Ponsonby
Ponsonby is a family name for the following people:
- Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1871-1946), British civil servant, politician, writer and pacifist
- Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough (1851–1920), British railroad manager and peer
- Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby (1867–1935), private secretary in the English royal family
- Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758–1844), Irish nobleman and politician
- Frederick Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (* 1958), British civil servant, politician, writer and pacifist
- John Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Ponsonby (around 1770–1855), British diplomat
- John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough (1781–1847), British ambassador to the Austrian monarchy
- John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough (1809–1880), British politician
- John Ponsonby (General) (1866–1952), British general and division commander in World War I.
- Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley (* 1957), British peer and Conservative Party politician
- Sarah Ponsonby (1755–1831), Ladies von Llangollen, see Ladies von Llangollen
- Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880–1956) British nobleman, businessman and Governor General of Canada
- William Ponsonby (1772–1815), British major general
Places:
- Ponsonby, a borough of Auckland City , New Zealand
- Ponsonby, a parish in Cumbria , England , near Sellafield
- Ponsonby, a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario
such as
- Ponsonby Tarn , lake west of the Sellafield nuclear plant, Cumbria, England
See also:
