Saxon (surname)

Saxon is an English

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

''Seaxe tun'', meaning "Saxon village". People with the surname include: *

Alex Saxon (actor) Alex Saxon (born September 10, 1987) is an American actor known for playing Wyatt in '' The Fosters'', Max in ''Finding Carter'', and Ace in ''Nancy Drew''. He has also had roles in other television series: ''Awkward'' (2011); ''Ray Donovan'' (201 ...

(born 1987), American actor *

Arthur Saxon Arthur Saxon (April 28, 1878 – August 6, 1921), born Arthur Hennig and nicknamed "The Iron-Master", was a German strongman and circus performer from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. Saxon is best known for the bent press, a lif ...

(1878–1921), German strongman and circus performer *

Avon Saxon Avon Dawson Saxon (c. 1857 – 24 March 1909) was a Canadian operatic and concert singer who created the role of Friar Tuck in the romantic opera ''Ivanhoe (opera), Ivanhoe'' (1891) by Arthur Sullivan and Julian Sturgis and Francal in ''Miret ...

(c. 1857–1909), Canadian opera singer *

Charles Saxon Charles David Saxon (November 13, 1920 – December 6, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his work for ''The New Yorker''. Early life Saxon was born Charles David Isaacson in Brooklyn; both his parents were musicians, and his great-unc ...

(1920–1988), American cartoonist for ''The New Yorker'' *

David S. Saxon David S. Saxon (February 8, 1920 – December 8, 2005) was an American physicist and educator who served as the President of University of California system as well as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of Te ...

(1920–2005), American physicist, educator and President of University of California system * Edgar J. Saxon (1877–1956), British naturopath and writer *

Edward Saxon Edward Bradley Saxon (born November 17, 1956) is an American film producer. Early life Saxon was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated at Kirkwood High School from 1972 to 1976. He studied at McGill University from 1976 to 1980 ...

(born 1956), American film producer *Gar Saxon, a fictional

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

character in the animated series

Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animation, 3D animated science fiction on television, science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after ''Episode ...

and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series) *

Henry Saxon Henry Saxon (16 August 19183 October 2005) was an artist specialising in miniatures. His paintings typically comprised verse or biblical text set in fine borders with one or more inset illustrative pictures. History Henry Saxon was born in Ash ...

(1918–2005), English artist specialising in miniatures *

Isaiah Saxon Isaiah Saxon (born 1983)Mike Sager"These Are the Directors of the Future,"'' Esquire'', November 19, 2009. is an American film and music video director. He co-founded the animation studio Encyclopedia Pictura, and the online community DIY.org. E ...

(born 1983), American film and music video director *

James Saxon (painter) James Saxon (1772 – in or after 1819) was an English portrait painter. Life Born in Manchester, he was son of John Saxon. He entered Manchester grammar school in January 1783. In 1797, he was in practice as a portrait-painter at 4 York Str ...

(1772–1819 or later), British portrait painter *

James Saxon (actor) William James Smyth (12 June 1955 – 2 July 2003), better known by his stage name James Saxon was an English television and theatre character actor. He began his career in British television productions in the early 1980s, and as the decade ...

(1955–2003), British actor *

James Saxon (American football) James Elijah Saxon (born March 23, 1966) is an American football coach and former fullback who is the former running backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the ...

(born 1966), American National Football League coach and former running back * James J. Saxon (1914–1980), 21st Comptroller of the Currency for the United States Department of the Treasury *

John Saxon John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Western (genre), Westerns and horror film ...

(1936–2020), American film and television actor *

John Saxon (educator) John Harold Saxon Jr. (10 December 1923 – 17 October 1996) was an American mathematics educator who authored or co-authored and self-published a series of textbooks, collectively using an incremental teaching style which became known as Saxon ...

(1923–1996), known for developing a new system of mathematics education * Ken Saxon (1894–1976), New Zealand soldier, cricketer and teacher *

Kurt Saxon Kurt Saxon (born Donald Eugene Sisco; March 6, 1932 – August 16, 2021) was an American writer, radio host, survivalist and the author of ''The Poor Man's James Bond'', a series of books on Improvised firearm, improvised weapons and munitions. ...

(1932–2021), survivalist and author of ''The Poor Man's James Bond'' * Leslie Saxon, Canadian professor of linguistics *

Lyle Saxon Lyle Saxon (18911946) was a writer and journalist who reported for ''The Times-Picayune'' in New Orleans, Louisiana. He directed the Federal Writers' Project Works Progress Administration (WPA) guide to Louisiana. Life Saxon was born on Septem ...

(1891–1946), American writer and journalist *

Mack Saxon Mack Saxon (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator. A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 Texas Longhorns foot ...

(c. 1901 – 1949), American football player, coach of football, basketball and baseball, and college athletic administrator *

Marie Saxon Marie Saxon (1904 - November 12, 1941) was an American actress in vaudeville and theatre, who briefly appeared in film. Pauline Marie Landry was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Her family were entertainers; her mother was vaudeville comedienne ...

(1904–1941), American actress in vaudeville and theatre *

Mike Saxon Michael Eric Saxon (born July 10, 1962) is a former American football punter in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at San Diego State University. He won Sup ...

(born 1962), American retired National Football League punter *

Richard Saxon Richard Gilbert Saxon CBE (born 14 April 1942) is an English architect. He was chairman of Building Design Partnership (BDP), chairman of BE (a fore-runner of Constructing Excellence), a vice-president of the Royal Institute of British Architects ( ...

(born 1942), British architect *

Rolf Saxon Rolf Saxon is an American actor. He is well known for his voice over work in video games, movies and TV shows. Life and career Saxon was born at Fort Belvoir in Alexandria, Virginia. He has worked with American Conservatory Theatre, Cal Shakes, ...

(born 1955), American actor *Tiber Saxon, a fictional

character in the animated series

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