Emerson (surname)

Emerson is an English surname derived from Anglo-Saxon Emars sunu, meaning "son of Emar" or "son of Ethelmar", and may refer to:

In literature

• Alice B. Emerson, pseudonym of the authors of the Betty Gordon and Ruth Fielding children's novel series
• Claudia Emerson (1957–2014), American professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
• Earl Emerson (born 1948), American mystery novelist
• Edward Waldo Emerson (1844–1930), son of Ralph Waldo, he wrote a book on Henry Thoreau
• Efrem Emerson, American fiction writer
• George Barrell Emerson (1797–1881), American educator and pioneer of women's education rights
• Gloria Emerson (1929-2004), American author, journalist and war correspondent.
• Hunt Emerson (born 1952), English cartoonist and graphic novelist
• Kathy Lynn Emerson, American writer of historical and mystery novels and non-fiction
• Kevin Emerson, American author of young adult books
• Mary Moody Emerson (1774–1863), American letter writer and diarist, teacher of her nephew Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Nathaniel Bright Emerson (1839–1915), American physician and author of Hawaiian mythology
• Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American writer, philosopher, and transcendentalist
• Sally Emerson, English novelist
• Steven Emerson (born 1954), American print and broadcast investigative journalist
• William Emerson (minister) (1769–1811), American philosopher, and father of Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Willis George Emerson (1856–1918) American novelist and author of The Smokey God

In business

• Ernest Emerson (born 1955), American messersmith, and martial arts expert
• Isaac Edward Emerson (1859–1931), American businessman, creator of the headache remedy Bromo-Seltzer
• John Wesley Emerson (1832–1899), American lawyer, historian, Civil War officer, and founder of the Emerson Electric Company
• Raymond Emerson (1886–1977), American civil engineer, investment banker, and faculty at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
• S. Thomas Emerson (also known as Tom Emerson; born 1941), American entrepreneur, angel investor and educator

In performing arts

• Ashley Emerson (born 1984), American operatic soprano
• August Emerson, American television, film and musical theatre actor
• Billy "The Kid" Emerson (born 1929), African-American R&B musician
• Darren Emerson (born 1971), British electronic musician
• Donnie and Joe Emerson, American vocal and instrumental duo
• Douglas Emerson (born 1974), American actor
• Eric Emerson (1945–1975), American musician, dancer, and actor
• Faye Emerson (1917–1983), American film actress and television personality
• Frankie Emerson, American indie multi-instrumentalist, member of the rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre
• Hope Emerson (1897–1960), American film actress
• Jacqueline Emerson (born 1994), American singer and actress
• Keith Emerson (1944–2016), English composer, keyboardist and member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• Keith Noel Emerson (1944–2016), English composer and musician
• Luther Orlando Emerson (1820–1915), American musician, composer and music publisher
• Max Emerson (born 1988), American actor, model, author, director and YouTuber
• Michael Emerson (born 1954), American stage and screen actor
• Stuart Emerson, UK guitarist associated with his own band, Emerson, and Meat Loaf

In politics

• Andrew L. Emerson, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1828–1829), first Mayor of Portland, Maine (1832)
• Arthur Emerson, 21st Governor of American Samoa
• Bill Emerson (1938–1996), aka Norvell William Emerson, American US congressman from Missouri
• Clarence Emerson (1901–1963), Canadian merchant and politician, senator (1957–1963)
• Craig Emerson (born 1954), Australian Labor Party representative from Queensland
• David Emerson (born 1945), Canadian politician, businessman, civil servant
• Frank Emerson (1882–1931), American politician, former governor of the US state of Wyoming
• Hugh A. Emerson (1793–1860), lawyer and politician in Newfoundland, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly (1837–1842)
• James Emerson (1895–1917), British Army officer, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross
• James A. Emerson (1865–1922), New York politician
• Jo Ann Emerson (born 1950), American congresswoman from Missouri, and widow of former congressman Bill Emerson
• John Emerson (mayor) (1859–1932), Canadian politician; former mayor of Calgary, Alberta
• Julie Emerson (born 1988), American politician
• Junius Emerson (1926–1992), American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1965–1968, 1981–1982)
• Lewis Edward Emerson (1890–1949), lawyer, judge and politician, first Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador (1944–1949)
• Louis W. Emerson (1857–1924), US congressman from New York
• Newton Emerson (born c. 1970), Northern Irish political commentator and satirist
• Peter Emerson (born 1943 or 1944), Northern Irish political activist
• Prescott Emerson (1840–1889), lawyer and politician in Newfoundland, speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (1874–1878)
• Rupert Emerson (1899–1979), American professor of political science and international relations
• Herbert William Emerson (1881–1962), governor of Punjab, British India

In law

• Thomas I. Emerson (1907-1991), American attorney, law professor, and First Amendment rights experts

In science and education

• Alfred E. Emerson (1896–1976), American biologist
• Barbara Emerson, English historian and biographer
• Benjamin Kendall Emerson (1843–1932), American geologist and author
• Beverly M. Emerson, American biochemist
• Charles Wesley Emerson (1837–1908), founder and first president of Emerson College
• E. Allen Emerson (born 1954), computer scientist
• Ellen Russell Emerson (1837-1907), American ethnologist, author
• Gladys Anderson Emerson (1903–1984), American historian, biochemist and nutritionist
• John Haven Emerson (1906–1997), American inventor of biomedical devices
• Oliver Farrar Emerson (1860–1927), American philologist and educator
• Ralph Emerson (theologian) (1787–1863), Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Pastoral Theology in the Andover Theological Seminary
• Ralph Emerson (botanist) (1912–1979), American botanist and mycologist
• Rollins A. Emerson (1873–1947), American geneticist
• Sharon Emerson (born 1945), American biologist
• William Emerson (mathematician) (1701–1782), English eccentric, scientist and philosopher
• William Henry Emerson (1860–1924), American chemist
• William Keith Emerson (born 1928) American malacologist

In sport

• Alan Emerson (born 1957), British motorcycle speedway rider
• Antony Emerson (1963–2016), Australian tennis player
• Chester Emerson (1889–1971), American Major League Baseball player for Philadelphia Athletics
• David Emerson (born 1961), Australian cricketer
• Denise Emerson (born 1960), Australian cricketer
• Denny Emerson (Edward E. Emerson; born 1941), American equestrian
• Eddie Emerson (1892–1970), Canadian football player
• Gary Emerson (born 1963), English golfer and winner of the 2004 Russian Open
• Hugh Emerson (born 1973), Irish Gaelic footballer
• June Emerson (1924–1990), Canadian baseball player
• Nat Emerson (1874–1958), American tennis player
• Nelson Emerson (born 1967), Canadian right wing hockey player formerly in the National Hockey League
• Niamh Emerson (born 1999), English heptathlete
• Norman Emerson (cricketer) (born 1939), Australian cricketer
• Ox Emerson (Gover Conner Emerson; 1907–1998), American football player
• Rob Emerson (born 1981), American mixed martial artist
• Ross Emerson (born 1954), Australian international cricket umpire
• Roy Emerson (born 1936), Australian tennis player
• Scott Emerson (baseball) (born 1971), American baseball player, coach and pitching instructor

In visual arts

• Arthur Webster Emerson, American/Hawaiian painter
• Edith Emerson (1888–1981), American painter
• Ken Emerson (1927–2010), Australian cartoonist and comic strip creator
• Peter Henry Emerson (1856–1936), Cuban-born British photographer
• Sarah Emerson, American artist
• William Ralph Emerson (1833–1917), Shingle-style American architect
• William Otto Emerson (1856–1940), American painter and ornithologist

Fictional characters

• Evelyn Emerson, character in the Amelia Peabody novel series by Elizabeth Peters
• Nefret Emerson, character in the Amelia Peabody novel series by Elizabeth Peters
• Radcliffe Emerson, character in the Amelia Peabody novel series by Elizabeth Peters
• Michael Emerson, a character in The Lost Boys
• Sam Emerson, a character in The Lost Boys
• Lucy Emerson, a character in The Lost Boys

Other

• Eben Emerson, American lighthouse keeper at Wood Island Light, Maine (1861–1865)
• Ida Emerson, Broadway composer and lyricist
• Jimmy Coleman, better known as J. Paul Emerson (died 2001), American radio host
• Jared Emerson-Johnson (born 1981), American video game music composer, sound designer, voice director and voice actor
• Jodi Emerson (born 1972), anti-human trafficking advocate
• Joseph Emerson (1821–1900), American minister and theologian
• Lidian Jackson Emerson (1802–1892), second wife of Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Mark T. Emerson, United States Navy rear admiral, commanded of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (2006–2009)
• Meredith Emerson, American murdered whilst hiking on Blood Mountain
• Norman Emerson (1900–1966), Irish Anglican priest
• Rick Emerson (also known as Rick Taylor; born 1973), American radio host
• Ursula Newell Emerson (1806–1888), American missionary in the Hawaiian Islands, co-founder of the Waialua Protestant Church
• Zelie Emerson (1883–1969), American suffragette in England

See also

• Cherry Logan Emerson (disambiguation), various people
• Edward Emerson (disambiguation), various people
• George Emerson (disambiguation), various people
• Henry Emerson (disambiguation), various people
• John Emerson (disambiguation), various people
• Robert Emerson (disambiguation), various people
• Stephen Emerson (disambiguation), various people
• Tom Emerson (disambiguation), various people
• William Emerson (disambiguation), various people
• Ambro Emerson (1983–2002), Canadian champion trotting horse
• Emmerson (disambiguation)