Anson

Anson may refer to:

People

Surname

• Adelbert John Robert Anson (1840-1909), Canadian Anglican Bishop
• Albert Edward Anson (1879-1936), British actor
• Andy Anson, British businessman
• Augustus Anson (1835-1877), British Victoria Cross recipient and politician
• Cap Anson (1852–1922), American baseball player
• Claude Anson (1889-1969), English cricketer
• Edward Anson (1826-1925), British general and colonial governor
• Eric Anson (1892-1969), New Zealand's first specialist anaesthetist
• Frederick Anson (1811-1885), Canon, St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
• Geoffrey Anson (1922-1977), English cricketer
• George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697–1762), British admiral, noted for his circumnavigation of the globe
• George Anson (1731–1789) (1731-1789), British politician
• George Anson (British Army general) (1769-1849), British general during the Peninsular War
• George Anson (British Army major-general) (1797-1857), British Commander-in-Chief, India, during the Indian rebellion of 1857
• George Edward Anson (1812-1849), courtier and British politician, Treasurer of the Household to HRH Prince Albert
• Jack L. Anson (1924-1990), American college interfraternity movement leader
• Jay Anson (1921–1980), American author of The Amityville Horror
• John Anson (born 1942), Canadian wrestler
• Mortimer Louis Anson (1901-1968), protein scientist
• Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield (born 1939), British photographer
• Rupert Anson (1889-1966), English cricketer
• Scott Anson (born 1989), Scottish footballer
• Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet (1772–1847), general in the British Army
• Sir William Anson, 3rd Baronet (1843–1914), English contract lawyer and Liberal Unionist politician
• Thomas Anson (MP) (c.1695-1773), British politician
• Thomas Anson (cricketer) (1818-1899), English clergyman and cricketer
• Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson (1767-1818), British politician and peer

Given name

• Anson Carter, Canadian ice hockey player
• Anson Chan, Hong Kong politician
• Anson Hu, Chinese singer
• Anson Williams, Actor and Director

Middle name

• Robert Anson Heinlein, science fiction author

Place names

United States

• Anson, Indiana: a mixed use community part of Whitestown, Indiana
• Anson, Maine
  • Anson (CDP), Maine
• Anson, Texas
• Anson, Wisconsin
• Anson County, North Carolina

Malaysia

• Teluk Anson, former name for Teluk Intan town in Perak, Malaysia.

Singapore

• Anson, Singapore

Other uses

• Anson Engine Museum, a museum based in Poynton, England
• HMS Anson, seven ships of the Royal Navy, named after Admiral Anson
• The Avro Anson, a World War II reconnaissance and trainer aircraft of the Royal Air Force
• Anson. A diecast maker of automobile models in 1:18 and smaller scales.