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surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
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Al Worthington Allan Fulton Worthington (born February 5, 1929), nicknamed "Red", is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of 14 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York / San Francisco Giants (1953–54, 1956–59), Boston Red ...
(born 1929), American baseball player * Andy Worthington, British historian, investigative journalist and film director * Arthur Mason Worthington (1852–1916), English physicist * Arthur Norreys Worthington (1862–1912), Canadian physician, surgeon, soldier and politician * Arthur Worthington (before 1890–1917), American-born Australasian alternative religious leader, bigamist and fraudster * E. Barton Worthington (1905–2001), British ecologist and science administrator * Bob Worthington (1936–2008), Honorary Consul of the Cook Islands to the United States * Bob Worthington (footballer) (born 1947), English professional footballer * Bryony Worthington, Baroness Worthington (born 1971), British environmental campaigner and Labour life peer * Cal Worthington (1920–2013), American car dealer * Charles Worthington (1877–1859, English surgeon and cricketer *
Charles Campbell Worthington Charles Campbell Worthington, or C.C. Worthington, (January 1854 – October 1944) was an American industrialist whose efforts were in part responsible for the foundation of the Professional Golfers Association. He invented the first commercially ...
(1854–1944), American industrialist and golf enthusiast *
Christa Worthington Christa Worthington (December 23, 1956 – January 6, 2002) was a United States fashion writer who worked for ''Women's Wear Daily'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''ELLE'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', and ''The New York Times''. She was also a co-author of seve ...
(1956–2002), American fashion writer *
Craig Worthington Craig Richard Worthington (born April 17, 1965) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1988 and 1996, for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and ...
(born 1965), American baseball player * Dave Worthington (born 1945), English footballer with Grimsby Town, brother of Frank *
Denison Worthington Denison Worthington (March 4, 1806 – April 23, 1880) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. His first name is sometimes spelled "Dennison" in historical documents. Biography Worthington was born on M ...
(1806–1880), American politician (Wisconsin) *
Doug Worthington Doug Worthington, Jr. (born August 10, 1987) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 242nd overall pick in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio ...
(born 1987), American football defensive end *
Edward Worthington Edward Worthington (–1804) was an Irish-born American frontiersman, hunter, surveyor and soldier who explored and later helped settle the Kentucky frontier. A veteran of the American Revolutionary War and the American Indian Wars, he also served ...
( ), American pioneer and soldier *
Everett Worthington Everett L. Worthington Jr. is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). His research interests include forgiveness and other virtues, religion and spirituality in clinical practice, and ...
(born before 1968), American psychologist * Elizabeth Strong Worthington (1851–1916), American writer *
Eric Worthington Eric Senior Worthington (29 December 1925 – 16 November 2006) was an English professional footballer and football coach who played as a forward. After a playing career which included spells in the Football League with Watford and Bradford ...
(1925–2006), English academic, professional footballer and football coach * F. F. Worthington (1889–1967), Canadian Major-General * Frank Worthington (1948–2021), English footballer, brother of Dave * Fred Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people * Gary Worthington (born 1966), English professional footballer * George Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people * Greg Worthington (born 1990), rugby league footballer * Harry Worthington (1891–1990), American track and field athlete * Henry G. Worthington (1828–1909), American politician and ambassador *
Henry Rossiter Worthington Henry Rossiter Worthington (December 17, 1817 – December 17, 1880) was an American mechanical engineer, inventor, industrialist and founder of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1880. Worthington had several inventions leading t ...
(1817–1880), American engineer * Hugh Worthington (1752–1813), British Arian divine *
Hubert Worthington Sir John Hubert Worthington (4 July 1886 – 26 July 1963) was an English architect. Early life Worthington was born at Alderley Edge, near Stockport, the youngest son of architect Thomas Worthington. He was educated at Sedbergh School from ...
(1886–1963), English architect * Jack Worthington (born 1961), American investment banker * John Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people *
Jon Worthington Jonathan Alan Spencer Worthington (born 16 April 1983) is an English professional football coach and former player who currently coaches Championship club Huddersfield Town's under-19 and B Teams. Worthington previously played in the Footbal ...
(born 1983), English footballer * Kay Worthington (born 1959), Canadian Olympic champion rower *
Kevin Worthington Kevin James Worthington (born 25 May 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who was q prominent player at Claremont Football Club, Claremont in the West Australian Football League, WAFL and Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood in the A ...
(born 1953), Australian rules footballer * Laming Worthington-Evans (1868–1931), British politician * Marjorie Muir Worthington (1900–1976), American writer * Mark Worthington (journalist) (born 1977), British broadcaster and businessman *
Mark Worthington Mark Worthington (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). Early life and career Born in Bunbury, Western Australia, Worthington grew up in the nearb ...
(born 1983), Australian professional basketball player * Martin Worthington (born 1981), English rugby player and professional footballer * Nicholas E. Worthington (1836–1916), U.S. Representative from Illinois *
Nigel Worthington Nigel Worthington (born 4 November 1961) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of York City. He played a defender and a midfielder, playing his club football for Ballymena United, Notts County, ...
(born 1961), Northern Irish former footballer and manager * Paul Clayton Worthington (1931–1967), American folk singer Paul Clayton * Percy Worthington (1864–1939), English architect *
Jack Gordon (Peter Worthington) Jack Gordon (c. 1822–1864), original name, Peter Worthington, renegade, outlaw, in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Later moving to California he became a member of the Mason Henry Gang. Peter Worthington a son of a well known Virginia family, ...
(1822–1864), American renegade and outlaw *
Peter Worthington Peter John Vickers Worthington (February 16, 1927 – May 12, 2013) was a Canadian journalist. A foreign correspondent with the ''Toronto Telegram'' newspaper from 1956, Worthington was an eyewitness to the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963, an ...
(1927–2013), Canadian journalist * Peter Worthington (cricketer) (born 1979), Australian cricketer * Red Worthington (1906–1963), American baseball player * Sam Worthington (born 1976), Australian actor *
Sarah Worthington Dame Sarah Elizabeth Worthington, (''née'' Monks; born 18 February 1955) is a British legal scholar, barrister, and Deputy High Court Judge in the Chancery Division, specialising in company law, commercial law, and equity. From 2011 to 2022, ...
(born 1955), British legal scholar *
Stan Worthington Thomas Stanley Worthington (21 August 1905 – 31 August 1973) was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder, scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first-class ...
(1905–1973), English cricketer * Thomas Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people * Tony Worthington (born 1941), British politician *
Walter Brooke Cox Worthington Walter Brooke Cox Worthington (September 19, 1795 - 1845) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Early life Walter Brooke Cox Worthington was born September 19, 1795 at "The Valley", near Nottingham, Maryland. He was the son of William ...
(1795–1845), American politician (Maryland) * William Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people * Wilmer Worthington (1804–1873), American politician and physician Fictional characters: * Felicity Worthington, one of the main characters in Libba Bray's novels * Warren Worthington III, Marvel comics anti-hero * Johnny J. Worthington III, president of the fictional fraternity Roar Omega Roar and a character in the 2013 Pixar film ''
Monsters University ''Monsters University'' is a 2013 American computer-animated monster comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Dan Scanlon (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Kori ...
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Worthington family The Worthingtons are a historic English family from Lancashire, traceable to the beginning of the 13th century. The progenitor of the line was Worthington de Worthington (born 1236), and the family were Lords of the Manor of Worthington, Stan ...
- historic family with significant roles in British peerage * Worthington (disambiguation), for places by this name {{surname, Worthington English-language surnames