# Worthington (surname)

Worthington is a surname, and may refer to:

## People

* Al Worthington (born 1929), American baseball player
* Andy Worthington, British historian, investigative journalist and film director
* Arthur Mason Worthington (1852–1916), English physicist
* Arthur Norreys Worthington (1862–1912), Canadian physician, surgeon, soldier and politician
* Arthur Worthington (before 1890–1917), American-born Australasian alternative religious leader, bigamist and fraudster
* E. Barton Worthington (1905–2001), British ecologist and science administrator
* Bob Worthington (1936–2008), Honorary Consul of the Cook Islands to the United States
* Bob Worthington (footballer) (born 1947), English professional footballer
* Bryony Worthington, Baroness Worthington (born 1971), British environmental campaigner and Labour life peer
* Cal Worthington (1920–2013), American car dealer
* Charles Worthington (1835–1904), English cricketer in New Zealand
* Charles Worthington (1877–1859), English surgeon and cricketer
* Charles Campbell Worthington (1854–1944), American industrialist and golf enthusiast
* Christa Worthington (1956–2002), American fashion writer
* Craig Worthington (born 1965), American baseball player
* Dave Worthington (born 1945), English footballer with Grimsby Town, brother of Frank
* Denison Worthington (1806–1880), American politician (Wisconsin)
* Doug Worthington (born 1987), American football defensive end
* Edward Worthington (fl. c. 1754 – c. 1804), American pioneer and soldier
* Everett Worthington (born before 1968), American psychologist
* Elizabeth Strong Worthington (1851–1916), American writer
* Eric Worthington (1925–2006), English academic, professional footballer and football coach
* F. F. Worthington (1889–1967), Canadian Major-General
* Frank Worthington (1948–2021), English footballer, brother of Dave
* Fred Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people
* Gary Worthington (born 1966), English professional footballer
* George Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people
* Greg Worthington (born 1990), rugby league footballer
* Harry Worthington (1891–1990), American track and field athlete
* Henry G. Worthington (1828–1909), American politician and ambassador
* Henry Rossiter Worthington (1817–1880), American engineer
* Hugh Worthington (1752–1813), British Arian divine
* Hubert Worthington (1886–1963), English architect
* Jack Worthington (born 1961), American investment banker
* Jane T. Worthington (1821-1847), American essayist, poet
* John Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jon Worthington (born 1983), English footballer
* Kay Worthington (born 1959), Canadian Olympic champion rower
* Kevin Worthington (born 1953), Australian rules footballer
* Laming Worthington-Evans (1868–1931), British politician
* Marjorie Muir Worthington (1900–1976), American writer
* Mark Worthington (journalist) (born 1977), British broadcaster and businessman
* Mark Worthington (born 1983), Australian professional basketball player
* Martin Worthington (born 1981), English rugby player and professional footballer
* Nicholas E. Worthington (1836–1916), U.S. Representative from Illinois
* Nigel Worthington (born 1961), Northern Irish former footballer and manager
* Paul Clayton Worthington (1931–1967), American folk singer Paul Clayton
* Percy Worthington (1864–1939), English architect
* Jack Gordon (Peter Worthington) (1822–1864), American renegade and outlaw
* Peter Worthington (1927–2013), Canadian journalist
* Peter Worthington (cricketer) (born 1979), Australian cricketer
* Red Worthington (1906–1963), American baseball player
* Sam Worthington (born 1976), Australian actor
* Sarah Worthington (born 1955), British legal scholar
* Stan Worthington (1905–1973), English cricketer
* Thomas Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people
* Tony Worthington (born 1941), British politician
* Walter Brooke Cox Worthington (1795–1845), American politician (Maryland)
* William Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people
* Wilmer Worthington (1804–1873), American politician and physician

## Fictional characters

* Felicity Worthington, one of the main characters in Libba Bray's novels
* Warren Worthington III, Marvel comics anti-hero
* Johnny J. Worthington III, president of the fictional fraternity Roar Omega Roar and a character in the 2013 Pixar film Monsters University.