Woodson is a patronymic surname. It is also used, less commonly, as a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Abe Woodson (1934–2014), American football player Ali-Ollie Woodson (1951–2010), American musician André Woodson (born 1984), American quarterback Anthony Woodson (born 1988), Canadian football player Archelaus Marius Woodson (1854–1925), American judge Benjamin N. Woodson (1908–2001), American insurance CEO Bill Woodson (1917–2017), American voice artist Caleb Woodson (born 2004), American football player Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950), African-American historian, author, journalist Charles Woodson (born 1976) American football cornerback Chazz Woodson (born 1982), American Major League Lacrosse player Craig Woodson (born 2001), American football player Darren Woodson (born 1969), American, former NFL player David M. Woodson (1806–1877), American judge Dick Woodson (born 1945), American baseball player Harry Woodson (c. 1852–1887), American professional boxer Herbert Woodson (1925–2018), American engineer J. Belmont Woodson (1872–1963), American politician Jacqueline Woodson (born 1963), American author Jamie Woodson (born 1972), American politician from Tennessee John Woodson (burgess) (c. 1730–1789), American planter and legislator from Goochland County, Virginia John C. Woodson (1823–1875), American lawyer, Confederate officer and legislator from Rockingham County, Virginia John Woodson Jr. (1744–1821), American planter and politician from Cumberland County, Virginia Julie Woodson (born 1950), American model Lewis Woodson (1806–1878), American educator and minister Lloyd R. Woodson (born 1966), American public figure Marcus Woodson, American football coach Marie Woodson, American politician Mike Woodson (born 1958), American, former NBA player Randy Woodson (born 1957), American plant physiologist and university administrator Robert Everard Woodson (1904–1963), American botanist Robert Woodson (1937–2026), American community development leader Rod Woodson (born 1965), American football defensive back Ruby Garrard Woodson (1931–2008), American educator and cultural historian Samuel H. Woodson (1777–1827), American politician Samuel H. Woodson (1815–1881), American politician S. Howard Woodson (1916–1999), American pastor, civil rights leader and politician Sean Woodson (born 1992), American mixed martial artist Shirley Woodson (born 1936), American artist, educator, mentor, and art collector Silas Woodson (1819–1896), American, Governor of Missouri Stony Woodson (born 1985), American football player Tracy Woodson (born 1962), American, Major League Baseball player Warren B. Woodson (1903–1998), American college football coach Waverly B. Woodson Jr. (1922–2005), American soldier and health professional
Given name James Woodson Bates (1788–1846), American lawyer, statesman Sarah Jane Woodson Early (1825–1907), American educator and author Woodson T. Slater, (1858–1928), American, Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court Jesse Woodson James (1847–1882), American outlaw
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