Kitson (surname)
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Kitson is a surname
, and may refer to
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Surname
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, and may refer to
- Albert Ernest KitsonAlbert Ernest KitsonSir Albert Ernest Kitson KBE, CMG was a British/Australian geologist and naturalist, winner of the Lyell Medal in 1927.-Early life:...
, British/Australian Geologist and Naturalist - Albert Kitson, 2nd Baron AirdaleAlbert Kitson, 2nd Baron AirdaleSir Albert Ernest Kitson, BA, 2nd Baron Airedale was a British peer, the son of Sir James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale.He succeeded to the titles of 2nd Baron Airedale, of Gledhow, and 2nd Baronet Kitson on 16 March 1911....
- Alison KitsonAlison KitsonProfessor Alison Kitson RN, BSc, PhD, FRCN is a UK nurse and is currently Professor of Nursing and Head of the Discipline of Nursing at The University of Adelaide, Australia....
, Nurse - Arthur Kitson, British economist
- Barry KitsonBarry KitsonBarry Kitson is a British comics artist best known as a penciler of major superhero comic books published by Marvel and DC.-Biography:Kitson's first professional work was Spider-Man for Marvel UK...
, British comics artist
- Charles Herbert KitsonCharles Herbert KitsonCharles Herbert Kitson was an English organist, teacher, and music educator, author of several books on harmony and counterpoint. He was born in Leyburn, Yorkshire, and attended school in Ripon. Intending originally to take holy orders, he took his BA and MA at Cambridge, where he was organ...
, English music scholar - Clive Kitson, Oil and Gas Field Development Engineer
- Daniel KitsonDaniel KitsonDaniel Kitson is an English stand-up comedian.-Career:Born to a lecturer father and primary school head teacher mother, Kitson began performing comedy at the age of 16. He was a pupil at Scissett Middle School and Shelley College in Yorkshire, England...
, British comedian - Dave KitsonDave KitsonDavid Barry "Dave" Kitson is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Portsmouth as a striker.-Early life:...
, English footballer - David KitsonDavid Kitson (cricketer)David Lees Kitson was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played 32 games scoring 882 runs for Somerset between 1952 and 1954. He was born on 13 September 1925 in Batley, Yorkshire and died on 6 May 2002 in Ilminster, Somerset....
, Cricketer
- Eleanor Kitson, Fictional Character
- Frank KitsonFrank KitsonGeneral Sir Frank Edward Kitson GBE, KCB, MC and Bar, DL is a retired British Army officer and writer on military subjects, notably low intensity operations...
, British officer and author, best known as a theorist of low intensity conflictLow intensity conflictLow intensity conflict is the use of military forces applied selectively and with restraint to enforce compliance with the policies or objectives of the political body controlling the military force... - Harold KitsonHarold KitsonHarry Austin Kitson Harry Austin Kitson Harry Austin Kitson (Born 17 June 1874 Berkshire, England; Died 30 November 1951 (Umkomaas, South Africa); was a male tennis player from South Africa...
, South African tennis player - Henry Hudson KitsonHenry Hudson KitsonSir Henry Hudson Kitson, often known as H. H. Kitson, American sculptor, born in Huddersfield, England on April 9, 1865 and died at Tyringham, Massachusetts, on June 26, 1947...
, American sculptor - James Kitson, 1st Baron AiredaleJames Kitson, 1st Baron AiredaleJames Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale PC, DSc , known as Sir James Kitson, Bt, between 1886 and 1907, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician....
- Jill KitsonJill KitsonJill Kitson is an Australian radio broadcaster and literary journalist. She broadcasted the Lingua Franca programmes on Australia's ABC radio. She used to also present the literary programme Book Talk...
, Australian Radio Broadcaster - Joey KitsonJoey KitsonJoey Kitson from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island is the three-time ECMA Award winning vocalist for Rawlins Cross. Kitson is currently starring in a production of "Stan Rogers - A Matter of Heart" a musical review of the legendary Stan Rogers at the Mackenzie Theatre in downtown Charlottetown...
, Canadian singer - Norma KitsonNorma KitsonNorma Kitson was an African political activist. She participated in the fight against racial hatred in the South Africa. In 2011 she was honored by the Republic of Sierra Leone by a postage stamp issued for her in their series: “Legendary Heroes of Africa”....
, South African Anti-Apartheid Activist - Oliver Kitson, 4th Baron AiredaleOliver Kitson, 4th Baron AiredaleSir Oliver James Vandeleur Kitson, 4th Baron Airedale , "an able and devoted" politician, member of the Liberal Party and later of the Liberal Democrat Party, was a British peer.-Career:...
- Paul KitsonPaul KitsonFor the English footballer who spent most of his career in the United States, see Paul Kitson .Paul Kitson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker...
, English Footballer - Roland Kitson, 3rd Baron AirdaleRoland Kitson, 3rd Baron AirdaleCaptain Roland Dudley Kitson, 3rd Baron Airedale , businessman, was born in Leeds, son of Sir James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale and his second wife, Mary Laura daughter of Edward Fisher Smith.-Career:...
- Simon KitsonSimon KitsonSimon Kitson is a British historian.Kitson did his undergraduate studies at the University of Ulster and his post-graduate studies at the University of Sussex, under the supervision of Professor Roderick Kedward...
, British Historian - Suzie KitsonSuzie KitsonSuzie Kitson , is a former woman test cricketer who played for England between 1988 and 1993. In 1993 the England's women's international team won their second world title, beating New Zealand at Lord's when Jan Brittin took the winning catch off Suzie Kitson's bowling.She is known mainly as a...
, Woman Test Cricketer - Theo Alice Ruggles KitsonTheo Alice Ruggles KitsonTheo Alice Ruggles Kitson , also known as Tho. A. R. Kitson, was an American sculptor.Kitson was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a young child she displayed artistic talent, but when her mother attempted to enroll her in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, she was informed that she...
, American sculptor, wife of Henry Hudson Kitson - Timothy KitsonTimothy KitsonSir Timothy Peter Geoffrey Kitson is a British Conservative politician who was Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire. He was first elected in the 1959 general election, and stood down at the 1983 general election....
, British politician
See also
- Baron AiredaleBaron AiredaleBaron Airedale, of Gledhow in the West Riding of the County of York, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1907 for the Liberal politician Sir James Kitson, 1st Baronet, who had previously represented Colne Valley in the House of Commons and served as Lord...
- Kitson Papers, 1887-1934 New-York Historical SocietyNew-York Historical SocietyThe New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library located in New York City at the corner of 77th Street and Central Park West in Manhattan. Founded in 1804 as New York's first museum, the New-York Historical Society presents exhibitions, public programs and research that...
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