Mason (given name)

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Mason is a traditionally masculine given name, although recently the name has been used for either sex. Its origin is from the occupational surname Mason, which means "one who works with stone".^[1]

The popularity of the given name has risen in recent years, becoming the second most popular boy's name in the United States in 2011.^[2]

List of people with the given name Mason

Academics

• Mason Durie, New Zealand professor of psychiatry and research academic
• Mason Gaffney, American economist
• Mason Welch Gross, American television quiz show personality and academic
• Mason Hammond, Harvard University professor, authority on Latin and the history of Rome
• Mason Peck, NASA Chief Technologist, and an associate professor at Cornell University

Art

• Mason Chamberlin, English portrait painter and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy
• Mason Mastroianni, American comic artist

Film and television

• Mason, American pornographic film director
• Mason Adams, American character actor and voice-over artist
• Mason Cook, American child actor
• Mason Vale Cotton, American actor
• Mason Gamble, American actor
• Mason Kayne, English actor
• Mason Reese, former child actor
• Mason Shefa, American filmmaker

Music

• Mason Bates, American composer of symphonic music
• Mason Daring, American musician and composer of scores for film and television
• Mason Jennings, American pop-folk singer-songwriter
• Mason Lindahl, American guitarist and songwriter
• Mason Musso, American singer-songwriter and musician
• Mason Neely, American-born record producer, drummer, orchestral arranger and multi-instrumentalist
• Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer

Military

• Mason Carter, a U.S. Army officer of the American Civil War and the Indian Wars during the late 19th century
• Mason Patrick, U.S. Army general and air power advocate

Physicians

• Mason Andrews, American physician known for delivering the first in vitro baby
• Mason Fitch Cogswell, American physician

Politics

• Mason Cook Darling, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
• Mason S. Peters, U.S. Representative from Kansas
• Mason S. Stone, Vermont educator and politician
• Mason Sears, American politician
• Mason Tappan, American politician

Sports

• Mason Aguirre, American snowboarder
• Mason B. Thomas, American football coach
• Mason Bennett, English professional footballer
• Mason Crosby, American professional football placekicker
• Mason Finley, American shot putter and discus thrower
• Mason Foster, American football linebacker
• Mason Phelps, American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
• Mason Raige, American professional wrestler
• Mason Raymond, Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Mason Rocca, Italian-American professional basketball player
• Mason Rudolph, American professional golfer
• Mason Ryan, Welsh professional wrestler
• Mason Scott, English international rugby union player
• Mason Tobin, American professional baseball player
• Mason Trafford, American-born Canadian soccer player
• Mason Unck, American professional football player
• Mason Walters, American football offensive lineman
• Mason Webb, American professional soccer player
• Mason Williams (baseball), American professional baseball player

Other

• Mason Brayman, American attorney, newspaperman, and military officer
• Mason Cooley, American aphorist
• Mason Jackson, English engraver
• Mason Malmuth, American poker player

References

See also

• Mason (disambiguation)
• Mason (surname)