Furness (disambiguation)

Furness is a peninsula in the southern part of Cumbria, in north-west England.

Furness may also refer to:

* Caroline Furness Jayne (1873-1909), American ethnologist
* Furness Vale, High Peak, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
* Silurus furness, a species of fish

People with the surname Furness:

* Betty Furness (1916-1994), American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator
* Bruce Furness (21st century), former mayor of Fargo, North Dakota
* Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness (1852-1912), British businessman and Liberal politician
* Christopher Furness (VC) (1912-1940), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Deborra-Lee Furness (born 1955), Australian actress, director and producer
* Don Furness (born 1930), former Australian rules footballer
* Ed Furness (1911-2005), Canadian comic book artist
* Frank Furness (1839-1912), American architect
* Harold Furness (1887-1975), American cricketer
* Horace Howard Furness (1833-1912), American Shakespearean scholar
* Richard Furness (1791-1857), British poet
* Steve Furness (1950-2000), American football defensive tackle
* Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904-1970), American socialite
* Tom Furness (born 1978), English-born Slovenian cricketer
* William Anthony Furness, 2nd Viscount Furness (1929-1995), Viscount in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
* William Henry Furness (19th century), Minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

ee also

* Furnace (disambiguation)
* Furness Abbey
* Furness College
* Furness Fells
* Furness Line
* Furness Railway
* Viscount Furness