Sumner is a surname, and may refer to

• Allen Melancthon Sumner (1882-1918), American marine soldier
• Bernard Sumner (born 1956), British musician
• Brian Sumner (born 1979), British skateboarder
• Carl Sumner (1908-1999), American baseball player
• Charles Sumner (1811-1874), American politician
• Charles Richard Sumner (1790-1874), British religious leader
• Charlie Sumner (born 1930), American football player and coach
• Cid Ricketts Sumner (1890-1970), American novelist
• Claude Sumner, Canadian/Ethiopian philosopher
• C. Norton Sumner, (born 1970), World Class Chef and Entertainer
• Edwin Vose Sumner (1797-1863), American soldier
• Gordon Sumner (born 1951), the British musician Sting
• Heywood Sumner (1853-1940), English artist, designer, writer and archaeologist
• Increase Sumner (1746-1799), American politician and jurist
• J. D. Sumner (1924-1998), American singer and songwriter
• James B. Sumner (1887-1955), American biochemist
• Jake Sumner (born 1985), British model
• Jethro Sumner, American Revolutionary War general
• Joe Sumner (born 1976), British musician
• John Sumner (1936-2004), British mountaineer
• John Bird Sumner (1780-1862), British religious leader
• Joseph Burton Sumner (1837-1920), American settler
• Kelly Sumner, British businessman
• L. W. Sumner, Canadian philosopher
• Mary Sumner (1828–1921), founder of the Mothers' Union
• Robert Sumner (born 1922), American evangelist & writer
• Samuel S. Sumner (1842-1937), American general
• Steve Sumner (fl. 1980s), New Zealand football player
• Thomas Hubbard Sumner (1807-1876), American mariner
• Timothy Sumner, British astronomer
• Walt Sumner, American football player
• William Graham Sumner (1840-1910), American sociologist
• William H. Sumner (1780-?), Boston historical figure

Also

• Viscount Sumner

As a given name:

• Sumner Paine, 1896 Olympic shooting gold and silver medalist
• Sumner Chilton Powell, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1964
• Sumner Redstone (or Sumner Murray Rothstein, born 1923), Chairman of Viacom
• Sumner Welles, (1892-1961), U. S. Undersecretary of State

Band

• Sumner (New Wave Band) (Los Angeles based band based in the late 70s early 80s)¹

Places

• In Australia
  • Sumner, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane
• In New Zealand:
  • Sumner, New Zealand, a seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Lake Sumner
• In the United States:
  • Sumner, Georgia
  • Sumner, Illinois
  • Sumner, Iowa
  • Sumner, Maine
  • Sumner, Michigan
  • Sumner, Mississippi
  • Sumner, Missouri
  • Sumner, Nebraska
  • Sumner, Washington
  • Three places called Sumner in the state of Wisconsin:
    • Sumner, Barron County, Wisconsin
    • Sumner, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
    • Sumner, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
  • Sumner County, Kansas
  • Sumner County, Tennessee
  • Sumner Township, Michigan
  • Sumner Township, Minnesota
  • Fort Sumner, New Mexico
  • Lake Sumner, New Mexico
  • Sumner Elementary School, in Topeka, Kansas
  • The Sumner Tunnel, a vehicular tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts

Things

• Sumner (crater), a crater on the moon
• The Sumner method, a way of finding a ship's location at sea; William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) calculated a set of tables for its ready application
• SS Charles Sumner, a World War II Liberty ship
• USS Sumner, a number of U.S. Navy ships, including
  • USS Sumner (DD-333), Clemson-class destroyer
  • USS Sumner (AGS-5), survey ship
  • USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692), destroyer, namesake of class (see Allen M. Sumner class destroyer)

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