Ponsonby

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Ponsonby is a surname which may refer to:

• Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1871–1946) was a British politician, writer, and social activist
• Lady Caroline Ponsonby (1785–1828), better known by her married name Lady Caroline Lamb, was a novelist and the lover of Lord Byron
• Charles Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford (1815–1896) was a British peer and Liberal politician
• Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758–1844) was a British peer
• Frederick Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough (1815–1895 was a founder of Surrey County Cricket Club and I Zingari
• Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby (1867–1935), was a British politician
• Major-General Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby (1783–1837), was a British military officer
• George Ponsonby (1755–1817), Lord Chancellor of Ireland
• Sir Henry Ponsonby (1825–1895), was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria
• Hon. John Ponsonby (politician) (1713 – 1789), Speaker of the Irish House of Commons
• John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough (1781–1847) was a British politician and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
• John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough (1809–1880) was a British peer and politician
• John Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Ponsonby of Imokilly, (c.1772–1855) was a British diplomat
• John Maurice Maynard Ponsonby, Air Vice-Marshal
• The Rt. Rev. Richard Ponsonby (1722–1815), was Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
• Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley (1957– ) is a British peer
• Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880–1956) was a British Conservative Party politician, and Governor General of Canada
• William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly (1744 – 1806), was a leading Whig politician
• Major-General Sir William Ponsonby (1772–1815), British cavalry commander killed at Waterloo
• William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley (1787–1855) was a British peer and Whig politician

Ponsonby may refer to the following noble titles:

• Earl of Bessborough
• Viscount and Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly
• Baron de Mauley
• Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
• Baron Sysonby

Ponsonby may refer to the following places:

• Ponsonby, Cumbria
• Ponsonby, New Zealand

Ponsonby may also refer to:

• Reginald Ponsonby-Smythe, Commander of Majestic-16 in Destroy All Humans! 2