Smithson

Smithson or Smythson is an English surname and (less often) a given name.

Notable people bearing the name include:

Architects

 * Alison and Peter Smithson, 20th-century British architects
 * Robert Smythson, 16th-century English architect, father of architect John Smythson, and grandfather of architect Huntingdon Smithson

Artists and entertainers

 * Annie M. P. Smithson, novelist
 * Robert Smithson, American artist
 * Carly Smithson, singer
 * Florence Smithson, singer and actor
 * Harriet Smithson, also known as Henrietta Constance Smithson, actor and wife of Hector Berlioz
 * Henry Smithson, the musician Riton

Politicians

 * Hugh Smithson, (1714–86) later Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
 * the Smithson baronets
 * Smithson E. Wright, 16th mayor of Columbus, Ohio

Scientists

 * James Smithson, British scientist, eponym of the Smithsonian Institution
 * Smithson Tennant, chemist

Sportspeople

 * Bryan Smithson, American basketball player
 * Fish Smithson, former NFL player
 * Forrest Smithson, American athlete
 * Gerald Smithson, English cricketer
 * Jerred Smithson, former NHL player
 * Moondog Spike, wrestler born Bill Smithson
 * Rodney Smithson, footballer who played for Oxford United

Others

 * Alan Smithson, Bishop of Jarrow
 * John Smithson (university president), American college administrator
 * John Smithson, producer at the Discovery Channel
 * Mike Smithson (disambiguation), several people

Fiction

 * Andrea Smithson Darling, a character on Dirty Sexy Money
 * Charles Smithson, a major character in The French Lieutenant's Woman
 * "Smithson", a webcomic by Shaenon K. Garrity

In other languages

 * Ben-Hadad (Syriac)
 * Kovachevich, Kovačević, Kovalevich (Slavic)