Empson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Derek Empson GBE KCB (1918–1997), Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command
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Ernest Empson (1880–1970), New Zealand pianist and piano teacher
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Hetta Empson (1915–1996), South African sculptor
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Jackie Empson (born 1974), British former field hockey player
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Richard Empson (died 1510), minister of Henry VII, King of England
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Ruth Empson, New Zealand physiology academic
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Susan Empson, American mathematics education academic
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Tameka Empson (born 1977), British actress (stage and screen) and comedian
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Walter Empson (1856–1934), New Zealand educator
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William Empson (1906–1984), English literary critic and poet
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William Empson (lawyer) (1791–1852), barrister, professor and journalist
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Richard Empson, a minister to King Henry VII of England and Privy Counselor
See also
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Empson River, river in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand
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Seven Types of Ambiguity (Empson), first published in 1930 by William Empson
