Ransom (given name)

Ransom is a male given name which may refer to:
 * Ransom Cook (1794–1881), American inventor
 * Ransom W. Dunham (1838–1896), U.S. Representative from Illinois
 * Ransom Dunn (1818–1900), American minister and theologian
 * Ransom L. Ford (1878–1973), American politician from Michigan
 * Ransom H. Gillet (1800–1876), U.S. Representative from New York
 * Ransom Halloway (1793–1851), U.S. Representative from New York
 * Ransom C. Johnson (1849–1904), American politician from Michigan
 * Ransom Asa Moore, an agronomist and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
 * Ransom B. Moore (1827–1904), California pioneer and Arizona Territory Legislator
 * Ransom A. Myers (1952–2007), marine biologist and conservationist
 * Ransom E. Olds (1864–1950), American automotive industry pioneer, for whom both the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named
 * Ransom Riggs, American writer and filmmaker
 * Ransom B. Shelden, Sr. (1814–1878), founder of Houghton, Michigan
 * Ransom Stephens, American physicist and writer

Fictional Characters

 * Hugh Ransom Drysdale, often referred to as Ransom, was a major character in the 2019 Rian Johnson film Knives Out.