Elson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Andrea Elson Andrea Hope Elson (born March 6, 1969) is an American former actress. Beginning her professional career as a child actress and model, Elson is perhaps best known for her television roles as Alice Tyler on the CBS science-fiction adventure series ...

(born 1969), actress * Anita Elson (1898–1985), American dancer and singer *

Bob Elson Robert Arthur Elson (March 22, 1904 – March 10, 1981) was a pioneering American sportscaster who was the voice of the Chicago White Sox for all or parts of four decades. Known as "The 'Ol Commander", he broadcast an estimated 5,000 major leagu ...

(1904–1981), sportscaster *

David Elson David Elson (born August 26, 1971) is an American football coach. He is the linebackers coach, and was previously a quality control coach, at Purdue University, a position he has held since 2021. Elson served as head football coach at Western Ken ...

, coach *

Diane Elson Diane Rosemary Elson (born 20 April 1946) is a British economist, sociologist and gender and development social scientist. She is Professor Emerita of sociology at the University of Essex and a former professor of development studies at the Uni ...

(born 1946), economist * Edward L.R. Elson (1906–1993), minister *

Francisco Elson Francisco Marinho Robby Elson (born February 28, 1976, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch retired professional basketball player. Elson was the seventh Dutch player to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Elson served as the captain of the Ne ...

(born 1976), basketball player * Jeremy Elson (born 1974), computer researcher *

Karen Elson Karen Jill Elson (born 15 January 1979) is an English model and singer-songwriter. Early life and education Elson was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and attended North Chadderton School as a child. She has a fraternal twin sister, filmma ...

(born 1979), model and singer *

Kate Elson Kate Elson (born 14 January 1979) is a British model and filmmaker. She is the fraternal twin sister of fashion model Karen Elson. Early life Elson was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester. As a child, she went to North Chadderton School in Ch ...

(born 1979), model and filmmaker * Kay Elson (born 1947), politician * Peter Elson (Canadian politician) (1839–1913) *

Peter Elson Peter Elson (13 January 1947 – March 1998) was an English science fiction illustrator whose work appeared on the covers of numerous science fiction paperback novels, as well as in the Terran Trade Authority series of illustrated books. Biogr ...

(1947–1998), illustrator * Pip Elson (born 1954), golfer * Rachel Elson, journalist * Rae Elson, activist *

Rebecca Elson Rebecca Anne Wood Elson (2 January 1960 – 19 May 1999) was a Canadian–American astronomer and writer. Early life and education Rebecca "Becky" Anne Wood Elson was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Jeanne Bridgman, ''née'' Hickey and John ...

(1960–1999), astronomer *

Richard Elson Richard Elson (born 1962) is a British comic book artist best known for his work on ''Sonic the Comic'', '' 2000 AD'' and ''Thor''. Biography Richard Elson is a fine art graduate with over sixteen years experience as an artist and illustrator ...

(born 1962), comic book artist *

Richard Mark Elson Richard Mark Elson is a UK based director for film and television. Career Elson has directed drama, documentary and theatre. In 2014 he directed the feature film ''A Christmas Star'', Ireland and Northern Ireland's first Christmas children's ...

(born 1979), writer, director and editor *

Robert Elson Robert Edward Elson is an historian, author and academic regarded as an authority on Indonesian history, with his biography of former President Suharto and works on the cultivation system in Colonial Java (the latter frequently being described ...

, professor *

Roy Elson Roy L. Elson (October 1, 1930 – February 25, 2010)http://death-records.mooseroots.com/l/167708824/Roy-Lane-Elson was an American politician from Arizona, and a onetime aide and protégé of longtime U.S. Senator Carl Hayden (D-AZ). He was perha ...

(born 1930), politician *

William Elson (disambiguation) William Elson may refer to: * Billy Elson, footballer *William Elson (died 1705), MP for Chichester *William Elson (died 1727) William Elson (1691–1727), of Oving, near Chichester, Sussex, was an English politician. He was born the son of W ...

, footballer

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Élson Falcão da Silva Élson Falcão da Silva (born 16 November 1981), simply known as Élson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Early career in Brazil Élson was born in Conceição do Araguaia, Par ...

(born 1981), football player *

Elson Becerra Elson Evelio Becerra Vaca (26 April 1978 – 8 January 2006) was a Colombian footballer. Club career Born in Cartagena, Becerra began playing football with Deportes Tolima's youth academy. He joined the senior squad at age 17, helping the ...

(1978–2006), football player *

Elson Floyd Elson S. Floyd (February 29, 1956 – June 20, 2015) was an American educator who served as the 10th president of the four-campus Washington State University from May 21, 2007 to June 20, 2015. Floyd was also the first African American to be nam ...

, educator *

Elson Moyo Elson Moyo is a Zimbabwean air officer and military general who serves as commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe since December 2017 and one of the main figures in the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état attempt. He was previously deputy commander of t ...

, deputy commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe *

Elson Seale Elson Seale is a Barbados-American soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He is currently an independent businessman in the Kansas City area. Seale attended Columbi ...

, soccer player *

Elson Soh Elson Soh (simplified Chinese: 苏奕铨; born September 6, 1988) is a music artist under a Singapore based Label Record and Artist Management company, M5 Royal Music. Elson studied in Yuhua Primary School, Kranji Secondary School and Pioneer J ...

(born 1988), artist *

Elson-Dudley House The Elson-Dudley House is a historic home located at 1101 29th Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi. Built in 1894 by Julius and Dora Neubauer Elson, some of Meridian's earliest settlers, the home is a Victorian Eastlake movement home with Queen Anne ...

Ellison Ellison is a surname and given name. It may derive from "Son of Elias" in Norwegian. Ellison can also be spelled Ellisson, Elison, Elisson, Ellyson, Ellysson, Elyson, and Elysson. People with the surname * Andy Ellison, British musician * At ...

Ellyson Ellyson may refer to: * Edgar Ellyson (1869–1954), minister * Henry Keeling Ellyson (1923–1890), Virginia newspaperman, father of James Taylor Ellyson, grandfather of Theodore Gordon Ellyson. * James Taylor Ellyson (1847–1919), politician ...

Places

*Elson, a small settlement near

Gosport Gosport ( ) is a town and non-metropolitan borough on the south coast of Hampshire, South East England. At the 2011 Census, its population was 82,662. Gosport is situated on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, opposite t ...

, Hampshire, England **

Fort Elson Fort Elson was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the northernmost polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport. It was located on land immediately to the south of Elson Creek, to which it was connected by ...

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