Mason

Mason is an occupational surname of English origin,^[1] and may refer to many people:

A

• A. E. W. Mason, British author
• Abner Mason, American presidential advisor on AIDS
• Alex Mason, the protagonist of Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Andrea Mason (born 1968), Australian politician
• Angela Mason, British activist
• Anthony Mason (disambiguation), several people
• Armistead Thompson Mason (1787–1819), US Senator

B

• Barbara Mason, American singer
• Barry Mason, British songwriter
• Benedict Mason, British composer
• Biddy Mason, American freed slave, nurse and businesswoman
• Bill Mason (1929–1988), Canadian canoeist, author, artist
• Bobbie Ann Mason (born 1940), American novelist
• Brett Mason, Australian politician
• Brewster Mason, British actor
• Brian Mason, Canadian politician

C

• Caroline Atherton Mason (née Briggs) (1823–1890), American poet
• Charles Mason (of the Mason-Dixon line), British astronomer
• Charles Harrison Mason, American religious leader
• Cheryl Mason, character from the Silent Hill series
• Chris Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Chris Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Chris Mason, British darts player
• Clarence Mason, American lawyer and professional wrestling manager
• Colin Mason, Australian author, journalist and politician
• Connie Mason, American model

D

• Dave Mason, British musician, early member of Traffic
• David Mason (disambiguation), several people
• Derrick Mason, American football player
• Desmond Mason, American basketball player
• Dutch Mason, Canadian musician

E

• Edith Mason, American singer
• Edward J. Mason, British radio writer

F

• F. Van Wyck Mason (1901–1978), American historian and novelist
• Frank Mason (disambiguation), several people

G

• Gary Mason (disambiguation), several people
• Germaine Mason, Jamaican athlete
• George Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
  • George Mason, United States patriot, statesman and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention
  • George Mason, fictional character, director of CTU in the television series 24
  • George W. Mason, an American automobile industry executive
• Glen Mason, American football coach
• Glyn Mason, 2nd Baron Blackford (1887–1972) politician

H

• Harry Mason (disambiguation), several people
• Harvey Mason, American drummer
• Helen Mason, British journalist and author
• Henry Mason, American piano maker

I

• Ian J. Mason, Australian ornithologist and taxonomist

J

• Jack Mason, English cricketer
• Jackie Mason, American comedian
• James Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
  • James Mason, British actor
  • James Mason - chess player
  • James Mason, American Neo-Nazi
  • James Murray Mason, American Confederate politician
  • James O. Mason, acting US Surgeon General
  • James Mason, Australian field hockey player
• James Wood-Mason, Scottish zoologist
• Jeanine Mason, winner of So You Think You Can Dance (season 5)
• John Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Sir John Mason (1503-1566), British diplomat and spy
  • John Mason (1586-1635), founder of the Province of New Hampshire.
  • John Mason (c.1600-1672), commander of the Connecticut forces in the Pequot War in 1637
  • John Mason (businessman), an early 19th century merchant and banker, founder of Chemical Bank and the New York and Harlem Railroad
  • John Sanford Mason, Union general in the American Civil War
  • John Thomson Mason, U.S. Congressman from Maryland
  • John Mason, Australian politician
  • John Y. Mason (1799–1859), American politician and diplomat
• Jonathan Mason (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Mason, American settler
• Sir Josiah Mason (1795–1881), pen manufacturer

K

• Kendra Mason, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation

L

• Len Mason, rugby player from New Zealand of the 1920s
• Leonard F. Mason (1920–1944), US Marine, medal of honor
• Lisa Mason, British gymnast
• Lowell Mason (1792–1872), American composer of church music

M

• Marie Mason, American environmental activist convicted for arson
• Martin Mason (Australian pioneer), magistrate and surgeon in New South Wales
• Martin Mason (English Quaker), writer of religious tracts
• Marsha Mason, (born 1942), actress
• Martha Mason, American dancer
• Matthew Mason (disambiguation), several people
• Max Mason, American mathematician
• Melvin T. Mason, American politician
• Michael Mason (disambiguation), several people
• Mike Mason, baseball player
• Milt Mason, baseball fan
• Monica Mason, British ballet dancer
• Moose Mason, fictional character, the "Moose" in Archie Comics
• Morgan Mason, son of James Mason, husband of Belinda Carlisle, film director

N

• Nick Mason, British drummer for Pink Floyd
• Noel Mason-Macfarlane, British politician

O

• Otis Tufton Mason, American anthropologist

P

• Perry Mason, fictional lawyer of Erle Stanley Gardner

R

• R. A. K. Mason, New Zealand poet
• Raymond Mason (disambiguation), several people
• Richard Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Richard Mason (1919–1997), the author of The World of Suzie Wong
  • Richard Mason (born 1977), born in South Africa, the author of The Drowning People
  • Richard Mason, American physician and political organiser
  • Richard Barnes Mason (1797–1850), military governor of California
• Robert Mason, veteran of the Vietnam War and writer.
• Roger Mason, Jr., American basketball player
• Ron Mason, Canadian ice hockey coach
• Ron G. Mason, Oceanographer
• Roswell B. Mason (1805–1892), mayor of Chicago
• Roy Mason (born 1924), British politician
• Roy Mason (1938–1996), American architect

S

• Samuel Jefferson Mason, American electrical engineer
• Sarah Mason, American actress
• Scott Mason, Australian cricketer
• Simon Mason, English field hockey goalkeeper
• Skookum Jim Mason (c. 1855 – 1916), Klondike gold rush
• Spinner Mason, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Steve Mason (disambiguation), several people
• Stevens Thomson Mason (Virginia) (1760–1803), US Senator
• Stevens T. Mason (1811–1843), Governor of Michigan, grandson of the Governor of Virginia
• Sylvia Mason-James, British singer

T

• Theodorus B. M. Mason, American naval intelligence officer
• Timothy Mason, British Marxist historian
• Tom Mason, Ontario politician
• Tom Mason, American chiropractor and stand-in actor
• Tom Mason, American actor
• Tony Mason, Rally co-driver

V

• C. Vernon Mason, American lawyer

W

• William Mason (disambiguation), several people including:
  • William Mason (1725–1797) - English poet, editor and gardener
  • William Mason (1808–1883) - American steam locomotive builder
  • William Mason (Colt) - American machinist and inventor working for Samuel Colt
  • William Mason (1829;1908) - composer
  • William Mason, first mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Bill Mason (1929–1988), Canadian canoeist and author
  • William D. Mason, American politician
  • William E. Mason, American politician
• Willie Mason, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
• Willy Mason, musician

See also

• Mason (disambiguation)
• Major Matt Mason, action figure
• Masson

References

This page or section lists people with the surname Mason. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.