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Hampson is an Irish / English surname, and may refer to:
- Alfred Hampson (1865–1924), Australian politician
- Anne Hampson, British novelist
- Art Hampson (born 1947), Former Canadian ice hockey player
- Billy Hampson (1882–1966), English football player and manager
- Daphne Hampson (born 1944), British theologian
- Denis Hampson (1695–1807), aka Donnchadh Ó Hámsaigh, aka Denis Hampsey, Irish harper
- Frank Hampson (1918–1985), British illustrator
- Geoff Hampson, American bridge player
- George Francis Hampson, (1860–1936), British entomologist
- Githa Hampson, American athlete
- Gord Hampson (born 1959), Canadian hockey player
- James K. Hampson (1877–1956), American archaeologist
- Jimmy Hampson (1906–38), English footballer
- John Hampson, American guitarist and vocalist
- Justin Hampson (born 1980), American baseball player
- Keith Hampson (born 1943), British politician
- Kathy Hampson (born 1966), British academic, writer and musician ( LSO, Manning)
- Norman Hampson (born 1922), English historian
- Robert Hampson, English guitarist
- Robert E. Hampson (Robert Edward Hampson) (born 1959), American Neuroscientist
- Sarah Hampson, Canadian journalist
- Shaun Hampson (born 1988), Australian footballer
- Steve Hampson, English rugby player
- Stuart Hampson, English executive
- Ted Hampson (born 1936), Canadian hockey player
- Thomas Hampson (born 1955), American baritone
- Tommy Hampson (1907–65) an English 800m runner, Olympic Champion 1932, first athlete under 1 min 50s.
- Tommy Hampson, English football player
- Walker Hampson (1889–1959), English footballer
Hampson (Hempson, O'Hampson, O'hAmhsaigh, O'Hampsey) is an Irish surname. The small clan of O’hAmhsaigh (O’Hampsey) had become O'Hamson by 1659, when it is recorded in the census of 1659 as one of the principal Irish surnames in the barony of Keenaght, and as O'Hampson and Hampson it is found in the contemporary Hearth Money Rolls for County Londonderry.
After 1700, the name is seldom seen except as Hanson or Hampson, though the Irish musician Denis O’Hampson, 1695–1793, County Londonderry, is known to have used O'Hampsey/Hempson as alternative forms.
Wills and other records indicate that for the past two centuries members of the clan were to be found to some extent in other Ulster counties as well as County Londonderry. A Charles Hampson was among the purchasers of forfeited estates in County Cavan in 1700 and a Captain Hampson is also listed in the same connection. There is a pedigree of Hampson of County Cavan in the Genealogical Office which indicates that this family was of Irish origin. Although most members of this clan seem to have emigrated to Scotland, Northern England and America between 1240 and 1700 there are still some hAmpson / O'hAmhsaigh members to be found on the electoral rolls in their heart land of County Londonderry, as well as in County Dublin and the County Wicklow area.