Henson
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Henson is a surname
, and may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, and may refer to:
- Alan Henson, Welsh rugby player
- Ant HensonAnt HensonAnt Henson is a British singer-songwriter who released his first single, "I Love You And I Miss You" in 2010.-Undercurrent and BournemouthAID:...
, British singer-songwriter - Basil HensonBasil HensonBasil Henson was a British actor. Henson had a lengthy career on stage and television. His stage performances included a number of parts in Shakespeare productions, including once opposite Dustin Hoffman...
(1918–1990), British actor - Bill HensonBill HensonBill Henson is an Australian contemporary art photographer.-Background:Henson's art has been exhibited in many locations, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Venice Biennale, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales in...
(born 1955), Australian photographer - Brian HensonBrian HensonBrian Henson is an Academy Award-winning puppeteer, director, producer, and technician. The son of puppeteers Jane and Jim Henson, Brian was born in New York City, New York....
(born 1963), puppeteer, director, and producer - Deborah Henson-ConantDeborah Henson-ConantDeborah Henson-Conant is an American harpist known for her flamboyant stage presence and refusal to fit the stereotype of a harpist as an angelic blond woman in a long dress....
, harpist - Drew HensonDrew HensonDrew Daniel Henson is a retired Major League Baseball third baseman and National Football League quarterback. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan....
, former Major League Baseball player and current American football quarterback - Elden HensonElden HensonElden Henson is an American actor. He is best known for playing Fulton Reed in the Mighty Ducks trilogy with Emilio Estevez, and playing Lenny Kagan in The Butterfly Effect....
, American actor - Gavin HensonGavin HensonGavin Lloyd Henson is a Welsh rugby union player, born in Pencoed, South Wales, currently playing for Cardiff Blues.He attracted much media attention as part of a Wales national team which achieved Grand Slams in the Six Nations Championship in 2005 and 2008...
(born 1982), Welsh Rugby Union player, son of Alan Henson - Herbert Hensley HensonHerbert Hensley HensonHerbert Hensley Henson was an Anglican priest, a controversialist and Bishop of Durham...
, British bishop - Jane HensonJane HensonJane Ann Henson is the widow of puppeteer Jim Henson. Born Jane Ann Nebel and raised in New York, she met Henson while both were freshmen at the University of Maryland, College Park...
- Jeff Henson (born 1963), Colorado Director Service Operations, High school Baseball Coach, All Conference & All State Baseball Player, Former Minor League Baseball player
- Jim HensonJim HensonJames Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for...
(1936–1990), puppeteer and creator of the Muppets, as well as the organizations below that bear his name - John HensonJohn HensonJohn Morris Henson is an American comedian, talk show host, and actor. He is the co-host of ABC's Wipeout, a prime-time series game show now in its fourth season.-Biography:...
, TV show host - John Henson (puppeteer), son of Jim Henson
- Josiah HensonJosiah HensonJosiah Henson was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery in Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Ontario, Canada in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden in Kent County...
(1789–1883), famed fugitive American slave - Keith HensonKeith HensonHoward Keith Henson is an American electrical engineer and writer on life extension, cryonics, memetics and evolutionary psychology....
, science and science-fiction writer and activist against the Church of Scientology - Keith Henson, Yorkshire born Landscape and Commercial Photographer and founder of Northscape
- Leslie HensonLeslie HensonLeslie Lincoln Henson was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comedian who enjoyed a long stage career...
(1891–1957), British actor - Lou HensonLou HensonLou Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories...
, college basketball coach - Martin HensonMartin HensonProfessor Martin C. Henson FBCS FRSA is an English computer scientist based at the University of Essex. He is Dean of International Development and is affiliated to the School of Computer Science & Electronic Engineering....
, British computer scientist - Matthew HensonMatthew HensonMatthew Alexander Henson was an African American explorer and associate of Robert Peary during various expeditions, the most famous being a 1909 expedition which it was discovered that he was the the first person to reach the Geographic North Pole.-Life:Henson was born on a farm in Nanjemoy,...
(1866–1955), an American explorer who may have been the first to reach the geographic North Pole with Robert Peary in 1909 - Mishavonna Henson, American IdolAmerican Idol (season 8)The eighth season of American Idol premiered on January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. The season introduced Kara DioGuardi as the fourth judge on the Idol...
contestant - Nicky HensonNicky HensonNicholas Victor Leslie "Nicky" Henson is an English actor who has portrayed many roles since 1963. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1977. He was born in London.-Early life:...
, British actor, son of Leslie Henson - Richard A. HensonRichard A. HensonRichard A. Henson was an American test pilot, flight school operator, and founder of the modern "commuter airline" concept.- Early life :Henson was a test pilot for Fairchild Aircraft Corporation during the Depression...
(1910-2002), an American test pilot, flight school operator, and founder of the modern "commuter airline" concept. - Taraji P. HensonTaraji P. HensonTaraji Penda Henson is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Yvette in Baby Boy , Shug in Hustle and Flow and Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2009...
, American actress and singer - Tim HensonTim HensonTimothy James Henson is the host of Distorted View Daily, an adult comedy podcast that focuses on bizarre news stories and brief comedic sketches and songs...
, Host of popular podcast Distorted View Daily - William Henson (1812–1888), aviation pioneer
Other uses
- The Jim Henson CompanyThe Jim Henson CompanyThe Jim Henson Company, an American entertainment organization, traces its origins to the founding of Muppets, Inc. in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. The Muppets helped the company gain worldwide acclaim in family entertainment for more than four decades...
, and its divisions:- Jim Henson PicturesJim Henson PicturesJim Henson Pictures is an American movie studio, owned by The Jim Henson Company and opened by Lisa and Brian Henson, the daughter of the late Jim Henson.-List of films produced by JHP:* Buddy...
- Jim Henson TelevisionJim Henson TelevisionJim Henson Television is the television production arm of The Jim Henson Company. It was originally founded as Henson Associates then named Jim Henson Productions in 1989 than its present name in 1997....
- Jim Henson's Creature ShopJim Henson's Creature ShopJim Henson's Creature Shop is a company founded in 1979 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets, and Frank Oz.It was originally created as a result of the observation that the team that had been put together for The Dark Crystal was extremely hard to recreate for Labyrinth, since the...
- Henson Recording Studio
- HIT EntertainmentHIT EntertainmentHit Entertainment is a British-American entertainment distribution company established in 1989, and originally the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions called Henson International Television...
; formerly Henson International Television
- Jim Henson Pictures
- Jim Henson FoundationJim Henson FoundationThe Jim Henson Foundation was founded by puppeteer and Muppet creator Jim Henson to promote and develop puppetry in the United States. It is the only grantmaking institution with this mission. The Jim Henson Foundation has bestowed 440 grants. Its president is Cheryl Henson, Jim Henson's...
- The Jim Henson HourThe Jim Henson HourThe Jim Henson Hour was a short-lived television series that aired on NBC in 1989. It was developed as a showcase for The Jim Henson Company's various puppet creations, including the popular Muppet characters. Only nine of the twelve episodes produced managed to air on NBC before the low-rated...
, a 1989 television series. - Henson, ColoradoHenson, ColoradoHenson is an unincorporated community in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,235 feet . Henson's name has historically been spelled several different ways, including Hansen, Hanson, Hensen, and Honsen; the Board on Geographic Names officially supported the current...
, a small town in the United States - Henson Hall, a hall at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Doris Henson, rock band