Goodson is an

English surname English names are names used in, or originating in, England. In England as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of a given name, commonly referred to as a first name, and a (most commonly patrilineal) family ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adrienne Goodson Adrienne Goodson (born October 19, 1966), also known as “Goodie” or “Goody”, is a former basketball player, a 6-foot forward noted for her exceptional rebounding ability, especially on the offensive glass. Her professional career in Brazi ...

(born 1966), American basketball player * Alfred Goodson (1867-1940), British businessman and public servant * Barbara Goodson (born 1949), American voice actress *

Clarence Goodson Clarence Edgar Goodson IV (born May 17, 1982) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender. Youth career Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Goodson attended Annandale High School his freshman and sophomore seasons before moving to ...

(born 1982), American soccer player * Don Goodson (1932–2010), English cricketer *

Ed Goodson James Edward Goodson (born January 25, 1948) is a former first baseman and third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1970 to 1977 for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. In his one World Series plate app ...

(born 1948), American baseball player * Ida Goodson (1909–2000), American classic female blues and jazz singer and pianist *

Ivor Goodson Ivor Frederick Goodson (born 1943) is a British educationalist. He is a professor at Tallinn University. Education and career Goodson was born in 1943 in Woodley, a village near Reading, Berkshire. He went to a grammar school and was unsucce ...

(born 1943), British educationalist *

Jonathan Goodson Jonathan Michael Goodson (born August 20, 1945) is an American television producer who specializes in game shows. He is the son of legendary game show producer Mark Goodson and began his television career in 1973 as chief counsel of Goodson-Todm ...

(born 1945), American television producer *

Katharine Goodson Katharine Goodson (18 June 1872 – 14 April 1958) was an English pianist. Born in Watford, Goodson studied the piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London; she also worked with Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna. Her London debut took place on ...

(1872-1958), English pianist * Len Goodson (1880−1922), English footballer * Mark Goodson (1915–1992), American television producer * Patricia Goodson, American concert pianist *

Tyler Goodson Tyler Goodson (born November 10, 2000) is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa. Early life and high school Goodson grew up in Suwanee, Georgia an ...

(born 2000), American football player *

William Goodsonn Vice Admiral William Goodsonn (1610in or after 1680), also William Goodson, was an English naval officer. Early career William Goodsonn joined the Parliamentary cause during the Second English Civil War in 1647. During the First Anglo-Dutch War ...

(1610–), English vice-admiral in the Royal Navy

Fictional characters

*Joel Goodson, fictional character in the film ''

Risky Business ''Risky Business'' is a 1983 American teen comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. Best known as Cruise's breakout film, ''Risky Business'' was a critical ...

'', played by Tom Cruise

Fictional characters

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