Sisson is a surname that appeared in rural England around West Riding, Yorkshire in the 15th century. Notable people with the surname include: *

C. H. Sisson Charles Hubert Sisson, CH (22 April 1914 – 5 September 2003), usually cited as C. H. Sisson, was a British writer, best known as a poet and translator. Life Born in Bristol in 1914, C. H. Sisson was noted as a poet, novelist, essayist and an ...

(1914–2003), British writer *

Fred Sisson Frederick James Sisson (March 31, 1879 – October 20, 1949) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served two terms as a United States representative from New York from 1933 to 1937. Biography Born in Wells Bridge, Otsego County, ...

(1879–1949), United States Representative from New York *

Jeremiah Sisson Jeremiah Sisson (1720-1783) was an English instrument maker who became one of the leaders of his profession in London. Jeremiah Sisson was the son of Jonathan Sisson, also a respected instrument maker, who trained him in the craft. Sisson worked ...

(1720–1783), British instrument maker *

John Richard Sisson John Richard Sisson (born October 16, 1936) was the acting President of Ohio State University from December 15, 1997, to June 30, 1998, after Elwood Gordon Gee left the office. Sisson graduated from Ohio State with a Bachelor of Arts in inter ...

(born 1936), acting president of the Ohio State University *

Jonathan Sisson Jonathan Sisson (1690 – 1747) was a prominent English instrument maker, the inventor of the modern theodolite with a sighting telescope for surveying, and a leading maker of astronomical instruments. Career Jonathan Sisson was born in Lincoln ...

(1690–1749), British instrument maker *

Marshall Sisson Marshall Arnott Sisson RA (14 February 1897 – 26 January 1978) was a British architect, active in 1928–70. Although his earliest buildings were modernist, after around 1935 he used only traditional styles and became known for his restoration wo ...

(1897–1978), British architect *

Rosemary Anne Sisson Rosemary Anne Sisson (13 October 1923 – 28 July 2017) was an English television dramatist and novelist. She was described by playwright Simon Farquhar in 2014 as being "one of television's finest period storytellers", and in 2017 fellow d ...

(1923–2017), British writer and screenwriter * Rufus Sisson (1890–1977), American college basketball player

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