Simpson (name)

Simpson is an English/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, West Midlands region of England.

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.
 * 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 (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) (born 1936), 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 (born 1953), British member of the European Parliament
 * 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
 * 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), an 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
 * 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 (administrator) (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 Simpson (meteorologist) (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) a British musician known as A Guy Called Gerald and 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 (1859–1895), Scottish golfer
 * Jack Simpson (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
 * 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), former 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 (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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Mark Simpson (soccer) (born 1966), American soccer player
 * Mark Simpson (Ireland correspondent) (born c.1968), journalist and BBC Ireland correspondent
 * Mark Simpson (comics) (born 1972), British comic artist under the pseudonym "Jock"
 * Mark Simpson (clarinetist) (born 1988), winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, 2006
 * Mark Simpson (journalist) (born 19??), British journalist, broadcaster and author
 * 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 baseball player
 * Marty Simpson (comedian) (born 1972), American comedian and actor
 * 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
 * Matt Simpson (disambiguation) multiple people, including
 * Matt Simpson (poet) (1936–2009), British poet and literary critic
 * Matt Simpson (beer judge) (20th-century), American beer judge
 * Matt Simpson (racing driver) (born 1981), British racing driver
 * Matt Simpson, American politician and member of the Alabama House of Representatives
 * 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), 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
 * Mike Simpson (writer) (born 19??), British writer and educator
 * 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
 * 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), "Tropicana", "The Juice", American football player, actor, acquitted 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), 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
 * Portia Simpson-Miller (born 1945), Jamaican prime minister

R

 * R. A. Simpson, 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 (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
 * Sherone Simpson, 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), a British civil engineer
 * Thomas Simpson (explorer) (1808–1840), explorer with the Hudson's Bay Company
 * Thomas Simpson (architect) (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
 * 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 racial activist 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

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, fictional 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