Farnsworth (surname)

Farnsworth is a surname which may refer to:

People

• Alice Hall Farnsworth (1893–1960), American astronomer
• Bill Farnsworth (1887–1966), Australian rugby league footballer, brother of Viv
• Charles S. Farnsworth (1862–1955), American general in World War I, Chief of Infantry
• Christopher Farnsworth (born 1971), American novelist and screenwriter
• Daniel D. T. Farnsworth (1819–1892), American politician, briefly second Governor of West Virginia
• Dave Farnsworth (born 1951), American politician
• David Farnsworth, American Loyalist and British agent during the American Revolutionary War, hanged for attempting to undermine the American economy by counterfeiting money
• Dr. Dean Farnsworth, developer of the Farnsworth Lantern Test, used to screen for color blindness
• E. Allan Farnsworth (1928–2005), American legal scholar
• E. L. Farnsworth (1863–1940), American politician
• Eddie Farnsworth, American politician who first assumed office in 2001
• Edward Farnsworth (1880–1937), American college football player and US Army officer
• Elizabeth Farnsworth (born 1943), correspondent and former substitute anchor of the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
• Elon Farnsworth (Michigan Attorney General) (1799–1877), American lawyer, politician and Michigan Attorney General
• Elon J. Farnsworth (1837–1863), Union cavalry general in the American Civil War
• Emma Justine Farnsworth (1860–1952), American photographer
• Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906-1971), "The father of television", American inventor and pioneer who was granted the first patent for the television by the United States Government
• Henry Weston Farnsworth (1890–1915), American soldier, writer, and journalist
• Herbert E. Farnsworth (1834–1908), American Civil War soldier awarded the Medal of Honor
• Jeff Farnsworth (born 1975), Major League Baseball pitcher in 2002
• Joe Farnsworth (born 1968), American jazz drummer
• John F. Farnsworth (1820–1897), American politician and Union Army general in the Civil War
• John Semer Farnsworth (1893–1952), former US Navy officer convicted of spying for Japan from 1932 to 1934
• Kyle Farnsworth (born 1976), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Linsey Farnsworth, British politician
• Paul R. Farnsworth (1899–1978), American music psychologist
• Philo Farnsworth (1906–1971), American inventor of the electronic television camera
• Philo Judson Farnsworth (1832–1909), American physician and professor
• Robert M. Farnsworth (1929–2022), Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Missouri and author
• Richard Farnsworth (1920–2000), American actor
• Richard Farnsworth (politician), member of the Maine House of Representatives (1996–1998, 2012–2020)
• Richard Farnsworth (Quaker) (fl. second half of 17th century), one of the early leaders of the Society of Friends (Quakers)
• Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Canadian Olympic judoka
• Thomas J. Farnsworth, President of the West Virginia Senate from 1883 to 1885
• Viv Farnsworth (1889–1953), Australian rugby league footballer, brother of Bill
• Walter K. Farnsworth (1870–1929), American attorney and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
• Ward Farnsworth (born 1967), American law professor and dean of the University of Texas School of Law
• Wilton S. Farnsworth (1885–1945), American sports writer, editor and boxing promoter

Fictional characters

• Astrid Farnsworth, a special agent in the television series Fringe
• Cubert Farnsworth, Hubert J. Farnsworth's 12-year-old clone (also from the television series Futurama)
• Hubert J. Farnsworth, a main character in the television series Futurama, named after Philo Farnsworth
• Jerry Farnsworth and his family, characters in Robert A. Heinlein's novel '
• Leo Farnsworth is one of the characters played by Warren Beatty in the 1978 movie Heaven Can Wait
• Oliver V. Farnsworth, an attorney from The Man Who Fell to Earth
• Rudolph Farnsworth, a Kim Possible villain