Isaacson Explained

Isaacson is a surname meaning "son of Isaac", the Biblical figure. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bruce Isaacson (born 1956), American poet and publisher
• Caroline Isaacson (1900–1962), Australian journalist
• David Isaacson, American military officer
• Dean Isaacson (born 1941), American statistician
• Doug Isaacson (born 1957), American politician from Alaska
• Frederick Wootton Isaacson (1836–1898), English politician
• Jacob Isaacson (1911–1980), American composer and musician
• James Isaacson (born 1980), English rugby union football player
• Jason Isaacson (born 1971), American politician from Minnesota
• Jeff Isaacson (born 1983), American curler
• Judith Magyar Isaacson (1925–2015), Hungarian-American schoolteacher, academic administrator, and writer
• Leonard Isaacson (1925–2018), American chemist and composer
• Megan Isaacson, American gospel singer
• Michael Isaacson (born 1946), American composer
• Peter Isaacson (1920–2017), English-born Australian newspaper publisher and military pilot
• Rich Isaacson (born 1964), American music entrepreneur
• Richard A. Isaacson, American physicist
• Robert Isaacson (1927–1998), American art collector, dealer, and scholar
• Thorpe B. Isaacson (1898–1970), American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Walter Isaacson (born 1952), American author, columnist and CEO