List of Famous people named Anson
Anson Williams
Anson Williams is an American actor, singer, and director, best known for his role as gullible, well-intentioned singer Warren "Potsie" Weber on the television series Happy Days (1974–1984), a role for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.
Anson Mount
Anson Adams Mount IV is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as fictional character Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series Hell on Wheels, as Jim Steele on the short-lived NBC series Conviction, as the Marvel Comics superhero Black Bolt in Marvel's Inhumans, and as Captain Christopher Pike in season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery. He also appeared in the film Crossroads (2002). He is a member of the Board of Directors of METI.
Anson Chan
Anson Maria Elizabeth Chan Fang On-sang, GBM, GCMG, CBE, JP is a retired Hong Kong politician and civil servant who was the first ethnic Chinese and woman to serve as Chief Secretary, the second-highest position in both the British colonial government and the Hong Kong SAR government under the Chinese sovereignty from 1993 until she retired from the government in 2001, sparking speculations of her growing rift with Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
Anson Hu
Hu Yanbin, formerly known as Anson Hu, is a Chinese singer, singer-songwriter, music director, and record producer. In 2012, he changed his Latin-script stage name to Tiger Hu with the release of his eighth studio album, One Size Bigger.
Anson Jones
Anson Jones, also known as the Architect of Annexation was a doctor, businessperson, member of Congress, and the fourth and last President of the Republic of Texas.
Anson Morrill
Anson Peaslee Morrill was an American politician.
Anson P.K. Safford
Anson Pacely Killen Safford was the third Governor of Arizona Territory. Affectionately known as the "Little Governor" due to his 5-foot-6-inch (1.68 m) stature, he was also Arizona's longest-serving territorial governor. His work to create a public education system earned him the name "Father of the Arizona Public Schools". Safford is additionally known for granting himself a divorce.
Anson Swinton
Anson Kong
Anson Kong Ip-sang, also referred to as AK, is a Hong Kong singer, dancer, actor, and a member of the Hong Kong boy group Mirror. Apart from his group activities, Anson Kong has released solo music and starred in television dramas.
Anson Lo
Anson Lo Hon-ting is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. In 2018, Lo made his debut as a member of the Hong Kong boy group Mirror, managed by HK Television Entertainment. Lo made his solo debut in February 2020 with his first single "A Lifelong Mission" (一所懸命). In 2021, he won the Best New Asian Artist Award at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards.