# Swanson (surname)

Swanson is a surname. It is often the anglicized form of the Swedish surname Svensson. Notable people with this surname include the following:

## Sportspeople

* A. L. Swanson (1905–1987), American football coach
* Becca Swanson (born 1973), American bodybuilder
* Ben Swanson (born 1997), American soccer player
* Bill Swanson (baseball) (1888–1954), baseball player
* Bob Swanson (driver) (1912–1940), Indianapolis 500 driver
* Brian Swanson (born 1976), ice hockey player
* Clarence Swanson (1898–1970), American football player
* Cub Swanson (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
* Danny Swanson (born 1986), Scottish footballer
* Dansby Swanson (born 1994), American baseball player; husband of Mallory
* Duane Swanson (1913–2000), American basketball player
* Erik Swanson (born 1993), American baseball player
* Evar Swanson (1902–1973), American baseball and football player
* Mallory Swanson (born 1998), American soccer player
* Riley Swanson (born 1984), American football player
* Stan Swanson (1944–2017), American baseball player
* Tanner Swanson, American baseball coach
* Taylor Swanson, American Paralympic athlete
* Zak Swanson (born 2000), English footballer

## Misc

* Arthur Swanson (1926–2010), American businessman and politician
* Brandon Swanson (born 1989), American student who disappeared in 2008
* Bryan Swanson (born 1980), British sports television reporter
* Carl A. Swanson (1879–1949), Swedish-American food industry businessman and founder of Swanson
* Charles Edward Swanson (1879–1970), American politician
* Claude A. Swanson (1862–1939), American lawyer and politician
* David Swanson, American journalist and Democratic activist
* Don R. Swanson (1924–2012), American information scientist
* Donald Swanson (1848–1924), London police officer, charged with investigating the Whitechapel murders
* E. Burton Swanson (born 1939), American computer scientist
* Eric Swanson, American attorney
* Frank J. Swanson (1865–1941), American politician
* G. A. Swanson (1939–2009), American organizational theorist
* Gloria Swanson (1899–1983), American actress
* Hilding Alfred Swanson (1885–1964), American lawyer and politician
* Howard Swanson (1907–1978), American composer
* Irena Swanson, Yugoslav-born American mathematician
* Jackie Swanson (born 1963), American actress
* James C. Swanson (born 1934), American educator and politician
* James L. Swanson (born 1959), American author and historian
* Jandi Swanson, American child actress
* Jean Swanson, Canadian anti-poverty activist
* Jeffrey Swanson, American psychiatrist
* John Swanson (disambiguation), several people
* John Swanson (Medal of Honor recipient), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
* John A. Swanson, American engineer
* John August Swanson (1938–2021), American artist
* Jon E. Swanson (1942–1971), US Army helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient
* Joshua Swanson (born 1978), American actor
* Kristy Swanson (born 1969), American actress
* Lori Swanson, attorney general of Minnesota
* Marc Swanson, American artist
* Meryl Swanson (born 1970), Australian politician
* Paul Swanson, American bridge player
* Richard A. Swanson (born 1942), American organizational theorist
* Richard Swanson, American founder of SunPower
* Robert Swanson (inventor) (1905–1994), Canadian inventor and poet
* Robert A. Swanson (1947–1999), Genentech founder
* Sandré Swanson (born 1948), California politician
* Shana Swanson (born 1967), American attorney
* Stephan Swanson (born 1967), South African shark researcher
* Steve Swanson (musician), guitarist
* Steven Swanson (born 1960), American astronaut
* Timothy Swanson, British academic
* Valoree Swanson (born 1957), American politician
* Wendy Sue Swanson, American pediatrician
* William Swanson (disambiguation), several people

## Fictional

* Joe Swanson, Family Guy character
* Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation character
* Jimmy Valmer, South Park character whose original surname was Swanson