John Addington Symonds, (1840-1893) English poet and literary critic

Addington as a place name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Eadda's estate'. In Australia:

Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804

David Addington, counsel to Dick Cheney

Addington, Lancashire, near Carnforth

Addington, Oklahoma

Stephen Addington (1729-1796), minister

Addington, Kent

Addington (electoral district)

Anthony Addington (1713-1790), physician, writer

Baron Addington, a title in the Peerage of the UK

Addington, Buckinghamshire

Addington Highlands, Ontario

Addington long barrow an archaeological site nearby

Addington, New Zealand

Addington Bruce, Canadian/American journalist and author

Great Addington, Northamptonshire

Addington, Victoria

Steve Addington, NASCAR crew chief

Addington, Cornwall

Addington, Ontario

Addington County, Ontario (now Lennox and Addington County, Ontario)

Addington, London, formerly in Surrey, site of Addington Palace, Addington Park, and Addington Village tram stop; home in the 18th century to the famous Addington Cricket Club

nearby is New Addington, site of Addington Vale park and Addington High School, served by the New Addington Tramlink stop

also nearby is Addington Hills park, in Upper Shirley, formerly part of Addington

Crandell Addington, poker player, one of the founders of the World Series of Poker

Addington Field, an airport serving Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Addington Workshops, a railway facility in Christchurch, New Zealand