Hanson (surname)
Hansons
A
- Alexander Contee Hanson, American lawyer, publisher, and statesman
- A.M. Hanson (Alexander Mark Hanson, born UK 1969), is an artist and photographer.
- Alexander Hanson (actor), British actor
- Alf Hanson (1912–1993), British football player
- Ann Meekitjuk Hanson (born 1946), Canadian politician, commissioner of Nunavut
- Ann-Louise Hanson (born 1944), Swedish singer
- Arin Hanson (born 1987), American animator, voice actor, Internet personality
B
- Beverly Hanson (born 1925), American golfer
- Bill Hanson (basketball) (born c. 1940), professional basketball player
- Brooke Hanson (born 1978), Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medal winner
- Brooke Hanson (beach volleyball) (born 1981)
C
- Sir Charles Hanson, 1st Baronet, British MP and Lord Mayor of London
- Sir Charles Hanson, 2nd Baronet (1874–1958), British politician
- Charlie Hanson is a critically acclaimed British producer and director.
- Chris Hanson (born 1976), American football player
- Christian Hanson (footballer) (born 1981), British football player
- Christian Hanson (ice hockey) (born 1986), American ice hockey player
- Curtis Hanson (born 1945), American film director
D
- Dave Hanson (born 1954), American hockey player
- David Hanson (ice hockey) (born 1954), ice hockey player, most famous for his role in Slap Shot
- David Hanson (guitarist), guitarist with progressive rock band GoodThunder
- David Hanson (politician) (born 1957), British politician, MP from Delyn, Wales
- David Hanson (robotics designer) (contemporary), American sculptor and robotics researcher
- David Hanson (computer scientist) (contemporary), American software engineer
- David J. Hanson (born 1941), American sociologist
- David Hanson (producer), British television producer
- Dave Hanson (footballer) (born 1968), former professional football striker
- Duane Hanson (1925–1996), American sculptor
E
- Einar Hanson (1899–1927), Swedish film actor
- Erik Hanson (baseball)
- Erik Hanson (musician), member of Kill Sadie
- Edward Hanson, United States Navy Rear admiral
F
- Frederick Hanson (late 20th century), Australian Commissioner of the New South Wales Police 1972–1976
- Fritz Hanson (1914–1996), American-born Canadian football player
G
- Glen Hanson, Canadian cartoonist and illustrator
H
- Harold Hanson (1904–1973), South African politician
- Hart Hanson, creator of Bones (TV Series)
- Howard Hanson (1896–1981), American composer, conductor and educator
- Hamza Yusuf Hanson - American Muslim scholar and director of the Zaytuna Institute, California
I
- Isaac Hanson (born 1980), American pop/rock musician
J
- James Hanson, Baron Hanson (1922–2004), English industrialist
- Jimmy Hanson (footballer, born 1904), English footballer for Manchester United
- James Hanson (footballer, born 1987), English footballer for Bradford City
- James Hanson (rugby union) (born 1988), Australian rugby union player (hooker) for Queensland Reds
- James C. Hanson (born 1862), American politician
- Jane Hanson (born 1955), American television host
- Janine Hanson (born December 14, 1982) is a Canadian rower from Winnipeg.
- Jason Hanson (born 1970), American professional football player
- Jeff Hanson (1978–2009), American singer-songwriter
- Jennifer Hanson (born 1974), American country singer
- Jimmy Hanson (1904–?), English football player
- Joel Hanson (contemporary), American singer and guitarist
- John Hanson (1715–1783) was President of the American Continental Congress.
- John Hanson (singer) (1922–1998), Canadian-born British singer and actor
- John Hanson (footballer) (born 1962), English former footballer
- John Hanson (New Zealand footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- John Hanson (Liberia) (died c. 1860), Liberian senator associated with American Colonization Society
- John Hanson (director), American film director
- John Hanson (ESPN Radio), Nevada
- John Fletcher Hanson (1840–?), American industrialist
- John Wesley Hanson (1823–1901), American Universalist minister and historian
- Sir John Hanson, 3rd Baronet, of the Hanson baronets
- John Hanson (born 1973), British electronic musician in the band Magnetophone
- John Hanson, host of "In Black America", on radio station KUT
K
- Kristine Hanson (born 1951), American Playboy Playmate and television weather person
- Kristy Hanson (born 1981), American singer-songwriter
L
- Lars Hanson (1886–1965), Swedish stage and film actor
- Linda N. Hanson, President of Hamline University
M
- Marcy Hanson (born 1952), American Playboy Playmate and actress
- Margus Hanson (born 1958), Estonian politician
- Mark Hanson (born 1946), Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Marla Hanson (born 1962), American screenwriter and ex-model
- Martin Hanson (born 1971), Swedish football referee
- Marv Hanson, American politician
- Matt Hanson (born 1971), American author, film producer and film director
- Mitchell Hanson, English football defender
N
- Norwood Russell Hanson (1925–1967), American philosopher
O
- Ole Hanson (1874–1940), American real estate developer and politician
P
- Paul D. Hanson (born 1939), American biblical scholar
- Pauline Hanson (born 1954), Australian politician and television personality
- Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), Prime Minister of Sweden
- Peter Hanson (born 1971), Swedish golfer
- Peter Hansson, Swedish heavy metal guitarist
- Petter Hansson, (born 1976), Swedish footballer
- Pontus Hanson, Swedish breaststroke swimmer and water polo player
R
- Ray Hanson (died 1982), American college football coach
- Raymond Alvah Hanson (1923–2009), American entrepreneur, inventor and engineer
- Raymond Charles Hanson (1913–1976), Australian composer and lecturer
- Raymond Hanson (born 1951), English cricketer
- Ray "Rock" Hanson (died 1982), American football coach
- Sir Reginald Hanson (1840–1905), Lord Mayor of London, Member of Parliament
- Richard Hanson (1879–1948), Canadian politician
- Richard Hanson (bishop) (1916–1988), bishop of Clogher in the Church of Ireland, 1970–1973
- Richard Hanson (Australian politician) (1805–1876), British-Australian chief justice of South Australia
- Richard Hanson (Missouri politician), secretary of state of Missouri in 1994
- Robert Hanson (disambiguation) — several people
- Robert M. Hanson (1920–1944), American Marine Corps aviator
- Robin Hanson (born 1959), American professor of economics
- Roger Hanson "Old Flintlock" (1827–1863), general in the American confederate army
- Roger L. Hanson, American politician
S
- Sam Hanson an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Sharon Hanson an American heptathlete
- Sven Hansson a Swedish cross country skier
- Sven Ove Hansson a Swedish academic, philosopher, author and skeptic
T
- Taylor Hanson (born 1983), American pop/rock musician
- Todd Hanson, writer and voice actor
- Tommy Hanson (born 1986), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Tom Hanson (American football) (1907–1985), American football halfback
- Thomas Hawkins Hanson (1750–1810), American military general
- Thomas S. Hanson (born 1939), American politician
- Tom Hanson (actor), actor and director
- Tom Hanson (Australian footballer) (1891–?), Australian rules footballer
- Tom Hanson (photojournalist) (1967–2009), Canadian photojournalist
- Travis Hanson
W
- Walter R. Hanson (1931-2014), American politician
V
- Vic Hanson (1903–1982), American football and basketball player
- Victor Davis Hanson (born 1953), American military historian and political essayist
- Vince Hanson (1923–2009), American basketball player
Z
- Zachary Hanson (born 1985), American pop/rock musician
Fictional people
- Tori Hanson, Wind Rangers character in the Power Rangers universe
See also
- Hansen (surname) (including Hanssen)
- Hansson (surname)