Isaacson is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
meaning "son of
Isaac
Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...
", the
Biblical
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
figure.
People with the surname Isaacson include:
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Doug Isaacson
Douglas W. Isaacson (born October 18, 1957) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and a former member of the Alaska House of Representatives from District 1. He represented the 1st district from January 18, 2013 ...
(born 1957), American politician
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Jacob Isaacson
Jacob Isaacson (May 5, 1911 – September 8, 1980) was an American composer and musician.
Isaacson was most noted for his own Colortone musical notation and his early works within this system. His association with the Fluxus movement was played do ...
(1911–1980), American composer and musician
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James Isaacson
James Isaacson (born 7 January 1980 in Easington, County Durham) is an English former rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for Newcastle Falcons and Leeds Carnegie, as a Prop, or Hooker. He was e ...
(born 1980), English rugby union football player
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Megan Isaacson
Megan Isaacson is an American Gospel Music Association award winning Christian and gospel singer.
Career
Megan Isaacson was born in Austin, Texas. She started her career in 2000 when she flew to Australia to sing with the Continental Sing ...
, American gospel singer
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Peter Isaacson
Peter Stuart Isaacson, AM, DFC, AFC, DFM (31 July 1920 – 7 April 2017) was an Australian publisher and decorated military pilot. He was the owner of Peter Isaacson Publications, publisher of various trade journals and suburban newspa ...
(born 1920), English-born Australian newspaper publisher and military pilot
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Rich Isaacson
Rich Isaacson is an international music entrepreneur whose influence spans artists such as Wu-Tang Clan, MIKA, Akon, Gustavo Santaolalla, Charles Bradley, Mobb Deep, Melanie Fiona, SafetySuit, and Three 6 Mafia.
Background
Isaacson was born i ...
(born 1964), American music entrepreneur
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Richard A. Isaacson, American physicist and promoter of
LIGO
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory designed to detect cosmic gravitational waves and to develop gravitational-wave observations as an astronomical tool. Two large ...
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Thorpe B. Isaacson (1898–1970), American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Walter Isaacson
Walter Seff Isaacson (born May 20, 1952) is an American author, journalist, and professor. He has been the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C., the chair and CEO of CNN, ...
(born 1952), American author, columnist and CEO
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