Anson

Anson may refer to:

People

• Anson family, a British aristocratic family

Surname

• Adelbert 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
• Charles H. Anson (1841–1928), American politician and businessman
• 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
• Frank A. Anson (1844–1909), American politician and businessman
• 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 officer, born 1769) (1769–1849), British general during the Peninsular War
• George Anson (British Army officer, born 1797) (1797–1857), British Commander-in-Chief, India, during the Indian rebellion of 1857
• George Anson (priest) (1820–1898), British clergy and Archdeacon of Manchester
• George Edward Anson (1812–1849), courtier and British politician, Treasurer of the Household to HRH Prince Albert
• George W. Anson (1847–1920), British actor
• Horatio Saint George Anson (1903–1925), British electrical engineer
• Jack L. Anson (1924–1990), American college interfraternity movement leader
• Jay Anson (1921–1980), American author of The Amityville Horror
• Jennifer Anson (born 1977), Palauan judoka athlete
• John Anson (born 1942), Canadian wrestler
• John W. Anson (1817–1881), British actor
• Mortimer Louis Anson (1901–1968), protein scientist
• Pascal Anson, English designer and artist
• Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939–2005), British photographer
• Peter Anson (1889–1975), English writer
• Robert Sam Anson (1945–2020), American writer and journalist
• 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
• Talavera Vernon Anson (1809–1895), British naval officer
• 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 Allen, American politician
• Anson Carter, Canadian ice hockey player
• Anson Chan, Hong Kong politician
• Anson G. Henry (1804–1865), American physician and politician
• Anson Hu, Chinese singer
• Anson Jones (1798–1858), last President of the Republic of Texas
• Anson Mount, American actor
• Anson W. Pope, American politician
• Anson Rood, American politician
• Anson Weeks, American dance band leader
• Anson Williams, actor and director

Middle name

• Robert Anson Heinlein, science fiction author

Place names

United States

• Anson, Indiana
• Anson, Kansas
• Anson, Maine
  • Anson (CDP), Maine
• Anson, Missouri
• Anson, Texas
• Anson, Wisconsin
  • Anson (community), Wisconsin
• Anson County, North Carolina

Malaysia

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

Singapore

• Anson, Singapore

Other uses

• Anson Engine Museum, a museum based in Poynton, England
• HMS Anson, eight ships or submarines 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 Cars, a defunct racing car constructor