Cresson

Cresson is the French word for watercress. It may refer to:

Places

• Battle of Cresson, a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, in what now is Israel, near Nazareth
• Cresson, Pennsylvania, a United States borough
• Cressona, Pennsylvania, a United States borough
• Cresson Township, Pennsylvania, a U.S. township
• Cresson, Texas, a United States city

People

• Cresson Kearny, U.S. survival guide writer
• Charles Cresson, American Olympic tennis player
• Édith Cresson, former Prime Minister of France.
• Elliott Cresson, American philanthropist
  • Elliott Cresson Medal, scientific award of the Franklin Institute
• Ezra Townsend Cresson, American entomologist
• Margaret French Cresson, (b. 1889 - d. 1973), sculptress
• Warder Cresson, religious enthusiast
• William Penn Cresson, (d. 1932) Architect, writer and diplomat

Other uses

• Cresson (wasp), a wasp in the family Crabronidae

See also

• Cressonsacq, a village and commune in France
• Montcresson, a commune in France
• Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière, a commune in France
• Vaucresson, a commune in France