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People surnamed Dickinson

''(The list is sorted by year of birth)'' ;Born 1600–1699 *

Nathaniel Dickinson (pioneer) Nathaniel Dickinson (3 May 160116 June 1676) was an early English immigrant to America. Dickinson was born in Billingborough, Lincolnshire. He married widow Anna Gull in the mid-1620s and they had at least twelve children, the first five of whom ...

(1601–1676), founder of Hadley, Massachusetts *

Jonathan Dickinson Jonathan Dickinson (1663–1722) was a merchant from Port Royal, Jamaica who was shipwrecked on the southeast coast of Florida in 1696, along with his family and the other passengers and crew members of the ship. The party was held captive by Job ...

(1663–1722), Philadelphia mayor ;Born 1700–1799 *

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(1732–1808), U.S. solicitor, politician and Founding Father *

Philemon Dickinson Philemon Dickinson (April 5, 1739February 4, 1809) was an American lawyer and politician from Trenton, New Jersey. As a brigadier general of the New Jersey militia, he was one of the most effective militia officers of the American Revolutionary ...

(1739–1809), American lawyer, politician and soldier * John Dean Dickinson (1767–1841), U.S. lawyer, banker and politician * Charles Dickinson (historical figure) (1780–1806), American attorney and duelist *

John Dickinson (inventor) John Dickinson (29 March 1782 – 11 January 1869) invented a continuous mechanised papermaking process. He established in 1809 the English paper and stationery producer Longman & Dickinson, which later evolved into John Dickinson Stationery ...

(1782–1869), British papermaking inventor *

Townsend Dickinson Townsend Dickinson (1795 – February 1851)Arkansas CourtsA Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits(2016), p. 3. was a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1836 to 1842, serving as one of the first three members of the court. Born in ...

(1795–1851), associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court ;Born 1800–1899 *

Almaron Dickinson Almaron Dickinson (1800 – March 6, 1836) was a Texian soldier and defender during the Battle of the Alamo, fought during the Texas Revolution. Dickinson is best known as the artillery officer of the small garrison, and the husband of one of t ...

(1800–1836), Texan soldier, died defending the Alamo * Daniel S. Dickinson (1800–1866), U.S. Senator from New York * Andrew B. Dickinson (1801–1873), New York politician, U.S. Minister to Nicaragua *

Edward Dickinson Edward Dickinson (January 1, 1803 – June 16, 1874) was an American politician from Massachusetts. He is also known as the father of the poet Emily Dickinson; their family home in Amherst, the Dickinson Homestead, is a museum dedicated to her. ...

(1803–1874), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts, father of poet Emily Dickinson * David W. Dickinson (1808–1845), U.S. Congressman from Tennessee * Susanna Dickinson (1814–1883), Alamo survivor, wife of Almaron Dickinson * Margaret Rebecca Dickinson (1821 - 1918), British botanical artist *

George Dickinson (Canterbury cricketer) George Dickinson (1828 – 14 June 1913) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1864 to 1874. He was later a first-class umpire. Cricket career Born in Yorkshire, Dickinson played in the first recorded cri ...

(1828–1913), New Zealand cricketer * Edward F. Dickinson (1829–1874), American lawyer, soldier and politician *

Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massach ...

(1830–1886), American poet *

Lavinia Norcross Dickinson Lavinia Norcross Dickinson (February 28, 1833 – August 31, 1899) was the younger sister of American poet Emily Dickinson. Lavinia "Vinnie" Dickinson was instrumental in achieving the posthumous publication of her sister's poems after havi ...

(1833–1899), sister of Emily who enabled her publication *

Anna Elizabeth Dickinson Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (October 28, 1842October 22, 1932) was an American orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights, Dickinson was the first woman to give a political address before the United States Co ...

(1842–1932), American lecturer on slavery and discrimination against women * Charles M. Dickinson (1842–1924), American lawyer, newspaper editor, and diplomat from New York *

Donald M. Dickinson Donald McDonald Dickinson (January 17, 1846 – October 15, 1917) was a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Dickinson was born in The town of Richland, Oswego County, New York, on January 17, 1846, the son of Asa C ...

(1846–1917), American lawyer and politician, 34th US Postmaster General *

John Dickenson (Canadian politician) John Dickenson (1847 – 1932) was a Hamilton, Ontario contractor and political figure. He represented Wentworth South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1896 to 1904 as a Liberal member. Dickenson was born at Hayden Bridge-on-T ...

(1847–1932) *

Jacob M. Dickinson Jacob McGavock Dickinson (January 30, 1851 – December 13, 1928) was United States Secretary of War under President William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1911. He was succeeded by Henry L. Stimson. He was an attorney, politician, and businessman ...

(1851–1928), U.S. Secretary of War, founder of Sigma Alpha Epsilon *

Frances Dickinson (physician) Frances Dickinson (January 19, 1856 – May 19, 1945) was an American physician and clubwoman. She specialized in ophthalmology. Dickinson was the first woman received into the International Medical Congress (1887). In addition to being an active ...

(1856–1945), American physician, clubwoman *

Willoughby Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson Willoughby Hyett Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson, KBE, PC (9 April 1859 – 31 May 1943), was a British Liberal Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for St. Pancras North from 1906 to 1918. He was an influential proponent of establis ...

(1859–1943), British politician, peace activist *

Robert Latou Dickinson Robert Latou Dickinson (1861–1950) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist, surgeon, maternal health educator, artist, sculptor and medical illustrator, and research scientist. Early life Robert Latou Dickinson was born on February 21, 1 ...

(1861–1950), American obstetrician, artist and research scientist * Fairleigh S. Dickinson (c.1862–1948), American co-founder of Becton Dickinson * Lester J. Dickinson (1873–1968), American politician, senator from Iowa * Marvin M. Dickinson (1877–1951), American football and baseball player and coach *

George Sherman Dickinson The Dickinson classification is a library classification scheme used to catalogue and classify musical compositions. It was developed by George Sherman Dickinson (1886–1964), and is used by many music libraries, primarily those at University at ...

(1888–1964), American developer of Dickinson library classification *

Edwin Dickinson Edwin Walter Dickinson (October 11, 1891 – December 2, 1978) was an American painter and draftsman best known for psychologically charged self-portraits, quickly painted landscapes, which he called ''premier coups'', and large, hauntingly enigma ...

(1891–1978), American painter and draftsman * Velvalee Dickinson (1893–c.1980), American World War II spy for Japan * Maggie Dickinson (1894–1949), Australian ballet dancer * Leonard R. Dickinson (1898-1994), American busimessman and politician ;Born 1900–1949 *

George Dickinson George Ritchie Dickinson (11 March 1903 – 17 March 1978) was a New Zealand cricketer and rugby union player. He played three tests for the New Zealand cricket team between 1930 and 1932, and five matches for the New Zealand national rugby si ...

(1903–1978), New Zealand international cricketer and rugby union player *

William Boyd Dickinson William Boyd Dickinson, Jr. (born May 18, 1908 Kansas City, Missouri; died September 12, 1978, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was United States war correspondent for United Press International during World War II. He was born into a family with a t ...

(1908–1978), U.S. war correspondent, editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin * Jacob Alan Dickinson (1911–1971), U.S. lawyer, desegregation advocate * Ben Dickinson Samuel Benson Dickinson (1912–2000), Australian geologist * Basil Dickinson (1915–2013), Australian athlete * Peter Dickinson (architect) (1925–1961), British-Canadian architect *

Jimmy Dickinson James William Dickinson Order of the British Empire, MBE (25 April 1925 – 8 November 1982) was an English association football, footballer who played as a wing half, left half. Dickinson holds the record for number of league appearances fo ...

(1925–1982), English football player * William L. Dickinson (born 1925), U.S. representative for Alabama *

Peter Dickinson Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL (16 December 1927 – 16 December 2015) was an English author and poet, best known for children's books and detective stories. Dickinson won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association ...

(1927–2015), English author and poet *

William R. Dickinson William Richard Dickinson (October 26, 1931July 21, 2015) was a professor emeritus of geoscience at the University of Arizona and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Prior joining the University of Arizona, Dickinson was a profes ...

(born 1930), American geologist, geoscientist and academic *

Angie Dickinson Angeline Dickinson (née Brown; born September 30, 1931) is an American actress. She began her career on television, appearing in many anthology series during the 1950s, before gaining her breakthrough role in ''Gun the Man Down'' (1956) wit ...

(born 1931), American actress * Nate Dickinson (born 1932), American wildlife biologist *

David Dickinson David Dickinson MBE (born David Gulesserian; 16 August 1941) is an English antiques dealer and television presenter. Between 2000 and 2004, Dickinson hosted the BBC One antiques show '' Bargain Hunt'', where he was succeeded by Tim Wonnacott. ...

(born 1941), English antiques expert and television presenter *

Jim Dickinson James Luther Dickinson (November 15, 1941 – August 15, 2009) was an American record producer, pianist, and singer who fronted, among others, the band Mud Boy and the Neutrons, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Biography Dickinson was born in Li ...

(1941–2009) American record producer, pianist, and singer *

Terence Dickinson Terence Dickinson CM (born 10 November 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian amateur astronomer and accomplished astrophotographer who lives near Yarker, Ontario, Canada. He is the author of 14 astronomy books for both adults and children. He ...

(born 1943), Canada *

Linda Spalding Linda Spalding (née Dickinson; June 25, 1943) is a Canadian writer and editor. Born in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob Alan Dickinson and Edith Senner, she lived in Mexico and Hawaii before moving to Toronto, Ontario in 1982. She has tw ...

née Linda Dickinson, U.S. and Canadian author * Jess H. Dickinson (born 1947), Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi *

Sandra Dickinson Sandra Dickinson (née Searles) is an American-British actress. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She has often played characters who fell into the trope of a dumb blonde with a high-pitched voice. Early life D ...

(born 1948), American-British actress ;Born 1950–1999 *

James Dickinson (taxidermist) James Arnold Dickinson, MBE, (born 1950, Leeds) is a British conservation-restoration taxidermist who repaired mounted animal skins and skeletons for museums in the United Kingdom for 40 years. Among his restoration works are the Leeds Irish ...

(born 1950), English taxidermist *

Charles Dickinson (author) Charles Dickinson (born June 4, 1951) is an American writer known for his literary novels, which often mix realism with winsome absurdity. His debut novel, ''Waltz in Marathon'', was published in 1983. He has written five other novels—the most ...

(born 1951), American writer * Q. Todd Dickinson (1952–2020), American lawyer *

Janice Dickinson Janice Doreen Dickinson (born February 16, 1955)As per Dickinson in NNDB aJanice Dickinson profilegives February 15, 1955, noting, "Although Dickinson has maintained in several interviews and her autobiography ''No Lifeguard on Duty'' that she ...

(born 1955), American model, photographer, author and talent agent *

Arlene Dickinson Arlene Dickinson (born October 8, 1956) is a South African Canadian businesswoman, investor, author, and television personality. She is the general partner of District Ventures Capital and CEO of Venturepark. Dickinson joined the cast of the C ...

(born 1956), South African – Canadian businesswoman *

Bruce Dickinson Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who has been the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1981 to 1993 and 1999–present. He is known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage ...

(born 1958), British vocalist for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden *

Amy Dickinson Amy Dickinson (born November 6, 1959) is an American newspaper columnist who writes the syndicated advice column ''Ask Amy''. Dickinson has appeared as a social commentator on ABC's ''Good Morning America'' and NBC's ''The Today Show''. Biograp ...

(born 1959), American newspaper columnist * Brian Dickinson (born 1961), Canadian pianist *

Rob Dickinson Robert Dickinson (born 23 July 1965) is a British musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter previously of the band Catherine Wheel.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 664-5 Dickinson was raised ...

(born 1965), British musician and singer-songwriter * Helen Dickinson (born 1966), British chief executive * Brian Dickinson (climber) (born 1974), American mountain climber *

Oliver Dickinson Oliver Jeremy Dickinson (born 1 December 1980 in London) is an Anglo-French documentary film director. Filmography * 2008: ''The Forgotten District'' – a documentary about the Toledo District of Belize * 2009: ''My work, my sorrow'' * 2011 ...

(born 1980), Anglo-French documentary film director *

Carl Dickinson Carl Matthew Dickinson (born 31 March 1987) is an English football player and manager who currently plays for side Stratford Town. A defender, Dickinson started his career at Stoke City, and had loan spells at Icelandic club Víkingur and ...

(born 1987), English footballer * Jason Dickinson (born 1995), professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

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Ellie Dickinson Eleanor May "Ellie" Dickinson (born 4 June 1998) is an English road and track cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Team , and represents Great Britain at international competitions. As a junior, she competed at the 2015 UCI Road World Champi ...

(born 1998), English cyclist *

James Charles (internet personality) James Charles Dickinson (born May 23, 1999) is an American beauty YouTuber and makeup artist. While working as a local makeup artist in his hometown of Bethlehem, New York, Charles started a YouTube channel, where he posts makeup tutorials. ...

né James Charles Dickinson (born 1999), internet personality

Pseudonyms and aliases

, born 'Angeline Brown' in 1931, United States * Christine Arnothy (born 1934), Hungary, used the pen name 'William Dickinson'

People sharing the given name Dickinson

* Dickinson W. Richards (1895–1973), United States

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