Harrison

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Harrison (or Harrisson) is a common name with both English and Celtic origins. It can mean both "son of Harry" and "Golden Strength"^[1]

Contents 1 Places 2 Surname 3 Given name 4 Middle name 5 Other 6 Notes

[edit] Places

• Several places in the United States:
  • Harrison, Arkansas
  • Harrison, Maine
  • Harrison, Clare County, Michigan
  • Harrison, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Harrison, Nebraska
  • Harrison, New Jersey
  • Harrison, New York
  • Harrison, Ohio
  • Harrison, Tennessee
  • Harrison, Wisconsin
  • Harrison County, Indiana
  • Harrison County, Mississippi
  • Harrison County, West Virginia
  • Harrisonburg, Louisiana
  • Harrisonville, Missouri
  • Harrison Township, Michigan
  • Harrison Township, New Jersey
  • Harrison Township, Pennsylvania

• Other places:
  • Harrison, Australian Capital Territory a planned suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin

[edit] Surname

• People with the surname "Harrison" or "Harrisson":
  • Alvin Harrison (US Athlete)
  • Anna Harrison (wife of William Henry Harrison)
  • Arthur Leyland Harrison (VC recipient)
  • Audley Harrison (Proffesional Boxer)
  • Benjamin Harrison (US President)
  • Benjamin Harrison V (US planter and revolutionary)
  • Caroline Harrison (wife of Benjamin Harrison)
  • David Harrison (basketball player)
  • David H. Harrison (Canadian premier)
  • Dhani Harrison (son of George)
  • Douglas Patrick Harrison (Chemical Engineer)
  • Elizabeth Harrison (daughter of President Benjamin Harrison)
  • Francis Burton Harrison (politician)
  • George Harrison (musician and member of the Beatles)
  • Harry Harrison (author)
  • Henry Baldwin Harrison (b.1821 Connecticut Governor)
  • Henry C. Harrison (1836-1929, Australian rules football pioneer)
  • James Harrison (several people, Canadian and Australian)
  • Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928, classical scholar)
  • Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
  • John Harrison (clock-maker)
  • John Harrison (VC recipient India)
  • John Harrison (VC recipient WWI)
  • Linda Harrison (actress)
  • Lou Harrison (composer)
  • Marvin Harrison (NFL wide receiver)
  • Mary Dimmick Harrison (wife of Benjamin Harrison)
  • Michael John Harrison (writer)
  • Pat Harrison (politician)
  • Randy Harrison (American actor)
  • Rex Harrison (actor)
  • Rodney Harrison (NFL Football Player)
  • Steve Harrison (Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in 2006)
  • Thomas Harrison (political figure)
  • Tom Harrisson (British adventurer, naturalist, ethnographer, and museum curator)
  • Wallace Harrison (architect)
  • Wilbert Harrison (singer)
  • William B. Harrison, Jr. (CEO JPMorgan Chase)
  • William Harrison (clergyman)
  • William Henry Harrison (US president)

[edit] Given name

• As a given name, the diminutive Harry may sometimes be used. Several people with the given name "Harrison":
  • Harrison Bergeron (fictional)
  • Harrison Birtwistle (composer)
  • Harrison C. Davies (actor)
  • Harrison Ford (actor)
  • Harrison Gray Otis (publisher)
  • Harrison McCain (Businessman)
  • Harrison Reed (governor)
  • Harrison Schmitt (astronaut, senator)
  • Harrison Taylor (baseball player)

[edit] Middle name

• Several people with the middle name "Harrison":
  • William Harrison Ainsworth (novelist)
  • James Harrison Rigg (clergyman)
  • Mary Harrison McKee (daughter of President Benjamin Harrison)

[edit] Other

• Other:
  • Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
  • George Harrison (album)
  • Harrison & Harrison organ builders
• Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
• Harrison Bergeron, a short story by Kurt Vonnegut.

[edit] Notes