'''Dickinson''' is a surname and, rarely, a given name. {{TOC right}}
==People surnamed Dickinson== ''(The list is divided into 100- and 50-years periods and then sorted by the first letter of given name and then by the first letter of middle name if it exists)''
;Born 1600–1699 *Jonathan Dickinson (1663–1722), Philadelphia mayor *Nathaniel Dickinson (pioneer) (1601–1676), founder of Hadley, Massachusetts
;Born 1700–1799 *Charles Dickinson (historical figure) (1780–1806), American attorney and duelist *John Dickinson (1732–1808), U.S. solicitor, politician and Founding Father *John Dean Dickinson (1767–1841), U.S. lawyer, banker and politician *John Dickinson (inventor) (1782–1869), British papermaking inventor *Philemon Dickinson (1739–1809), American lawyer, politician and soldier *Townsend Dickinson (1795–1851), associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
;Born 1800–1899 *Almaron Dickinson (1800–1836), Texan soldier, died defending the Alamo *Andrew B. Dickinson (1801–1873), New York politician, U.S. Minister to Nicaragua *Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842–1932), American lecturer on slavery and discrimination against women *Charles M. Dickinson (1842–1924), American lawyer, newspaper editor, and diplomat from New York *Daniel S. Dickinson (1800–1866), U.S. Senator from New York *David W. Dickinson (1808–1845), U.S. Congressman from Tennessee *Donald M. Dickinson (1846–1917), American lawyer and politician, 34th US Postmaster General *Edward Dickinson (1803–1874), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts, father of poet Emily Dickinson *Edward F. Dickinson (1829–1874), American lawyer, soldier and politician *Edwin Dickinson (1891–1978), American painter and draftsman *Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), American poet *Fairleigh S. Dickinson (c.1862–1948), American co-founder of Becton Dickinson *Frances Dickinson (physician) (1856–1945), American physician, clubwoman *George Dickinson (Canterbury cricketer) (1828–1913), New Zealand cricketer *George Sherman Dickinson (1888–1964), American developer of Dickinson library classification *Henry Winram Dickinson (1870–1952), British engineering historian *Jacob M. Dickinson (1851–1928), U.S. Secretary of War, founder of Sigma Alpha Epsilon *John Dickenson (Canadian politician) (1847–1932) *Lavinia Norcross Dickinson (1833–1899), sister of Emily who enabled her publication *Leonard R. Dickinson (1898–1994), American businessman and politician *Lester J. Dickinson (1873–1968), American politician, senator from Iowa *Maggie Dickinson (1894–1949), Australian ballet dancer *Margaret Rebecca Dickinson (1821–1918), British botanical artist *Marvin M. Dickinson (1877–1951), American football and baseball player and coach *Robert Latou Dickinson (1861–1950), American obstetrician, artist and research scientist *Susanna Dickinson (1814–1883), Alamo survivor, wife of Almaron Dickinson *Velvalee Dickinson (1893–c.1980), American World War II spy for Japan *William Croft Dickinson (1897–1963), a leading expert in the history of early modern Scotland *Willoughby Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson (1859–1943), British politician, peace activist
;Born 1900–1949 *Angie Dickinson (born 1931), American actress *Basil Dickinson (1915–2013), Australian athlete *Ben Dickinson Samuel Benson Dickinson (1912–2000), Australian geologist *Charles Edgar Dickinson (1908–1964), American landscape architect and educator *David Dickinson (born 1941), English antiques expert and television presenter *George Dickinson (1903–1978), New Zealand international cricketer and rugby union player *Hugh Dickinson (1929–2025), English clergyman, dean of Salisbury *Jacob Alan Dickinson (1911–1971), U.S. lawyer, desegregation advocate *Jess H. Dickinson (born 1947), Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi *Jim Dickinson (1941–2009), American record producer, pianist, and singer *Jimmy Dickinson (1925–1982), English football player *Leo Dickinson (born 1946), British climber, adventurer, film-maker *Linda Spalding née Linda Dickinson, U.S. and Canadian author *Nate Dickinson (1932–2011), American wildlife biologist *Peter Dickinson (architect) (1925–1961), British-Canadian architect *Peter Dickinson (1927–2015), English author and poet *Peter Dickinson (composer) (1934–2023), English composer *Sandra Dickinson (born 1948), American-British actress *Terence Dickinson (1943–2023), Canada *William Boyd Dickinson (1908–1978), U.S. war correspondent, editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin *William L. Dickinson (1925–2008), U.S. representative for Alabama *William R. Dickinson (1931–2015), American geologist, geoscientist and academic
;Born 1950–1999 *Amy Dickinson (born 1959), American newspaper columnist *Arlene Dickinson (born 1956), South African – Canadian businesswoman *Brian Dickinson (born 1961), Canadian pianist *Brian Dickinson (climber) (born 1974), American mountain climber *Bruce Dickinson (born 1958), British vocalist for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden *Carl Dickinson (born 1987), English footballer *Charles Dickinson (author) (born 1951), American writer *Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, American writer *Ellie Dickinson (born 1998), English cyclist *Helen Dickinson (born 1966), British chief executive *James Dickinson (taxidermist) (born 1950), English taxidermist *James Charles Dickinson (born 1999), American makeup artist and internet personality *Janice Dickinson (born 1955), American model, photographer, author and talent agent *Jason Dickinson (born 1995), professional ice hockey player *Oliver Dickinson (born 1980), Anglo-French documentary film director *Q. Todd Dickinson (1952–2020), American lawyer *Rob Dickinson (born 1965), British musician and singer-songwriter *Steven Dickinson (born 1967), Local celebrity and comedian known by many as Selfie Steve also uses the Alias Dicky
;Born since 2000 *Hunter Dickinson (born 2000), American basketball player
===Pseudonyms and aliases=== *Angie Dickinson, born 'Angeline Brown' in 1931, United States *Christine Arnothy (1930–2015), Hungary, used the pen name 'William Dickinson'
==People sharing the given name Dickinson== *Dickinson W. Richards (1895–1973), United States
==See also== ===Human name disambiguation pages=== * David Dickinson (disambiguation) *John Dickinson (disambiguation) *William Dickinson (disambiguation)
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