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Simpson is an English/Scottish patronymic surname from the medieval masculine given name 'Simme', a medieval variant of 'Simon'.^[1]^[2] The earliest public record of the name was in 1353 in Staffordshire, West Midlands region of England.^[3]

Notable surnames

A

Aaron Simpson (disambiguation), several people
Adam Simpson (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
Adele Simpson (1903–1995), American child performer and fashion designer
Adrian Simpson (born 1971), British TV presenter
Adrienne Simpson (1943–2010), New Zealand broadcaster, historian, musicologist and writer
Al Simpson (1916–1976), American football coach
Alan Simpson (disambiguation), several people
Albert Benjamin Simpson (1843–1919), Canadian evangelist
Alex Simpson (1924–2008), Scottish soccer player
Alexander Simpson (disambiguation), several people
A. W. B. Simpson (Alfred, 1931–2011), British legal historian
Alfred Allen Simpson (1875–1939), South Australian industrialist
Alfred Edward Simpson (1868–1940), South Australian architect
Alfred Muller Simpson (1843–1917), South Australian industrialist
Allan Simpson (born 1977), baseball player
Alli Simpson (born 1998), Australian singer.
Amanda Simpson (born 1961), American civil servant
Andrew Simpson (disambiguation), several people
- Andrew Simpson (animal trainer) (born 1966/1967), Scottish animal trainer
- Andrew Simpson (sailor) (1976–2013), British sailor
- Andrew Simpson (actor) (born 1989), Irish actor
- Andrew Clive Simpson, British computer scientist
Ann Marie Simpson (born 1980), American violinist
Anna Simpson (born 1985), American actress and singer
Anne Simpson (born 1956), Canadian poet
Ant Simpson (born 19??), Australian radio host, TV presenter and voiceover artist
Anthony Simpson (1935–2022), British MEP
Archibald Simpson (1790–1847), Scottish architect
Archibald Henry Simpson (1843–1918), Australian judge
Archie Simpson (1866–1955), Scottish golfer, golf course designer and club maker
Arnold Simpson (born 1952), American politician in Kentucky
Ashlee Simpson, American pop singer; sister of Jessica Simpson

B

Bart Simpson (filmmaker) (born 19??), Canadian producer and director
Becky Simpson (born 1986), British actress, writer and musician
Ben Simpson (1878–1964), Canadian football player
Bill and Billy Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bill Simpson (actor) (1931–1986), Scottish actor
- Bill Simpson (1940–2019), American racecar driver and founder of Simpson Performance Products
- Bill Simpson (American football) (born 1951), American football defensive backer
- Billy Simpson (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1962), English football player for Sunderland and Lincoln City
- Billy Simpson (singer) (born 1987), Indonesian singer-songwriter
Bob and Bobby Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bob R. Simpson, American business executive, Major League Baseball Texas Rangers co-owner
- Bob Simpson (Canadian football) (1930–2007), CFL football player
- Bob Simpson (cricketer) (born 1936), Australian cricketer
- Bob Simpson (journalist) (1944–2006), foreign correspondent for the BBC
- Bob Simpson (British Columbia politician) (born 1956 or 1957), member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- Bobby Simpson (ice hockey) (born 1956), Canadian NHL ice hockey player
Brandon Simpson (born 1981), American sprinter who represents Bahrain
Brett Simpson (born 1985), American surfer
Brian Simpson (born 1953), British member of the European Parliament
Britney Simpson (born 1996), American pair skater
Bruce Simpson (athlete) (born 1950), Canadian pole vaulter
Bruce Simpson (blogger) (born 19??), New Zealand blogger

C

Cam Simpson (born 19??), American journalist
Carl Simpson (born 1970), American footballer
Carlos Simpson (born 1962), American mathematician
Carole Simpson (born 1941), American news presenter and author
Cather Simpson, New Zealand chemistry and physics professor
Charles and Charlie Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charles Torrey Simpson (1846–1932), American biologist
- Charles Walter Simpson (Canadian artist) (1878–1942), Canadian artist and illustrator
- Charles Walter Simpson (English artist) (1885–1971), English painter
- Charles Ralph Simpson III (born 1945), United States federal judge
- Charlie Simpson (footballer) (1861–1???), English soccer player
- Charlie Simpson, English singer of the British rock bands Fightstar and Busted
- Charlie Simpson (fundraiser), 7-y.o. British Haiti earthquake relief fundraiser
Chris Simpson (disambiguation), Chris, Christine and Christopher Simpson, multiple people
- Chris Simpson (cricketer) (born 1982), Australian cricketer
- Chris Simpson (squash player) (born 1987), British squash player
- Christine Simpson (born 1964), Canadian television presenter
- Christopher Simpson (musician) (c.1604–1669), English composer and musician
- Christopher Simpson (actor) (born 1975), Irish actor
Claire Simpson (born 19??), British film editor
Cleave Simpson, American politician
Clement Pearson Simpson (1868–1948), English rugby union player
Cody Simpson (born 1997), Australian singer
Colin Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Colin Hall Simpson (1894–1964), Australian general
- Colin M. Simpson (born 1959), American politician
- Colin Simpson (Canadian author) (born 19??), Canadian software developer and author of textbooks
Coreen Simpson (born 1942), American photographer and jewelry designer
Corelli C. W. Simpson (1837–1???), American poet, cookbook author, painter
Craig Simpson (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
Craig Simpson (footballer) (born 19??), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
Cuthbert Simpson (1892–1969), Anglican Dean of Christchurch, Oxford, 1959–1969

D

Dana Simpson (born 1977), cartoonist
Daniel and Danny Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daniel H. Simpson (1939-2022), American diplomat
- Daniel R. Simpson (1927-2015), American politician
- Danny Simpson (early footballer) (fl. 1896–1903), an English footballer
- Danny Simpson (born 1987), English footballer
Darren Simpson (born 1978), South African radio presenter
David Simpson (disambiguation), several people
- Dave Simpson (ice hockey) (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dave Simpson (soccer) (born 1983), Canadian soccer player
- David Simpson (priest) (1745–1799), English priest
- David Simpson (Canadian politician) (1911–1965), Canadian politician
- David Simpson (artist) (born 1928), American artist
- David Simpson (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1959), Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland
- David Simpson (Texas politician) (born 1961), Texas Representative
- David Simpson (Irish cricketer) (born 1983), Irish cricketer
Dawson Simpson (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
Dean Simpson (born 1950), American politician and businessman in Minnesota
Deborah Simpson (born 19??), American politician in Maine
Dennis Simpson (1919–2002), English footballer
Derek Simpson (cellist) (1928–2007), English cellist
Derek Simpson (trade unionist) (born 1944), British trade union leader
Diamon Simpson (born 1987), American player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Dick Simpson (born 1943), American baseball player
Dillon Simpson (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
Don Simpson (1943–1996), American film producer
Don Simpson (cartoonist) (born 1961), American comic book artist
Donna Simpson (internet personality) (born 1967)
Donna Simpson (musician) (born 19??), member of Australian folk rock band The Waifs
Dorothy Simpson (1933–2020), British author
Douglas Simpson (born 1982), Scottish field hockey forward
Dudley Simpson (1922–2017), Australian television composer
Duke Simpson (1927–2021), American baseball player

E

Eber Simpson (politician) (1863–1919), American politician
Eber Simpson (1895–1964), American football player
Ebony Simpson (died 1992), female Australian murder victim
Edmund Simpson (1784–1848), English actor and theatre manager
Edward Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edward Simpson (forger) (1815–1???), British geologist and forger
- Edward Simpson (naval officer) (1824–1888), officer in the U.S. Navy
- Edward Simpson (cricketer) (1867–1944), English cricketer
- Edward Sydney Simpson (1875–1939), Australian mineralogist and geochemist
- Edward Simpson (governor), Naval commandant and 20th Naval Governor of Guam
- Edward A. Simpson (1892–19??), British World War I flying ace
- Edward H. Simpson (1922–2019), British statistician
Edwin Simpson (1909–1973), English footballer
Eli Simpson (1884–1962), British caver and speleologist
Eliyahu Simpson (1889–1976), rabbi
Elizabeth Inchbald née Simpson (1753–1821), English novelist, actress and dramatist
Elizabeth Simpson (biologist) (born 19??), British biologist
Elliott Simpson (born 1976), English footballer
Eric Simpson (born 19??), American basketball coach
Erik Simpson (born 19??), American politician in Idaho
Ernest Aldrich Simpson (1897–1958), shipping executive; husband of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
Evelyn M. Simpson (1885–1963), English literary critic and scholar

F

Fiona Simpson (born 1965), Australian politician
Florence Simpson (1874–1956), British army officer
Frank Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frank W. Simpson (1872–1929), America college football coach
- Frank B. Simpson (1883–1966), American architect
- Frank Simpson (British Army officer) (1899–1986), British Army General
- Frank Simpson (cricketer) (1909–1992), British Army officer and cricketer
Fred, Freddy and Frederick Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Simpson (politician) (1886–1939), British Labour Party politician, MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1935–1939
- Freddy Simpson (1883 – after 1907), English footballer for Lincoln City
- Frederick Simpson (athlete) (1878–1945), Canadian long distance runner
- Frederick Simpson (boxer) (1916–1975), British boxer

G

Gary Simpson (footballer born 1959), English footballer
Gary Simpson (footballer born 1961), English footballer and manager
- Garry Simpson (1914–2011), American director, writer and producer
Geoff Simpson (born 19??), American politician in Washington State
Geoffrey Simpson (born 19??), Australian cinematographer
George Simpson (disambiguation), several people including:
- Sir George Simpson (administrator) (c. 1792–1860), explorer and administrator of the Hudson's Bay Company
- George Buchan Simpson (1820–1892), Scottish art collector, connoisseur and patron of Scottish painters
- George Bowen Simpson (1838–1915), politician and judge in New South Wales, Australia
- George Simpson (Canadian politician) (1858–1906), politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada
- George W. Simpson (1870–1951), New York politician and judge
- George Simpson (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1955), English football player for Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield
- George Simpson (meteorologist) (1878–1965), meteorologist for Scott's Antarctic expedition
- George Goodman Simpson (1896–1990), Australian flying ace
- George Gaylord Simpson (1902–1984), American paleontologist
- George Simpson (sprinter) (1908–1961), American runner
- George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld (born 1942), British politician
Gerald Simpson (born 1967) a British musician known as A Guy Called Gerald and former member of 808 State
Gerard Simpson (1886–1957), Scottish cricketer for Kent and Argentina
Gerry Simpson (born 19??), Scottish-born Australian law professor
Gil Simpson (born 1948), New Zealand businessman
Gilbert Murray Simpson (1869–1954), English architect based in Brighton
Glenn Simpson (field hockey) (born 1987), Australian hockey player
Glenn R. Simpson, American journalist and political researcher
Gord Simpson (1928–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
Gordon Simpson (Australian politician) (1929–2017), Australian politician
Gordon Simpson (judge) (1894–1987), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Gordon Simpson (rugby union) (born 1971), New Zealand-born rugby player
Grace Simpson (1920–2007), British archaeologist

H

Habbie Simpson (1550–1620), Scottish piper
Hack Simpson (Harold Alfred Simpson, 1910–1978), Canadian ice hockey player
Harold Simpson (cricketer) (1879–1924), English cricketer
Harold Bullet Joe Simpson (1893–1973), Canadian ice hockey player
Harry Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harry Simpson (1925–1979), American baseball player
- Harry Simpson (footballer, born 1869), Scottish footballer for Stoke
- Harry Simpson (English footballer) (born 1875), English footballer for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke
- Harry Simpson (footballer, born 1888), Scottish footballer for Leicester Fosse
Harvey Simpson (1862–1928), Canadian politician in Manitoba
Hazel Simpson née Robson (born 1979), British Paralympian athlete
Heather Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
Helen Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Helen Macdonald Simpson (1890–1960), New Zealand teacher, university lecturer and writer
- Helen de Guerry Simpson (1897–1940), Australian novelist
- Helen Simpson (author) (born 1959), British short story writer
Heli Simpson, Australian actress and singer
Henry Simpson (disambiguation) multiple people
- Henry Simpson (shipping) (1815–1884), merchant and ship owner in South Australia
- Henry Lakin Simpson (1859–1881), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Henry Simpson (Toronto) (1864–1926), architect active in Toronto, Ontario
- Henry Simpson (Poets' Club founder) (died 1939), London banker
Herbert Simpson, English footballer

I

Ian Simpson (architect) (born c.1956), English architect
Ian Simpson (motorcycle racer) (born 1970), Scottish motorcycle road racer
India Arie Simpson (born 1975), American singer-songwriter, record producer known as India Arie
Ivan Simpson (1875–1951), Scottish film and theatre actor

J

Jack and Jackie Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jack Simpson (1859–1895), Scottish golfer
- Jack Simpson (1929–2015), Australian politician
- Jackie Simpson (defensive back) (1934–2017), American football defensive back
- Jackie Simpson (linebacker) (1936–1983), American football linebacker
Jacqueline Simpson (born 1930), British folklorist and author
Jake Simpson (born 1990), English soccer player
James Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- James Simpson (advocate) (1781–1853), Scottish advocate and author
- James Simpson (civil servant) (c. 1792–1857), early Australian civil servant and property developer
- James Simpson (British Army officer) (1792–1868), general of the British Army
- James Simpson (engineer) (1799–1869), British civil engineer
- James Jenkins Simpson (1881–1936), British zoologist
- James Young Simpson (1811–1870), Scottish doctor and pioneer in use of chloroform as anaesthetic
- James H. Simpson (1813–1883), surveyor of the American West for the U.S. Army
- James Simpson (priest) (1865–1948), Dean of Peterborough, 1928–1942
- James Young Simpson (scientist) (1873–1934), Scottish professor of natural science and diplomat
- James Simpson (Canadian politician) (1873–1938), Canadian trade unionist and mayor of Toronto, 1935
- James Simpson (Australian politician) (1905–1968), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- James Simpson, Jr. (1905–1960), U.S. Representative from Illinois
- James Simpson (explorer) (1911–2002), British polar explorer
- William James Simpson (born 1954), Australian-American academic commonly known as James Simpson
- James Simpson (government official) (born 19??), US government official
- James B. Simpson (died 2002), US journalist and priest, known for Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
Jamie Simpson (born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer
Jane Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jane Cross Simpson (1811–1886), Scottish hymnist and poet
- Jane Simpson (artist) (born 1965), English artist
- Jane Simpson (footballer) (born 1971), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Jane Simpson (solicitor) (born 19??), English lawyer
Jared Simpson, English rugby league footballer
Jay Simpson (born 1988), English footballer
Jaylin Simpson (born 2000), American football player
Jeanmarie Simpson (born 1959), American peace activist and theatre and film artist
Jeff Simpson (born 1950), New Zealand tennis player
Jeffrey Simpson (born 1949), Canadian journalist
Jemma Simpson (born 1984), British middle-distance runner
Jennie Simpson (bowls) (born 19??), New Zealand lawn bowls player
Jennie Simpson (camogie) (born 1987), Irish camogie player
Jennifer Simpson (born 1986), American middle-distance runner and steeplechaser
Jenny Simpson (born 1973), American country music singer
Jerry Simpson (1842–1905), American politician
Jesse L. Simpson (1884–1973), American jurist
Jessica Simpson (born 1980), American pop singer and actress
Jessie L. Simpson (1882–1974), staff member in the United States Senate
Jim, Jimbo, Jimmi and Jimmy Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jim Simpson (Australian politician) (1905–1968), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Jim Simpson (sportscaster) (1927–2016), American sportscaster
- Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2010), English footballer
- Jimbo Simpson (born 19??), Northern Irish Loyalist terrorist
- Jimmi Simpson (born 1975), American actor
- Jimmy Simpson (American football) (1897–1???), blocking back in the National Football League
- Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1972), Scottish international footballer
- Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2010), English footballer
- Jimmy Simpson (racing driver) (born 1992), American racing driver
Jock Simpson (1886–1959), English footballer
Joe Simpson (disambiguation), several people
- Joe Simpson (rugby union, born 1856) (1856–1911), English rugby union player for London Wasps
- Joe Simpson (baseball) (born 1951), American baseball player and broadcaster
- Joe Simpson (mountaineer) (born 1960), English mountaineer and author
- Joe Simpson (artist) (born 1984), English artist best known for cinematic oil paintings
- Joe Simpson (rugby union, born 1988), Australian-born English rugby union player
John and Johnny Simpson (disambiguation), several people
- John Simpson (Presbyterian) (1740–1808), of South Carolina, in the American Revolutionary War
- John Simpson (Unitarian) (1746–1812), of Bath, English Unitarian minister and religious writer
- John Simpson (soldier) (1748–1825), American Revolutionary War soldier at the Battle of Bunker Hill
- John Simpson (MP for Wenlock) (1763–1850), English politician, Member of Parliament for Wenlock
- John Simpson (artist) (1782–1847) British painter who painted The Captive Slave'
- John Simpson (Quebec politician) (1788–1873), government official and politician in Quebec
- John Simpson (Canada West politician) (1807–1878), Canadian businessman and politician
- John Palgrave Simpson (1807–1887), British playwright
- John Simpson (Ontario politician) (1812–1885), Ontario banker and member of the Senate of Canada
- John Simpson (VC) (1826–1884), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Woodruff Simpson (1850–1920), American lawyer and founding partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- John A. Simpson (1854–1916), Canadian politician
- Sir John William Simpson (1858–1933), English architect
- Sir John Hope Simpson (1868–1961), English administrator in India
- John Thomas Simpson (1870–1965), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons
- John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), Australian World War I war hero of "Simpson and his donkey"
- John Baird Simpson (1894–1960), Scottish geologist
- John Milton Bryan Simpson (1903–1987), American judge
- John Herbert Thomas Simpson (1907–1967), senior RAF officer and Commandant Royal Observer Corps
- John Wistar Simpson (1914–2007), American electrical engineer
- John Alexander Simpson (1916–2000), American physicist
- John Simpson (footballer, born 1918) (1918–2000), English footballer for Huddersfield Town and York City
- John Simpson (British Army officer) (1927–2007), British Army officer and Director SAS
- John Simpson (fencer) (1927–2016), Australian Olympic fencer
- John Simpson (police official) (1932–2017), former director of US Secret Service and Interpol
- John Simpson (footballer, born 1933) (1933–1993), English footballer for Lincoln City and Gillingham
- John Simpson (priest) (1933–2019), Anglican clergyman
- John Simpson (journalist) (born 1944), British BBC journalist, foreign correspondent and author
- John B. Simpson (born 1947), American president of the University at Buffalo
- John Simpson (journalist/consumer advocate) (born 1948), American consumer rights advocate
- John Simpson (lexicographer) (born 1953) English Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary
- John Simpson (architect) (born 1954), British modern-day classical architect
- John L. Simpson (born 1963), Australian film and theatre producer, writer and distributor
- John Simpson (boxer) (born 1983), Scottish featherweight boxer
- John Simpson (English cricketer) (born 1988), English cricketer
- John Simpson (basketball) (born 19??), British basketball player
- Johnny Simpson (1922–2010), New Zealand rugby union international
Jordan Simpson (Australian footballer) (born 1985), Australian soccer player
Joseph Simpson (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Simpson (artist, printmaker) (1879–1939), British painter and etcher
- Sir Joseph Simpson (politician) (1908–1994), British-born Ugandan politician and businessman
- Sir Joseph Simpson (police officer) (1909–1968), Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, 1958–1968
Josh Simpson (disambiguation), several people
- Josh Simpson (glass artist) (born 1949), American glass artist
- Josh Simpson (Canadian soccer) (born 1983), Canadian soccer player
- Josh Simpson (English footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
- Josh Simpson (Australian footballer) (born 1994), Australian rules footballer

K

Kade Simpson (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
Karen Simpson (born 1975), Canadian actress and fashion designer
Karl Simpson (born 1976), English footballer
Keith Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Keith Simpson (professor) (1907–1985), British pathologist
- Keith Simpson (politician) (born 1949), British politician, Conservative MP for Broadland
- Keith Simpson (American football) (born 1956), American football safety
Ken Simpson (1938–2014), Australian ornithologist
Kenneth F. Simpson (1895–1941), American politician
Kent Simpson (ice hockey, born 1975), Canadian ice hockey left winger
Kent Simpson (ice hockey, born 1992), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Kimberly Hart-Simpson (born 1987), Welsh actress and businesswoman
K. J. Simpson (born 2002), American basketball player
Ko Simpson (born 1983), American footballer

L

Lee Simpson (born 19??), British actor and comedian
Leonard Jennett Simpson (1882–1940), Canadian politician
Les Simpson (1894–1968), Australian farmer, soldier and soldier-settlement administrator
Lilian Simpson (1871–1897), British artist
Lorena Simpson, Brazilian dance-pop singer
Louis Simpson (1923–2012), Jamaican-born American poet
Luke Simpson (born 1994), English footballer
Lynn Simpson (born 1971), British slalom canoer

M

Maggie Simpson (musician) (born 19??), American singer-songwriter
Malcolm Simpson (1933–2020), New Zealand Olympic cyclist
Margaret Simpson (born 1981), Ghanaian heptathlete
Margaret E. B. Simpson (1906–1964), Scottish archaeologist
Mark Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mark Simpson (soccer) (born 1966), American soccer player
- Mark Simpson (Ireland correspondent) (born c.1968), journalist and BBC Ireland correspondent
- Mark Simpson (comics) (born 1972), British comic artist under the pseudonym "Jock"
- Mark Simpson (clarinetist) (born 1988), winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, 2006
- Mark Simpson (journalist) (born 19??), British journalist, broadcaster and author
Martin Simpson (geologist) (1800–1892), British geologist
Martin Simpson, English singer/songwriter and guitarist
Martin I. Simpson (born 19??), English paleontologist
Marty Simpson (baseball), 19th-century baseball player
Marty Simpson (comedian) (born 1972), American comedian and actor
Mary Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mary Elizabeth Simpson (1865–1948), New Zealand religious teacher, healer and writer
- Mary Simpson (Episcopal priest) (1925–2011), one of the first women to be ordained
- Mary Simpson (Northern Ireland politician), Unionist politician in Northern Ireland
- Mary Simpson (violinist), American violinist in Yanni's orchestra
Matt Simpson (disambiguation) multiple people, including
- Matt Simpson (poet) (1936–2009), British poet and literary critic
- Matt Simpson (beer judge) (20th-century), American beer judge
- Matt Simpson (racing driver) (born 1981), British racing driver
- Matt Simpson, American politician and member of the Alabama House of Representatives
Matthew Simpson (1811–1884), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Matthew Simpson (footballer) (born 1967), Australian rules footballer
Michael Simpson (disambiguation), Michael, Mickey and Mike Simpson, multiple people
- Michael Simpson (footballer) (born 1974), English football player
- Michael Simpson (producer), record producer and member of the electronic group Dust Brothers
- Mickey Simpson (1913–1985), American TV and film actor
- Mike Simpson (American football) (born 1947), American football player
- Mike Simpson (born 1950), U.S. congressman from Idaho
- Mike Simpson (Michigan politician) (1962–2009), member of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Mike Simpson (writer) (born 19??), British writer and educator
- M. J. Simpson (Mike, born 19??), British movie journalist, author and screenwriter
Milward L. Simpson (1897–1993), American politician, Governor of Wyoming
Minnie Cravath Simpson (1860–1945) African-American anti-lynching activist
Mona Simpson (born 1957), American novelist
Monica Simpson, American reproductive rights activist

N

Nate Simpson (born 1954), American football running back
Neil Simpson (born 1961), Scottish footballer
Neil Simpson (boxer) (born 1974), English boxer
Neil Simpson (alpine skier), British alpine skier
Nichola Simpson (born 1956), British archer
Nicole Brown Simpson (1959–1994), murder victim, ex-wife of O. J. Simpson
Nigel Simpson (born 1975), Samoan-English rugby union player
Norm Simpson (1905–1990), Australian rules footballer
N. F. Simpson (Norman F. Simpson, 1919–2011), British playwright

O

O. J. Simpson (1947–2024), "Tropicana", "The Juice", American football player, actor, acquitted of murdering his ex-wife
Oramel H. Simpson, American politician
Owen Simpson (born 1943), English footballer

P

Pascal Simpson (born 1971), Swedish footballer
Paul Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paul Hardrock Simpson (1904–1978), American ultra distance runner
- Paul Simpson (footballer) (born 1966), English football player and manager
- Paul Simpson (musician) (born 19??), musician, vocalist, lyricist and writer from Liverpool, England
Peggy Simpson (1913–1994), British actress
Peter Simpson (disambiguation), Pete and Peter Simpson, multiple people
- Pete Simpson (born 1930), American historian, educator and politician
- Peter Simpson (Native rights activist) (c. 1871–1947), Tsimshian activist for Alaska Native rights
- Peter Simpson (Scottish footballer) (1904/05–1974), Scottish football striker
- Peter Simpson (footballer, born 1940), English footballer who played for Burnley and Bury
- Peter Simpson (writer) (born 1942), member of the New Zealand Parliament
- Peter Simpson (footballer, born 1945), English footballer who played for Arsenal
- Sir Peter Jeffery Simpson (20th-c.), British; president of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Philemon Simpson (1819–1895), American politician and lawyer
Portia Simpson-Miller (born 1945), Jamaican prime minister

R

R. A. Simpson, Australian poet
Ray Simpson (VC) (1926–1978), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
Ray Simpson (born 1954), lead singer with Village People
Rebecca Simpson (footballer) (born 1982), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
Red Simpson (1934–2016), American country music singer-songwriter
Reg Simpson (1920–2013), English cricketer
Reid Simpson (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
Rene Simpson (1966–2013), Canadian tennis player
Rhona Simpson (born 1972), Scottish field hockey player
- Richard Simpson (martyr) (c. 1553–1588), English Catholic priest, martyred during the reign of Elizabeth I
- Richard F. Simpson (1798–1882), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- Richard Simpson (writer) (1820–1876), Catholic writer and literary scholar
- Richard Simpson (rugby union) (c.1885–19??), rugby union player who represented Australia
- Richard M. Simpson (1900–1960), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Richard Simpson (Scottish politician) (born 1942), Scottish politician
- Richard Simpson (born 1968), New York-based rapper known as Chubb Rock
- Richard J. Simpson (born 19??), Australian professor of biochemistry
- Rick Simpson (born 19??), American set director
- Rik Simpson (born 19??), British record producer, musician and songwriter
Robert and Robbie Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert Winthrop Simpson (1799–1887), Rear-Admiral of the Chilean Navy, hero of the War of the Confederation
- Robert Simpson (brewer), first mayor of Barrie, Ontario and founder of the Robert Simpson Brewing Company
- Robert Simpson (merchant) (1834–1897), Canadian founder of Simpson's Department Store
- Robert Kirkpatrick Simpson (1837–1921), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- Robert Simpson (athlete) (1892–1974), American track and field athlete and coach
- Robert L. Simpson (film editor) (1910–1977), American film editor
- Robert Simpson (Manitoba politician) (1910–1997), member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Robert A. Simpson (1910–1998), Alberta politician in Calgary North Hill
- Robert Simpson (meteorologist) (1912–2014), American meteorologist
- Robert L. Simpson (Mormon) (1915–2003), American general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Robert Simpson (composer) (1921–1997), English composer
- Robert Simpson (Northern Ireland politician) (1923–1997), Northern Irish politician
- Robert B. Simpson (born 1943), New Brunswick politician
- Robert Simpson (cricketer) (born 1962), English cricketer
- Robert Simpson (born 1979) comedian, actor and presenter known as Rufus Hound
- Robert L. Simpson, Jr. (1946–2020), American artificial intelligence scientist
- Robbie Simpson (born 1975), Australian rugby league footballer
- Robbie Simpson (born 1985), English footballer
- Robbie Simpson (runner) (born 1991), Scottish mountain and long-distance runner
Roger Simpson (born 1967), English rugby league footballer
Roland Simpson (1969–2004), Australian base jumper
Ron Simpson (1934–2010), English footballer
Ronald Simpson (1962–2014), British guitarist known as Ronny Jordan
Ronnie Simpson (1930–2004), Scottish football goalkeeper
R. A. Simpson (Ronald Albert Simpson, 1929–2002), Australian poet and artist
Rose Simpson (born 1946), British musician (Incredible String Band) and Mayoress of Aberystwyth
Russell Simpson (actor) (1880–1959), American character actor
Russell Simpson (tennis) (born 1954), New Zealand tennis player
Ruth Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people

S

Sarah Simpson (died 1739), Colonial American executed for the murder of her child
Scott Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Scott Simpson (golfer) (born 1955), PGA Tour golfer
- Scott Simpson (politician) (born 1959), New Zealand National Party MP
- Scott Simpson (pole vaulter) (born 1979), Welsh pole-vaulter
Sean Simpson (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Sean Simpson (footballer) (born 1970), Australian rules footballer
Shane Simpson (born 19??), Canadian politician in British Columbia
Shane Simpson (born 19??), Canadian musician
Shaun Simpson (wrestler) (born 1966), South African wrestler
Shaun Simpson (motorcyclist) (born 1988), Scottish motocross racer
Sherone Simpson, Jamaican athlete
Sid Simpson (1894–1958), American politician
Steve Simpson (disambiguation), Stephen and Steve Simpson, multiple people
- Stephen Simpson (writer) (1789–1854), American author
- Stephen Simpson (doctor) (1793–1869), Australian pioneer
- Stephen Simpson (born 1984), South African racing driver
- Steve Simpson (baseball) (1948–1989), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Steve Simpson (wrestler) (born 1963), South African wrestler
- Steve Simpson (rugby league) (born 1979), Australian rugby league player

T

Terry Simpson (born 1938), English footballer
Terry Simpson (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Thomas Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Thomas Simpson (composer) (1582–c.1628), English composer
- Thomas Simpson (1710–1761), English mathematician, FRS
- Thomas Simpson (engineer) (1755–1823), a British civil engineer
- Thomas Simpson (explorer) (1808–1840), explorer with the Hudson's Bay Company
- Thomas Simpson (architect) (1825–1908), Scottish architect based in Brighton
- Thomas Simpson (footballer) (1933–2016), Australian footballer
Tim Simpson (born 1956), American golfer
Tim Simpson (American football) (born 1969), American football player
Todd Simpson (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
Tom and Tommy Simpson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tom Simpson (footballer) (1880–19??), early soccer player
- Tom Simpson (1937–1967), British cyclist
- Tom Simpson (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tom Simpson (musician) (born 1972), Scottish musician, keyboard player for the band Snow Patrol
- Tommy Simpson (footballer) (1931–2015), Scottish football defender active in the 1950s
Tony Simpson (born 1965), Australian politician
Trenton Simpson (born 2001), American football player
Tyler Simpson (1985–2011), Australian soccer player

V

Valerie Simpson (born 1946), American singer/songwriter, member Ashford & Simpson
Vi Simpson (born 1946), American politician in Indiana
Victor Simpson (born 1960), New Zealand rugby union footballer
Vikki Thorn (née Simpson), member, Australian band The Waifs

W

Wallis Simpson (1896–1986), (Wallis, Duchess of Windsor)
"Walter Simpson", alias of Arthur Evans (VC) (1891–1936), English Victoria Cross recipient
Warren Simpson (c.1922–1980), Australian snooker player
Wayne Simpson (born 1948), American baseball player
Wayne Simpson (ice hockey) (born 1989), American ice hockey player
Webb Simpson (born 1985), American professional golfer and 2012 US Open champion
Wilbur Simpson (1917–1997), American bassoonist
Will C. Simpson, mayor of Ashland, Kentucky 1936–1940
Will Simpson (equestrian) (born 1959), American Olympic show jumper
Will Simpson (comics) (born 19??), Northern Irish comic book illustrator
William Simpson (portrait artist) (c.1818 – 1872) African American artist and civil right activist
William Simpson (Scottish artist) (1823–1899), Scottish war artist and correspondent
William Simpson (Australian judge) (1894–1966), Australian Supreme Court judge
William Simpson (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, and 1910s
W. Douglas Simpson (William, 1896–1968), Scottish architecture and archaeology academic and writer
William Dunlap Simpson (1823–1890), Governor of South Carolina from 1879
William Gayley Simpson (1892–1991), American racial activist and author
William Hood Simpson (1888–1980), US general who commanded the US Ninth Army in Europe in World War II
William John Simpson (1851–1901), journalist and political figure in Quebec
William Kelly Simpson (1928–2017), American professor emeritus of Egyptology and archaeology
William James Simpson (born 1954), Australian academic
William R. Simpson (born 1966), Alaskan chemist
William T. Simpson (1886–1980), New York politician

Fictional characters

The Simpsons

The Simpson family from American animated television series The Simpsons:

Other

Andrew Simpson (Neighbors), from the soap opera Neighbours
Archie "Snake" Simpson, in the Degrassi franchise
Bobby Simpson (Home and Away), soap opera character
Bonnie, Doug, and Katie Simpson, characters in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie She's Out of Control
Frank Simpson, fictional supervillain in the Marvel Universe known as Nuke (Marvel Comics)
Ralph Waldo Simpson, from the American TV sitcom Gimme a Break!
Roxanne Simpson, supporting character of Marvel Comics' Ghost Rider
Samantha "Sam" Simpson, one of the three main characters of the animated television series Totally Spies!
Sophie Simpson, from the soap opera Home and Away

References

^ Great Britain Family Names – Public Profiler
^ "Meaning, origin and history of the surname Simpson".
^ "Surname: Simpson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-04-08.

[1] Great Britain Family Names – Public Profiler

[2] "Meaning, origin and history of the surname Simpson".

[3] "Surname: Simpson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-04-08.

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