Ransom (surname)

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Ransom or Ransome is an English surname, also found in some trade names and military company names; it might derive either from the noun "ransom" or from contraction of "Ranulf's son".

• Epaphroditus Ransom (1798–1859), American state governor and state supreme court justice
• Matt Whitaker Ransom (1826–1904), American state politician and Civil War general
• Thomas E. G. Ransom (1834–1864), American surveyor, civil engineer, real estate speculator, and Civil War General
• Reverdy Cassius Ransom (1861–1959), African American Christian socialist, civil rights activist, and Methodist Bishop
• Frederick Leslie Ransome (1868–1934), English-American geologist
• Arthur Ransome (1884–1967), British journalist, spy, and children's author
• John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974), American poet, essayist, social and political theorist, man of letters, and academic
• Brian Ransom (born 1940), Canadian state politician
• Tim Ransom (born 1960), American designer and author
• Cody Ransom (born 1976), American professional baseball player
• Mike Ransom (born 1977), American musician
• Achu-Bindak Ransom (born 1970), Cameroonian Networking, Software and Web developer
• Alured Ransom (living), American college football coach
• Candice F. Ransom (living), American author
• Melanie Ransom (living), Canadian politician
• Dylan Ransom (living), Musician

[edit] Given name

"Ransom" and "Ransome" has also been used as a given name. This all pages with prefix search shows several notable persons sharing these given names, among other articles.

[edit] See also

• Beko Ransome-Kuti (1940–2006), Nigerian human rights activist

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