Tomlinson (surname)

Tomlinson is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Alys Tomlinson (born 1975), British photographer
• Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson (1865–1943), founder of the Church of God of Prophecy
• Annie Tomlinson (1870–1933), British journalist and co-operative movement supporter
• Bob Tomlinson, English professional footballer
• Sir Bernard Tomlinson (1920–2017), neuropathologist
• Brittany Tomlinson (born 1997), American influencer and comedian, known professionally as Brittany Broski
• Charles Tomlinson (1927–2015), British poet and translator
• Charles Tomlinson (scientist) (1808–1897)
• Chris Tomlinson (born 1981), British long jumper
• Claire Tomlinson (1944–2022), presenter for Sky Sports
• Craig Tomlinson (born 1972), Jamaican soccer player
• Dalvin Tomlinson (born 1994), American football player
• David Tomlinson (1917–2000), English actor
• Denis Tomlinson (1910–1993), Rhodesian cricketer
• Eleanor Tomlinson (born 1992), English actress
• Eric Arthur Tomlinson (1931–2015), music recording engineer
• Ernest Tomlinson (1924–2015), English composer
• Frank Tomlinson (1925–2007), English footballer
• Fred Tomlinson (singer) (1927–2016), singer
• G. A. Tomlinson, British physicist after whom the Tomlinson model is named
• G. H. Tomlinson, Canadian inventor of the chemical pulp process recovery boiler
• George Tomlinson (British politician) (1890–1952), British Labour politician, Member of Parliament, Minister of Works and Minister of Education
• George Tomlinson (bishop) (1794–1863), an English cleric who served as Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar
• Gerald Tomlinson (1933–2006), New Jersey author
• Gideon Tomlinson (1780–1854), of the Tomlinson Bridge of Fair Haven
• Graeme Tomlinson (born 1975), English footballer
• Harold Tomlinson (1899–1951), British architect
• Henry Major Tomlinson (1873–1958), a British writer and journalist
• Ian Tomlinson, a British newspaper vendor who died in central London after being beaten by police during the 2009 G20 protests
• Ian Tomlinson (athlete) (1936–1995), Australian athlete
• Ike Tomlinson (1910–2000), head coach of the Arkansas State college football program
• Isaac Tomlinson (1880–1970), English footballer with Chesterfield, Southampton and Portsmouth
• James Tomlinson (born 1982), English cricketer
• Jane Tomlinson (1964–2007), British campaigner and fund raiser for cancer charities
• Jeff Tomlinson (born 1970), Canadian-German ice hockey coach
• Jimmy Tomlinson (1881–1963), English footballer
• John Tomlinson
  • John Tomlinson (educationalist) (1932–2005), British educationalist
  • John Tomlinson (bass) (born 1946), English opera singer
  • John Tomlinson, Baron Tomlinson (1939–2024), Lord Tomlinson of Walsall, former MP and MEP
  • John Tomlinson (comics), comics writer for 2000 AD
• Kelby Tomlinson (born 1990), baseball player for The San Francisco Giants
• Kerry-Anne Tomlinson (born 1990), New Zealand cricketer
• Kenneth Tomlinson (1944–2014), American government official
• LaDainian Tomlinson (born 1979), American football player
• Laken Tomlinson (born 1992), American football player
• Louis Tomlinson (born 1991), member of the boy band One Direction
• LeShay Tomlinson (born 1975), American actress
• Mel Tomlinson (1954–2019), American dancer and choreographer
• Mia Tomlinson (born 1995), English actress
• Michael Tomlinson (born 1977), British Conservative Party politician, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole since 2015
• Murphy Tomlinson, American curler
• Paul Tomlinson (born 1965), English footballer
• P. B. Tomlinson, British botanist
• Pride Tomlinson (1890–1967), Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
• Ray Tomlinson (1941–2016), American inventor, originator of the '@' separator used in email addressing
• Reg Tomlinson (1914–1971), English footballer with Grimsby and Southampton
• Richard Tomlinson (born 1963), former British MI6 officer
• Richard Allan Tomlinson (born 1932), British archaeologist
• Richard H. Tomlinson (1924–2018), Canadian philanthropist
• Ricky Tomlinson (born 1939), British actor
• Roger Tomlinson (1933–2014), originator of the Geographic Information Systems
• Sandra Tomlinson (born 1947), Australian basketball player
• Stuart Tomlinson (born 1985), English footballer
• Taylor Tomlinson (born 1993), comedian
• Teresa Tomlinson (born 1965), politician from Georgia
• Theresa Tomlinson (or Thomlinson) (born 1946), children's author
• Tommy Tomlinson (born 1945), Pennsylvania State Senator
• Tommy Tomlinson (footballer), English footballer
• Tre Tomlinson (born 2001), American football player
• Trent Tomlinson (born 1975), American country music singer-songwriter

See also

• Thomlinson, surname
• Tomlinson (given name)