Branson (surname)

Branson is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

• Clive Branson (1907–44), British artist and poet
• David Branson (1963–2001), Australian theatre director
• Edith Branson (1891–1976), American painter
• Jeff Branson (born 1977), American actor
• Vernon Mostyn Branson (1908–1992), Australian author and publisher

Politics and activism

• Alan Branson, American politician
• Catherine Branson (born 1948), Australian human rights commissioner
• David H. Branson (1827–1896), American politician from Pennsylvania
• George Branson (1918–1999), Australian politician
• Noreen Branson (1910–2003), British communist activist
• Winnie Branson (1927–1972), Aboriginal Australian activist

Science

• Edward Branson, American geologist and paleontologist
• Frederick Woodward Branson (1851–1933), British chemist, glassblower, instrument maker and X-ray pioneer
• Herman Branson (1914–1995), African-American physicist

Sport

• Brad Branson (1958–2026), American basketball player
• Don Branson (1920–66), American racecar driver
• Jeff Branson (baseball player) (born 1967), American Major League baseball player
• Jesse Branson (1942–2014), American basketball player
• Tony Branson (1946–2020), Australian rugby league player

Other fields

• G. A. H. Branson (1871–1951), judge of the High Court of England and Wales
• Richard Branson (born 1950), British entrepreneur
• William Henry Branson (1887–1961), American Seventh-day Adventist

See also

• Walter Bransen
• Branson (disambiguation)
• Brayson
• Brinson (surname)
• Brison
• Bronson (name)
• Brunson
• Bryson (surname)