# Farnsworth (surname)

Farnsworth is a surname which may refer to:

## People

* Alice Hall Farnsworth (1893–1960), American astronomer
* Bill Farnsworth (1887–1966), Australian rugby league footballer, brother of Viv
* Charles S. Farnsworth (1862–1955), American general in World War I, Chief of Infantry
* Christopher Farnsworth (born 1971), American novelist and screenwriter
* Daniel D. T. Farnsworth (1819–1892), American politician, briefly second Governor of West Virginia
* Dave Farnsworth (born 1951), American politician
* David Farnsworth, American Loyalist and British agent during the American Revolutionary War, hanged for attempting to undermine the American economy by counterfeiting money
* Dr. Dean Farnsworth, developer of the Farnsworth Lantern Test, used to screen for color blindness
* E. Allan Farnsworth (1928–2005), American legal scholar
* E. L. Farnsworth (1863–1940), American politician
* Eddie Farnsworth, American politician who first assumed office in 2001
* Edward Farnsworth (1880–1937), American college football player and US Army officer
* Elizabeth Farnsworth (born 1943), correspondent and former substitute anchor of the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
* Elon Farnsworth (Michigan Attorney General) (1799–1877), American lawyer, politician and Michigan Attorney General
* Elon J. Farnsworth (1837–1863), Union cavalry general in the American Civil War
* Emma Justine Farnsworth (1860–1952), American photographer
* Henry Weston Farnsworth (1890–1915), American soldier, writer, and journalist
* Herbert E. Farnsworth (1834–1908), American Civil War soldier awarded the Medal of Honor
* Jeff Farnsworth (born 1975), Major League Baseball pitcher in 2002
* Joe Farnsworth (born 1968), American jazz drummer
* John F. Farnsworth (1820–1897), American politician and Union Army general in the Civil War
* John Semer Farnsworth (1893–1952), former US Navy officer convicted of spying for Japan from 1932 to 1934
* Kyle Farnsworth (born 1976), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
* Linsey Farnsworth, British politician
* Paul R. Farnsworth (1899–1978), American music psychologist
* Philo Farnsworth (1906–1971), American inventor of the electronic television camera
* Philo Judson Farnsworth (1832–1909), American physician and professor
* Robert M. Farnsworth (1929–2022), Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Missouri and author
* Richard Farnsworth (1920–2000), American actor
* Richard Farnsworth (politician), member of the Maine House of Representatives (1996–1998, 2012–2020)
* Richard Farnsworth (Quaker) (fl. second half of 17th century), one of the early leaders of the Society of Friends (Quakers)
* Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Canadian Olympic judoka
* Thomas J. Farnsworth, President of the West Virginia Senate from 1883 to 1885
* Viv Farnsworth (1889–1953), Australian rugby league footballer, brother of Bill
* Walter K. Farnsworth (1870–1929), American attorney and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
* Ward Farnsworth (born 1967), American law professor and dean of the University of Texas School of Law
* Wilton S. Farnsworth (1885–1945), American sports writer, editor and boxing promoter

## Fictional characters

* Astrid Farnsworth, a special agent in the television series Fringe
* Cubert Farnsworth, Hubert J. Farnsworth's 12-year-old clone (also from the television series Futurama)
* Hubert J. Farnsworth, a main character in the television series Futurama, named after Philo Farnsworth
* Jerry Farnsworth and his family, characters in Robert A. Heinlein's novel Job: A Comedy of Justice
* Leo Farnsworth is one of the characters played by Warren Beatty in the 1978 movie Heaven Can Wait
* Oliver V. Farnsworth, an attorney from The Man Who Fell to Earth
* Rudolph Farnsworth, a Kim Possible villain