Ransome is the surname of:
Arthur Ransome (1884–1967), English author and journalistErnest L. Ransome (1852–1917), Anglo-American architect and concrete engineerFrederick Ransome (1818–1893), British inventor of artificial stoneFrederick Leslie Ransome (1868–1934), English-American geologistJames Allen Ransome (1806–1875), British agricultural machinery manufacturer and writer, grandson of Robert RansomePrunella Ransome (1943–2002), English actressRobert Ransome (1753–1830), British founder of an agricultural machinery maker