Woodson (name)

Woodson is a patronymic surname. It is also used, less commonly, as a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Abe Woodson (1934–2014), American football player
 * Ali-Ollie Woodson (1951–2010), American musician
 * André Woodson (born 1984), American quarterback
 * Benjamin N. Woodson (1908–2001), American insurance CEO
 * Bill Woodson (1917–2017), American voice artist
 * Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950), African-American historian, author, journalist
 * Charles Woodson (born 1976) American football cornerback
 * Chazz Woodson (born 1982), American Major League Lacrosse player
 * Darren Woodson (born 1969), American, former NFL player
 * Herbert Woodson, American engineer
 * Jacqueline Woodson (born 1963), American author
 * Jamie Woodson (born 1972), American politician from Tennessee
 * Julie Woodson (born 1950), American model
 * Lewis Woodson (1806–1878), American educator and minister
 * Mike Woodson (born 1958), American, former NBA player
 * Robert Everard Woodson (1904–1963), American botanist
 * Robert Woodson (born 1937), American community development leader
 * Rod Woodson (born 1965), American football defensive back
 * Ruby Garrard Woodson (1931–2008), American educator and cultural historian
 * Samuel H. Woodson (Kentucky politician) (1777–1827), American politician from Kentucky
 * Samuel Hughes Woodson (1815–1881), American politician from Missouri
 * Silas Woodson (1819–1896), American, Governor of Missouri
 * Tracy Woodson (born 1962), American, Major League Baseball player
 * Warren B. Woodson (1903–1998), American college football coach
 * Waverly B. Woodson Jr. (1922–2005), American soldier and health professional

Given name

 * James Woodson Bates (1788–1846), American lawyer, statesman
 * Sarah Jane Woodson Early (1825–1907), American educator and author
 * Woodson T. Slater, (1858–1928), American, Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
 * Jesse Woodson James (1847–1882), American outlaw