Furness (disambiguation)

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Furness is a peninsula in the southern part of Cumbria, in north-west England.

Furness may also refer to:

• Caroline Furness Jayne (1873-1909), American ethnologist
• Furness Vale, High Peak, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
• Silurus furness, a species of fish

People with the surname Furness:

• Betty Furness (1916-1994), American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator
• Bruce Furness (21st century), former mayor of Fargo, North Dakota
• Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness (1852-1912), British businessman and Liberal politician
• Christopher Furness (VC) (1912-1940), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Deborra-Lee Furness (born 1955), Australian actress, director and producer
• Don Furness (born 1930), former Australian rules footballer
• Ed Furness (1911-2005), Canadian comic book artist
• Frank Furness (1839-1912), American architect
• Harold Furness (1887-1975), American cricketer
• Horace Howard Furness (1833-1912), American Shakespearean scholar
• Richard Furness (1791-1857), British poet
• Steve Furness (1950-2000), American football defensive tackle
• Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904-1970), American socialite
• Tom Furness (born 1978), English-born Slovenian cricketer
• William Anthony Furness, 2nd Viscount Furness (1929-1995), Viscount in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
• William Henry Furness (19th century), Minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

[edit] See also

• Furnace (disambiguation)
• Furness Abbey
• Furness College
• Furness Fells
• Furness Line
• Furness Railway
• Viscount Furness