Swanson (surname)

Swanson is a surname. It is often the anglicized form of the Swedish surname Svensson. Notable people with this surname include the following:

Sportspeople

 * A. L. Swanson (1905–1987), American football coach
 * Becca Swanson (born 1973), American bodybuilder
 * Bill Swanson (baseball) (1888–1954), baseball player
 * Bob Swanson (driver) (1912–1940), Indianapolis 500 driver
 * Brian Swanson (born 1976), ice hockey player
 * Clarence Swanson (1898–1970), American football player
 * Cub Swanson (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
 * Danny Swanson (born 1986), Scottish footballer
 * Dansby Swanson (born 1994), American baseball player; husband of Mallory
 * Duane Swanson (1913–2000), American basketball player
 * Erik Swanson (born 1993), American baseball player
 * Evar Swanson (1902–1973), American baseball and football player
 * Mallory Swanson (born 1998), American soccer player
 * Riley Swanson (born 1984), American football player
 * Stan Swanson (1944–2017), American baseball player
 * Tanner Swanson, American baseball coach
 * Taylor Swanson, American Paralympic athlete

Misc

 * Arthur Swanson (1926–2010), American businessman and politician
 * Brandon Swanson (born 1989), American student who disappeared in 2008
 * Bryan Swanson (born 1980), British sports television reporter
 * Carl A. Swanson (1879–1949), Swedish-American food industry businessman and founder of Swanson
 * Charles Edward Swanson (1879–1970), American politician
 * Claude A. Swanson (1862–1939), American lawyer and politician
 * David Swanson, American journalist and Democratic activist
 * Don R. Swanson (1924–2012), American information scientist
 * Donald Swanson (1848–1924), London police officer, charged with investigating the Whitechapel murders
 * E. Burton Swanson (born 1939), American computer scientist
 * Eric Swanson, American attorney
 * Frank J. Swanson (1865–1941), American politician
 * G. A. Swanson (1939–2009), American organizational theorist
 * Gloria Swanson (1899–1983), American actress
 * Hilding Alfred Swanson (1885–1964), American lawyer and politician
 * Howard Swanson (1907–1978), American composer
 * Irena Swanson, Yugoslav-born American mathematician
 * Jackie Swanson (born 1963), American actress
 * James C. Swanson (born 1934), American educator and politician
 * James L. Swanson (born 1959), American author and historian
 * Jandi Swanson, American child actress
 * Jean Swanson, Canadian anti-poverty activist
 * Jeffrey Swanson, American psychiatrist
 * John Swanson (disambiguation), several people
 * John Swanson (Medal of Honor recipient), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
 * John A. Swanson, American engineer
 * John August Swanson (1938–2021), American artist
 * Jon E. Swanson (1942–1971), US Army helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Jordan Swanson (born 2001), American computer scientist
 * Joshua Swanson (born 1978), American actor
 * Kristy Swanson (born 1969), American actress
 * Lori Swanson, attorney general of Minnesota
 * Marc Swanson, American artist
 * Meryl Swanson (born 1970), Australian politician
 * Paul Swanson, American bridge player
 * Richard A. Swanson (born 1942), American organizational theorist
 * Richard Swanson, American founder of SunPower
 * Robert Swanson (inventor) (1905–1994), Canadian inventor and poet
 * Robert A. Swanson (1947–1999), Genentech founder
 * Sandré Swanson (born 1948), California politician
 * Shana Swanson (born 1967), American attorney
 * Stephan Swanson (born 1967), South African shark researcher
 * Steve Swanson (musician), guitarist
 * Steven Swanson (born 1960), American astronaut
 * Timothy Swanson, British academic
 * Wendy Sue Swanson, Pediatrician
 * William Swanson (disambiguation), several people

Fictional

 * Joe Swanson, Family Guy character
 * Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation character
 * Jimmy Valmer, South Park character whose original surname was Swanson