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

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* Andrea Elson (born 1969), actress *

Anita Elson Anita Elson (1898–1985) was an American dancer and singer who appeared in revues in New York City and London, England, in the early 20th century. She performed in ''The Cohan Revue-(1916)'', a production of George M. Cohan. The show debuted a ...

(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, 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 The Reverend Edward Lee Roy Elson (December 23, 1906 – August 25, 1993) was a Presbyterian minister and Chaplain of the United States Senate. Life Edward Lee Roy Elson, the first of nine children, was born in Ohio, to Leroy Elson, a loc ...

(1906–1993), minister * Francisco Elson (born 1976), basketball player *

Jeremy Elson Jeremy Elson (born 1974) is a computer researcher specializing in wireless Sensor Networks. He is also the creator of the popular CircleMUD. Elson received his Ph.D. from UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public l ...

(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 Kay Selma Elson (born 25 January 1947), Australian politician, was a Liberal Member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until her retirement in November 2007. Kay represented the Division of Forde, Queensland.Peter Elson (Canadian politician) Peter Elson (January 18, 1839 – June 11, 1913) was a Canadian politician. Born in the township of London, County of Middlesex, Canada West, the son of Joseph and Samantha Elson, Elson was educated at the schools of Middlesex and Hamilton. ...

(1839–1913) * Peter Elson (1947–1998), illustrator *

Pip Elson Philip Ambrose "Pip" Elson (born 14 April 1954) is an English professional golfer. He is the son of the cricketer Gus Elson and the father of Jamie Elson. Elson was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. He won the British Youths Open ...

(born 1954), golfer *

Rachel Elson Rachel F. Elson is an American journalist and editor-in-chief of ''Financial Planning Magazine'' and its associated website Financial-Planning.com. She was previously managing editor at Inc.com and CBS MoneyWatch.com. She is a recipient of the ...

, 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 (born 1979), writer, director and editor * Robert Elson, 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, educator * Elson Moyo, deputy commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe * Elson Seale, soccer player * Elson Soh (born 1988), artist * Elson-Dudley House * Ellison * Ellyson

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

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