Gleason (surname)

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Gleason is a surname, and may refer to:

Persons
  • Adda Gleason (1888–1971), American actress
  • Andrew Gleason (born 1921), American mathematician and the eponym of Gleason’s theorem
  • Bill Gleason (1858–1932), American professional baseball player
  • Bill Gleason (1868–1893), American professional baseball player
  • Dennis M Gleason (born 1951), American Petroleum Engineer and businessman
  • Donald F. Gleason M.D., a pathologist at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Hospital who developed the Gleason Score
  • F. Keogh Gleason (1906–1982), American film-set decorator at MGM studios
  • Henry Gleason (1882–1975), American ecologist, botanist, and taxonomist
  • Jackie Gleason (1916–1987), American comedian and actor
  • James Gleason (1882–1959), American actor, playwright, and screenwriter
  • James P. Gleason (born 1921), American lawyer and politician, legislative assistant to Richard Nixon
  • Jean Berko Gleason (contemporary), American psycholinguist
  • Jimmy Gleason (1898–1931), American Indy 500 racecar driver
  • Joanna Gleason (born 1950), Canadian actress
  • Kate Gleason (1865–1933), American engineer and businesswoman
  • Madeline Gleason (1909–1973), American poet and dramatist
  • Patrick Gleason (fl. 19th century), Irish-born mayor of Long Island City, New York, USA
  • Patrick Gleason (contemporary), comic-book artist
  • Paul Gleason (1939–2006), American film and television actor
  • Ralph J. Gleason (1917–1975), American jazz and pop music critic
  • Robert A. Gleason Jr. (contemporary), American politician, chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party
  • Stephen Gleason (born 1946), American physician, health-care adviser to Bill and Hillary Clinton
  • Steve Gleason (born 1977), American professional football player
  • Tim Gleason (born 1983), American professional hockey player
  • Vanessa Gleason (born 1979), American model and actress; Playboy Playmate of the Month
  • William J. ”Kid“ Gleason (1866–1933), American professional baseball player and manager
  • William H. H. Gleason (fl. early 20th century), American school administrator of Brevard County School District, Florida
  • William Henry Gleason (1829–1902), American real-estate developer and politician; cofounder of the city of Eau Gallie, Florida
  • William Lansing Gleason (fl. 20th century), cofounder of the town of Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, USA
Fictional person
  • Kirk Gleason, character on the television series Gilmore Girls

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