Faces and Places
Although the Corson surname and its variants are relatively uncommon, several individuals with these surnames have achieved a measure of fame ("Faces") and/or had places named after them ("Places").
Faces
Physicist and former President of Cornell University
Supreme court judge of South Dakota, namesake of Corson County, SD
Bicycle and motorcycle pioneer, inventor
President of World Methodist Council in 1961
Author and poet; credit: Nancy Randolph
Doctor, advocate of abolitionism and women in medicine
Economist, author, former government official
Congressional Medal of Honor winner
Instructor at the New York School of cooking, popular author
Common-law wife of singer Jim Morrison (of The Doors)
Professor of literature, author
Itinerant Methodist minister in Canada
U.S. Medal of Honor recipient, Korean War
Professional American football player
Author
Retired lieutenant colonel and author
Places