Tenison or Tennison is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Thomas Tenison Thomas Tenison (29 September 163614 December 1715) was an English church leader, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1694 until his death. During his primacy, he crowned two British monarchs. Life He was born at Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, the son a ...

(1636–1715), Archbishop of Canterbury *

Renee Tenison Reneé Tenison (born December 2, 1968) is an American model, actress, and the first African-American selected to be the '' Playboy'' Playmate of the Year (1990). Personal life and career Tenison was born in Caldwell, Idaho. She has three old ...

(born 1968), American model and actress *

Rosie Tenison Rosie Tenison (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress and model. Personal life and modeling career Tenison was born in Caldwell, Idaho. She has three older brothers and an identical twin sister, Renee, who also works as a model. Ros ...

(born 1968), American model and actress, identical twin sister of Renee Tenison *

Jeni Tennison Jenifer Fays Alys Tennison (born 1972) is a British software engineer and consultant who co-chairs the data governance working group within the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI). She also serves on the board of directors of ...

, OBE Technical Director of the

Open Data Institute The Open Data Institute (ODI) is a non-profit private company limited by guarantee, based in the United Kingdom. Founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt in 2012, the ODI’s mission is to connect, equip and inspire people around th ...

*Thomas Tenison, built Castle Tenison in 1820s, Keadue, Co. Roscommon, landowner, father of E.K. Tenison * Edward King-Tenison (1805–1878), lived at

Kilronan Castle Kilronan Castle, previously known as Castle Tenison, is a large country house standing in of parkland on the shore of Lough Meelagh in County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland, from the village of Ballyfarnon. The house, originally construct ...

, Keadue, Co. Roscommon, Irish photographer, landowner * Lady Louisa Tenison, wife of E.K. Tenison, travel writer, and artist *

Henry King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Ernest Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston (31 July 1848 – 13 January 1896) was an Irish peer and Conservative politician. Born as Henry Newcomen King, he was the younger son of Robert King, 2nd Viscount L ...

(1848–1896), Irish peer and Conservative politician *

Robin Hanbury-Tenison Airling Robin Hanbury-Tenison (born 7 May 1936) is an explorer based in Cornwall. He is President of the charity Survival International and was previously Chief Executive of The Countryside Alliance. Early life and education The youngest of fiv ...

(born 1936), English explorer Fictional characters: *Jane Tennison, chief character in the British TV series ''

Prime Suspect ''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who ...

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Prime Suspect 1973 ''Prime Suspect 1973'' (also known as ''Prime Suspect: Tennison'') is a British television detective drama series starring Stefanie Martini as the young Jane Tennison. It is a prequel to the long-running ''Prime Suspect'' series that had starr ...

'', a British TV show also known as ''Prime Suspect: Tennison'' or just ''Tennison''

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