Simson is a

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, also a

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, and may refer to:

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* Anna Simson (1835–1916), German women's rights activist *

Eduard von Simson Martin Sigismund Eduard von Simson (10 November 1810 – 2 May 1899) was a German jurist and distinguished liberal politician of the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, who served as President of the Frankfurt Parliament as well as the first Pre ...

(1810–1899), German jurist and politician *

Ernst von Simson Ernst von Simson (born 7 April 1876 in Berlin; died 7 November 1941 in Oxford) was a German lawyer, diplomat and entrepreneur.Charlet Flauaus: The Nazi official and his private library. The books of Reichsleiter Martin Bormann in the Mainz Unive ...

(1876-1941), German lawyer, diplomat and entrepreneur * Otto von Simson (1912–1993), German art historian * Bernhard von Simson (1840–1915), German historian *

Geoffrey Spicer-Simson Captain Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson DSO, RN (15 January 1876 – 29 January 1947) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the Mediterranean, Pacific and Home Fleets. He is most famous for his role as leader of a naval expedition to Lake Tanga ...

(1876–1947), British Commander *

Harold Fraser-Simson Harold Fraser-Simson (15 August 1872 – 19 January 1944) was an English composer of light music, including songs and the scores to Edwardian musical comedies, musical comedies. His most famous musical was the World War I hit ''The Maid of the M ...

(1872–1944), British composer *

Ivan Simson Brigadier Ivan Simson, (14 August 1890 – 4 February 1971) was a British Army officer and the Chief Engineer A chief engineer, commonly referred to as "ChEng" or "Chief", is the most senior engine officer of an engine department on a ship, t ...

(1890–1971), British Brigadier *

James Simson James Simson 1740–1770 was a medical academic and the second Chandos Chair of Medicine and Anatomy, Chandos Professor of Medicine and Anatomy at the University of St Andrews, from 1764 to 1770. He was born on 21 March 1740, son of Thomas Simson ...

(1740–1770), medical academic at the University of St Andrews *

Kadri Simson Kadri Simson (née Must, born 22 January 1977) is an Estonian politician from the Centre Party, European Commissioner for Energy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019. She was previously Minister of Economic Affairs and Communica ...

(born 1977), Estonian politician *

Lovisa Simson Lovisa Concordia Simson, née ''Kliecnik'' or ''Lindström'' (1746 – 26 February 1808), was a Swedish theater director. She was the managing director of the theater '' Comediehuset'' in Gothenburg between 1787 and 1792. She was the first female t ...

(1746–1808), Swedish theater director *

Marianne Simson Marianne Simson (July 29, 1920 – July 15, 1992) was a German dancer and film actress. She was born in Berlin as the daughter of an insurance clerk John Edward Simson. Her brother was Helmut Simson, who later served as mayor of Wolfsburg. Origin ...

(1920–1992), German dancer *

Mecia Simson Mecia Simone Simson (; born 29 December 1989) is an English actress and model. She won the fifth series of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' (2009). More recently, she is known for her role as Francesca Findabair in the Netflix series ''The Witcher' ...

(born 1989), English actress * Michelle Simson, Canadian politician *

Robert Simson Robert Simson (14 October 1687 – 1 October 1768) was a Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow. The Simson line is named after him.Ronald Simson Ronald Francis Simson (6 September 1880 – 14 September 1914) was a Scottish rugby union player for .Bath, p. 109 Simson was the first Scottish rugby international to die in the First World War. Early life Ronald Simson was born in Edinburg ...

, rugby player *

Sampson Simson Sampson Simson (1780 - 7 January 1857) was an Orthodox Jewish American philanthropist most remembered as "the father of Mount Sinai Hospital" and as benefactor, posthumously, to the North American Relief Society for Indigent Jews in Jerusalem, Is ...

(1780–1857), American philanthropist, "the father of Mount Sinai Hospital" * Sergei Hohlov-Simson (born 1972), football player from Estonia *

Thomas Simson Thomas Simson (1696–1764) was a Scottish medical academic at the University of St Andrews. Life He was born in 1696. He obtained the degree of MD from the University of Glasgow in 1720, and two years later, in 1722 was appointed as the first ...

(1696–1764), medical academic at the University of St Andrews *

William Simson William Simson (1798/9929 August 1847) was a Scottish portrait, landscape and subject painter. Biography Simson was born at Dundee in 1798/99. He studied under Andrew Wilson at the Trustees' Academy on Picardy Place in Edinburgh, and his early ...

(1800–1847), Scottish painter

Notable given names

; First *

Simson Garfinkel Simson L. Garfinkel (born 1965) is Senior Data Scientist at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He was formerly the US Census Bureau's Senior Computer Scientist for Confidentiality and Data Access. Previously, he was a computer scientist at ...

, author, computer scientist, and Internaut ; Middle *

Jacob Anatoli Jacob ben Abba Mari ben Simson Anatoli (c. 1194 – 1256) was a translator of Arabic texts to Hebrew. He was invited to Naples by Frederick II. Under this royal patronage, and in association with Michael Scot, Anatoli made Arabic learning acce ...

(c. 1194 – 1256), Abba Mari ben Simson ben Anatoli, translator of Arabic texts to Hebrew *

John Simson Woolson John Simson Woolson (December 6, 1840 – December 4, 1899) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Education and career Born in Tonawanda, New York, Woolson received an Artiu ...

(1840–1899), United States federal judge *

Thomas Simson Pratt General Sir Thomas Simson Pratt, (1797 – 2 February 1879) was a British Army officer. He served in the First Anglo-Chinese War (1839–1841), in India from 1843 to 1855 where he was deputy adjutant-general at Madras, and was commander of the ...

(1797–1879), British General

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