Stinson (surname)
Stinson is an English and Scottish surname. There are many variants, including Stephenson, Stevenson, and Steenson. The Stinson family first landed in Glasgow around the year 1100, from Denmark, changing their name of "Stenson" to Anglicize it.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrea Stinson, basketball player
- Bess Stinson, Arizona state legislator
- Bob Stinson, founding member and lead guitarist for the American rock band The Replacements
- Darrel Stinson, retired politician in British Columbia, Canada
- Doug Stinson Canadian mathematician and cryptographer
- Ford E. Stinson, Louisiana state legislator
- G. E. Stinson, American guitarist and founding member of new age / electronic musical group Shadowfax
- Harry Stinson, real estate developer in Toronto, Canada
- Harry Edward Stinson, sculptor
- J. T. Stinson, 20th century fruit specialist and the first director of the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
- Jonathan Stinson, American opera singer and composer
- Katherine Stinson, fourth woman in the United States to obtain a pilot's certificate
- Kathy Stinson, Canadian children's writer
- Lloyd Stinson, politician in Manitoba, Canada
- Thomas Stinson, Ontario merchant, banker & land owner
- Tommy Stinson, American bassist who was a member of Guns N' Roses until 2015
- Tyler Stinson, American mixed martial artist
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