Worthington (surname)

Worthington is a surname, and may refer to:

People

• Al Worthington (born 1929), American baseball player
• Andy Worthington, British historian, investigative journalist and film director
• Arthur Mason Worthington (1852–1916), English physicist
• Arthur Norreys Worthington (1862–1912), Canadian physician, surgeon, soldier and politician
• Arthur Worthington (before 1890–1917), American-born Australasian alternative religious leader, bigamist and fraudster
• E. Barton Worthington (1905–2001), British ecologist and science administrator
• Bob Worthington (1936–2008), Honorary Consul of the Cook Islands to the United States
• Bob Worthington (footballer) (born 1947), English professional footballer
• Bryony Worthington, Baroness Worthington (born 1971), British environmental campaigner and Labour life peer
• Cal Worthington (1920–2013), American car dealer
• Charles Worthington (1835–1904), English cricketer in New Zealand
• Charles Worthington (1877–1859), English surgeon and cricketer
• Charles Campbell Worthington (1854–1944), American industrialist and golf enthusiast
• Christa Worthington (1956–2002), American fashion writer
• Craig Worthington (born 1965), American baseball player
• Dave Worthington (born 1945), English footballer with Grimsby Town, brother of Frank
• Denison Worthington (1806–1880), American politician (Wisconsin)
• Doug Worthington (born 1987), American football defensive end
• Edward Worthington (fl.c. 1754 – c. 1804), American pioneer and soldier
• Everett Worthington (born before 1968), American psychologist
• Elizabeth Strong Worthington (1851–1916), American writer
• Eric Worthington (1925–2006), English academic, professional footballer and football coach
• F. F. Worthington (1889–1967), Canadian Major-General
• Frank Worthington (1948–2021), English footballer, brother of Dave
• Fred Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gary Worthington (born 1966), English professional footballer
• George Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people
• Greg Worthington (born 1990), rugby league footballer
• Harry Worthington (1891–1990), American track and field athlete
• Henry G. Worthington (1828–1909), American politician and ambassador
• Henry Rossiter Worthington (1817–1880), American engineer
• Hugh Worthington (1752–1813), British Arian divine
• Hubert Worthington (1886–1963), English architect
• Jack Worthington (born 1961), American investment banker
• Jane T. Worthington (1821–1847), American essayist, poet
• John Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jon Worthington (born 1983), English footballer
• Kay Worthington (born 1959), Canadian Olympic champion rower
• Kevin Worthington (born 1953), Australian rules footballer
• Laming Worthington-Evans (1868–1931), British politician
• Marjorie Muir Worthington (1900–1976), American writer
• Mark Worthington (journalist) (born 1977), British broadcaster and businessman
• Mark Worthington (born 1983), Australian professional basketball player
• Martin Worthington (born 1981), English rugby player and professional footballer
• Nicholas E. Worthington (1836–1916), U.S. Representative from Illinois
• Nigel Worthington (born 1961), Northern Irish former footballer and manager
• Paul Clayton Worthington (1931–1967), American folk singer Paul Clayton
• Percy Worthington (1864–1939), English architect
• Jack Gordon (Peter Worthington) (1822–1864), American renegade and outlaw
• Peter Worthington (1927–2013), Canadian journalist
• Peter Worthington (cricketer) (born 1979), Australian cricketer
• Red Worthington (1906–1963), American baseball player
• Sam Worthington (born 1976), Australian actor
• Samantha Worthington (born 1995). American boxer
• Sarah Worthington (born 1955), British legal scholar
• Stan Worthington (1905–1973), English cricketer
• Thomas Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tony Worthington (born 1941), British politician
• Walter Brooke Cox Worthington (1795–1845), American politician (Maryland)
• William Worthington (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wilmer Worthington (1804–1873), American politician and physician

Fictional characters

• Felicity Worthington, one of the main characters in Libba Bray's novels
• Warren Worthington III, Marvel comics anti-hero
• Johnny J. Worthington III, president of the fictional fraternity Roar Omega Roar and a character in the 2013 Pixar film Monsters University .

See also

• Worthington family - historic family with significant roles in British peerage
• Worthington (disambiguation), for places by this name