....

    , British civil engineer
  • James Simpson (explorer)
    James Simpson (explorer)
    Commander Cortlandt James Woore Simpson CBE, DSC, PM, RN was a British naval officer and polar explorer. He led the British North Greenland Expedition of 1952-1954.-Naval career:...

     (1911–2002), polar explorer
  • James Young Simpson
    James Young Simpson
    Sir James Young Simpson was a Scottish doctor and an important figure in the history of medicine. Simpson discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform and successfully introduced it for general medical use....

     (1811–1870), Scottish doctor and pioneer in use of chloroform as anaesthetic
  • James Simpson (politician)
    James Simpson (politician)
    James "Jimmy" Simpson was a Canadian trade unionist, printer, journalist and left wing politician in Toronto, Ontario...

     (1873–1938), Canadian trade unionist and mayor of Toronto, 1935
  • James Simpson (Australian politician)
    James Simpson (Australian politician)
    James Brunton Simpson was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party....

     (1905–1968), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  • James Simpson (civil servant) (c.1792–1857), early Australian civil servant and property developer
  • James H. Simpson
    James H. Simpson
    James Hervey Simpson was an officer in the U.S. Army and a member of the United States Topographical Engineers.-Early years:He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on March 9, 1813, the son of John Simpson and Mary Brunson. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1832 and was...

     (1813–1883), surveyor of the American West for the U.S. Army.
  • James Simpson (government official)
    James Simpson (government official)
    James S. Simpson is commissioner of New Jersey's Department of Transportationand a former federal government official and moving company executive....

    , Federal Transit Administrator for the United States Department of Transportation.
  • James Simpson, Jr.
    James Simpson, Jr.
    James Simpson, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Simpson attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire from 1919 to 1922, Westminster School, Salisbury, Connecticut from 1922 to 1925, and was later a student at Harvard University.He served as director of...

     (1905–1960), U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • James Simpson (engineer)
    James Simpson (engineer)
    James Simpson was a British civil engineer. He was president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from January 1853 to January 1855....

     (1799–1869), president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1853–1855
  • William James Simpson
    William James Simpson
    William James Simpson is an Australian academic.-Education :* Educated at Scotch College * Arts Degree with Honours at Melbourne University, Melbourne * Master of Philosophy, University of Oxford 1980...

    , commonly known as James Simpson, academic
  • Jane Simpson (solicitor), noted English lawyer
  • Jane Simpson (artist)
    Jane Simpson (artist)
    Jane Simpson is an English artist who lives and works in London. She primarily produces sculptures, using diverse elements such as ice, silicone rubber, wood, precious metals, glass, ceramics and household objects including items bought at flea markets and on eBay.- Biography :Jane Simpson...

    , an English artist
  • Jane Simpson (footballer)
    Jane Simpson (footballer)
    Jane Simpson is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Simpson made her Football Ferns as a substitute in a 0-2 loss to Australia on 19 November 1997, and finished her international career with 17 caps and one goal to her credit.-External links:...

     (born 4 February 1971), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
  • Jeanmarie Simpson
    Jeanmarie Simpson
    Jeanmarie Simpson is an American peace activist and theatre/film artist.- Early life :Simpson was born in Ray, Arizona. Her parents are Maria Luisa Jugo, a Venezuelan immigrant, and Donald Leroy Simpson, an American mining engineer. Jeanmarie Simpson was raised in rural Arizona...

    , American peace activist and theatre and film artist
  • Jeffrey Simpson
    Jeffrey Simpson
    Jeffrey Carl Simpson, OC , is a Canadian journalist. He has been The Globe and Mails national affairs columnist for almost three decades...

    , Canadian journalist
  • Jessica Simpson
    Jessica Simpson
    Jessica Ann Simpson is an American recording artist, actress, television personality, and fashion designer whose rise to fame began in 1999. Since that time, Simpson has achieved many recording milestones, starred in several television shows, movies, and commercials, launched a line of hair and...

    , pop singer and actress; sister of Ashlee Simpson
  • Jim Simpson (director) (born 1956), American theatre and film director
  • Jim Simpson (sportscaster)
    Jim Simpson (sportscaster)
    Jim Simpson is a retired American sportscaster, known for his smooth delivery as a play-by-play man and his versatility in covering many different sports. In 1997, he won the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2000 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters...

     (born 1927), American sportscaster
  • Jimmi Simpson
    Jimmi Simpson
    James Raymond "Jimmi" Simpson is an American actor. He has had recurring roles on the television shows 24, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Psych, My Name Is Earl, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Late Show with David Letterman...

    , American actor
  • Jimmy Simpson
    Jimmy Simpson
    For the Depression-era mayor of Toronto see James Simpson James McMillan Simpson was a Scottish international footballer who played as a centre half....

     (1908–1972), Scottish footballer
  • Joe Simpson (disambiguation), several people
  • John Simpson (disambiguation)
    John Simpson (disambiguation)
    -Politicians:*John Simpson , politician of the post-English Civil War period, see Thomas Kelsey*John Simpson , American Congressman-elect from Kentucky, who died before the start of the 13th Congress in 1813, see Kentucky in the War of 1812*John Simpson , government official and politician in...

    , several people

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  • Martin Simpson
    Martin Simpson
    Martin Simpson is an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music reflects a wide variety of influences and styles, rooted in the British Isles, America and beyond.-Biography:...

    , English guitarist
  • Matthew Simpson
    Matthew Simpson
    Matthew Simpson , was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852.-Early life and family:...

    , American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Michael Simpson (footballer)
    Michael Simpson (footballer)
    Michael Simpson is an English footballer, who plays for Eastwood Town.-Career:Michael began his career at one of his hometown clubs, Notts County. He made 43 starts for the Magpies, before moving to Wycombe Wanderers on loan in 1996...

    , English football player
  • Mona Simpson (novelist), American novelist

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  • O. J. Simpson
    O. J. Simpson
    Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson , nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American collegiate and professional football player, football broadcaster, and actor...

    , American football player, actor, who was acquitted of murder, but later found guilty of robbery

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  • Rebecca Simpson (footballer)
    Rebecca Simpson (footballer)
    Rebecca Simpson is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Simpson made her Football Ferns début in a 0-2 loss to Australia on 18 February 2004, and finished her international career with seven caps to her credit.-External links:...

     (born 2 December 1982), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
  • Reid Simpson
    Reid Simpson
    Reid Philip Simpson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, St...

    , Canadian ice hockey player
  • Rhona Simpson
    Rhona Simpson
    Rhona Isabel Simpson is a female field hockey player from Scotland. She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics...

    , Scottish field hockey player
  • Richard M. Simpson
    Richard M. Simpson
    Richard Murray Simpson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Richard Simpson was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1923 and from Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C., in 1942...

    , US Congressman from Pennsylvania
  • Robert Winthrop Simpson
    Robert Winthrop Simpson
    Robert Winthrop Simpson was a Rear-Admiral of the Chilean navy and a hero of the War of the Confederation.-Early life:...

     (1799–1887), Rear-Admiral of the Chilean Navy, hero of the War of the Confederation
  • Robert Simpson (composer)
    Robert Simpson (composer)
    Robert Simpson was an English composer and long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster.He is best known for his orchestral and chamber music , and for his writings on the music of Beethoven, Bruckner, Nielsen and Sibelius. He studied composition under Herbert Howells...

    , English composer
  • Robert Simpson (merchant), 19th century Scottish-born store founder

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  • Scott Simpson (golfer)
    Scott Simpson (golfer)
    Scott William Simpson is an American professional golfer.Simpson was born in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Southern California, where he was two-time medalist at the NCAA Championship . He turned professional in 1977 and graduated in 1978...

    , PGA Tour golfer
  • Sherone Simpson
    Sherone Simpson
    Sherone Simpson is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

    , Jamaican athlete
  • Steve Simpson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player

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  • Thomas Simpson
    Thomas Simpson
    Thomas Simpson FRS was a British mathematician, inventor and eponym of Simpson's rule to approximate definite integrals...

    , English mathematician
  • Tom Simpson
    Tom Simpson
    Tom Simpson was the most successful English road racing cyclist of the post-war years. He infamously died of exhaustion on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 13th stage of the Tour de France in 1967...

     (1937–1967), British cyclist
  • Tom Simpson (musician)
    Tom Simpson (musician)
    Tom Simpson is a Scottish DJ and musician, best known as the keyboardist of the Northern Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. He has been with Snow Patrol as a touring member since 1997 and became a permanent one in 2005. In 2007, he was arrested on drug charges, but was later...

    , British keyboardist for Snow Patrol

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  • Valerie Simpson, American singer and songwriter, and a part of duo Ashford & Simpson
    Ashford & Simpson
    Nickolas Ashford , and Valerie Simpson , were a husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists....

  • Vikki Thorn
    Vikki Thorn
    Vikki Thorn is an Australian harmonica player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter and one-third of the Australian folk rock band The Waifs. Her sister Donna Simpson also plays guitar and sings in the band...

     (née Simpson), one-third of Australian band The Waifs

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  • Wallis Simpson (Wallis, Duchess of Windsor)
  • "Walter Simpson", alias of Arthur Evans (VC)
    Arthur Evans (VC)
    Arthur Walter Evans VC, DCM , was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Evans was 27 years old, and a lance-sergeant in the 6th Battalion, The...

    , recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Wilbur Simpson
    Wilbur Simpson
    Wilbur H. Simpson was an American classical bassoonist and pedagogue....

     (1918–1997), American bassoonist
  • William Hood Simpson
    William Hood Simpson
    General William Hood Simpson was a distinguished U.S. Army officer who commanded the U.S. Ninth Army in northern Europe, during World War II, among other roles....

    , American general
  • William James Simpson
    William James Simpson
    William James Simpson is an Australian academic.-Education :* Educated at Scotch College * Arts Degree with Honours at Melbourne University, Melbourne * Master of Philosophy, University of Oxford 1980...

    , commonly known as James Simpson, academic
  • William R. Simpson (chemist)
    William R. Simpson (chemist)
    William R. Simpson is a pioneer in the field of snow chemistry. He is also a current researcher at University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center and an associate professor in the chemistry department...

    , Alaskan chemist

Fictional characters

  • Simpson, a character played by Thomas Cavanagh in Heart of the Storm (film)
    Heart of the Storm (film)
    Heart of the Storm is a 2004 television film starring Melissa Gilbert and Thomas Cavanagh. It is about a prison break during a hurricane. Three convicts named Tad, Juke, and the leader Simpson, seek refuge in a small family's house and hold them captive. Soon the family begins to get along with...

  • Roxanne Simpson
    Roxanne Simpson
    Roxanne Simpson is a fictional supporting character of the Marvel Comics superhero Johnny Blaze also known as Ghost Rider.-History:With his mother having abandoned him and his father dead, Johnny Blaze was taken in by Crash Simpson and his family. As a child, he was friends with Roxanne Simpson,...

    , supporting character of Marvel Comics
    Marvel Comics
    Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...

     Johnny Blaze
    Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
    Ghost Rider is a fictional character, an antihero in the Marvel Comics Universe. He is the second Marvel character to use the name Ghost Rider, following the Western hero later known as the Phantom Rider, and preceding Daniel Ketch.Johnny Blaze was portrayed both in the 2007 film Ghost Rider and...


The Simpsons

  • The Simpson family
    Simpson family
    The Simpson family is a family of fictional characters featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. The Simpsons are a nuclear family consisting of the married couple Homer and Marge and their three children Bart, Lisa and Maggie. They live at 742 Evergreen Terrace in the fictional town...

     from TV series The Simpsons
    The Simpsons
    The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...

    :
    • Abe Simpson
    • Amber Pai Gow Simpson
    • Bart Simpson
      Bart Simpson
      Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional main character in the animated television series The Simpsons and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by actress Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987...

    • Homer Simpson
      Homer Simpson
      Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and the patriarch of the eponymous family. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987...

    • Lisa Simpson
      Lisa Simpson
      Lisa Marie Simpson is a fictional main character in the animated television series The Simpsons. She is the middle child of the Simpson family. Voiced by Yeardley Smith, Lisa first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Cartoonist Matt Groening...

    • Maggie Simpson
      Maggie Simpson
      Margaret "Maggie" Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. She first appeared on television in the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Maggie was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James...

    • Marge Simpson
      Marge Simpson
      Marjorie "Marge" Simpson is a fictional main character in the animated television series The Simpsons and part of the eponymous family. She is voiced by actress Julie Kavner and first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987...

    • Mona Simpson
      Mona Simpson (The Simpsons)
      Mona J. Simpson is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. She has been voiced by several actresses, including Maggie Roswell, Tress MacNeille and most prominently, Glenn Close. Mona is the estranged wife of Abe Simpson and the mother of Homer Simpson...

    • Selma Simpson
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