Emerson (surname)

• Alice B. Emerson, pseudonym of the authors of the Betty Gordon and Ruth Fielding children's novel series • Claudia Emerson (1957–2014), American professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet • Earl Emerson (born 1948), American mystery novelist • Edward Waldo Emerson (1844–1930), son of Ralph Waldo, physician, writer and lecturer • George Barrell Emerson (1797–1881), American educator and pioneer of women's education rights • Gloria Emerson (1929–2004), American author, journalist and war correspondent. • Hunt Emerson (born 1952), English cartoonist and graphic novelist • Kathy Lynn Emerson, American writer of historical and mystery novels and non-fiction • Kevin Emerson, American author of young adult books • Mary Moody Emerson (1774–1863), American letter writer and diarist, teacher of her nephew Ralph Waldo Emerson • Nathaniel Bright Emerson (1839–1915), American physician and author of Hawaiian mythology • Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American writer, philosopher, and transcendentalist • Sally Emerson, English novelist • Steven Emerson (born 1954), American print and broadcast investigative journalist • William Emerson (minister) (1769–1811), American philosopher, father of Ralph Waldo Emerson • Willis George Emerson (1856–1918) American novelist and author of The Smokey God ==In business==

• Ernest Emerson (born 1955), American knifemaker and martial arts expert • Isaac Edward Emerson (1859–1931), American businessman, creator of the headache remedy Bromo-Seltzer • John Wesley Emerson (1832–1899), American lawyer, historian, Civil War officer, and founder of the Emerson Electric Company • Raymond Emerson (1886–1977), American civil engineer, investment banker, and faculty at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology • S. Thomas Emerson (also known as Tom Emerson; born 1941), American entrepreneur, angel investor and educator ==In performing arts==

• Ashley Emerson (born 1984), American operatic soprano • August Emerson, American television, film and musical theatre actor • Avalon Emerson (born 1988), American electronic music producer and DJ • Billy "The Kid" Emerson (1925–2023), African-American R&B musician • Darren Emerson (born 1971), British electronic musician • Donnie and Joe Emerson, American vocal and instrumental duo • Douglas Emerson (born 1974), American actor • Eric Emerson (1945–1975), American musician, dancer, and actor • Faye Emerson (1917–1983), American film actress and television personality • Frankie Emerson, American indie multi-instrumentalist, member of the rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre • Hope Emerson (1897–1960), American film actress • Jacqueline Emerson (born 1994), American singer and actress • Keith Emerson (1944–2016), English composer and musician, member of the band Emerson, Lake, and Palmer • Luther Orlando Emerson (1820–1915), American musician, composer and music publisher • Max Emerson (born 1988), American actor, model, author, director and YouTuber • Michael Emerson (born 1954), American stage and screen actor • Stuart Emerson, UK guitarist associated with his own band, Emerson, and Meat Loaf ==In politics==

• Andrew L. Emerson, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1828–1829), first Mayor of Portland, Maine (1832) • Arthur Emerson, 21st Governor of American Samoa • Bill Emerson (1938–1996), aka Norvell William Emerson, American US congressman from Missouri • Clarence Emerson (1901–1963), Canadian merchant and politician, senator (1957–1963) • Craig Emerson (born 1954), Australian Labor Party representative from Queensland • David Emerson (born 1945), Canadian politician, businessman, civil servant • Frank Emerson (1882–1931), American politician, former governor of the US state of Wyoming • Hugh A. Emerson (1793–1860), lawyer and politician in Newfoundland, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly (1837–1842) • James Emerson (1895–1917), British Army officer, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross • James A. Emerson (1865–1922), New York politician • Jo Ann Emerson (born 1950), American congresswoman from Missouri, and widow of former congressman Bill Emerson • John Emerson (mayor) (1859–1932), Canadian politician; former mayor of Calgary, Alberta • Julie Emerson (born 1988), American politician • Junius Emerson (1926–1992), American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1965–1968, 1981–1982) • Lewis Edward Emerson (1890–1949), lawyer, judge and politician, first Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador (1944–1949) • Louis W. Emerson (1857–1924), US congressman from New York • Newton Emerson (born c. 1970), Northern Irish political commentator and satirist • Peter Emerson (born 1943 or 1944), Northern Irish political activist • Prescott Emerson (1840–1889), lawyer and politician in Newfoundland, speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (1874–1878) • Rupert Emerson (1899–1979), American professor of political science and international relations • Herbert William Emerson (1881–1962), governor of Punjab, British India ==In law==

• Thomas I. Emerson (1907–1991), American attorney, law professor, and First Amendment rights experts ==In science and education==

• Alfred E. Emerson (1896–1976), American biologist • Barbara Emerson, English historian and biographer • Benjamin Kendall Emerson (1843–1932), American geologist and author • Beverly M. Emerson, American biochemist • Caryl Emerson, American literary critic, slavist and translator. • Charles Wesley Emerson (1837–1908), founder and first president of Emerson College • E. Allen Emerson (born 1954), computer scientist • Ellen Russell Emerson (1837–1907), American ethnologist, author • Gladys Anderson Emerson (1903–1984), American historian, biochemist and nutritionist • John Haven Emerson (1906–1997), American inventor of biomedical devices • Oliver Farrar Emerson (1860–1927), American philologist and educator • Ralph Emerson (theologian) (1787–1863), Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Pastoral Theology in the Andover Theological Seminary • Ralph Emerson (botanist) (1912–1979), American botanist and mycologist • Rollins A. Emerson (1873–1947), American geneticist • Sharon Emerson (born 1945), American biologist • William Emerson (mathematician) (1701–1782), English eccentric, scientist and philosopher • William Henry Emerson (1860–1924), American chemist • William Keith Emerson (1925–2016) American malacologist ==In sport==

• Alan Emerson (born 1957), British motorcycle speedway rider • Antony Emerson (1963–2016), Australian tennis player • Chester Emerson (1889–1971), American Major League Baseball player for Philadelphia Athletics • David Emerson (born 1961), Australian cricketer • Denise Emerson (born 1960), Australian cricketer • Denny Emerson (Edward E. Emerson; born 1941), American equestrian • Eddie Emerson (1892–1970), Canadian football player • Gary Emerson (born 1963), English golfer and winner of the 2004 Russian Open • Hugh Emerson (born 1973), Irish Gaelic footballer • June Emerson (1924–1990), Canadian baseball player • Martin Emerson (born 2000), American football player • Nat Emerson (1874–1958), American tennis player • Nelson Emerson (born 1967), Canadian right wing hockey player formerly in the National Hockey League • Niamh Emerson (born 1999), English heptathlete • Norman Emerson (cricketer) (born 1939), Australian cricketer • Ox Emerson (Gover Conner Emerson; 1907–1998), American football player • Rob Emerson (born 1981), American mixed martial artist • Ross Emerson (born 1954), Australian international cricket umpire • Roy Emerson (born 1936), Australian tennis player • Scott Emerson (baseball) (born 1971), American baseball player, coach and pitching instructor ==In visual arts==

• Arthur Webster Emerson, American/Hawaiian painter • Edith Emerson (1888–1981), American painter • Ken Emerson (1927–2010), Australian cartoonist and comic strip creator • Peter Henry Emerson (1856–1936), Cuban-born British photographer • Sarah Emerson, American artist • William Ralph Emerson (1833–1917), Shingle-style American architect • William Otto Emerson (1856–1940), American painter and ornithologist ==Fictional characters==

• Evelyn Emerson, character in the Amelia Peabody novel series by Elizabeth Peters • Nefret Emerson, character in the Amelia Peabody novel series by Elizabeth Peters • Radcliffe Emerson, character in the Amelia Peabody novel series by Elizabeth Peters • Michael Emerson, a character in The Lost Boys • Sam Emerson, a character in The Lost Boys • Lucy Emerson, a character in The Lost Boys • Paul Emerson, a character in Stargate SG-1 ==Other==

• Eben Emerson, American lighthouse keeper at Wood Island Light, Maine (1861–1865) • Ida Emerson, Broadway composer and lyricist • Jimmy Coleman, better known as J. Paul Emerson (died 2001), American radio host • Jared Emerson-Johnson (born 1981), American video game music composer, sound designer, voice director and voice actor • Jodi Emerson (born 1972), anti-human trafficking advocate • Joseph Emerson (1821–1900), American minister and theologian • Lidian Jackson Emerson (1802–1892), second wife of Ralph Waldo Emerson • Mark T. Emerson, United States Navy rear admiral, commanded of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (2006–2009) • Meredith Emerson, American murdered whilst hiking on Blood Mountain • Norman Emerson (1900–1966), Irish Anglican priest • Rick Emerson (also known as Rick Taylor; born 1973), American radio host • Ursula Newell Emerson (1806–1888), American missionary in the Hawaiian Islands, co-founder of the Waialua Protestant Church • Zelie Emerson (1883–1969), American suffragette in England ==See also==