Simpson (name)

Notable surnames

A

• Aaron Simpson, several people
• * Aaron Simpson , American animation producer
• * Aaron Simpson , British businessman
• * Aaron Simpson , American mixed martial artist
• Adam Simpson, Australian rules footballer
• Adele Simpson, American child performer and fashion designer
• Adrian Simpson, British TV presenter
• Al Simpson, American football coach
• Alan Simpson, several people
• Albert Benjamin Simpson, Canadian evangelist; founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance
• Alex Simpson, Scottish soccer player
• Alexander Simpson, several people
• A. W. B. Simpson, British legal historian
• Alfred Allen Simpson, South Australian industrialist
• Alfred Edward Simpson, South Australian architect
• Alfred Muller Simpson, South Australian industrialist
• Allan Simpson, baseball player
• Amanda Simpson, American civil servant
• Andrew Simpson, several people
• * Andrew Simpson , Scottish animal trainer
• * Andrew Simpson , British sailor
• * Andrew Simpson , Irish actor
• * Andrew Clive Simpson, British computer scientist
• Ann Marie Simpson, American violinist
• Anna Simpson, American actress and singer
• Anne Simpson, Canadian poet
• Ant Simpson, Australian radio host, TV presenter and voiceover artist
• Anthony Simpson, British MEP
• Archibald Simpson, Scottish architect
• Archie Simpson, Scottish golfer, golf course designer and club maker
• Arnold Simpson, American politician in Kentucky
• Ashlee Simpson, American pop singer; sister of Jessica Simpson

  B

• Bart Simpson , Canadian producer and director
• Becky Simpson, British actress, writer and musician
• Ben Simpson, Canadian football player
• Bill and Billy Simpson, multiple people
• * Bill Simpson , Scottish actor
• * Bill Simpson, American racecar driver and founder of Simpson Performance Products
• * Bill Simpson , American football defensive backer
• * Billy Simpson , English football player for Sunderland and Lincoln City
• * Billy Simpson , Indonesian singer-songwriter
• Bob and Bobby Simpson, multiple people
• * Bob R. Simpson, American business executive, Major League Baseball Texas Rangers co-owner
• * Bob Simpson , CFL football player
• * Bob Simpson , Australian cricketer
• * Bob Simpson , foreign correspondent for the BBC
• * Bob Simpson , member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
• * Bobby Simpson , Louisiana politician
• * Bobby Simpson , Canadian NHL ice hockey player
• Brandon Simpson, American sprinter who represents Bahrain
• Brett Simpson, American surfer
• Brian Simpson, British member of the European Parliament
• Britney Simpson, American pair skater
• Bruce Simpson , Canadian pole vaulter
• Bruce Simpson , New Zealand blogger

  C

• Cam Simpson, American journalist
• Carl Simpson, American footballer
• Carlos Simpson, American mathematician
• Carole Simpson, American news presenter and author
• Cather Simpson, New Zealand chemistry and physics professor
• Charles and Charlie Simpson, multiple people
• * Charles Torrey Simpson, American biologist
• * Charles Walter Simpson , Canadian artist and illustrator
• * Charles Walter Simpson , English painter
• * Charles Ralph Simpson III, United States federal judge
• * Charlie Simpson , English soccer player
• * Charlie Simpson, English singer of the British rock bands Fightstar and Busted
• * Charlie Simpson, 7-year-old British boy who raised over £200,000 for the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief efforts
• Chris, Christine and Christopher Simpson, multiple people
• * Chris Simpson , Australian cricketer
• * Chris Simpson , British squash player
• * Christine Simpson, Canadian television presenter
• * Christopher Simpson, English composer and musician
• * Christopher Simpson , Irish actor
• Claire Simpson, British film editor
• Clement Pearson Simpson, English rugby union player
• Cody Simpson, Australian singer
• Colin Simpson, multiple people
• * Colin Hall Simpson, Australian general
• * Colin M. Simpson, American politician
• * Colin Simpson , Canadian software developer and author of textbooks
• Coreen Simpson, American photographer and jewelry designer
• Corelli C. W. Simpson, American poet, cookbook author, painter
• Craig Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player
• Craig Simpson , New Zealand international football player
• Cuthbert Simpson, Anglican Dean of Christchurch, Oxford, 1959–1969

  D

• Dana Simpson, cartoonist
• Daniel and Danny Simpson, multiple people
• * Daniel H. Simpson, American diplomat
• * Daniel R. Simpson, American politician
• * Danny Simpson , an English footballer
• * Danny Simpson, English footballer
• Darren Simpson, South African radio presenter
• David Simpson, several people
• * Dave Simpson , Canadian ice hockey player
• * Dave Simpson , Canadian soccer player
• * David Simpson , English priest
• * David Simpson , Canadian politician
• * David Simpson , American artist
• * David Simpson , Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland
• * David Simpson , Texas Representative
• * David Simpson , Irish cricketer
• Dawson Simpson, Australian rules footballer
• Deborah Simpson, American politician in Maine
• Dennis Simpson, English footballer
• Derek Simpson , English cellist
• Derek Simpson , British trade union leader
• Dick Simpson, American baseball player
• Dillon Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player
• Don Simpson, American film producer
• Don Simpson , American comic book artist
• Donna Simpson
• Donna Simpson, member of Australian folk rock band The Waifs
• Dorothy Simpson, British author
• Douglas Simpson, Scottish field hockey forward
• Dudley Simpson ), Australian television composer
• Duke Simpson, American baseball player

  E

• Eber Simpson , American politician
• Eber Simpson, American football player
• Edmund Simpson, English actor and theatre manager
• Edward Simpson, multiple people
• * Edward Simpson , British geologist and forger
• * Edward Simpson , officer in the U.S. Navy
• * Edward Simpson , English cricketer
• * Edward Sydney Simpson, Australian mineralogist and geochemist
• * Edward Simpson, Naval commandant and 20th Naval Governor of Guam
• * Edward A. Simpson, British World War I flying ace
• * Edward H. Simpson, British statistician
• Edwin Simpson, English footballer
• Eli Simpson, British caver and speleologist
• Elizabeth Inchbald née Simpson, English novelist, actress and dramatist
• Elizabeth Simpson , British biologist
• Elliott Simpson, English footballer
• Eric Simpson, American basketball coach
• Erik Simpson, American politician in Idaho
• Ernest Aldrich Simpson, Anglo-American shipping executive; 2nd husband of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor

  F

• Fiona Simpson, Australian politician
• Florence Simpson, British army officer
• Frank Simpson, multiple people
• * Frank W. Simpson, America college football coach
• * Frank B. Simpson, American architect
• * Frank Simpson , British Army General
• * Frank Simpson , British Army officer and cricketer
• Fred, Freddy and Frederick Simpson, multiple people
• * Fred Simpson , British Labour Party politician, MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1935–1939
• * Freddy Simpson, English footballer for Lincoln City
• * Frederick Simpson , Canadian long distance runner
• * Frederick Simpson , British boxer

  G

• Gary Simpson, English footballer
• Gary Simpson, English footballer and manager
• * Garry Simpson, American director, writer and producer
• Geoff Simpson, American politician in Washington State
• Geoffrey Simpson, Australian cinematographer
• George Simpson, several people including:
• * Sir George Simpson , explorer and administrator of the Hudson's Bay Company
• * George Buchan Simpson, Scottish art collector, connoisseur and patron of Scottish painters
• * George Bowen Simpson, politician and judge in New South Wales, Australia
• * George Simpson , politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada
• * George W. Simpson, New York politician and judge
• * George Simpson , English football player for Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield
• * George Simpson , meteorologist for Scott's Antarctic expedition
• * George Goodman Simpson, Australian flying ace
• * George Gaylord Simpson, American paleontologist
• * George Simpson , American runner
• * George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld, British politician
• Gerald Simpson a British musician known as A Guy Called Gerald and former member of 808 State
• Gerard Simpson, Scottish cricketer for Kent and Argentina
• Gerry Simpson, Scottish-born Australian law professor
• Gil Simpson, New Zealand businessman
• Gilbert Murray Simpson, English architect based in Brighton
• Glenn Simpson , Australian hockey player
• Glenn R. Simpson, American journalist and political researcher
• Gord Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player
• Gordon Simpson , Australian politician
• Gordon Simpson , Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
• Gordon Simpson , New Zealand-born rugby player
• Grace Simpson, British archaeologist

  H

• Habbie Simpson, Scottish piper
• Hack Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player
• Harold Simpson , English cricketer
• Harold Bullet Joe Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player
• Harry Simpson, multiple people
• * Harry Simpson, American baseball player
• * Harry Simpson, Scottish footballer for Stoke
• * Harry Simpson , English footballer for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke
• * Harry Simpson, Scottish footballer for Leicester Fosse
• Harvey Simpson, Canadian politician in Manitoba
• Hazel Simpson née Robson, British Paralympian athlete
• Heather Simpson, Scottish broadcast journalist and presenter
• Helen Simpson, multiple people
• * Helen Macdonald Simpson, New Zealand teacher, university lecturer and writer
• * Helen de Guerry Simpson, Australian novelist
• * Helen Simpson , British short story writer
• Heli Simpson, Australian actress and singer
• Henry Simpson multiple people
• * Henry Simpson , merchant and ship owner in South Australia
• * Henry Lakin Simpson, United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• * Henry Simpson , architect active in Toronto, Ontario
• * Henry Simpson , banker and founder/president of the Poets' Club in London
• Herbert Simpson, English footballer

  I

• Ian Simpson , English architect
• Ian Simpson , Scottish motorcycle road racer
• India Arie Simpson, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer known as India Arie
• Ivan Simpson, Scottish film and theatre actor

  J

• Jack and Jackie Simpson, multiple people
• * Jack Simpson, Scottish golfer
• * Jack Simpson, Australian politician
• * Jackie Simpson , American football defensive back
• * Jackie Simpson , American football linebacker
• Jacqueline Simpson, British folklorist and author
• Jake Simpson, English soccer player
• James Simpson, multiple people
• * James Simpson , Scottish advocate and author
• * James Simpson , early Australian civil servant and property developer
• * James Simpson , general of the British Army
• * James Simpson , British civil engineer
• * James Jenkins Simpson, British zoologist
• * James Young Simpson, Scottish doctor and pioneer in use of chloroform as anaesthetic
• * James H. Simpson, surveyor of the American West for the U.S. Army
• * James Simpson , Dean of Peterborough, 1928–1942
• * James Young Simpson , Scottish professor of natural science and diplomat
• * James Simpson , Canadian trade unionist and mayor of Toronto, 1935
• * James Simpson , member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• * James Simpson, Jr., U.S. Representative from Illinois
• * James Simpson , British polar explorer
• * William James Simpson, Australian-American academic commonly known as James Simpson
• * James Simpson , US government official
• * James B. Simpson, US journalist and priest, known for Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
• Jamie Simpson, Australian rugby league footballer
• Jane Simpson, multiple people
• * Jane Cross Simpson, Scottish hymnist and poet
• * Jane Simpson , English artist
• * Jane Simpson , New Zealand international football player
• * Jane Simpson , English lawyer
• Jared Simpson, English rugby league footballer
• Jay Simpson , English film, television and stage actor
• Jay Simpson, English footballer
• Jeanmarie Simpson, American peace activist and theatre and film artist
• Jeff Simpson, New Zealand tennis player
• Jeffrey Simpson, Canadian journalist
• Jemma Simpson, British middle-distance runner
• Jennie Simpson , New Zealand lawn bowls player
• Jennie Simpson, Irish camogie player
• Jennifer Simpson, American middle-distance runner and steeplechaser
• Jenny Simpson, American country music singer
• Jerry Simpson, American politician
• Jesse L. Simpson, American jurist
• Jessica Simpson, American pop singer and actress
• Jessie L. Simpson, staff member in the United States Senate
• Jim, Jimbo, Jimmi and Jimmy Simpson, multiple people
• * Jim Simpson , member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• * Jim Simpson , American sportscaster
• * Jim Simpson, English footballer
• * Jimbo Simpson, Northern Irish Loyalist terrorist
• * Jimmi Simpson, American actor
• * Jimmy Simpson , blocking back in the National Football League
• * Jimmy Simpson , Scottish international footballer
• * Jimmy Simpson , English footballer
• * Jimmy Simpson , American racing driver
• Jock Simpson, English footballer
• Joe Simpson, several people
• * Joe Simpson , English rugby union player for London Wasps
• * Joe Simpson , American baseball player and broadcaster
• * Joe Simpson , English mountaineer and author
• * Joe Simpson , English artist best known for cinematic oil paintings
• * Joe Simpson, Australian-born English rugby union player
• John and Johnny Simpson, several people
• * John Simpson , of South Carolina, in the American Revolutionary War
• * John Simpson , of Bath, English Unitarian minister and religious writer
• * John Simpson , American Revolutionary War soldier at the Battle of Bunker Hill
• * John Simpson , English politician, Member of Parliament for Wenlock
• * John Simpson British painter who painted The Captive Slave'
• * John Simpson , government official and politician in Quebec
• * John Simpson , Canadian businessman and politician
• * John Palgrave Simpson, British playwright
• * John Simpson , Ontario banker and member of the Senate of Canada
• * John Simpson , Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• * John Woodruff Simpson, American lawyer and founding partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
• * John A. Simpson, Canadian politician
• * Sir John William Simpson, English architect
• * Sir John Hope Simpson, English administrator in India
• * John Thomas Simpson, Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons
• * John Simpson Kirkpatrick, Australian World War I war hero
• * John Baird Simpson, Scottish geologist
• * John Milton Bryan Simpson, American judge
• * John Herbert Thomas Simpson, senior RAF officer and eighth Commandant Royal Observer Corps
• * John Wistar Simpson, American electrical engineer
• * John Alexander Simpson, American physicist
• * John Simpson , English footballer for Huddersfield Town and York City
• * John Simpson , British Army officer and Director SAS
• * John Simpson , Australian Olympic fencer
• * John Simpson , former director of US Secret Service and Interpol
• * John Simpson , English footballer for Lincoln City and Gillingham
• * John Simpson , Anglican clergyman
• * John Simpson , British BBC journalist, foreign correspondent and author
• * John B. Simpson, American president of the University at Buffalo
• * John Simpson , American consumer rights advocate and journalist
• * John Simpson English Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary
• * John Simpson , British modern-day classical architect
• * John L. Simpson, Australian film and theatre producer, writer and distributor
• * John Simpson , Scottish featherweight boxer
• * John Simpson , English cricketer
• * John Simpson , British basketball player
• * Johnny Simpson, New Zealand rugby union international
• Jordan Simpson, Australian soccer player
• Joseph Simpson, several people
• * Joseph Simpson , British painter and etcher
• * Sir Joseph Simpson , British-born Ugandan politician and businessman
• * Sir Joseph Simpson, Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, 1958–1968
• Josh Simpson, several people
• * Josh Simpson , American glass artist
• * Josh Simpson , Canadian soccer player
• * Josh Simpson , English footballer
• * Josh Simpson , Australian rules footballer

  K

• Kade Simpson, Australian rules footballer
• Karen Simpson, Canadian actress and fashion designer
• Karl Simpson, English footballer
• Keith Simpson, multiple people
• * Keith Simpson , British pathologist
• * Keith Simpson , British politician, Conservative MP for Broadland
• * Keith Simpson , American football safety
• Ken Simpson, Australian ornithologist
• Kenneth F. Simpson, American politician
• Kent Simpson, Canadian ice hockey left winger
• Kent Simpson, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Ko Simpson, American footballer

  L

• Lee Simpson, British actor and comedian
• Leonard Jennett Simpson, Canadian politician
• Les Simpson, Australian farmer, soldier and soldier-settlement administrator
• Lorena Simpson, Brazilian dance-pop singer
• Louis Simpson, Jamaican-born American poet
• Luke Simpson, English footballer
• Lynn Simpson, British slalom canoer

  M

• Maggie Simpson , American singer-songwriter
• Malcolm Simpson, New Zealand Olympic cyclist
• Margaret Simpson, Ghanaian heptathlete
• Mark Simpson, multiple people
• * Mark Simpson , American soccer player
• * Mark Simpson , journalist and BBC Ireland correspondent
• * Mark Simpson , British comic artist under the pseudonym "Jock"
• * Mark Simpson , winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, 2006
• * Mark Simpson , British journalist, broadcaster and author
• Martin Simpson , British geologist
• Martin Simpson, English singer/songwriter and guitarist
• Martin I. Simpson, English paleontologist
• Marty Simpson, 19th-century baseball player
• Marty Simpson , American comedian and actor
• Mary Simpson, multiple people
• * Mary Elizabeth Simpson, New Zealand religious teacher, healer and writer
• * Mary Simpson , one of the first women to be ordained an Episcopal priest
• * Mary Simpson, Unionist politician in Northern Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s
• * Mary Simpson, American violinist known for performing in Yanni's orchestra
• Matt and Matthew Simpson, multiple people
• * Matt Simpson , British poet and literary critic
• * Matt Simpson , American beer judge
• * Matthew Simpson, American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
• * Matthew Simpson , Australian rules footballer
• Michael, Mickey and Mike Simpson, multiple people
• * Michael Simpson , English football player
• * Michael Simpson, record producer and member of the electronic group Dust Brothers
• * Mickey Simpson, American TV and film actor
• * Mike Simpson , American football player
• * Mike Simpson, U.S. congressman from Idaho
• * Mike Simpson , member of the Michigan House of Representatives
• * Mike Simpson , British writer and educator
• * M. J. Simpson, British movie journalist, author and screenwriter
• Milward L. Simpson, American politician, Governor of Wyoming
• Minnie Cravath Simpson African-American anti-lynching activist
• Mona Simpson, American novelist
• Monica Simpson, American reproductive rights activist

  N

• Nate Simpson, American football running back
• Neil Simpson, Scottish footballer
• Neil Simpson , English boxer
• Nichola Simpson, British archer
• Nicole Brown Simpson, murder victim who was the ex-wife of O. J. Simpson
• Nigel Simpson, Samoan-English rugby union player
• Norm Simpson, Australian rules footballer
• N. F. Simpson, British playwright

  O

• O. J. Simpson, American football player, actor, who was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife
• Oramel H. Simpson, American politician
• Owen Simpson, English footballer

  P

• Pascal Simpson, Swedish footballer
• Paul Simpson, multiple people
• * Paul Hardrock Simpson, American ultra distance runner
• * Paul Simpson , English football player and manager
• * Paul Simpson , musician, vocalist, lyricist and writer from Liverpool, England
• Peggy Simpson, British actress
• Pete and Peter Simpson, multiple people
• * Pete Simpson, American historian, educator and politician
• * Peter Simpson , Tsimshian activist for Alaska Native rights
• * Peter Simpson , Scottish football striker
• * Peter Simpson, English footballer who played for Burnley and Bury
• * Peter Simpson , member of the New Zealand Parliament
• * Peter Simpson, English footballer who played for Arsenal
• * Sir Peter Jeffery Simpson, British; president of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
• Philemon Simpson, American politician and lawyer
• Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaican prime minister

  R

• R. A. Simpson, Australian poet
• Ray Simpson , Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Ray Simpson, lead singer with Village People
• Rebecca Simpson , New Zealand international football player
• Red Simpson, American country music singer-songwriter
• Reg Simpson, English cricketer
• Reid Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player
• Rene Simpson, Canadian tennis player
• Rhona Simpson, Scottish field hockey player
• * Richard Simpson , English Catholic priest, martyred during the reign of Elizabeth I
• * Richard F. Simpson, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
• * Richard Simpson , Catholic writer and literary scholar
• * Richard Simpson , rugby union player who represented Australia
• * Richard M. Simpson, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• * Richard Simpson , Scottish politician
• * Richard Simpson, New York-based rapper known as Chubb Rock
• * Richard J. Simpson, Australian professor of biochemistry
• * Rick Simpson, American set director
• * Rik Simpson, British record producer, musician and songwriter
• Robert and Robbie Simpson, multiple people
• * Robert Winthrop Simpson, Rear-Admiral of the Chilean Navy, hero of the War of the Confederation
• * Robert Simpson, first mayor of Barrie, Ontario and founder of the Robert Simpson Brewing Company
• * Robert Simpson , Canadian founder of Simpson's Department Store
• * Robert Kirkpatrick Simpson, member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
• * Robert Simpson , American track and field athlete and coach
• * Robert L. Simpson , American film editor
• * Robert Simpson , member of the Canadian House of Commons
• * Robert A. Simpson, Alberta politician in Calgary North Hill
• * Robert Simpson , American meteorologist
• * Robert L. Simpson , American general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• * Robert Simpson , English composer
• * Robert Simpson , Northern Irish politician
• * Robert B. Simpson, New Brunswick politician
• * Robert Simpson , English cricketer
• * Robert Simpson comedian, actor and presenter known as Rufus Hound
• * Robert L. Simpson, Jr., American artificial intelligence scientist
• * Robbie Simpson, Australian rugby league footballer
• * Robbie Simpson, English footballer
• Roger Simpson, English rugby league footballer
• Roland Simpson, Australian base jumper
• Ron Simpson, English footballer
• Ronald Simpson, British guitarist known as Ronny Jordan
• Ronnie Simpson, Scottish football goalkeeper
• R. A. Simpson, Australian poet and artist
• Rose Simpson, British musician and Mayoress of Aberystwyth
• Russell Simpson , American character actor
• Russell Simpson , New Zealand tennis player
• Ruth Simpson, multiple people

  S

• Sarah Simpson, Colonial American executed for the murder of her child
• Scott Simpson, multiple people
• * Scott Simpson , PGA Tour golfer
• * Scott Simpson , New Zealand National Party MP
• * Scott Simpson , Welsh pole-vaulter
• Sean Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Sean Simpson , Australian rules footballer
• Shane Simpson, Canadian politician in British Columbia
• Shane Simpson, Canadian musician
• Shaun Simpson , South African wrestler
• Shaun Simpson, Scottish motocross racer
• Sherone Simpson, Jamaican athlete
• Sid Simpson, American politician
• Stephen and Steve Simpson, multiple people
• * Stephen Simpson , American author
• * Stephen Simpson , Australian pioneer
• * Stephen Simpson, South African racing driver
• * Steve Simpson , Major League Baseball pitcher
• * Steve Simpson , South African wrestler
• * Steve Simpson , Australian rugby league player

  T

• Terry Simpson, English footballer
• Terry Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Thomas Simpson, multiple people
• * Thomas Simpson , English composer
• * Thomas Simpson, English mathematician, FRS
• * Thomas Simpson , a British civil engineer
• * Thomas Simpson , explorer with the Hudson's Bay Company
• * Thomas Simpson , Scottish architect based in Brighton
• * Thomas Simpson , Australian footballer
• Tim Simpson, American golfer
• Tim Simpson , American football player
• Todd Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player
• Tom and Tommy Simpson, multiple people
• * Tom Simpson , early soccer player
• * Tom Simpson, British cyclist
• * Tom Simpson , Canadian ice hockey player
• * Tom Simpson , Scottish musician, keyboard player for the band Snow Patrol
• * Tommy Simpson , Scottish football defender active in the 1950s
• Tony Simpson, Australian politician
• Tyler Simpson, Australian soccer player

  V

• Valerie Simpson, American singer and songwriter, and a part of duo Ashford & Simpson
• Vi Simpson, American politician in Indiana
• Victor Simpson, New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Vikki Thorn, one-third of Australian band The Waifs

  W

• Wallis Simpson,
• "Walter Simpson", alias of Arthur Evans , English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Warren Simpson, Australian snooker player
• Wayne Simpson, American baseball player
• Wayne Simpson, American ice hockey player
• Webb Simpson, American professional golfer and 2012 US Open champion
• Wilbur Simpson, American bassoonist
• Will C. Simpson, mayor of Ashland, Kentucky 1936–1940
• Will Simpson , American Olympic show jumper
• Will Simpson , Northern Irish comic book illustrator
• William Simpson , Scottish war artist and correspondent
• William Simpson , Australian Supreme Court judge
• William Simpson, rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, and 1910s
• W. Douglas Simpson, Scottish architecture and archaeology academic and writer
• William Dunlap Simpson, Governor of South Carolina from 1879
• William Gayley Simpson, American racial activist and author
• William Hood Simpson, US general who commanded the US Ninth Army in Europe in World War II
• William John Simpson, journalist and political figure in Quebec
• William Kelly Simpson, American professor emeritus of Egyptology and archaeology
• William James Simpson, Australian academic
• William R. Simpson, Alaskan chemist
• William T. Simpson, New York politician

  Fictional characters

• Andrew Simpson, a fictional character from the soap opera Neighbours
• Archie "Snake" Simpson, a fictional character in the Degrassi franchise
• Bobby Simpson, soap opera character
• Frank Simpson, fictional supervillain in the Marvel Universe known as Nuke
• Roxanne Simpson, supporting character of Marvel Comics' Ghost Rider
• Sophie Simpson, a fictional character from the soap opera Home and Away

  The Simpsons

• The Simpson family from Television series The Simpsons:
• * Abe Simpson
• * Bart Simpson
• * Homer Simpson
• * Lisa Simpson
• * Maggie Simpson
• * Marge Simpson
• * Mona Simpson