Kempson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Darran Kempson (born 1984), English professional footballer Edwin Kempson (1862–1931), the second Suffragan Bishop of Warrington Edwin Garnett Hone Kempson (1902–1987) British mountaineer F. R. Kempson (1838–1923), English architect James Kempson (1742–1822), English choirmaster Julie Hart Beers Kempson (1835–1913), American painter better known as Julie Hart Beers Lily Kempson (1897–1996), Irish trade union activist and rebel Matthews Kempson (1831–1894), English educationalist and cricketer Rachel Kempson (1910–2003), English actress Ruth Kempson (born 1944), British linguist Sibyl Kempson (born 1973), American playwright, and performer William Kempson (1835–1877), English soldier and cricketer
See also Empson Kempston Kempstone