Hewson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ali Hewson
Alison Hewson (née Stewart; born 23 March 1961) is an Irish activist and businesswoman. She is the wife of singer and musician Paul Hewson, known as Bono, from the rock group U2.
Raised in Raheny, she met her future husband at age 12 at Mou ...
(born 1961), activist and wife of U2's Bono
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Allan Hewson
Allan Roy Hewson (born 6 June 1954) represented the New Zealand All Blacks in 19 Rugby Union internationals between 1981 and 1984. Hewson played at fullback. Since his retirement from international rugby Hewson has continued to be involved with ...
(born 1954), former New Zealand Rugby union All Black
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Arthur Hewson (1914–1999), Australian politician
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Ashleigh Hewson
Ashleigh Hewson (born 18 December 1979) is a female rugby union player that plays for . She has been a member of the Wallaroos squad to three World Cups, the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup that finished in third place, the 2014 Women's Rugby World ...
(born 1979), Australian Rugby union Wallaroo
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Brian Hewson
Brian Stanford Hewson (4 April 1933 – 13 September 2022) was a middle-distance runner who represented Great Britain at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. He won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1958 European Championships.
Hewson was one of ...
(born 1939), retired British middle-distance athlete
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David Hewson (born 1953), British novelist
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Dave Hewson (composer)
David Graham Hewson (born 25 November 1953 in Wandsworth, London, England) is a British composer of scores for television and films. His work includes a collaboration to develop scores for ITV News. Hewson works from his composing studio in E ...
(born 1953), British television and film composer
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David Hewson (Canadian football) (born 1982), Canadian footballer
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Dominic Hewson
Dominic Robert Hewson (born 3 October 1974) was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire and Derbyshire during an eight-year first-class career.
Hewson began his career as an opening batsman, and made his debut in County cricket deb ...
(born 1974), English cricketer
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Emily Hewson
Emily Hewson (born 31 July 1982) is a retired Australian tennis player.
Her highest WTA rankings, WTA singles ranking is 314, which she reached on 23 July 2007. Her career-high in doubles is 204, which she achieved on 25 February 2008.
In her ...
(born 1982), Australian tennis player
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Eve Hewson
Eve Hewson (born Memphis Eve Sunny Day Iris Hewson; 7 July 1991) is an Irish actress, whose father is the singer Bono. Her first major role was in the 2011 drama film '' This Must Be the Place'', and she made her television debut as Nurse Lucy E ...
(born 1991), Irish actress and
Bono
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono (), is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist. He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2.
Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...
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Ali Hewson
Alison Hewson (née Stewart; born 23 March 1961) is an Irish activist and businesswoman. She is the wife of singer and musician Paul Hewson, known as Bono, from the rock group U2.
Raised in Raheny, she met her future husband at age 12 at Mou ...
's daughter
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Gilbert Hewson (died 1951), Irish politician
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Henry Hewson, rugby league footballer of the 1920s
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John Hewson
John Robert Hewson AM (born 28 October 1946) is an Australian former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994. He led the Liberal-National Coalition to defeat at the 1993 Australian federal election.
Hewson was ...
(died 1662), a soldier in the New Model Army and signatory on the death warrant of King Charles I
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John Hewson
John Robert Hewson AM (born 28 October 1946) is an Australian former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994. He led the Liberal-National Coalition to defeat at the 1993 Australian federal election.
Hewson was ...
(1744–1821), an American textile printer born in England
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John Hewson
John Robert Hewson AM (born 28 October 1946) is an Australian former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994. He led the Liberal-National Coalition to defeat at the 1993 Australian federal election.
Hewson was ...
(born 1946), Australian economist and former politician
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Jones Hewson
John Jones Hewson (2 September 1874 – 27 November 1902), credited as Jones Hewson, was a Welsh singer and actor known for his creation and portrayal of baritone roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1894 to 1901.
Hewson began in the ...
(1874–1902), Welsh singer and actor
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Liv Hewson
Liv Hewson (born 29 November 1995) is an Australian actor and playwright. Their written work includes "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales and mythology with a queer and dark slant." They starred as Abby Hammond in the Netflix series ''Santa Cla ...
(born 1995), Australian actress
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Marillyn Hewson
Marillyn Adams Hewson (born December 27, 1953) is an American businesswoman who served as the chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Lockheed Martin from January 2013 to June 2020. She is currently the strategic advisor to the ...
(born 1954), American businesswoman, current Chairman, President, and CEO of
Lockheed Martin
The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It ...
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Bono
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by his stage name Bono (), is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist. He is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2.
Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...
(born Paul Hewson in 1960), Irish singer of
U2
* Peter Hewson, British singer, vocalist with
Chicory Tip
Chicory Tip are an English pop group, formed in 1967 in Maidstone, Kent.
The band originally comprised vocalist Peter Hewson (born 1 September 1945, in Gillingham); guitarist Richard "Rick" Foster (born 7 July 1946); bass guitarist Barry May ...
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Richard Anthony Hewson
Richard Anthony Hewson (born 17 November 1943) is an English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist, who created the studio group RAH Band.
Career
Hewson began in the late 1960s as an arranger, and has worked with musicians s ...
(born 1943), English musician
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Sam Hewson
Sam Hewson (born 28 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for 1. delid karla side Þróttur Reykjavík.
Club career
Early career
Born in Farnworth, near Bolton, Hewson began his career at his local club, ...
(born 1988), English footballer
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Sherrie Hewson
Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson (born 17 September 1950) is an English actress, television personality and novelist. She is known for her roles as Maureen Holdsworth in ''Coronation Street'' (1993–1997, 2006), Virginia Raven in ''Crossroads'' (2001– ...
(born 1950), English actress
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Tony Hewson
Anthony 'Tony' Hewson (born Sheffield, England, 26 January 1934 - died October 2020) was a British racing cyclist who rode the Tour de France and, as an amateur, won the Tour of Britain in 1955. He was critical of the way, as he saw it, British ...
(born 1934), former British racing cyclist
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William Hewson (1806–1870), English theological writer
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William Hewson (surgeon)
William Hewson (14 November 1739 – 1 May 1774) was a British surgeon, anatomist and physiologist who has been referred to as the "father of haematology".
Biography
Born in Hexham, Northumberland, Hewson initially studied in 1753 at the Newcast ...
(1739–1774), English surgeon
See also
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Hewson River
The Hewson River is a river of New Zealand's South Island. It flows east and then south from the Ben McLeod Range of inland Canterbury before flowing into the upper reaches of the Orari River west of Mount Peel.
See also
*List of rivers of Ne ...
New Zealand
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Hewson-Gutting House, a registered historic building in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Hewson Consultants
Hewson Consultants were one of the smaller software companies which produced video games for home computers in the mid-1980s. They had a reputation for high-quality games which continually pushed the boundaries of what the computers were capable ...
, 1980s video game developer and publisher
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