Emerson (surname)
Emerson is an English surname derived from Anglo-Saxon Emars sunu, meaning "son of Emar" or "son of Ethelmar", and may refer to:
In literature
- Alice B. Emerson, pseudonym of the authors of the Betty Gordon and Ruth Fielding children's novel series
- Claudia Emerson, American professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
- Earl Emerson, American mystery novelist
- Edward Waldo Emerson, son of Ralph Waldo, he wrote a book on Henry Thoreau
- Efrem Emerson, American fiction writer
- George Barrell Emerson, American educator and pioneer of women's education rights
- Gloria Emerson, American author, journalist and war correspondent.
- Hunt Emerson, English cartoonist and graphic novelist
- Kathy Lynn Emerson, American writer of historical and mystery novels and non-fiction
- Kevin Emerson, American author of young adult books
- Mary Moody Emerson, American letter writer and diarist, teacher of her nephew Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Nathaniel Bright Emerson, American physician and author of Hawaiian mythology
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer, philosopher, and transcendentalist
- Sally Emerson, English novelist
- Steven Emerson, American print and broadcast investigative journalist
- William Emerson , American philosopher, and father of Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Willis George Emerson American novelist and author of The Smokey God
In business
- Ernest Emerson, American messersmith, and martial arts expert
- Isaac Edward Emerson, American businessman, creator of the headache remedy Bromo-Seltzer
- John Wesley Emerson, American lawyer, historian, Civil War officer, and founder of the Emerson Electric Company
- Raymond Emerson, American civil engineer, investment banker, and faculty at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
- S. Thomas Emerson, American entrepreneur, angel investor and educator
In performing arts
- Ashley Emerson, American operatic soprano
- August Emerson, American television, film and musical theatre actor
- Billy "The Kid" Emerson, African-American R&B musician
- Darren Emerson, British electronic musician
- Donnie and Joe Emerson, American vocal and instrumental duo
- Douglas Emerson, American actor
- Eric Emerson, American musician, dancer, and actor
- Faye Emerson, American film actress and television personality
- Frankie Emerson, American indie multi-instrumentalist, member of the rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Hope Emerson, American film actress
- Jacqueline Emerson, American singer and actress
- Keith Emerson, English composer, keyboardist and member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Keith Noel Emerson, English composer and musician
- Luther Orlando Emerson, American musician, composer and music publisher
- Max Emerson, American actor, model, author, director and YouTuber
- Michael Emerson, American stage and screen actor
- Stuart Emerson, UK guitarist associated with his own band, Emerson, and Meat Loaf
In politics
- Andrew L. Emerson, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives, first Mayor of Portland, Maine
- Arthur Emerson, 21st Governor of American Samoa
- Bill Emerson, aka Norvell William Emerson, American US congressman from Missouri
- Clarence Emerson, Canadian merchant and politician, senator
- Craig Emerson, Australian Labor Party representative from Queensland
- David Emerson, Canadian politician, businessman, civil servant
- Frank Emerson, American politician, former governor of the US state of Wyoming
- Hugh A. Emerson, lawyer and politician in Newfoundland, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
- James Emerson, British Army officer, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James A. Emerson, New York politician
- Jo Ann Emerson, American congresswoman from Missouri, and widow of former congressman Bill Emerson
- John Emerson , Canadian politician; former mayor of Calgary, Alberta
- Julie Emerson, American politician
- Junius Emerson, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Lewis Edward Emerson, lawyer, judge and politician, first Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Louis W. Emerson, US congressman from New York
- Newton Emerson, Northern Irish political commentator and satirist
- Peter Emerson, Northern Irish political activist
- Prescott Emerson, lawyer and politician in Newfoundland, speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
- Rupert Emerson, American professor of political science and international relations
- Herbert William Emerson, governor of Punjab, British India
In law
- Thomas I. Emerson, American attorney, law professor, and First Amendment rights experts
In science and education
- Alfred E. Emerson, American biologist
- Barbara Emerson, English historian and biographer
- Benjamin Kendall Emerson, American geologist and author
- Beverly M. Emerson, American biochemist
- Charles Wesley Emerson, founder and first president of Emerson College
- E. Allen Emerson, computer scientist
- Ellen Russell Emerson, American ethnologist, author
- Gladys Anderson Emerson, American historian, biochemist and nutritionist
- John Haven Emerson, American inventor of biomedical devices
- Oliver Farrar Emerson, American philologist and educator
- Ralph Emerson , Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Pastoral Theology in the Andover Theological Seminary
- Ralph Emerson , American botanist and mycologist
- Rollins A. Emerson, American geneticist
- Sharon Emerson, American biologist
- William Emerson , English eccentric, scientist and philosopher
- William Henry Emerson, American chemist
- William Keith Emerson American malacologist
In sport
- Alan Emerson, British motorcycle speedway rider
- Antony Emerson, Australian tennis player
- Chester Emerson, American Major League Baseball player for Philadelphia Athletics
- David Emerson, Australian cricketer
- Denise Emerson, Australian cricketer
- Denny Emerson, American equestrian
- Eddie Emerson, Canadian football player
- Gary Emerson, English golfer and winner of the 2004 Russian Open
- Hugh Emerson, Irish Gaelic footballer
- June Emerson, Canadian baseball player
- Nat Emerson, American tennis player
- Nelson Emerson, Canadian right wing hockey player formerly in the National Hockey League
- Niamh Emerson, English heptathlete
- Norman Emerson , Australian cricketer
- Ox Emerson, American football player
- Rob Emerson, American mixed martial artist
- Ross Emerson, Australian international cricket umpire
- Roy Emerson, Australian tennis player
- Scott Emerson , American baseball player, coach and pitching instructor
In visual arts
- Arthur Webster Emerson, American/Hawaiian painter
- Edith Emerson, American painter
- Ken Emerson, Australian cartoonist and comic strip creator
- Peter Henry Emerson, Cuban-born British photographer
- Sarah Emerson, American artist
- William Ralph Emerson, Shingle-style American architect
- William Otto Emerson, American painter and ornithologist
Fictional characters
- Evelyn Emerson, character in the Amelia Peabody novel series by Elizabeth Peters
- Nefret Emerson, character in the Amelia Peabody novel series by Elizabeth Peters
- Radcliffe Emerson, character in the Amelia Peabody novel series by Elizabeth Peters
- Michael Emerson, a character in The Lost Boys
- Sam Emerson, a character in The Lost Boys
- Lucy Emerson, a character in The Lost Boys
Other
- Eben Emerson, American lighthouse keeper at Wood Island Light, Maine
- Ida Emerson, Broadway composer and lyricist
- Jimmy Coleman, better known as J. Paul Emerson, American radio host
- Jared Emerson-Johnson, American video game music composer, sound designer, voice director and voice actor
- Jodi Emerson, anti-human trafficking advocate
- Joseph Emerson, American minister and theologian
- Lidian Jackson Emerson, second wife of Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Mark T. Emerson, United States Navy rear admiral, commanded of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
- Meredith Emerson, American murdered whilst hiking on Blood Mountain
- Norman Emerson, Irish Anglican priest
- Rick Emerson, American radio host
- Ursula Newell Emerson, American missionary in the Hawaiian Islands, co-founder of the Waialua Protestant Church
- Zelie Emerson, American suffragette in England