Ransom (given name)

Ransom is a male given name which may refer to:

Ransom Cook (1794–1881), American inventor
Ransom W. Dunham (1838–1896), U.S. Representative from Illinois
Ransom Dunn (1818–1900), American minister and theologian
Ransom L. Ford (1878–1973), American politician from Michigan
Ransom H. Gillet (1800–1876), U.S. Representative from New York
Ransom Halloway (1793–1851), U.S. Representative from New York
Ransom C. Johnson (1849–1904), American politician from Michigan
Ransom Asa Moore, an agronomist and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ransom B. Moore (1827–1904), California pioneer and Arizona Territory Legislator
Ransom A. Myers (1952–2007), marine biologist and conservationist
Ransom E. Olds (1864–1950), American automotive industry pioneer, for whom both the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named
Ransom Riggs, American writer and filmmaker
Ransom B. Shelden, Sr. (1814–1878), founder of Houghton, Michigan
Ransom Stephens, American physicist and writer

Fictional Characters

Hugh Ransom Drysdale, often referred to as Ransom, was a major character in the 2019 Rian Johnson film Knives Out.