Wason is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

origin. People who hold this name include: * Betty Wason, American news correspondent *

Cathcart Wason John Cathcart Wason (17 November 1848 – 19 April 1921), generally known as Cathcart Wason, was a Scotland, Scottish farmer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament in two countries: first in Ne ...

, Scottish farmer and politician * Edward Hills Wason, American politician from New Hampshire *

Eugene Wason Eugene Wason (26 January 1846 – 19 April 1927) was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1885 and 1918. Family Eugene Wason came from a Liberal family. His father, brother and son-in ...

, Scottish lawyer and politician *Nat Wason, English musician in

Haven (band) Haven were an English indie rock musical ensemble, band, formed in Cornwall in 1996. The band consisted of singer Gary Briggs, guitarist Nathan Wason, bassist Iwan Gronow and drummer Jack Mitchell. Originally called Blew, their new name was take ...

* Peter Cathcart Wason, British psychologist, inventor of

Wason selection task The Wason selection task (or ''four-card problem'') is a logic puzzle devised by Peter Cathcart Wason in 1966. It is one of the most famous tasks in the study of deductive reasoning. An example of the puzzle is: A response that identifies a ca ...

* Rigby Wason, Scottish lawyer and politician * Robert Wason (Maryland politician), American politician from Maryland * Robert Alexander Wason, American writer of Western novels * Robert Wason Jr., American politician from Wisconsin *

Sandys Wason Cury () is a civil parish and village in southwest Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately four miles (6 km) south of Helston on The Lizard peninsula. The parish is named for St Corentin and is recorded in the ...

, English clergyman and writer * Wendy Wason (active from 1997), Scottish writer, comedian and actress * Wason Renteria, Colombian footballer in Brazil

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