Empson

Empson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Derek Empson GBE KCB (1918–1997), Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command
  • Ernest Empson (1880–1970), New Zealand pianist and piano teacher
  • Hetta Empson (1915–1996), South African sculptor
  • Jackie Empson (born 1974), British former field hockey player
  • Richard Empson (died 1510), minister of Henry VII, King of England
  • Ruth Empson, New Zealand physiology academic
  • Susan Empson, American mathematics education academic
  • Tameka Empson (born 1977), British actress (stage and screen) and comedian
  • Walter Empson (1856–1934), New Zealand educator
  • William Empson (1906–1984), English literary critic and poet
  • William Empson (lawyer) (1791–1852), barrister, professor and journalist
  • Richard Empson, a minister to King Henry VII of England and Privy Counselor

See also

  • Empson River, river in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand
  • Seven Types of Ambiguity (Empson), first published in 1930 by William Empson
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