Simpson (name)

Simpson

Origin
Meaning	"Son of Simme"
Region of origin	England and Scotland
Other names
Variant form	Simson

Simpson is an English and Scottish patronymic surname from the medieval masculine given name 'Simme', a medieval variant of 'Simon'. The earliest public record of the name was in 1353 in Staffordshire, England.

Notable people with the surname

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
• Allyson Simpson (born 2000), American ice hockey player
• 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 (racing driver) (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) (1936–2025), 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 (disambiguation), several people
• 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
• Chandler Simpson (born 2000), American baseball player
• 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), 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
• Frances Simpson (ca. 1857–1926), English writer, journalist, cat show judge, and cat breeder
• 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 (businessman) (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 Clarke Simpson (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), British musician known as A Guy Called Gerald, 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 (golfer) (1859–1895), Scottish golfer
  • Jack Simpson (politician) (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
• Jessica Simpson (disambiguation), several people names Jessica or Jess
• 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), 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 (actress) (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
• Keila Simpson (born 1966), Brazilian activist
• 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
• KJ 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
• Lyndell Simpson, Montserratian politician
• 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
• Marjorie Simpson (architect) (1924–2003), Australian architect
• 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 American baseball player
• 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
• Mary Theresa Simpson (1951/1952–1964), American murder victim
• Matt Simpson (disambiguation) multiple people, including
  • Matt Simpson (poet) (1936–2009), British poet and literary critic
  • Matt Simpson (racing driver) (born 1981), British racing driver
• 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), American 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
  • 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
• Nicholas Simpson (born 1958), composer
• 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), American football player, actor, accused 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) (1945–2026), 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
• Pollie Hirst Simpson (1871–1947), English sportswoman, charity organiser and the first agricultural adviser to the National Federation of Women's Institutes (WI)
• Portia Simpson-Miller (born 1945), Jamaican prime minister

R

• R. A. Simpson (1929–2002), 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 (English footballer) (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
• Shawn Simpson (1968–2025), Canadian ice hockey player and on-air personality
• Sherone Simpson (born 1984), 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), British civil engineer
  • Thomas Simpson (explorer) (1808–1840), explorer with the Hudson's Bay Company
  • Thomas Simpson (architect, born 1825) (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
• Ty Simpson (born 2002), 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 white nationalist 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:
  • Abraham Simpson
  • Bart Simpson
  • Homer Simpson
  • Lisa Simpson
  • Maggie Simpson
  • Marge Simpson

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, 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

See also

• Simson (name)
• Simpsons (department store), Canadian department store chain
• Simpson River, Chilean river
• Simpson River (British Columbia), river in British Columbia
• Simpson River National Reserve, national reserve in southern Chile
• Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse, courthouse and federal government facility in Jacksonville, Florida
• Clara Simpson Three-Decker, historic house in Worcester, Massachusetts
• Hope Simpson Enquiry, British Commission addressing immigration and settlement in British Palestine (1930)
• Ian Simpson Architects, English architecture practice
• Jenny Simpson (album), eponymous country music album
• Robert Simpson Island, in Kiribati, now known as Abemama
• Samuel Simpson House, historic house in Wallingford, Connecticut