# Simpson (name)

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| meaning   = "Son of Simme"
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'''Simpson''' is an English/Scottish [patronymic](/source/patronymic) [surname](/source/surname) from the [medieval](/source/medieval) [masculine](/source/masculine) [given name](/source/given_name) 'Simme', a medieval variant of '[Simon](/source/Simon_(surname))'.<ref>[http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/Map2.aspx?name=SIMPSON&year=1881&altyear=1998&country=GB&type=name Great Britain Family Names – Public Profiler]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/simpson |title=Meaning, origin and history of the surname Simpson}}</ref> The earliest public record of the name was in 1353 in [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire), England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Simpson |title=Surname: Simpson |accessdate=2008-04-08 |last= |first= |date= |publisher=surnamedb.com}}</ref>
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== Notable people with the surname ==
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=== A ===
* [Aaron Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Aaron_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Adam Simpson](/source/Adam_Simpson) (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
* [Adele Simpson](/source/Adele_Simpson) (1903–1995), American child performer and fashion designer
* [Adrian Simpson](/source/Adrian_Simpson) (born 1971), British TV presenter
* [Adrienne Simpson](/source/Adrienne_Simpson) (1943–2010), New Zealand broadcaster, historian, musicologist and writer
* [Al Simpson](/source/Al_Simpson) (1916–1976), American football coach
* [Alan Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Alan_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Albert Benjamin Simpson](/source/Albert_Benjamin_Simpson) (1843–1919), Canadian evangelist
* [Alex Simpson](/source/Alex_Simpson) (1924–2008), Scottish soccer player
* [Alexander Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Alexander_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people
* [A. W. B. Simpson](/source/A._W._B._Simpson) (Alfred, 1931–2011), British legal historian
* [Alfred Allen Simpson](/source/Alfred_Allen_Simpson) (1875–1939), South Australian industrialist
* [Alfred Edward Simpson](/source/Alfred_Edward_Simpson) (1868–1940), South Australian architect
* [Alfred Muller Simpson](/source/Alfred_Muller_Simpson) (1843–1917), South Australian industrialist
* [Allan Simpson](/source/Allan_Simpson) (born 1977), baseball player
* [Alli Simpson](/source/Alli_Simpson) (born 1998), Australian singer
* [Allyson Simpson](/source/Allyson_Simpson) (born 2000), American ice hockey player
* [Amanda Simpson](/source/Amanda_Simpson) (born 1961), American civil servant
* [Andrew Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Andrew_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people
** [Andrew Simpson (animal trainer)](/source/Andrew_Simpson_(animal_trainer)) (born 1966/1967), Scottish animal trainer
** [Andrew Simpson (sailor)](/source/Andrew_Simpson_(sailor)) (1976–2013), British sailor
** [Andrew Simpson (actor)](/source/Andrew_Simpson_(actor)) (born 1989), Irish actor
** [Andrew Clive Simpson](/source/Andrew_Clive_Simpson), British computer scientist
* [Ann Marie Simpson](/source/Ann_Marie_Simpson) (born 1980), American violinist
* [Anna Simpson](/source/Anna_Simpson) (born 1985), American actress and singer
* [Anne Simpson](/source/Anne_Simpson) (born 1956), Canadian poet
* [Ant Simpson](/source/Ant_Simpson) (born 19??), Australian radio host, TV presenter and voiceover artist
* [Anthony Simpson](/source/Anthony_Simpson) (1935–2022), British MEP
* [Archibald Simpson](/source/Archibald_Simpson) (1790–1847), Scottish architect
* [Archibald Henry Simpson](/source/Archibald_Henry_Simpson) (1843–1918), Australian judge
* [Archie Simpson](/source/Archie_Simpson) (1866–1955), Scottish golfer, golf course designer and club maker
* [Arnold Simpson](/source/Arnold_Simpson) (born 1952), American politician in Kentucky
* [Ashlee Simpson](/source/Ashlee_Simpson), American pop singer; sister of Jessica Simpson

=== B ===
* [Bart Simpson (filmmaker)](/source/Bart_Simpson_(filmmaker)) (born 19??), Canadian producer and director
* [Becky Simpson](/source/Becky_Simpson) (born 1986), British actress, writer and musician
* [Ben Simpson](/source/Ben_Simpson) (1878–1964), Canadian football player
* [Bill and Billy Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Bill_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Bill Simpson (actor)](/source/Bill_Simpson_(actor)) (1931–1986), Scottish actor
** [Bill Simpson (racing driver)](/source/Bill_Simpson_(racing_driver)) (1940–2019), American racecar driver and founder of ''Simpson Performance Products''
** [Bill Simpson (American football)](/source/Bill_Simpson_(American_football)) (born 1951), American football defensive backer
** [Billy Simpson (footballer, born 1878)](/source/Billy_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1878)) (1878–1962), English football player for Sunderland and Lincoln City
** [Billy Simpson (singer)](/source/Billy_Simpson_(singer)) (born 1987), Indonesian singer-songwriter
* [Bob and Bobby Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Bob R. Simpson](/source/Bob_R._Simpson), American business executive, Major League Baseball Texas Rangers co-owner
** [Bob Simpson (Canadian football)](/source/Bob_Simpson_(Canadian_football)) (1930–2007), CFL football player
** [Bob Simpson (cricketer)](/source/Bob_Simpson_(cricketer)) (1936–2025), Australian cricketer
** [Bob Simpson (journalist)](/source/Bob_Simpson_(journalist)) (1944–2006), foreign correspondent for the BBC
** [Bob Simpson (British Columbia politician)](/source/Bob_Simpson_(British_Columbia_politician)) (born 1956 or 1957), member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
** [Bobby Simpson (ice hockey)](/source/Bobby_Simpson_(ice_hockey)) (born 1956), Canadian NHL ice hockey player
* [Brandon Simpson](/source/Brandon_Simpson) (born 1981), American sprinter who represents Bahrain
* [Brett Simpson](/source/Brett_Simpson) (born 1985), American surfer
* [Brian Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Brian_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Britney Simpson](/source/Britney_Simpson) (born 1996), American pair skater
* [Bruce Simpson (athlete)](/source/Bruce_Simpson_(athlete)) (born 1950), Canadian pole vaulter
* [Bruce Simpson (blogger)](/source/Bruce_Simpson_(blogger)) (born 19??), New Zealand blogger

=== C ===
* [Cam Simpson](/source/Cam_Simpson) (born 19??), American journalist
* [Carl Simpson](/source/Carl_Simpson) (born 1970), American footballer
* [Carlos Simpson](/source/Carlos_Simpson) (born 1962), American mathematician
* [Carole Simpson](/source/Carole_Simpson) (born 1941), American news presenter and author
* [Cather Simpson](/source/Cather_Simpson), New Zealand chemistry and physics professor
* [Charles and Charlie Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Charles_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Charles Torrey Simpson](/source/Charles_Torrey_Simpson) (1846–1932), American biologist
** [Charles Walter Simpson (Canadian artist)](/source/Charles_Walter_Simpson_(Canadian_artist)) (1878–1942), Canadian artist and illustrator
** [Charles Walter Simpson (English artist)](/source/Charles_Walter_Simpson_(English_artist)) (1885–1971), English painter
** [Charles Ralph Simpson III](/source/Charles_Ralph_Simpson_III) (born 1945), United States federal judge
** [Charlie Simpson (footballer)](/source/Charlie_Simpson_(footballer)) (1861–1???), English soccer player
** [Charlie Simpson](/source/Charlie_Simpson), English singer of the British rock bands Fightstar and Busted
** [Charlie Simpson (fundraiser)](/source/Charlie_Simpson_(fundraiser)), 7-y.o. British Haiti earthquake relief fundraiser
* [Chris Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Chris_Simpson_(disambiguation)), Chris, Christine and Christopher Simpson, multiple people
** [Chris Simpson (cricketer)](/source/Chris_Simpson_(cricketer)) (born 1982), Australian cricketer
** [Chris Simpson (squash player)](/source/Chris_Simpson_(squash_player)) (born 1987), British squash player
** [Christine Simpson](/source/Christine_Simpson) (born 1964), Canadian television presenter
** [Christopher Simpson (musician)](/source/Christopher_Simpson_(musician)) (c.1604–1669), English composer and musician
** [Christopher Simpson (actor)](/source/Christopher_Simpson_(actor)) (born 1975), Irish actor
* [Claire Simpson](/source/Claire_Simpson) (born 19??), British film editor
* [Cleave Simpson](/source/Cleave_Simpson), American politician
* [Clement Pearson Simpson](/source/Clement_Pearson_Simpson) (1868–1948), English rugby union player
* [Cody Simpson](/source/Cody_Simpson) (born 1997), Australian singer
* [Colin Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Colin_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Colin Hall Simpson](/source/Colin_Hall_Simpson) (1894–1964), Australian general
** [Colin M. Simpson](/source/Colin_M._Simpson) (born 1959), American politician
** [Colin Simpson (Canadian author)](/source/Colin_Simpson_(Canadian_author)) (born 19??), Canadian software developer and author of textbooks
* [Coreen Simpson](/source/Coreen_Simpson) (born 1942), American photographer and jewelry designer
* [Corelli C. W. Simpson](/source/Corelli_C._W._Simpson) (1837–1???), American poet, cookbook author, painter
* [Craig Simpson](/source/Craig_Simpson) (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Craig Simpson (footballer)](/source/Craig_Simpson_(footballer)) (born 19??), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
* [Cuthbert Simpson](/source/Cuthbert_Simpson) (1892–1969), Anglican Dean of Christchurch, Oxford, 1959–1969

=== D ===
* [Dana Simpson](/source/Dana_Simpson) (born 1977), cartoonist
* [Daniel and Danny Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Daniel_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Daniel H. Simpson](/source/Daniel_H._Simpson) (1939–2022), American diplomat
** [Daniel R. Simpson](/source/Daniel_R._Simpson) (1927–2015), American politician
** [Danny Simpson (early footballer)](/source/Danny_Simpson_(early_footballer)) (fl. 1896–1903), English footballer
** [Danny Simpson](/source/Danny_Simpson) (born 1987), English footballer
* [Darren Simpson](/source/Darren_Simpson) (born 1978), South African radio presenter
* [David Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/David_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people
** [Dave Simpson (ice hockey)](/source/Dave_Simpson_(ice_hockey)) (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
** [Dave Simpson (soccer)](/source/Dave_Simpson_(soccer)) (born 1983), Canadian soccer player
** [David Simpson (priest)](/source/David_Simpson_(priest)) (1745–1799), English priest
** [David Simpson (Canadian politician)](/source/David_Simpson_(Canadian_politician)) (1911–1965), Canadian politician
** [David Simpson (artist)](/source/David_Simpson_(artist)) (born 1928), American artist
** [David Simpson (Northern Ireland politician)](/source/David_Simpson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)) (born 1959), Democratic Unionist Party  politician in Northern Ireland
** [David Simpson (Texas politician)](/source/David_Simpson_(Texas_politician)) (born 1961), Texas Representative
** [David Simpson (Irish cricketer)](/source/David_Simpson_(Irish_cricketer)) (born 1983), Irish cricketer
* [Dawson Simpson](/source/Dawson_Simpson) (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
* [Dean Simpson](/source/Dean_Simpson) (born 1950), American politician and businessman in Minnesota
* [Deborah Simpson](/source/Deborah_Simpson) (born 19??), American politician in Maine
* [Dennis Simpson](/source/Dennis_Simpson) (1919–2002), English footballer
* [Derek Simpson (cellist)](/source/Derek_Simpson_(cellist)) (1928–2007), English cellist
* [Derek Simpson (trade unionist)](/source/Derek_Simpson_(trade_unionist)) (born 1944), British trade union leader
* [Diamon Simpson](/source/Diamon_Simpson) (born 1987), American player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* [Dick Simpson](/source/Dick_Simpson) (born 1943), American baseball player
* [Dillon Simpson](/source/Dillon_Simpson) (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Don Simpson](/source/Don_Simpson) (1943–1996), American film producer
* [Don Simpson (cartoonist)](/source/Don_Simpson_(cartoonist)) (born 1961), American comic book artist
* [Donna Simpson (internet personality)](/source/Donna_Simpson_(internet_personality)) (born 1967)
* [Donna Simpson (musician)](/source/Donna_Simpson_(musician)) (born 19??), member of Australian folk rock band ''The Waifs''
* [Dorothy Simpson](/source/Dorothy_Simpson) (1933–2020), British author
* [Douglas Simpson](/source/Douglas_Simpson) (born 1982), Scottish field hockey forward
* [Dudley Simpson](/source/Dudley_Simpson) (1922–2017), Australian television composer
* [Duke Simpson](/source/Duke_Simpson) (1927–2021), American baseball player

=== E ===
* [Eber Simpson (politician)](/source/Eber_Simpson_(politician)) (1863–1919), American politician
* [Eber Simpson](/source/Eber_Simpson) (1895–1964), American football player
* [Ebony Simpson](/source/Murder_of_Ebony_Simpson) (died 1992), female Australian murder victim
* [Edmund Simpson](/source/Edmund_Simpson) (1784–1848), English actor and theatre manager
* [Edward Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Edward_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Edward Simpson (forger)](/source/Edward_Simpson_(forger)) (1815–1???), British geologist and forger
** [Edward Simpson (naval officer)](/source/Edward_Simpson_(naval_officer)) (1824–1888), officer in the U.S. Navy
** [Edward Simpson (cricketer)](/source/Edward_Simpson_(cricketer)) (1867–1944), English cricketer
** [Edward Sydney Simpson](/source/Edward_Sydney_Simpson) (1875–1939), Australian mineralogist and geochemist
** [Edward Simpson (governor)](/source/Edward_Simpson_(governor)), Naval commandant and 20th Naval Governor of Guam
** [Edward A. Simpson](/source/Edward_A._Simpson) (1892–19??), British World War I flying ace
** [Edward H. Simpson](/source/Edward_H._Simpson) (1922–2019), British statistician
* [Edwin Simpson](/source/Edwin_Simpson) (1909–1973), English footballer
* [Eli Simpson](/source/Eli_Simpson) (1884–1962), British caver and speleologist
* [Eliyahu Simpson](/source/Eliyahu_Simpson) (1889–1976), rabbi
* [Elizabeth Inchbald](/source/Elizabeth_Inchbald) née Simpson (1753–1821), English novelist, actress and dramatist
* [Elizabeth Simpson (biologist)](/source/Elizabeth_Simpson_(biologist)) (born 19??), British biologist
* [Elliott Simpson](/source/Elliott_Simpson) (born 1976), English footballer
* [Eric Simpson](/source/Eric_Simpson) (born 19??), American basketball coach
* [Erik Simpson](/source/Erik_Simpson) (born 19??), American politician in Idaho
* [Ernest Aldrich Simpson](/source/Ernest_Aldrich_Simpson) (1897–1958), shipping executive; husband of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
* [Evelyn M. Simpson](/source/Evelyn_M._Simpson) (1885–1963), English literary critic and scholar

=== F ===
* [Fiona Simpson](/source/Fiona_Simpson) (born 1965), Australian politician
* [Florence Simpson](/source/Florence_Simpson) (1874–1956), British army officer
* [Frances Simpson](/source/Frances_Simpson) (ca. 1857–1926), English writer, journalist, cat show judge, and cat breeder
* [Frank Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Frank_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Frank W. Simpson](/source/Frank_W._Simpson) (1872–1929), America college football coach
** [Frank B. Simpson](/source/Frank_B._Simpson) (1883–1966), American architect
** [Frank Simpson (British Army officer)](/source/Frank_Simpson_(British_Army_officer)) (1899–1986), British Army General
** [Frank Simpson (cricketer)](/source/Frank_Simpson_(cricketer)) (1909–1992), British Army officer and cricketer
* [Fred, Freddy and Frederick Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Frederick_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Fred Simpson (politician)](/source/Fred_Simpson_(politician)) (1886–1939), British Labour Party politician, MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1935–1939
** [Freddy Simpson](/source/Freddy_Simpson) (1883 – after 1907), English footballer for Lincoln City
** [Frederick Simpson (athlete)](/source/Frederick_Simpson_(athlete)) (1878–1945), Canadian long-distance runner
** [Frederick Simpson (boxer)](/source/Frederick_Simpson_(boxer)) (1916–1975), British boxer

=== G ===
* [Gary Simpson (footballer born 1959)](/source/Gary_Simpson_(footballer_born_1959)), English footballer
* [Gary Simpson (footballer born 1961)](/source/Gary_Simpson_(footballer_born_1961)), English footballer and manager
** [Garry Simpson](/source/Garry_Simpson) (1914–2011), American director, writer and producer
* [Geoff Simpson](/source/Geoff_Simpson) (born 19??), American politician in Washington State
* [Geoffrey Simpson](/source/Geoffrey_Simpson) (born 19??), Australian cinematographer
* [George Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/George_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people including:
** Sir [George Simpson (administrator)](/source/George_Simpson_(administrator)) (c. 1792–1860), explorer and administrator of the Hudson's Bay Company
** [George Buchan Simpson](/source/George_Buchan_Simpson) (1820–1892), Scottish art collector, connoisseur and patron of Scottish painters
** [George Bowen Simpson](/source/George_Bowen_Simpson) (1838–1915), politician and judge in New South Wales, Australia
** [George Simpson (Canadian politician)](/source/George_Simpson_(Canadian_politician)) (1858–1906), politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada
** [George W. Simpson](/source/George_W._Simpson) (1870–1951), New York politician and judge
** [George Simpson (footballer, born 1876)](/source/George_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1876)) (1876–1955), English football player for Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield
** [George Simpson (meteorologist)](/source/George_Simpson_(meteorologist)) (1878–1965), meteorologist for Scott's Antarctic expedition
** [George Goodman Simpson](/source/George_Goodman_Simpson) (1896–1990), Australian flying ace
** [George Gaylord Simpson](/source/George_Gaylord_Simpson) (1902–1984), American paleontologist
** [George Simpson (sprinter)](/source/George_Simpson_(sprinter)) (1908–1961), American runner
** [George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld](/source/George_Simpson%2C_Baron_Simpson_of_Dunkeld) (born 1942), British politician
* Gerald Simpson (born 1967), British musician known as [A Guy Called Gerald](/source/A_Guy_Called_Gerald), former member of 808 State
* [Gerard Simpson](/source/Gerard_Simpson) (1886–1957), Scottish cricketer for Kent and Argentina
* [Gerry Simpson](/source/Gerry_Simpson) (born 19??), Scottish-born Australian law professor
* [Gil Simpson](/source/Gil_Simpson) (born 1948), New Zealand businessman
* [Gilbert Murray Simpson](/source/Gilbert_Murray_Simpson) (1869–1954), English architect based in Brighton
* [Glenn Simpson (field hockey)](/source/Glenn_Simpson_(field_hockey)) (born 1987), Australian hockey player
* [Glenn R. Simpson](/source/Glenn_R._Simpson), American journalist and political researcher
* [Gord Simpson](/source/Gord_Simpson) (1928–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Gordon Simpson (Australian politician)](/source/Gordon_Simpson_(Australian_politician)) (1929–2017), Australian politician
* [Gordon Simpson (judge)](/source/Gordon_Simpson_(judge)) (1894–1987), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
* [Gordon Simpson (rugby union)](/source/Gordon_Simpson_(rugby_union)) (born 1971), New Zealand-born rugby player
* [Grace Simpson](/source/Grace_Simpson) (1920–2007), British archaeologist

=== H ===
* [Habbie Simpson](/source/Habbie_Simpson) (1550–1620), Scottish piper
* [Hack Simpson](/source/Hack_Simpson) (Harold Alfred Simpson, 1910–1978), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Harold Simpson (cricketer)](/source/Harold_Simpson_(cricketer)) (1879–1924), English cricketer
* Harold [Bullet Joe Simpson](/source/Bullet_Joe_Simpson) (1893–1973), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Harry Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Harry_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Harry Simpson](/source/Harry_Simpson) (1925–1979),  American baseball player
** [Harry Simpson (footballer, born 1869)](/source/Harry_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1869)), Scottish footballer for Stoke
** [Harry Simpson (English footballer)](/source/Harry_Simpson_(English_footballer)) (born 1875), English footballer for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke
** [Harry Simpson (footballer, born 1888)](/source/Harry_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1888)), Scottish footballer for Leicester Fosse
* [Harvey Simpson](/source/Harvey_Simpson) (1862–1928), Canadian politician in Manitoba
* [Hazel Simpson](/source/Hazel_Simpson) née Robson (born 1979), British Paralympian athlete
* [Heather Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Heather_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
* [Helen Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Helen_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Helen Macdonald Simpson](/source/Helen_Macdonald_Simpson) (1890–1960), New Zealand teacher, university lecturer and writer
** [Helen de Guerry Simpson](/source/Helen_de_Guerry_Simpson) (1897–1940), Australian novelist
** [Helen Simpson (author)](/source/Helen_Simpson_(author)) (born 1959), British short story writer
* [Heli Simpson](/source/Heli_Simpson), Australian actress and singer
* [Henry Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Henry_Simpson_(disambiguation)) multiple people
** [Henry Simpson (shipping)](/source/Henry_Simpson_(shipping)) (1815–1884), merchant and ship owner in South Australia
** [Henry Lakin Simpson](/source/Henry_Lakin_Simpson) (1859–1881), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
** [Henry Simpson (Toronto)](/source/Henry_Simpson_(Toronto)) (1864–1926), architect active in Toronto, Ontario
** [Henry Simpson (Poets' Club founder)](/source/Henry_Simpson_(Poets'_Club_founder)) (died 1939), London banker
* [Herbert Simpson](/source/Herbert_Simpson), English footballer

=== I ===
* [Ian Simpson (architect)](/source/Ian_Simpson_(architect)) (born c.1956), English architect
* [Ian Simpson (motorcycle racer)](/source/Ian_Simpson_(motorcycle_racer)) (born 1970), Scottish motorcycle road racer
* India Arie Simpson (born 1975), American singer-songwriter, record producer known as [India Arie](/source/India_Arie)
* [Ivan Simpson](/source/Ivan_Simpson) (1875–1951), Scottish film and theatre actor

=== J ===
* Jack and [Jackie Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Jackie_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Jack Simpson (golfer)](/source/Jack_Simpson_(golfer)) (1859–1895), Scottish golfer
** [Jack Simpson (politician)](/source/Jack_Simpson_(politician)) (1929–2015), Australian politician
** [Jackie Simpson (defensive back)](/source/Jackie_Simpson_(defensive_back)) (1934–2017), American football defensive back
** [Jackie Simpson (linebacker)](/source/Jackie_Simpson_(linebacker)) (1936–1983), American football linebacker
* [Jacqueline Simpson](/source/Jacqueline_Simpson) (born 1930), British folklorist and author
* [Jake Simpson](/source/Jake_Simpson) (born 1990), English soccer player
* [James Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/James_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [James Simpson (advocate)](/source/James_Simpson_(advocate)) (1781–1853), Scottish advocate and author
** [James Simpson (civil servant)](/source/James_Simpson_(civil_servant)) (c. 1792–1857), early Australian civil servant and property developer
** [James Simpson (British Army officer)](/source/James_Simpson_(British_Army_officer)) (1792–1868), general of the British Army
** [James Simpson (engineer)](/source/James_Simpson_(engineer)) (1799–1869), British civil engineer
** [James Jenkins Simpson](/source/James_Jenkins_Simpson) (1881–1936), British zoologist
** [James Young Simpson](/source/James_Young_Simpson) (1811–1870), Scottish doctor and pioneer in use of chloroform as anaesthetic
** [James H. Simpson](/source/James_H._Simpson) (1813–1883), surveyor of the American West for the U.S. Army
** [James Simpson (priest)](/source/James_Simpson_(priest)) (1865–1948), Dean of Peterborough, 1928–1942
** [James Young Simpson (scientist)](/source/James_Young_Simpson_(scientist)) (1873–1934), Scottish professor of natural science and diplomat
** [James Simpson (Canadian politician)](/source/James_Simpson_(Canadian_politician)) (1873–1938), Canadian trade unionist and mayor of Toronto, 1935
** [James Simpson (Australian politician)](/source/James_Simpson_(Australian_politician)) (1905–1968), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
** [James Simpson, Jr.](/source/James_Simpson%2C_Jr.) (1905–1960), U.S. Representative from Illinois
** [James Simpson (explorer)](/source/James_Simpson_(explorer)) (1911–2002), British polar explorer
** [William James Simpson](/source/William_James_Simpson) (born 1954), Australian-American academic commonly known as '''James Simpson'''
** [James Simpson (government official)](/source/James_Simpson_(government_official)) (born 19??), US government official
** [James B. Simpson](/source/James_B._Simpson) (died 2002), US journalist and priest, known for ''Simpson's Contemporary Quotations''
* [Jamie Simpson](/source/Jamie_Simpson) (born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer
* [Jane Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Jane_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Jane Cross Simpson](/source/Jane_Cross_Simpson) (1811–1886), Scottish hymnist and poet
** [Jane Simpson (artist)](/source/Jane_Simpson_(artist)) (born 1965), English artist
** [Jane Simpson (footballer)](/source/Jane_Simpson_(footballer)) (born 1971), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
** [Jane Simpson (solicitor)](/source/Jane_Simpson_(solicitor)) (born 19??), English lawyer
* [Jared Simpson](/source/Jared_Simpson), English rugby league footballer
* [Jay Simpson](/source/Jay_Simpson) (born 1988), English footballer
* [Jaylin Simpson](/source/Jaylin_Simpson) (born 2000), American football player
* [Jeanmarie Simpson](/source/Jeanmarie_Simpson) (born 1959), American peace activist and theatre and film artist
* [Jeff Simpson](/source/Jeff_Simpson) (born 1950), New Zealand tennis player
* [Jeffrey Simpson](/source/Jeffrey_Simpson) (born 1949), Canadian journalist
* [Jemma Simpson](/source/Jemma_Simpson) (born 1984), British middle-distance runner
* [Jennie Simpson (bowls)](/source/Jennie_Simpson_(bowls)) (born 19??), New Zealand lawn bowls player
* [Jennie Simpson (camogie)](/source/Jennie_Simpson_(camogie)) (born 1987), Irish camogie player
* [Jennifer Simpson](/source/Jennifer_Simpson) (born 1986), American middle-distance runner and steeplechaser
* [Jenny Simpson](/source/Jenny_Simpson) (born 1973), American country music singer
* [Jerry Simpson](/source/Jerry_Simpson) (1842–1905), American politician
* [Jess Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Jess_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
* [Jesse L. Simpson](/source/Jesse_L._Simpson) (1884–1973), American jurist
* [Jessica Simpson](/source/Jessica_Simpson) (born 1980), American pop singer and actress
* [Jessie L. Simpson](/source/Jessie_L._Simpson) (1882–1974), staff member in the United States Senate
* [Jim, Jimbo, Jimmi and Jimmy Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/James_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Jim Simpson (Australian politician)](/source/Jim_Simpson_(Australian_politician)) (1905–1968), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
** [Jim Simpson (sportscaster)](/source/Jim_Simpson_(sportscaster)) (1927–2016), American sportscaster
** [Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1923)](/source/Jimmy_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1923)) (1923–2010), English footballer
** [Jimbo Simpson](/source/Jimbo_Simpson) (born 19??), Northern Irish Loyalist terrorist
** [Jimmi Simpson](/source/Jimmi_Simpson) (born 1975), American actor
** [Jimmy Simpson (American football)](/source/Jimmy_Simpson_(American_football)) (1897–1???), blocking back in the National Football League
** [Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1908)](/source/Jimmy_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1908)) (1908–1972), Scottish international footballer
** [Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1923)](/source/Jimmy_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1923)) (1923–2010), English footballer
** [Jimmy Simpson (racing driver)](/source/Jimmy_Simpson_(racing_driver)) (born 1992), American racing driver
* [Jock Simpson](/source/Jock_Simpson) (1886–1959), English footballer
* [Joe Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Joe_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people
** [Joe Simpson (rugby union, born 1856)](/source/Joe_Simpson_(rugby_union%2C_born_1856)) (1856–1911), English rugby union player for London Wasps
** [Joe Simpson (baseball)](/source/Joe_Simpson_(baseball)) (born 1951), American baseball player and broadcaster
** [Joe Simpson (mountaineer)](/source/Joe_Simpson_(mountaineer)) (born 1960), English mountaineer and author
** [Joe Simpson (artist)](/source/Joe_Simpson_(artist)) (born 1984), English artist best known for cinematic oil paintings
** [Joe Simpson (rugby union, born 1988)](/source/Joe_Simpson_(rugby_union%2C_born_1988)), Australian-born English rugby union player
* [John and Johnny Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/John_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people
** [John Simpson (Presbyterian)](/source/John_Simpson_(Presbyterian)) (1740–1808), of South Carolina, in the American Revolutionary War
** [John Simpson (Unitarian)](/source/John_Simpson_(Unitarian)) (1746–1812), of Bath, English Unitarian minister and religious writer
** [John Simpson (soldier)](/source/John_Simpson_(soldier)) (1748–1825), American Revolutionary War soldier at the Battle of Bunker Hill
** [John Simpson (MP for Wenlock)](/source/John_Simpson_(MP_for_Wenlock)) (1763–1850), English politician, Member of Parliament for Wenlock
** [John Simpson (artist)](/source/John_Simpson_(artist)) (1782–1847) British painter who painted ''The Captive Slave'''
** [John Simpson (Quebec politician)](/source/John_Simpson_(Quebec_politician)) (1788–1873), government official and politician in Quebec
** [John Simpson (Canada West politician)](/source/John_Simpson_(Canada_West_politician)) (1807–1878), Canadian businessman and politician
** [John Palgrave Simpson](/source/John_Palgrave_Simpson) (1807–1887), British playwright
** [John Simpson (Ontario politician)](/source/John_Simpson_(Ontario_politician)) (1812–1885), Ontario banker and member of the Senate of Canada
** [John Simpson (VC)](/source/John_Simpson_(VC)) (1826–1884), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
** [John Woodruff Simpson](/source/John_Woodruff_Simpson) (1850–1920), American lawyer and founding partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
** [John A. Simpson](/source/John_A._Simpson) (1854–1916), Canadian politician
** Sir [John William Simpson](/source/John_William_Simpson) (1858–1933), English architect
** Sir [John Hope Simpson](/source/John_Hope_Simpson) (1868–1961), English administrator in India
** [John Thomas Simpson](/source/John_Thomas_Simpson) (1870–1965), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons
** [John Simpson Kirkpatrick](/source/John_Simpson_Kirkpatrick) (1892–1915), Australian World War I war hero of "Simpson and his donkey"
** [John Baird Simpson](/source/John_Baird_Simpson) (1894–1960), Scottish geologist
** [John Milton Bryan Simpson](/source/John_Milton_Bryan_Simpson) (1903–1987), American judge
** [John Herbert Thomas Simpson](/source/John_Herbert_Thomas_Simpson) (1907–1967), senior RAF officer and Commandant Royal Observer Corps
** [John Wistar Simpson](/source/John_Wistar_Simpson) (1914–2007), American electrical engineer
** [John Alexander Simpson](/source/John_Alexander_Simpson) (1916–2000), American physicist
** [John Simpson (footballer, born 1918)](/source/John_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1918)) (1918–2000), English footballer for Huddersfield Town and York City
** [John Simpson (British Army officer)](/source/John_Simpson_(British_Army_officer)) (1927–2007), British Army officer and Director SAS
** [John Simpson (fencer)](/source/John_Simpson_(fencer)) (1927–2016), Australian Olympic fencer
** [John Simpson (police official)](/source/John_Simpson_(police_official)) (1932–2017), director of US Secret Service and Interpol
** [John Simpson (footballer, born 1933)](/source/John_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1933)) (1933–1993), English footballer for Lincoln City and Gillingham
** [John Simpson (priest)](/source/John_Simpson_(priest)) (1933–2019), Anglican clergyman
** [John Simpson (journalist)](/source/John_Simpson_(journalist)) (born 1944), British BBC journalist, foreign correspondent and author
** [John B. Simpson](/source/John_B._Simpson) (born 1947), American president of the University at Buffalo
** [John Simpson (journalist/consumer advocate)](/source/John_Simpson_(journalist%2Fconsumer_advocate)) (born 1948), American consumer rights advocate
** [John Simpson (lexicographer)](/source/John_Simpson_(lexicographer)) (born 1953) English Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary
** [John Simpson (architect)](/source/John_Simpson_(architect)) (born 1954), British modern-day classical architect
** [John L. Simpson](/source/John_L._Simpson) (born 1963), Australian film and theatre producer, writer and distributor
** [John Simpson (boxer)](/source/John_Simpson_(boxer)) (born 1983), Scottish featherweight boxer
** [John Simpson (English cricketer)](/source/John_Simpson_(English_cricketer)) (born 1988), English cricketer
** [John Simpson (basketball)](/source/John_Simpson_(basketball)) (born 19??), British basketball player
** [Johnny Simpson](/source/Johnny_Simpson) (1922–2010), New Zealand rugby union international
* [Jordan Simpson (Australian footballer)](/source/Jordan_Simpson_(Australian_footballer)) (born 1985), Australian soccer player
* [Joseph Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Joseph_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people
** [Joseph Simpson (artist, printmaker)](/source/Joseph_Simpson_(artist%2C_printmaker)) (1879–1939), British painter and etcher
** Sir [Joseph Simpson (politician)](/source/Joseph_Simpson_(politician)) (1908–1994), British-born Ugandan politician and businessman
** Sir [Joseph Simpson (police officer)](/source/Joseph_Simpson_(police_officer)) (1909–1968), Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, 1958–1968
* [Josh Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Josh_Simpson_(disambiguation)), several people
** [Josh Simpson (glass artist)](/source/Josh_Simpson_(glass_artist)) (born 1949), American glass artist
** [Josh Simpson (Canadian soccer)](/source/Josh_Simpson_(Canadian_soccer)) (born 1983), Canadian soccer player
** [Josh Simpson (English footballer)](/source/Josh_Simpson_(English_footballer)) (born 1987), English footballer
** [Josh Simpson (Australian footballer)](/source/Josh_Simpson_(Australian_footballer)) (born 1994), Australian rules footballer

=== K ===
* [Kade Simpson](/source/Kade_Simpson) (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
* [Karen Simpson (actress)](/source/Karen_Simpson_(actress)) (born 1975), Canadian actress and fashion designer
* [Karl Simpson](/source/Karl_Simpson) (born 1976), English footballer
* [Keith Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Keith_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Keith Simpson (professor)](/source/Keith_Simpson_(professor)) (1907–1985), British pathologist
** [Keith Simpson (politician)](/source/Keith_Simpson_(politician)) (born 1949), British politician, Conservative MP for Broadland
** [Keith Simpson (American football)](/source/Keith_Simpson_(American_football)) (born 1956), American football safety
* [Keila Simpson](/source/Keila_Simpson) (born 1966), Brazilian activist
* [Ken Simpson](/source/Ken_Simpson) (1938–2014), Australian ornithologist
* [Kenneth F. Simpson](/source/Kenneth_F._Simpson) (1895–1941), American politician
* [Kent Simpson (ice hockey, born 1975)](/source/Kent_Simpson_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1975)), Canadian ice hockey left winger
* [Kent Simpson (ice hockey, born 1992)](/source/Kent_Simpson_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1992)), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* [Kimberly Hart-Simpson](/source/Kimberly_Hart-Simpson) (born 1987), Welsh actress and businesswoman
* [KJ Simpson](/source/KJ_Simpson) (born 2002), American basketball player
* [Ko Simpson](/source/Ko_Simpson) (born 1983), American footballer

=== L ===
* [Lee Simpson](/source/Lee_Simpson) (born 19??), British actor and comedian
* [Leonard Jennett Simpson](/source/Leonard_Jennett_Simpson) (1882–1940), Canadian politician
* [Les Simpson](/source/Les_Simpson) (1894–1968), Australian farmer, soldier and soldier-settlement administrator
* [Lilian Simpson](/source/Lilian_Simpson) (1871–1897), British artist
* [Lorena Simpson](/source/Lorena_Simpson), Brazilian dance-pop singer
* [Louis Simpson](/source/Louis_Simpson) (1923–2012), Jamaican-born American poet
* [Luke Simpson](/source/Luke_Simpson) (born 1994), English footballer
* [Lyndell Simpson](/source/Lyndell_Simpson), Montserratian politician
* [Lynn Simpson](/source/Lynn_Simpson) (born 1971), British slalom canoer

=== M ===

* [Maggie Simpson (musician)](/source/Maggie_Simpson_(musician)) (born 19??), American singer-songwriter
* [Malcolm Simpson](/source/Malcolm_Simpson) (1933–2020), New Zealand Olympic cyclist
* [Margaret Simpson](/source/Margaret_Simpson) (born 1981), Ghanaian heptathlete
* [Margaret E. B. Simpson](/source/Margaret_E._B._Simpson) (1906–1964), Scottish archaeologist
* [Mark Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Mark_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
* {{anbl|Marjorie Simpson (architect)}}
** [Mark Simpson (soccer)](/source/Mark_Simpson_(soccer)) (born 1966), American soccer player
** [Mark Simpson (Ireland correspondent)](/source/Mark_Simpson_(Ireland_correspondent)) (born c.1968), journalist and BBC Ireland correspondent
** [Mark Simpson (comics)](/source/Mark_Simpson_(comics)) (born 1972), British comic artist under the pseudonym "Jock"
** [Mark Simpson (clarinetist)](/source/Mark_Simpson_(clarinetist)) (born 1988), winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, 2006
** [Mark Simpson (journalist)](/source/Mark_Simpson_(journalist)) (born 19??), British journalist, broadcaster and author
* [Martin Simpson (geologist)](/source/Martin_Simpson_(geologist)) (1800–1892), British geologist
* [Martin Simpson](/source/Martin_Simpson), English singer/songwriter and guitarist
* [Martin I. Simpson](/source/Martin_I._Simpson) (born 19??), English paleontologist
* [Marty Simpson (baseball)](/source/Marty_Simpson_(baseball)), 19th-century American baseball player
* [Mary Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Mary_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Mary Elizabeth Simpson](/source/Mary_Elizabeth_Simpson) (1865–1948), New Zealand religious teacher, healer and writer
** [Mary Simpson (Episcopal priest)](/source/Mary_Simpson_(Episcopal_priest)) (1925–2011), one of the first women to be ordained
** [Mary Simpson (Northern Ireland politician)](/source/Mary_Simpson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)), Unionist politician in Northern Ireland
** [Mary Simpson (violinist)](/source/Mary_Simpson_(violinist)), American violinist in Yanni's orchestra
* [Matt Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Matt_Simpson_(disambiguation)) multiple people, including
** [Matt Simpson (poet)](/source/Matt_Simpson_(poet)) (1936–2009), British poet and literary critic
** [Matt Simpson (racing driver)](/source/Matt_Simpson_(racing_driver)) (born 1981), British racing driver
* [Matthew Simpson](/source/Matthew_Simpson) (1811–1884), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
* [Matthew Simpson (footballer)](/source/Matthew_Simpson_(footballer)) (born 1967), Australian rules footballer
* [Michael Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Michael_Simpson_(disambiguation)), Michael, Mickey and Mike Simpson, multiple people
** [Michael Simpson (footballer)](/source/Michael_Simpson_(footballer)) (born 1974), English football player
** [Michael Simpson (producer)](/source/Michael_Simpson_(producer)), American record producer and member of the electronic group Dust Brothers
** [Mickey Simpson](/source/Mickey_Simpson) (1913–1985), American TV and film actor
** [Mike Simpson (American football)](/source/Mike_Simpson_(American_football)) (born 1947), American football player
** [Mike Simpson](/source/Mike_Simpson) (born 1950), U.S. congressman from Idaho
** [Mike Simpson (Michigan politician)](/source/Mike_Simpson_(Michigan_politician)) (1962–2009), member of the Michigan House of Representatives
** [M. J. Simpson](/source/M._J._Simpson) (Mike, born 19??), British movie journalist, author and screenwriter
* [Milward L. Simpson](/source/Milward_L._Simpson) (1897–1993), American politician, Governor of Wyoming
* [Minnie Cravath Simpson](/source/Minnie_Cravath_Simpson) (1860–1945) African-American anti-lynching activist
* [Mona Simpson](/source/Mona_Simpson) (born 1957), American novelist
* [Monica Simpson](/source/Monica_Simpson), American reproductive rights activist

=== N ===
* [Nate Simpson](/source/Nate_Simpson) (born 1954), American football running back
* [Neil Simpson](/source/Neil_Simpson) (born 1961), Scottish footballer
* [Neil Simpson (boxer)](/source/Neil_Simpson_(boxer)) (born 1974), English boxer
* [Neil Simpson (alpine skier)](/source/Neil_Simpson_(alpine_skier)), British alpine skier
* [Nichola Simpson](/source/Nichola_Simpson) (born 1956), British archer
* [Nicole Brown Simpson](/source/Nicole_Brown_Simpson) (1959–1994), murder victim, ex-wife of O. J. Simpson
* [Nigel Simpson](/source/Nigel_Simpson) (born 1975), Samoan-English rugby union player
* [Norm Simpson](/source/Norm_Simpson) (1905–1990), Australian rules footballer
* [N. F. Simpson](/source/N._F._Simpson) (Norman F. Simpson, 1919–2011), British playwright

=== O ===
* [O. J. Simpson](/source/O._J._Simpson) (1947–2024), American football player, actor, accused of murdering his ex-wife
* [Oramel H. Simpson](/source/Oramel_H._Simpson), American politician
* [Owen Simpson](/source/Owen_Simpson) (born 1943), English footballer

=== P ===
* [Pascal Simpson](/source/Pascal_Simpson) (born 1971), Swedish footballer
* [Paul Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Paul_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Paul Hardrock Simpson](/source/Paul_Hardrock_Simpson) (1904–1978), American ultra distance runner
** [Paul Simpson (footballer)](/source/Paul_Simpson_(footballer)) (born 1966), English football player and manager
** [Paul Simpson (musician)](/source/Paul_Simpson_(musician)) (born 19??), musician, vocalist, lyricist and writer from Liverpool, England
* [Peggy Simpson](/source/Peggy_Simpson) (1913–1994), British actress
* [Peter Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Peter_Simpson_(disambiguation)), Pete and Peter Simpson, multiple people
** [Pete Simpson](/source/Pete_Simpson) (born 1930), American historian, educator and politician
** [Peter Simpson (Native rights activist)](/source/Peter_Simpson_(Native_rights_activist)) (c. 1871–1947), Tsimshian activist for Alaska Native rights
** [Peter Simpson (Scottish footballer)](/source/Peter_Simpson_(Scottish_footballer)) (1904/05–1974), Scottish football striker
** [Peter Simpson (footballer, born 1940)](/source/Peter_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1940)), English footballer who played for Burnley and Bury
** [Peter Simpson (writer)](/source/Peter_Simpson_(writer)) (born 1942), member of the New Zealand Parliament
** [Peter Simpson (footballer, born 1945)](/source/Peter_Simpson_(footballer%2C_born_1945)) (1945–2026), English footballer who played for Arsenal
** Sir [Peter Jeffery Simpson](/source/Peter_Jeffery_Simpson) (20th-c.), British; president of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
* [Philemon Simpson](/source/Philemon_Simpson) (1819–1895), American politician and lawyer
* [Pollie Hirst Simpson](/source/Pollie_Hirst_Simpson) (1871–1947), English sportswoman, charity organiser and the first agricultural adviser to the National Federation of Women's Institutes (WI)
* [Portia Simpson-Miller](/source/Portia_Simpson-Miller) (born 1945), Jamaican prime minister

=== R ===
* [R. A. Simpson](/source/R._A._Simpson) (1929–2002), Australian poet
* [Ray Simpson (VC)](/source/Ray_Simpson_(VC)) (1926–1978), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
* [Ray Simpson](/source/Ray_Simpson) (born 1954), lead singer with ''Village People''
* [Rebecca Simpson (footballer)](/source/Rebecca_Simpson_(footballer)) (born 1982), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
* [Red Simpson](/source/Red_Simpson) (1934–2016), American country music singer-songwriter
* [Reg Simpson](/source/Reg_Simpson) (1920–2013), English cricketer
* [Reid Simpson](/source/Reid_Simpson) (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Rene Simpson](/source/Rene_Simpson) (1966–2013), Canadian tennis player
* [Rhona Simpson](/source/Rhona_Simpson) (born 1972), Scottish field hockey player
** [Richard Simpson (martyr)](/source/Richard_Simpson_(martyr)) (c. 1553–1588), English Catholic priest, martyred during the reign of Elizabeth I
** [Richard F. Simpson](/source/Richard_F._Simpson) (1798–1882), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
** [Richard Simpson (writer)](/source/Richard_Simpson_(writer)) (1820–1876), Catholic writer and literary scholar
** [Richard Simpson (rugby union)](/source/Richard_Simpson_(rugby_union)) (c.1885–19??), rugby union player who represented Australia
** [Richard M. Simpson](/source/Richard_M._Simpson) (1900–1960), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
** [Richard Simpson (Scottish politician)](/source/Richard_Simpson_(Scottish_politician)) (born 1942), Scottish politician
** Richard Simpson (born 1968), New York-based rapper known as [Chubb Rock](/source/Chubb_Rock)
** [Richard J. Simpson](/source/Richard_J._Simpson) (born 19??), Australian professor of biochemistry
** [Rick Simpson](/source/Rick_Simpson) (born 19??), American set director
** [Rik Simpson](/source/Rik_Simpson) (born 19??), British record producer, musician and songwriter
* [Robert and Robbie Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Robert Winthrop Simpson](/source/Robert_Winthrop_Simpson) (1799–1887), Rear-Admiral of the Chilean Navy, hero of the War of the Confederation
** [Robert Simpson (brewer)](/source/Robert_Simpson_(brewer)), first mayor of Barrie, Ontario and founder of the Robert Simpson Brewing Company
** [Robert Simpson (merchant)](/source/Robert_Simpson_(merchant)) (1834–1897), Canadian founder of Simpson's Department Store
** [Robert Kirkpatrick Simpson](/source/Robert_Kirkpatrick_Simpson) (1837–1921), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
** [Robert Simpson (athlete)](/source/Robert_Simpson_(athlete)) (1892–1974), American track and field athlete and coach
** [Robert L. Simpson (film editor)](/source/Robert_L._Simpson_(film_editor)) (1910–1977), American film editor
** [Robert Simpson (Manitoba politician)](/source/Robert_Simpson_(Manitoba_politician)) (1910–1997), member of the Canadian House of Commons
** [Robert A. Simpson](/source/Robert_A._Simpson) (1910–1998), Alberta politician in Calgary North Hill
** [Robert Simpson (meteorologist)](/source/Robert_Simpson_(meteorologist)) (1912–2014), American meteorologist
** [Robert L. Simpson (Mormon)](/source/Robert_L._Simpson_(Mormon)) (1915–2003), American general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
** [Robert Simpson (composer)](/source/Robert_Simpson_(composer)) (1921–1997), English composer
** [Robert Simpson (Northern Ireland politician)](/source/Robert_Simpson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)) (1923–1997), Northern Irish politician
** [Robert B. Simpson](/source/Robert_B._Simpson) (born 1943), New Brunswick politician
** [Robert Simpson (cricketer)](/source/Robert_Simpson_(cricketer)) (born 1962), English cricketer
** Robert Simpson (born 1979) comedian, actor and presenter known as [Rufus Hound](/source/Rufus_Hound)
** [Robert L. Simpson, Jr.](/source/Robert_L._Simpson%2C_Jr.) (1946–2020), American artificial intelligence scientist
** [Robbie Simpson](/source/Robbie_Simpson) (born 1975), Australian rugby league footballer
** [Robbie Simpson](/source/Robbie_Simpson) (born 1985), English footballer
** [Robbie Simpson (runner)](/source/Robbie_Simpson_(runner)) (born 1991), Scottish mountain and long-distance runner
* [Roger Simpson](/source/Roger_Simpson) (born 1967), English rugby league footballer
* [Roland Simpson](/source/Roland_Simpson) (1969–2004), Australian base jumper
* [Ron Simpson](/source/Ron_Simpson) (1934–2010), English footballer
* Ronald Simpson (1962–2014), British guitarist known as [Ronny Jordan](/source/Ronny_Jordan)
* [Ronnie Simpson](/source/Ronnie_Simpson) (1930–2004), Scottish football goalkeeper
* [R. A. Simpson](/source/R._A._Simpson) (Ronald Albert Simpson, 1929–2002), Australian poet and artist
* [Rose Simpson](/source/Rose_Simpson) (born 1946), British musician (Incredible String Band) and Mayoress of Aberystwyth
* [Russell Simpson (actor)](/source/Russell_Simpson_(actor)) (1880–1959), American character actor
* [Russell Simpson (tennis)](/source/Russell_Simpson_(tennis)) (born 1954), New Zealand tennis player
* [Ruth Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Ruth_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people

=== S ===
* [Sarah Simpson](/source/Sarah_Simpson) (died 1739), Colonial American executed for the murder of her child
* [Scott Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Scott_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Scott Simpson (golfer)](/source/Scott_Simpson_(golfer)) (born 1955), PGA Tour golfer
** [Scott Simpson (politician)](/source/Scott_Simpson_(politician)) (born 1959), New Zealand National Party MP
** [Scott Simpson (pole vaulter)](/source/Scott_Simpson_(pole_vaulter)) (born 1979), Welsh pole-vaulter
* [Sean Simpson](/source/Sean_Simpson) (born 1960),  Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* [Sean Simpson (footballer)](/source/Sean_Simpson_(footballer)) (born 1970), Australian rules footballer
* [Shane Simpson](/source/Shane_Simpson) (born 19??), Canadian politician in British Columbia
* [Shane Simpson](/source/Shane_Simpson) (born 19??), Canadian musician
* [Shaun Simpson (wrestler)](/source/Shaun_Simpson_(wrestler)) (born 1966), South African wrestler
* [Shaun Simpson (motorcyclist)](/source/Shaun_Simpson_(motorcyclist)) (born 1988), Scottish motocross racer
* [Shawn Simpson](/source/Shawn_Simpson) (1968–2025), Canadian ice hockey player and on-air personality
* [Sherone Simpson](/source/Sherone_Simpson) (born 1984), Jamaican athlete
* [Sid Simpson](/source/Sid_Simpson) (1894–1958), American politician
* [Steve Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Steve_Simpson_(disambiguation)), Stephen and Steve Simpson, multiple people
** [Stephen Simpson (writer)](/source/Stephen_Simpson_(writer)) (1789–1854), American author
** [Stephen Simpson (doctor)](/source/Stephen_Simpson_(doctor)) (1793–1869), Australian pioneer
** [Stephen Simpson](/source/Stephen_Simpson) (born 1984), South African racing driver
** [Steve Simpson (baseball)](/source/Steve_Simpson_(baseball)) (1948–1989), Major League Baseball pitcher
** [Steve Simpson (wrestler)](/source/Steve_Simpson_(wrestler)) (born 1963), South African wrestler
** [Steve Simpson (rugby league)](/source/Steve_Simpson_(rugby_league)) (born 1979), Australian rugby league player

=== T ===
* [Terry Simpson](/source/Terry_Simpson) (born 1938), English footballer
* [Terry Simpson](/source/Terry_Simpson) (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* [Thomas Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Thomas_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Thomas Simpson (composer)](/source/Thomas_Simpson_(composer)) (1582–c.1628), English composer
** [Thomas Simpson](/source/Thomas_Simpson) (1710–1761), English mathematician, FRS
** [Thomas Simpson (engineer)](/source/Thomas_Simpson_(engineer)) (1755–1823), British civil engineer
** [Thomas Simpson (explorer)](/source/Thomas_Simpson_(explorer)) (1808–1840), explorer with the Hudson's Bay Company
** [Thomas Simpson (architect)](/source/Thomas_Simpson_(architect)) (1825–1908), Scottish architect based in Brighton
** [Thomas Simpson (footballer)](/source/Thomas_Simpson_(footballer)) (1933–2016), Australian footballer
* [Tim Simpson](/source/Tim_Simpson) (born 1956), American golfer
* [Tim Simpson (American football)](/source/Tim_Simpson_(American_football)) (born 1969), American football player
* [Todd Simpson](/source/Todd_Simpson) (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Tom and Tommy Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Thomas_Simpson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
** [Tom Simpson (footballer)](/source/Tom_Simpson_(footballer)) (1880–19??), early soccer player
** [Tom Simpson](/source/Tom_Simpson) (1937–1967), British cyclist
** [Tom Simpson (ice hockey)](/source/Tom_Simpson_(ice_hockey)) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
** [Tom Simpson (musician)](/source/Tom_Simpson_(musician)) (born 1972), Scottish musician, keyboard player for the band Snow Patrol
** [Tommy Simpson (footballer)](/source/Tommy_Simpson_(footballer)) (1931–2015), Scottish football defender active in the 1950s
* [Tony Simpson](/source/Tony_Simpson) (born 1965), Australian politician
* [Trenton Simpson](/source/Trenton_Simpson) (born 2001), American football player
* [Ty Simpson](/source/Ty_Simpson) (born 2002), American football player
* [Tyler Simpson](/source/Tyler_Simpson) (1985–2011), Australian soccer player

=== V ===
* [Valerie Simpson](/source/Valerie_Simpson) (born 1946), American singer/songwriter, member Ashford & Simpson
* [Vi Simpson](/source/Vi_Simpson) (born 1946), American politician in Indiana
* [Victor Simpson](/source/Victor_Simpson) (born 1960), New Zealand rugby union footballer
* [Vikki Thorn](/source/Vikki_Thorn) (née Simpson), member, Australian band The Waifs

=== W ===
* Wallis Simpson (1896–1986), ([Wallis, Duchess of Windsor](/source/Wallis%2C_Duchess_of_Windsor))
* "Walter Simpson", alias of [Arthur Evans (VC)](/source/Arthur_Evans_(VC)) (1891–1936), English Victoria Cross recipient
* [Warren Simpson](/source/Warren_Simpson) (c.1922–1980), Australian snooker player
* [Wayne Simpson](/source/Wayne_Simpson) (born 1948), American baseball player
* [Wayne Simpson (ice hockey)](/source/Wayne_Simpson_(ice_hockey)) (born 1989), American ice hockey player
* [Webb Simpson](/source/Webb_Simpson) (born 1985), American professional golfer and 2012 US Open champion
* [Wilbur Simpson](/source/Wilbur_Simpson) (1917–1997), American bassoonist
* [Will C. Simpson](/source/Will_C._Simpson), mayor of Ashland, Kentucky 1936–1940
* [Will Simpson (equestrian)](/source/Will_Simpson_(equestrian)) (born 1959), American Olympic show jumper
* [Will Simpson (comics)](/source/Will_Simpson_(comics)) (born 19??), Northern Irish comic book illustrator
* [William Simpson (portrait artist)](/source/William_Simpson_(portrait_artist)) (c.1818 – 1872) African American artist and civil right activist
* [William Simpson (Scottish artist)](/source/William_Simpson_(Scottish_artist)) (1823–1899), Scottish war artist and correspondent
* [William Simpson (Australian judge)](/source/William_Simpson_(Australian_judge)) (1894–1966), Australian Supreme Court judge
* [William Simpson (rugby league)](/source/William_Simpson_(rugby_league)), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, and 1910s
* [W. Douglas Simpson](/source/W._Douglas_Simpson) (William, 1896–1968), Scottish architecture and archaeology academic and writer
* [William Dunlap Simpson](/source/William_Dunlap_Simpson) (1823–1890), Governor of South Carolina from 1879
* [William Gayley Simpson](/source/William_Gayley_Simpson) (1892–1991), American white nationalist and author
* [William Hood Simpson](/source/William_Hood_Simpson) (1888–1980), US general who commanded the US Ninth Army in Europe in World War II
* [William John Simpson](/source/William_John_Simpson) (1851–1901), journalist and political figure in Quebec
* [William Kelly Simpson](/source/William_Kelly_Simpson) (1928–2017), American professor emeritus of Egyptology and archaeology
* [William James Simpson](/source/William_James_Simpson) (born 1954), Australian academic
* [William R. Simpson](/source/William_R._Simpson) (born 1966), Alaskan chemist
* [William T. Simpson](/source/William_T._Simpson) (1886–1980), New York politician

== Fictional characters ==
=== ''The Simpsons'' ===
* The [Simpson family](/source/Simpson_family) from American animated television series ''[The Simpsons](/source/The_Simpsons)'':
** [Abraham Simpson](/source/Abraham_Simpson)
** [Bart Simpson](/source/Bart_Simpson)
** [Homer Simpson](/source/Homer_Simpson)
** [Lisa Simpson](/source/Lisa_Simpson)
** [Maggie Simpson](/source/Maggie_Simpson)
** [Marge Simpson](/source/Marge_Simpson)

=== Other ===
* [Andrew Simpson (''Neighbors'')](/source/Andrew_Simpson_(Neighbours)), from the soap opera ''Neighbours''
* [Archie "Snake" Simpson](/source/Archie_%22Snake%22_Simpson), in the ''Degrassi'' franchise
* [Bobby Simpson (''Home and Away'')](/source/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](/source/She's_Out_of_Control)''
* Frank Simpson, supervillain in the Marvel Universe known as [Nuke (Marvel Comics)](/source/Nuke_(Marvel_Comics))
* Ralph Waldo Simpson, from the American TV sitcom ''[Gimme a Break!](/source/Gimme_a_Break!)''
* [Roxanne Simpson](/source/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!](/source/Totally_Spies!)''
* [Sophie Simpson](/source/Sophie_Simpson), from the soap opera ''Home and Away''

== See also ==
* [Simson (name)](/source/Simson_(name))
* [Simpsons (department store)](/source/Simpsons_(department_store)), Canadian department store chain
* [Simpson River](/source/Simpson_River), Chilean river
* [Simpson River (British Columbia)](/source/Simpson_River_(British_Columbia)), river in British Columbia
* [Simpson River National Reserve](/source/Simpson_River_National_Reserve), national reserve in southern Chile
* [Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse](/source/Bryan_Simpson_United_States_Courthouse), courthouse and federal government facility in Jacksonville, Florida
* [Clara Simpson Three-Decker](/source/Clara_Simpson_Three-Decker), historic house in Worcester, Massachusetts
* [Hope Simpson Enquiry](/source/Hope_Simpson_Enquiry), British Commission addressing immigration and settlement in British Palestine (1930)
* [Ian Simpson Architects](/source/Ian_Simpson_Architects), English architecture practice
* [Jenny Simpson (album)](/source/Jenny_Simpson_(album)), eponymous country music album
* Robert Simpson Island, in Kiribati, now known as [Abemama](/source/Abemama)
* [Samuel Simpson House](/source/Samuel_Simpson_House), historic house in Wallingford, Connecticut

== References ==
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