Cresson
# 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
