Melson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Boyd Melson
Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson (born October 16, 1981) is a retired American light middleweight boxer.
As an amateur, Melson won the 48th World Military Boxing Championship gold medal in the weight class, and was a three-time United States Army ch ...
, American boxer
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C.W. Melson (1929–1981), American politician
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Charles L. Melson (1904-1981), American admiral
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Isaac Melson Meekins
Isaac Melson Meekins (February 13, 1875 – November 21, 1946) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Education and career
Born in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, Mee ...
(1875–1946), U.S. federal judge
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Joe Melson
Joe Melson (born May 1935) is an American singer and a BMI Award-winning songwriter.
Life and career
Joe Melson was born in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, United States. He was reared on a farm until he was sixteen. He attended high school in ...
(born May 1935), American singer and songwriter
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Kenneth E. Melson (born c. 1948), American lawyer and acting ATF Director
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Robert Melson (political scientist)
Robert Melson (born 1937) is professor emeritus of political science and a member of the Jewish studies program at Purdue University, in Indiana, United States. From 2003 to 2005, he was the President of the International Association of Genocide ...
, professor emeritus of political science and Jewish studies at Purdue University
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Silas Melson (born 1996), American basketball player
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