Dixon, as is common in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, or Dickson, is a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

surname, traditionally

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

and thought to have originated upon the birth of the son of Richard Keith, son of Hervey de Keith, Earl Marischal of Scotland, and Margaret, daughter of the 3rd Lord of Douglas.

History

"Nisbet in his Heraldry (Edinburgh 1722) says 'The Dicksons are descendants from Richard Keith, said to be a son of the family of Keith, Earls Marischals of Scotland' and in proof thereof carry the chief of Keith Marischal. This Richard was commonly called Dick and the 'son' was styled after him. The affix of son in the Lowlands answering the prefix Mac in the Highlands." As a result, Clan Dickson is considered a

sept A sept is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family. The term is used in both Scotland and Ireland, where it may be translated as ''sliocht'', meaning "progeny" or "seed", which may indicate the descendants of a person ( ...

Clan Keith Clan Keith is a Scottish Highlands, Highland and Scottish Lowlands, Lowland Scottish clan, whose Chief historically held the hereditary title of Marischal, then Great Marischal, then Earl Marischal of Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland.Way, George an ...

. Richard Keith's son, Thomas, took the surname "Dickson," meaning "Dick's son" or "Richard's son". Thomas Dickson (1247–1307) himself has quite a history. He was associated in some way with

William Wallace Sir William Wallace ( gd, Uilleam Uallas, ; Norman French: ; 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army a ...

, and was killed by the English in 1307 in battle. Tradition states he was slashed across the abdomen but continued fight holding the abdominal wound closed with one hand until he finally dropped dead. He is buried in the churchyard of St Brides, Douglas, and his marker shows him with a sword in one hand holding his belly with the other. Robert the Bruce made him Castellan of Castle Douglas the year before he was killed. The Dicksons/Dixons (and 30 other derivates) family name was first found in Scotland whilst the Dixons in England who are of Scottish descent from Thomas Dickson living in 1268 are of the same origin as the Scottish Dicksons. Early records show Thomas Dicson, a follower of the Douglas clan, at the capture of

Castle Douglas Castle Douglas ( gd, Caisteal Dhùghlais) is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the lieutenancy area of Kirkcudbrightshire, in the eastern part of Galloway, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet. It is in the ...

in 1307. The Dickson's coat of arms show the Keith "pallets gules" and the Douglas "mullets argent", this is to show their descent from these two ancient Scottish noble families. The family mottoes include "Fortes fortuna juvat", "Coelum versus", for Dickson: translated as "Fortune favours the brave", Heavenward"; whilst "Quod dixi dixi" Dixon, is translated as "What I have said I have said". Individuals named Dick appear in records in England in the early 12th Century with Dickie Smith in the Lancashire Curia Rolls (1220) and Dik in the Cheshire Assize Court Rolls (1260). The patronym, Dikson, first appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Cumberland in 1332 and appears to be unrelated to the Earl Marshal of Scotland.

People

A–D

* Aaron Dixon, American activist *

Abram Dixon Abram Dixon (July 23, 1787, in Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont Republic – April 19, 1875, in Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Joseph Dixon (1754� ...

(1787–1875), New York politician *

Adrian Dixon Adrian Kendal Dixon FRCR, FRCP, FRCS, FMedSci (born 1948) was the Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge. until 30 June 2016. He is now closely involved in the University of Cambridge administration, both at home and abroad. Dixon was educated at Upp ...

, radiologist and Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge * AJ Dixon, motorcycle pioneer and racing driver * Alan Leonard Dixon, English cricketer *

Alan J. Dixon Alan John Dixon (July 7, 1927 – July 6, 2014) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1951 to 1971, as the Illinois Treasurer from 1971 to 1977, as the Illinois Secretary of ...

, American senator *

Alesha Dixon Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She gained recognition in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B, garage and hip hop group Mis-Teeq. The group disbanded in ...

, British singer *

Alfred Cardew Dixon Sir Alfred Cardew Dixon, 1st Baronet Warford FRS (22 May 1865 – 4 May 1936) was an English mathematician. Biography Dixon was born on 22 May 1865 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England. He studied at the University of London and graduated w ...

, mathematician *

Alfred Herbert Dixon Sir Alfred Herbert Dixon, 1st Baronet (22 February 1857 – 10 December 1920) was a British businessman. Career Dixon was born the son of Henry Hall Dixon, a barrister and racing journalist, and Caroline Dixon (née Lynes). He joined A & G Murra ...

(1857–1920), British businessman * Alice Dixon Le Plongeon (1851–1910), English photographer * Alice Dixon Le Plongeon, English photographer and archaeologist *

Ambrose Dixon Ambrose Dixon (1619''Ambrose Dixon: The Man and the Legacy'', James Edward Jensen – April 12, 1687) was an early United States, American Quaker settler, pioneer who was born in England and emigrated to America at an early age where he lived in th ...

, 17th-century American pioneer *

Amzi Dixon Amzi Clarence Dixon (July 6, 1854 – June 14, 1925) was a Baptist pastor, Bible expositor, and evangelist who was popular during the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. With R.A. Torrey, he edited an influential series of essays, publish ...

, American preacher *

Andrew Graham-Dixon Andrew Michael Graham-Dixon (born 26 December 1960) is a British art historian and broadcaster. Life and career Early life and education Andrew Graham-Dixon is a son of the barrister Anthony Philip Graham-Dixon (1929–2012), Q.C., and (M ...

, British art critic * Annie Dixon, English painter *

Antonio Dixon Antonio Dixon (born July 17, 1985) is a former American football nose tackle. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2009. He played for the Eagles from 2009-2011 before being waived during final roster cuts, and ...

, American football player *

Archibald Dixon Archibald Dixon (April 2, 1802 – April 23, 1876) was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. He represented the Whig Party in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly, and was elected the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1844, serving unde ...

, American politician *

Arrington Dixon Arrington Dixon is an American politician who is a former Chair and Member of the Council of the District of Columbia of Washington, D.C. Early years Dixon was born in Anacostia in Washington, D.C., to James and Sally Dixon. Council of the Dist ...

, American politician *

Arthur Lee Dixon Arthur Lee Dixon FRS (27 November 1867 — 20 February 1955) was a British mathematician and holder of the Waynflete Professorship of Pure Mathematics at the University of Oxford. Early life and education Dixon was born on 27 November 1867 in ...

, mathematician, younger brother of Alfred Dixon *

Bill Dixon William Robert “Bill” Dixon (October 5, 1925 – June 16, 2010) was an American composer, improviser, visual artist, activist, and educator. Dixon was one of the seminal figures in free jazz and late twentieth-century contemporary music. Hi ...

, American jazz musician * Brandon Dixon, American baseball player *

Chuck Dixon Charles Dixon (born April 14, 1954) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher and on the DC Comics characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin in the 1990s and early 2000s. Early life D ...

, American comic book writer * Clarence Dixon, American murderer *

Clay Dixon Richard Clay Dixon (born c. 1942) is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party. He served as a city commissioner of Dayton, Ohio, and as the city's mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal ...

, American politician *

Colin Dixon Colin J. Dixon (3 December 1943 – 21 June 1993) was a Welsh rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) foCardiff International Athletic Club and representa ...

, Welsh rugby league footballer *

Colton Dixon Michael Colton Dixon (born October 19, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He placed seventh on the eleventh season of ''American Idol''. Early life Colton Dixon was born Michael Colton Dixon on Oct ...

, American musician *

Cromwell Dixon Cromwell Dixon (July 9, 1892 – October 2, 1911) was a teenage dirigible pilot and aviator. He became the first person to fly an airplane across the Continental Divide in September 1911 when he flew fifteen miles over Mullan Pass. Life Early ...

, American aviation pioneer * Cyril Dixon, English footballer * Dai'Jean Dixon (born 1998), American football player *

Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran Daniel Stewart Thomas Bingham Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran, KBE (19 January 1912 – 22 July 1995), was a Northern Irish soldier and politician. Glentoran was the son of Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran. After being educated at Eton and Sa ...

David Dixon David Dixon (born 28 October 1947) is an English actor and screenwriter. He was born at the Nightingale Maternity Home in Derby, near his father's shop in London Road, and brought up there before the family moved to Normanton in 1959. Dixon's ...

, British actor and screenwriter * D'Cota Dixon (born 1996), American football player *

Dean Dixon Charles Dean Dixon (January 10, 1915November 3, 1976) was an American conductor. Career Dixon was born in the upper-Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem in New York City to parents who had earlier migrated from the Caribbean. He studied conducting ...

, American conductor *

Dennis Dixon Dennis Lee Dixon Jr. (born January 11, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft and played with the team through 2011. He was a member of the Baltimore Rav ...

, American football player * De'Shaan Dixon (born 1998), American football player *

Donna Dixon Donna Lynn Dixon is an American film and television actress, best known for playing Sonny Lumet in the TV series ''Bosom Buddies'' (1980-1982). Biography Dixon was born in Alexandria, Virginia, to Earl Dixon. Her father owned a nightclub in ...

, American actress *

Dougal Dixon Dougal Dixon (born 1 March 1947) is a Scottish geologist, palaeontologist, educator and author. Dixon has written well over a hundred books on geology and palaeontology, many of them for children, which have been credited with attracting many to ...

, Scottish geologist

E–J

Ella Hepworth Dixon Ella Hepworth Dixon (pen name, Margaret Wynman; 1857–1932) was an English author and editor. Her best-known work is the New Woman novel ''The Story of a Modern Woman'', which has been reprinted in the 21st century. Early life and education Di ...

(1857–1932; pseudonym, "Margaret Wynman"), English writer, novelist, editor *Eugene Dixon, birth name of American singer

Gene Chandler Gene Chandler (born Eugene Drake Dixon; July 6, 1937) is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive. Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke." He is best known for his most successful son ...

Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. (August 14, 1923 – August 2, 2006) was an American educator, sportsman, and philanthropist. Early life He was the son of banker Fitz Eugene Dixon Sr. and Eleanor Widener (1891-1966), a member of the wealthy Widener family ...

, American philanthropist, owner of the Philadelphia 76ers *

Floyd Dixon Floyd Dixon (February 8, 1929 – July 26, 2006) was an American rhythm-and-blues pianist and singer. Life and career Dixon was born in Marshall, Texas. Some sources give his birth name as Jay Riggins, Jr., although Dixon himself stated that F ...

, American R&B pianist *

Frank M. Dixon Frank Murray Dixon (July 25, 1892 – October 11, 1965) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the 40th Governor of Alabama from 1939 to 1943 and is most known for reorganizing the state government and reforming the way property t ...

, American politician *

Franklin W. Dixon Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who were part of a team that wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (now owned by Simon & Schuster). Dixon was also the writer attributed for the ''Ted ...

, pseudonym used for ''Hardy Boys'' novel authors *

Fred Dixon (politician) Frederick John Dixon (January 20, 1881 – March 18, 1931) was a Manitoba politician, and was for several years the dominant figure in the province's mainstream labour and Henry George Single Tax Georgist movements. Also a proponent of proporti ...

, Canadian politician * Geoff Dixon, Australian CEO *

George Dixon (rugby league) George Samuel Dixon, also known by the nickname of "Jumbo", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at club level for Broughton Rangers, Wigan and Keighley, as a . Playing career Challe ...

, English rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s *

Chris Dixon Chris Dixon is an American internet entrepreneur and investor. He is a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and previously worked at eBay. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Hunch. He was #1 on the Midas L ...

(1943–2011), Rhodesian Air Force pilot * Hal Dixon (biochemist) (1928–2008), Irish biochemist *

Hal Dixon (umpire) Hal Hayworth Dixon (July 7, 1920 – July 28, 1966) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1953 to 1959. He umpired in the 1959 World Series and the 1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1957 Major ...

(1920–1966), American baseball umpire *

Hanford Dixon Hanford Dixon (born December 25, 1958) is a former professional American football cornerback who played his entire career (1981–1989) for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. Dixon made the Pro Bowl three times, in 1986, 1987 and 1988. He was ...

, American footballer * Henry Hall Dixon, British sporting writer *

Henry Horatio Dixon Henry Horatio Dixon FRS (19 May 1869, Dublin – 20 December 1953, Dublin) was a plant biologist and professor at Trinity College Dublin. Along with John Joly, he put forward the cohesion-tension theory of water and mineral movement in plants. ...

, Irish biologist *

Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran, OBE, PC (NI), DL (23 January 1880 – 20 July 1950) was a Unionist politician from Ireland, present day Northern Ireland. Early life Dixon was born in Belfast, the fourth son of Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baron ...

Hewritt Dixon Hewritt Frederick Dixon, Jr. (January 8, 1940 – November 24, 1992) was an American professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played for ...

, American football running back *

Ida Dixon Ida Elizabeth Dixon (December 25, 1854 – November 22, 1916) was an American socialite and golf course architect from Pennsylvania. She was the first female golf course architect in the United States and perhaps in the world. She designed the ...

(1854–1916), American golf course architect *

Isaiah Dixon Isaiah "Ike" Dixon Jr. (December 23, 1922 – April 26, 2013) was an American politician and businessman. Life Dixon was born in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from Frederick Douglas High School in 1941. He served in the United States Ar ...

(1923–2013), American politician *

Ivan Dixon Ivan Nathaniel Dixon III (April 6, 1931 – March 16, 2008) was an American actor, director, and producer best known for his series role in the 1960s sitcom ''Hogan's Heroes'', and for his starring roles in the 1964 independent drama '' Not ...

, American actor *

James Dixon (conductor) James Dixon (April 26, 1929 – April 3, 2007) was an orchestra conductor and music educator in the United States. During his career he was principally associated with the University of Iowa and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. Early life Jame ...

, American conductor *

James R. Dixon James Ray Dixon (August 1, 1928, in Houston, Texas – January 10, 2015, in Bryan, Texas) was professor emeritus and curator emeritus of amphibians and reptiles at the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection at Texas A&M University. He lived in El C ...

, American herpetologist *

Jamie Dixon James Patrick Dixon II (born November 10, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs men's team, where he played college ball. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Pittsbu ...

(born 1965), American basketball coach * Jane Holmes Dixon, Bishop of Washington *

Jeane Dixon Jeane Dixon (January 5, 1904 – January 25, 1997) was one of the best-known American psychics and astrologers of the twentieth century, owing to her prediction of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, her syndicated newspaper astrolo ...

(1904–1997), American astrologer *

Jeremiah Dixon Jeremiah Dixon FRS (27 July 1733 – 22 January 1779) was an English surveyor and astronomer who is best known for his work with Charles Mason, from 1763 to 1767, in determining what was later called the Mason–Dixon line. Early life and ...

, surveyor on the Mason–Dixon line *

Jerry Dixon (actor) Jerry Dixon is an American actor, director, lyricist, choreographer, and composer best known for his work on the Broadway stage. Personal life Dixon was born in Chicago. He married Mario Cantone in 2011 after initially meeting in 1991. Dixon co ...

, American actor, director, choreographer and composer *

Jerry Dixon (musician) Jerry Lawrence Dixon (born September 15, 1967) is an American musician, and one of the original members of the 1980s rock band Warrant. Dixon started playing the bass guitar at 13 years of age. His first bass was a used Sears model that he h ...

, American musician * Jess Dixon, Canadian politician *

Jessy Dixon Jessy Dixon (March 12, 1938 – September 26, 2011) was an American gospel music singer, songwriter, and pianist, with success among audiences across racial lines. He garnered seven Grammy award nominations during his career. Musicians with wh ...

, American gospel singer *

Joan Dixon Joan Dixon (June 6, 1930 in Norfolk, Virginia – February 20, 1992 in Los Angeles) was an American film and television actress in the 1950s. She is known for her role in the film noir ''Roadblock'' (1951). Career Dixon appeared in ten fil ...

, American actress *

Joseph M. Dixon Joseph Moore Dixon (July 31, 1867May 22, 1934) was an American History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Montana. He served as a U.S. House of Representatives, Representative, United States Senate, Senator, and th ...

, American politician *

Juan Dixon Juan Dixon (born October 9, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach for Coppin State University in Baltimore. Dixon led the University of Maryland Terrapins to their first NCAA championship in 2002 a ...

, American basketball player * Julian C. Dixon, Californian politician

K–Z

Kerry Dixon Kerry Michael Dixon (born 24 July 1961) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward. His club career was spent most notably at Chelsea, where he won the Second Division twice. His 193 goals for the club across all co ...

, English footballer * Lance J. Dixon (born 1961), American theoretical physicist *

Lee Dixon (actor) Lee Dixon (January 22, 1910 – January 8, 1953) was a tap dancer, singer, musician and actor in the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in Hollywood musicals and other films as well as on the Broadway stage. Career Dixon is best remembered for crea ...

, American actor and singer *

Lee Dixon Lee Michael Dixon (born 17 March 1964) is an English retired professional footballer and pundit who played as a right-back for Arsenal. Dixon was also capped 22 times for England. A childhood Manchester City fan, Dixon began his footballing ca ...

, English footballer *

Leslie Dixon Leslie Dixon is an American screenwriter and film producer. She began her career as an original screenwriter, writing films such as 1987's '' Outrageous Fortune'' and '' Overboard''. She then moved into adaptations and re-writes, developing the ...

, American screenwriter * Lisa Dixon, American psychiatry professor *

Lorna Dixon Lorna Rose Dixon (also known as Laura Mandima Dixon; née Ebsworth; 1917–21 December 1976) was an Australian Aboriginal custodian and preserver of the Wanggumara, Wangkumara language. Early life Dixon was born at Tibooburra, New South Wales, ...

, Australian Aboriginal custodian and preserver of the Wangkumara language *

Maggie Dixon Margaret Mary Dixon (May 9, 1977 – April 6, 2006) was an American collegiate women's basketball coach. Life Dixon was born in North Hollywood, California, and played basketball at Notre Dame High School. Dixon graduated in 1999 with a bac ...

(1977–2006), American basketball coach (sister of Jamie Dixon) *

Malcolm Dixon (actor) Malcolm Watson Dixon (1934 – 9 April 2020) was an English actor, best known for playing the role of Strutter in the 1981 film ''Time Bandits''. He had many roles which took advantage of his height, such as ewoks and dwarfs. Life and career ...

, English actor * Malcolm Dixon (rugby league), English rugby league player *

Malcolm Dixon Malcolm Dixon (18 April 1899 – 7 December 1985) was a British biochemist. Education and early life Dixon was born in Cambridge, UK to Allick Page Dixon and Caroline Dewe Dixon (née Mathews). He received his PhD in 1925, for research supervi ...

, British biochemist *

Malik Dixon Malik Dixon (born September 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the top scorer in the 2005 Israel Basketball Premier League. He currently resides in Sydney, and plays amateur An amateur () is generally consid ...

, American basketball player in Israel Basketball Premier League *

Marcus Dixon Marcus Dwayne Dixon (born September 16, 1984) is an American football coach and a former defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He is the defensive line coac ...

, American football player * Mary J. Scarlett Dixon (1822-1900), American physician * Matthew Charles Dixon, recipient of the Victoria cross *Maxwell Dixon, American rapper known as

Grand Puba Maxwell Dixon (born March 4, 1964), known professionally as Grand Puba, is an American rapper and emcee, best known as one of the members of the group Brand Nubian from New Rochelle, New York. Biography He made his debut as Grand Puba Maxw ...

Medina Dixon Medina Dixon (November 2, 1962 – November 8, 2021) was an American basketball player born in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team during the late 1980s and the early 1990s, collecting th ...

(1962–2021), American basketball player * Monica Dixon, American political organiser *

Mort Dixon Mort Dixon (March 20, 1892 – March 23, 1956) was an American lyricist. Biography Born in New York City, United States, Dixon began writing songs in the early 1920s, and was active into the 1930s. He achieved success with his first published ef ...

(1892–1956), American lyricist *

Norman F. Dixon Norman Frank Dixon MBE, Fellow of the British Psychological Society (1922–2013) was a British psychologist most noted for his 1976 book ''On the Psychology of Military Incompetence''. Career During World War II, Dixon served as a lieutenant in ...

(1922–2013), British psychologist *Sir

Owen Dixon Sir Owen Dixon (28 April 1886 – 7 July 1972) was an Australian judge and diplomat who served as the sixth Chief Justice of Australia. A judge of the High Court for thirty-five years, Dixon was one of the leading jurists in the English-s ...

, Chief Justice of Australia *

Patrick Dixon Patrick Dixon (born 1957) is an author and business consultant, often described as a futurist, and chairman of the trends forecasting company Global Change Ltd.Ciaran Parker, ''The Thinkers 50''. Praeger Publishers, 2005. He is also founder ...

, British business analyst and author *

Peg Dixon Melissa Dixon (29 August 1923 – 26 October 2015), credited as Peg Dixon, was a Canadian actress. She was best known for her voice acting in '' Spider-Man''. She was married to Ed McNamara Ed McNamara (21 June 1921 – 11 October 1986) was a ...

(1923-2015), Canadian actress *

Peter Dixon Peter John Dixon (born 30 April 1944) is a former England international rugby union player. Dixon played for Oxford University RFC in four consecutive Varsity Matches from 1967 to 1970. He played for Cumberland at county level alongside Da ...

(born 1944), English rugby union player *

Peter Dixon (economist) Peter Bishop Dixon AO FASSA (born 23 July 1946) is an Australian economist known for his work in general equilibrium theory and computable general equilibrium models. He has published several books and more than two hundred academic papers on ec ...

(born 1946), Australian economist *

Piers Dixon Pierson John Shirley Dixon (29 December 1928 – 24 March 2017), known as Piers Dixon, was a British Conservative Party politician who represented Truro between 1970 and 1974. Early life The son of diplomat and writer, Sir Pierson Dixon, he wa ...

(1928–2017), British politician *

Rap Dixon Herbert Allen "Rap" Dixon (September 15, 1902 – July 20, 1944) was an American outfielder in Negro league baseball for a number of teams. He was born in Kingston, Georgia. Although Dixon began playing in the league in 1922, he joined the semi- ...

, American baseball player * Reg Dixon, Canadian sailor * Reg Dixon (comedian), English comedian *

Reginald Dixon Reginald Herbert Dixon, MBE, ARCM (16 October 1904 – 9 May 1985) was an English theatre organist who was primarily known for his position as organist at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, a position he held from March 1930 ...

, British theatre organist *

Richard Watson Dixon Richard Watson Dixon (5 May 1833 – 23 January 1900), English poet and divine, son of Dr James Dixon, a Wesleyan minister. Biography He was the eldest son of Dr. James Dixon, a distinguished Wesleyan preacher, by Mary, only daughter of the ...

, English poet * Robert M. W. Dixon (Robert Malcolm Ward Dixon), Australian linguist *

Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran Major Thomas "Robin" Valerian Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran, (born 21 April 1935), is a former British bobsledder and Northern Irish politician, known as Robin Dixon. He is a former Conservative Party Shadow Minister for the Olympics. Early life ...

(born 1935) *

Rod Dixon Rodney Phillip Dixon (born 13 July 1950) is a former New Zealand middle- to long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympics in Munich, and in 1983 won the New Yo ...

, New Zealand runner *

Ron Dixon (American football) Ronald Dixon (born May 28, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver for the New York Giants in the National Football League. His most notable performance was his 97-yard kick return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXV. Dixon's return ...

, American footballer *

Roscoe Dixon Roscoe Dixon (September 20, 1949 – April 15, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Tennessee. Dixon lived in Memphis, Tennessee and was involved with the public relations business. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives ...

(1949–2021), American politician *

Samantha Dixon Samantha Kate Dixon is a British politician of the Labour Party who serves as Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester, winning the seat in the 2022 City of Chester by-election. Between 2015 and 2019, Dixon was the leader of Cheshi ...

(born 1965), British politician *

Scott Dixon (boxer) Scott Dixon (born 28 September 1976) is a Scottish former professional boxer. He held the Commonwealth welterweight title in 2000 and challenged for the British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals ...

, Scottish boxer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s *

Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon (born 22 July 1980) is a professional racing driver from New Zealand, who competes in the NTT IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. Dixon has won the IndyCar championship six times: in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 202 ...

, racing driver from New Zealand *Sharon Pratt Dixon, later

Sharon Pratt Kelly Sharon Pratt (born January 30, 1944), formerly Sharon Pratt Dixon and Sharon Pratt Kelly, is an American attorney and politician who was the third mayor of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1995, the first mayor born in the District of Colum ...

, mayor of Washington, D.C. *

Sheila Dixon Sheila Ann Dixon (born December 27, 1953) is an American politician who served as the forty-eighth mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. When the former mayor, Martin O'Malley, was sworn in as governor on January 17, 2007, Dixon, the president of the Bal ...

, mayor of Baltimore *

Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet, (28 March 1844 – 10 March 1907) was an Irish businessman and politician. Early life Dixon was born on 28 March 1844 the son of Thomas and Sarah Dixon of Larne, County Antrim, his father was a merchant and ship ...

(1844–1907), mayor of Belfast *

Sonny Dixon Sonny Dixon retired in May 2015 as lead anchor of ''THE News at 5 & 6'' and "WTOC PRIME" on WTOC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He succeeded Doug Weathers, following Weathers' retirement in 2001. Dixon is the only Savannah an ...

, American TV anchorman * Stan Dixon (1894–1979), English footballer *

Thomas Homer-Dixon Thomas Homer-Dixon (born 1956) is a Canadian political scientist and author who researches threats to global security. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia. He is ...

, Canadian political scientist * Travis Dixon, American media studies scholar *

Tudor Dixon Tudor Dixon (; born May 5, 1977) is an American businesswoman and conservative political commentator. A member of the Republican Party, Dixon was the party's nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 2022 election. She lost to incumbent Democra ...

(born 1977), American politician and commentator *

Waliyy Dixon Waliyy Dixon (born February 7, 1974), better known by his streetball nickname "Main Event", is an American professional basketball player. He was born and raised in Linden, New Jersey. Early life Dixon spent his youth honing his streetball skills ...

(born 1974), American streetball player *

Wheeler Winston Dixon Wheeler Winston Dixon (born March 12, 1950) is an American filmmaker and scholar. He is an expert on film history, theory and criticism.Bill Goodykoontz, December 23, 2012, USA TodayDefining Tarantino Accessed Aug. 25, 2013, Quote = "...long, invo ...

, American film director *

William Hepworth Dixon William Hepworth Dixon (30 June 1821 – 26 December 1879) was an English historian and traveller from Manchester. He was active in organizing London's Great Exhibition of 1851. Early life Dixon was born on 30 June 1821, at Great Ancoats in Man ...

, British historian *

Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...

, American blues musician

Disambiguation pages

* Ben Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people * Cecil Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people * Charles Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people * Don Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people * George Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people * John Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people * Larry Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Michael Dixon (disambiguation) Michael Dixon may refer to: *Michael Dixon (basketball) (born 1990), basketball player *Mike Dixon (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2022), English footballer for Coventry and Luton *Mike Dixon (footballer, born 1943) (1943–1993), English footballe ...

, multiple people * Paul Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people * Richard Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people * Robert Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people * Stephen Dixon (disambiguation) or Steve Dixon, multiple people * Thomas Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people * Tom Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

* Marcus Dixon (''Alias''), fictional character from the TV series ''Alias'' *

Daryl Dixon Daryl Dixon is a fictional character from AMC's horror drama series '' The Walking Dead''. The character was created for the television series by writers Frank Darabont, Charles H. Eglee and Jack LoGiudice specifically for Norman Reedus, and do ...

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Merle Dixon Merle Dixon is a fictional character from the horror drama television series '' The Walking Dead'', which airs on AMC in the United States. He was created by series developer Frank Darabont and was portrayed by Michael Rooker. The character was f ...

, fictional characters from the TV series ''The Walking Dead'' *George Dixon, police constable in the 1950s/70s British TV series ''

Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...

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