People
- Anthony Addington (1713-1790), physician, writer
- Crandell Addington, poker player, one of the founders of the World Series of Poker
- David Addington, chief of staff to Dick Cheney
- Deborah Addington, an American author
- Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804
- Stephen Addington (1729-1796), minister
- Steve Addington, NASCAR crew chief
- Addington Bruce, Canadian/American journalist and author
- John Addington Symonds, (1840-1893) English poet and literary critic
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