Tennyson is a surname, and may refer to:

• Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), English poet
• Audrey Tennyson (1854–1916), British hospital founder, wife of Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson
• Brian Tennyson (born 1962), American golfer
• Charles Tennyson (civil servant) (1879–1977), British civil servant and industrialist, grandson of Alfred Tennyson
• Charles Tennyson Turner (1808–1879), English poet, elder brother of Alfred Tennyson
• Emilia Tennyson (1811–1887), sister of Alfred Tennyson
• Emily Tennyson, Baroness Tennyson (1813–1896), American author and composer; wife of Alfred Tennyson
• Eóin Tennyson (born 1998), Northern Irish politician
• Frederick Tennyson (1807–1898), English poet, brother of Alfred Tennyson
• Georg Bernhard Tennyson (1930–2007), American scholar
• Hallam Tennyson (radio producer) (1920–2005), British radio producer
• Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson (1852–1928), Governor-General of Australia, eldest son of Alfred Tennyson
• Harold Tennyson, 4th Baron Tennyson (1919–1991), British peer
• James Tennyson (born 1993), Northern Irish boxer
• Jean Tennyson (1898–1991), American soprano and musical theatre actress
• John Tennyson (born 1985), Irish hurler
• Jonathan Tennyson (car designer) (1945–1997), American solar-powered car designer
• Jonathan Tennyson (physicist) (born 1955), British physicist
• Julian Tennyson (1915–1945), British writer and historian
• Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson (1889–1951), English cricketer
• Mark Tennyson, 5th Baron Tennyson (1920–2006), British peer and naval officer
• Matt Tennyson (born 1990), American ice hockey player
• Matthew Tennyson, English stage and screen actor
• McKinley Tennyson (born 1979), American soccer player
• Nick Tennyson (born 1950), American politician from North Carolina
• Pat Tennyson (born 1979), Irish hurler
• Pen Tennyson (1912–1941), British film director
• Walter Tennyson (1899–1980), British actor and film director
• William J. Tennyson Jr. (1923–1959), American jazz musician

See also

• Tennyson-d'Eyncourt
• Tenison

Surname list

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