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Harrison (or Harrisson) is a common name with both English and Celtic origins. It can mean both "son of Harry" and "Golden Strength"[1]

1 Places
2 Surname
3 Given name
4 Other

Places

Several places in the United States:

Outside the United States:

Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, a planned suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
Inukjuak, Quebec, or "Port Harrison", Nunavik region of northern Quebec, Canada
Harrison Hot Springs, a resort village in British Columbia, Canada

Surname

People with the surname "Harrison" or "Harrisson":

Alvin Harrison, U.S. athlete
Anna Harrison, wife of U.S. President William Henry Harrison
Arthur Leyland Harrison, Victoria Cross recipient
Ashley Harrison, Australian rugby league footballer
Audley Harrison, professional boxer
Benjamin Harrison, U.S. President
Benjamin Harrison V, U.S. planter and revolutionary
Caroline Harrison, wife of U.S. Benjamin Harrison
Charles Custis Harrison, American university provost
David Harrison (basketball), basketball player
David H. Harrison, Canadian premier
Dhani Harrison, musician, son of former Beatle George Harrison
Douglas Patrick Harrison, chemical engineer
Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison
Francis Burton Harrison, politician
George Harrison, musician and member of the Beatles
Gregory Harrison, American television actor
Harry Harrison, author
Henry Baldwin Harrison (b.1821), Connecticut governor
Henry C. Harrison (1836-1929), Australian rules football pioneer
Henry Thomas Harrison (a.k.a. "Harrison"), a spy for the Confederacy during the American Civil War
Hubert H. Harrison (1883-1927), African-American socialist and activist described as "the father of Harlem radicalism"
James Harrison, several people, Canadian and Australian
Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928), classical scholar
Jerry Harrison, musician with the Talking Heads
J.M.Harrison spiritual guide, mystic and innovative healer
John Harrison, clock-maker
John Harrison (VC 1857), Victoria Cross recipient India
John Harrison (VC 1917), Victoria Cross recipient WWI
Linda Harrison, actress
Lou Harrison, composer
Marvin Harrison, NFL wide receiver
Mary Dimmick Harrison, wife of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison
M. John Harrison, writer
Pat Harrison, American politician
Randy Harrison, American actor
Rex Harrison, actor
Rodney Harrison, NFL football player
Steve Harrison, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006
Thomas Harrison, political figure
Tom Harrisson, British adventurer, naturalist, ethnographer, and museum curator
Wallace Harrison, architect
Wilbert Harrison, singer
William Harrison (clergyman), clergyman
William B. Harrison, Jr., CEO JPMorgan Chase
William Henry Harrison, U.S. president