Swanson (surname)

Swanson is a surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:

• A. L. Swanson, American football coach
• Becca Swanson, American bodybuilder
• Bill Swanson (baseball) (1888–1954), baseball player
• Bob Swanson (1912–1940), Indianapolis 500 driver
• Brian Swanson (born 1976), ice hockey player
• Bryan Swanson (born 1980), British sports television reporter
• Carl A. Swanson (1879-1949), Swedish-American food industry businessman and founder of Swanson
• Charles Edward Swanson (1879–1970), American politician
• Clarence Swanson (1898–1970), American football player
• Claude A. Swanson (1862–1939), American lawyer and politician
• Cub Swanson (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
• Danny Swanson (born 1986), Scottish footballer
• David Swanson, American journalist and Democratic activist
• Don R. Swanson (1924–2012), American information scientist
• Donald Swanson (1848–1924), London police officer, charged with investigating the Whitechapel murders
• Duane Swanson (1913–2000), American basketball player
• E. Burton Swanson (born ca 1940), American computer scientist
• Eric Swanson, American attorney
• Evar Swanson (1902–1973), American baseball and football player
• Frank J. Swanson (1865-1941), American politician
• G. A. Swanson (1939–2009), American organizational theorist
• Gloria Swanson (1897–1983), American actress
• Howard Swanson (1907–1978), American composer
• Jackie Swanson (born 1963), American actress
• Jandi Swanson, American child actress
• Jean Swanson, Canadian anti-poverty activist
• Jeffrey Swanson, American psychiatrist
• Joe Swanson, Family Guy character
• John Swanson (disambiguation), several people
• John Swanson (Medal of Honor recipient), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John A. Swanson, American engineer
• John August Swanson (born 1938), American artist
• Jon E. Swanson (1942–1971), US Army helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient
• Joshua Swanson (born 1978), American actor
• Kristy Swanson (born 1969), American actress
• Lori Swanson, attorney general of Minnesota
• Marc Swanson, American artist
• Paul Swanson, American bridge player
• Richard A. Swanson (born 1942), American organizational theorist
• Riley Swanson (born 1984), American football player
• Robert Swanson (inventor) (1905–1994), Canadian inventor and poet
• Robert A. Swanson (1947–1999), Genentech founder
• Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation character
• Sandré Swanson (born 1948), California politician
• Shana Swanson (born 1967), American attorney
• Stan Swanson (born 1944), American baseball player
• Stephan Swanson (born 1967), South African shark researcher
• Steve Swanson, guitarist
• Steven Swanson (born 1960), American astronaut
• Timothy Swanson, British academic
• Wendy Sue Swanson, Pediatrician
• William Swanson (disambiguation), several people

See also

• Svensson (surname)
• Swanston (surname)
• Swanton (surname)