Dickinson (name)
Dickinson is a surname and, rarely, a given name.
People surnamed Dickinson
;Born 1600–1699
- Jonathan Dickinson, Philadelphia mayor
- Nathaniel Dickinson (pioneer), founder of Hadley, Massachusetts
- Charles Dickinson (historical figure), American attorney and duelist
- John Dickinson, U.S. solicitor, politician and Founding Father
- John Dean Dickinson, U.S. lawyer, banker and politician
- John Dickinson (inventor), British papermaking inventor
- Philemon Dickinson, American lawyer, politician and soldier
- Townsend Dickinson, associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
- Almaron Dickinson, Texan soldier, died defending the Alamo
- Andrew B. Dickinson, New York politician, U.S. Minister to Nicaragua
- Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, American lecturer on slavery and discrimination against women
- Charles M. Dickinson, American lawyer, newspaper editor, and diplomat from New York
- Daniel S. Dickinson, U.S. Senator from New York
- David W. Dickinson, U.S. Congressman from Tennessee
- Donald M. Dickinson, American lawyer and politician, 34th US Postmaster General
- Edward Dickinson, U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts, father of poet Emily Dickinson
- Edward F. Dickinson, American lawyer, soldier and politician
- Edwin Dickinson, American painter and draftsman
- Emily Dickinson, American poet
- Fairleigh S. Dickinson, American co-founder of Becton Dickinson
- Frances Dickinson (physician), American physician, clubwoman
- George Dickinson (Canterbury cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- George Sherman Dickinson, American developer of Dickinson library classification
- Henry Winram Dickinson, British engineering historian
- Jacob M. Dickinson, U.S. Secretary of War, founder of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- John Dickenson (Canadian politician)
- Lavinia Norcross Dickinson, sister of Emily who enabled her publication
- Leonard R. Dickinson, American businessman and politician
- Lester J. Dickinson, American politician, senator from Iowa
- Maggie Dickinson, Australian ballet dancer
- Margaret Rebecca Dickinson, British botanical artist
- Marvin M. Dickinson, American football and baseball player and coach
- Robert Latou Dickinson, American obstetrician, artist and research scientist
- Susanna Dickinson, Alamo survivor, wife of Almaron Dickinson
- Velvalee Dickinson, American World War II spy for Japan
- William Croft Dickinson, a leading expert in the history of early modern Scotland
- Willoughby Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson, British politician, peace activist
- Angie Dickinson, American actress
- Basil Dickinson, Australian athlete
- Ben Dickinson Samuel Benson Dickinson, Australian geologist
- Charles Edgar Dickinson, American landscape architect and educator
- David Dickinson, English antiques expert and television presenter
- George Dickinson, New Zealand international cricketer and rugby union player
- Hugh Dickinson, English clergyman, dean of Salisbury
- Jacob Alan Dickinson, U.S. lawyer, desegregation advocate
- Jess H. Dickinson, Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
- Jim Dickinson, American record producer, pianist, and singer
- Jimmy Dickinson, English football player
- Leo Dickinson, British climber, adventurer, film-maker
- Linda Spalding née Linda Dickinson, U.S. and Canadian author
- Nate Dickinson, American wildlife biologist
- Peter Dickinson (architect), British-Canadian architect
- Peter Dickinson, English author and poet
- Peter Dickinson (composer), English composer
- Sandra Dickinson, American-British actress
- Terence Dickinson, Canada
- William Boyd Dickinson, U.S. war correspondent, editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin
- William L. Dickinson, U.S. representative for Alabama
- William R. Dickinson, American geologist, geoscientist and academic
- Amy Dickinson, American newspaper columnist
- Arlene Dickinson, South African – Canadian businesswoman
- Brian Dickinson, Canadian pianist
- Brian Dickinson (climber), American mountain climber
- Bruce Dickinson, British vocalist for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden
- Carl Dickinson, English footballer
- Charles Dickinson (author), American writer
- Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, American writer
- Ellie Dickinson, English cyclist
- Helen Dickinson, British chief executive
- James Dickinson (taxidermist), English taxidermist
- James Charles Dickinson, American makeup artist and internet personality
- Janice Dickinson, American model, photographer, author and talent agent
- Jason Dickinson, professional ice hockey player
- Oliver Dickinson, Anglo-French documentary film director
- Q. Todd Dickinson, American lawyer
- Rob Dickinson, British musician and singer-songwriter
- Steven Dickinson, Local celebrity and comedian known by many as Selfie Steve also uses the Alias Dicky
- Hunter Dickinson, American basketball player
Pseudonyms and aliases
- Angie Dickinson, born 'Angeline Brown' in 1931, United States
- Christine Arnothy, Hungary, used the pen name 'William Dickinson'
People sharing the given name Dickinson
- Dickinson W. Richards, United States